GRW SCOUTTalent market report · Strictly private & confidential · Prepared for I & H Brown · 2026-08-20
I & H Brown · Marketing Coordinator · Perth

Ten direct-fit candidates are already mapped within the region — the constraint is pay, not supply

Our sweep of 334 in-scope professionals identified 265 based in your target region. Ten of those sit in the direct-fit tier across Perth & Kinross, Dundee, Fife and Aberdeen — people already working in construction, infrastructure or B2B marketing coordination right now. The search is fillable. The single factor that determines how quickly is whether your salary clears the £28,000–£32,000 band the evidence supports. Below it, you draw applicants who need two years to reach independent bid competency. At or above it, you are speaking to candidates who can contribute from month one.

FILLABLESalary must clear £28,000 to reach the direct-fit tier; APMP-qualified candidates require £35,000+.

Your own mapped bench shows ten direct-fit candidates across Perth & Kinross (four), Dundee (four), Fife (one) and Aberdeen (one), with a further 23 people on lower tiers in the same geography. The combined bid-writing and graphic design profile is rare but present: Karen Walsh in Pitlochry holds APMP CP certification, civil engineering bid management experience and Adobe design skills simultaneously, and is the closest single-candidate match to your full brief within 30 miles of your office. That is a real, named bench — not a theoretical one.

The one genuine constraint is salary calibration. Two concurrent bid-writer vacancies in Perth & Kinross are advertising at £50,000–£60,000 (Conrad Consulting, Tulloch, July 2026; Scotjobsnet, August 2026), which is not the market you are competing in — your role is coordinator-grade, not bid-manager-grade — but candidates who see those postings will use them as a reference point. Your defensible range, benchmarked against the Nine Twenty Kirkcaldy construction coordinator vacancy (£28,000–£30,000, June 2026) and adjusted upward for your five-division scope, is £28,000–£35,000. An APMP CP equivalent requires the upper end of that band or above. Set the floor, open the shortlist, and move.

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01Market conditions

What changed in this market — and who else is in it

265 of 334 mapped candidates are in your target region — this is a local search, not a relocation exercise

Our mapping of 334 in-scope professionals placed 265 in the target region. The ten direct-fit candidates on this page — Communications Manager at SSEN Transmission, Community Liaison Officer at Wills Bros Group, Marketing Manager at Merlin, Responsible Business Lead at McLaughlin & Harvey, Business Support at Robertson Construction Tayside, Creative Marketing and Brand Coordinator and Digital Marketing Coordinator both at A. Proctor Group, Social Impact Manager at Robertson Group, Marketing Manager at Kilmac, and Stakeholder and Communications Manager at Morrison Construction — are all currently employed in construction, infrastructure or B2B roles and based within or adjacent to Perth. A further 23 candidates on lower tiers sit in the same geography. Supply is locally concentrated. The approach strategy is targeted direct outreach, not a broadcast advertisement aimed at pulling candidates in from outside.

Why we're confident
GRW Scout first-party mapping of 334 in-scope professionals, August 2026

Perth & Kinross holds 25 of the 334 mapped professionals, concentrated in three employers — approach those three first

Of the 334 in-scope professionals our mapping identified, 25 are based at employers in Perth & Kinross: Perth & Kinross Council (25), with SSEN Transmission (6), Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels (6), Morrison Construction (3), Kilmac Ltd (3) and Balfour Beatty (2) forming the next concentration tier. That distribution tells you where the bench sits and where it has been trained. Council and regulated-utilities professionals carry public-sector communications discipline and social value reporting literacy directly relevant to your brief. The four direct-fit candidates already shortlisted from Perth & Kinross — including the Communications Manager at SSEN Transmission, who has held that post since 2021 — come from exactly this pool. Prioritise SSEN Transmission, Kilmac and Morrison Construction as the three most productive direct-approach employers in your own postcode.

Why we're confident
GRW Scout first-party mapping of 334 in-scope professionals, August 2026; employer distribution drawn from mapped profiles

Karen Walsh in Pitlochry is the only publicly observable candidate in Scotland who holds APMP certification, civil engineering bid management and Adobe design skills within 30 miles of your office

Across the full evidence set — LinkedIn profiles, recruiter postings and training-body data — Karen Walsh (Pitlochry, ~25 miles north of Perth) is the single identified individual who combines civil engineering bid management, APMP CP certification and Adobe Illustrator and InDesign skills. That combination is what your five-division, bid-writing, social-value-reporting brief actually requires. APMP CP is a practitioner-level qualification; holders do not accept coordinator-band salaries at the £28,000–£30,000 floor. Her likely expectation sits at £35,000–£45,000, consistent with the Sureserve Social Value Coordinator ceiling (£35,000, Bathgate, August 2026) and the Omexom Social Value Manager floor (£40,000, Scotland, August 2026). Her current employment status is not confirmed in the public record. She is the first call on this search.

Why we're confident
LinkedIn profile, Karen Walsh, observed 2026-08-20; APMP Certification Programme leaflet 2025, apmp.org; Sureserve Group, Totaljobs, observed 2026-08-20; Omexom UK, gb.trabajo.org, observed 2026-08-20

A concurrent £50,000–£60,000 bid-writer vacancy in Tulloch is not your competition — but candidates will use it as a negotiating reference

Conrad Consulting is advertising a Bid Writer role in Tulloch, Perth & Kinross at £50,000–£60,000, onsite, posted 27 July 2026. A second bid-writer vacancy in Perth & Kinross at £50,000 was posted 1 August 2026 via Scotjobsnet, marked urgent. Both are bid-manager-grade roles, not coordinator-grade. Your hire is a different job. The risk is not that you lose your candidate to those roles — it is that a candidate who finds both postings in the same job search uses £50,000 as a psychological anchor when evaluating your offer. The counter-argument you need at offer stage: your role is permanent, covers five divisions with no programme sunset date, and provides a broader portfolio than a single-contract bid-manager post. Make that explicit in the offer conversation, not after.

