Placing the right renewables talent
As the largest engineering recruiter in the UK, our diverse candidate pool gives our clients access to unique skills and expertise across new and existing renewables markets. morson.com
Talent for today, tomorrow and the future
Morson Group is a diverse and global collection of businesses, who over a 50-year history, have built on our reputation as a recruitment agency to offer talent acquisition, consultancy, training, recruitment technology and screening services across the UK, US and Canada.
We’re not just about placing talented people in the right roles with exciting organisations, we ’ re collaborating with businesses and education providers to invest in talent and pave the way to a diverse range of career opportunities for future generations.
54 years ’ experience in the industry £1.15bn Group turnover 2022 UK’s No.1 technical recruiter £600m annual MSP and RPO spend under management
1,564 colleagues across 60+ global offices
16,750 contractors paid weekly
Our group offers a unique depth and agility.
MORSON TALENT EXPERTISE
What we do
OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE INCLUDE:
Off/Onshore wind
Floating wind
Solar PV
Battery storage
EV
Energy
recovery/Biomass
Green hydrogen
Thermal power
WE COVER THE FULL PROJECT LIFECYCLE:
Business Development (Land Acquisition)
Project development (Consent & Permitting)
Financial Project Management
Commercial & Legal
Procurement & Supply
Chain
Construction & Installation
Commissioning
Operations &
Maintenance
UK’s No.1 technical recruiter
15+ years
60% of our clients have worked with us continuously over 15 years
TYPICAL ROLES WE SUPPORT
Business Development Managers
Project Development Managers
Asset Managers
O&M Technicians
Project Directors
Construction Managers
Project Engineers
(Mechanical, electrical, C&I)
HSQE
£231m spend per annum across the energy, power and renewables sector
EXAMPLE CLIENTS
Commercial Managers
Procurement Managers
Design Engineers
Structural Engineer
Maintenance Engineers
Production & Operational
Technicians
SAP’s
Commissioning Engineers
54 years experience providing highly skilled engineering skillsets
18 European countries we are currently providing with solutions
ACRWORLD EXPERTISE
What we do
ACRWORLD is Australia’s #1 recruiter within the renewable energy sector working across the value chain of investment, development, construction, operations and maintenance.
We are helping to enable the transition to renewable energy by placing the best talent to finance, develop, construct, operate and maintain the new renewable energy generation plants and associated upgrades to transmission and distribution networks
member
4,000+ placements per annum 2 offices in Australia in Sydney and Melbourne
RECENT PROJECTS SUPPORTED
MacIntyre Wind Farm –
EPC/Development
Berrybank Wind Farm – EPC
Moorabool Wind Farm –
EPC/Development
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm -
EPC/Development
Dundonnell Wind Farm - EPC
Warradarge Wind Farm - EPC
Yandin Wind Farm - EPC
40+ specialist recruitment consultants
EXAMPLE CLIENTS
22 years in trade
Top 2
North American recruiters
What we do
We have 6 office locations strategically placed throughout North America to support our clients.
With a key focus across the energy, power and renewables sector, Morson Canada will be able to support in both permanent and temporary recruitment solutions across North America.
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C$75m+ of our £1.15bn Group turnover is generated via Morson Canada C$55m spend per annum across the energy, power and renewables sector
TYPICAL ROLES WE SUPPORT
Design Engineers (Electrical I&C Mechanical, Civil, Licensing)
Project Managers- Directors
Assessors
Authorized training Supervisors
Technical Writers
Embedded Software Engineers
Cost Schedulers
Testing
Architecture
Service Desk & Support
15 years experience supporting the energy sector in North America
office locations across the US and Canada – 3 provinces and 1 state
EXAMPLE CLIENTS
MORSON CANADA EXPERTISE
£70m of our £1.15bn Group turnover is generated via Morson Projects
What we do
Morson Projects are a reputable multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with over 40 years’ experience across the UK and overseas.
Our highly qualified engineering teams deliver capability and experience across numerous engineering disciplines, enabling the provision of complete end-to-end project management, design and delivery services to our valued long-term client partnerships.
We support our clients across five key sectors which includes Nuclear, Power & Renewable Energy.
1,000+ experienced technical staff
RECENT PROJECTS SUPPORTED 10 offices across the UK & Europe
Outsourced
engineering packages of work
Ifa & Blythe HVDC Convertor Projects
Moray & Hornsea Major Offshore / Onshore Substations
National Grid 1st Major Smart Grid Installations
ED1 Capital Delivery Programme
Littlebrook 400KV
National Grid Croydon cable contract & Triton Knoll 60km
cable installation
NEMO
Eleclink
Moray East
EXAMPLE CLIENTS
44 years in business
MSP solution with leading green energy provider
Managed all contingent labour for Scottish Power across 40 UK locations.
