Helping local councils secure hard-to-find talent across the UK

Helping public sector organisations across UK build high-performing technical teams across Town Planning, Law, Finance, Estates, Housing, Health, Assets, Regeneration, Building Control and more.

Local understanding of your councils needs.

Local authorities across the UK face increasing pressure to deliver essential services, manage transformation programmes and respond to evolving legislative and regulatory requirements. Our specialist public sector recruitment teams support councils with interim professionals who provide the expertise needed to maintain service delivery, strengthen capacity and deliver key strategic objectives.

With specialist teams based in Manchester, London and Glasgow, we work in partnership with local government organisations across town planning, building control, legal, finance, estates and regeneration, asset management, environmental health, public health and housing. By connecting councils with experienced interim professionals, we help address skills shortages, manage peak workloads and provide the expertise required to support both day-to-day operations and long-term projects.

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Supporting local councils with skilled specialists since 2009

Town planning plays a central role in shaping sustainable communities, supporting growth and delivering strategic development across the UK. Our specialist public sector recruitment team supports local authorities with interim town planning professionals who help manage development, navigate legislative change and maintain service delivery.

We provide planning expertise across development management, planning policy, strategic land, regeneration and infrastructure projects. Our interim planners support councils facing increased workloads, resource gaps and major development programmes.

Roles we recruit for:

  • Planner
  • Planning Director
  • Head of Planning
  • Associate Planning Director 
  • Planning Manager
  • Principal Planner
  • Senior Planner
  • Town Planner
  • Planning Consultant
  • Planning Officer
  • Senior Planning Officer
  • Principal Planning Officer
  • Development Management Officer
  • Development Management Planner
  • Planning Policy Officer
  • Senior Planning Policy Officer
  • Strategic Land Manager
  • Land Manager
  • Land Director
  • Environmental Planner
  • Infrastructure Planner
  • Transport Planner
  • Urban Designer
  • Planning Enforcement Officer
  • Conservation Officer
  • Nutrient Management Officer

Local authority legal teams operate within an increasingly complex regulatory landscape while balancing growing demand across multiple service areas. Our specialist legal recruitment team supports councils with locum legal professionals who provide critical expertise across both advisory and transactional matters.

We recruit across planning law, property law, commercial contracts, litigation, governance, procurement, childcare and adult social care. Our locum lawyers and legal managers help local authorities maintain resilience, manage caseloads and deliver key projects effectively.

Roles we recruit for:

  • Solicitor / Senior Solicitor / Principal Solicitor
  • Legal Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel
  • Legal Officer
  • Legal Executive (CILEX)
  • Contracts Lawyer
  • Commercial Lawyer
  • Property Lawyer
  • Planning Lawyer
  • Litigation Lawyer
  • Housing Lawyer
  • Adult Social Care Lawyer
  • Childcare Lawyer
  • Employment Lawyer
  • Governance Lawyer
  • Monitoring Officer
  • Commercial contracts Lawyer
  • Procurement Lawyer
  • Regeneration Lawyer
  • Highways Lawyer
  • Environmental Lawyer
  • Licensing Lawyer
  • Information Governance Lawyer
  • Data Protection Lawyer
  • Constitutional & Governance Lawyer
  • Adult Services Lawyer
  • Children’s Services Lawyer
  • Civil Litigation Lawyer
  • Prosecutions Lawyer
  • Senior Legal Assistant
  • Paralegal
  • Committee Services Manager
  • Democratic Services Officer

Estates and regeneration teams play a vital role in maximising public assets, driving economic growth and delivering long-term community outcomes. We support local authorities with interim estates and regeneration professionals who help progress complex projects and strategic initiatives.

Our contractors work across regeneration, development, property management, asset strategy, acquisitions, disposals and capital projects. We support councils delivering town centre renewal, housing growth, placemaking and wider regeneration programmes.

