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Cadent Sourcing

Cadent Sourcing is an Ireland based recruitment partner delivering a modern Recruitment as a Service model that replaces traditional per placement fees with a simple, fixed price engagement. Based at The Edge Service Offices in Tallaght, the firm embeds for an agreed period and systematically sources across all open vacancies, prioritizing urgent roles first, then working through the remaining requisitions. Clients receive curated shortlists for each position and can hire as many shortlisted candidates as they wish at no added cost, making the approach highly predictable and cost effective for growing businesses. Cadent Sourcing focuses on the finance, technology, and construction markets and has built an efficient system for identifying and engaging relevant, motivated candidates, resulting in stronger pipelines and faster time to hire. The team is led by General Manager Gavin McGrath, who brings close to 20 years of recruitment experience across Ireland, Europe, the USA, Australia, and India, with a track record of solving sourcing challenges and improving hiring processes. Finance Service Delivery Manager Imelda Watson specializes in banking and finance recruitment at all levels, while Construction Service Delivery Manager Conor Vaughan brings over a decade of experience in the UK and Ireland across both blue and white collar roles, supported by a degree in construction management. Service Delivery Manager Emily Verastegui contributes broad international experience across the Caribbean, USA, Europe, the UK, and Australia, and Service Delivery Manager Mark Skeffington adds deep expertise in life sciences recruitment. Client testimonials from brands such as Strong Roots, Aquachem, and CET Connect cite thorough shortlisting, cultural alignment, proactive communication, transparency, and speed, with roles filled within weeks and consistent quality across multiple mandates. Cadent Sourcing positions itself as a client centric, repeat business partner that blends RPO style subscription support, direct sourcing expertise, and permanent hiring outcomes without large invoices for each placement.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOPayrolling/EORBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementTelecomResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real Estate

HQDublin, Ireland

Zitko Group (Ireland) Ltd

Zitko Group (Ireland) Ltd is part of a global talent partner that designs and delivers security-led workforce solutions for organizations operating in high-risk, regulated and technology-driven environments. The company focuses on the ecosystems where physical and digital security intersect with IT and infrastructure and the built environment, supporting manufacturers, integrators, property owners and large technology programs from design through delivery and ongoing operations. Its Strategic Talent Solutions portfolio includes scalable models such as MSP to coordinate multi-supplier hiring with clear governance and MI, SOW to scope and deliver outcome-based projects with defined milestones, and RPO to optimize end-to-end recruitment with embedded expertise, process discipline and measurable service levels. Complementing these models, its Talent Acquisition capability provides permanent and contingent hiring, executive search and payroll services to address defined headcount needs and specialist capability gaps. Zitko works across Security, IT and Infrastructure, PropTech and Fire and Life Safety, helping clients protect capability, reduce delivery risk and create certainty across complex workforce programs. The firm operates internationally with consistent standards and compliance, acting as a single cross-border partner and trusted vendor within security, infrastructure and the built environment. Typical remits span roles that manufacture, design, install, integrate and maintain critical systems, as well as leadership, commercial and program functions that drive performance at scale. Known for a transparent, agile and outcomes-focused approach, Zitko emphasizes delivery metrics, stakeholder communication and talent brand performance to improve attraction, quality and speed. With proven placements across multiple countries, a strong global team and industry-specific networks, the company aligns talent strategies to operational priorities, ensuring safe, compliant and resilient delivery in data-rich, safety-critical and highly regulated settings.

RPOMSPSOW/ProjectsSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQSt Neots, Ireland

