1. RAIL AND ENGINEERING
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST
22700

2. 01
Welcome
With offices in London, the South East and South Africa,
A1 Secured is a rail and engineering project recruitment
consultancy delivering total recruitment solutions to our
worldwide clients.
We currently provide staff on a permanent, contract or interim basis at
all levels, including IT, administration and support roles.
We can also offer tailor-made recruitment solutions including client
advertising, response handling and ‘Search and Selection’.
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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TYPICAL ROLES
Typical roles that A1 Secured Ltd fill on a daily basis with contract and permanent staff:
OPERATIONS COMMERCIAL SIGNALLING HEALTH, SAFETY, ADMINISTRATION ENGINEERING
QUALITY AND AND SUPPORT
Protection Managers/ Commercial CAD/Autocad Design Engineers
ENVIRONMENTAL
Supervisors Managers Assistants
Designers/Principle Structures Engineers
Sheq/Qse/Hsqe
Project Managers Estimators Designers/Assistant PAs
Advisors and Civil Engineers
Designers
P-Way Managers Senior Estimators Managers Team Secretaries
Structural Engineers
Testers/TICs/
Section Managers Quantity Surveyors Assurances Secretaries
Functional/SMTH/ Instrumentation
General Foremen Senior Quantity S&T Engineers – Receptionists Engineers
Surveyors Quality, Safety,
Works Managers Engineers – Quality, Office Managers Site Engineers
Environmental
Commercial Compliance, Power,
Document Surveying (Geo Tech,
PLANNING Assistants Systems, Consultants
Controllers Laser, etc.)
Environmental,
P3, P6 Planners Bid Managers
Electrical, Project,
Project Planners Risk Managers Design
Core Planners Buyers Assessors – A1/VI
Rimini Planners Business Installers
Development
Possessions Planners Project Managers
Business Analysts
Cost Planners
Document Controllers
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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THE COMPANY
A1 Secured has an ever-growing team of
Account Directors and Account Managers to
service your recruitment needs.
We pride ourselves on employing talented innovative
individuals and technically qualified staff specific to your
industry.
A1 Secured has a large resource of contacts including a
growing database of over 100,000 candidates from which
we can draw on to find the most suitable for your needs.
As standard, we also advertise over a wide range of tried
and tested mediums to widen the channels to ensure
exposure in attracting the best qualified candidates to
our agency.
As well as acting as a contingency agency we also provide
‘Search and Selection’ services for a number of key roles
when required.
Should you wish to discuss our recruitment solutions or
need help with your current or on-going recruitment
drives, please call the relevant number below.
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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COMPANY STRUCTURE
Managing Director
Iain Stiles Chris Burrows
Account Director Account Director
(Engineering & Civils) (Rail)
Administrator Administrator
Account Manager Account Manager Account Manager Account Manager
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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COMPANY PROFILE 1
A1 Secured, established in 2002, has a proven track
record of supplying both agency and permanent staff
to the rail, engineering and public services industries.
WHAT IS THE REASON FOR OUR SUCCESS?
As a smaller agency, we pride ourselves on the fact we often
perform ‘Search and Selection’ services when requested to fill key
positions.
This gives us the edge over larger contingency-based agencies that
operate on a reactive rather than proactive basis.
THE FOLLOWING CLIENTS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING CLOSELY
WITH A1 SECURED ON A FIRST TIER BASIS:
• Balfour Beatty Rail – all divisions including Project, Plant,
Technologies, Infrastructure, London Underground
• Balfour Beatty Construction
• Kier PLC • MGBL Signalling
• Signalling Solutions • Bridgen
• Watermans • Birse
• Galiford Try • Parsons Brinkerhoff
• Livis • Serco Rail
• Volker Rail • Kier Rail
This is just a small list of our current client base. Please contact us for any references that you may require.
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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COMPANY PROFILE 2
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF ROLES WE WORK ON?
• Technical – All.
• Operations – All management from foreman supervisors to senior project
management.
• Commercial – Buyers, quantity surveyors, estimators, commercial managers.
• Administration – From receptionists to document controllers.
• Engineering – All levels, from agents, to work managers to construction managers.
• IT and professional services.
For more information, please visit: www.a1secured.com
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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CANDIDATE PROCESS
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
Client
Client notifies Account Director conducts
A1 Secured of vacancy final check and then submits
final list of candidates
Account Director
A1 Secured
Account Director briefs Account Director briefs
Account Manager in full Account Manager in full
as to the exact need as to the exact need
CVs are screened and
selected ready for
inspection by Account
Account Manager Director Account Manager
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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RECRUITMENT METHODS
RESPONSE HANDLING
Response handling can be very time consuming especially in today’s
buoyant marketplace. We therefore offer a response handling service in
addition to our total recruitment solution. This service handles the whole
process from screening applications to arranging interviews.
Our dedicated and experienced resourcers who have years of experience in
recognising suitable applicants will handle the response and match
applicants specifically to your requirements.
For more information on this service, please give us a call at any time and
we will be happy to explain the service and procedure in more detail.
TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS
Holding face-to-face interviews is a time consuming process. Pre-screening
applicants by telephone to ensure accurate matches is an efficient way to
ensure minimal time loss.
This will save you a lot of time and effort by ensuring you only see the
candidates right for the role.
There is no ‘finders fee’ payable in this arrangement.
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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ADVERTISING & MARKETING
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
A1 Secured has a wealth of experience in advertising
campaigns. We can benefit any advertising you are
planning on undertaking from recommending the best
design companies to negotiating better costs for your
advertising space in whichever medium you may opt for
or we recommend.
We can help you ensure that your budget is spent in areas
where you can maximise the response from the right
type of candidates cost-effectively.
We can also save you time by dealing exclusively with
the response from your advertising. With the current
marketplace being so buoyant with candidates, clients
who advertise have been getting in excess of 500 CVs per
vacancy. We sort the wheat from the chaff and only hand
the top candidates over to you for consideration.
London office: 020 8228 1301
RAIL AND ENGINEERING
South East office: 01323 438 740
RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST www.a1secured.com

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CONTACT INFORMATION
www.a1secured.com
CHRIS BURROWS IAIN STILES
Rail Account Director Engineering Account Director
Tel: 020 8228 1301 Tel: 01323 438 740
chris@a1secured.com Mobile: 07768 985 392
iain@a1secured.com
26 Bloomsbury Street Highlight House
Holborn 8 St. Leonards Road
London WC1B 3QJ Eastbourne BN21 3AH
To submit your CV, please email one of the Account Directors.
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12. www.a1secured.com
London office
Tel: 020 8228 1301
chris@a1secured.com
South East office
Tel: 01323 438 740
iain@a1secured.com 22700