SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT & WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
Advance TRS is a specialist recruitment partner supporting organisations across rail, water, energy, highways, aviation and the built environment. Whether you’re hiring a single permanent employee, building a contract workforce or delivering a complex infrastructure programme, we provide flexible recruitment and workforce solutions designed around your needs.
Our expertise spans permanent recruitment, contract staffing, managed service programmes (MSP), recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and workforce solutions including Statement of Work (SoW), Recruit–Train–Deploy (RTD) and Resource Augmentation. Every solution is underpinned by sector expertise, rigorous compliance, dedicated support teams and a commitment to delivering the right people, at the right time, with the right skills.
With specialist consultants, an experienced compliance and payroll team, and a proven track record supporting some of the UK’s largest infrastructure organisations, we help clients reduce hiring risk, improve workforce resilience and keep critical projects moving from concept through to completion.
OUR SERVICES
CONTRACT RECRUITMENT & MSP
Access skilled contractors quickly with a flexible, fully compliant workforce solution. From individual contract placements to fully managed service programmes (MSP), we provide rapid mobilisation, contractor care, payroll, compliance and workforce management to keep your projects running safely and efficiently.
PERMANENT RECRUITMENT & RPO
Build high-performing teams with specialist permanent recruitment and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). We combine industry expertise, targeted search and market insight to attract, engage and secure the professionals who will drive your organisation forward.
WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
Deliver complex infrastructure programmes with scalable workforce solutions tailored to your requirements. From Statement of Work (SoW) and Recruit–Train–Deploy (RTD) to Resource Augmentation, we provide flexible delivery models that strengthen workforce capability, improve programme resilience and support long-term success.
WHY ORGANISATIONS CHOOSE ADVANCE TRS
INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIALISTS
Dedicated consultants with deep expertise across the UK’s infrastructure and engineering sectors.
FLEXIBLE DELIVERY MODELS
Permanent, contract and workforce solutions tailored to your projects, objectives and business needs.
DEDICATED COMPLIANCE TEAM
Expert onboarding, payroll, IR35, Right to Work and contractor management delivered by an experienced in-house team.
RAPID MOBILISATION
Quick access to skilled professionals, helping you respond to programme demands and project deadlines.
QUALITY ASSURED
Accredited processes, robust governance and industry-leading compliance provide confidence at every stage.
LONG TERM PARTNERSHIPS
We build trusted relationships, supporting clients throughout every stage of the project lifecycle.
SCALABLE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
From a single hire to large-scale programme delivery, our solutions grow with your organisation.
PEOPLE ARE THE DIFFERENCE
Experienced recruiters and dedicated support teams working together to deliver exceptional service and lasting results.
OUR SERVICE LINES/RECRUITMENT & WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS
We provide a range of recruitment and workforce solutions designed to support different hiring and resourcing requirements. From permanent and contract recruitment to MSP, RPO and flexible workforce solutions, our services can support individual hires, changing resource demands and wider workforce programmes.
Whether you’re hiring one specialist or delivering a multi-year infrastructure programme, we’ll help you find the right solution.
TRUSTED BY INDUSTRY LEADERS
YOUR WORKFORCE. YOUR CHALLENGES. YOUR SOLUTION.
No two organisations are the same, which is why we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all recruitment. Our consultants work closely with you to understand your challenges before designing a tailored delivery model that combines the right services, expertise and support. Whether that’s a standalone recruitment campaign, a fully outsourced hiring function, or a blended solution combining permanent recruitment, contract staffing and workforce solutions, we create scalable partnerships that grow alongside your business and adapt to changing project demands.
- Long-term client partnerships
- Repeat business across major frameworks
- A track record of placing safety-critical, delivery-focused professionals.
WHICH SOLUTION IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Every organisation faces different workforce challenges. Whether you’re hiring a single specialist, building a project team or delivering a major infrastructure programme, we’ll work with you to create a recruitment strategy that fits your business, your budget and your delivery goals.
Our solutions are flexible and modular, meaning they can be delivered individually or combined into a bespoke workforce model. As your projects evolve, your recruitment strategy can evolve with them, providing the agility, scalability and expertise needed to keep programmes moving.
Most of our clients don’t use just one service. We work with you to understand your projects, workforce challenges and long-term objectives before designing a tailored delivery model. Whether that’s combining permanent recruitment with contract staffing, embedding an RPO alongside Recruit–Train–Deploy, or delivering a Statement of Work supported by Resource Augmentation, we’ll build a flexible solution that evolves with your business.
| IF YOUR CHALLENGE IS… | THE SOLUTION | WHY IT WORKS |
|---|---|---|
| You need specialist resource on-site quickly to keep projects moving. | Contract Recruitment | Access experienced contract professionals with rapid mobilisation, full compliance management, payroll and contractor support, allowing you to scale resource as project demands change. |
| You need a flexible contractor workforce that can scale up and down around possessions, project phases or peaks in workload. | Managed Service Programme (MSP) | We become your workforce partner, managing recruitment, mobilisation, compliance, reporting, supplier management and contractor care through one accountable service, giving you complete visibility and control. |
| You want to strengthen your permanent team with high-quality hires. | Permanent Recruitment | We identify, attract and secure professionals with the technical expertise and cultural fit to build long-term capability and support business growth. |
| You have an ongoing or high-volume recruitment programme and need a strategic hiring partner. | Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) | Our recruitment specialists integrate with your business, managing workforce planning, employer branding, attraction, hiring and reporting to build sustainable permanent teams aligned with your long-term objectives. |
| You need a defined piece of work delivered without increasing permanent headcount. | Statement of Work (SoW) | We provide accountable teams to deliver agreed project outcomes, with clear governance, defined deliverables and scalable resource, allowing projects to be delivered outside traditional headcount constraints. |
| You need to fill today’s skills gap while developing tomorrow’s workforce. | Recruit–Train–Deploy (RTD) | We recruit new talent, provide structured training and deploy them into live projects, creating sustainable talent pipelines in areas where specialist skills are in short supply. |
| Your existing team needs additional expertise for a specific project or programme. | Resource Augmentation | Quickly strengthen your delivery team with specialist professionals who integrate seamlessly into your organisation for as long as they’re needed, without long-term employment commitments. |
CASE STUDIES
FUSION Joint Venture – HS2 Recruitment Delivery
Advance TRS successfully supported recruitment requirements for the Fusion Joint Venture was awarded Area Central of HS2’s enabling works contracts
RPO Case Study CP6
Advance TRS were commissioned to manage a recruitment delivery partnership to support the Infrastructure Resource ramp up for CP6.
Signalling Equipment Rooms – London Underground
Advance TRS was approached by an existing Managed Accounts client to supply resource for a new package of works, building Signalling Equipment Rooms on 5x London Underground Stations.
London Underground 4LM Project
Advance TRS were approached by our client with an urgent requirement to create a staffing partnership to resource their 4LM works.
Advance TRS & Alstom
Since signing a recruitment partnership in early 2020, Advance TRS and Alstom have worked closely together to deliver a planned programme of recruitment.
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MEET THE TEAM
Andy Ridout
Group Managing Director & Founder – Advance TRS Group
Paul Metcalfe
Non-Executive Director – Advance TRS Group
Carolyn Kaye
Group Financial Director – Advance TRS Group