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Retained Search Services

Retained Search and Executive Search Specialists

Unlocking Top Talent, Delivering Peace of Mind

At Orion Group, we understand how difficult it can be to find and fill reliable, specific, and talented permanent staff, especially with a talent shortage. 

Skills mismatches can further exacerbate this, how time-consuming the process can be, and the associated costs. That’s why we have a specific focus on identifying and hiring permanent staff for you as part of our retained service for qualified technical and engineering professionals, as well as carrying out executive search capabilities.

Our clients vary from international blue chip companies covering a range of industry sectors like Manufacturing, Filtration, Industrial, and Nonwovens. Our retained search services ensure that you have nothing but the best when it comes to hiring.

More than anything, you are guaranteed peace of mind. Orion have a proven track record of delivering the talent you need without the fuss. By forging a long-term partnership with us, we get to understand you more and build stronger relationships, leading to better understanding of your company culture, current and future needs.

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Partner with the Retained Search Experts

Explore the Orion Difference with PartnerPlus

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Higher Success Rate

Retained search recruitment demonstrates significantly higher success rates compared to contingent searches. At Orion, our focused approach means we can concentrate on your needs directly and conduct a more dedicated and thorough search of our talent pool.

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Targeted Talent Selection

Our retained recruitment searches focus on thorough talent selection, often targeting passive candidates and employing extensive screening processes to identify top-tier professionals and executive searches who align closely with your organisation's culture and specific role requirements, guaranteeing only the best candidates are selected.

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Industry Expertise

With our industry experts, we can leverage deep industry experience to map out markets in detail, access passive talent pools, and provide valuable market intelligence, enabling us to identify and attract top-tier candidates for specialised roles.

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Build Lasting Relationships

At Orion, we want to build a strong relationship with our partners, collaborating with them to navigate the selection process by drawing on our experience, knowledge, and unique market intelligence. That way, we ensure we hire the right person, rather than the most available.

Retained Search

PartnerPlus – Your Permanent Recruitment Solutions Partner

Our unique retained search service, PartnerPlus, brings a refreshing approach to permanent recruitment solutions, extending an unmatched service to start-ups, SMEs, and established market leaders. Sitting between standard contingent recruitment and traditional retained search, PartnerPlus moves beyond outdated methods like scanning job boards. Instead, we deliver a proactive, tailored service that focuses on high-quality candidates and industry-specific expertise.

PartnerPlus operates within a wide range of industries and sectors, such as Filtration, Energy and Non-Wovens, offering an unrivalled service to market leaders.

  • 100% Job fill ratio
  • Failsafe fee structure, all guaranteed 
  • Dedicated subject matter experts in Filtration and Nonwoven
  • Market intelligence and salary benchmarking
  • Focus on cultural and organisational fit
  • Passive talent pool management 
  • Faster hiring with guaranteed shortlists in 7 to 10 days
  • Mutually collaborative consultative approach
  • Psychometric testing

PartnerPlus approaches the market directly rather than relying on job boards. All our applicants are passive and are not actively seeking a new role, allowing us to uncover talent that isn’t normally visible through the normal channels. 

Our terms are fair, inexpensive and transparent. A nominal guaranteed instruction fee engages our services, which is deducted from the final completion fee. This creates a committed relationship and allows us to deliver a consultative, results-driven service at every stage.

Our Sectors

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Construction & Infrastructure

As a provider of infrastructure recruitment, Orion has access to a growing number of construction, engineering, project management and skilled trade candidates to help advance your critical infrastructure projects.

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Life Science

Orion has provided leading organisations with scientists, project managers, quality assurance, and manufacturing specialists across pharmaceuticals, biotech and research and design.

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Manufacturing

As one of the foremost manufacturing recruitment agencies, specialising in Filtration and Nonwovens, we have a wealth of talented manufacturing recruiters with access to the talent you need.

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Oil & Gas

Orion Group is a trusted leader in oil and gas recruitment, specialising in sourcing exceptional professionals for offshore and onshore roles across engineering, exploration, production, and supply chain sectors.

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Power & Utilities

Orion can provide you with talent acquisition services across the power sector, for the duration of a project lifecycle, from design and construction to operation and maintenance.

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Renewables

As a trusted renewables recruitment agency, our expertise, agility, and depth of talent enables us to fill the essential positions you need to continue the renewable revolution.

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Whether you're looking to build a strong workforce or take the next step in your career, Orion Group has the expertise, connections, and industry knowledge to support you. Our recruitment specialists work closely with businesses and professionals across multiple sectors, ensuring the right expertise is in place when it’s needed most.

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Ready to advance your career? By focusing on your experience and skills, our expert teams will put you front and center of any prospective client in any sector. Register today!

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Our industry experts and talent acquisition specialists bring years of expertise in connecting professionals all over the world to ensure the right talent is in place where and when you need it.