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.

Markets Others Don't Know

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

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.

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.

01
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
03
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.