Roles we recruit for:

  • Estates Manager
  • Asset Manager
  • Regeneration Project Manager
  • Regeneration Officer
  • Strategic Asset Manager
  • Corporate Asset Manager
  • Estates Officer
  • Estates Surveyor
  • Valuation Surveyor
  • Property Services Manager
  • Asset Strategy Officer
  • Town Centre Regeneration Officer
  • Investment Surveyor
  • Acquisitions & Disposals Surveyor
  • Asset Surveyor
  • Project Officer
  • Property Surveyor
  • Land & Property Officer
  • Development Surveyor
  • General Practice Surveyor
  • Chartered Surveyor
  • Housing Asset Officer
  • Facilities Officer
  • Infrastructure Project Officer

Building control functions are essential to maintaining safety, compliance and quality across the built environment. We support local authorities across the UK with interim building control professionals who help ensure developments meet regulatory requirements and statutory obligations.

Our network includes registered building inspectors, building control surveyors, principal inspectors and management-level professionals. We support councils in maintaining service continuity, managing application volumes and responding to evolving building safety legislation.

Roles we recruit for:

  • Registered Building Control Inspector (RCBI)
  • Senior Registered Building Inspector (SRBI)
  • Class 2 Building Inspector / Class 3 Building Inspector
  • Domestic Building Inspector / Commercial Building Inspector
  • Building Safety Regulator Officer
  • Building Compliance Surveyor
  • Technical Officer
  • Development Control Surveyor
  • Building Surveyor
  • Head of Building Control
  • Building Control Manager
  • Building Control Surveyor
  • Building Control Officer
  • Plan Checker
  • Building Regulations Consultant
  • Compliance Manager Building Control
  • Building Inspector
    Fire Safety
  • Building Control Consultant
  • Fire Safety Surveyor

Housing teams are under increasing pressure to deliver safe, compliant and effective services while responding to growing demand across local communities. We support local authorities with interim housing professionals who provide expertise across operational, strategic and programme-based housing functions.

Our contractors work across housing management, housing associations, homelessness prevention, temporary accommodation, tenancy services, compliance, resident engagement and housing strategy. We help councils maintain service delivery, improve resident outcomes and support wider housing objectives.

Roles we recruit for:

  • Housing Officer
  • Neighbourhood Officer
  • Housing Manager
  • Head of Housing
  • Housing Options Officer
  • Homelessness Officer
  • Supported Housing Officer
  • Tenancy Officer
  • Tenancy Sustainment Officer
  • Income Officer
  • Allocations Officer
  • Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Officer
  • Resident Engagement Officer
  • Housing Surveyor
  • Asset Manager
  • Compliance Manager
  • Building Safety Manager
  • Planned Works Manager
  • Housing Strategy Manager
  • Housing Project Manager
  • Repairs Surveyor
  • Property Services Manager
  • Housing Development Manager
  • Leasehold Officer
  • Housing Performance Officer

Strong financial leadership is critical to helping local authorities navigate budget pressures, transformation programmes and changing regulatory requirements. We support councils across the UK with interim finance professionals who provide specialist expertise across strategic and operational finance functions.

Our network includes finance managers, business partners, accountants, heads of finance and senior leadership professionals. Interim finance specialists support budget planning, financial reporting, transformation initiatives and service improvement programmes.

Interim Roles we recruit for:

  • Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
  • Finance Director
  • Finance Business Partner
  • Head of Finance
  • Finance Manager
  • Head of FP&A
  • Head of Financial Control
  • Financial Controller
  • Systems Accountant
  • Fund Accountant
  • Transformation Finance Consultant
  • FP&A Accountant
  • Finance Analyst
  • Treasury Accountant
  • Budget Accountant
  • Section 151 Officer
  • Revenues & Benefits Officer
  • Financial Accountant
  • Finance Officer
  • Management Account
  • Capital Accountant
  • Budget Manager

Environmental health and public health services are essential to protecting communities, supporting wellbeing and maintaining statutory compliance. We support local authorities with interim professionals who help deliver critical frontline and strategic services across the UK.

Our network includes environmental health officers, public health specialists, regulatory services professionals and management-level practitioners. Interim expertise supports councils in managing service demand, responding to legislative change and protecting public wellbeing.

