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Mastella·Search
Engineering · Technical · Operations

Engineering and technical recruitment, done properly.

Senior-led, consultative search for the engineering and technical hires that matter most. Precise matching, fast shortlists, long-term hires.

Sectors

Engineering at the core, with the sectors that surround it.

We recruit deeply in engineering — from field service engineers and graduates through to engineering directors — and selectively across the technical and operational sectors that touch it: manufacturing, energy, the built environment, and operations leadership.

All sectors
For employers

Field service engineer to engineering director — and everything in between.

We work like an extension of your team. One senior consultant on every search — early-career or executive — a tight brief, and a shortlist short enough to actually interview.

For candidates

Conversations worth having about your next move.

We only approach you about roles that fit. Confidential, considered, and rooted in a real understanding of the businesses we represent.

92%
Placements retained at 24 months
21d
Median time to shortlist
15+
Years in technical recruitment
1:1
Senior consultant on every search
They genuinely understood the engineering brief — the shortlist was sharp and the hire is performing well a year in.
Head of Engineering·UK contract manufacturer
Discreet, fast, and senior enough to challenge our spec where it needed challenging. A different category of search firm.
Operations Director·Renewables developer
Leadership & Succession Search

Hiring the leaders who will run engineering and operations next.

Critical leadership hires and succession planning for technical and operational roles — Head of Engineering, Operations Director, Plant Manager, Technical Director, and equivalent.

  • RoleHead of Engineering
  • RoleTechnical Director
  • RoleOperations Director
  • RolePlant Manager
  • RoleChief Engineer
  • RoleVP Operations
Get in touch

A short conversation usually saves a long search.

Tell us what you're hiring for, or what you're looking for. We'll come back quickly with something useful.