Details of our Highways and Highways Electrical Core Capabilities

1. Technical &
Professional
Recruitment
Highways & Highways
Electrical Brochure
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Contents 02 About the team
03 How we work
04 Highways & Highways Electrical recruitment
05 Highways Electrical
06 Highways
07 Our industries
Our philosophy is very
08 Testimonials - clients
simple: honesty, 09 Testimonials - candidates
intelligence, efficiency.
10 Contact details
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About the team Who are we?
We are the Highways & Highways Electrical division
of Gold Group – one of the UK’s foremost technical
Areas of expertise
We pride ourselves on expertly assisting employers
with the placement of hard to find individuals into
and professional recruitment consultancies. We NRSWA and Street Lighting management roles - on a
specialise in Highways & Highways Electrical retained, contract or permanent basis. We are
recruitment and have helped some of the world’s experienced in the recruitment of positions ranging
most prestigious organisations source talent for from junior roles right through to Director level
industry specific roles. We operate throughout the vacancies, and operate within all areas of the
UK and internationally. industry.
What can we do for you?
First and foremost, we can find you the most suitably
skilled Highways or Highways Electrical professional
for any vacancies you may have. We can also offer
advice on the market and employment within this
area, as well as assisting with any queries relating to
recruitment services and requirements.
We consider ourselves to be consultants to our
clients, not just recruiters.
We pride ourselves
on expertly assisting
employers.
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How we work Recruitment method
As with all teams at Gold Group, our recruitment
method is based on finding the perfect candidate for
Partnerships
Gold strongly believes that successful recruitment is
borne out of relationships – and it is no different in
your vacancy. We gather a comprehensive job the Highways & Highways Electrical team.
specification for each and every role, we carefully
qualify any candidates we feel are relevant and During our ten year history, we have built up a vast
supply you, the client, with one or two individuals database of the best candidates available to the
that match the requirements of your role. market. We do this by ensuring we personally know
as many of them as possible.
For more detail on on our recruitment methods and
for further information about Gold Group, take a look We’ve also worked alongside many of the large
at our Gold Group brochure. organisations with a requirement for Highways &
Highways Electrical professionals and so have
fostered many close relationships with major
Industry knowledge employers.
The knowledge of the Highways & Highways
Electrical market possessed by our consultants is
second to none. It forms the core of how we work
and means we are able to understand your role, the
skills you seek and the types of individuals who can
do the job.
Our recruitment method
delivers the perfect
candidate for you.
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Highways & Contract placements - Retained search recruitment
We appreciate that Highways & Highways Electrical It is widely recognised that the best candidates are
employers experience fluctuations to their staffing not always active job seekers. Retained search
requirements like no other sector. However, our allows us to allocate a dedicated team who will
Highways experience within the industry means we are experts
in providing interim or contract based individuals to
employers as and when required. We adopt the
focus solely on your specific requirements, meaning
we can identify, engage and secure the very best
talent on your behalf.
Electrical same approach to these placements as we do for
permanent solutions, and can provide employers
with both short and long term candidates. - Contingency recruitment
This process offers agreed terms and conditions
recruitment To enable us to source contractors on short notice,
which is often a necessity, we actively monitor our
contractors availability – doing this means we are
throughout our partnership and allows us to source
candidates for you on an ad-hoc basis. As soon as
you have a requirement for staff you can simply
aware of what skill sets we have to hand. notify us and we will recruit candidates based on
those terms and conditions.
We also ensure that we are the number one
recruitment consultancy of choice for our contractors
to make certain that they will come to us time and
again for their contract positions.
Permanent placements
Experts in providing Our permanent placement service offers two
recruitment methods – retained or contingency.
talent on a permanent These methods suit different employers and
situations - we are happy to advise on what may
and contract basis. be best for you.
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Highways Electrical
With our specialist team of Highways Electrical consultants, Gold Group supply the industry as a whole from Client to Contractor and Consultancy to Supplier. We are capable of
recruiting at all levels of responsibility and our expert market knowledge means we have a nationwide database of available, specifically qualified professionals with the relevant skills for
your vacancies. We are always on top of our market and ensure we know as much about any new skills sets that emerge.
