Jobs & Recruitment · Derby, England
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EMBS Talent Group is a 23-year specialist recruitment and talent management firm dedicated to placing, training, and deploying exceptional people across Transport, Energy, and Defence sectors. The company operates as a comprehensive talent partner, offering services that span the full arc from hire to high performance.
Mission:
To provide tailored talent solutions that address recruitment, capability, and transformation challenges for organizations in demanding engineering and technology environments. EMBS focuses on understanding what "good" actually looks like in specialized sectors and delivering candidates who not only look right on paper but will actually perform.
Vision:
To be the trusted talent partner for organizations seeking exceptional engineering and technology professionals. EMBS envisions a future where talent management is strategic, precise, and transformational—moving beyond traditional recruitment to become an embedded partner in organizational success.
EMBS operates with three key specialisms:
Engineering - Advanced manufacturing, infrastructure, automation, and defence systems. The company has spent over two decades building networks inside the UK's most demanding engineering environments, understanding the difference between candidates who look right and those who will actually perform.
Technology & Digital - AI, data, cloud, cyber, and digital transformation. EMBS specializes across the full technology stack with deep networks in the UK's most ambitious tech teams and MSPs, understanding the difference between software engineers who ship and those who stall.
Talent Solutions - Three levels of engagement: Permanent Recruitment, Contract & Interim, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Jobs & Recruitment · Recruitment Agencies - Job Vacancies
Three levels of tailored permanent recruitment solutions ensuring success every time. With a focus on quality, agility, and pinpoint accuracy, EMBS delivers exceptional results for clients seeking to scale teams or find niche expertise.
Jobs & Recruitment · Recruitment Agencies - Job Vacancies
Unparalleled candidate networks enabling delivery of expertise exactly when needed. With a sharp focus on precision and speed, EMBS can deploy specialists to support mission-critical projects seamlessly.
Jobs & Recruitment · Recruitment Agencies - Job Vacancies
Bespoke RPO solutions purpose-built for Engineering and Technology sectors. Whether fully outsourcing recruitment or optimizing existing operations, EMBS provides scalable and adaptable services tailored to unique requirements.
Manufacturing Client · UK · 2024
A long-standing client partnered with EMBS Engineering to address a significant recruitment challenge driven by a rapidly expanding order book and increasing operational demands. The business required the recruitment of 37 skilled professionals across multiple critical roles to support continued growth and maintain project delivery timelines.
Solution: EMBS Engineering deployed its specialist engineering recruitment team to manage the hiring campaign. Leveraging its extensive candidate network, industry expertise, and targeted recruitment strategy, EMBS rapidly identified, screened, and secured qualified professionals aligned with the client's technical and cultural requirements.
Outcome: Successfully filled 30 out of 37 critical positions. Achieved results in under 16 weeks. Enabled the client to support increased workload and project demands. Reduced recruitment pressure on internal HR teams. Strengthened the client's ability to deliver against its expanding order book.
INIT (Innovations in Transportation Ltd) · UK · 2025
INIT (Innovations in Transportation Ltd) required support in establishing a robust project delivery and commercial function to support business growth and operational requirements. To achieve this, the company partnered with EMBS Technology to deliver a Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solution focused on sourcing high-calibre professionals across multiple business functions.
Solution: EMBS Technology implemented a tailored Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solution designed to manage the end-to-end recruitment process. The team leveraged its specialist technology recruitment expertise, extensive talent network, and structured hiring methodology to identify, engage, and secure qualified candidates across PMO, Commercial, and Technical functions.
Outcome: Successfully filled 10 permanent positions. Delivered all hires within 8 weeks. Strengthened the client's Project Management Office (PMO), Commercial, and Technical departments. Reduced recruitment burden on internal teams. Supported the establishment of a scalable operational structure for future growth.
