How Enemix helped Partum launch a new Power Systems function
Here is how a new Power Systems Engineering function was built from the leadership down, and why understanding the why mattered as much as the what.
Partum Engineering's existing agency had been working across its Transmission and Distribution business with limited results. The unfilled positions pointed to a deeper issue. The agency lacked the specialist depth to credibly compete for candidates in a highly technical, relationship driven sector.
When Partum's Executive General Manager began considering a brand new Power Systems Engineering function, a genuinely strategic move, he recognised that building it properly needed a different kind of recruitment partner.
Our engagement with Partum was built on process discipline and genuine curiosity. It started with a detailed job brief, followed by weekly touchpoints that went well beyond a standard status update. We used those sessions to understand not just what Partum needed, but why. The strategic intent behind the function, the team chemistry required, and the long term direction of the business.
Transparent, real time candidate feedback meant we could keep refining our understanding of fit, for both capability and culture, and carry those lessons into each stage of the search.
A National Manager and a Senior Power Systems Engineer were placed, giving Partum the leadership and technical foundation to launch the new function.
As confidence in our understanding of the business grew, the relationship extended to supporting the wider Engineering team's expansion. That is the measure we care about most. The work that continues after the first hire.
“Enemix found excellent candidates in the market that suit our requirements, and have maintained excellent communication with both the candidate and employer throughout the recruitment process. Their understanding of what we were building, and why, made a real difference to the quality of the shortlists we saw.”
- Strategic hires need a partner who understands intent. A brief that captures the why produces a better shortlist than one that only lists requirements.
- Regular, honest feedback sharpens a search. Treating touchpoints as working sessions, not status updates, keeps everyone aligned.
- The first placement is the start, not the end. Build the foundation well and the function, and the partnership, can grow from it.
Enemix is a specialist recruitment partner for the energy transition, working across renewables, transmission and utilities from hubs in Sydney and Amsterdam. Whether you are building a team, entering a new market, or filling a hard role, let us talk.
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