Engineering

Oil and gas recruitment hit by gulf disaster fallout

The six-month moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform in April is hitting recruiters in the sector, according to the director of an oil and gas recruiter.

Engineering war for talent could go nuclear

Excessive further border controls could hit the UK’s ability to recruit much needed nuclear engineers, according to Ged Mason, chief executive at technical and engineering recruiter Morson Group.

Adrian Thomas

By Colin Cottell

Colin Cottell interviews Network Rail’s head of resourcing

David Mason

By Colin Cottell

Colin Cottell interviews the international talent acquisition director of global engineering consultancy CH2M Hill

Appointments: IntaPeople hires three consultants

Specialist IT, technical and engineering recruitment consultancy IntaPeople has taken on an additional three staff members.

Appointments: McKee joins Grafton

Appointments: Voltas appoints business group HR head

Engineering solutions providers and project specialist Voltas has appointed Avinash Dixit as business group HR head.Dixit joins the Electro Mechanical & Refrigeration business group of Voltas as its head of human resources, having worked with companies like Bajaj Auto, Larsen & Toubro as head of HR for their diversified business group and with Reliance Industries as GM management development for its Petroleum business.

Appointments: New executive director for Talascend

Engineering

Engineers are in demand despite looming cuts in the UK that will hit public sector projects hard. But recruiters may have to think differently

Renewables

The world may be calling for greater use of renewable energy, but the industry itself still has a dearth of specialised engineers in the sector