Purpose Recruitment

Purpose Recruitment is an Ireland based recruitment partner focused on connecting purpose with opportunity across construction and social care. Founded in 2023 by Derek Byrne, the firm was built to help employers align hiring strategies with their Corporate Social Responsibility priorities and to create long term, values led matches. Operating across Ireland, Purpose Recruitment supports both blue collar and white collar hiring needs in construction, from skilled laborers to project managers, and serves social care providers seeking compassionate, mission aligned professionals. The company delivers permanent, temporary, and contract staffing solutions and complements delivery with practical candidate support, including CV guidance and interview preparation. Its process is structured and transparent: research to understand needs, values, and goals; analysis to assess skills, experience, and cultural fit; planning to design a tailored sourcing and selection strategy; and execution to attract, screen, interview, and coordinate offers for successful, lasting placements. Employers benefit from careful consultation on team structure, culture, and project demands, ensuring each hire adds value from day one and supports retention. Candidates gain a partner that looks beyond a CV to strengths, motivations, and long term aspirations, prioritizing opportunities where they can thrive and make a meaningful impact. Inspired by Byrnes work co founding a not for profit supporting young people in care, the agency champions equitable access to quality work and the creation of purposeful futures. With a commitment to trust, reliability, and measurable outcomes, Purpose Recruitment bridges skills and values to help organizations build resilient teams and to help people find roles that truly fit, whether for a critical project, a strategic permanent hire, or a flexible assignment that can grow into a career.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionSocial ServicesEnvironmental ConservationPhilanthropy

HQRathdrum, Ireland

Intowork

Intowork Recruitment is an Ireland based recruitment agency established in 2018 that connects employers with skilled talent across construction, engineering, and data center infrastructure. The firm positions itself as a labour hire and permanent placement specialist, delivering end to end recruitment solutions that reduce hiring time and cost while improving quality of hire. Intoworks consultants come from technical backgrounds and combine industry insight with advanced social recruiting techniques, leveraging tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and an extensive candidate database to reach both active and passive talent. The team engages closely with clients to understand role requirements, preferred qualifications, and specific project needs, then conducts targeted searches and screening to present shortlists that fit both capability and culture. Intowork supports hiring for Tier 1 contractors and specialist providers on large build programs, including hyperscale data center projects in Dublin, Meath, and other locations, and works with civil and structural engineering consultancies on private and public projects. Typical placements span site managers, site engineers, quantity surveyors, commercial managers, civil engineers, structural steel detailers, electricians with fire alarm expertise, and general labourers, covering both white collar and skilled trades roles. For job seekers, Intowork offers opportunities across temporary, contract, and permanent employment, along with guidance on market conditions, salary benchmarks, and career planning. For employers, the agency provides a consultative service from vacancy briefing through sourcing, selection, and offer management, ensuring a seamless process and strong candidate experience. Intowork operates with a relationship driven philosophy that emphasizes listening, guiding, and matching, and adheres to GDPR requirements to protect candidate and client data. With a growing footprint and active assignments nationwide and occasionally across Europe, Intowork continues to build a reputation as a responsive, technically informed recruitment partner.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionIndustrial AutomationSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

CJ Hiring

CJ Hiring is a Dublin based recruitment partner focused on connecting construction talent with employers across Ireland and the UK. The firm specializes in cost effective, high quality hiring solutions that help contractors and developers staff critical roles quickly and confidently. Working across residential, civils, mechanical and utilities projects, CJ Hiring supports clients ranging from growing SMEs to large Irish companies delivering installation, commissioning and aftercare for mechanical, process and HVAC systems, as well as works on gas and water contracts and reinstatement projects. The team combines industry know how with advanced sourcing to identify, assess and secure candidates for roles such as quantity surveyors, project managers, health and safety advisors, senior site engineers, site managers, mechanical project engineers, plumbers with gas fitter experience, and contracts managers, while also covering key head office functions including HR coordinators and financial accountants. Services span permanent recruitment, recruiter for hire solutions where experienced construction recruiters embed on a contract basis to augment in house teams, and project management support delivered on a scope of work basis to keep schedules and budgets on track. Every search is underpinned by rigorous vetting, including structured interviews, background checks, skills verification and right to work compliance, with attention to safety credentials aligned to active construction and utilities sites. CJ Hiring provides tailored engagement models to suit project timelines and budgets, from targeted sourcing sprints and shortlists to end to end interview and offer management, onboarding coordination and ongoing hiring consultation. Operating across hubs such as Dublin, Cork, Wicklow, Louth, Donegal and the wider Leinster region, the company leverages a deep network to surface both immediately available talent and passive candidates. Clients value the firm for its responsiveness, transparent communication and practical, results focused approach that consistently delivers the right people at the right time to keep projects moving.

