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David Cox
Managing Director
David commenced his recruitment career 17 years ago with a global PLC; transferring from their London operation to Sydney in 2006. He worked at a senior management level operating across multiple locations and business units, managing a team of 30+ consultants in addition to recruiting mid to senior level positions in construction, infrastructure and MEP markets.In 2010, he decided to set up on his own and co-founded a technical recruitment consultancy which has been placed on the BRW fast starters list for two consecutive years. In addition to his role as a Director, he specialised in recruiting mid to executive...Read more -
Benjamin Ross
Principal Consultant - Data Centres & Project and Cost Management, APAC
Ben Ross is a seasoned recruiter with over 8 years of experience in the industry. Ben has an extensive network and track record in recruiting top talent in London, Australia, and across the Asia Pacific region. He has worked at globally recognised agencies and boutique C&P specialist agencies, catering to clients in both the public and private sectors. Ben now specialises in PQS and Project Management, as well as all areas of C&P within data centres across the APAC region. He helps companies across APAC recruit top talent in this area, providing tailored solutions to meet their specific requirements. With...Read more -
Samantha Soh
Regional Director - APAC
Samantha has a Bachelors in Commerce, with double majors in PR & Marketing from Curtin University. She began her recruitment calling in 2011 with an international specialist PLC, highly focused in real estate and construction & engineering. Samantha started her professional career with a renowned Developer in Singapore where she honed her skills in business development and delivery and had also established a wide network of industry professionals. Having come from industry, she possesses great knowledge in roles and trends, with a strong pedigree in candidate and client management.Samantha is the Regional Manager for APAC responsible for the day to...Read more -
Aaron Benton
Managing Director – North America
Aaron’s career in recruitment began in early 2007 with a global PLC, as a junior consultant, in a startup office, specialising in recruiting mid to senior positions in Design & Construction across the Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Civil and Heavy Infrastructure Sectors. He completed the company training program and fast-tracked his career to senior consultant in minimal time based on exceptional performance.In 2009 Aaron relocated to Singapore with the same company joining their Oil and Gas team specialising in recruiting mid to senior permanent positions, across EPCI within the upstream sector, for both onshore and offshore projects. After a successful year...Read more -
James Waissel
Associate Director - UK & Europe
James’ role as Associate Director is focused on growing the team and Archer’s brand presence in the marketplace, whilst delivering as the sector lead for all Project and Development Management vacancies. James holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Reading University. He began his recruitment career in 2013 with a specialist Property firm in London delivering across FM, M&E, Building Surveying and Project Management. Having studied at Reading he has close ties with the UK and European based property professionals across the built environment. Using his entrepreneurial skill set James has successfully generated and developed an extensive network across the...Read more -
Daniel Griggs FIRP
Director of Talent, Leadership & Culture
Daniel has over 30 years professional business-to-business recruitment experience, having worked for small, medium and global staffing businesses developing an in-depth knowledge of the industry. He has an extensive and broad range for experience working in roles from consultant to board level whilst recruiting, training, managing, directing and developing businesses both domestically and internationally in several sectors. During that time Daniel spent fifteen years with a global consultancy where he was a part of the senior management team that grew from 6 employees to a global operation of over 700 operating out of 40 offices.At Archer Daniel is responsible for...Read more -
Elizabeth Dowsett
Principal Consultant - Building Surveying
Liz began her recruitment career over 20 years ago with Hays Construction and Property, specialising in Building Surveying, General Practice and Architectural vacancies. Covering South-East London and Kent she was a highly effective recruitment partner for the public and private sector. Clients included Local Authorities, Charities, Housing Associations, Consultancies, and other public organisations such as the Port of London Authority, Kent Police and Kent Fire and Rescue.Liz joined Archer in 2021 as a Senior Consultant specialising in the London and South East building surveying market. Her remit covers general building surveying along with specialist profession services to include: Dilapidations, TDD,...Read more -
Nick Rogerson
Principal Consultant - Cost Management Lead
Nick has a Bachelors Degree in Business Studies from the University of the West of England. He began his recruitment career with a global company in Bristol upon graduating in 2011, and has five years’ experience working for a specialist property consultancy in London, recruiting across the Business Support, Facilities Management and Building Consultancy sectors. He has a strong professional network in the industry and has worked extensively with multi-disciplinary consultancies, private property companies and in-house property teams.Nick joined Archer in 2019 as a Senior Consultant, focused on Building Surveying, Project Management and Cost Management recruitment across the UK. With...Read more -
Serena Sheu
Principal Consultant - Construction