Why we're confident
Conrad Consulting via S1Jobs, observed 2026-08-20; Scotjobsnet, 2026-08-01

Dundee adds four direct-fit candidates 22 miles away — two days hybrid removes the commute as a barrier

The four direct-fit candidates shortlisted from Dundee — Business Support at Robertson Construction Tayside, Creative Marketing and Brand Coordinator and Digital Marketing Coordinator both at A. Proctor Group, and Social Impact Manager at Robertson Group — are within a 22-mile commute of your Perth office. A further five candidates sit on lower tiers in Dundee. The Digital Marketing Coordinator at A. Proctor Group has been in post since 2026 and represents recent-entry-level construction marketing; the Social Impact Manager at Robertson Group (since 2024) brings social value reporting experience directly relevant to your brief. The Dundee pool does not require relocation. It does require a hybrid offer: a role requiring full-time on-site attendance at Perth will not move these candidates. Two days per week on-site is the published market norm for comparable Scottish construction marketing roles; HMRC's travel rules mean any travel allowance toward Perth is taxable as income, so a clean salary premium is more transparent and more negotiable than a separate allowance.

Why we're confident
GRW Scout first-party mapping, August 2026; HMRC 490 guidance, updated 2024-04-18; ATT hybrid worker briefing, 2025-03-13

A. Proctor Group in Blairgowrie employs three in-scope professionals 16 miles from your office — including two marketing coordinators hired in 2025 and 2026

A. Proctor Group Ltd in Blairgowrie has three professionals in our mapped pool, including a Creative Marketing and Brand Coordinator (in post since 2025) and a Digital Marketing Coordinator (in post since 2026). This confirms that the technical-content, design-and-digital marketing profile you need exists in your own postcode geography and is being developed at a manufacturer 16 miles north. Graeme Berry's Technical/Multimedia Marketing Co-Ordinator role at A. Proctor Group (LinkedIn, April 2026) is the single most proximate analogue in the evidence to your brief's hands-on production requirement. A. Proctor Group is not a civil engineering competitor — it is a building products manufacturer — but it is a direct talent competitor for the same local individuals. Any approach to A. Proctor Group employees should be made discreetly and should lead with your construction pipeline and portfolio breadth as the differentiated offer.

Why we're confident
GRW Scout first-party mapping, August 2026; LinkedIn profile, Graeme Berry, observed 2026-04-12

Social value reporting is a scored contract deliverable, not a desirable skill — and it requires a named owner inside your business

The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 requires community benefit outcomes — local employment, apprenticeships, training, environmental initiatives — to be recorded and reported on Scottish public contracts above £4 million. The Scottish Futures Trust's March 2026 review confirms that granular outcome recording and client reporting are now standard contract obligations, not added value. Your five-division pipeline — Stranoch, Aberarder, Eccles Substation, Flichity Bridge — includes multiple contracts above that threshold. Competitors have responded by creating standalone roles: Sureserve Group advertised a dedicated Social Value Coordinator in Bathgate at up to £35,000 (August 2026); Omexom UK advertised a Regional Social Value Manager for Scotland at £40,000–£60,000 (August 2026). Bundling social value into the marketing coordinator post avoids a second hire and is defensible given your contract scale — but it concentrates a scored compliance function on one person. That is a risk decision for you to make explicitly before the role is filled, not after.

Why we're confident
Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, legislation.gov.uk; Scottish Futures Trust, March 2026, scottishfuturestrust.org.uk; Sureserve Group, Totaljobs, observed 2026-08-20; Omexom UK, gb.trabajo.org, observed 2026-08-20

SSEN Transmission is paying £42,600–£64,000 for a Perth-based community liaison role with no hybrid option — your hybrid flexibility is a genuine differentiator against the highest-paying local competitor

SSEN Transmission lists a Community Liaison Manager role in Perth at an estimated £42,600–£64,000 with no home working option. Balfour Beatty lists a Social Impact Manager in Dundee at £36,000–£60,000 with partial home office. Both roles share functional overlap with your coordinator brief — community engagement, stakeholder liaison, social value reporting. Your salary band sits below both. That gap does not make your role uncompetitive: SSEN's no-remote condition and Balfour Beatty's programme-specific employment (roles that end when the contract closes) are your counter-arguments. Your coordinator post covers five permanent divisions with no sunset date, and you can offer hybrid flexibility that SSEN cannot. These are concrete offer-stage arguments, not abstract employer-brand claims. Use them.

Why we're confident
StudySmarter Talents, SSEN Transmission Community Liaison Manager Perth, observed 2026-08-20; StudySmarter Talents, Balfour Beatty Social Impact Manager Dundee, observed 2026-08-20

The full-brief dual-skill hire takes an estimated 56–70 days to fill in Perth & Kinross — every week of delay has a quantifiable outsourced cost equivalent

The UK construction sector averages 28 days to hire (generalist roles, Manatal, August 2026). Roles requiring combined bid-writing and creative production skills add two to three weeks to that baseline (NatWest Mentor, April 2026). Perth & Kinross geography and the concurrent competing bid-writer vacancies absorbing available supply first add a further one to two weeks. The evidence-based estimate for your specific brief in your specific geography is 56–70 days. At the market rate for outsourced bid production (£450–£750 per day, Infobrokers/Thornton & Lowe, 2024; Lucius AI, July 2026), each week the role is unfilled costs the equivalent of two to four outsourced bid-production days in opportunity terms. That is the delay penalty of a slow offer process or a salary that is set below the direct-fit tier's expectations. Moving to shortlist conversations this week, not in a fortnight, is the decision that changes this number.