Morson were awarded the MSP with Scottish Power Renewables in January 2020, becoming the primary provider of technical engineering resource solutions.
We support almost 40 locations across the UK, including project work The account has a team of 10 dedicated, with call off available from specialist vertical discipline recruiters
Since implementation in April 2020, we have placed hundreds of contractors in roles all across Scottish Power ranging from:
Business Development
Project Development
Financial Project Management
Commercial & Legal
Procurement & Supply Chan
Construction & Installation
Commissioning
Operations & Maintenance
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97% direct fill rate
Deliver around £500,000 cost savings per annum
500+ contract placements per annum
Management and payroll of 350 contractors at any one time
Efficiencies provided as part of our solution with Scottish Power included:
Rate cards held in the system for specific jobs to support pay rate benchmarking, with a full rate review completed annually.
Full supply chain control which included reduction programme, moving from 18 second tier suppliers to 3 select niche suppliers This resulted in a more engaged supply chain
Implementation of an ATS in Vencuro, meaning no more CV submission via email which supported Scottish Power’s GDPR policy.
Projects Partnerships:
East Anglia One Offshore Wind Farm (UK)
East Anglian Hub (UK)
Whitelee Onshore Wind farm (UK)
Mark Hill Onshore Wind farm (UK)
Permanent & contract solutions with leading green energy provider
Exclusive recruitment agreement covering 10 offshore/onshore wind projects across Germany, France, Sweden & Taiwan.
Morson have acted as Skyborn’ s recruitment partner of choice since 2017 providing technical recruitment solutions for their existing, build phase and future Offshore (formally Onshore- wpd) Wind projects across Europe and Asia
Since implementation in June 2017, we have multiple permanent and contract staff across:
Business Development
Project Development
Financial Project Management
Commercial & Legal
Procurement & Supply Chan
Construction & Installation
Commissioning
Operations & Maintenance
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80% direct fill rate
Delivered recruitment services to over 5 countries
50+ permanent placements per annum
Provision of salary surveys for new country locations
Skyborn (wpd) were looking to grow their wind division, increasing headcount from 40 to 150 in order to support their internal project portfolio At the time (2016) they were heavily reliant on using 3rd party consultancies to deliver project milestones which increased their project costs and ultimately diluted their control on quality. To support them, we provided agency and statement of work consultancies to reduce costs and help them to maintain project control.
Projects Partnerships:
Gennaker Offshore wind farm (Germany)
Yunlin Offshore wind farm (Taiwan)
Fecamp Offshore wind farm (France)
Eystrasalt Offshore wind farm (Sweden)
Nordergrunde Offshore wind farm (Germany)
Butendiek Offshore wind farm (Germany)
Redlin Onshore wind farm (Germany)
Schlusselburg Onshore wind farm (Germany)
Multi-discipline labour supply with global energy firm
Dual agency agreement supplying over 100 permanent engineers and temporary workers.
Repsol is a multi-energy company operating around the globe. Their activities range from oil and gas exploration and production to refining as well as selling derived products and providing services for everyday life, such as natural gas and electricity.
In October 2018, Morson was awarded the agency contract on a PSL basis, split 50/50 with another agency partner
This contract is to supply both temporary and permanent resources across a multitude of disciplines. Since contract award, we have successfully migrated over 100 contractors from the incumbent supplier (without loss of one single contractor).
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100+ contractor migration programme with 0% attrition
Permanent and Temporary labour supply
120+ placements per annum
Joint sole supplier with one other agency
Example roles and personnel that we supplied Repsol include:
Geophysicist
Reservoir Engineer
Accountants: Cost, Hydrocarbon,
Asset, Management
Category Lead
Integrity Engineer
Marine Engineer
Production
Operation
Instrument Technician
Discipline Off-Shore Engineer
Wells Engineer
Wells Accountant
Project Management
Project Engineer
Project Control
Disciplined Engineer
HSE
Production Operator
Technical Administrator
Helping support the UK’s energy transition
Morson were awarded the RPO with VPI Power in October 2022 on a two year contract to supply all technical engineering and asset management professionals for 5 CCGT & CHP plants in the UK.
