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Register free. Get found. Get hired.
Name, phone, email, postcode. Pick your trades and tickets. Select your availability. Self declare your Right to Work. No CV. No photo. No full address.
Employers search by trade, location, tickets. Your profile shows up when they need someone like you.
Phone number is all they need. You talk, you agree, you start. Direct contact.
Because your next job shouldn't depend on who you know.
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For your privacy, it's better to share your full name, address, experience and other details and legal requirements with your employer, not with a jobs platform. Employers might ask you for a CV and it's better to have one ready, and will definitely take photos of you on site.
Employers see your postcode area (e.g. HA8), not your front door. Your privacy matters.
No messaging platform. Employers call you directly. You decide.
We know construction because we've worked construction. This is built for you, not at you.
From groundwork to finishing — we have jobs for every trade.
Drainage, foundations, kerbing, concreting. CSCS or NPORS required.
General site labour, assisting trades, keeping materials supplied. CSCS required.
1st fix, 2nd fix, roofing, kitchens. CSCS required.
Commercial and domestic. ECS or JIB card required.
Domestic and commercial. Gas Safe registration for gas work.
Face work, block work, pointing. CSCS required.
CISRS card required. Tube and fitting, system scaffolds.
Internal and external. Brush, roller, spray. CSCS required.
SMSTS or SSSTS required. Running sites, managing teams.
CPCS or NPORS ticket required. Moving materials on site.
CPCS or NPORS ticket required. Digging, loading, levelling.
CPCS ticket required. Lifting operations and lifts management.
Different regions use different card schemes. Make sure you have the right card for where you're working.
Construction Skills Certification Scheme. The standard for England, Scotland, and Wales. Most UK construction sites require a CSCS card. Apply at cscs.uk.com.
Construction Skills Register. Northern Ireland's card scheme, run by CEF NI. Apply at cefni.co.uk.
Republic of Ireland's safety awareness scheme, run by SOLAS. Required for ROI construction sites. Apply at solas.ie.
Republic of Ireland's construction skills card, run by CIF. Separate from UK CSCS despite the shared name.
Construction Plant Competence Scheme. For plant and machinery operators.
National Plant Operators Registration Scheme. Alternative to CPCS, widely accepted.
Construction Industry Scaffolder Record Scheme. For scaffolders at all levels.
Electrotechnical Certification Scheme. For electricians and electrical workers.
International Powered Access Federation. For MEWP and platform operators.
CSR has a formal affiliation agreement with CSCS. CSCS officially recognises CSR NI cards on their own website: cscs.uk.com/affiliate/cards-issued-in-northern-ireland. That means CSR cards are accepted on sites in England, Scotland, and Wales.
If you're coming from Northern Ireland to work on the mainland, bring your CSR card. If a site manager isn't familiar with it, both CSCS and CEF NI confirm the affiliation - point them to cscs.uk.com or cefni.co.uk.
Sources: cscs.uk.com, cefni.co.uk, solas.ie
There are four main ways construction workers are paid in the UK:
Employed directly by the company. Tax and National Insurance are deducted from your wages before you get paid. You get payslips, holiday pay, sick pay, and pension. Main contractors often use this for long-term staff.
Still exists and widely used. The agency doesn't employ you directly - an umbrella company does. They pay you through PAYE after deducting their fee (typically £15-30/week). They handle your tax and National Insurance. You're technically an employee of the umbrella company, not the agency or the site. Common for agency workers.
You need a UTR (Unique Taxpayer Reference) number from HMRC. Under the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS), the contractor deducts money from your payments and passes it to HMRC as advance payments towards your tax and National Insurance. You still file a Self Assessment tax return to reconcile what you owe.
You set up your own limited company and invoice the employer for your work. The employer pays your company, not you directly. You pay yourself through salary and dividends. You handle your own corporation tax, VAT (if registered), and accounting. More admin, but can be tax-efficient for higher earners.
Most agency work in construction is either umbrella or CIS. Direct PAYE is more common with main contractors hiring long-term staff. Ltd Company is less common but used by experienced tradespeople earning higher rates.
Every construction job requires a specific ticket. For example, you can't do a Steel Erector job without a CPCS or NPORS Slinger/Signaller ticket plus the Steel Erector ticket itself.
Different trades need different combinations of cards and tickets. Some jobs need one ticket, others need two or more.
Most employers accept NPORS tickets only if they carry the CSCS logo. NPORS without the CSCS hologram may not be accepted on all sites. Check with the employer before starting.
For site induction, main contractors usually check Right to Work. The most common ID to bring for site induction is your passport. Without a passport, the main contractor might not accept you for site induction. The main contractor also checks your CSCS, CPCS, or NPORS cards.
Some main contractors require an online induction prior to site induction. Check that with your employer.
Always ask your employer what you need for site induction and the exact location of the construction site. A few minutes of checking these details might save you from losing a day of work and therefore payment.
Not sure what ticket you need for a certain job? Contact us and we point you to a verified direction.