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 10 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.

Jack Perks – Senior Consultant
Built Environment

Jack Perks is one of a few consultants at mustard that have studied at UWE and is based out of our Bristol office. As a senior consultant, he specialises in placing candidates in to the buzzing Midlands Architectural and Built Environment market. He is from the region himself having grown up in Worcestershire and he joined us from an event sales background.

Outside of Work: Jack regularly takes advantage of the vibrant Bristol music scene.

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: She’s all about sport, fresh air, and a good trip back to the family farm. Whether it’s GAA, Rugby, F1 or anything in between, Elaine’s probably watching it (or talking about it).

Billy Elliott – Talent Partner
Built Environment

Billy covers the South East of the UK as part of our BE Team. He has been working in recruitment since 2022 and is a safe pair of hands, delivering an efficient and reliable service to architecture practices, contractors and developers across the home counties.

Outside of work: Don’t let Billy’s name deceive you… He’s 6ft 6in tall and big into NFL! Also a proud Coventry City FC fan, Billy regularly travels up to the Midlands to see family.

Pelumi Salau – Talent Partner
Built Environment & Interior Design

Pelumi is our specialist contract consultant for London. He covers Architecture and Interior Design roles across the city and is your go-to consultant for anything temporary or freelance.

Outside of work: Hailing from South East London himself, Pelumi regularly spends time in town seeing friends and family. He’s also a talented music producer and artist and big into Basketball.

Matt Owen – Recruitment Researcher
Built Environment

After finishing university in Reading and returning from travelling. Matt joined mustard as a recruitment researcher to kick start his career. He has built up his communication skills through his experience in the hospitality industry in both Devon and Reading

Outside of work: Matt is a big sports fan. With a passion for cricket and Manchester City.

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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

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BDP
Perkins & Will
Ryder
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MorganSindall
midas
Berkley
Bloor
Persimmon
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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
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