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Douglas Stuart

Douglas Stuart is a specialist recruitment and talent advisory firm focused on energy, infrastructure, and supply chain markets. From its base in the United Kingdom the company delivers global executive search, permanent hiring, and contracting solutions that place leadership and hard to find technical talent into complex, safety critical, and capital intensive environments. Its sector practices span the full energy value chain, including upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, renewables, nuclear, and utilities; infrastructure across construction, power generation and distribution, and public services; and supply chain domains such as shipping, ports and terminals, warehousing, airfreight, rail, and road transport. Consultants combine deep market knowledge with a structured search methodology, rigorous competency and behavioral assessment, and clear, evidence based reporting that keeps stakeholders aligned. Beyond hiring, Douglas Stuart provides talent management and HR consulting services, including role definition, workforce planning, salary benchmarking, diversity and inclusion reviews, and graduate program design, helping clients reduce time to hire and improve cost per hire while raising quality. The firm has delivered assignments across the UK, Europe, and Asia, supporting searches from senior managers to director and VP level, and coordinating complex international relocations and onboarding. Clients value weekly progress updates, transparent shortlists, and honest candidate feedback, alongside tools such as headroom assessments that reveal future potential. Whether building project teams, appointing a project director for an FPSO, strengthening HSE leadership, or scaling regional commercial and operations functions, Douglas Stuart partners closely with employers to understand culture, strategy, and growth plans and to secure talent that will perform and stay. The result is a practical, high integrity service that recruits effectively, helps retain people, and supports long term organizational performance.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQMacclesfield, United Kingdom

First Manufacturing

First Manufacturing is the high technology manufacturing recruitment practice within First Recruitment Group, a global agency that supports employers and candidates across the full hiring lifecycle. Drawing on deep sector knowledge spanning advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defence, chemicals, and adjacent infrastructure and energy markets, the team delivers permanent, contract and temporary talent at all levels, from shopfloor technicians and production engineers to specialist design, quality, HSE, project and leadership roles. Clients benefit from a comprehensive service model that combines targeted recruitment with screening, compliance, mobilisation and robust payrolling delivered through the Group’s MyPay+ capability, as well as scalable MSP solutions and practical IR35 guidance. Operating from its UK headquarters in Warrington and international offices in Australia, Thailand, Ghana, Kenya, Albania and Singapore, First Manufacturing connects skilled professionals with manufacturers and engineering-led enterprises across the UK, Europe, South East Asia and Africa. For candidates, the division provides a streamlined experience including CV dropoff, tailored job alerts, relocation guidance and a practical information hub covering CV writing, interviews and career development, ensuring contractors and permanent jobseekers can access opportunities quickly and confidently. For clients, the focus is on partnership: consultants listen, advise and collaborate to define requirements, accelerate time to hire and improve quality of shortlist while maintaining rigorous safety, technical and regulatory standards common to manufacturing environments. The practice’s track record is reinforced by long term relationships with global engineering consultancies, nuclear suppliers and industrial operators who value responsive delivery and transparent communication. By uniting sector-specific insight, global reach and a balanced portfolio of permanent and contingent solutions, First Manufacturing helps organizations build resilient teams across production, engineering, projects and operations, and enables professionals to progress their careers in some of the most demanding and innovative manufacturing settings.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingMSPAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWater ManagementUtilitiesSoftware Development

