Contractors

Our capability in Contracting executive search

Contracting is a dynamic industry that is constantly evolving. The government’s commitment to investing in infrastructure projects has provided a boost to the industry, with major projects across the Transport & Infrastructure markets creating a whole host of opportunities. In addition to capital programmes, there is an ongoing need for maintenance and renewal of the UK’s existing, ageing, infrastructure.

The adoption of new technologies and techniques is transforming how the industry operates, with an increased focus, driven by major clients, on carbon reduction, social value and environmental impact. As contractors continue to adapt, finding the best senior level talent can be a challenge. With a highly competitive market and a shortage of skilled professionals, identifying and attracting the right candidates requires specialised knowledge and expertise. That’s where our Executive Search offering comes in.

Our team of experienced executive recruiters has a deep understanding of Rail, Aviation, Ports, Highways, Energy, Utilities and major Building contracting. We have a wide network of industry professionals and a thorough screening process, ensuring that we are able to identify the most qualified candidates for our clients’ senior level positions.

Civil Engineering
Tunnelling & Ground Engineering
Term Maintenance Contractors
Rail Systems Contracting
Building Contractors
M&E Contractors
Major Projects
Management Contracting
Specialist Sub-Contractors

General Management & Operations
Project Management
Commercial Management
Health & Safety & Quality
Procurement
Bid Management & Work Winning
Business Development & Strategy
Engineering & Technical
Planning & Estimating
Environment & Sustainability
Plant
Finance & Human Resources

Managing Director Water – Civil Engineering Contractor
Energy Director – Infrastructure Contractor
Preconstruction Director – Major Projects Contractor
Highways Sector Director – Infrastructure Contractor
Managing Director, JV – £ billion Rail Upgrade
Managing Director – Family Owned Civil Engineering Contractor
Managing Director, Building & Development – Top 30 UK Contractor
Managing Director, Construction – Central London Management Contractor
JV Director – MEICA Contractor
Non- Executive Director – Civil Engineering Contractor
Operations Director, Building – Top 20 UK Contractor
Operations Director, Power – Infrastructure Contractor
Operations Director, South East – Civil Engineering Contractor
Operations Director, Water – Civil Engineering Contractor
Project Director – £ billion Rail Upgrade Programme
Construction Director, HS2 – Major Civil Engineering Contractor
Project Director – Family Owned Building Contractor
Sector Director – Water Contractor
Business Development & Strategy Director – Utility Contractor
Business Development Director – Civil Engineering Contractor
Chief People Officer – Family Owned Civil Engineering Contractor
Civils & Structures Director – Specialist Contractor
Commercial Director – Utility Contractor
Construction Director – Major Tunnelling Project
Design Director – M&E Contractor
Director, Transportation – Middle East EPC Contractor
Engineering Director – £ billion Portfolio of Rail Electrification Upgrades
Framework Director (South West Water) – Water Contractor
Group Finance Director – Top 10 Civil Engineering Contractor
Group Finance Director – Utilities Contractor
Group Head of Estimating – Top 10 Civil Engineering Contractor
Group HSQE & Sustainability Director – Family Owned Civil Engineering Contractor
Head of Electrical Engineering – Water D&B Contractor

Back to Sectors

Since taking over as the CEO of Crossrail I have put a lot of effort into establishing the right leadership team to complete the project. Newsom Consulting have been a great partner in this work. Together we have worked to assemble a great new team with the right energy and capability for one of the worlds most complex projects.

Jim and team are a real pleasure to work with; responsive and sensitive to our unique circumstances.

CEO, Crossrail

Newsom Consulting are incredibly well connected to the industry and very quickly understand our needs. They take time to understand the role profile, the culture and challenges of the organisation, and then hand-picks the shortlist. This process works really well and saves time and money in the search.

MD, Transport Infrastructure, Amey

We have used Newsom Consulting extensively for a number of years, we have always found them responsive and great to work with. Their understanding of the brief and our business has always resulted in a shortlist and successful candidate that meets our requirements.