Below is a list of the most common roles that we work on. However, if you have a requirement for a Highways Electrical professional that isn’t shown, you can contact the team on
01342 330 550 to discuss your needs as it is highly likely that we have already worked on a similar role.
Contractors Consultancies Client Services Suppliers
Commercial: Directors Design Team: Managers Commercial: Managers Business Development Managers
Managers Designers (All Grades) Quantity Surveyors Engineers
Quantity Surveyors Administrators Designers
Estimators Commercial: Managers Adminstrators
Procurement Quantity Surveyors Design: Design Managers Logistics/Warehouse Operatives
Procurement Designers (All Grades)
Operations: Contract Managers Estimators
Project Managers Administrators Operations: Operations Managers Independant Connection
Agents/Supervisors Operations Administrators Providers
Street Lighting Electricians Administration: Commercial We are registered suppliers with Commensura so can
(All Grades) Contracts supply immediately if required. Cable Jointers
Re-Instatement Operatives Document Controllers Re-Instatement Teams
(All NRSWA Grades) Mayrise Operators Traffic Signal Engineering
CCTV Specialists Project Managers All of our operations staff are fully
Street Furniture Specialists Commercial Managers & Quantity Surveyors Accredited and we keep electronic copies of
Gantry/Signage Specialists Design Engineers each candidates certificate Portfolio which can
A&E Response Teams Installation Managers be emailed to you prior to the operatives
Festive Lighting Teams Electricians (All Grades) arrival on site.
Night Scouting Teams Traffic Management Teams
HV / LV Cable Jointer Re-Instatement Teams
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Highways
The Highways Team at Gold Group are specialists in all things NRSWA. We supply a number of Highways Contractors and MAC Operators countrywide as well as to Clients and
Consultancies.
Below is a list of the most common roles that we work on. However, if you have a requirement for a Highways professional that isn’t shown, you can contact the team on 01342 330
532 to discuss your needs as it is highly likely that we have already worked on a similar role.
Contractors Consultancies Client Services Suppliers
Commercial: Directors Design Team: Managers Commercial: Managers Business Development Managers
Managers Designers (All Grades) Quantity Surveyors Engineers
Quantity Surveyors Administrators Designers
Estimators Commercial: Managers Adminstrators
Procurement Quantity Surveyors Design: Design Managers Logistics/Warehouse Operatives
Procurement Designers (All Grades)
Operations: Contract/Project Managers Estimators
Agents/Supervisors Administrators Operations: Operations Managers
Tarmac Specialists Operations Administrators
Highways Operatives Administration: Commercial
(All NRSWA Grades) Contracts
Surface Dressing Document Controllers
Road Marking
Machine Operators
(All Grades)
Engineers
Iron Workers
Crash Barrier Teams
NRSWA Labour / Drivers
Welfare Labour
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Our industries Expertise
Our Street Lighting & Highways team’s expertise is in
the recruitment of industry professionals.
Industries
• Oil & Gas
• Rail
Because we focus on skills knowledge, rather than • Environmental
just industry knowledge like many recruiters, we are • Utilities
able to work alongside clients spanning all industries • Aerospace
that have street lighting, highways and construction • Nuclear
needs. • Defence
• Energy & Power
Shown on the right is a list of the industries in which • Engineering
we have significant experience. • Construction
• Infrastructure
• Healthcare
• Education
• Commercial
We are able to work
alongside clients
spanning all industries.
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Testimonials -
“I have been using Gold Group for several months “I have been working with Gold Group for the last 6
and have numerous operatives from them. The months and have been impressed with both their
team are excellent and supplied exactly what I work attitude/ethic and professionalism. They have
specified – something most labour agencies are provided me with temporary, fixed term and
clients unable to do. My foremost request was ASLEC
registered individuals which Gold Group supplied,
along with an up to date copy of their portfolios
permanent staff (in excess of 12 successful
placements) in the last 6 months. They always
deliver on time, and are quicker at submitting
with valid training tickets. quality CVs than other agencies on our company’s
PSL. I would highly recommend these guys and the
To summarise, the service that I have had (and am Company to anyone looking for an agency to look
still getting) is second to none. Requirements are after their staffing needs within the electrical
filled within a day or two and the aftercare is top industry.”
quality - I receive regular calls from Gold Group and Adam Flight - HR Manager, David Webster
they visit their operatives on a regular basis to make Lighting
sure everything is OK.”
