Siemens Rail Automation set up their newest office in 2014 located in Manchester and with the help of PRO we were able to quickly reach the require resource levels. The most successful initiative was an external search set up by PRO to enable Siemens to go outside of the UK which was suffering a skill shortage against an increased workload within the UK Rail industry. This initiative saw us, and our Croydon office, jointly visit India with PRO to interview in excess of 25 IRSE licensed signalling designers and successfully offer roles to 7 individuals. Along with the benefit of sourcing new talent to the UK, we were also able to realise cost savings by ensuring the market rate was not exceeded, something which is increasingly difficult when there are high demand and limited supply.
Blair Munro
Siemens Rail Automation Holdings Limited