Hire Construction and Engineering Teams with Certified Screening
Construction hiring is heavily certificate-dependent. CSCS card verification is mandatory, but many candidates have expired or incorrect card types. SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training) and SSSTS (Site Supervisor Safety Training) status must be current for site roles. Project scale claims on CVs are often inflated, making it hard to assess genuine experience. Engineering qualifications - CEng status, BIM/CAD proficiency - are scattered across CVs. Regional availability is often a constraint. You need rapid screening that verifies credentials without compromising site safety compliance. CDM regulations place duty holders' responsibilities clearly - you must ensure hired staff hold required certifications. CITB levy considerations apply to training delivery. Right to work for overseas workers has specific construction industry requirements. Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) for contractors requires proper verification of contractor status and tax clearance.
Every Construction & Engineering applicant, scored and checked
Klearskill reads each CV against the skills, certifications and compliance your sector demands, then hands you a ranked shortlist with the reasoning behind every score.
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Construction & Engineering
Construction and engineering projects require certified operatives - CSCS cards, SMSTS training, and engineering qualifications are non-negotiable for site safety and project compliance.
Screening built for Construction & Engineering
Capture every applicant
Post jobs and share one link, or connect your ATS. All CVs flow into Klearskill and screening begins automatically.
Score against your needs
AI rates each candidate on the skills, certifications and experience that matter for your sector.
Hire faster
Move ranked, qualified candidates straight to interview while compliance details stay front and center.
Manual screening vs Klearskill
- Checking certifications and tickets CV by CV
- Volume spikes overwhelm a small hiring team
- Compliance gaps slip through manual review
- Qualified candidates lost to faster competitors
- Certifications and tickets flagged automatically
- Thousands of applicants screened without slowdown
- Compliance requirements visible on every candidate
- Site-ready shortlist ready in minutes
What Klearskill checks for you
Certifications
Required tickets, licences and qualifications flagged on every CV.
Compliance
Right-to-work, safety and regulatory requirements kept visible.
Availability
Shift patterns, start dates and location fit captured up front.
Volume
Thousands of seasonal or project applicants screened without slowdown.
What Klearskill does for Construction & Engineering
CSCS Card Type and Validity Verification
Klearskill extracts CSCS card details and validates card types against role requirements - ensuring labourers have the right blue card, supervisors have the gold card, and engineers have the appropriate certification card. A labourer with an expired CSCS card cannot legally work on site. This feature verifies card type and validity instantly, preventing non-compliant hires and costly site shutdowns.
SMSTS and SSSTS Training Status Identification
The system flags whether candidates mention current SMSTS or SSSTS certification, helping you identify site managers and supervisors who are compliant versus those needing refresher training. Site managers without valid SMSTS cannot supervise. Klearskill surfaces training status so you know who can take a supervisory role immediately and who needs four-day SMSTS retraining.
Engineering Qualification and Chartered Status Extraction
Automatically identify candidates with CEng (Chartered Engineer) status, PEng registration, BIM competence, and CAD software proficiency - flagging genuinely qualified engineers versus junior technicians. CEng status signals significant engineering experience and regulatory accountability. BIM and CAD skills matter for modern projects. This feature surfaces qualified engineers instantly, preventing underqualified hires on critical projects.
Project Scale and Complexity Experience Extraction
Klearskill analyses project descriptions to identify genuinely complex projects versus routine maintenance - extracting infrastructure scales, team sizes, and project types to assess real experience depth. CV inflation is rampant in construction - candidates claim large projects when they were junior team members. This feature identifies actual project accountability versus junior participation, surfacing genuinely experienced people.
Regional Availability and Site Location Matching
Automatically extract regional work history and current location from CVs, helping you identify candidates near your project sites and comfortable with relocation requirements. A candidate based in London may not be available for a Scottish offshore project. This feature identifies candidates already working in or willing to travel to your project regions, reducing unfilled roles.
Common Construction & Engineering roles
Screen any position in your sector. These are some of the roles teams hire most with Klearskill.
We hire across Construction & Engineering at volume, and Klearskill keeps every certification and compliance check in view while ranking the best people first. It has transformed how fast we fill roles.
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Construction & Engineering hiring questions
Can Klearskill verify CSCS cards and ensure they match role requirements?
Yes. Klearskill extracts CSCS card types from CVs and cross-checks them against card validity requirements. It confirms operatives have the correct card type for their role - blue cards for labourers, gold for supervisors, red for senior management, and appropriate technical cards for specialists. This ensures CDM compliance instantly.
How does it identify SMSTS and SSSTS training currency?
Klearskill flags whether site managers and supervisors mention current SMSTS or SSSTS certification with completion dates. It identifies candidates who are compliant and ready to supervise versus those needing four-day refresher training before taking supervisory roles.
Does it help assess genuine project experience versus inflated claims?
Yes. Klearskill analyses project descriptions to distinguish between genuine large projects where the candidate held real responsibility versus maintenance work or junior team participation. It identifies authentically experienced project managers and senior engineers, helping you avoid hiring overinflated candidates.
Can we set role-specific certification requirements for different project types?
Absolutely. You can create separate application links for trades roles, management roles, or engineering roles - each with specific certification criteria. Klearskill screens operatives against their target role requirements, so your site managers see relevant certified candidates only.
Verify CSCS Cards and Engineer Qualifications Instantly
Automated CDM compliance screening. Screen construction teams 92% faster whilst maintaining safety standards.