Recruitment & Headhunting · XDR Executive

Talent that moves industries forward

XDR Executive places the people who deliver: the engineers and commercial leaders behind major energy and construction projects, the automotive trade, and the boardroom. Precise search. Long-term fit.

A division of XDR Partners Ltd · Retained and exclusive search

XDR ExecutiveThree markets
ENC

Energy & Construction

Engineering, project and commercial talent, from renewables to major civils.

Renewables · Civils · Building
AUT

Automotive

Sales and aftersales leadership, dealer principals, OEM and supply chain.

Retail · Aftersales · OEM
CSU

C-Suite & Executive

Board-level, confidential and non-executive search.

Board · Confidential · NED
A division of XDR Partners Ltd
Where we search

Three markets. Deep networks in each.

We don’t cover everything. We recruit where we hold genuine networks and sector fluency, so the shortlist is short, and right.

Energy & Construction
ENC · Renewables · Civils · Building

From renewables and grid infrastructure to major civils and commercial build, we place the engineering, project and commercial talent that takes schemes from ground-breaking to hand-over. Site leadership, design, planning, quantity surveying, and the commercial roles that keep programmes on budget.

Project DirectorsSite & Contracts ManagersQS & CommercialDesign & EngineeringRenewables
Automotive
AUT · Retail · Aftersales · OEM

Built on more than a decade inside franchised motor retail. We know the trade from the forecourt up: sales and aftersales leadership, dealer principals, OEM and the wider supply chain. We place people who understand margin, volume and the customer.

Dealer PrincipalsSales DirectorsAftersalesOEM & FleetSupply Chain
C-Suite & Executive
CSU · Board · Confidential · NED

Board and executive search for the leadership that sets direction. Discreet, mandate-led assignments for CEO, CFO, COO and non-executive appointments, run confidentially, mapped thoroughly, and closed with the rigour a board-level hire demands.

CEO / MDCFOCOONon-ExecutiveConfidential Mandates
How we work

A search process, not a CV feed

Fewer, better candidates, because we take the brief seriously and map the whole market before we shortlist.

Step 1

Brief

We start with the role behind the role: the objectives, the team, the culture and what success looks like at twelve months. The brief shapes the search, not a job title.

Step 2

Search

We map the market and approach people directly, including those not looking. Every candidate is screened against the brief, not forwarded on spec.

Step 3

Placement

A tight shortlist, managed offers, and support through resignation and onboarding, so the hire lands and stays. We stay close after day one.

Two sides of the table

Whether you’re hiring or moving

For clients

Hire with confidence

Retained and exclusive search for roles where getting it right matters more than getting it fast.

  • Sector-specialist consultants who know your market
  • Whole-market mapping, not just active jobseekers
  • Confidential and replacement search handled discreetly
  • Honest advice on brief, package and market reality
For candidates

Move for the right reason

Straight conversations about where you are, where you want to be, and the roles genuinely worth your time.

  • Represented properly, never spammed across the market
  • Real insight into the role, team and business
  • Discretion for confidential and executive searches
  • A relationship that lasts beyond a single placement
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