Energy Recruitment: How CSG Talent Helped EPE Fill Key Roles

Overcoming Niche Talent Gaps and Scaling Quickly 

When EPE needed to scale its team with both engineers and sales managers, they turned to CSG Talent energy recruitment specialist Sam Harris for support. The relationship started when their Vice President of Business Development, a former candidate of Sam’s, needed help growing his team. 

The main challenge EPE faced was the major shortage of engineering talent, especially senior-level talent capable of managing the connection of a renewable energy site to the grid. This is a highly technical and complex process, and there were very few suitable candidates available locally, making CSG Talent’s extensive network crucial to accessing global talent pools to find the necessary skills. 

On the commercial side, EPE required professionals who could handle a high volume of proposals and nurture external relationships. Unlike the engineering roles, which required specific technical experience, the sales positions focused more on soft skills such as adaptability, strong communication, and the ability to drive business growth. Due to the nature of the roles and their varying requirements, EPE required a partner who could tailor the search to each specific brief. 

Sourcing Senior Talent Across Technical and Commercial Roles 

CSG Talent delivered five business-critical hires across North America, including four senior-level commercial roles and one engineer role. 

To fill one of the challenging engineering roles, Sam leveraged his global talent network, successfully identifying a highly skilled Canadian engineer working in Qatar who was looking to return to Canada. This not only highlights the strength of CSG Talent’s international talent pool in addressing local shortages but also showcases their recruitment experts’ skill in managing the complex and time-intensive nature of global relocation, ultimately providing businesses with exceptional candidates capable of driving business growth. 

CSG Talent took a proactive approach during the initial screening phase, focusing on candidates who were active in the market and already working within the competitive energy landscape. They searched globally to find talent with relevant industry knowledge, while also prioritising candidates with transferable skills who could quickly adapt to EPE’s business model. 

In total, the recruitment process resulted in: 

The talent hired brought with them experience from some of the most respected names from across all areas of the energy sector. This strong variety of backgrounds reflects the flexible, skills-first approach of CSG Talent’s recruitment experts which, where appropriate, can be adopted to seek candidates with the right skills and potential, rather than limiting the search to one specific sector.