Amey Launches Major Engineering Recruitment Push

Amey has announced a significant expansion of its engineering workforce, recruiting across highways, rail, utilities and facilities management contracts. The drive underscores the acute skills shortage facing the UK's infrastructure and service sectors, where demand for qualified technicians, project managers and field engineers continues to outstrip supply. Competition for talent is pushing up salaries and making retention a strategic priority for any business that relies on mobile, skilled teams.

For fleet and service operators, the recruitment challenge is twofold: attracting the right people and ensuring they have reliable, safe and efficient vehicles to do the job. Engineers and technicians increasingly expect modern electric or low-emission vans, integrated telematics for route planning and well-maintained vehicles that won't let them down on site. Fleet quality has become part of the employee value proposition, especially when competing against major contractors for the same talent pool.

Businesses investing in recruitment should review their fleet provision in parallel. Offering newer, cleaner and better-equipped vehicles can be a genuine differentiator in job offers, while telematics and mobile apps reduce administrative friction for field teams. Salary benchmarking should extend to the total package, including vehicle benefit-in-kind tax for any personal use and the appeal of driving electric over older diesel stock.

Bluepoppy Solutions helps South West service businesses attract and retain skilled teams by providing modern, reliable fleets that people want to drive. Our EV transition planning and connected fleet systems reduce driver admin and enhance safety, making your vehicles part of the retention toolkit. Book a Fleet Cost Review to explore how your fleet can support your recruitment goals while controlling whole-life costs.

Bluepoppy view: In a tight talent market, modern and reliable fleet provision is now part of your employee offer.

Source: FMJ — summarised and written from a Bluepoppy perspective. We don’t reproduce the original article.