Award-winning construction industry employment specialists NOW Recruitment has appointed Graeme Collie as Team Leader of the companyís Newcastle-based Construction Professionals division.
Graeme Collie (30) from Newcastle joined NOW Recruitment on 1st April. He will be responsible for building the newly branded business unit ñ Construction Professionals - in Newcastle alongside key members of the team. The main aims of the business unit will be to supply freelance and permanent candidates, such as Site Supervisors, Contract Managers and Facilities Managers to contractors and construction consultancies all over the UK.
Over the past 6 years Graeme has gained a wealth of experience and skills through working for high-profile recruitment companies specialising in construction industry recruitment. He also set up and ran his own business which specialised in recruitment for construction consultancies, construction dispute resolution and management consultancy practices.
ìIím very much looking forward to developing the division and the business as a whole over the next few years,î says Graeme. ìI hope to utilise my experience in providing contingency, search and selection and recruitment management services to consultant PQS, Project Management and Construction Dispute Resolution practices both in the UK and Internationally to the benefit of NOW Recruitment in order to provide a truly nationwide business geared toward the construction consultancy sector. I see my role at NOW Recruitment as a blank canvas. Up until now the company has not ventured into the consultancy side of recruitment, this is my area of expertise and the side that I have been given the tools to grow. Iím very much looking forward to the challenge.î
ìOver the past few months the Construction Professionals division has taken massive leaps forward,î says Simon Winfield Managing Director of NOWís Construction Professionals division. ìWe have not only re-branded the division but have also launched a brand new Property and Surveying Desk in Bristol as well as opening our first Southern Office in Southampton. The appointment of Graeme is just another key step for us as a company. He has years of experience working with construction consultancies throughout the UK; he understands the nature of their businesses and what they want from an external recruitment supplier. Iím very much looking forward to working with him in the future.î
New appointment signifies NOWs commitment to growth of division
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