Roles we recruit for:

  • Environmental Health Officer (EHO)
  • Senior Environmental Health Officer
  • Principal Environmental Health Officer
  • Environmental Health Practitioner
  • Environmental Protection Officer
  • Environmental Protection Specialist
  • Public Protection Officer
  • Regulatory Services Officer
  • Food Safety Officer
  • Food Safety Inspector
  • Health & Safety Officer
  • Trading Standards Officer
  • Licensing Officer
  • Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) Officer
  • Pollution Control Officer
  • Environmental Enforcement Officer
  • Climate Change Officer
  • Sustainability Officer
  • Public Health Officer
  • Public Health Practitioner
  • Public Health Intelligence Analyst
  • Health Improvement Officer
  • Community Safety Officer
  • Emergency Planning Officer
  • Public Protection Manager
  • Air Quality Officer
  • Noise & Nuisance Officer

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Kleon Mullings

Town Planning Recruitment Team Manager
Over the past four years, Kleon has built extensive expertise across the UK town planning recruitment, progressing to lead Vivid Resourcing's contract and permanent Town Planning teams. Based in our Manchester office, he oversees recruitment across the planning landscape, partnering with town planners, local councils and public sector organisations to support planning departments with the specialist professionals they need. His deep market knowledge and leadership have established him as a trusted partner for local authority town planning recruitment across the UK.

Kleon Mullings

Ed Hatcher

Estates, Regeneration & Assets Recruitment Team Manager
Bringing over 9 years of Estates & Regeneration recruitment experience to the table, Edward has developed extensive expertise across the UK property market and now leads Vivid Resourcing's Estates, Regeneration and Assets teams. Based in our Manchester office, he oversees recruitment for local government organisations across the UK, connecting councils with high-quality professionals across estates, regeneration and asset management.

Ed Hatcher

Georgia Howe

Executive Consultant: Legal Recruitment
With over 3.5 years of experience in locum legal recruitment, Georgia has developed specialist expertise supporting the government sector with its legal hiring needs. Based in our Manchester office, she focuses on connecting public sector organisations with experienced legal professionals, helping local authorities and government teams access the specialist talent required to deliver essential services.

Georgia Howe

Ethan Chawla

Executive Consultant: Property, Estates & Assets Recruitment
Ethan has developed a strong understanding of the public sector property landscape throughout his 4 years in recruitment, specialising in estates, regeneration and asset management. Beginning his career within estates and regeneration, he expanded his expertise after his first year to include wider property and assets specialisms, supporting recruitment across a range of roles from Asset Managers and Estates Surveyors to specialist property professionals. Based in our Manchester office, Ethan helps local government organisations secure the people needed to elevate their estates and asset strategies.

Ethan Chawla

Taylor Metcalf

Managing Consultant: Environmental Health Recruitment
With over 4.5 years of recruitment experience, Taylor specialises in Environmental Health and Health & Safety recruitment, supporting organisations with access to skilled professionals across these critical areas. Based in our Manchester office, he works within our UK Health team, building specialist market knowledge across roles that help organisations maintain safe, compliant and effective environments.

Taylor Metcalf

Oscar Bennison

Managing Consultant: Social Housing
Oscar brings over 6 years of experience and specialises in the UK housing recruitment, supporting housing associations and departments across the public sector with their hiring needs. Based in our Manchester office, he has developed deep market knowledge across housing recruitment, connecting organisations with experienced professionals to aid the delivery of essential housing services across the UK.

Oscar Bennison

Jonathan Grant

Team Leader: Estates Recruitment
Jonathan brings over 8 years of recruitment experience, with 7 years specialising in public sector property and estates recruitment. He now leads the Estates team within our Property division, who help Estates Officers, Surveyors, Managers and other property professionals secure a variety of interim roles across the UK. His specialist market knowledge enables him to support both candidates and organisations across the public sector estates sector.

Jonathan Grant

Noah Thackeray

Recruitment Consultant: Finance, Accounting & Audit
With over 3 years of recruitment experience, Noah specialises in Finance, Accounting and Audit recruitment, focusing on interim hiring across the public sector. As part of our wider Finance division, he supports financial departments and services across both public and private sector organisations, helping them secure specialist professionals across a range of finance functions.

Noah Thackeray

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