Mercuri Urval’s Building & Construction practice provides executive search, leadership assessment and advisory services for building and construction businesses. Part of our Global Industrial Practice, it combines sector expertise with Mercuri Urval’s international network to help organisations identify, assess and develop leaders.
Building and construction businesses need leaders who can connect commercial priorities with effective delivery. Leadership requirements depend on the organisation’s activities, markets, operating model and ambitions.
Mercuri Urval works with clients to define these requirements before identifying and assessing leaders. We consider the business context, the responsibilities of the role and the results the appointed leader will be expected to deliver.
Our Building & Construction practice combines sector understanding with executive search, leadership assessment and advisory services.
Businesses face demands to improve productivity, manage costs and meet client expectations while maintaining quality, health and safety.
At the same time, changing expectations around sustainability and energy performance influence how organisations use technology, materials and processes.
These challenges require leaders who can set clear priorities, make sound commercial and operational decisions, and translate business objectives into day-to-day delivery.
Sustainability and energy demands have practical consequences for building and construction businesses. They influence investment, working methods, the capabilities organisations need and how projects are delivered.
Leaders need to understand what these expectations mean for their business. They must assess where change is needed, develop relevant capabilities and introduce new approaches while maintaining operational performance.
We help clients define the leadership requirements arising from these priorities and assess people against them.
Successful client relationships require clear expectations, reliable delivery and constructive collaboration.
Leaders need to balance commercial discipline with long-term partnerships. This includes aligning teams around client commitments, addressing problems early and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and share benefits.
These requirements should be reflected in how organisations select, assess and develop their leaders.
Acquisitions create questions about leadership responsibilities, organisational structure and how teams will work together.
Mercuri Urval supports businesses in assessing leadership capabilities, clarifying roles and developing teams as newly acquired businesses become part of a wider organisation.
The starting point is the business direction: what the combined organisation needs to achieve, which capabilities it requires and how leadership responsibilities should be defined.
Alongside executive search, we support organisations with individual assessment, leadership team reviews, team development and coaching.
These services help clients understand existing capabilities, identify development needs and prepare leaders and teams for changing business requirements.
Our work connects leadership decisions with the organisation’s direction and the outcomes it needs to achieve.
Building & Construction is one of the specialist areas within Mercuri Urval’s Global Industrial Practice.
The practice connects sector expertise with our wider industrial knowledge and international network, supporting organisations within individual markets and across borders.
Explore our Global Industrial Practice.
Contact Ulf Hillstedt for executive search, leadership assessment and advisory within Building & Construction. For assignments involving the wider Global Industrial Practice, contact Nicklas Jungander.
Explore our Energy & Environment practice for leadership expertise in an industry closely connected to sustainability and energy performance in building and construction.
For leadership needs across transport and supply chains, explore our Transportation & Logistics practice.