Nottinghamshire Engineering recruitment agencies
Situated in the East Midlands, Nottinghamshire is made up of 8 districts; Newark and Sherwood, Rushcliffe, Mansfield, Gedling, Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Broxtowe. Its estimated population is just over 1 million.
The area has traditionally been synonymous with coal mining and the lace industry. Nowadays around 12% are in skilled trade occupations, including engineering.
Engineering falls into 7 main categories which are; electrical, mechanical, geotechnical, civil, chemical, as well as engineering management and engineering sciences. Large employers encompassing engineering in Nottinghamshire are global firm, Arup (based in Nottingham), specialising in large-scale projects such as designing, building and installing structures around the world such as the Venetian Macau Resort and Hotel in Las Vegas, USA.
The University of Nottingham has a faculty of engineering, hosting undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It is in the top 5 UK Universities for engineering research.
Recruitment agencies will list jobs for all types of engineering staff based in Nottinghamshire, on a contract or permanent basis. Systems and software engineering is a particularly lucrative field at the moment and there are more jobs in this category of engineering in Nottinghamshire than any other. Most of these roles are based in Nottingham itself. Employment opportunities in this city for engineering are generally higher than most of the rest of the UK.