Permanent RecruitmentRPOSOW/ProjectsResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionMiningEnvironmental ServicesWater Management

HQDublin, Ireland

BG Recruitment

BG Recruitment is an Ireland based recruitment and relocation specialist that connects employers nationwide with qualified talent sourced from overseas, with a particular focus on the Construction, Engineering, Mechanical, and Health sectors. Established in 2023 by Gary Grady and John Bergin and headquartered in Roscommon, the company was founded to deliver a more responsive, professional, and client focused labour supply service. BG Recruitment delivers full cycle recruitment for employers, combining rapid response to labour requests with rigorous screening and vetting to ensure every placement is skilled, safety trained, and fully compliant with Irish regulations. The team supports jobseekers through every step of moving to and working in Ireland, providing practical guidance on accommodation, visas and work permits, documentation, and local adjustments so candidates can start work smoothly and confidently. Leveraging an international network, including partnerships that support recruitment from the Philippines, BG Recruitment sources both blue collar and white collar professionals, from construction general operatives, brick and block layers, and plasterers to healthcare workers and mechanically focused engineers. For employers, the firm offers industry specific talent sourcing and tailored shortlisting, while scaling hiring efforts up or down quickly as project demands change. For candidates, it offers transparent job placement assistance, introductions to reputable companies, and relocation support designed to reduce friction and accelerate onboarding. Operating to core principles of reliability, responsiveness, and compliance and safety, BG Recruitment aligns candidate skills with client needs, emphasizing quality, speed, and ongoing support. With presence in Roscommon and Dublin and a footprint in the Philippines, the agency bridges global talent with Irish opportunity, helping businesses build stronger teams and helping professionals build sustainable careers in Ireland.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionIndustrial AutomationHospital & Health Care (Nursing)Physicians

HQCastlerea, Ireland

Ardale Recruitment

Ardale Recruitment Ltd is a specialist recruitment practice focused on engineering, construction and building services, connecting employers with proven professionals across Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe and the Middle East. Led by senior management with almost two decades of experience in construction recruitment, the firm has built an extensive network and candidate database, with particular strength over the past six years in mechanical and electrical engineering and building services. Its consultants have themselves worked within multinational construction and engineering companies, giving them practical insight into project lifecycles, site dynamics and the staffing variables that drive successful delivery. Ardale partners with organizations ranging from local specialist engineering contractors and consultants to leading EPC contractors, and supports hiring for complex projects including commercial and civil construction, building services, renewable energy and highly regulated environments such as pharmaceutical and semiconductor. The company provides a contingency based search service, charging a single fee upon successful placement, and only presents candidates who are known to the team and vetted for relevance, capability and cultural fit. Typical roles include project managers across mechanical, electrical and civil disciplines; site managers and superintendents; mechanical and electrical engineers; MEP and building services coordinators; site and design engineers; health and safety personnel; CAD and BIM modellers; piping superintendents; planning engineers; commercial managers; quantity surveyors and estimators; and document controllers. Operating to high compliance standards, including adherence to EU GDPR, Ardale combines market reach with responsive communication, a transparent process and a commitment to long term relationships. Whether clients need to scale project delivery teams rapidly or secure strategic leaders to strengthen governance and commercial outcomes, Ardale leverages its sector focus, international reach and deep candidate community to deliver timely, effective hiring results.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationOil & Gas

