The largest solar company in the U.S. was in the midst of a significant expansion, growing their construction project management and engineering team from the ground up. With an urgent need for specialized talent in California, Colorado, New York, Minnesota and North Carolina, the company faced a critical timeline: delayed hiring could lead to substantial loss of business.

The Recruitment Challenge

Initially, the company relied on its internal HR team and outsourced recruitment to an RPO vendor with no success. The challenges were multifold:

• The internal and external search processes proved costly.
• The project was exceedingly time-consuming.
• Neither the internal nor RPO vendor succeeded in filling the specialized, hard-to-fill roles.

The Strategy

After these unsuccessful attempts, the CEO, who had previously worked with Duffy Group, turned to them for assistance. Recognizing their effective recruitment model and deep expertise in renewable energy, the CEO entrusted Duffy Group with the task of filling more than 30 positions across five states.

Duffy Group took charge of the entire search process, focusing on passive talent. Given the challenging nature of sourcing project managers and engineers in the solar industry, Duffy leveraged their network, pinpointing leading competitors and targeting the country’s most qualified candidates for these roles.

The Duffy Difference

In just six months, Duffy Group successfully filled more than 30 positions in the company’s Operations and Engineering group. This achievement ensured timely and cost-effective staffing, preventing what could have evolved into a major loss of project business.