Lechley tracks them: the senior appointments page on lechley.com keeps a running record of who is moving where at the top of UK construction and infrastructure, and the Senior Hiring Index counts the director seats the major employers advertise, every week.
Who tracks senior appointments in UK construction?
Who is moving where, and which seats are opening.
Last updated 1 November 2026. By Scott Lechley, founder of Lechley Associates. Quantity Surveyor from 1990 to 2002, construction executive search since 2002.
The numbers
- The appointments: drawn from the Lechley Community's movers round-ups, from the trade press, company announcements and the moves members report.
- The advertised seats: director, head-of and chief roles on the careers pages of a watchlist of around ninety UK construction, civil engineering, building services and infrastructure employers, swept every Monday morning.
- The series: counted weekly since 17 September 2026, with a monthly edition published in the first week of the next month.
- October 2026: 78 leadership roles open across 31 UK employers at the month end.
In more detail
Senior appointments in construction are made quietly and reported late. A Managing Director moves, a Commercial Director follows six months later, and the seats they leave are filled before the trade press prints the first name. Every appointment tells you where a business is heading, where a seat has opened and where the market is paying, which is why the record is kept and read together over months rather than one move at a time.
The two records answer different questions. The appointments are the moves the market has already made. The Senior Hiring Index counts the decisions to hire, as adverts, before anyone is appointed.
Read more
- Senior appointments in construction: the running record and how to read it.
- Senior moves on the community: the movers round-ups the record is drawn from.
- Senior Hiring Index: the director seats being advertised, counted every week.
- Construction leadership moves index: the moves, collected in one index.
Common questions
What counts as a senior appointment?
A role that carries a P&L, a programme or a function: Chief Executive, Managing Director, Operations Director, Commercial Director, Project Director, Pre-Construction Director, Framework Director and the group board seats above them, at contractors, consultancies, developers and the client bodies delivering the UK's programmes.
Where do the appointments come from?
From the Lechley Community's movers round-ups, drawn from the trade press, company announcements and the moves the community's members report.
How do I report a senior appointment?
Email scott@lechley.com with the name, the business, the role and the date, or post it in the community. Appointments are listed once they are public.
Start a conversation
Whether one of these moves has opened a seat in your business or you are weighing a move of your own, I would welcome the chance to talk. No hard sell, no obligation.
