built environment
recruitment specialists

This is our specialist division working across the Built Environment, including Architecture, Construction, BIM and Developer led clients and candidates. We’ve operated in these areas since our inception over 10 years ago, we know the market trends, we speak the language and we understand the sector.

Over time the Built Environment sector has changed, and the evolution of BIM has altered the way projects are designed and managed. We created mustard BE to highlight the wider range of sectors that we operate in, but also because the procurement of talent has evolved across the sector. A cross sector approach is needed, embracing modern methods of sourcing, interviewing and ultimately recruiting the “best in class” talent for your business.

Our BE recruitment specialists serve the UK nationwide, so if you’re looking for a role from Manchester to London, we’ve got you covered, we also span internationally providing architecture resourcing solutions to Asia and the USA. Check out our teams and locations for more.

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The mustard built environment team

Joe Bungey
Joe Bungey – Operations Director
Operations & USA Lead

Joe Bungey is our Operations Director and one of our leaders of the Built Environment team from the Bristol office. As an Architectural Graduate from Cambridge University, Joe came over to the dark side of recruitment over 4 years ago and hasn’t looked back. As an Architectural enthusiast Joe gets to talk about people and practices work all day every day, he loves it!

Outside of Work: Known to be pretty handy making and designing random things and also running marathons!

Oscar Dixon-Barrow
Oscar Dixon-Barrow – Associate Director
Built Environment

Leading the BE team, Oscar Dixon-Barrow is a highly experienced recruiter who’s worked up the ranks of the business to become Associate Director. With over 9 years in the business, Oscar has worked across permanent and contract recruitment for mustard placing candidates in roles across the UK.

Outside Work: Oscar was a lynchpin of the office 5 a side football team but this has had to take a back seat with the arrival of his 1st child. Also a keen festival goer and 1st to put the Reggae on the office music system!

 

 

Kelvin Lau
Kelvin Lau – Principal Consultant
Architecture & Interiors
Kelvin Lau is the office leader for our Hong Kong office and is a Principal Consultant working on the BE and ID teams across Asia. He specialises in placing both Interior Design and Architecturally focused staff in to the vibrant Hong Kong design market.

Outside of Work: Kelvin is British:Chinese so even though he runs our Hong Kong office he was born and raised in a British town just outside Bath, so has a great knowledge of British and HK culture.

Elaine Connell
Elaine Connell – Talent Partner
Built Environment

After working in the hospitality industry for years, Elaine Connell has moved to the recruitment industry to develop her career. As a seasoned Talent Partner, Elaine has proven herself as a high hitter in the BE team.

Outside of Work: Elaine is a huge GAA fan, supporting Mayo. Also loves to relive her youth with a bit of soft shoe Irish Dancing.

Martha Cumiskey
Martha Cumiskey – Recruitment Executive
Built Environment

Martha Cumiskey is an experienced Recruitment Executive, placing candidates within the Built Environment sector. Having graduated University a few years ago, Martha studied English Language and Linguistics. She’s built advanced skills in communications with her background in hospitality and her time solo backpacking around Australia and South East Asia.

Outside of work: This social butterfly is always surrounded by lots of people, enjoying her pub but also returning home to North Devon to spend time at the beach with friends and family.

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mustard are always on the lookout for new talent to join our team.

If you are interested in this opportunity and you think mustard is for you. Get in touch and we’ll set up a call.

What we cover

Architectural Assistant Part I
Architectural Assistant Part II
Architect
Project Architect
Senior Architect
Associate
Associate Director
Architectural Technician
Architectural Technologist
Senior Architectural Technician

Chartered Architectural Technologist
Design Director
Technical Director
Director / Partner
BIM Technician / Technologist
BIM Coordinator
BIM Manager / Champion
Information Manager
Document Controller
Bid Coordinator

Chartered Architectural Technologist
Design Director
Technical Director
Director / Partner
BIM Technician / Technologist
BIM Coordinator
BIM Manager / Champion
Information Manager
Document Controller
Bid Coordinator


Project Coordinator
Project Manager
Design Coordinator
Design Manager
Design Director
CAD Technician

Technical Coordinator
Technical Manager
Preconstruction Manager
BIM Technician
BIM Coordinator
BIM Manager

Bid Coordinator
Marketing Coordinator
Bid Manager
Office / Studio Manager
Document Controller
CDM Principal Designer


Architectural Technician
Technical Coordinator
Technical Manager
Technical Director
Head of Technical
Project Coordinator

Project Manager
Design & Planning Executive
Design & Planning Lead
BIM Coordinator
BIM Manager
Urban Designer

Layout Designer
Masterplanner
Assistant Designer
Designer
Senior Designer


Who we work with

aedas
AHMM
BDP
Perkins & Will
Ryder
bam
MorganSindall
midas
Berkley
Bloor
Persimmon
newlandhomes
taylor wimpey
phone email

Bristol

London

Hong Kong

Bristol

The Tramshed
25 Lower Park Row
Bristol
BS1 5BN

+44 (0)117 929 6060

London

4th Floor
Silverstream House
45 Fitzory Street
London
W1T 6EB
+44 (0)203 587 7730

Hong Kong

12th Floor
Tower 535
535 Jaffe Road
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
+852 3905 2203