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RAIL AND ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST

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Welcome

London office: 020 8228 1301

South East office: 01323 438 740

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With offices in London, the South East and South Africa,A1 Secured is a rail and engineering project recruitmentconsultancy delivering total recruitment solutions to ourworldwide clients.

We currently provide staff on a permanent, contract or interim basis atall levels, including IT, administration and support roles.

We can also offer tailor-made recruitment solutions including client advertising, response handling and ‘Search and Selection’.

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TYPICAL ROLES

OPERATIONS

Protection Managers/Supervisors

Project Managers

P-Way Managers

Section Managers

General Foremen

Works Managers

PLANNING

P3, P6 Planners

Project Planners

Core Planners

Rimini Planners

Possessions Planners

Cost Planners

Document Controllers

COMMERCIAL

CommercialManagers

Estimators

Senior Estimators

Quantity Surveyors

Senior Quantity Surveyors

CommercialAssistants

Bid Managers

Risk Managers

Buyers

BusinessDevelopment

Business Analysts

SIGNALLING

CAD/Autocad

Designers/PrincipleDesigners/AssistantDesigners

Testers/TICs/Functional/SMTH/S&T

Engineers – Quality,Compliance, Power,Systems,Environmental,Electrical, Project,Design

Assessors – A1/VI

Installers

Project Managers

HEALTH, SAFETY,QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL

Sheq/Qse/HsqeAdvisors andManagers

Assurances

Engineers – Quality, Safety,Environmental

Consultants

ADMINISTRATIONAND SUPPORT

Assistants

PAs

Team Secretaries

Secretaries

Receptionists

Office Managers

DocumentControllers

ENGINEERING

Design Engineers

Structures Engineers

Civil Engineers

Structural Engineers

InstrumentationEngineers

Site Engineers

Surveying (Geo Tech,Laser, etc.)

Typical roles that A1 Secured Ltd fill on a daily basis with contract and permanent staff:



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THE COMPANY

A1 Secured has an ever-growing team ofAccount Directors and Account Managers toservice your recruitment needs.

We pride ourselves on employing talented innovativeindividuals and technically qualified staff specific to yourindustry.

A1 Secured has a large resource of contacts including agrowing database of over 100,000 candidates from whichwe can draw on to find the most suitable for your needs.

As standard, we also advertise over a wide range of triedand tested mediums to widen the channels to ensure exposure in attracting the best qualified candidates toour agency.

As well as acting as a contingency agency we also provide‘Search and Selection’ services for a number of key roleswhen required.

Should you wish to discuss our recruitment solutions orneed help with your current or on-going recruitmentdrives, please call the relevant number below.



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COMPANY STRUCTURE

Account Manager Account Manager

Iain StilesAccount Director

(Engineering & Civils)

Managing Director

Account Manager

Administrator

Account Manager

Administrator

Chris BurrowsAccount Director

(Rail)



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COMPANY PROFILE 1

A1 Secured, established in 2002, has a proven trackrecord of supplying both agency and permanent staffto the rail, engineering and public services industries.

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR OUR SUCCESS?

As a smaller agency, we pride ourselves on the fact we often perform ‘Search and Selection’ services when requested to fill keypositions.

This gives us the edge over larger contingency-based agencies thatoperate on a reactive rather than proactive basis.

THE FOLLOWING CLIENTS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING CLOSELYWITH A1 SECURED ON A FIRST TIER BASIS:

• Balfour Beatty Rail – all divisions including Project, Plant,Technologies, Infrastructure, London Underground

• Balfour Beatty Construction• Kier PLC • MGBL Signalling• Signalling Solutions • Bridgen• Watermans • Birse• Galiford Try • Parsons Brinkerhoff• Livis • Serco Rail• Volker Rail • Kier Rail

This is just a small list of our current client base. Please contact us for any references that you may require.



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COMPANY PROFILE 2

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF ROLES WE WORK ON?

• Technical – All.• Operations – All management from foreman supervisors to senior project

management.• Commercial – Buyers, quantity surveyors, estimators, commercial managers.• Administration – From receptionists to document controllers.• Engineering – All levels, from agents, to work managers to construction managers.• IT and professional services.

For more information, please visit: www.a1secured.com



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CANDIDATE PROCESS

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

Account Manager Account Manager

Client

Client notifiesA1 Secured of vacancy

Account Director briefsAccount Manager in fullas to the exact need

Account Director briefsAccount Manager in full

as to the exact need

CVs are screened andselected ready for

inspection by AccountDirector

Account Director conductsfinal check and then submitsfinal list of candidates

Account DirectorA1 Secured



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RECRUITMENT METHODS

RESPONSE HANDLING

Response handling can be very time consuming especially in today’s buoyant marketplace. We therefore offer a response handling service inaddition to our total recruitment solution. This service handles the wholeprocess from screening applications to arranging interviews.

Our dedicated and experienced resourcers who have years of experience inrecognising suitable applicants will handle the response and match applicants specifically to your requirements.

For more information on this service, please give us a call at any time andwe will be happy to explain the service and procedure in more detail.

TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS

Holding face-to-face interviews is a time consuming process. Pre-screeningapplicants by telephone to ensure accurate matches is an efficient way toensure minimal time loss.

This will save you a lot of time and effort by ensuring you only see the candidates right for the role.

There is no ‘finders fee’ payable in this arrangement.



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ADVERTISING & MARKETING

ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A1 Secured has a wealth of experience in advertisingcampaigns. We can benefit any advertising you are planning on undertaking from recommending the bestdesign companies to negotiating better costs for youradvertising space in whichever medium you may opt foror we recommend.

We can help you ensure that your budget is spent in areaswhere you can maximise the response from the righttype of candidates cost-effectively.

We can also save you time by dealing exclusively withthe response from your advertising. With the currentmarketplace being so buoyant with candidates, clientswho advertise have been getting in excess of 500 CVs pervacancy. We sort the wheat from the chaff and only handthe top candidates over to you for consideration.



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CONTACT INFORMATION

CHRIS BURROWSRail Account DirectorTel: 020 8228 [email protected]

26 Bloomsbury StreetHolbornLondon WC1B 3QJ

For all enquiries outside of A1 Secured’s remit, please contact one of our strategic partners:

IAIN STILESEngineering Account DirectorTel: 01323 438 740Mobile: 07768 985 [email protected]

Highlight House8 St. Leonards RoadEastbourne BN21 3AH

A1 PeopleA specialist recruitment agency placing candidates on a permanent, freelance or contractbasis specifically for organisations of a Design,New Media, Media, Web, Marketing andAdvertising nature.

Tel: 01323 [email protected] Gildredge Road, Eastbourne BN21 4RL

Smith & Cameron RecruitmentA successful recruitment agency providing adminand support staff to businesses within centralLondon, ranging from receptionists, administratorsand personal assistants to office managers,HR administrators and marketing executives.

Tel: 020 3051 0998/[email protected] Bloomsbury Street, Holborn, London WC1B 3QJ

To submit your CV, please email one of the Account Directors.

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London office Tel: 020 8228 1301

[email protected]

South East office Tel: 01323 438 740

[email protected] 22700

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