Recruitment services

Tender description

The East West Railway Company is seeking to appoint an executive (c-suite) search firm, on an exclusive basis, to work in partnership with the company to run a open, fair and transparent recruitment process in order to permanently appoint the company leadership team (excluding the CEO and Chair). This includes the following roles: — Finance Director, — Strategy Director, — Engineering Director, — Western Section Delivery Director, — Central Section Delivery Director. These individuals will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and will be employed on permanent contracts of employment directly by EWR Co. The appointed firm will be expected to demonstrate expert knowledge in the field of rail infrastructure/construction recruitment and undertake full executive search, and other related services, on behalf of EWR Co. The successful firm will be appointed on a campaign-specific agreement to undertake full executive search, and other related services, on behalf of EWR Co. This will include, as a minimum: — full client briefings around role and candidate requirements, — direct headhunting and advertising of roles in locations, — identification of suitable candidates for presentation in a Long List, — identification of suitable candidates for presentation in a Short List, — collection of diversity monitoring information as per EWR Co. Diversity Monitoring Standards, — provide guidance over salary expectations and complete salary negotiations on behalf of EWR Co. with the preferred candidates, — full candidate management throughout the recruitment process, including candidate interview availability and providing candidate feedback, — complete offer management; both verbal and written acceptance of role, — follow up candidate management following successful placement of the candidate for a period of 6 months.