VPI is a UK-based power company, providing energy to the National Grid. They are part of the UK’s pathway to Net Zero, complementing the increase in renewable energy to power homes and businesses.
VPI’s portfolio includes hydrogen and carbon capture projects to help lower emissions and develop a future for decarbonised, dispatchable and flexible generation in the UK
VPI is committed to spending more than £2 billion on supporting energy transition over the next five years.
Via our RPO division, RPO1, Morson are proud to be the sole provider of all technical engineering and asset management employees.
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98% direct fill rate
150 roles per annum staged in sets of 50
Dedicated account team to the contract
Additional services include Technology, Vetting and Payroll solutions
Working with VPI Power since 2022, supplying both Permanent and Contract hires across their existing 5 power plants in the UK, including Engineering, Asset Management, O&M and Commissioning personnel
Additionally supporting their “ new build campaigns” providing Project Management, HSQE, Engineering and Commissioning talent to 3 new sites in the UK and Ireland
This consultation saw us undertake an analysis of all off-payroll workers that VPI Power managed, as well as providing all Vetting for new hires.
Our off-site delivery teams ensure that 98% of VPI Power’s requirements are filled directly, with strict SLAs monitoring our performance
Tier 1 supplier
Supporting OPG with skills for both Hydro and Nuclear Power
In supporting OPG for over a decade, we have ensured that OPG have the right skills at the right time. Utilising resources to ensure that the planned Nuclear refurbishment was a success and delivered on time.
OPG is a crown corporation based in Ontario. Operating CANDU reactors and also other power generating assets
OPG is currently renewing and refurbishing their assets in order to keep pace with the demand for electricity in Ontario. These key assets are vital not only for Ontario but also Canada’s thriving economy.
OPG has also been at the forefront of Canadian SMR implementation and has invested (federal) $970m to construct and operate Canada’s first SMR in Darlington, Ontario
Morson Canada are a proud supplier to OPG for both Executive Search and also Contractor support (StaffAug).
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Provided over 1,000 candidates since the start of our relationship
110 live contractors on assignment
10+ years supporting OPG
Ontario Power Generation required support finding qualified engineering and technical resources in order to service its portfolio of Nuclear and Hydro power generation assets. We supplied and still currently supply a large number of contractors for the Darlington Refurbishment project.
Morson Canada are tasked with finding resources to ensure the refurbishment is a success as well as to support, the operations, maintenance and training groups Roles we deliver include:
Design Engineers (Electrical, I&C, Mechanical, Civil, Licensing)
Project Managers / Directors
Assessors
Authorized Training Supervisors
Technical Writers
Project Planners, Cost & Schedule Analysts
We have been a Tier 1 Supplier to OPG for over 10 years, and filled over 1,000 vacancies whilst helping reduce time to hire.
Ormonde Windfarm
Morson Projects were appointed by Areva T&D to provide technical support for the secondary design, layouts and calculations at Ormonde Windfarm.
REQUIREMENTS:
Innovative hybrid development
Has the potential to generate up to 200MW of electricity with almost half coming from the windfarm
Comprising of up to 30 wind turbines
FULL DESIGN PACKAGE:
Secondary design
Overall design, layouts, calculations and SCADA requirements
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Derby energy from waste facility
Morson Projects were appointed as the Principle Design Contractor for a new Waste for Energy Plant in Derby.
Via Morson Projects, we had a team of 60 engineers and modellers working on the project In addition to the model, we had responsibility for Process Verification, Electrical and Instrumentation, Civil and Structural (secondary steelwork) and Pipe Stressing of critical lines. The primary deliverable from Morson Projects was a fully detailed clash-free, fully operable, safe and maintainable 3D Model design in Navisworks.
SERVICES INCLUDED:
Plant Design
Piping
Process Engineering
SCADA & PLC Control Systems
Systems Engineering & Integration
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Client: Energos / Interserve
Value: £4 million
Location: Derby Duration: On-going
State of the market
We analyse and use data from multiple inputs to ensure we know how to react to challenges in the industry.
The Paris Agreement aims to increase the share of renewables in the global energy mix from its current level of 14 percent to 77 percent by 2050
Globally, wind and solar accounted for a record 12% of power generation, with solar generation increasing 25% and wind rising 14% compared to 2021
2023 was a record year for renewables investments; IRENA estimates that wind, solar, and other clean energy projects attracted about USD 1.5 trillion.
61% of renewable energy industry stakeholders surveyed by KPMG International cited supply chain risks as a significant obstacle to scaling renewables.
