Wimbury Hargreaves

Specialist Search
& Recruitment
for Complex Markets

Executive · Mid-level · Volume Mobilisation

Placing leaders and mobilising teams across the USA, Latin America, and the Middle East — for projects where the right hire is critical and the wrong one costs millions.

20+
YEARS RECRUITMENT & HR LEADERSHIP
1,400+
HIRES DELIVERED ON SINGLE PROGRAMMES
3
CONTINENTS ACTIVELY OPERATING
The Challenge

Complex projects demand a different kind of partner.

Global RPOs and generalist agencies aren't built for what you're hiring. We are.

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Markets Others Don't Know

GCC, LATAM and frontier markets require local networks, cultural fluency, and compliance knowledge most providers lack.

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Speed Internal Teams Can't Match

Projects need 5, 50, or 1,400+ hires in compressed timelines. Internal TA isn't structured for ramp; most agencies aren't either.

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Roles That Need Real Expertise

Hydrogen, CCS, AI Data Centres, Energy Transition — recruiters who understand the technology, not just the job title.

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The Cost of a Wrong Hire

Mis-hires on multi-billion dollar programmes cost far more than fees. Governance is non-negotiable.

What We Deliver

Three productised offerings — engineered to plug into your operating model.

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Retained · Executive · Hard-to-Fill

Specialist Search

Retained search for senior, technical, and hard-to-fill roles — from director-level upwards.

Ideal For C-suite, transformation leads, niche technical experts
02 ⌗
RPO-lite · Fractional

Embedded Talent Partner

We embed within your TA or HR function on a project or retained basis — at any level.

Ideal For Market entry, hiring surges, TA gaps, RPO alternatives
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Build · Ramp · Contingency

Project Mobilisation

Structured recruitment programmes taking projects from 0 to fully staffed — across all levels.

Ideal For Mega-projects, greenfield assets, country entry, volume hiring
Where We Work

Capability-led. All levels. Not limited to one sector.

We work across heavy industry, deep-tech, and national-scale transformation. The common thread isn't the sector — it's the complexity.

  • Energy & Infrastructure
    O&G · LNG · Ammonia · Seismic · Mining · Civil EPC
  • Digital & Deep-Tech
    AI Data Centres · Hydrogen · CCS · Energy Transition
  • Maritime & Logistics
    Ports · Offshore · Vessel Crews · Mobilisation
  • Transformation Programmes
    National-scale change · Telecoms · Org redesign
When Clients Call Us

The trigger moments.

  • Entering a new market in LATAM or GCC
  • Standing up a new asset, project or country office
  • Needing 5–1,000+ hires in under 12 months
  • Hiring niche leadership or technical talent
  • Internal TA team at capacity
  • Search for a transformation-critical hire
  • RPO isn't delivering — need a high-trust alternative
  • Workforce strategy for a major programme
Proven Pedigree

Trusted by the world's most demanding organisations.

From Aramco's executive search division to Maersk's $10bn Qatar expansion to Omantel's national transformation programme — delivery where it matters most.

Executive Search

Saudi Aramco

SETA Division · UK · 2021–2024
Engineering Mobilisation

Maersk Oil

Qatar $10bn Expansion · 2013–2015
Transformation

Omantel

3.0 Transformation · Oman · 2015–2017
Let's Talk

Hiring something complex, urgent, or critical?

Whether it's a single retained search, a market-entry hiring strategy, or mobilising hundreds of personnel — start with a conversation.

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