Executive Recruitment for Housebuilding, Residential Development & Construction.
Cognisant Search is a specialist housebuilding recruitment agency providing executive search, contingent recruitment and interim recruitment across the UK residential development, construction and property sectors. We help national PLC housebuilders, regional developers and privately owned businesses recruit mid-to-senior professionals across land, planning, technical, commercial, construction and executive leadership roles.
Relationships drive our success. As specialist housebuilding, residential development & mixed-use recruitment partners, we have a proven track record of delivering complex assignments, nationally, on time and with the right candidate.
Candidate Services.
Offering exceptional levels of customer service, you will receive expert advice, a dedicated recruitment consultant supporting your search along with help and guidance for interview preparation. We also offer ongoing support throughout the recruitment process.
Client Services.
Our recruitment experts streamline the hiring process, saving you time and resources. We identify top talent, and present you with qualified candidates who align with your business goals. Let us handle the complexities of recruitment, so you can focus on what matters most.
Client Services.
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Highly focused, offering unmatched results in the search for the right candidate. Our upfront time investment is key to understanding your business and provides the background to your requirements and future plans as well as your unique business culture.
Executive Search is extremely transparent, operating within a dedicated timeframe that provides you with regular updates at each stage of the process. Significant time is invested at the outset including full market mapping, identifying both target organisations and potential candidates. We then approach, assess, interview and shortlist suitable individuals before arranging interviews with your organisation. We can also advise on any testing (psychometric, aptitude etc.) required.
We work with you to secure the preferred candidate, negotiating the salary and package on your behalf. We maintain contact with the successful candidate through their notice period and during their first six months with your business, helping to reduce any onboarding issues.
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A less-formal process offering some of the same features as Executive Search but in a more compressed time period. This is a solution usually used for intermediate level appointments where time is of the essence. We have an extensive candidate network that has been developed over many years which enables us to quickly provide active professionals for your requirements.
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We can advise on the right media to advertise your role before copywriting, booking and publishing the advertisement. We then professionally sift the responses, identifying suitable candidates to bring into the recruitment process.
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We can offer high-quality hires to work with you on an interim capacity, offering their services on a short or medium-term basis. Interim candidates provide a good solution for specific projects, short/medium term cover or bridging a gap whilst sourcing a permanent solution. Interim candidates by their very nature offer extensive experience gained from a wide range of companies.
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Having exceptionally well-developed networks we are able to advise on a wide variety of business-related people matters including salary levels, benefits and long-term incentive plans (LTIPs). In addition, we can offer market insight on current trends.