Serena graduated with Bachelor of Science (Hons) Business Management from Lancaster University in 2018. She kickstarted her recruitment journey with an international recruitment agency, focusing on permanent and contract positions for corporate function roles across various industries. She is highly skilled in effectively filling positions on a timely manner and demonstrated proven track record of managing exclusive recruitment projects. Serena loves food-hunting and drama marathons at home during her free time. In 2021, Serena joined Archer Recruitment as a Consultant and is responsible for recruiting in the construction space for the Asia Pacific region. She thrives on challenges and aims...Read more -
Edward Nowell
Consultant - Project Management & Development Management
Edward’s career spans commercial property and real estate, having worked at some of the leading property consultancies and property developers across the London market. His key focus areas have included commercial research, market trends and multi-million pound development sites.Edward joined Archer in 2022 as a Consultant specialising in project management & Development Management. He supports clients in identifying top talent through pro-active sourcing strategies and utilising the most up to date networks in the built environment sector.Key roles include Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, Associate Director- Project Management, Director - Project Management, Partners, Development Managers, Development Directors.Read more -
Will Matkins
Consultant - Project Management & Development Management
Will has a diverse background working in sales, previously specialising in the areas of fine art and prestige cars, and most recently worked in construction and landscape design. Will is a strong problem solver and focused on delivering the best solution to his clients and candidates.Will joined Archer in 2022 as a consultant specialising in Project Management & Development Management. Key roles include Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, Associate Director- Project Management, Director - Project Management, Partners, Development Managers, Development Directors.Read more -
Joyce Lin
Operations Manager - London
Joyce has a multi-faceted and extensive career in talent acquisition having worked in the recruitment industry across the technology, professional services and financial services sectors. She has led national and global teams and talent programmes to deliver key talent acquisition and talent management initiatives, leading strategic and operational objectives. At Archer, Joyce is responsible for managing key projects and business initiatives, and supports the day to day operations from marketing, HR, finance and IT.Read more -
Stan Mandarich
Principal Consultant - Design & Construction & Cost Management
Stan has 15 years experience working in the staffing and search consultancy industry in Canada and the United States. He has previously held corporate roles with a Fortune 500 multinational staffing company, where he was responsible for implementing ISO 9000 Quality Standards across a network of 50 field offices in all provinces of Canada. After his promotion to the World Headquarters in the USA, he supported the international subsidiaries with access to assessment and training tools. He worked on several global IT projects including implementation of HR Open Standards (HR-XML) to enable data exchange with vendors and clients. He also...Read more -
Tan Wei Chao
Consultant - Built Environment
Wei Chao graduated with a Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Temasek Polytechnic. He started his career with an event agency focusing on production and eventually move on to sales for broadcast and media production. Having gained experiences across various industries, Wei Chao is adept at going beyond the brief to identify opportunities to drive growth and value across multiple products and services in a fast-paced environment. From business development to client and account management, he has a proven track record of securing projects and delivering successful results, through engagement with a variety of vendors and senior stakeholders. In...Read more
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David Cox
Managing Director
David commenced his recruitment career 17 years ago with a global PLC; transferring from their London operation to Sydney in 2006. He worked at a senior management level operating across multiple locations and business units, managing a team of 30+ consultants in addition to recruiting mid to senior level positions in construction, infrastructure and MEP markets.In 2010, he decided to set up on his own and co-founded a technical recruitment consultancy which has been placed on the BRW fast starters list for two consecutive years. In addition to his role as a Director, he specialised in recruiting mid to executive...Read more -
James Waissel
Associate Director - UK & Europe
James’ role as Associate Director is focused on growing the team and Archer’s brand presence in the marketplace, whilst delivering as the sector lead for all Project and Development Management vacancies. James holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Reading University. He began his recruitment career in 2013 with a specialist Property firm in London delivering across FM, M&E, Building Surveying and Project Management. Having studied at Reading he has close ties with the UK and European based property professionals across the built environment. Using his entrepreneurial skill set James has successfully generated and developed an extensive network across the...Read more -
Elizabeth Dowsett
Principal Consultant - Building Surveying
