Simon joined the recruitment industry in 1998, he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from over two decades working in the U.A.E, UK, and Australia markets in the construction sector.
He enjoyed an incredibly successful career building contract teams for other recruitment businesses before co-founding Harvey Jacob in 2007 with his wife Kate.
Simon is responsible for the UK market, and he continues to deliver permanent and contract roles to clients in the UK, whilst his primary area of expertise is building operations roles from site manager to construction director level, he is able to support commercial and preconstruction roles for clients by engaging his very trusted network of recruitment partners.
Kate joined the recruitment industry in 2004 previously having worked in Banking and Finance. She enjoyed several years successfully recruiting construction contract roles in the UK before taking a role with General Electric running their onsite recruitment team for Asia Pacific based in Australia.
On their return from Australia in 2007 she and Simon co-founded Harvey Jacob which is now a tried and trusted recruitment partner to the construction sector.
Kate is responsible for the operations, finance and the strategic direction of the business.
Kate is an Executive Coach that also advises small businesses on how to implement and run a contract book.
Amy joined Harvey in 2016 and is one of our longest standing members of the team, she’s the first point of contact for our contractor’s post placement and ensures that they are onboarded and set up on the payroll.
She also takes care of credit control working with Simon and Kate to ensure the smooth running of the contractor process from onboarding to client invoicing. A valued team player Amy always proves herself to be a completely dependable member of the team.
Candidates
Why work with us?
Harvey Jacob provides an informed, knowledgeable, friendly, and professional service whether you are looking for a permanent, freeelance/contract position.
We take the time to understand your employment history, skills, attributes, and future career aspirations.
We take detailed job descriptions, so we can fully understand the exact nature of every requirement ensuring that we only introduce you to clients where we feel there is a genuine fit. We pride ourselves on an honest approach toward each candidate and client we deal with and endeavor to keep both parties informed and up to date-throughout the recruitment process.
With a strong knowledge of our market sector, we are well placed to advise and guide you every step of the way.
Let’s Talk
We love to get on the phone or jump on teams for a proper conversation, the old fashioned way – this how lasting relationships are built. Whether you are a client looking to recruit or a candidate looking for you next career move we want you to able to talk through your needs with an actual person.
