Background
Our client is investing over €2 billion in electrolysis projects across Europe to produce zero-carbon green hydrogen, with initial plants planned in Norway, Belgium & Finland.
Client challenge
Based in Finland, the client faced challenges filling a critical HSE Manager position, open for over 12 months despite efforts by their internal TA team and both local and international recruitment suppliers. The energy sector’s shift toward net-zero has created high demand for niche skills, particularly in the emerging hydrogen market, where expertise is scarce.
Our solution
- Leveraged our online reach and specialist job boards alongside mining our existing network to access personnel with transferrable skills.
- Conducted over 50 interviews within a 2-week period, with an extensive qualification process that resulted in 4 candidates making it through to a final interview stage.
- Utilizing our committed search model, we were able to dedicate a resource team to comprehensively map the local market and compile not only resumes but also market and competitor information.
- Comprehensive candidate profiling on a technical and soft skills basis to ensure candidates had passion for the cause.
Results
Our client has stated they have never received such a high level of quality in prospective candidates. As a result of our search efforts and the talent supplied, we are now on the client’s exclusive supplier for safety positions across Europe and has resulted in 3 further searches.