Alan Golightly
Balmedie,Aberdeenshire
Summary
Accomplished recruitment professional with extensive expertise in Voyager professional / Voyager Infinity, Bullhorn, Cube 19, SAGE, and Adapt Version 8. Proficient in Access RDB and Microsoft Professional tools, with a strong understanding of employment law and onboarding procedures. Demonstrates advanced skills in interviewing techniques, job posting optimisation, advanced boolean searching, social media recruitment, and competency-based interviews. Committed to leveraging comprehensive recruitment knowledge to optimise talent acquisition processes and drive organisational success.
Driven professional with strategic mindset seeking Senior Recruitment Consultant role. Demonstrates strong communication and problem-solving skills, complemented by solid foundation in talent acquisition and relationship building. Aims to enhance organisational growth through innovative recruitment strategies and exceptional candidate engagement.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Recruitment Consultant / Account Manager
Simpson Booth
10.2023 - 03.2025
- Company Overview: Simpson Booth is a London based technical recruitment agency that provides bespoke managed serviced recruitment solutions across the energy sector
- My role within Simpson Booth was to Account Manage two recently awarded managed service contracts
- These contracts were to provide a managed service recruitment solution that ensure their global recruitment across all divisions were met
- This included placing people in Europe, the Middle East, APAC and the United States
- I am also responsible for a team of three consultants, each of whom work remotely
- The roles that I work on are very diverse ranging from C-suite individuals to the traditional blue collar workforce both onshore and offshore
- Simpson Booth is a London based technical recruitment agency that provides bespoke managed serviced recruitment solutions across the energy sector
Engineering Recruitment Manager
Cammach – part of Global Energy
02.2023 - 09.2023
Head of Contract Recruitment
JAB Recruitment
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Company Overview: Jab Recruitment are an established technical recruitment agency with offices in Aberdeen, Houston and Calgary
- They specialise in the supply of Technical Engineering personnel globally for both onshore and offshore facilities within the energy sector
- My role is to manage a team of 4 Technical Recruitment consultants while building on the established network of clients to grow the Aberdeen operation into a sustainable and profitable business
- My current duties include Manage, train, develop and mentor team of recruitment consultants
- Develop and manage Key account clients
- Deliver on projected revenue targets
- Monitor consultants performance/ KPI activity utilising Cube 19 software
- Collate and deliver weekly operational analysis
- Ensure that company CRM is used effectively and efficiently
- Deliver personal recruitment targets
- Jab Recruitment are an established technical recruitment agency with offices in Aberdeen, Houston and Calgary
- They specialise in the supply of Technical Engineering personnel globally for both onshore and offshore facilities within the energy sector
Regional Manager
MDE GROUP
04.2020 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: MDE are a Norwegian owned Technical Recruitment agency with over 20 offices globally
- Employed to head up an office in Aberdeen my remit was to grow the operation into a highly profitable technical recruitment agency
- COVID had a significant impact on the ability to this
- During lockdown, I continued to offer support to a new consortium who had been awarded the largest offshore maintenance contract within the UKCS
- As the main supplier of personnel to this project, I was the main point of contact in Aberdeen to recruit large volumes of offshore skilled and semi-skilled trades personnel to offshore UKCS installations for maintenance and construction work scopes
- MDE are a Norwegian owned Technical Recruitment agency with over 20 offices globally
Senior Resource Specialist
Prodrill Energy Resources
12.2018 - 04.2020
- Company Overview: Prodrill Energy Resource Solutions are an Aberdeen based technical recruitment agency specialising mainly in the drilling sector
- Employed as a Senior Resource Specialist my remit was to diversify and develop the company into other key sectors that would include Subsea and Topside Engineering and Project Services
- My duties in this role also included Increase working contractor numbers by successfully placing contractors to new client requirements
- Proactively contact existing clients and maintain good working relationships
- Identify and develop new clients through networking and business development
- Attend client meetings and arrange contractor 'drop in' events
- Member of IR35 internal working group
- Maintain current internal recruitment database
- Negotiate contractor rate increases and handle any contractual issue with both clients and contractors
- Prodrill Energy Resource Solutions are an Aberdeen based technical recruitment agency specialising mainly in the drilling sector
Business Unit Director
Infinity Resources / Aberdeen Appointments Agency
02.2016 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Following acquisition by The Sword Group, Infinity Resources merged to become the technical recruitment function of Aberdeen Appointments Agency Ltd
- Following acquisition by The Sword Group, Infinity Resources merged to become the technical recruitment function of Aberdeen Appointments Agency Ltd
Recruitment Director
Infinity Resources International Limited
05.2011 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Infinity Resources International Ltd is a privately owned technical and commercial recruitment agency working within the North Sea oil and gas industry
- Within 3 years of joining Infinity Resources, turnover grew from £1.2million to £6.8million
