Careers
with us

It was David Barnes intention that Barnes Construction would not only be a good construction business that delivered quality buildings, but that the staff would be happy, content and feel included as a part of a true family business.

With many staff having started with us from trainee, we ensure that we retain and develop our staff to build long term relationships and knowledge to maintain our reputation of a leading regional contractor in the East of England.

Our people are at the heart of our business and our most important asset. We employ over 120 individuals from all walks of life, in a range of roles from Site Management, through to Estimating, Bid Management, Design Management, Quantity Surveying, Buying and Marketing. Not everyone who works for Barnes Construction is involved in the construction process, but they are vital to our business, its growth and success.

Barnes Construction is a people-centred business which values fairness, ingenuity, and diversity, with a focus on supporting our employees through their own training and development, we continue to make Barnes a fantastic place to work.

Click on the images to find out a little about some of the roles at Barnes Construction.

Careers

Henry Cutting

Quantity Surveyor

Toby Clack

Assistant Site Manager

Chris Scoging

Senior Planner

Karen Dukes

Marketing Co-ordinator

Stephen Rose

Chief Buyer

Wayne Fleet

Contracts Manager

Equal
opportunities

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Barnes Construction are an equal opportunities employer. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably due to age, gender, religion, disability, race, sexual orientation, race, or marital status, or any other unjustifiable requirements.

For details of our Equal Opportunities Policy, please email owl@barnesconstruction.co.uk
“I have always experienced a friendly but professional environment created by Barnes Construction, whom continually strive to go the ‘extra mile’ to support the delivery of a project. I believe this is fundamental to a good working relationship and a successful project.”
Matthew Self, Director, Concertus Design and Property Consultants
“It is a real credit to all those involved and to the collaborative ‘will-do’ approach taken by the designers and contractors alike. The students at Sybil Andrews Academy are in awe of their surroundings which act as a real inspiration in and out of the classroom. Sybil Andrews Academy is an incredible achievement in designing and building a new 21st century educational and sports facility from a standing start – and all within two years.”
Tim Coulson, Chief Executive of the Samuel Ward Academy Trust
“We have always found Barnes Construction’s approach to working within the student environment (and sensitive residents) to be understanding and compliant with College needs. This is the third major project that Barnes have worked on since 2016 – two of them won through competitive tender.”
Deborah Griffin, Homerton College, Cambridge
“Barnes’ team took on our project and engaged in our charity work right from the beginning, willing to work with everyone in our team and share their enthusiasm for our new building. Communication was excellent, and we felt confident that they would deliver right from the beginning. A pleasure to work with.”
Steve Smith, CEO, Havens Hospices
“In our 15+ years of dealing with Barnes they have delivered every project to an extremely high standard, within budget and on programme. The repeat business gained form this performance is a testament of their ability and attitude. Barnes are a forward-thinking contractor with traditional values.”
AMA Architects, Cambridge
“Throughout the works, Barnes Construction performed extremely well. From programme planning through day-to-day liaison and dealing with unforeseen issues to ensure the works went smoothly. They helped resolve issues and ensure that where possible, the disruption to services were kept to a minimum.”
Andy Bere, Asset Manager & Client Lead Officer, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
“Barnes has performed with strong communication and efficiency. With this we have a library and auditorium, which has a high quality finish. Barnes approached this project with a pragmatic ‘can do’ attitude and found ways to smooth over nearly all issues, often before the College needed to be involved.”
Martin Pierce (Bursar) and Chris Hurcomb (Operations Manager), Selwyn College
“Barnes have once again excelled in delivering, on time, a top quality refurbishment of a student hostel. The project was not without its complications, being a mix of eclectic buildings ranging from Edwardian to Tudor and Graded. The quality was excellent, with the project team and Barnes aiming high with respect to sustainability and thermal improvements to the old buildings, with the addition of alternatives to fossil fuels being installed. I have again been most impressed with the can do attitude and approach, and look forward to working with Barnes in the future.”
Philip Isaac, King’s College, Cambridge
“What made this project different from most construction projects, and really proved the quality of the individuals concerned, was the extent to which they not only tolerated, but actively helped us to involve the local community in the project. The Barnes team handled this graciously and patiently. I did say at the hand-over ceremony that I was very impressed by the Barnes team, and this view has only been strengthened since, as the after-construction care is as commendable as the service received during construction.”
Adri van der Colff, Project Manager, Gainsborough Community Library
“Barnes have been highly collaborative and flexible including integrating shift work to accelerate the works at stages resulting from business continuity pressures. The onsite presence in terms of engagement has been professional and responsive and H & S and project management have also been excellent.”
Dyfrig Walters, Accommodation Strategy Programme Manager, London Borough of Redbridge
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