What is Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)?

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, or RPO, is a model where a specialist external recruitment team takes ownership of some or all of an organisation’s hiring process. For energy projects, RPO can include workforce planning, advertising, candidate attraction, screening, candidate management and onboarding.

How is RPO different from retained or contingent recruitment?

RPO is a fully outsourced solution for large-scale or project-driven hiring. Contingent recruitment is usually used for occasional single hires, while retained recruitment provides dedicated resource for individual critical roles. RPO scales across an entire project workforce and manages multiple roles under a structured programme.

Which energy sectors does People Solutions RPO cover?

People Solutions RPO covers Power Generation, Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, Data Centres, Energy from Waste, Grid Infrastructure, Engineering and Construction, and international energy projects for permanent and contract project crewing at scale.

How quickly can People Solutions RPO mobilise?

People Solutions RPO is designed to mobilise quickly and scale in line with project workforce demand and milestone requirements. Astute People has supported energy recruitment since 2006 and achieves a 39-day average time-to-fill across relevant recruitment programmes.

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What’s included in People Solutions RPO?

RPO recruitment and project crewing for large-scale energy, engineering and infrastructure programmes. A structured outsourced recruitment solution combining dedicated delivery resource, project-managed hiring, branded candidate attraction and end-to-end candidate management.

People Solutions is Astute People’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) service for employers building complete project teams, providing a scalable hiring framework that supports workforce planning, mobilisation and project delivery.

Power Generation Nuclear Renewables Data Centres

01 Dedicated RPO Team Delivery
A named recruitment team focused on your project, roles, milestones and hiring manager requirements.
- Sector specialist RPO recruiters
- Dedicated delivery ownership
- Consistent stakeholder communication
02 Project-Managed Hiring Workforce Planning
Recruitment activity aligned to workforce demand, project milestones and mobilisation timelines.
- Workforce planning support
- Pipeline reporting
- Salary and market insight
03 Recruitment Marketing Attraction
Branded attraction campaigns to position your project clearly and reach specialist energy professionals.
- Bespoke microsite aligned to your brand
- Targeted LinkedIn campaigns
- Specialist job board promotion
04 Employer Branding Positioning
Candidate-facing content that communicates your project, culture, values and opportunity clearly.
- People Powered Profiles
- Dual-branded campaign assets
- Project-led candidate messaging
05 Referral Programme Network Reach
Structured referral activity to uncover trusted, relevant and culture-aligned technical candidates.
- Warm candidate pipelines
- Trusted sector referrals
- Improved candidate engagement
06 Candidate Management Experience
End-to-end candidate communication, screening, feedback and offer support across multiple roles.
- Candidate journey management
- Cultural fit assessment
- Offer and feedback coordination

Energy from Waste · Scotland · RPO

People Solutions RPO Scotland

South Clyde Energy Centre

39 RPO roles filled

End-to-end RPO delivery for the South Clyde Energy Centre, supporting a major Energy from Waste development in Scotland. A dedicated recruitment team was deployed alongside a tailored project landing page, targeted digital campaigns and specialist headhunting to attract and secure skilled technical and engineering professionals across multiple disciplines. Delivery was aligned to construction milestones and evolving workforce demand throughout the build programme.

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Power Generation · Netherlands · RPO

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NUON Magnum Power Station

Multi-role RPO delivery

International RPO delivery for the 1,200MW NUON Magnum CCGT power station in Eemshaven, supporting Mitsubishi Corporation during a complex European construction programme. The engagement focused on sourcing skilled engineering and construction professionals while navigating cross-border labour requirements, compliance challenges and a highly specialised technical skill set demand.

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People Solutions RPO provides scalable recruitment solutions designed to mobilise entire project workforces across energy and infrastructure programmes worldwide. From early-stage planning through to peak construction delivery, we align recruitment activity to timelines, technical requirements and fluctuating workforce demand to rapidly build complete engineering and operational teams.

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Project Recruitment Delivery

Proven delivery across energy projects.

People Plus supports project owners, EPC contractors and operating companies with structured recruitment delivery across Energy from Waste, biomass and conventional power generation projects. Our experience spans projects of every scale, from specialist facilities through to some of Europe's largest generating assets.

From the 4MW Dartmoor Bio Power facility to the 880MW Carrington CCGT power station, we have helped clients mobilise engineering, operations, maintenance and technical workforces across complex energy infrastructure projects. Our delivery model combines sector expertise, candidate reach and proven recruitment processes to support workforce planning at every stage of the project lifecycle.

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29 Projects Supported

Recruitment delivery experience across Energy from Waste, biomass and conventional power generation facilities throughout the UK and Europe.

478 Roles Delivered

Engineering, operations, maintenance, technical and leadership appointments supporting construction, commissioning and operational phases.

4MW–880MW Experience

Project exposure ranging from specialist renewable generation assets through to large-scale combined cycle gas turbine power stations.

Energy Recruitment Since 2006

Supporting workforce mobilisation across Power Generation, Energy from Waste, Biomass, Nuclear, Renewables and wider energy infrastructure.

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RPO Delivery

Project crewing, workforce mobilisation and embedded recruitment support for energy and infrastructure employers.

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Need a different solution?

People Solutions handles outsourced project crewing at scale. For single hires, retained search, executive appointments or contractor mobilisation, Astute People offers other specialist recruitment solutions.