When you're recruiting for a senior position, the person has to be absolutely right. You may not have the luxury of time, however, if you have a fixed recruitment deadline. And the demand for top-level engineering professionals remains high.

We'll help you to find and hire the best quality candidates in a much shorter space of time than you could working alone or with another agency.

As people work with people, we focus on building strong relationships with both our clients and potential candidates. We'll take plenty of time to understand exactly what you're looking for and are constantly researching the professionals in the industry. We know who's got what skills and experience, what their personal circumstances are, who's looking for work and who's not looking but may be persuaded for the right role.

We work with clients and candidates across the world, so if you're struggling to find the right calibre of person in one country, we can take the search elsewhere.

Want to chat about your latest recruitment challenges? Drop us a line or give us a call and we'll help you overcome them.

We're fastidious in ensuring we provide an outstanding level of service to each client.

We will:

Ask the right questions and listen carefully to ensure we understand exactly what you're looking for.

Work proactively to find the best person for your role, looking internationally as well as in the UK if appropriate.

Only put forward candidates who are truly suitable, and only send CVs on spec when we really understand your business and feel it could be beneficial for you to see someone.

Be fully transparent and honest in the way we work.

Be extremely discreet, maintaining the highest level of confidentiality for you and the candidates we put forward.

If you ask Thomas Radford to fulfil a role, we won't advertise the position, even on our own website. This not only ensures client and candidate confidentiality, it reflects our proactive approach to search and selection. Often, the best people aren't looking for work so they won't see an advert or even have a CV prepared, let alone make an application.

We appreciate that you may need to fill roles quickly to complete a project, so we'll work very efficiently, drawing on our extensive network of contacts, researching the market and approaching the most suitable people.

We won't waste your time suggesting inappropriate candidates. Our in-depth experience will guide us in knowing who's right for your role, so we'll only put the best people forward. Some of our consultants have worked in in-house HR positions, so we know what it's like to be on the receiving end of persistent agencies. We value our hard-earned reputation and will treat you as we'd like to be treated in your position.

This respectfulness extends to candidates too. As the engineering world is so close-knit, we operate with great discretion to ensure candidates feel comfortable talking to us about your role, particularly if they're not actively looking to move.

Above all, we're relentless and won't stop our search until we've found exactly the right person for you.

Would you like us to take the stress of search and selection out of your hands? Why not get in touch today?

You can be reassured that we adhere to all the latest legislation regarding equality and diversity and will never discriminate against anyone, especially in relation to their age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or sexual orientation.

We'll help you to ensure your workforce is well-balanced with a rich mix of talented professionals.

Send a quick email today and we'll update you on which of the industry's key players may be interested in joining you.

From traction power to track design, we've placed top-level professionals in some of rail industry's most rewarding positions.

With the UK having one of the world's longest standing rail systems and a constant focus on developing new, sustainable technologies, its engineers are in high demand.

We place them in projects across the country and indeed the world.

A well-established sector, many of the most experienced and innovative engineers in the world are in civil and structural engineering.

When we're asked to find people for pioneering developments across the world, we appreciate that only the very best will do.

We ensure we already know the key players and the rising stars, so they're only a phone call away when clients need top-level specialists.

Fast becoming the most rapidly expanding sector in the world, the environmental sector boasts some of the most exciting engineering projects and is attracting the cream of the industry's talent.

The importance of ethical and sustainable environmental management has gained real momentum in recent years.

Today, every new construction project needs expert consultants and engineers to provide in-depth knowledge on land management, waste management, utilities distribution and more.

The oil and gas industry has many specialist areas, so our clients and candidates appreciate our detailed knowledge of the sector.

With a vast range of skills and roles being demanded in this area, our focus on building a wide network of candidates pays dividends.

Global environmental management initiatives and sustainability targets have put the value of experienced professionals in this field on the rise.

As the targets for reducing carbon emissions continue to increase, advancements in renewable energy technology are moving on apace.

This is creating a multitude of challenging roles and attracting a wealth of new talent to the sector.

As development schemes and new infrastructure are rolled out globally, there's an ever-increasing need for high level, experienced engineers on projects across the world. Maybe you're an organisation struggling to find the people you need in your own country, or maybe you're an individual interested in working abroad. We can help. Over the years we've built a large bank of contacts internationally.

As a candidate, considering positions abroad can enable you to expand your experience and fast-track your career on some of the most prestigious projects in the world.

It can also enable you and your family to enjoy a whole new lifestyle and the excitement of living in a different country and soaking up a new culture.