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Mark Scollay

Mark heads the Infrastructure Practice. He has fifteen years recruitment experience within the sector, working with international clients.  He has successfully recruited for Global Engineering firms, Major Contractors, Engineering Consultancies, Property developers, Property Consultancies and Corporate Real Estate departments.  The infrastructure practice works closely with our professional services and energy practices to provide a diverse and robust network amongst senior level contacts.

Mark started his career in property recruitment with a FTSE 250 company after graduating from Nottingham University.  Early in his career he successfully developed a new business in the emerging outsourcing/FM and PFI markets, leading him towards a client based increasingly focused on engineering, development and construction.

Joe Dubbin

Joe read Construction Management at Westminster University and has over twelve years recruitment experience within the Infrastructure and PFI sector, working with Financiers, Investors, Developers and Advisors across Transport, Utilities, Energy & Renewables and Social Infrastructure.

After spending his early career in the commercial team of a leading sub-contractor, Joe began his recruitment career with a FTSE 250 company where he successfully developed a new business in the emerging PFI market, initially with the Contracting community and, ultimately, within the financial sector. More recently Joe has worked for a leading executive search boutique specialising in Infrastructure Finance.

Joe's knowledge and experience in this sector complements well the existing portfolio at Cripps Sears.

Paul Templeton

Paul read Psychology at the University of Swansea and has an MSc in Marketing from Strathclyde Business School. He spent the early part of his career in the advertising industry and moved into recruitment in the late 1990's, focusing initially on sales and marketing positions for the manufacturing sector.

After developing several major accounts and building a regional team, Paul joined a tier one executive search firm focusing on global manufacturers and allied service providers. Paul has developed a niche expertise of the sub-sector and is responsible at Cripps Sears for recruiting for manufacturers, suppliers and engineering consultancies to the Infrastructure and Energy sector.

James Nichols

James focuses on the delivery of executive search assignments within the Energy & Infrastructure sectors, with particular experience in senior management/ director level roles. He has successfully recruited for technical, commercial and operational assignments. He joined Cripps Sears from the Accountancy profession and he also has previous experience with a leading Financial Services executive search firm. James is a business graduate and his interests include cars and a variety of sports including endurance events.

Tom Isobe

Tom graduated from Sheffield University where he read Economics. He is a researcher and specialist in the international energy and infrastructure industries. He enjoys playing football in his spare time.