Liz began her recruitment career over 20 years ago with Hays Construction and Property, specialising in Building Surveying, General Practice and Architectural vacancies. Covering South-East London and Kent she was a highly effective recruitment partner for the public and private sector. Clients included Local Authorities, Charities, Housing Associations, Consultancies, and other public organisations such as the Port of London Authority, Kent Police and Kent Fire and Rescue.Liz joined Archer in 2021 as a Senior Consultant specialising in the London and South East building surveying market. Her remit covers general building surveying along with specialist profession services to include: Dilapidations, TDD,...Read more -
Nick Rogerson
Principal Consultant - Cost Management Lead
Nick has a Bachelors Degree in Business Studies from the University of the West of England. He began his recruitment career with a global company in Bristol upon graduating in 2011, and has five years’ experience working for a specialist property consultancy in London, recruiting across the Business Support, Facilities Management and Building Consultancy sectors. He has a strong professional network in the industry and has worked extensively with multi-disciplinary consultancies, private property companies and in-house property teams.Nick joined Archer in 2019 as a Senior Consultant, focused on Building Surveying, Project Management and Cost Management recruitment across the UK. With...Read more -
Edward Nowell
Consultant - Project Management & Development Management
Edward’s career spans commercial property and real estate, having worked at some of the leading property consultancies and property developers across the London market. His key focus areas have included commercial research, market trends and multi-million pound development sites.Edward joined Archer in 2022 as a Consultant specialising in project management & Development Management. He supports clients in identifying top talent through pro-active sourcing strategies and utilising the most up to date networks in the built environment sector.Key roles include Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, Associate Director- Project Management, Director - Project Management, Partners, Development Managers, Development Directors.Read more -
Will Matkins
Consultant - Project Management & Development Management
Will has a diverse background working in sales, previously specialising in the areas of fine art and prestige cars, and most recently worked in construction and landscape design. Will is a strong problem solver and focused on delivering the best solution to his clients and candidates.Will joined Archer in 2022 as a consultant specialising in Project Management & Development Management. Key roles include Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, Associate Director- Project Management, Director - Project Management, Partners, Development Managers, Development Directors.Read more -
Joyce Lin
Operations Manager - London
Joyce has a multi-faceted and extensive career in talent acquisition having worked in the recruitment industry across the technology, professional services and financial services sectors. She has led national and global teams and talent programmes to deliver key talent acquisition and talent management initiatives, leading strategic and operational objectives. At Archer, Joyce is responsible for managing key projects and business initiatives, and supports the day to day operations from marketing, HR, finance and IT.Read more
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Benjamin Ross
Principal Consultant - Data Centres & Project and Cost Management, APAC
Ben Ross is a seasoned recruiter with over 8 years of experience in the industry. Ben has an extensive network and track record in recruiting top talent in London, Australia, and across the Asia Pacific region. He has worked at globally recognised agencies and boutique C&P specialist agencies, catering to clients in both the public and private sectors. Ben now specialises in PQS and Project Management, as well as all areas of C&P within data centres across the APAC region. He helps companies across APAC recruit top talent in this area, providing tailored solutions to meet their specific requirements. With...Read more -
David Cox
Managing Director
David commenced his recruitment career 17 years ago with a global PLC; transferring from their London operation to Sydney in 2006. He worked at a senior management level operating across multiple locations and business units, managing a team of 30+ consultants in addition to recruiting mid to senior level positions in construction, infrastructure and MEP markets.In 2010, he decided to set up on his own and co-founded a technical recruitment consultancy which has been placed on the BRW fast starters list for two consecutive years. In addition to his role as a Director, he specialised in recruiting mid to executive...Read more -
Samantha Soh
Regional Director - APAC
Samantha has a Bachelors in Commerce, with double majors in PR & Marketing from Curtin University. She began her recruitment calling in 2011 with an international specialist PLC, highly focused in real estate and construction & engineering. Samantha started her professional career with a renowned Developer in Singapore where she honed her skills in business development and delivery and had also established a wide network of industry professionals. Having come from industry, she possesses great knowledge in roles and trends, with a strong pedigree in candidate and client management.Samantha is the Regional Manager for APAC responsible for the day to...Read more -
Serena Sheu
Principal Consultant - Construction
Serena graduated with Bachelor of Science (Hons) Business Management from Lancaster University in 2018. She kickstarted her recruitment journey with an international recruitment agency, focusing on permanent and contract positions for corporate function roles across various industries. She is highly skilled in effectively filling positions on a timely manner and demonstrated proven track record of managing exclusive recruitment projects. Serena loves food-hunting and drama marathons at home during her free time. In 2021, Serena joined Archer Recruitment as a Consultant and is responsible for recruiting in the construction space for the Asia Pacific region. She thrives on challenges and aims...Read more -