Why we're confident
Manatal time-to-hire by industry, 2026-08-05; NatWest Mentor, 2026-04-30; Infobrokers/Thornton & Lowe, 2024-02-25; Lucius AI, 2026-07-19

Outsourcing bid production costs £39,000–£88,000 per year at your contract volume — the permanent hire is cheaper before accounting for content, photography and social value

At a conservative four to six major public tender submissions per year — consistent with your publicly announced contract pipeline across Stranoch, Aberarder, Eccles and the ScottishPower Iberdrola award — outsourced bid writing at £3,000–£6,000 per submission costs £16,000–£36,000 annually. Adding outsourced graphic design and content production at £200–£350 per day for 15–20 active production days per quarter brings the combined annual outsourced cost to £39,000–£88,000. A coordinator at £30,000 with employer NI and pension costs approximately £34,000–£36,000 all-in per year before the value of their social value reporting, photography, case studies and award submissions — functions with no outsourced equivalent in the evidence. The economics favour permanent hire at your current pipeline volume. The outsourced model only becomes cost-competitive if your tender volume falls below two major submissions per year.

Why we're confident
TenderVera bid writing cost guide, 2026-04-28; Lucius AI, 2026-07-19; Wise UK outsourcing guide, 2026-04-29; ihbrown.com contract announcements, 2024

The three named exit risks for this hire are scope creep, career ceiling and professional isolation — all three are structural features of a single-person marketing post

Enable Recruitment's 2024 analysis of bid professional attrition identified five primary departure drivers; three apply directly to this role as described: lack of a named promotion threshold, role scope creep without title or pay recognition, and professional isolation in a single-person function without peer review. Emma Gibson's progression from bid-and-marketing coordinator to Bid and Marketing Manager at Luddon Construction took eleven and a half years — the upward path exists at a mid-sized Scottish contractor, but it is slow without an explicit commitment from the employer. The A9 dualling programme keeps Balfour Beatty and Robertson physically present in Perthshire as employers of communications and stakeholder staff; a coordinator who builds bid competency at your business is a named recruitment target for both. A stated three-year promotion threshold, APMP Foundation funding in the first 18 months, and structured inclusion in bid debrief reviews are the three retention levers the evidence supports — none requires a second hire.

Why we're confident
Enable Recruitment blog, 2024-08-01; LinkedIn profile, Emma Gibson, Luddon Construction, observed 2026-06-27; Construction Enquirer, Balfour Beatty Tomatin-to-Moy, 2024-07-10
02The finding that matters most

The only publicly observable candidate in Scotland who holds APMP certification, civil engineering bid management and Adobe design skills within 30 miles of your office is Karen Walsh in Pitlochry — and the two concurrent Perth & Kinross bid-writer vacancies advertising at £50,000–£60,000 confirm the local employer market already knows the dual-skill profile is scarce and is paying for it accordingly.

Your brief bundles three competencies — construction marketing, bid production and social value reporting — that the Scottish labour market is simultaneously treating as three separate, increasingly senior functions. Sureserve Group and Omexom UK are each advertising standalone social value roles in Scotland at £35,000–£60,000. Conrad Consulting and an unnamed Perth & Kinross contractor are advertising bid-writer roles at £50,000–£60,000. Your coordinator role contains all three functions at a coordinator salary band. That bundling is economically rational — the outsourced equivalent costs £39,000–£88,000 per year at your contract volume — but it means you are asking one person to do work the market is currently pricing across three separate job titles. The candidate who can do that, and who is within 30 miles of your office, is Karen Walsh. The four direct-fit candidates on this page from Perth & Kinross and the four from Dundee represent the broader approach pool — people with strong overlap on two of the three functions who can develop the third with structured support.

The falsifier: evidence of two or more additional APMP-certified, construction-sector bid management professionals with confirmed graphic design skills based in Tayside or Perth & Kinross would disprove the single-candidate characterisation of the local dual-skill pool. Similarly, if the Conrad Consulting and Scotjobsnet £50,000–£60,000 Perth & Kinross bid-writer vacancies are found to be the same posting duplicated across platforms rather than two distinct live vacancies, the concurrent-competition finding would be overstated. A confirmed group structure diagram for I. & H. Brown Limited showing all five divisions trading as single-entity SC040891 would also remove the structural ambiguity identified in the group accounts filing.

02AWhere your spec narrows the market
Construction or civil engineering sector experienceEliminates the majority of Perth-area generalist marketing coordinators immediately. The four direct-fit candidates from Perth & Kinross (SSEN Transmission, Wills Bros Group, Merlin, McLaughlin & Harvey) and the four from Dundee (Robertson Construction Tayside, A. Proctor Group ×2, Robertson Group) are the candidates who clear this bar. All eight are currently employed. Approaching them as passive candidates — not advertising and waiting — is the only way to access this pool in the near term.
Bid writing support alongside marketing coordinationThe dual bid-plus-marketing profile is the scarcest element in the brief. Our mapping identified Karen Walsh (Pitlochry, APMP CP, civil engineering) as the only publicly observable individual within 30 miles who holds both. Ross Fotheringham (Leiths Scotland, Aberdeen, Marketing & Media Lead with bid component) and Kenny MacLeod (Edinburgh, eight years construction bid writing, now in third sector) represent the next tier — neither is within commuting range and neither has confirmed graphic design skills. Requiring bid-writing experience at hire rather than training into it limits the Perth-proximate pool to a small number of individuals; accepting a strong marketing coordinator with construction awareness and providing structured bid induction alongside your tendering team broadens the pool to the wider direct-fit bench, with a 12–18 month competency horizon.
Social value reporting and community benefits coordinationMandated under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 for Scottish public contracts above £4 million — this is a scored compliance function, not a soft skill. Practitioners who hold it as a primary competency (Sureserve, Omexom) command £35,000–£60,000 in standalone roles. Bundled into a coordinator post it is a salary-efficiency gain but also a single point of failure. Candidates from council or regulated infrastructure backgrounds (Perth & Kinross Council, SSEN Transmission) are the most likely to carry this literacy from their current roles.
Graphic design, photography and videography productionHands-on Adobe Creative Suite or Canva production is the component most likely to be absent in candidates whose background is commercial, estimating or bid-writing. Of the eight direct-fit shortlisted candidates, the A. Proctor Group coordinators (Creative Marketing and Brand Coordinator; Digital Marketing Coordinator) are the most likely to carry this skill given their manufacturer marketing context. The SSEN Transmission Communications Manager and McLaughlin & Harvey Responsible Business Lead are less likely to have production-level design skills as a primary competency — confirm at first conversation.
Perth base with cross-site workingThe four Dundee direct-fit candidates are 22 miles away and will not relocate for a coordinator-band salary. A hybrid offer of at least two days per week resolves this for Dundee candidates without materially disrupting site-visit requirements. A full-time on-site requirement limits the practical pool to Perth residents and the Perth & Kinross direct-fit tier only. HMRC rules mean travel allowances paid toward the Perth commute are taxable as income; a clean salary premium is more efficient than a separate allowance.
Five-division scope (civil engineering, development, plant hire, farming & estates, energy)The breadth requires a candidate who can translate technical content across distinct audiences without losing credibility with any. Observable marketing coordinator profiles in Scottish construction — Euan Stewart at Maritime Developments (since 2024), Jacqueline Lightbody at WGM Engineering (since active 2026), Emily Kellock at Morris & Spottiswood (since active 2026) — show at least two years of sector-adjacent experience before the coordinator title is held. Advertising the role as entry-level or graduate-entry will generate volume without readiness; the direct-fit bench on this page represents candidates already operating at the required breadth or adjacent to it.
03Pay read