HQDublin, Ireland

ALB Global Recruitment

ALB Global Recruitment is an international recruitment agency that connects talented people and businesses across Europe, with a clear focus on Technology and Digital Transformation, Construction, Manufacturing and Engineering. Centered on opportunities in Ireland, the firm supports both clients seeking reliable, skilled professionals and candidates pursuing high quality roles that offer stability and growth. ALB Global Recruitment manages end to end hiring for blue collar and technical white collar positions including HGV and vehicle mechanics, heavy equipment mechanics, mechanical fitters, welders and fabricators, electrical and mechanical engineers, and technicians for industrial machinery, cranes, hoists, recycling systems and related equipment. Candidates benefit from comprehensive guidance throughout the process, from CV and cover letter preparation in English, interview coaching, and career advice to assistance with work visa applications, European citizenship queries, travel preparation, accommodation, and relocation logistics. The team works closely with employers in sectors such as waste recycling and industrial services, including large family owned businesses and fast growing operators that offer structured training, safety focused environments, tools and uniforms, pension contributions, and, where needed, sponsorship for employment permits and local accommodation. Typical minimum requirements include three to five years of proven experience, relevant technical qualifications, basic English with willingness to improve, valid passport, and professional references. ALB communicates realistic timelines, with most processes completing in about six weeks from application to offer, and provides bilingual support, including Portuguese language assistance during relocation and onboarding to ease candidate integration. The company operates as an equal opportunity employer and emphasizes responsible recruitment practices, compliance with health and safety standards, and long term partnerships. Through permanent recruitment, temporary and contract placements, ALB Global Recruitment delivers dependable talent solutions that help clients maintain critical operations while enabling candidates to build sustainable international careers.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

Reach Personnel International Ltd.

Reach Personnel International Ltd. is a technical specialist recruitment consultancy focused on connecting top performing professionals with organizations that are committed to building high caliber project and corporate teams. Drawing on deep domain knowledge and a global capability with a local touch, the firm supports clients and candidates beyond a simple skills match, prioritizing cultural alignment and long term impact on project and business outcomes. The company is particularly active across construction, engineering, and data center ecosystems, as evidenced by its industry insights covering topics such as growth in GCC construction markets, trends in Irish construction activity, and the expanding data center design and delivery landscape in Europe and Asia. Its perspective on issues like dispute resolution and the importance of accurate project record keeping underscores a practical understanding of what drives successful project execution and risk management across the built environment. Reach partners with clients to deliver permanent recruitment for technical and leadership roles, executive search for senior appointments, and project based contracting where appropriate, enabling agile access to scarce talent. Typical mandates span project and program management, design and engineering disciplines, commercial and cost functions, site leadership, commissioning, operations, and mission critical infrastructure roles aligned to the rapid scale up of data center capacity. For candidates, Reach provides clear guidance on market demand, role expectations, and career pathways, helping ambitious professionals navigate opportunities across geographies and sectors while ensuring each move advances both technical development and cultural fit. For employers, the firm tailors search strategies to strategic priorities, timeline, and governance needs, maintaining transparent communication and a rigorous approach to evaluation. With an emphasis on quality, integrity, and delivery, Reach Personnel International Ltd. serves as a trusted partner to organizations delivering complex projects and to professionals seeking their next challenge in construction, engineering, and technology aligned environments.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionIndustrial AutomationSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQGreystones, Ireland

MeatStaff

MeatStaff is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to the global meat industry, headquartered in Ireland and serving employers across Ireland, the EU, and the UK. The firm focuses on sourcing, assessing, and placing skilled blue collar talent from leading meat processing plants, with a strong pipeline of candidates from Brazil and Europe. Employers rely on MeatStaff to hire deboners, abattoir operatives, boning hall operatives, trimmers, packaging operatives, maintenance mechanics, slaughtermen, butchers, health and safety officers, and electricians. The company combines permanent recruitment, contract placements, and flexible workforce solutions with a rigorous vetting model that includes video analysis of knife skills, background and criminal checks, language assessments, and reference validation. Beyond hiring, MeatStaff delivers comprehensive mobility support, managing work permit applications and transfers, coordinating relocation and travel logistics, translating resumes, and guiding candidates through post arrival onboarding and induction. Licensed by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in the UK and by Irish authorities for international recruitment, MeatStaff operates with strong compliance and ethical recruitment standards, reinforced by human trafficking awareness credentials. Its proven process has achieved 3500 plus successful staff placements, a 99 percent approval rate on work permit applications, and a steady influx of 500 plus new qualified candidates each month. Employers benefit from rapid access to pre screened operatives and a clear service guarantee that protects quality and continuity. Candidates use a free registration platform and receive full end to end support to transition into roles where their skills drive plant productivity and product quality. With deep industry knowledge, an international talent network, and consistent delivery, MeatStaff provides a reliable, scalable hiring partner for meat processors seeking immediate, skilled, and compliant workforce solutions.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureIndustrial MachineryChemical ManufacturingElectrical Engineering

HQBray, Ireland

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