HQWarrington, United Kingdom

CM Sourcing

CMSourcing is a specialist offshore recruitment agency built by offshore professionals for offshore professionals. Founded in 2012 by Marine Geophysicist Dave Cullen and Survey Engineer Mike McLean, the company combines real world offshore experience with a stringent code of ethics to deliver quality, integrity, and transparency throughout every engagement. Headquartered in Taunton, UK, with a US office in Boston, CMSourcing supports clients and contractors worldwide across the full project lifecycle, operating a full transparency policy on rates and a fair, fixed daily commission. The firm provides contract recruitment and permanent recruitment solutions, complemented by training and remote data processing support that help teams keep pace with fast evolving offshore technologies. CMSourcing covers core offshore sectors including Survey, Inspection, ROV, Environmental, Seismic, and Marine, placing roles such as hydrographic surveyors, online surveyors, hydrographic data processors, geophysicists and geologists, geotechnical engineers and operators, GIS specialists, party chiefs, inspection engineers and coordinators, ACFM inspectors, ROV pilots and technicians, ROV supervisors and superintendents, plough and trenching supervisors, client representatives, marine mammal observers, environmental scientists, deck crew, DP officers, officers, engineers, medics, and masters. Clients benefit from 24 hour front line support, assistance scoping role requirements during project planning, full logistics for every contractor supplied, and a continuous supply guarantee for ongoing programs. Contractors receive comprehensive insurance, guaranteed payment terms, flexible currency solutions, impartial guidance on accounts, and access to software training on tools such as QPS Qinsy and Qimera, EIVA, RadexPro, Oasis Montaj, SonarWiz, and DUG Insight. The CMSourcing mobile app streamlines availability updates and secure document uploads for invoices, expenses, and timesheets, with a small data footprint suited to offshore connections. With deep capability in wind farm inspection, cable route survey, UXO and geophysical survey, MBES, USBL, R2 Sonic, and Qinsy workflows, CMSourcing is trusted by leading operators to supply proven people who deliver safely and reliably at sea.

Contract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningMaritimeRailroadTrucking

HQTaunton, United Kingdom

Cooper Golding Recruitment

Cooper Golding Recruitment is a UK based talent partner connecting employers with skilled people across technical, operational, and office based functions. The agency works across manufacturing and engineering, renewable energy, and technology support, while also covering core business roles in customer service, quality, project management, and warehousing. Recent vacancies illustrate the breadth of its work, including mechanical design engineer, renewable energy engineer and PV installer, service desk analyst, warehouse operative, project manager, quality improvement manager, and customer service administrator. By combining market insight with disciplined sourcing and screening, Cooper Golding Recruitment focuses on matching capability, cultural fit, and career goals to help clients secure productive hires and help candidates take confident next steps. For engineering and manufacturing appointments the team understands the importance of CAD proficiency, design for manufacturability, continuous improvement, and compliance with quality standards. In renewable energy and field installation they emphasize practical qualifications, site safety, commissioning experience, and customer facing professionalism. In IT support they prioritize service desk metrics, incident resolution, and stakeholder communication, while for warehouse and logistics roles they consider accuracy, throughput, and shift flexibility. The agency supports permanent, contract, and temporary hiring, coordinating shortlists, interviews, feedback, and offers to streamline processes and reduce time to hire. Its consultants maintain active talent networks and clear communication, ensuring clients see only well matched shortlists and candidates receive transparent briefings on role expectations and progression. Whether the requirement is a single specialist, a small project team, or ongoing operational support, Cooper Golding Recruitment brings pragmatic search methods and consistent service to deliver dependable outcomes for both employers and job seekers across the UK.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWater ManagementUtilitiesSoftware Development

HQBarnstaple, United Kingdom

HB People

HB People is a recruitment and HR consultancy based in Burscough, Lancashire, partnering with SMEs and growth businesses across the UK to solve talent and people challenges in a practical, agile way. Specialising in engineering, construction, industrial, and corporate functions, the team focuses primarily on permanent hiring and delivers retained headhunting for niche and leadership roles as well as scalable RPO solutions for high volume hiring of operatives and admin staff. As an award winning specialist, HB People embeds alongside in house teams, combining on site and remote support, modern tools, and market insight to accelerate hiring and strengthen people operations. Beyond recruitment, the firm provides end to end HR support, including HR audits, contracts and policies, staff handbooks, pay and reward benchmarking, HR technology implementation, induction and onboarding, and skills based training. They also develop people managers in HR and recruitment to build internal capability that lasts. With experience spanning renewable energy, retail, and business support in addition to core industrial and technical markets, HB People prioritises speed, shortlist accuracy, and a frictionless candidate experience to help employers attract, select, and retain the right talent. Led by FCIPD qualified director Amanda Hesketh, the business brings a straightforward, collaborative style grounded in clear communication, honest feedback, and measurable results. Values of being open, knowledgeable, curious, and easy to do business with shape every engagement, whether delivering a one off project or operating on a retained basis as an extension of the internal HR and talent function. HB People is also committed to inclusion and neurodiversity advocacy, engaging with local schools and partners to create meaningful work experience opportunities. From defining a hiring plan to executing targeted headhunt campaigns or standing up an HR framework, HB People helps clients create their future one person at a time.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseArchitectureInterior DesignOil & Gas