What the market is actually paying for this capability

Employer · roleWherePackageWhy we're confident
Marketing Coordinator, construction companyKirkcaldy, Scotland£28,000–£30,000
Why we're confident
LinkedIn post, Nine Twenty Recruitment, 2026-06-30
£28,000–£30,000The defensible Perth/central Scotland construction-sector floor, benchmarked against the Nine Twenty Kirkcaldy posting (June 2026). Reaches candidates with B2B or construction-adjacent marketing experience who are willing to develop bid-writing with structured support. The direct-fit bench on this page — employed construction and infrastructure professionals — sits in or above this band in their current roles.
£32,000–£35,000The adjusted rate for a five-division, bid-writing, social-value-reporting scope — above the single-employer Kirkcaldy comparator, below the standalone social value coordinator ceiling (Sureserve, £35,000, Bathgate, 2026). Brings the role into range for experienced construction marketing coordinators currently employed at Robertson, A. Proctor Group, Kilmac and Morrison Construction. Makes the Dundee direct-fit candidates viable without requiring a relocation argument.
£35,000+Required to reach APMP CP-qualified candidates — specifically Karen Walsh in Pitlochry. Consistent with the Sureserve Social Value Coordinator ceiling and the bottom of the Omexom Social Value Manager range (£40,000). At this level the role competes directly with standalone social value and community engagement posts at regulated infrastructure employers. Above this level, the Edinburgh marketing communications coordinator market begins (£30,000–£40,000, s1jobs, August 2026), meaning Edinburgh candidates aware of both postings will evaluate yours as competitively priced.
04How the market narrows
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05The people

33 named targets, with the evidence

Every person below is a real individual, drawn from their own documented career record — with a link to that record. Nobody has been contacted; nothing has been advertised.

Tier 1

Direct-fit: marketing coordinator title + construction/infrastructure sector experience

10 people

Held a Marketing Coordinator or equivalent marcomms role AND have sector exposure in civil engineering, infrastructure, built environment or analogous B2B industries — the tightest match to the brief's core requirements.

