1st Select

1st Select is a specialist recruitment company for the built environment, with its head office in Leeds. It was established in 2016 to provide a consultancy service to clients in the property sector, and it recruits throughout the UK. Jamie Lee is one of its two founding directors. Adam Levine, who comes from a property background, is also a director and specialises in the fire safety sector.

The company fills white collar technical roles at all levels, on both a permanent and a contract or temporary basis. Roles include building surveyors, quantity surveyors, architects, CAD technicians, domestic energy assessors, condition surveyors, fire risk assessors, facilities management (hard services) and asset verification surveyors. Its consultants also recruit retrofit assessors, M&E surveyors, architectural technicians, clerks of works and project managers, including for the public sector.

Clients range from SMEs to some of the biggest names in construction. For permanent roles it offers contingency and headhunting solutions, and it keeps a database for temporary recruitment. It also provides free advice, advertising and shortlisting services.