HQBurscough, United Kingdom

H9 Technical

Founded in 2016, H9 Talent Solutions is a specialist recruitment partner dedicated to powering the global energy transition by connecting forward thinking businesses with the people who make change happen. Headquartered in Manchester and operating across the UK, Europe, and the US, the firm focuses on the clean energy and critical infrastructure ecosystem, with core expertise spanning renewable energy, battery storage, data centers and mission critical, power generation, transmission and distribution, clean tech and emerging technologies, EV infrastructure, clean hydrogen, and advanced recycling and waste management. H9 delivers flexible talent solutions built around client needs, including permanent hiring via contingency search, contract and interim resource to scale projects at pace, and Strategic Project Partnership (SPP) models designed to support complex, phased build outs and program delivery. Its Talent Plus + offering provides an enhanced, partnership led route for organizations looking to accelerate hiring outcomes while maintaining agility. With a leadership team that brings over 40 years of combined recruitment experience, H9 blends sector immersion with rigorous process to source, assess, and secure talent across technical, project delivery, operational, and corporate functions, covering both white collar and site based blue collar disciplines. The company is impact driven and purpose led, embedding environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility into how it operates and who it serves, reflected in policies that support carbon reduction ambitions and champion inclusive, ethical hiring practices. Clients value H9 for its global reach and local insight, market specialism, and the consistency of delivery across permanent, contract, and project based hiring. Whether building new teams, mobilizing critical projects, or navigating tight labor markets, H9 Talent Solutions partners with organizations and professionals to achieve net zero goals faster, de risk delivery, and create long term value across the clean energy value chain.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningTelecomAutomotiveAerospace

HQManchester, United Kingdom

Hays Energy, Oil And Gas

Hays Energy, Oil and Gas is a specialist recruitment partner focused on talent across the energy value chain, helping organizations in upstream exploration and production, midstream transportation, downstream refining and petrochemicals, and power and utilities secure the professionals they need to deliver safe, efficient, and compliant operations. The team concentrates on hard to find skills spanning technical engineering, project delivery, operations, commercial, and leadership, and tailors hiring strategies to meet diverse workforce needs from site based roles to corporate headquarters. By combining sector knowledge with structured search methodologies, Hays Energy, Oil and Gas delivers three core services: Permanent Recruitment for long term hires, Contract Staffing to rapidly deploy contingent experts for projects and turnarounds, and Executive Search and Interim Management to secure senior leaders who can drive transformation and performance. Typical mandates include drilling, production, subsea, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, HSSE, maintenance and reliability, asset integrity, construction and commissioning, project management, supply chain and logistics, trading and commercial analysis, and finance and support functions aligned to energy operations. The practice engages with operators, EPCs, OEMs, field services providers, asset owners, and emerging low carbon ventures, aligning every search to strict safety, regulatory, and local content requirements. Candidates benefit from transparent guidance on market demand, competency expectations, and career pathways, while clients gain access to curated shortlists built from an active network of industry professionals and rigorous screening. Whether building core teams for new assets, augmenting project crews with specialist contractors, or appointing interim leaders to stabilize programs, Hays Energy, Oil and Gas provides a consistent, consultative approach designed to reduce hiring risk, accelerate time to productivity, and deliver measurable business outcomes for the global energy sector.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningUtilitiesEngineeringIndustrial & Manufacturing

