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Pensar Infrastructure (formerly Pensar Construction) design and deliver innovative infrastructure solutions across a range of industry segments. Pensar started as a one man band operating out of a spare bedroom. Today, they employ a 200-strong team of experts including civil, mechanical, electrical and design engineers, as well as estimators, and project and construction managers. They knew from the early days that to grow, they needed to find the best people who would achieve the best results. Scout Talent has been Pensar’s recruitment partner for over 8 years now, helping them to attract, recruit, and retain top talent for hundreds of roles, fuelling their success.

Transforming Talent Acquisition at Pensar Infrastructure

A Scout Talent Success Story

About Pensar Infrastructure and Their Challenges

Pensar Infrastructure recruits a broad range of roles, as their team is a mix of people who deliver work on site (like civil, mechanical, electrical and design engineers, as well as estimators, and project and construction managers), and office based roles (like accountants, account managers, and safety officers). Without any one of their roles filled, the whole operation falls down. While they employ over 200 people today, they started as a one man band operating out of a spare room. In the early days of growth, it quickly became apparent that there was a critical need for recruitment support to help them build a robust team that would drive the company forward. Prior to Scout Talent, some recruitment challenges faced by Pensar Infrastructure included:

Recruitment expertise was not held in house. They did not have access to expert advice on best practice when it came to attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent.
They didn’t have a method to measure employee engagement, or to gather data that would inform retention strategies.
They were tired of working with traditional agencies where they would only be presented with a single applicant, rather than having access to their full candidate pool.

The Solution

Pensar Infrastructure has relied on Scout Talent as their recruitment partner for over 8 years. In response to their specific challenges, Scout Talent has supported Pensar Infrastructure with specialist recruitment services including our Recruitment Campaign Service, and Employer Branding Service.

With Scout Talent’s Recruitment Campaign Service, Pensar Infrastructure receives trustworthy support from experienced Recruitment Specialists that act as an extension of their internal hiring team.

Here’s how we approach a recruitment campaign:

Job analysis call

The best 30-min investment you’ll ever make. This call allows our Specialists to deeply understand your organisation, position, benefits and ideal candidate.

Talent landing page

We create a dedicated landing page for your vacancy. Our specialists use your organisation’s branding and engaging messaging that makes your opportunity shine.

Tailored advertising

Our specialists target the best talent through strategic advertising campaigns, targeted copy, and ongoing campaign optimisation. We maximise visibility of your vacancy by using both active and passive channels.

Screening questions

Tailored screening questions help to find your ideal candidate faster. By asking the right questions, the workload to shortlist your talent pool is reduced.

Easy-to-use recruitment software

Gain access to the lite version of our ATS, :Recruit Essentials. With all candidate information stored in one secure location, it is easy for your team to collaborate on the hiring process.

Access your talent pool

You’ll be able to access your entire talent pool, allowing you to make multiple hires at once, or keep top candidates engaged for future opportunities with your organisation.

Talent Engagement

Once you have a list of applicants, it’s important to identify who’s going to be the right fit for your organisation. Our Talent Engagement experts can review resumes, conduct interviews, complete necessary checks, facilitate skills testing and more.

“Our people are at the heart of everything that we do at Pensar. We believe that maintaining a healthy and happy team is key to creating better outcomes in our work.”
– Karl Yunker, Managing Director, Pensar Infrastructure

The Employer Branding Service allowed Pensar Infrastructure to distinguish themselves as an employer of choice, ultimately reducing time and cost per hire. Scout Talent’s Employer Branding Specialist took the below approach:

Creation and delivery of an Employee Engagement Survey (EES), allowing Pensar Infrastructure to get direct, anonymous feedback from their people.

Facilitation of Focus Groups with a select group of employees to gather more data

Analysis and interpretation of findings from the EES and Focus Groups

Crafting of Pensar Infrastructure’s Employee Value Proposition (EVP) including key pillars, their EVP statement, and messaging

Facilitation of a workshop with the Pensar Infrastructure project team to present the findings, review themes, and establish core messaging

Creation of an Employer Branding video that highlights Pensar Infrastructure's Employee Value Proposition to prospective employees

“In the construction industry, there are few ways to differentiate the end product. But what can change is the customer experience, and the only way we can do that is through people.”
– Karl Yunker, Managing Director, Pensar Infrastructure

The Outcome

“Scout is more than just a tech solution. It is a critical piece in the Recruitment Infrastructure.”
– Karl Yunker, Managing Director, Pensar Infrastructure

Pensar Infrastructure’s partnership with Scout Talent has been transformative. Scout Talent has helped Pensar Infrastructure to fill vacancies that are critical to keeping their operations live. The approach is not just about filling positions, but enriching Pensar Infrastructure’s company culture and enhancing their customer experience through exceptional people. The process has allowed Pensar Construction to gain full visibility, choice, and control of their talent pool (unlike traditional recruitment agencies), and has supported them in increasing their reach, and providing the highest standard of candidate care.

With a refreshed Employee Value Proposition, Pensar Infrastructure can clearly communicate to candidates what they offer as an Employer, and attract candidates who will thrive in their high performance culture. By presenting themselves as an employer of choice, they have reduced their time and cost to hire, and have increased applications from top talent.

“It’s been quite amazing some of the people I’ve had the opportunity to work with”
– Karl Yunker, Managing Director, Pensar Infrastructure

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