British Assessment Bureau · Information Security Management · Issued 2024 · Expires 2029
The ISO 27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification demonstrates EMBS's commitment to maintaining the highest standards of information security, data protection, and risk management. The certification provides a structured framework for identifying, managing, and mitigating information security risks while ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business and client data. By achieving ISO 27001 certification, EMBS has implemented internationally recognised best practices for information security governance, operational controls, compliance management, and continuous improvement. This accreditation reinforces the company's dedication to protecting sensitive information, maintaining customer trust, and ensuring secure business operations across its recruitment and professional services activities. Benefits Internationally recognised information security standard Enhanced protection of client and business data Robust risk management framework Improved regulatory and compliance alignment Continuous monitoring and improvement of security controls Increased confidence for clients, partners, and stakeholders
Bromford Industries · Recruitment Excellence · 2025
EMBS became Bromford Industries top-performing recruitment partner, filling multiple roles for their centre of excellence with precision and quality delivery.
International Organization for Standardization · Quality Management, Environmental Management, AI Management · 2026
EMBS Group achieves triple ISO certification including ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management), ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management), and ISO 42001 (AI Management). This certification demonstrates EMBS commitment to excellence, environmental responsibility, and responsible AI governance.
Virtue Health · Recruitment Partnership · 2025
EMBS became sole supplier for Virtue Health after successfully filling 6 roles in 6 weeks for their Software, Data and Product team.
Full-time · Derby · £80,000–£90,000
What you will be doing Taking full lifecycle ownership of HV cable schemes from 33kV to 400kV — route proving, civils, ducting, cable pulling, jointing, testing, energisation and handover Developing and maintaining the project programme, and driving recovery where required Acting as principal interface to the network operator, alongside local authority, street works, highways and landowner stakeholders Discharging CDM duties, setting site safety standards and owning the HSEQ position on your scheme Administering NEC contracts, owning budget, cost forecasting and margin performance Leading site teams, jointers, civils crews and subcontractors What we are looking for Essential Minimum 10 years' experience as a Project Manager Proven HV cable delivery, 132kV and above preferred. Candidates with 20+ years at 33kV and a strong delivery record will also be considered Substation experience, including the cable-to-substation interface, terminations and energisation Demonstrable DNO and TO knowledge — operator standards, processes, authorisation regimes and safety rules Experience managing heavy civils alongside complex electrical transmission and distribution scope Working knowledge of NEC forms of contract Minimum HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline CSCS card and full UK driving licence Genuine willingness to work away where the project requires it
Full-time · Dublin, Cork or Kerry · £90,000
We are partnering with a leading utility contractor to recruit an Overhead Line Network Designer for their expanding Design Department, working on electrical infrastructure projects across Ireland and the UK. This is a permanent role combining office and site-based work, suited to professionals from a range of backgrounds — grid construction (overhead or underground), land surveying, project management, or civil, structural or mechanical engineering — who bring solid experience in their discipline. Office duties can be based across three regional offices, and as the business operates nationwide, regular travel in a company vehicle is required, with occasional overnight stays.
Full-time · Oxford, Oxfordshire · £85,000
A wastewater treatment framework near Oxford has just had its pricing programme pulled forward by six months. That has left the commercial team needing a Managing QS who can take a scope of work and actually run it: CVRs, change, the lot, feeding into the framework lead rather than being managed over the shoulder by them. If you are a water or infrastructure MQS who is currently one reconciliation among many on a programme you never see the top of, this is a chance to own your packages properly. A few things worth knowing before you read on: The work is committed, not hoped for. This sits on a long framework with a multi-year order book behind it, so it is not a twelve-month punt. You are on site two or three days a week and remote the rest. If you want an office to work from on the other days, there is one near London and one in the Midlands. The employer is a family-owned infrastructure contractor marking its 75th year, and one of only around 5% of UK businesses to hold Platinum Investors in People. Water is one of the things they have done longest. And there is a genuine circular-economy angle to the project that you do not get on every works upgrade: a phosphorus removal cycle, digestion tanks turning waste into biomass for local farms, and gas generation built into the process. What you would be doing Owning the cost value reconciliation on your packages. Managing subcontract accounts and payments through to final account. Running change and keeping the commercial reporting clean for the framework lead. And helping bring on a younger commercial team who will learn a lot from someone who has done it properly.
