Tag: work for us

At Advance TRS, we believe that a great workplace is built on a foundation of teamwork, professional development, and a shared commitment to excellence. As a specialist recruitment consultancy for the built environment, we don’t just connect talented professionals with leading employers – we also cultivate an engaging and rewarding work environment for our own team.

A Supportive and Dynamic Work Culture

Our company culture is rooted in collaboration, respect, and ambition. We foster an environment where employees feel valued and supported, ensuring they have the tools and resources needed to succeed. Whether you’re an experienced recruiter or just starting your career, Advance TRS offers a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere that encourages growth and innovation.

  • Teamwork & Collaboration – We believe that success is best achieved together. Our teams work closely to share knowledge, celebrate achievements, and support one another.
  • Diversity & Inclusion – We embrace a diverse workforce where different perspectives and experiences drive innovation and creativity.
  • Employee Wellbeing – We prioritise mental and physical wellbeing, offering initiatives and support systems to help employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Career Growth & Professional Development

We invest in our employees’ futures, offering structured career progression opportunities, ongoing training, and mentorship. Our leadership team is dedicated to helping employees reach their full potential, whether through professional qualifications, industry conferences, or internal promotions.

  • Training & Development – From recruitment training programmes to leadership coaching, we provide continuous learning opportunities.
  • Career Progression – Many of our senior team members started at Advance TRS in junior roles and have grown into leadership positions.
  • Mentorship & Guidance – New employees receive guidance from experienced mentors who help them navigate their career paths and develop essential skills.

A Rewarding and Engaging Work Environment

We know that a positive work environment drives success. That’s why we focus on creating a workplace where employees feel motivated, valued, and rewarded for their hard work.

  • Incentives & Rewards – We offer competitive salaries, commission structures, and performance-based incentives. Learn more about negotiating a salary as an engineer.
  • Social Events & Team Building – Regular events, team outings, and company celebrations foster a strong sense of camaraderie.
  • Flexible Working Options – We understand the importance of flexibility and offer hybrid and remote working options where possible.

Join the Advance TRS Team

If you’re looking for a career where you can grow, thrive, and be part of a supportive team, Advance TRS could be the perfect fit. Explore our latest job openings and take the next step in your career today.

In a competitive job market, having opportunities to grow into leadership roles is essential for career-focused professionals. At Advance TRS, we support ambitious team members in building the skills and experience necessary to succeed in management roles, empowering them to advance within our company. Here’s how we help our employees develop as leaders and grow their careers. 

Clear Career Progression Paths 

For team members aiming to advance, we outline clear steps for career progression within Advance TRS. These paths provide guidance on the skills and competencies necessary for different roles, including leadership positions. By ensuring transparency in the steps needed to progress, we help our team members understand the requirements and reach their goals effectively. 

Experienced Recruitment Careers at Advance TRS 

Professional Development Opportunities 

Advance TRS is committed to helping staff continuously enhance their skills, offering a range of development opportunities suited to both aspiring leaders and experienced professionals. Our approach may include tailored coaching programmes, courses, or other resources to ensure team members are ready to take on the responsibilities that come with leadership roles. 

Mentorship and Guidance from Senior Leaders 

Our leaders are dedicated to supporting the growth of each team member. Senior leaders provide guidance and mentorship to help employees achieve their professional aspirations, whether that’s through formal mentoring or regular check-ins with weekly 1to1s and monthly’s. By sharing insights and advice, our leaders offer valuable support, helping team members navigate their career journey. 

An Environment that Encourages Growth 

A supportive culture is essential for anyone looking to advance in their career, and at Advance TRS, we work hard to create an environment that encourages learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Our team members are encouraged to take on new challenges, lead projects, and actively participate in initiatives that build their experience and confidence. 

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Career? 

Advance TRS is committed to empowering our team members to achieve their career goals and realise their potential. We provide the structure, support, and opportunities needed to grow into leadership roles within our team. 

Interested in a career with growth opportunities? Explore our available roles and see how we can help take your career to the next level, here. 

Transitioning from a sales role to recruitment is a great way to expand your skill set, translating your already established skills into a new career where you can maximise your earning potential! 

Core skills from a career in sales include relationship building, negotiation, and client management, all of which are incredibly valuable and go hand in hand with a career in recruitment. 

Here’s how your expertise in these areas can set you up for success in a recruitment role. 

