Our client, a rapidly growing, award winning mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering consultancy, delivering highly technical solutions across data centre cooling, power systems, and critical infrastructure.
As a challenger organisation competing in a market dominated by much larger industry players, the client requires rapid access to high calibre specialist talent to successfully deliver an ambitious international expansion strategy.
Reflecting our client’s ethos of delivering innovative, simple solutions to complex challenges, our RPO partnership model is designed to be simple, flexible and responsive - aligning quickly and effectively with the client’s business needs and evolving in line with their rapid international growth strategy.
Impact and results
The RPO partnership delivers measurable, transformational outcomes, strengthening our client’s ability to compete globally for specialist engineering talent.
Global hiring success: We fill c.150 specialist engineering roles each year across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, ensuring technical capability to support rapid international expansion.
Faster access to talent: Time to offer reduced by 30% through improved candidate engagement and innovative sourcing strategies – critical when needing to mobilise quickly for new contract wins and establish a footprint in new territories.
Increased applicant diversity: A 66% increase in female applications driven by inclusive recruitment practices and targeted diversity initiatives.
Cost savings: A 75% cost saving compared to a traditional model of engaging multiple in country recruitment agencies.
Specialist engineering expertise
A dedicated team of specialist recruiters, with deep engineering expertise, is embedded within the business, supporting the recruitment of a wide range of technical roles.
This spans mechanical and electrical engineers / design engineers (intern/graduate through to director level) through to civil and structural engineers, building information modelling, power systems, acoustics, and sustainability hires.
In addition to technical hiring, the team has successfully delivered leadership recruitment across key functions including finance, IT, HR, learning and development, marketing, change management. This also includes the appointment of country managers, HR and office managers to support expansion into new territories.
This integrated approach ensures the client realises the full value of the RPO solution across all hiring needs on a global basis, including:
Trusted advisory support on market insights, salary benchmarking, and local hiring practices.
Targeted headhunting, programmatic advertising, social media campaigns and SEO-driven content to successfully attract specialist engineers across global markets.
Improved hiring manager engagement through regular collaboration and transparent planning.
Competitive advantage in a crowded market
Our RPO solution delivers fast, cost-effective access to high-calibre engineering and leadership talent worldwide through scalable, inclusive and insight-led recruitment.
Through targeted attraction strategies and compelling, inclusive employer branding, our client has strengthened their position against larger, long-established competitors. The organisation now stands out to high-quality candidates who may previously have overlooked an emerging brand.
The recruitment framework now:
Scales easily into new regions
Supports hiring across diverse and specialist skill sets
Ensures a consistent global candidate experience
Fully aligns with organisational values and long-term expansion strategy
“Your availability and willingness to assist myself and my team with any challenges around recruitment have been truly appreciated. I can confidently say that my experience with Reed Talent Solutions has been exceptional. Your professionalism, reliability, and commitment to excellence set you apart. Thank you once again, and please keep up the fantastic work!” Associate Director - CFD
If you’re looking to attract specialist skills, build an authentic employer brand, or scale globally with confidence, now is the time to act. Partner with Reed Talent Solutions and shape a future ready workforce, reach out to one of our experts today.