Chief Executive, Murphy Group

We recently retained Newsom Consulting to recruit a key strategic Director for BAM Nuttall. It was a very professional service, they fully understood the brief and delivered against it extremely well. They kept us informed throughout the search, providing a really good shortlist of candidates. The shortlist included a consultant’s report on each candidate that was informative, honest, with insightful analysis. Newsom Consulting had their finger on the pulse of what was going on in the market and we got the right candidate out of the process

Managing Director- Transport & Regions, BAM Nuttall

Heathrow have partnered with Newsom Consulting to recruit several key leadership roles for our Expansion team. On each search they have been successful in providing an excellent shortlist from which we have appointed a high-calibre candidate. Jim has worked with Heathrow for a number of years and has developed a good understanding of our business, and we have recently appointed Newsom Consulting as an executive search partner for the Expansion programme.

Expansion Programme Director, Heathrow Airport

UK Parliament retained Newsom Consulting to help us recruit the Managing Director for Strategic Estates. This was a good experience and we were well supported throughout the recruitment process. Newsom provided a great deal of industry specific knowledge. The advice and support at the early stages of the process, and specifically helping us define our candidate spec to get what the business really needed from the hire, was invaluable

Director General (Operations), House of Commons

Exceptional knowledge of the industry and thoroughly professional service.

Managing Director UK Engineering, SYSTRA

We have worked with Newsom Consulting on a number of successful senior searches. They listen carefully to assemble the right brief and have identified strong, well targeted shortlists. Their written documentation on the search and shortlisted candidates is informative and insightful.

Managing Director Rail, WSP

Jim has worked with us to source and secure leading talent for 15 years and his commitment to understand our business needs and proactive nature underpins this successful relationship with Newsom Consulting.

CEO, Steer Davies Gleave

We retained Newsom Consulting to help us find and attract several new Directors for our Public Sector Transport practice. Jim and his team really listened to what we needed, understood our values and the expectations we have for anyone joining our team. They cut to the chase on any thorny issues, which speeded up all our interactions and decision-making. We were able to hire several high-calibre candidates from the search.

Partner & Public Sector Transport Leader, PwC

ACE partnered with Newsom Consulting to assist us in recruiting the newly created position of Director of Communications & Marketing. We were seeking a unique blend of skills and experience, and were very pleased with the selection of candidates on the shortlist and ultimately the chosen candidate we were able to appoint. Jim and the team were enjoyable to work with, they took the stress out of recruitment and provided a personal service and genuinely cared about us finding a good quality candidate with the right culture fit for our organisation

Chief Executive, Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)

ACE retained the services of Newsom Consulting to help us recruit our next CEO. They really listened and took our requests on board, were proactive and pushed the process through efficiently. Their candidate reports and shortlisting process were clear and helpful, with a high calibre of candidates presented, enabling us to hire a great candidate. They made the recruitment process easy for us and were a real pleasure to work with.

Chairperson of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering

Case Studies

Flowbird Global Sales & Marketing Director

Flowbird Group are a leading transport technology provider, recently rebranded from Parkeon, in the growing market of Smart Ticketing. They retained our services to recruit a Global Director of Sales & Marketing for the Transportation business unit.

SWR Chief Operating Officer

South Western Railway retained our services initially to recruit an Operations Director. In this role, the successful candidate would be responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction for c3,000 staff across all activities related to train service delivery, customer service onboard trains and operational safety.

PwC – Director – Public Transport Consulting Practice (UK)

PwC’s Public Transport practice needed a strong candidate to come in and build the practice.

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Our Team

Lauren Goldring

Business Support & Research Manager

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Paul Neave

Principal Consultant

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Richard Dobbs

Director

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Latest Opportunities

Commercial Director

A leading infrastructure business in the UK have retained our services to recruit a Commercial Director for their Rail division, which focuses on rail systems projects. The role will be responsible for leading their commercial function with a team of Quantity Surveyors and Procurement professionals.