HQManchester, United Kingdom

Hyperion Executive Search

Hyperion Executive Search is a specialist talent partner dedicated to the global clean energy and climate tech sectors. The firm focuses on leadership, commercial, and hard to find technical hires for organizations driving the transition to a low carbon economy, including businesses across renewable generation, energy storage, grid edge and digital energy, e-mobility and EV charging, power electronics, and built environment energy solutions. Operating as a retained executive search consultancy, Hyperion combines rigorous market mapping, insight led research, and structured assessment to identify, attract, and secure high impact leaders who can scale teams, open new markets, and deliver growth. Beyond C suite and board appointments, the team also delivers permanent recruitment for director and senior manager roles in functions such as sales, product, engineering, operations, and finance, and provides interim leadership to support transformation, turnaround, or market entry projects. Clients range from venture backed start ups and scale ups to established OEMs, project developers, IPPs, and utilities, and benefit from international reach, sector networks, and a consultative approach grounded in deep domain knowledge. Candidates value transparent communication, careful preparation, and long term career guidance, and can expect a respectful, confidential process focused on fit, impact, and opportunity. The company places a strong emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion, presenting balanced shortlists and advising on unbiased selection to broaden leadership pipelines. Deliverables include detailed search briefs, competitor and talent mapping, calibrated scorecards, and reference based validation, supported by onboarding and aftercare to ensure long term success. Whether building a founding leadership team, strengthening a regional operation, or hiring an interim specialist to solve a complex challenge, Hyperion Executive Search partners closely with stakeholders to deliver results that accelerate the energy transition.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial MachineryChemical Manufacturing

HQLiverpool, United Kingdom

Hunter Adams

Hunter Adams is a UK based, employee owned HR consultancy and specialist HR recruitment partner that helps organizations of all sizes solve people challenges and build high performing teams. The firm blends hands on HR consulting, permanent and interim HR hiring, and flexible outsourcing to give clients exactly the support they need, when they need it. Its consulting practice covers the full HR spectrum, including employee relations and complex investigations, organisational development and culture change, mergers and acquisitions HR support and TUPE, diversity, equity and inclusion, employee wellbeing, compensation and reward, learning and leadership development, and HR technology and workforce analytics. When capacity needs to flex, Hunter Adams deploys fractional or full time interim HR professionals who embed quickly, deliver outcomes, and stabilize teams through change. For longer term needs, its HR recruitment practice delivers permanent and executive appointments through contingent and retained search, placing HR leaders and specialists who make a measurable impact. Growing businesses can also access an on demand HR department through scalable HR outsourcing that provides pragmatic advice without the overhead. With national reach across Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Manchester and London, the team has supported more than a thousand UK organizations, from scale ups and SMEs to FTSE level enterprises and global brands, across sectors such as energy, financial services, technology and not for profit. Clients value the firm for its people first approach, commercial focus, and the way its senior HR practitioners translate strategy into practical action. Whether the brief is resolving urgent ER issues, accelerating hiring for a critical HR role, reducing costs, coaching leaders, or navigating transformation, Hunter Adams listens first, clarifies outcomes, and delivers clear, workable solutions that help businesses grow with confidence.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData Science

HQLondon, United Kingdom

Palladio Recruitment GmbH

Palladio Recruitment GmbH is a boutique search and recruiting consultancy based in Düsseldorf with a clear national focus on Germany’s built environment. Centered on the construction and real estate value chain, the firm partners with planning and engineering offices, corporate real estate functions, project developers, owners and operators, high- and civil-engineering contractors, facility service providers, investment houses, family offices, banks, and law firms to fill key and leadership roles. Its practice structure spans Construction & Technical Real Estate, Real Estate (development, investment, and portfolio management), Finance, HR & Office, Legal, ESG & Sustainability Management, and Renewable Energy, enabling clients to access specialized talent across project lifecycles from planning and execution to operation and asset stewardship. Typical mandates include architects, project and site managers, project controllers, technical project developers, TGA/MEP specialists, facility, property and asset managers, as well as professionals in investment management, fund and portfolio management, finance and controlling, accounting and tax, HR and office management, and legal counsel with real estate and corporate focus. Operating with discretion, precision, and a values-driven approach, Palladio emphasizes structured processes, rigorous market understanding, and an individualized candidate experience to create long-term matches that combine technical capability with cultural alignment. The firm’s model is built on trust, quality, and enduring relationships; assignments are managed with the care and foresight associated with high-stakes projects, reflecting the consultancy’s commitment to integrity and sustainable impact. From its base in Düsseldorf, Palladio delivers nationwide coverage, offering clients an agile boutique experience backed by a broad network and deep sector knowledge, and guiding candidates toward roles that align with their strengths, values, and potential to drive lasting results.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentRPOResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionUtilitiesManagement ConsultingLegal

HQDuesseldorf, Germany

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