Clients
WORKING WITH YOU
Have you recently secured a new framework win that requires extra heads, maybe even the formation of a new division? Perhaps you’ve won a particularly complex job you weren’t expecting to come in and need the right leadership to run it? Or has a key team member has decided to move on to pastures new, and you need someone to step into their shoes?
We know there’s an endless list of reasons why hires need to be made and that each and every one faces it’s own challenges, from skill set to cultural fit. What makes us different is our ability to adapt and truly customise our consultative approach to suit your needs.
Whether it’s hiring for long term strategy and growth, or an immediate requirement at short notice, it’s no secret that navigating today’s construction candidate market is challenging. Now more than ever, sourcing the right talent is difficult; reaching out into a competitive active market or posting a job online and sitting back waiting for quality responses has never been less effective.
This is where we can step in and add value to your hiring process. We don’t just dip into the market half-heartedly – we live and breathe building, and our in-depth knowledge of the industry, it’s sub-specialisms and the people working within them allows us to get your vacancies in front of the right audience and attract the right quality of talent to help your business realise its true potential.
OUR SECTORS
Construction is far more than just a ‘one-size-fits-all’ industry; it’s a vibrant, intricate web of inter-connected specialisms that are about as different to one another as you can possibly get, each favouring and requiring their own defined skill sets, knowledge and expertise.
We are fortunate to have worked across and built up networks within a vast range of specialisms. This offers us outlets into the market for a wide array of specialist businesses.
Whether it’s a board level appointment overseeing teams delivering traditionally built homes, a project manager getting stuck in to concurrent fast-track shop fits, surveyors heading up marine civils or designers for specialist M&E packages – we’ve been there and we’ve recruited for it.
Housebuilding & Social Housing
Commercial Building
Fit-Out & Refurbishment
Heritage & Conservation
Civils & Groundworks
Mechanical & Electrical
All Sub-Contract Trades
DON'T JUST TAKE
OUR WORD FOR IT
“David takes time to understand his candidate’s skills and will not push unsuitable applicants through the door in the hope of a quick fix. This filtering saves time and creates a trusting working relationship which reaps a greater dividend in the long term.
I have also used David on a personal level with no pressure as his market knowledge is second to none.“
– Commercial Manager, Groundworks Specialist
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WE WORK TO YOUR STRUCTURE
HR & Resourcing
At EA Associates we have a demonstrable track record of effective partnering with in-house Resourcing Teams and HR Functions.
We understand the complex challenges your teams face when under pressure internally to conform to process and deal with day-to-day office politics, all while working to secure the right talent.
Our services are on offer as an efficient outlet to alleviate this pressure all while following your internal recruitment structure, giving you a partner that is a seamless fit and one which can give you far greater reach into the market.
Line Management
Running teams, projects and tenders already, then having to take time out to recruit for new staff?
It can be incredibly challenging to dedicate time to an effective recruiting strategy when you're snowed under elsewhere. Sifting through CV's and screening candidates thoroughly is what we do.
Let us take away the headache of finding the time to recruit properly. Once we know exactly what you need, we can advise on the right type of candidate and head out to build a proper shortlist, and implement a robust and thorough recruiting procedure.
A TAILORED APPROACH
Initial Meeting & Brief
So it's time to hire. Whether it's a single addition or a complex multi-hire programme, get in touch with EA and we'll head out to meet you for a cuppa. Our mission here is to understand your requirements to the letter - the skill set, project capability and personality you require. We'll be able to use this time to give you an overview of the market, who might fit and the availability of anyone looking like a good match for your brief, as well as build a proactive plan of action detailing how we'll be finding suitable applicants and where our target areas will be. We'll also be able to work out an appropriate time frame for the process to run.
Talent Attraction
We'll work with you to build up an attractive brief for both your company and role, then set to work enticing the right level of talent. During this stage, we will deal with all advertisement on your behalf as part of our service, while also proactively reaching out to our vast network of professionals in order to pinpoint the best talent in the market and bring it straight to your doorstep. During our brief, we'll have agreed a date to bring you an initial shortlist of CV's - by the time this rolls around you'll have a targetted shortlist of CV's to review, candidates we will have met in person to thoroughly understand their abilities.
Interview Process
Once you've decided who you want to meet from the candidates presented, we will get to work streamlining your interview process, ensuring that you get the opportunity to meet each candidate at a convenient time for both parties. We ensure that both you and the candidate are fully prepped before meeting, so that your time can be spent discussing the crucial details of the role. We will gather feedback from both parties after each meeting and swap these over, ensuring that everyone is reading from the same page at all times and the process runs seamlessly, however many stages to the interview process there are.
Negotiation & Offer
As part of our candidate registration, we thoroughly study each candidates' requirements and motivations for seeking a new role to ensure that once you found the right person for the job, you'll be confident of their interest in in joining you. We're an effective and capable middleman experienced in negotiating the best deal for both parties to ensure everything sets off on the right foot. We're deft hands when it comes to the dreaded counter-offer, and are effective at tackling these throughout the process by playing in tune with a candidate's motivations, to minimalise their impact and secure a positive result.
NEED FOR SPEED?
We’re highly experienced in sourcing temporary and contract staff at short notice and have access to a huge network of professionals from all walks of life that have worked for us, in many cases, for years.
Get in touch with us today for a quick, efficient solution using tried and tested candidates.
NEED FOR SPEED?
We’re highly experienced in sourcing temporary and contract staff at short notice and have access to a huge network of professionals from all walks of life that have worked for us, in many cases, for years.
Get in touch with us today for a quick, efficient solution using tried and tested candidates.
Our CLients
We’re proud to call a vast and diverse portfolio of businesses our clients. Ranging from consultants to contractors and specialist housing developers to specialist sub-contractors, over the course of time we’re proud to have partnered successfully with businesses big, small and everywhere in between.
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