From temporary contractor to permanent Contracts Engineer within one month
A construction professional looking for greater career progression, job security and the opportunity to move into project management.
Permanent Contracts Engineer role
Construction candidate seeks recruitment support to realise project management ambitions
Leigh Bowen’s career in construction began as a Duct Fitters Mate in 2008. From the outset, he invested his own time in developing the qualifications and experience that would eventually take him towards construction management.
Based in London, Leigh had been freelancing as a contractor and enjoyed the autonomy. But his longer-term ambition was to run his own projects and build a career in construction project management.
Career progression was important, but he couldn’t see a clear route to achieving his full potential while continuing purely as a contractor. A permanent role offered the opportunity to progress.
Job security had also become increasingly important. Having recently become a father, Leigh wanted the financial stability and benefits that came with permanent employment.
We could see Leigh’s potential. Our job was to make sure the right employers could see it too.
Leigh was already known to Vincent Gurney after previously applying for a role through us. His knowledge, connections and ambition stood out, and we knew they would stand out to employers too.
Leigh agreed to work exclusively with us for two weeks. We didn’t have a suitable vacancy waiting for him, so instead we took his experience and ambitions to the market and started looking for the right opportunity.
How Vincent Gurney helped Leigh find his new role
We turned Leigh’s ambitions and experience into a focused recruitment campaign rather than simply waiting for a suitable vacancy to appear.
Understand
We spent time talking to Leigh about his experience, ambitions and exactly what he wanted from his next move.
Position
We created a candidate profile that represented his strengths, experience and potential, with Leigh approving the final version.
Take to market
We shared Leigh’s profile with our network, increasing his visibility with businesses that matched his career ambitions.
Support
We handled employer enquiries and supported Leigh through interviews, preparation and offer negotiations.
A permanent role, greater security and a clear route to progression
Tom from Vincent Gurney was an absolutely outstanding recruitment consultant from start to finish. He asked me to give him two weeks and he would find me a job – and he was a man of his word! Within a fortnight I had an interview and, not long after, I accepted a fantastic job offer. Brilliant service!