Neil McEwan
Brisbane,QLD
Summary
Results driven Resourcing Manager with a proven track record at John Holland Group and 20 + years experience in talent acquisition and recruitment within complex and high demanding industries. Expert in recruiting and onboarding high-performing teams. Adept at building strategic partnerships and fostering collaboration to meet project demands effectively.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Resourcing Manager
John Holland Group
05.2022 - 05.2025
- Managed day to day resourcing activities of 2 of John Holland's national business units: Building/ Rail and Transport
- Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
- Managed a team of 7 Resourcing Advisors on a national basis who covered both staff and workforce appointments.
- Managed workloads and role allocation effectively providing support and a point of escalation when necessary.
- Developed and maintained internal stakeholder relationships within the business units and wider John Holland business.
- Provide resourcing strategies for upcoming project requirements.
- Maintaining full compliance of John Holland systems and procedures.
- Involvement with workforce planning and internal mobility strategies.
- Focused on DEI initiatives and targets so that the John Holland strategy was worked towards.
- Tracked recruitment data to optimise performance and reporting.
- Managed and maintained relationships with external providers and minimise external recruitment usage.
- End to end recruitment activity for senior appointments to include search, selection and onboarding.
Senior Resourcing Advisor - Building
John Holland Group
07.2019 - 05.2022
- Managed end to end resourcing activities for the building business on a national basis to include search, selection and onboarding.
- Provided high level stakeholder management to internal stakeholders to include EGM, GM and operational levels.
- Provided advice and support on all resourcing matters to senior management.
- Effectively managed resourcing for all Building projects and overhead appointments nationally. Projects include: Victoria Heart Hospital, Chisholm Road Prison Project, Cherry Creek Youth Justice Project, Sydney Football Stadium, Waterloo (Integrated Station Station Development), Sydney Football Stadium and Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct and Logan Hospital Expansion Project Stage one.
Team Leader
Stratacon Professional Recruitment
11.2010 - 07.2019
- Managed a team of recruitment consultants specialising in the built form recruitment.
- Developed a client base to include head contracts, builder/ developers, subcontractors and consultancies.
- Maintained and developed external relationships.
- Identify, qualify and screen talent.
- Managed the recruitment 360 recruitment process for clients.
- Effectively networking the construction market.
- Contributed to the strategic growth of the business.
Senior Consultant
Randstad/ Hill McGlynn
05.2008 - 11.2010
- 360 recruitment role within the infrastructure space.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with external clients to include contractors and engineering consultancies.
- Identify , qualify and screen talent.
- Effectively networking the market.
- Manage the recruitment process through contract negotiation till onboarding.
Network Overseas
Senior Consultant
09.2000 - 09.2007
- Account management of international oil and gas, EPC and consulting companies, specialising in the Middle Eastern market.
- Developing and maintaining existing relationships.
- Managing the recruitment process but also deployment of successful candidates.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Human Resource Management
Solent University
Southampton, UK06-2000
Skills
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Search and selection
- Resource allocation
- Partnership development
- Stakeholder management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Positive attitude
- Professional and courteous
- Interpersonal relations
- Adaptability and flexibility
Accomplishments
- Directly recruited 221 candidates nationally in my first 2 full years with John Holland (2020/2021).
- Managed the doubling of the building business unit headcount nationally between 2019 and 2024.
- Contributed and managed the doubling of the Queensland building business unit headcount in a 2 year period (2022 - 2024).
- Directly contributed to the rail and transport business unit achieving 41.4% female participation across staff hires in 2024.
- Managed and contributed to the team delivering 700 hires nationally in 2023 across the building and rail and transport business units.
- Significantly reduced agency spend to a minimum during my tenure (less than 1.5% of all hires).
Timeline
Resourcing Manager
John Holland Group
05.2022 - 05.2025
Senior Resourcing Advisor - Building
John Holland Group
07.2019 - 05.2022
Team Leader
Stratacon Professional Recruitment
11.2010 - 07.2019
Senior Consultant
Randstad/ Hill McGlynn
05.2008 - 11.2010
Network Overseas
Senior Consultant
09.2000 - 09.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Human Resource Management
Solent University
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