Gary Martin - Amey TFL North
“Gold Group really understood the brief for the role I
“I would like to thank Gold Group for supplying, yet was trying to recruit and provided good candidates.
again, quality labour. As a company, you have They took time to explain why they thought they
supplied us on many occasions and every time you were right and I trusted their judgement when I
have delivered exactly what we have asked for - staff would have maybe discounted a CV. They were
with certificates, qualification cards, ASLEC well briefed and took the time to brief me well
We’ve built hundreds of registered and NRSWA accredited. This sort of about them too. They have very personable
service helps us win more work as we become consultants and maintains high levels of
relationships with major highly competitive in both cost and quality of work.” professionalism and integrity. I would have no
Neil Tiernan - Contracts Manager, hesitation in using them again as the need arises.”
employers since 2000. Buntingford Services Ltd. Lee Penycate, Business Development
Manager - Balfour Beatty Workplace
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Testimonials -
“Gold Group’s ability to attract interest from potential to provide me with their expertise and advice on
employers is first class. No other agency was able the industry's current employment market. Never
to provide me with interviews in such a short space once did they fail to provide me with updates of
of time. Usually after an agency sets up a possible opportunities - it was a pleasure to have
candidates successful interview there is very little contact,
however Gold Group remained in contact, offering
their advice and assistance - providing that
been provided with such a professional recruitment
service. They provided me with a great opening for
the future and ensured a seamless transition of
'personal' service.” employment. I look forward to continuing a close
Andy Armitage, Cost Engineer relationship with them.”
Turner & Townsend James M. Brown, Design Manager ICIOB
MAPM
“From the first time Gold Group contacted me they
were nothing short of perfection, keeping in “I was most impressed with Gold Groups efficiency -
constant touch by phone, text and email, keeping it was less than two weeks from contact to my
me up to date with the progress of the position that acceptance. This is even more impressive
they had found for me. They offered support and considering I was not actively seeking alternative
encouragement and negotiated very well on my employment. The job matched my expectations
behalf. Thank you very much, you have made this and the initial description from Gold Group. I was
experience a very enjoyable one, and not the particularly impressed with Richards’s attention to
stressful time it could have been.” detail and “aftercare”.”
Anne Cornell Byron Pountney
Balfour Beatty / Mott McDonald
We’ve assisted many
“It was a pleasure to work with Gold Group - I can
people on the next honestly say they delivered all my aspirations, and
allayed all my fears of which career path to follow.
step of their career. At a vital point in my career, I turned to Gold Group
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Contact us
Gold Group We have a number of other divisions who may be able to assist with differerent aspects of your
company’s recruitment - just get in touch on the details below:
Highways & Highways Electrical Team
East Grinstead House Gold Group IT Networks & Comms
Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 500 Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 515
Wood Street E-mail: info@goldgroup.co.uk E-mail: it@goldgroup.co.uk
East Grinstead
Technology & Engineering Human Factors
West Sussex Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 515 Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 516
RH19 1UZ E-mail: technology@goldgroup.co.uk E-mail: humanfactors@goldgroup.co.uk
Claims & Dispute Management Integrated Logistics Support
Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 550 Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 535 Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 516
Fax: +44 (0)1342 330 520 E-mail: claims@goldgroup.co.uk E-mail: ils@goldgroup.co.uk
E-mail: highwaysandlighting@goldgroup.co.uk Planning & Project Management Safety
Web: www.goldgroup.co.uk Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 535 Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 505
E-mail: planning@goldgroup.co.uk E-mail: safety@goldgroup.co.uk
Our focus is on letting the Town Planning M&E and Facilities Management
Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 539 Tel: +44 (0)1342 330 505
results speak for themselves. E-mail: townplanning@goldgroup.co.uk E-mail: meandfm@goldgroup.co.uk
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