Lechley Market Map 2027

Who will be hiring in 2027, and which leaders they will need

Eight programmes, the senior roles each one will struggle to fill, and what to do about it.

Read by around 7,000 people across UK construction every Monday.

£718bn

UK infrastructure pipeline

39%

NHP client-side programme posts vacant

30,000+

Extra skilled roles needed in water this AMP

What's inside

• Eight programmes, one page each: hospitals, water, nuclear, grid and data centres, transport, housing, defence and schools.
• The leaders each one needs, and where the shortages already show.
• The Procurement Act, and why contract management is now a board-level hire.

Expect the Commercial Director and the Head of Contract Management to become two of the most contested hires of 2027.

From section 08, The rule change

Who it's for

If you lead a business

Map your 2027 bids against the leaders you have. The gap is your hiring plan, and it needs to start before contract award.

If you lead projects

See which of the eight programmes your track record is evidence for, and choose the timing of your next move.

From a Commercial Director who recruits

I'm Scott Lechley. I trained as a Quantity Surveyor, started out at Sir Robert McAlpine, and now run Lechley Associates, a retained executive search firm for senior commercial and operational leaders across UK construction and infrastructure.

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