Relationship Building: A Key to Success

The importance of building and nurturing relationships in sales is essential to establishing trust and rapport – a skill that is equally crucial in recruitment. Whether you’re working with candidates or clients, by developing a relationship and engaging with customers in sales, you gain a deep understanding of their needs, career aspirations, and motivations.

Similarly, in a recruitment setting – a strong relationship with clients helps you understand their business needs, culture, and the role they are looking for.

Your ability to connect with people and maintain these relationships will enable you to create a network of talent and opportunities.

Client Management: From Customers to Hiring Managers

One thing most sales professionals can say with confidence is they are good at managing client expectations and delivering promises! In recruitment, client management takes on a similar form but rather with a focus on hiring managers and HR teams.

By having experience in handling client accounts, understanding their requirements, and the ability to deliver results – you’ll have skills that are invaluable in recruitment, finding that managing the expectations of clients and candidates requires the same level of attention, communication, and follow-through.

Negotiation: Finding the best fit

At the heart of both sales and recruitment is negotiation. In sales, you negotiate deals and prices, whereas, in recruitment, you’d negotiate job offers, salaries, and terms with candidates and clients.

Your ability to find a mutually beneficial agreement is crucial in ensuring that both parties are satisfied – a skill that is particularly important when it comes to closing deals and ensuring that you place the right candidate in the perfect role!

Making the Transition

Having the ability to build relationships, manage clients, and negotiate effectively will not only help you in a new role but also differentiate you as a recruiter who understands the nuances of client and candidate management from a sales perspective.

Rest assured, if you’re contemplating a move from sales to recruitment – your skills are a major asset. Ready to transfer your sales skills to recruitment? Explore our open roles and make the switch!

Advance TRS are delighted to welcome experienced rail industry recruiter, Chris Spurdle to join the business as Business Development Manager – Rail. Chris has over 14 years experience in the rail industry predominantly working in the rail civils and permanent way specialism and joins Advance TRS to focus on white collar recruitment in rail civils and permanent way.

Chris is looking forward to progressing his industry knowledge and network from the blue-collar and labour side of the rail sector into white-collar recruitment.

“This is an exciting new opportunity to build on the established reputation I have built in the blue collar and labour market, and a natural continuation of my work in the sector.”

Explains Chris.

Chris will be focused on business development, supporting the current team building on established relationships and also bid development. Chris Spurdle will also be the main point of contact for a new client partnership Advance TRS have recently secured providing construction managers, project managers, civils, permanent way, signalling, planning and commercial engineering professionals into key rail projects across the UK rail network. These projects range across the UK & Ireland from a couple of million budgets to major infrastructure projects with budgets up to 200 million.

“We are delighted to welcome Chris into the Advance TRS team, and more personally, I am so pleased to work with him in the business development team. His experience and industry knowledge will prove to be a great asset to our business.”

Shares Business Development Director, Michael Schruyers.

When asked why Chris chose to join Advance TRS, Chris explained:

“I wanted to work for a specialist company, a niche recruiter. It was important for me to join a flexible and agile business where the team are skilled, well networked and have the ability to support clients throughout the process rather than a large corporate business. Advance TRS offer all this and have a really good team, both in sales and business services, and provide a positive work environment.”

Chris Spurdle will be supporting the business development team across the full spectrum of permanent and contract supply, both in rail and also reaching across the wider infrastructure piece.

Chris goes on to say:

“I love the ambition and trajectory Advance TRS offer as a growing SME. It gives me an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the business growth trajectory and adding value. Everyone has been so helpful and welcoming – particularly Jake and Josh who I have been working with a lot, and have helped me settle in. The business services support and payroll teams are brilliant too – shout out to everybody!”

Join Advance TRS

If you are looking for a new opportunity to further your career with an established and growing business providing quality recruitment solutions in the built environment and engineering markets, we are always looking for new talented staff to join our team. Find out what it is like to work for us and see our live opportunities.

Expert Rail Recruiters

Advance TRS know the rail industry like no one else. We work with some of the world’s biggest engineering organisations, creating bespoke recruitment solutions for some of the UK’s biggest rail projects.

Our team of experts are well established in the sector and expertly networked to ensure the best results for clients every time with specialisms focused on signalling, telecoms, E&P, OLE, Civils, M&E, Pway and Project Services. With over 400 contractors working across the UK rail network we are proud to be committed to high safety standards.

Advance TRS is accredited by the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS), enabling us to supply rail recruitment solutions to clients across the UK. Find out how we can support your business hire the best talent in the market. Or get in touch to speak to a member of our team, call 01483 361061.