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Aberdeen, Gb

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Gb

PD&MS is a leading multi-disciplined engineering company offering specialist services to the oil and gas, drilling, production and marine industries.

London, Gb

Responsible for the effective delivery, continuous improvement and leadership of the Asset Solutions resourcing function to support Global Resourcing Framework.This includes;• Management and full responsibility of resourcing team and delivery of Onshore, Offshore and Site Based permanent & contingency resourcing. • Management of transition of resourcing service to Chennai, India based resourcing Shared Services Centre.• Management of IR35 Off payroll strategy and implementation• Hands on Resourcing for Senior Appointments, Function and Service Lines covering US, UK, Netherlands, Australia plus support global resourcing initiatives when required• Ensure compliance of end to end resourcing delivery and processes • Stakeholder management from COO to Heads of Functions and VPs for service lines

Contract position supporting the pending changes to rules of IR35 Off-Payroll.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Gb

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Gb

Spirit Energy a Joint Venture of Bayerngas and Centrica E&P will separate in 2019 from Centrica. The role is responsible for delivering several varied optimisation and cost efficient resourcing projects, that supports separation and transformation activity including talent attraction, digital marketing, Managed Service Provider (MSP - RPO) solution, resourcing process, systems and procedures, 3rd party SOW (Statement of Work), Onboarding, Assessment & Selection etc

Aberdeen, Gb

This position is a member of the Strategic Resourcing Centre of Excellence, providing leadership and governance to global operational resourcing delivery. This includes aligning resourcing practices to business strategy, vision and values. Ensuring consistent global service delivery of resourcing practices that add value to operations and the candidate experience: Aim is to achieve efficiencies and improvements to processes and delivery. • Lead and project manage the discovery, design and implementation of a new ATS. • Development of Assessment & Selection toolkit including video interviewing, interview training, psychometric assessments and guidance documents• 3rd party agency analysis and creation of global supply chain agreements• Responsible for Executive Search – Senior Appointments via two Lead consultants delivering the service• Governance of organisational design workstream, providing process toolkit and ongoing analysis of progress for Executive Leadership reporting and support of assessment & selection of senior level appointments for acquisition of competitor• Integration lead for global Strategic Resourcing, providing planning and project management processes to transition of two organisations integration.

Aberdeen, Gb

This project role leads the design, implementation and execution of group workforce planning and talent mobility strategies ensuring optimisation of global talent to ensure the group has the right people, at the right place, at the right time and at the right cost to meet the needs of current and future global customers. Evaluation and discovery of workforce planning tools that deliver gap analysis (demand versus supply), scenario planning and modelling. Creation of Group wide global workforce planning strategy, guiding principles and procedures. • Driving resourcing best practice, introducing innovative solutions to complex resourcing challenges that inspired collaboration and successful delivery.• Support executive search delivery and develop best practice hiring strategies for senior and executive appointments. • Review all resourcing tools, technology and techniques used to identify, attract and select candidates through the resourcing life cycle. • Ensure the candidate journey guided by technology and operational resourcing teams is at the highest quality and our candidates receive the best candidate experience possible. • Creation of new Internal Vacancy Board including supporting branding and content governance. • Building long term relationships with Business Development function and support of top opportunities through bid & tender/project start up phases in Americas, Africa, Europe and Middle East.• Provide governance of regional and global processes for onshore and offshore resourcing, streamline and simplify steps in process, identifying opportunities and efficiencies.

Aberdeen, Gb

Providing governance and strategic direction in the delivery of resourcing projects that support business objectives and resourcing initiatives. Drive best practice for group global resourcing, introducing methods to complex resourcing challenges, implement solutions, monitor project progress and suggest areas for improvement. Design and lead talent planning resourcing strategies globally. Implement proactive sourcing strategies that provide solutions to workforce planning and skills gaps. Support executive search delivery and develop best practice hiring strategies for senior and executive appointments. Review all resourcing tools, technology and techniques used to identify, attract and select candidates through the resourcing life cycle. Ensure the candidate experience and journey guided by technology and operational resourcing teams is at the highest quality and our candidates receive the best candidate experience possible.

Aberdeen, Gb

Responsible for the delivery of resourcing services and the successful hire of circa 2500 vacancy hires annually in engineering, maintenance, construction, project controls and business support disciplines. This included managing stakeholder relationships providing a responsive and proactive resourcing service through a team of recruitment advisors to execute their work in a consistently, safe and efficient manner.

Aberdeen, Gb

Managed a small team of 6 recruitment advisors to support the global Wood Group PSN business and create a multi discipline talent pipeline for future and current positions. The main purpose of the role is to deliver a consistent and timely resourcing solution to support the global growth of business. Identify the correct routes to market and attract a talent pipeline to support the growth driven by start-ups, new projects and opportunities. Development of processes and systems to ensure the Future Growth team was operating effectively. Developed and maintained relationships within the business and developed a professional, friendly and effective team to provide market mapping, benchmarking, market intelligence and resourcing services.

Aberdeen, Gb

Focal point for all recruitment activities that provide support and delivery to projects and clients with day to day recruitment, reporting, salary/rate surveys, market intelligence, process improvements in assessment & selection and on boarding to increase quality and quantity of applications. Disciplines supported were in all functional, engineering, technical, project management and essential support personnel for all stages of a project lifecycle including Pre-FEED, FEED, Detailed Design, Commissioning/Completions, Operations and Maintenance.

Aberdeen, Gb

Senior Advisor to UK & Overseas Business and Projects. Search, Selection and employment of Staff, PAYE & Ltd company contractors. Project start ups, Recruitment and Bid/Tender support. Advising the busniess on industry matters and market trends. Recruitment of Design Engineering, Construction, Ops & Maintenance, Project Management and Support Services for Corporate and client projects. Overseas I support Chad, Cameroon, Sakhalin Island, Russia, Middle East, Baltic & Caspians.Developing recruitment initiatives and improvements for the business.

Area Manager based in Aberdeen for MC2 Executive Recruitment Ltd working in the Construction, Marine and Oil & Gas sectors supporting both UK and International operations.

Paris, Courbevoie, Fr

Whilst working for MC2 Recruitment company I was seconded into the BV office to support in all recruitment activities from Graduates up to Senior Appointments. Working closely with a number of Lead and Senior Managers to understand the business and get close to clients to fullfill requirements. Within 3 years I doubled the workforce and improved the quality of workers within MC2 employing Verification, Design, Inspection, Integrity and Management direct to Bureau Veritas.

Senior Consultant responsible for fixed line telecoms and IT recruitment. Also gained an exclusive client in Slaughter and May Law firm. Supported the contracts team with mobile telecoms recruitment T-Mobile/Seimens to name a few.

Delivered recruitment services to major blue chip companies providing IT software, Hardware professionals to Financial, Government and Telecoms industries.

Recruitment Trainee in IT - Hardware contract market.

Recruitment & Selection

Ipma Level D, Certified Project Management Associate, Project Management

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Nvq, Human Biology

Gcse, Gcse

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