According to the IEA, 770 million people around the globe lacked access to electricity in 2023
In 2023 China produced 31% of global renewable electricity, followed by the United States (11%), Brazil (6.4%), Canada (5.4%) and India (3.9%)
The renewable energy industry employs almost 14 million people
Construction costs are forecast to rise just over 3% in the year to Q3 2024
What we offer
Our services
Each of our service lines has been purposefully developed in response to our client’s needs. Our suite of services will only grow, as the world of work continues to evolve. We offer a depth and agility that is unique to the Morson Group.
Across our service lines our aim is to deliver 3 key outcomes for our clients:
Reduce cost
Increase quality
Increase efficiency
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Outsourced solutions
Managed Service (MSP)
RPO
Statement of Work (SoW)
HR Outsource
Upskilling & reskilling
Worker Training
Pathfinders Academy
Armed Forces Veteran Programme
Governance and assurance
Worker compliance
Our service is underpinned by teams of compliance and governance experts who support our clients to correctly assess tax status and avoid legal and reputational risk.
In-house and external legal experts Team of tax experts
rate management
Unleashing value
We’re experts in reducing employee/contractor spend and have a number of techniques to deliver significant cost savinga.
We work with clients to manage and control contractor pay rates to help reduce overheads.
Pay rate benchmarking using the multi-source candidate intelligence platforms
Gain share: we split the difference from savings generated between Morson and the client
Right to work checks via candidate screening PSL of FCSA accredited partners Candidate market intelligence tools Network of employment law specialists Pay
Fully SQEP’d candidates
BPSS and CTC clearance carried out in house
Total talent solutions
Collectively, we are positioned to solve our clients challenges across Nuclear today, tomorrow and for the future.
This can be across managed service (MSP), RPO, Statements of Work, PSL & Training/Re-skilling solutions
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MSP
Optimise your contractor workforce with confidence.
RP01
Untap possibility with the complete talent solution.
SOW
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A true statement of work (SOW) solution.
Specialist disciplines and niche skill sets
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Managed Service
MSP
Optimise your contractor workforce with confidence.
We build agile contingent workforces by managing the entire talent cycle, with a model which scales to your business ambitions.
£600m
annual MSP spend under management
£1m
average savings in the first year per MSP client (1st Gen)
1990 we implemented the UK’s first managed service
A Morson MSP enables our clients to:
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80% of our managed service clients have been with us for 15 years+
Find the right people and managing entire contingent workforce population
Reduce recruitment costs
Track workforce trends
Ensure contractor compliance and governance
Build diverse teams and talent pipelines
Forecast for future issues and opportunities
Recruitment
Outsourcing
High touch permanent recruitment outsourcing.
Our Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) offer is brought to you by our standalone brand RP01. We can take all, or part, of your permanent recruitment requirements.
Hire Transform Captivate
Through RP01 we deliver more than a talent solution, we act as your in-house talent partner, instilling our expertise into your organisation whilst providing efficient and flexibility to optimise the entire recruitment process.
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RP01 flexes with your specific needs, enabling clients to reach true talent potential by:
Relieving employers and HR professionals of administrative burdens
Delivering a seamless, high-touch experience for candidates
Taking care of peaks and flows in demand
Reducing costs
Building talent brands to attract the best people
Using data to inform hiring decisions
Statement of Work
SOW
Statement of work. It’s in our DNA.
Powerful solutions for businesses to benefit from optimal deliverables and access to the best talent, without unnecessary overheads and the added headache of IR35 compliance.
40+
Morson Projects have constructed fixed price work packages for over 40 years
£750m
We have successfully delivered projects under SOWs with a value in excess of £750m
12,000
Since the introduction of IR35 legislation in 2000, we have successfully delivered more than 12,000 projects under SOWs
An outcome-based SOW provides solutions to several issues, including:
Project misalignment
Variable costs
Lack of control
Poor efficiency
Inconsistent quality
Preferred Supplier
Specialist recruitment support.
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We pride ourselves on being a clear, educated voice, in an often crowded and competitive market.
Integrated services
We're more than just recruitment. Our service goes beyond finding the right people to realise your business ambitions.
Instead it’s our mission to forge a collaborative and consultative strategic partnership. Our suite of agile solutions are for organisations seeking to enhance their capability, who need flexible, adaptable solutions to help scale, brand-led strategies to inspire, screening solutions to comply, ED&I insight to transform, training to develop or technology to streamline and accelerate.
SOLUTIONS
CONSULTANCY
TECHNOLOGY
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