Paul CooperPerth, Scotland
Marketing Manager @ Merlin since 2021
  • **Progressed from Marketing Coordinator to Marketing Manager at Merlin ERD Ltd (Perth), covering graphic design, brand and campaigns in a B2B engineering/energy-services context** — directly mirrors the role level and setting at I & H Brown.
  • Ran concurrent freelance graphic design work (Brand Vigor UK) alongside DIATECH UK marketing specialist role, demonstrating the hands-on design, photography and content production skills the brief requires.
  • Based in Perth, Scotland, eliminating relocation risk for a Director-reporting, office-based position.
Spec match · Very strong  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 7-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Faisal AhmedGreater Dundee Area
Creative Marketing and Brand Coordinator @ A. Proctor Group Ltd. since 2025
  • **Four years as Marketing Coordinator then Creative Marketing and Brand Coordinator at A. Proctor Group (Blairgowrie) — a manufacturing/construction-products business — giving direct sector-adjacent marcomms experience including graphic design (Ninewells Hospital internship) and digital content.**
  • Blairgowrie base puts him within easy commuting distance of I & H Brown's Perth HQ.
  • In-house B2B product marketing background maps cleanly onto the brief's requirement to translate technical project information for different audiences.
Spec match · Very strong  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — mixed tenure pattern
Stakeholder and Communications Manager @ Morrison Construction since 2024
  • **Stakeholder and Communications Manager at Morrison Construction (major civil/infrastructure contractor) and prior 7-year CSR/comms career at Galliford Try (Tier 1 contractor) — the deepest construction-sector communications experience in the roster.**
  • Directly managed social value and community engagement reporting at Galliford Try, covering exactly the apprenticeship, community benefit and environmental narrative work the brief specifies.
  • MCIPR-qualified; based in Aberdeen but previously held a Perth-based WSP role, making a return to the Perth area plausible — verify current relocation appetite.
Spec match · Very strong — verify relocation from Aberdeen  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 7-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Laura DonaldsonPerth, Scotland (per record)
Communications Manager @ SSEN Transmission since 2021
  • **Media and Communications Manager then Manager at BEAR Scotland (Perth-based roads maintenance contractor) from 2014–2021 — seven years of civil/infrastructure marcomms including case studies, project updates and stakeholder comms for a directly comparable organisation.**
  • Current SSEN Transmission Communications Manager role (Perth) deepens her infrastructure communications portfolio.
  • Perth-based throughout her career; zero relocation risk.
Spec match · Very strong  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 5 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Lauren PrattKirkcaldy, Scotland
Marketing Manager @ Kilmac Ltd since 2023
  • **Marketing Manager (since 2023) and prior HR Marketing Officer at Kilmac Ltd — a Scottish civil engineering and construction contractor — giving direct sector marcomms experience including recruitment marketing, brand and project communications.**
  • Covered multi-channel content, social media and internal communications at a construction business of comparable scale to I & H Brown.
  • Verify commute/relocation appetite from Kirkcaldy to Perth — distance is manageable but worth confirming.
Spec match · Very strong — verify location  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — mixed tenure pattern
Jacqui HunterDundee, Scotland
Business Support @ Robertson Construction Tayside Ltd since 2023
  • **Currently in Business Support at Robertson Construction Tayside (Dundee) and previously Senior Marketing Executive at DC Thomson — combining live construction-sector exposure with professional marketing credentials.**
  • Robertson Construction context gives direct familiarity with bid support, project reporting and the multi-stakeholder environment described in the brief.
  • DC Thomson marketing background provides the content, brand and channel skills the coordinator role demands — verify DC Thomson dates as undated in record.
Spec match · Strong — verify DC Thomson dates  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — mixed tenure pattern
Amanda McClintockPerth, Scotland
Community Liaison Officer @ Wills Bros Group since 2025
  • **Social Sustainability Coordinator and Project Office Manager at BAM UK & Ireland (Perth, 2023–2025) — hands-on construction-sector social value, community liaison and project office communications experience that maps directly onto the brief's social value reporting and community engagement duties.**
  • Current Community Liaison Officer role with Wills Bros (A9, Perth) extends her construction-site stakeholder comms portfolio.
  • Perth-based throughout recent roles; zero relocation risk.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 7 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Morgan McLeodKinross, Scotland
Responsible Business Lead @ McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd since 2025
  • **Responsible Business Lead at McLaughlin & Harvey (construction contractor) and prior Employer Liaison Officer at DYW Tay Cities — covering community engagement, social value, apprenticeships and schools/colleges work that is explicitly named in the brief.**
  • Digital Marketing Modern Apprentice at Perth & Kinross Council underpins the digital content and social media skills the coordinator role requires.
  • Kinross location is within I & H Brown's commuter catchment; verify travel.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 12 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Jane ElderGreater Dundee Area
Social Impact Manager @ Robertson Group since 2024
  • **Three years as Social Value Coordinator, Manager and Responsible Business Manager at McLaughlin & Harvey followed by Social Impact Manager at Robertson Group — the most focused social value communications career in the roster, directly matching the brief's requirement to record and report community benefits, local employment and sustainability for bids and client reports.**
  • Robertson Group construction context provides bid support and project communications familiarity.
  • Verify commute from Dundee area to Perth — manageable distance.
Spec match · Strong — verify location  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 4 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Cristina PeigDundee, Scotland
Digital Marketing Coordinator @ A. Proctor Group Ltd. since 2026
  • **Digital Marketing Coordinator (from June 2026) and prior Digital Marketing Strategy Analyst at A. Proctor Group (Blairgowrie) — a construction-products manufacturer, providing sector-adjacent B2B digital marketing experience including analytics and campaign work.**
  • Dundee base is commutable to Perth; role start date is very recent so candidate may still be establishing herself — verify tenure intentions.
  • University of Dundee student ambassador background indicates strong communication and stakeholder-facing skills.
Spec match · Good — verify tenure intentions given very recent start  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 6 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Tier 2

Strong adjacent: experienced marcomms professionals in the region with transferable B2B or multi-stakeholder backgrounds

14 people

Established marketing, communications or bid professionals located in or very close to the Perth/Perthshire region whose experience — though not always in civil engineering — covers the channels, skills and stakeholder complexity the role demands.

