Powering Global Growth with Mercury
Global Engineering Recruitment Specialist enhancing efficiency using Mercury
Energi People is a specialist recruitment company with over two decades experience in the construction and engineering space. Their operations extend across multiple international markets, recruiting structural engineers, mechanical and electrical engineers, project managers, and quantity surveyors in the UK, UAE, and recently the US.
Before Mercury, Energi People faced significant limitations with their existing, outdated recruitment software. The lack of updates and integration with other essential tools created inefficiencies. Energi People knew they needed a modern, regularly updated system that could integrate well with their existing Microsoft-based tools.
Energi People’s move to Mercury was driven by its powerful connectivity with Microsoft and continuous updates, improvements, and enhancements.
“I was really keen to find a system that not only was going to be updated on a regular basis, but also within the Microsoft ecosystem.”
Alex Christie, Managing Director, Energi People
Energi People's Seamless Transition to Mercury
The migration to Mercury was remarkably smooth, thanks to the support from Mercury’s team, which ensured that relevant data from the previous system was transferred accurately. The switch was planned for December, a quieter period, allowing Energi People to adopt the new system without disrupting operations.
Mercury’s compatibility with Microsoft products is a key advantage, enabling single-sign-on and seamless connectivity with Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft tools. This integration has streamlined user management and day-to-day operations, significantly reducing the administrative burden on the IT team and recruiters alike.
"The biggest thing for me is the ease in which you can get the data out and make it come alive, make it interpretable... that makes the data become so much more powerful and invaluable"
Alex Christie, Managing Director, Energi People
Using data to make better decisions
Mercury has made it easier for Energi People to extract and interpret data, making it more powerful and valuable for everyone.
For consultants, Mercury’s dashboards provide up-to-the-minute visibility into key metrics, helping the team track client meetings, interview activities, and placement success. This has led to more informed decision-making and improved overall business performance.
Improved productivity and efficiency
Mercury helped Energi People identify inefficiencies in their processes.
For instance, the software highlighted vacancies that were either underworked or overworked, prompting intelligent conversations with clients to realign expectations and efforts. This has led to better resource allocation and time management, ultimately enhancing the firm's productivity.
International expansion
Mercury has been instrumental in Energi People’s recent expansion to the US. The software’s flexibility, such as handling different currencies, regions, specific processes and reporting requirements, has enabled Energi People to manage their US operations efficiently.
It's also helped client relationships. Mercury’s robust reporting capabilities have met the high demands of US clients, allowing Energi People to provide detailed and frequent updates to them. These data-driven insights have enabled Energi People to have more intelligent, evidence-based conversations with clients about job placements and performance.
Adoption of AI and automation
Energi People has been an early adopter of Mercury’s AI tools, which significantly reduce the time spent on administrative tasks and boost the recruiters' ability to find the right candidates quickly, reducing the time to fill positions and invoice.
Automation through Mercury’s workflows has also improved business development efforts, compliance checks, and marketing campaigns, ensuring that the team focuses on high-value tasks like client and candidate engagement rather than administrative tasks.
Energi People's success with Mercury
Since adopting Mercury five years ago, Energi People has seen a substantial increase in Gross Profit.
Mercury has enabled the agency to scale its operations without a proportional increase in headcount. This efficiency has allowed Energi People to maintain higher productivity levels and a strong return on investment (ROI) from their systems.