Full-time · Maynooth, Maynooth · £85,000
Our client is growing... With a proven track record in utility services, predominantly in the telecoms sector, the business is scaling aggressively into strategically relevant, high-growth markets: EV infrastructure, transmission & distribution (T&D) grid, renewables, and data centre enabling infrastructure. This role is central to that ambition. You will be the commercial engine driving expansion, building the kind of long-term client relationships and revenue base that will position the company alongside the leading utility infrastructure contractors in Ireland initially, and the UK. Target Sectors T&D Grid — transmission & distribution overhead and underground network works (ESB/NIE Networks, DNO, IDNO) Renewables — wind, solar and grid connection infrastructure; electrical and cable packages for IPPs and developers Data Centres — HV/MV/LV enabling works, substation builds and civil infrastructure packages EV & Smart — EV charging network rollouts and smart metering programmes Street Lighting — upgrade programmes, smart controls and long-term maintenance frameworks for local authorities Telecoms — supporting BD in fibre, wireless and network infrastructure, leveraging existing relationships and delivery capability What We're Looking For Essential: 5+ years' business development, sales or commercial experience within utility infrastructure, power, telecoms or a closely related sector; a demonstrable track record of winning new clients and growing revenue in a project-based or framework contracting environment; excellent communication and presentation skills, comfortable at C-suite and procurement director level; commercial acumen across bid pricing, margin analysis and contract risk; self-motivated, able to operate with autonomy within a small, fast-moving senior team; full clean driving licence with willingness to travel across Ireland and the UK. Preferred: an existing network across Irish and/or UK utilities, renewable energy developers, DNOs/TSOs, the data centre ecosystem and Tier 1 contractors; experience coordinating tender submissions with multi-disciplinary bid teams; a degree in engineering, business or a related discipline; strong understanding of the Irish and UK government infrastructure investment landscape.
Full-time · Dublin, Dublin · £160,000
The Role Reporting directly to the CEO, the Director of Energy will have full ownership of the Irish power division — from market entry strategy to day-to-day operations, from business development to financial performance. Strategy & Market Entry You will define which segments of the Irish power and renewables market the business will serve, which services it will offer, and how it will position itself against established competitors. You will set short-term objectives and longer-range goals, and build the plans and policies to support them. Market traction within the first 12 months is a clear expectation. Operational Build-Out You will develop the skills and resourcing plan to meet the power strategy. You will hire, train, onboard, and deploy operational management and field crews. You will integrate the division into the wider business through the shared service model, and drive continuous improvement from the outset. Commercial Performance You will own the P&L. Working alongside the CFO, you will ensure the financial structure of the division is sound — funding, working capital, budgeting, audit compliance. You will set and meet targets for revenue, gross and net margin, and EBITDA, and report directly to the CEO on divisional performance. Business Development & Client Relations You will network widely, build Secto's brand in the target market, oversee tender submissions, and engage directly with senior client stakeholders. Customer care will sit at the centre of everything the division does. Leadership & Culture You will lead by example — setting the highest standards for safety, service delivery, and operational excellence. You will protect and develop a positive, high-performance culture, and promote the company's values at every level. What We're Looking For Essential experience A minimum of five years' general management experience in a power industry services environment A proven track record of building and leading teams in a growing organisation Direct experience working with ESB Networks Strong commercial and financial acumen — comfortable owning a P&L and presenting to a board Experience managing client relationships from pre-works through to project completion
Full-time · Waterford, Ireland — Hybrid · €100,000–€120,000 (up to €130,000 DOE)
The Energy Asset Manager will have overall responsibility for technical operations, asset performance, client relationships and commercial growth across solar PV O&M, PPA, heating and related renewable energy operations in Ireland and the UK. The role will involve managing asset performance, service delivery, client relationships, commercial contracts, pricing and proposals, while leading the Solar O&M and Heating teams and supporting business growth.