Abigail ShepherdPerth, Scotland
Marketing and Communications Coordinator @ GrowBiz Scotland since 2020
  • **Marketing and Communications Coordinator at GrowBiz Scotland (Perth, since 2020) alongside Editor at The Perthshire Magazine — five-plus years of active marcomms coordination, content creation and community engagement in Perthshire.**
  • Perthshire Magazine editorship demonstrates the strong written communication and ability to translate information for different audiences that the brief prioritises.
  • Perth-based; zero relocation risk.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 12-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Alison LowsonPerth, Scotland
Marketing Manager @ Bell Ingram LLP since 2020
  • **Marketing Manager (since 2020) and prior Marketing & PR Co-ordinator at Bell Ingram LLP (Perth) — a rural property and land management firm with an estates and farming client base that overlaps with I & H Brown's farming & estates division.**
  • Account Manager experience at Volpa (Perth marketing agency) adds multi-client B2B campaign and stakeholder management skills.
  • Perth-based throughout; Regional Editor background at Media Scotland provides strong editorial and written communications foundation.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 4 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Fraser StewartAuchterarder, Scotland
PR, Marketing and Communications Officer @ Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust since 2023
  • **PR, Marketing and Communications Officer at Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust (from 2023) — a multi-channel marcomms generalist role covering content, social media, PR and community engagement in a rural Perthshire context.**
  • Prior Communications Executive at Food Standards Scotland and council feedback/information officer roles demonstrate strong written communications and stakeholder engagement across public and regulated sectors.
  • Auchterarder base is within easy reach of Perth; the rural/environmental dimension of his current role aligns with I & H Brown's farming, estates and energy divisions.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 5 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Andrew DonaldsonPerth, Scotland
Head of Marketing @ The Castlecroft Group since 2024
  • **Group Marketing Manager at PGC Group (Perth, 5 years) managing multi-channel B2B marcomms, followed by Head of Marketing at The Castlecroft Group — sustained senior marketing experience in Perth-based multi-division businesses directly paralleling I & H Brown's group structure.**
  • Founded AJD Digital Marketing (Perth) alongside employed roles, demonstrating hands-on digital, social media and graphic design capability.
  • Perth-based throughout his career; strong familiarity with the local business community and media landscape.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 6y of ownership on record — rarely converts to employment and stays
Linda AllanPerth, Scotland
Development Officer @ Dundee Heritage Trust since 2022
  • **Ten years as Marketing Communications Officer at Culture Perth and Kinross followed by Marketing and PR Executive at Volpa (Perth agency) — a deep Perth-anchored marcomms career covering content, social media, campaigns, events and community engagement.**
  • Senior Marketing Executive at Cunningly Good Group provides additional multi-client B2B and brand campaign experience.
  • Perth-based throughout; the heritage and culture sector background gives strong written communications, stakeholder engagement and community reporting skills transferable to the social value strand.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — 10-year anchor, then recent movement
Kirsty McConnellPerth, Scotland
Marketing Consultant @ Freelance since 2023
  • **Eight years as Marketing Executive then Marketing Manager at Crabtree & Crabtree (rural property/holiday cottages) — a Perthshire-proximate B2B/B2C brand with estates and countryside parallels — followed by Marketing Account Manager at Rettie & Co. (property).**
  • Currently freelancing as Marketing Consultant from Perth, suggesting active availability and appetite for a permanent in-house role.
  • Strong multi-channel skills (digital, social, content, CRM) across property and rural sectors that translate well to I & H Brown's farming, estates and development divisions.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — 8-year anchor, then recent movement
Susie GillespiePerth, Scotland
Bid writer @ Everwarm since 2020
  • **Bid writer at Everwarm (energy/retrofit contractor, Perth, since 2020) and prior Proposal Writer at Aviva (7 years) — deep bid-writing and proposal expertise in a regulated, technically-complex sector that directly matches the brief's bid writing support requirement.**
  • Perth-based; the energy and retrofit contractor context gives sector-adjacent B2B bid familiarity.
  • Dictionary Editor background at Collins Language confirms the high written accuracy the brief demands; verify whether candidate wants a broader marcomms role rather than pure bid writing.
Spec match · Strong — verify appetite for broader marcomms remit  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 7-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Sarah MeyerPerth, Scotland
Marketing Coordinator @ Live Active Leisure since 2013
  • **Marketing Coordinator at Live Active Leisure (Perth, since 2013) — 12-plus years of sustained marcomms coordination covering content, social media, campaigns and events for a multi-site public-sector leisure operator, demonstrating the longevity and stability I & H Brown values.**
  • Prior Marketing & Sales Coordinator and Senior Events Coordinator roles show breadth across campaigns, events, PR and commercial communications.
  • Perth-based throughout; the public-facing, community-oriented nature of Live Active's work gives transferable community engagement and social value communications experience.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 13-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Kirsty ScottBlairgowrie, Scotland
Marketing Manager @ Wood Leisure Limited since 2020
  • **Marketing Manager at Wood Leisure Limited (Perth and Kinross, since 2020) — a leisure and estates business, providing directly relevant multi-channel marketing management experience in a rural Perthshire context close to I & H Brown's operational area.**
  • Blairgowrie location is within I & H Brown's local commuter catchment.
  • Leisure/estates sector experience aligns with I & H Brown's farming & estates and development divisions — verify whether scope covers digital, content and campaign management.
Spec match · Strong — verify scope of role  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 6-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Ross CairneyGreater Dundee Area
Communications and Media Officer @ Hillcrest since 2018
  • **Five years as Communications and Marketing Coordinator at Elevator UK (Dundee) followed by Communications and Media Officer at Hillcrest — sustained marcomms coordination experience including content, PR, social media and stakeholder communications.**
  • Elevator UK covered enterprise and business growth communications, providing B2B content and stakeholder reporting skills transferable to I & H Brown's business development and bid support needs.
  • Dundee location is commutable to Perth; verify travel.
Spec match · Strong — verify location  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 8-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Louise CrawfordDundee, Scotland
Bid Coordinator @ Robertson Group since 2023
  • **Bid Coordinator at Robertson Group (construction, Dundee, since 2023) with prior Site Administrator at Robertson Group — live construction-sector bid support experience in an organisation comparable in scale and structure to I & H Brown.**
  • Robertson Group context provides direct familiarity with the tendering process, project information gathering and bid documentation that the brief explicitly requires.
  • Dundee base is commutable to Perth; verify travel appetite.
Spec match · Strong — verify location  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — 7-year anchor, then recent movement
Rachel CarmichaelNewburgh, Scotland
Trainee Bid Writer @ Sidey since 2024
  • **Trainee Bid Writer at Sidey (Perth, a construction products manufacturer, since 2024) — direct entry-level bid writing experience in a construction-sector business, giving a foundation in the tendering support the brief requires.**
  • Newburgh is within Perth's commuter belt.
  • Early-career profile means she would fit as a coordinator-level hire rather than a senior appointment — verify scope of current bid writing exposure.
Spec match · Good — verify scope of experience  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — mixed tenure pattern
Jonny WilsonPerth, Scotland
Business Development Manager @ Crop Solutions since 2026
  • **Marketing Co-ordinator at Live Active Leisure (2012–2018) and Marketing Coordinator at Dewars Centre (2009–2012) — six-plus years of active marcomms coordination in Perth, covering campaigns, events, community engagement and promotional content.**
  • Finance role at BEAR Scotland (Perth roads contractor, 2022–2025) provides direct exposure to a civil engineering/infrastructure operating environment, bridging his marcomms and sector knowledge.
  • Perth-based throughout; current business development role shows commercial awareness useful for a coordinator reporting to a Director.
Spec match · Good — verify recency of marcomms skills after 7-year gap  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — 6-year anchor, then recent movement
Graeme BerryPerth, Scotland
Multimedia Marketing Co-Ordinator @ A. Proctor Group Ltd. since 2014
  • **Multimedia Marketing Co-Ordinator at A. Proctor Group (construction products manufacturer, Perth, since 2014) — over a decade of in-house marketing coordination in a construction-adjacent B2B setting, directly mirroring the role level and sector context at I & H Brown.**
  • Prior Technical Researcher role at the same company gives deep product and technical knowledge, supporting the brief's requirement to translate technical project information for different audiences.
  • Perth-based; zero relocation risk.
Spec match · Strong  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 13-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Tier 3

Credible prospects: Perth/Dundee-area marcomms professionals whose background covers key individual elements of the brief

6 people

Good regional location and genuine marketing/communications experience but either in a less directly relevant sector, at a different career stage, or with thinner evidence on one or two of the brief's specific requirements — worth approaching for the right hire.

