Snowdon Fire Protection Search

Three ways to partner with Snowdon : you choose the level of intensity.

Every client is assigned a dedicated consultant who specialises in Fire Protection and your geography. What changes across the three tiers is the depth of search, the level of exclusivity, and the commercial terms — so you can match the package to the criticality of the role.

Some roles are just too costly to be open for long. For business critical roles we offer a Retained Search service which presents your opportunity to 4 to 5 times as many candidates.

At any time perhaps around 20% of potential candidates are active jobseekers which means a traditional recruitment approach with multiple job postings or resume search cannot reach 80%. Our Retained Search identifies and presents your opportunity to 80-100% of potential candidates in a confidential and professional manner. This a game changer in terms of increasing the number of candidates in your process and improving the quality of hire as it is likely the best candidate is not currently a job seeker.

When Snowdon is retained we have a 100% success rate. We have never failed and have no intention of starting now!

Book a call with Mike who will show how we can give you access to the majority of candidates that are not visible to your recruitment.

Recruitment solutions

Contingent

Our standard service, no upfront cost, pay only on a successful placement.

  • Dedicated consultant specialising in your geographical area.
  • Discovery call and detailed job specification.
  • Role advertised across our channels.
  • Database outreach by email and SMS, plus call list.
  • Screening and compliance checks on all candidates.
  • Formatted CVs and candidate profiles.
  • Full coordination with feedback to all parties throughout.
  • Offer management, pre-start support, post-start check-ins.
Typical fee structure

Success fee on placement
Book a call to discuss Contingent
Executive search
Book a call to discuss Priority

Retained

A full executive-search engagement for senior, leadership and business-critical hires.

  • Consultant + 2 resourcers, with premium budget.
  • Full market mapping with full competitor research.
  • Every potential candidate at target competitors researched and contacted.
  • Automated multi-channel outreach campaigns.
  • Competency-based interview questions with supporting evidence.
  • Hands-off agreement + post-search market intelligence debrief.
  • 3-month guarantee with free replacement if needed.
  • Optional bolt-ons: leadership assessment & 3rd-party background checks.
Typical fee structure: 33% / 33% / 33%
Book a call to discuss Retained

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A Word of Caution on AI in Your Hiring Process

Artificial intelligence has crept into recruitment fast. Resume screeners, candidate ranking tools, automated scheduling, chatbots that interview applicants before a human ever sees them. The pitch is appealing: do more with less, screen hundreds of applicants in seconds, take the busywork off your plate. For a fire protection firm stretched thin on hiring, that sounds like exactly what you need. Slow down before you hand the keys over. The risk attached to these tools changed significantly this year, and many employers have not caught up.