OVERVIEW
Laing O’Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the- art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. By leveraging the right technology, they spark positive change for their clients, their projects and the wider industry. The company’s 2025 mission is to be the construction sector's recognised leader for innovation and excellence.
CONTEXT
Stanton House partnered with Laing O’Rourke early in 2021 to help them overcome some of the hiring challenges they faced. They were struggling to attract and secure the qualified Finance talent they needed. Being based in Dartford had previously caused the business to struggle to fill important roles across their Finance function. They were looking for a recruitment partner they could trust to take their
employer brand to market.
SOLUTION
Stanton House effectively became the ‘extended arm’ of Laing O’Rourke’s internal talent function. This enabled us to really understand their needs and
effectively communicate the fantastic career opportunities on offer. We worked closely with the Talent team to define and shape each role. We provided vital market intelligence as well as push back and challenge when needed, to ensure the best possible outcome. We leveraged our deep candidate network and expertly positioned the company and each opportunity to the right professionals.
OUTCOME
Through our close working relationship, we have been able to successfully attract, secure and onboard a number of high-caliber individuals, across different levels, within their Finance team.
“It is a partnership as opposed to a transactional relationship. Stanton House consultants are pragmatic. They ask for and provide honest feedback. The fact it is an owner managed business also ensures the values of the business come through. They also have slick processes and a great digital approach”
Director of Talent, Laing O’Rourke
“The consultant was fantastic in asking challenging questions to understand what we were looking for in a role. They were honest and open to my views and understanding challenges we have had in the past in recruitment. I feel positive that Stanton House will support us in finding the right candidate."
“I must say I have been impressed with Stanton House, and the number of roles that have been presented to me. From my initial encounter, I have had an induction interview and a first interview all within a week. To add I have also been presented with other opportunities all in a small amount of time. Everyone comes across professional, gives good and open feedback, which has also been much appreciated.”
“The Stanton House team were able to find us good quality candidates. They took the time to focus on the softer skills required for each role and invested the time to ensure both technical and behavioural fit.”
“It is a great pleasure working with Stanton House. They really understand how to meet my requirements and had placed an excellent selection of candidates for a role we recruited previously. The consultant shared very good and information and articles and we meet regularly to stay in contact as our business evolves and where Stanton House can support us."
“I absolutely recommend working with Stanton House. To clients and candidates. Friendly, professional, helpful and they worked so hard to find me a good role. Really took the time to understand what I was looking for and found a great match. A business relationship I'll absolutely look to keep and maintain."
“The process from start to offer was short, concise and extremely supportive. I couldn't of got where I did in terms of prep, or offer without the support given. An extremely pleasent process, which I would highly recommend to anyone."
“Stanton house is the only recruitment company I have dealt with in the 10 years since my return to the UK where applicant is treated as a valuable commodity equitable to the company seeking staff, Quality delivers quality."
“It was clear Stanton House wanted to add value rather than treat hiring as a "transaction". The consultant was clearly knowledgeable and cares about the candidate experience - very different to the very "sales" feeling I have had with other recruitment agencies."
“I had been working with other agencies who had not provided any viable candidates for the role. Stanton House immediately understood the type of candidate we needed and delivered a great shortlist. We interviewed two people, both were very good, with one beign the pefect fit for our organisation and the role."
“Stanton House have a broad but deep understanding of the market, as opposed to only being aware of the 'plain vanilla' opportunities that might exist in the market. They made the effort to get to know the people as well as the institutions."
“The consultant was very helpful in talking through vacancies that were new to me. They were clearly knowledgeable and cared about the candidate experience and working on roles that I would find difficult to fill using internal resource - very different to the very "sales" feeling I have had with other recruitment agencies."
“My consultant is an outstanding recruiter - passionate, dedicated and thorough. They have an excellent grasp on the market; their knowledge of corporate clients and the role the candidate will perform in the company is unparalleled; and their briefings to the candidates both before application and throughout the recruitment process are excellent."
“The feedback I received on my CV for the role I was looking at was extremely beneficial because it was direct and pointed. This was delivered in a professional and helpful manner."
“I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the consultant at Stanton House - I was pleasantly surprised at how much they knew about me and Upfield. Their questions were well prepared and had depth. I look forward to meeting with Stanton House again in the near future."
“Stanton house took me pleasantly by surprise. With Stanton House there was genuine consideration for myself in preparation for the interview and the detail I was provided was in depth and supported me tremendously. I would say this was the best preparation I've been offered by a recruitment agency. The support was appropriate and had structure."
“For Stanton House, 'Candidate Care' is not a metric to be measured against or a goal to achieve, it is an ingrained practice that is fundamental to how they operate. From the very first interaction, I have felt not only looked after professionally, with a team behind me, but also enjoyed our discussions on a personal level. This has made the entire process enjoyable (not something many can say about searching for jobs).”
“I am very thankful to all the consultants for their valuable time invested in me for helping my job search journey. My experience with Stanton house has been marvellous and the level of service that all the consulatants have provided has been the best compared to my past experiences with others."
“It was a personalised service so unlike that given by some other recruitment consultancies. I was prepared, kept in the loop, supported as promised. A refreshing change."