Tan Wei Chao
Consultant - Built Environment
Wei Chao graduated with a Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Temasek Polytechnic. He started his career with an event agency focusing on production and eventually move on to sales for broadcast and media production. Having gained experiences across various industries, Wei Chao is adept at going beyond the brief to identify opportunities to drive growth and value across multiple products and services in a fast-paced environment. From business development to client and account management, he has a proven track record of securing projects and delivering successful results, through engagement with a variety of vendors and senior stakeholders. In...Read more
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Aaron Benton
Managing Director – North America
Aaron’s career in recruitment began in early 2007 with a global PLC, as a junior consultant, in a startup office, specialising in recruiting mid to senior positions in Design & Construction across the Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Civil and Heavy Infrastructure Sectors. He completed the company training program and fast-tracked his career to senior consultant in minimal time based on exceptional performance.In 2009 Aaron relocated to Singapore with the same company joining their Oil and Gas team specialising in recruiting mid to senior permanent positions, across EPCI within the upstream sector, for both onshore and offshore projects. After a successful year...Read more -
Stan Mandarich
Principal Consultant - Design & Construction & Cost Management
Stan has 15 years experience working in the staffing and search consultancy industry in Canada and the United States. He has previously held corporate roles with a Fortune 500 multinational staffing company, where he was responsible for implementing ISO 9000 Quality Standards across a network of 50 field offices in all provinces of Canada. After his promotion to the World Headquarters in the USA, he supported the international subsidiaries with access to assessment and training tools. He worked on several global IT projects including implementation of HR Open Standards (HR-XML) to enable data exchange with vendors and clients. He also...Read more
Our client voices
Hear how we add value for our clients
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Debs S
Senior Recruiter, Global Building Consultancy, Toronto
"They are our Recruitment Partner of choice and always our first port of call when we have a challenging role to fill. A resolutely professional team who continue to deliver results." -
Marcus E
Director, Engineering Consultancy - UK
“Time and again their understanding of our industry supports our hiring requirements. Their ability to then provide us with appropriate shortlisted candidates has saved us a lot of time and effort.” -
Chakravarthy R
Project Director, Building Contractors - Singapore
“We have worked with Archer for some time on the recruitment of our senior and middle management positions. Their ability to custom-search the right candidates for us in a timely manner is their unique strength over their competitors. -
Wai Ling W
HR Executive, Construction Contractors - Singapore
“They have a high level of technical understanding and have access to a pool of candidates which other headhunters do not seem to be able to find. The team at Archer always act with integrity and urgency and have tailored a solution that is perfect for our needs.”
Our Services
A tailored solution for your talent needs
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Retained Search
A bespoke and exclusive recruitment partnership that enables you to find the very best talent in the market.
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Contingency Search
Suitable for permanent roles, we'll help you find the right candidate through our established networks, database searches and job advertising.
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Interim & Contract Appointments
Providing candidates to our clients on a fixed-term contract, temporary or interim basis.
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Market Mapping
Competitor analysis, salary benchmarking and identification of long lists for future hires.
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Project Based Recruitment Process Outsourcing
An ideal solution for the recruitment of a full project team or a strategic recruitment drive.
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Outplacement Services
Specialist job and career support services to outgoing employees. We help to prepare them for future employment opportunities with care....
Our client approach
A transparent approach to getting the right person, faster
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1. Brief
A deep dive into the role, the brand and your hiring process
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2. Tailor
Deciding which of our services is right for your brief
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3. Search
Custom-search for candidates, leading to longlisting and shortlisting
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4. Review
Screening, interviewing and referencing
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6. Offer
Full management of the offer process
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7. Placement
We work with the candidate right up until on-boarding
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8. Aftercare
Check-ins over the first 12 weeks with both the client and the candidate
Clients & Accreditations
Working with the most important names in our sector
How to start the relationship
No matter how complex your talent needs, it all starts with a conversation with one of our expert consultants. Request a call back to take the first step