Background
- Industry: Construction (Earthwork, Concrete & Sewer)
- Service: Technical Recruitment/Executive Search
- Country: Denmark
- Executive search covering a newly created Project Leader role
- Shortlist of three candidates sourced through network and LinkedIn
- Candidate assessed on qualifications, industry background and a DISC personality analysis
- Recruitment process completed in seven weeks, candidate started 1 July
Challenge
Hovedgård Entreprenørforretning A/S (HEFF) was growing and needed to create a new Project Leader position covering earthwork, concrete and sewer projects. With the team fully occupied running current projects, HEFF wanted an external partner to take on the market search rather than pulling internal resources away from day-to-day operations.
The role called for a specific combination: a licensed kloakmester (Denmark’s certified drainage and sewer qualification), hands-on experience in earthwork and sewer works, and a background from a similar part of the construction industry. That narrow profile made the position difficult to fill through a standard job posting.
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Our solution
Niels Møller, Plant Supervision’s technical recruitment specialist, ran an executive search through his professional network and LinkedIn, screening candidates against HEFF’s technical requirements before presenting a shortlist of three.
HEFF’s own involvement stayed simple: two interviews with the preferred candidate, followed by a DISC personality analysis to confirm the fit before an offer was made.
"We didn't have time to run a search ourselves, so we needed someone who could handle it end to end. All we had to do was sit down for two interviews — the rest was taken care of, and we could stay focused on our projects."
Karsten Hammer - CEO, Hovedgaard Entreprenørforretning A/S
Results
Rather than managing a search process on top of an already busy schedule, HEFF’s part came down to two interviews and reviewing one candidate profile – the sourcing, screening and coordination happened in the background. That left the team free to keep running its projects, and left the energy for what mattered most: welcoming the new Project Leader when he started on 1 July, seven weeks after the search began.
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