- In my role as Chief Operating Officer I was responsible for all management and operations of the company
- The duties performed in the role of COO include: Lead, develop and manage performance of up to 6 recruitment consultants
- Implement financial processes including negotiating invoice finance arrangement
- Identify and develop new business
- Maintain relationships with existing client base
- Ensure that company contracts are compliant with agency legislation
- Management and training of company candidate database
- Preparing monthly financial reports including forecasting and budgets
- Chairing weekly sales/pipeline meeting with recruitment team
- Ensure that all contractors are paid correctly and on time
- Monthly consultant KPI reviews
- Completing tender documents and requests for information
- Initiate and create new company website and social media outlets
- Maintaining own technical recruitment desk
- Interviewing candidates for internal recruitment positions
- Infinity Resources International Ltd is a privately owned technical and commercial recruitment agency working within the North Sea oil and gas industry
Operations Manager
NES UK / NES Global Talent
04.1998 - 04.2011
- Company Overview: The NES Group are one of the largest technical recruitment agencies in Europe with a Group turnover approaching £280 million
- In 2005 I was promoted to Operations Manager of NES UK Limited within the Aberdeen operation
- During this time the office has grown to an annual turnover of over £13 million
- Reporting to the Regional Director I am responsible for a team of 4 discipline specific recruitment consultants whilst maintaining my own recruitment desk and providing the highest level of service to clients and candidates within the upstream oil and gas industry
- My duties within my position as Operations Manager include: Identifying and developing new areas of business within both existing and new markets
- Preparing monthly financial reports including budgeting and forecasting
- Performing performance appraisals on current staff and identifying areas of development
- Conducting a selection and interviewing process for new members of staff
- Providing relevant training and guidance to team members
- Maintaining and building trustworthy relationships with current and prospective client portfolio
- Networking within candidate and client community
- Dealing with client requests and queries on a daily basis
- Conduct weekly meetings within the Aberdeen team
- Creating and monitoring staff KPIs as and when required
- Chairing a monthly Business Stream meeting
- General office facilities management
- Arranging various recruitment campaigns
- Keeping both candidate and client abreast of any commercial or legislative changes to the recruitment practices
- Preparing and delivering pre-tender and tender documents
- The NES Group are one of the largest technical recruitment agencies in Europe with a Group turnover approaching £280 million
Senior Recruitment Consultant
04.1998 - 11.2005
- Responsible to the Associate Director for the recruitment of various technical engineering and design-based disciplines mainly with EPC oil and gas clients
- Dealing directly with discipline managers and Human Resource departments to ensure that the highest quality of recruitment service was delivered
- Responding to client’s requirements efficiently and effectively to all their day to day recruitment requirements
- Duties included Developing new areas of business through networking or effective project research
- The most effective way of business development is to pick up the phone and talk to somebody
- Maintaining and developing the in-house database
- Ensure that all information is accurate and up to date
- Resourcing suitable candidates
- Accurately qualifying potential candidates through means of company database
- Providing accurate and quality information for tendering processes
- Entertaining clients and contractors
- Maintaining close relations with clients on a daily basis
- Effectively servicing any issues or queries from current contractors
Assistant Accountant
Grampian Healthcare
05.1992 - 04.1998
- Responsibly to the Management Accountant for the Community Services division of Grampian Healthcare
- Duties Included: Preparation of Monthly Management Financial Reports for Divisional Finance Director
- Reconciliation of monthly Balance sheets
- Processing weekly accruals / prepayments
- Batch Processing of invoices for payment
Education
HNC - Business Administration, Accounting (part)
Aberdeen College of Further Education
Skills
- Voyager professional / Voyager Infinity
- Bullhorn
- Cube 19
- SAGE
- Adapt Version 8
- Access RDB
- Microsoft Professional
- Knowledge of employment law
- Onboarding procedure
- Interviewing expertise
- Job posting optimisation
- Advanced boolean searching
- Social media recruitment
- Knowledge of competency-based interviews
Custom
I enjoy all sports but particularly enjoy playing and watching football, golf and tennis. Having retired playing semi-professional football competitively my main sporting interest now is Golf and I play off a handicap of 12 at Murcar Golf Club.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Recruitment Consultant / Account Manager
Simpson Booth
10.2023 - 03.2025
Engineering Recruitment Manager
Cammach – part of Global Energy
02.2023 - 09.2023
Head of Contract Recruitment
JAB Recruitment
05.2022 - 02.2023
Regional Manager
MDE GROUP
04.2020 - 05.2022
Senior Resource Specialist
Prodrill Energy Resources
12.2018 - 04.2020
Business Unit Director
Infinity Resources / Aberdeen Appointments Agency
02.2016 - 12.2018
Recruitment Director
Infinity Resources International Limited
05.2011 - 12.2018
Operations Manager
NES UK / NES Global Talent
04.1998 - 04.2011
Senior Recruitment Consultant
04.1998 - 11.2005
Assistant Accountant
Grampian Healthcare
05.1992 - 04.1998
HNC - Business Administration, Accounting (part)
Aberdeen College of Further Education
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