Penguin Recruitment

Penguin Recruitment, specialist recruitment in engineering and the environment

Penguin Recruitment is a British recruitment consultancy that operates as both an employment agency and an employment business, allowing it to cover permanent and temporary roles. Its activity focuses on technical and consultancy profiles within the engineering, environmental science and planning sectors.

The firm states it has over fifteen years of experience in acoustics and says it sources candidates at all levels of seniority across its specialist markets. According to its own presentation, consultants are selected for their communication skills and for a can-do attitude focused on delivering a thorough recruitment experience for both candidates and hiring companies.

Penguin Recruitment is a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the British trade body for the recruitment industry.

Sectors it works in

The consultancy structures its offering by specific technical areas, including:

• Geotechnical engineering
• Structural engineering
• Legionella, water quality and water compliance
• Ecology
• Geo-environmental, contaminated land and remediation
• Building and land surveying
• Civil engineering and highways
• Special projects team
• Environmental impact assessment, acoustics, air quality and MCERTS
• Hydrology and hydrogeology
• Building services and facilities management
• Architecture
• Sustainability
• Town planning
• Transport planning
• Asbestos

Services for candidates and companies

The website offers a job search tool and the option to upload a CV to register as a candidate. It also includes guidance resources, such as CV writing tips and interview tips, and a job alert system by sector.

For companies, the firm presents itself as a point of contact in recruitment processes and publishes testimonials from candidates and hiring managers. Among them, a candidate from the planning field highlights the support received during her application, and a manager at a planning consultancy notes that the firm found two experienced planners quickly.

Penguin Recruitment also runs a referral programme: if a referred contact is successfully placed, the firm rewards the referrer with Red Letter Days or Amazon gift cards.

Publications and sector activity

The consultancy publishes the GeoSector report, with a 2024/25 career survey and a graduate guide, available in versions for individuals and for companies. It also maintains a news section where it reports on its shortlisting for the Apprentice & Graduate Programme of the Year award at the Ground Engineering Awards 2025 and on its participation in the Cystic Fibrosis charity golf day, where it was recognised as best dressed team for the second year running.

Presence and offices

Penguin Recruitment operates from three locations in the United Kingdom: Swansea, Mumbles and Birmingham. The Swansea office is at Penguin House, on Walters Crescent; the Mumbles office is on Newton Road; and the Birmingham office is on Alcester Road, in the Moseley area.

Offices and premises

Swansea office: Penguin Recruitment Ltd, Penguin House, Walters Crescent, Swansea, SA3 4BB · Telephone: 01792 361770

Birmingham office: Penguin Recruitment Ltd, 166B Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8HS · Telephone: 0121 442 4800

Mumbles office: Penguin Recruitment Ltd, 42 Newton Road, Mumbles, SA3 4BQ · Telephone: 01792 365 000