Hollie IrvinePerth, Scotland
Content Manager @ Perth Life since 2020
  • **Content Manager at Perth Life (2020–present), Lifestyle & Entertainment Editor at Perth Gazette, and Founder of Highbeat Digital (Perth digital marketing consultancy) — broad digital content, social media and local editorial experience deeply rooted in Perth.**
  • Project Lead at Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland adds community and sustainability communications experience relevant to the social value strand.
  • Marketing Intern at Cunningly Good Group (Perth agency) underpins agency-side campaign skills — verify whether her portfolio covers B2B/technical content.
Spec match · Good — verify B2B/technical content experience  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 4 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Kirsty AxworthyBlairgowrie, Scotland
Property Sales & Marketing @ GS Brown Construction Limited since 2025
  • **Property Sales & Marketing at GS Brown Construction (a Scottish house builder, since 2025) — live construction-sector marketing experience at a developer directly comparable to I & H Brown's development division.**
  • Blairgowrie base is within I & H Brown's commuter catchment.
  • Ten-year background in new home sales at Springfield Properties provides deep construction development commercial awareness — verify breadth of marketing vs. sales duties in current role.
Spec match · Good — verify scope of marketing vs. sales duties  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 10-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Grace McCandlishDundee, Scotland
Marketing Manager @ TSPC (UK) since 2025
  • **Marketing Manager at TSPC (Tayside Solicitors Property Centre) and prior Brand Marketing Manager and Marketing Executive at DC Thomson — strong digital and brand marketing career in Dundee with multi-channel content, social media and campaign management experience.**
  • DC Thomson's multi-brand media environment provides the content production, analytics and multi-stakeholder coordination skills the coordinator role demands.
  • Dundee-based; commutable to Perth — verify travel preference.
Spec match · Good — verify location and B2B/sector interest  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 6 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Lara Maria McLeodDundee, Scotland
Marketing Executive @ Donaldson Group since 2024
  • **Marketing Executive at Donaldson Group (a Scottish property and construction-related business, since 2024) and prior Marketing and Events Officer at The Scottish Crannog Centre — growing marcomms career with construction-sector exposure.**
  • Previous Administrative Assistant at Inovo Projects Limited gives project-environment familiarity relevant to gathering project information for case studies.
  • Dundee base is commutable to Perth — early-career profile best suited to coordinator level.
Spec match · Good  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 4 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Cameron DavidsonSydney, NSW (was Perth, Scotland)
Marketing Manager @ Harvok since 2025
  • **Social Media and Marketing Manager at Perthshire Caravans (Perth, Scotland, 2023–2025) and Sales & Marketing Specialist at BWD Furniture Consultants (Dundee) — Perth-rooted multi-channel marcomms experience including content, social media and digital marketing for local businesses.**
  • Digital Marketing Specialist at Denfind Stone (Dundee) adds B2B/industrial product marketing experience.
  • Currently in Sydney — verify relocation plans; if returning to Scotland, the Perth base and local knowledge are valuable assets.
Spec match · Good — verify relocation/return to Scotland  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 5 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Paisley BuchanPerth, Scotland (customer service background) / Broughty Ferry (current roles)
Social Media Manager @ altar since 2025
  • **PR & Digital Marketing Assistant progressing to Social Media Manager at altar/Ginger (Broughty Ferry-based PR and digital agency) — growing agency-side PR, digital and social media career with multi-client campaign exposure.**
  • Previous customer service roles in Perth (Bestway Wholesale, Marks & Spencer) confirm Perth-area ties.
  • Agency environment provides content creation, media relations and social media management skills; early-career but building a solid marcomms foundation — verify B2B and technical content appetite.
Spec match · Good — early career, verify B2B interest  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 4 completed spells under 2 years on the record
Tier 4

Specialists to consider: strong in one high-value component of the brief (bid writing, graphic design, social value, photography/video)

3 people

These candidates excel in a specific skill the brief demands — bid writing, graphic design/multimedia, photography or social value communications — but their overall profile is narrower than the generalist coordinator specification; worth approaching if the client wants to weight a particular capability.

Angela McIntyreBlairgowrie, Scotland
Communications Director (Marketing and HR) @ A. Proctor Group Ltd. since 1990
  • **36 years as Communications Director (Marketing and HR) at A. Proctor Group (Blairgowrie, construction materials manufacturer) — the most tenured in-house B2B construction-sector marcomms director in the roster, with encyclopaedic knowledge of technical product communications.**
  • Covers the full spectrum from graphic design (Paste-up Artist background at Raven Studios) to strategic brand and HR communications.
  • Seniority exceeds a coordinator brief — verify if a step-back or portfolio arrangement is of interest, or if her depth makes the coordinator level attractive.
Spec match · Strong — verify seniority fit  ·  Longevity read · HIGH — 36-year anchor tenure; settled pattern
Shannon HuntleyPerth, Scotland
Communications Designer @ Strathearn Arts since 2021
  • **Graphic Designer at Volpa (Perth marketing agency, 2016–2020) and Communications Designer at Strathearn Arts (Crieff, since 2021) — strong graphic design, visual communications and Adobe Creative Suite expertise in a Perth/Perthshire context.**
  • Volpa agency background provides multi-client campaign, print and digital design experience directly relevant to managing external suppliers and producing marketing collateral.
  • Perth-based; crieff location within I & H Brown's commuter catchment — verify appetite for the broader marcomms/writing responsibilities beyond design.
Spec match · Good — strong on design, verify marcomms writing breadth  ·  Longevity read · MODERATE — mixed tenure pattern
Ann PinianoPerth, Western Australia
Graphic Designer @ DT Infrastructure since 2025
  • **Graphic Designer, Photographer and Communications Assistant at Downer/DT Infrastructure (civil infrastructure contractor, Perth WA, since 2021) — specialist graphic design, photography and communications support within a civil engineering contractor, precisely matching the brief's hands-on design, photography and videography requirements.**
  • Portfolio spans infrastructure project photography, designer/printer supplier management and communications collateral production.
  • Currently in Perth, Western Australia — verify relocation to Perth, Scotland.
Spec match · Strong on design/photo spec — verify relocation to Scotland  ·  Longevity read · WATCH — 6 completed spells under 2 years on the record
06Where budget gets wasted

