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# Internal Recruiter at Global Certification & Verification Group

- **Company:** Global Certification & Verification Group
- **Location:** Whitstable, United Kingdom
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm/27b2e51f-fe17-45f9-8ec1-15c2616afc5a

## Job description

WE’RE GROWING – AND SO IS OUR TALENT TEAM! It’s an exciting time to join us. As our business continues to grow across the UK and Europe, our hiring plans are growing with it – which means we’re looking for another brilliant Internal Recruiter / Talent Partner to join our team. This is a great opportunity for someone who loves recruitment, enjoys working at pace and wants to be part of a growing international business where Talent has a real impact. You’ll work closely with our Head of Talent, taking ownership of vacancies across engineering, commissioning and project delivery while helping us build the talent pipelines we need for continued growth. And this isn’t a role where you’ll simply manage applications. We want someone who loves finding people. You’ll be proactively sourcing, headhunting and engaging talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, existing networks and creative search strategies – particularly across the highly competitive engineering and data centre market. What will you be doing? Managing recruitment from initial brief through to offer and onboarding Proactively sourcing and headhunting passive candidates Recruiting across the UK and multiple European locations Building pipelines for Commissioning Engineers, MEP Engineers, QA/QC professionals, Project Managers and site-based technical roles Partnering closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders Managing multiple vacancies in a fast-moving environment Supporting workforce planning for upcoming projects Creating engaging job adverts and supporting our employer brand Using data, market insight and salary intelligence to help shape hiring decisions Helping us continuously improve the way we recruit Who are we looking for? You’ll already have experience managing multiple vacancies and be confident using LinkedIn Recruiter to proactively identify and engage talent. Experience recruiting within engineering, construction, technical or data centres would be a big advantage, but we’re equally interested in strong recruiters who can demonstrate that they know how to learn a market, build relationships and deliver. Experience recruiting internationally – particularly across Europe – would also be highly valuable. Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who is: Proactive Delivery focused Great with stakeholders Naturally curious and confident headhunting Organised and comfortable managing multiple priorities Full of ideas about how we can attract great people

Why join us? Because you’ll be joining at a genuinely exciting stage of our growth. You’ll have the opportunity to recruit internationally, work on some fantastic projects within the rapidly growing data centre sector, develop your technical recruitment knowledge and become an important part of a Talent function that is scaling alongside the business. We work hard, move quickly, support each other and celebrate the wins. If you’re an Internal Recruiter, Talent Partner, Technical Recruiter or Agency Recruiter who is ready to move in-house and wants to build something rather than simply inherit it, we’d love to hear from you. And if you know a brilliant recruiter who should be part of our next stage of growth – tag them or send this their way!

## About Global Certification & Verification Group

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Global Certification & Verification (GCV) Group is an independent lifecycle assurance partner for mission-critical infrastructure, bringing together specialist businesses across commissioning, safety, verification, and certification.
- **Entity Type**: Private (founded 2026)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2026
- **Founders**: Louis Charlton (Group CEO) and Dover Charlton (Group Managing Director) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Mission-critical infrastructure assurance (data centres, energy, high-voltage electrical systems)
- **Target customers**: B2B, enterprise (data centre operators, hyperscale developers, energy infrastructure owners, regulators)
- **Mission or purpose**: To provide a “golden thread of independent assurance” across the full infrastructure lifecycle – from design and energisation through to commissioning, integrated systems testing, and long-term operational readiness [gcv-group.com/about](https://www.gcv-group.com/about)

## Products & Services
Each entity within the GCV Group operates independently as a specialist in its discipline:

- **[Global Commissioning](https://www.gcv-group.com/global-commissioning)**: Independent commissioning authority operating across EMEA. Services include Commissioning Management (CxM), Commissioning Agent (CxA), integrated systems testing (Level 5 IST), and evidence-based certification for data centres and critical infrastructure.
- **[AEP Global](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent specialist in safe systems of work (SSOW), high-voltage electrical services, and authorised person solutions for safety-critical energy and infrastructure.
- **[Core](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent commissioning specialists operating in the UAE, supporting compliance and assurance across safety-critical infrastructure.
- **[NorthFox](https://www.gcv-group.com/)**: Independent commissioning and completions specialists delivering mission-critical project assurance across data centre infrastructure (joined the group in 2026).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – Not publicly available (privately held, no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available. The group is formed from independent specialist companies; no external investors disclosed.
- **Growth Signals**: Founded in 2026 and quickly assembled a group of four specialist businesses. In May 2026, NorthFox joined the group [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification). Headcount is currently small (5 employees at the group level), but the subsidiaries bring additional engineering teams. The careers page lists active on-site roles across London, Brussels, Abu Dhabi, and Milan, indicating early-stage expansion [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm).

## Competitive Advantages
- **True independence**: The group has no allegiance to contractors, manufacturers, or suppliers, ensuring unbiased assessments trusted by insurers and regulators.
- **Specialist depth**: Each subsidiary is a market leader in its discipline (commissioning, HV safety, certification) rather than a generalist body, providing technical rigour.
- **Cross-discipline alignment**: Risks at the boundaries between disciplines are managed through a shared framework and single thread of accountability, reducing knowledge loss during handovers.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand the group**: Continue to acquire or partner with niche specialist firms across the infrastructure lifecycle.
- **Scale operations**: Grow the talent pool and geographic footprint (current roles in UK, EU, UAE) to meet demand from hyperscale data centre and energy projects.
- **Deepen lifecycle assurance**: Strengthen the “golden thread” from design validation through to operational readiness, particularly as AI and extreme power density increase infrastructure complexity.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Certified as a **Great Place to Work UK** (2026) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification). The group emphasises collaboration, trust, and transparency, with a founding principle of independence.
- **Work model**: The founding entity operates with a small central team; roles are predominantly on-site at client locations (data centres, substations) across the UK (London, Newcastle), Europe (Brussels, Milan), and the UAE (Abu Dhabi). Remote/hybrid options are not currently indicated.
- **Notable perks**: 50% of the central team are C-level or director-level, offering exposure to strategic growth. Engineers will work on high-impact mission-critical projects for the world’s largest digital infrastructure operators.

## Sources
1. [GCV Group homepage](https://www.gcv-group.com/)
2. [GCV Group About page](https://www.gcv-group.com/about)
3. [GCV Group LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/global-certification-and-verification)
4. [Careers page on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/global-cxm)
5. [Global Commissioning page](https://www.gcv-group.com/global-commissioning)

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