Critical Skills routes available
Most engineering roles qualify for Ireland's Critical Skills Employment Permit — faster processing and shorter onboarding.
Engineering recruitment. Personally managed.
Recruitroo sources mechanical, electrical, automation and design engineers for engineering consultancies, OEMs and technical service providers across Ireland and the UK.
Where will your team work?
Your hiring country determines the requirements. We'll review the role, candidate circumstances and your responsibilities before recommending the next step.
Hiring in Ireland
Discuss the roles you need to fill, your hiring plans and any candidates you have already identified.
We review the applicable employment permit requirements and the recruitment or immigration support you need.
Hiring in the UK
Eligibility depends on the occupation, salary, candidate circumstances and your sponsorship arrangements. Irish permit rules do not apply to UK hires.
Discuss your requirements so we can establish whether the service fits your case.
The support behind your next hire.
Visa filing on your behalf
CSEP and UK Skilled Worker applications submitted by our case team. The candidate provides details, data and documents.
Technical screening built in
Structured engineering interviews, portfolio review and reference verification before candidates reach your hiring panel.
The challenges.
A practical response.
Niche specialism gets generic CVs
Targeted search per specialism (controls, structural, instrumentation, etc.) — not a generic engineering pool.
Chartership / IEng status hard to verify
Surfaced on candidate profiles + checked during case-readiness.
Long lead times with traditional agencies
CSEP-eligible roles move faster — pre-checked routes shorten time-to-start.
One process.
From brief to arrival.
- 01
Agree the brief
You explain the role, location and timing. We review the requirements and agree the services you need.
- 02
Find the people
International sourcing and targeted search, with candidate profiles and assessment evidence for your team.
- 03
Make your decision
We coordinate screening and interviews. You review the candidates and approve the offer.
- 04
Manage the move
We coordinate the agreed application and relocation work, with progress visible throughout.
The roles.
The requirements.
These are roles employers ask us about. Eligibility depends on the role, hiring country and candidate circumstances.
Roles we support
- Mechanical Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Automation Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Civil Engineer
Candidate evidence and credentials
- Chartership / IEng / CEng
- Specialism evidence
- Project portfolio review
- Reference verification
- Right-to-work documentation
Your questions,
answered.
Most do, subject to salary threshold and the current eligible occupations list. We check route eligibility against the most recent guidance before recommending a route.
Yes — candidate profiles surface chartership and professional registration, and we filter shortlists against your exact requirements.
We brief on the specialism (e.g. instrumentation, controls, structural) and run a targeted search rather than relying on a generic engineering pool.
Yes — and most engineering roles are strong candidates for Ireland's Critical Skills Employment Permit (faster processing, no Labour Market Needs Test), or a UK Skilled Worker visa. We confirm route eligibility and the salary threshold before sourcing.
The employer pays the government permit or sponsor fees; they can't be recovered from the worker. The candidate typically covers their own entry visa and registration. We set out the split per case at the start.
Eligible Critical Skills permit holders in Ireland can apply for a Stamp 4 upgrade after 21 months of qualifying employment, subject to immigration conditions. Stamp 4 allows employment without a permit and is distinct from Long Term Residence.
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Discuss your roles, hiring country and expected workload. We’ll explain the requirements and whether an ongoing programme or support for an individual case fits.