PROPERTY
Boom in housing demands the need for skilled workers
Construction professionals across the East Midlands are in high demand as housing development peaks across the region. According to the latest data from Hays, an
increase in housing development due to housing shortages and a lack of affordable properties is driving a need for skilled construction workers, with acute shortages for quantity surveyors and site plant operators in particular.
‘As demand heightens, employers are willing to pay extra for the right skillsets, and we predict salaries will continue to rise’
Local employers are keen to
have a workforce in place to support the vast projects underway including a new village in Lubbersthorpe, Leicestershire, which will see 4,000 houses built and is expected to create 2,000 jobs. The increase comes after the Hays UK Salary &
Recruiting Trends Guide 2017 revealed nearly three- quarters of East Midlands employers said they would be adding to their workforces over the coming year, with over a quarter stating operations and technical skills are the hardest to recruit for. Those working in construction in the East Midlands saw the largest salary increase at 3.1% as demand for these skills intensifies in the region. Emma Kwiatkowski, Regional Director for Hays Derby and Nottingham, said: “It’s good news for experienced construction professionals in the region, as confidence continues to grow despite the ongoing uncertainty as Brexit proceedings are formally triggered. “There’s a variety of large and exciting projects underway, providing a mix of residential and infrastructure works for skilled individuals to work on. As demand heightens, employers are willing to pay extra for the right skillsets, and we predict salaries will continue to rise. Those looking to move jobs and new entrants to the market can expect a prosperous outlook for their job search.”
Emma Kwiatkowski
The award-winning Boardwalk development
More developments for Mercia Marina
Mercia Marina has begun work on a new £3m retail, restaurant and office development. The building, called The Piazza,
will sit alongside the marina’s popular, award-winning Boardwalk development, which opened in 2014. The three- and-four-storey
Piazza building will create a public space around the marina’s unique five-sided bandstand. The Piazza is scheduled for completion in December. The restaurant space will have a
dual outlook, one side overlooking the water and the other side overlooking the public piazza and bandstand. Of the six shops under construction, two are already let and talks are ongoing for a third. The marina is a major regional
tourist attraction already, with over 800,000 visitors a year.
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