Common hiring challenges
- Scarce, specialised skills.
- Long time to fill.
- Permanent vs contract trade-offs.
- Quality and fit.
Workforce sourcing options
- In-house recruiting where you have the capacity.
- Recruitment agencies for specialist and permanent roles.
- Staffing partners for temporary, contract and high-volume work.
- A matching platform to reach the right partners quickly.
Typical workforce profiles
- Discipline engineers (mechanical, electrical, civil and more).
- Project and design engineers.
- Technical leads.
- Contract specialists.
Recruitment partner models
- Contingent (pay on success) for flexible needs.
- Retained for harder or senior searches.
- On-site or managed staffing for high-volume.
- A blended model across permanent and temporary.
Workforce scaling considerations
- Plan capability against the project pipeline.
- Use specialist recruitment partners.
- Balance permanent and contract.
- Prioritise quality of hire.
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