Specialist Recruitment Across the Highlands, Islands, Moray and Speyside

The Highlands is a region of genuine industrial significance, growing investment and real opportunity. We cover the Highlands, Islands, Moray and Speyside as part of our wider engineering and manufacturing recruitment offering bringing the same consultative, quality-led approach that underpins everything we do, with the added benefit of deep local knowledge and an active regional network.

Our Presence in the Highlands

Our Highland recruitment is led on the ground by Caroline Strachan, a specialist consultant with extensive experience and strong networks built across the region’s key engineering and manufacturing sectors. Working closely alongside our wider team, Caroline ensures that clients and candidates in the Highlands receive the same depth of expertise and quality of service we deliver across all areas we operate in.

What People Say

“Caroline without a doubt has been one of the best recruiters I’ve had the opportunity to work with, and is one of the reasons I continue to rely on this team to find new and exciting career development opportunities.”

— Candidate testimonial

More Than a Place to Work

For a growing number of engineering and manufacturing professionals, the Highlands is the place where work becomes genuinely worthwhile, where career opportunities are stronger than most people realise, and where quality of life is a real part of the offer.

We talk to clients and candidates about this honestly including the practicalities. We believe that if someone is going to make this move, they should do so with confidence and a clear picture of what lies ahead.

• Space and quality of life — open landscapes, room to breathe and a pace of life that many find transformative

• Genuine community — welcoming whether you are returning home or arriving for the first time

• An outstanding environment for families — strong schools, safe communities and real space to grow up in

• World-class outdoor lifestyle — hiking, cycling, sailing, fishing and wildlife on the doorstep

A Region on the Move

From the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport drawing in major inward investment, to Port of Nigg and Kishorn Port at the heart of Scotland’s offshore energy story, to the world’s most celebrated whisky distilleries across Moray and Speyside, this is a region with serious industrial depth and an exciting pipeline of growth ahead.

The Challenges We Help Solve

Recruiting in the Highlands comes with its own set of challenges. We understand them well and work proactively to address them:

• Attracting talent to the region — helping clients build the right narrative and employer brand to bring the right people north

• Retaining talent in the region — supporting businesses to create visible career pathways that keep skilled professionals here

• Planning for the long term — helping teams grow around succession, growth and the skills this economy will need in the years ahead

Working With Us

Whether you are a business looking to grow your Highland team or a professional exploring what a move north could look like, we would welcome a conversation.