Facade & Fenestration

Exciting New Projects

Elk Recruitment, as winners of the Best Niche Recruitment Firm 2016-Global, can offer job seekers the chance of placement within the Fenestration, Façade & Window and Door industry throughout Europe and Asia, as well as North & South America.  Currently, both the Façade and Fenestration industries are enjoying strong growth, and business managers are speaking confidentially of exciting new projects and targets in the years ahead. Here at Elk Recruitment, we pride ourselves on keeping up to date with the latest developments and openings in this fast-moving sector.

Market Size Growing

A recent press release from Global Market Insights has predicted that window and door market size is expected to exceed USD 250 billion by 2023 growing at a compound annual growth rate of over 6% from 2016 to 2023. As well as new construction projects, repair and upgrade activities will further support this growth. In North America, a recent government tax credit for energy efficient doors and windows has been a huge success. In the Middle East, 2017 will be the busiest year for hotel openings, and a new industry report has revealed. Also of interest to those in the Façade and Fenestration sector is the forecast that the UAE and Saudi Arabia will, between them, open more than 320 new hotels before 2020.

Green Building

One of the most exciting pre-announcements from the upcoming Intersolar Middle East event, (September 19 to 21), was that in 2017, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) would complete Dubai’s first 100% solar-powered hotel. Complementing the news of this venture was the Green Building Conference which took place last week in Singapore.  One of the main topics up for discussion was whether all buildings could be made net-zero regarding their carbon footprint and if not, the short-term target should be reduced energy consumption. All of these developments will result in a growing job market and further opportunities for suitable candidates. At Elk Recruitment, our in-depth knowledge of the Façade and Fenestration sector means we are at the forefront of this industry and are strategically positioned to offer exciting new placements within this sector.

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Why Choose a Job in the Fenestration Industry?

The Façade or fenestration industry is an excellent and exciting fast moving industry to be involved in and there are always opportunities for individuals that have excelled in a specific area of that Industry worldwide. Elk Recruitment are among the few Façade recruitment firms that have a sound global insight into the industry having spent over 16 years working directly for Glass, Aluminium and Steel Suppliers domestically and internationally giving it an excellent understanding from grass roots to Senior Management.

The internal workings of façade firms are quite similar and this applies to small, medium & large organisations the world over. The only difference in most cases between all three sizes is usually software and ICT integration, scale of projects executed, capital available, NUMBER OF SIT DOWN MEETINGS and although dependent on the market the company operates in, salary levels, but these may also be extremely close between all three sizes of organisation. On the execution side (Installation) remains similar throughout.

Most organisations will consist of departments such as Sales, Estimation, Commercial, Pre-construction, Procurement, Logistics, Manufacturing, Design, Engineering, Project Management, Document Control, Planning, Finance, Quality, Health & Safety or in the smaller organisations some departments may be combined. At all points in the supply chain there are entry level positions but due to the fast pace of the industry most organisations do require previous experience.

The façade industry operates throughout the world and I have been in many Curtain Walling Plants and the only differences between companies worldwide is the different titles they give certain positions and management controls in place, the work is the same. Right now, there is an urgent demand in many geographical locations for façade professionals across all departments, but unfortunately there is also a lack of candidates with a well-rounded skill set consisting of both practical and academic, a combination that is required to meet the demands of today’s changing construction industry.

The Construction industry has moved on and the old mind set of just get it done by any means necessary! is a thing of the past. As the construction industry progresses the Main Contractors, Governing Bodies and End Users have placed a lot of guidelines, restrictions, standards, rules, regulations, best practice expectations & demands on every aspect of the sub-contractor’s internal supply chain and as such are expected to perform duties in a controlled & measurable fashion and execute all works, safely, on time and within budget. This is by no means negative, in fact it’s a hugely positive development, although for many it may seem frustrating as they adjust internal processes and procedures to meet these expectations.

So in summary, the façade industry is an excellent modern career choice, fast moving & continually changing. It incorporates very interesting disciplines and the demand for these disciplines are high sought after across the globe. If you are interested in a job move no matter where you are, contact Elk Recruitment today, the Façade & Curtain Walling recruitment specialist.

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Elk Recruitment - The Facade Specialist

Elk Recruitment is a privately owned niche recruitment firm founded in 2015 with offices currently in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Our core competency is the placement of permanent and contract mid to senior level professionals within the Fenestration, Façade, Curtain Walling & Medical Device industry throughout Europe – Asia – North & South America.

“At our core we are fully focused on the delivery of a value adding service, a service that we know is relevant to the façade and manufacturing industry”

Our in-depth knowledge particularly of the façade industry comes from having worked for aluminium/glass & steel façade, manufacturing companies for over 16 years domestically and internationally.  During this time gaining invaluable experience and insight into elements of the business such as Estimation, Design, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Project Management.  This practical in industry senior experience coupled with a very strong academic background, is what differentiates Elk Recruitment from its competitors in our chosen field.

We are an honest, reputable and knowledgeable company who prides itself on Quality and Service and will endeavour at all times to exceed the needs of our clients whilst also ensuring our candidates aspirations are met with the goal of forging lasting relationships.  We are also a proud member of the National Recruitment Federation and as such execute our recruitment process to the highest of standards and in conjunction with the N.R.F. code of conduct.

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Job Hunting

Job hunting can be a very stressful and difficult time for most of us especially when it’s the result of losing your job rather than choosing to leave.  As hard as it may be, try not to look at your current situation as world ending because it isn’t, instead look on this situation as the universes way of telling you loudly that what you were doing in the past needed changing, so take this time given to you to reflect and plan your next move strategically.

Most people at this point make a critical mistake, they don’t reflect or plan, they simply dust of the old CV and blitz the market place with it by loading it up on to every job site and issue it to every recruitment company known to man, this is a DISASTER and a fatal mistake.  Take the time to review your CV first and ask your self is this a document that represents me effectively? Am I proud of myself when I read this document? If not redo your CV and ensure it’s an excellent document, if you can’t achieve this on your own get help as it’s vitally important .  In addition get yourself an excellent LinkedIn profile and make sure it complements your CV and is up to date.

Identify the job that suits your skill set, if you don’t have the skill then upskill.  Seek out the companies you would like to work for and research them, check out their website, check out the latest vacancies on job boards and seek out recruitment companies that specialise in your industry or companies you would like to work for.

When the above is complete, connect & network in person, don’t expect the internet to do the work for you, you are one of thousands looking for a job so be different.  If you would like to send your CV directly to an employer or recruitment company, find out the contact name in that organisation and ring them in person, let them know you are on the lookout or interested in the job advertised and ask them if it is ok for you to send your CV to them directly, in doing this you are building a rapport and putting a voice and living person behind your CV.

Look at your job search as a project and remember don’t panic, reflect and plan.

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