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AMP8 is putting unprecedented pressure on the water workforce. Share your views in the 2026 Water Industry Labour Report and help shape workforce strategy.
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Frequent leadership change is transforming how organisations hire, and shaping skills against a changing political agenda.
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Discover best practices for recruiting environmental policy analysts in the UK. Learn what skills to look for, common challenges, and how to build a more effective hiring strategy.
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Discover how to recruit aerospace engineers in the UK with practical talent acquisition strategies focused on sourcing, hiring, and retaining top technical talent.
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Discover how engineers are transitioning between defence, aerospace, marine, manufacturing, water and other sectors. Learn how to position your transferable skills and stand out in today’s competitive UK market.
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KKR’s failed £4 billion Thames Water deal underscores that the UK water industry’s crisis runs deeper than one company’s finances. Murray McIntosh argues that only decisive structural reform, not another quick fix, can restore stability and public trust.
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Engineering by Murray responds to the UK-EU defence deal, highlighting the opportunity for business growth via the SAFE fund but warning that without a strategy to tackle critical STEM skills shortages, its impact will be limited.
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Discover the 2025 Water Industry Labour Report – essential reading for water utilities, contractors and engineers. Backed by responses from 4,391 professionals, it reveals critical skills shortages, rising job mobility, and urgent workforce gaps affecting AMP8 project delivery.
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Murray McIntosh’s 2025 Labour Report reveals a deepening talent crisis in the UK water sector, with almost half of engineers citing skills shortages as the top challenge—and a third eyeing exit. Urgent action is needed as AMP8 begins.
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Struggling to hire water engineers for AMP8 delivery? Learn why contingent hiring, IR35 reform, and a new workforce strategy are essential to closing the skills gap and hitting project targets.
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Discover the biggest mistakes companies make in engineering recruitment and how to avoid them. Speed, clarity, and smart CV screening are key to hiring top engineers.