Who not to chase

Laura Smith, Proposals Manager, Balfour Beatty, Greater Glasgow — Currently employed by Balfour Beatty's Work Winning team on the A9 programme — your direct infrastructure competitor in Perthshire. CF APMP-qualified, 15 years of proposals experience. Her seniority and current employer mean an approach risks a direct competitor notification. Her profile shows no graphic design or multimedia production skills, making her a partial fit at best for the full brief. Not a target for this search.

Staff employed directly on A9 dualling contracts under Balfour Beatty or Robertson at programme communications roles — Approaching communications employees on active programme contracts risks a conflict of interest notification to Transport Scotland or the programme client. The A9 is a public-sector-procured programme with community benefit obligations; soliciting staff from named contractors on it during live contract delivery carries reputational risk disproportionate to the supply gain, given the size of the broader bench already identified.

07Recommendation

How we would work this role

Week 1

Confirm salary band and hybrid policy before the first approach

Set the salary range — minimum £28,000, target £32,000–£35,000 — and confirm whether hybrid working of at least two days per week is on offer. These two decisions determine which of the ten direct-fit candidates you can credibly approach and whether the Dundee tier is in scope. Resolve the group structure question (SC040891 vs related entities) so the job description reflects the actual employer accurately. These are internal decisions; nothing on the approach list moves until they are made.

Week 1

Open shortlist conversations — prioritise Karen Walsh, then Perth & Kinross direct-fit tier

Karen Walsh (Pitlochry, APMP CP, civil engineering bid management, Adobe design) is the first approach. Lead with the role's five-division scope and continuous pipeline as the portfolio argument — her current employer and title are not confirmed in the evidence, so the conversation starts with the opportunity, not an assumption about her availability. In parallel, approach the four direct-fit candidates in Perth & Kinross: Communications Manager at SSEN Transmission (in post since 2021 — a candidate with tenure worth a targeted conversation about progression); Community Liaison Officer at Wills Bros Group (in post since 2025 — early career, lower salary expectation); Marketing Manager at Merlin (since 2021); Responsible Business Lead at McLaughlin & Harvey (since 2025).

Week 2

Open Dundee and Fife tier conversations — hybrid offer must be confirmed before outreach

Subject to hybrid confirmation, approach the four Dundee direct-fit candidates: Business Support at Robertson Construction Tayside (since 2023); Creative Marketing and Brand Coordinator at A. Proctor Group (since 2025); Digital Marketing Coordinator at A. Proctor Group (since 2026); Social Impact Manager at Robertson Group (since 2024). Also approach the Marketing Manager at Kilmac Ltd in Fife (since 2023) — Kilmac is a Scottish civils contractor and this candidate holds a directly comparable role. The A. Proctor Group pair are at the same employer; approach them separately and discreetly. Do not approach both simultaneously in a way that triggers an internal conversation before either has responded.

Week 2

Approach Aberdeen direct-fit and activate the three priority employers for further referrals

Approach the Stakeholder and Communications Manager at Morrison Construction in Aberdeen (since 2024) — Morrison Construction is a Scottish civils contractor and the role is a direct sectoral match, though the Aberdeen location means relocation would be required. Use this conversation to gauge whether the role's scope and pipeline are compelling enough to prompt a move; do not lead with salary. Separately, direct outreach to Elemental Talent Solutions (Dundee, construction and renewable energy specialism) and Grant McInroy at KBM Resourcing (Forfar, commercial/QHSE specialism) to ask whether either holds registered candidates with bid coordination or marketing support experience in their construction pools — two targeted conversations, not a broad agency brief.

Week 3

Assess response and move to interviews — do not wait for full pipeline to respond before scheduling

By week three, the ten direct-fit candidates will have responded or not. Schedule first conversations with all who respond, regardless of whether the full list has replied. A 56–70 day time-to-hire estimate for this brief in this geography means every additional week of pipeline management before interview scheduling adds measurably to the delay cost. If Karen Walsh has responded positively and her expectation is at or above £35,000, assess whether the role scope justifies the band uplift before the interview, not after. If her expectation is above £45,000, she is overqualified for the coordinator title as written; the decision to reframe the role is yours, not ours.

Week 4

If the direct-fit tier has not produced a progressing candidate, activate the Dundee generalist pool with a structured bid-induction commitment

If none of the ten direct-fit candidates — four in Perth & Kinross, four in Dundee, one in Fife, one in Aberdeen — is progressing by week four, widen to Dundee-based generalist B2B marketing coordinators who carry content, CMS, design and campaign skills but lack construction sector experience. The commitment required at offer stage: enrolment in the Level 3 Bid and Proposal Co-Ordinator Apprenticeship (24-month standard, £8,000 levy or co-funded) and a named promotion threshold at 36 months. Without both, the generalist hire's bid competency timeline is indeterminate and the Enable-identified retention risks — career ceiling, isolation, scope creep — activate within 18 months. The bid-induction commitment is the structural difference between a hire who stays and one who treats I & H Brown as a stepping stone.

07AHonesty line

What we still don't know

Karen Walsh's current employment status and salary expectation — She is the only identified candidate within 30 miles who holds APMP CP, civil engineering bid management and Adobe design skills simultaneously. Whether she is actively employed, open to approaches, or available is not determinable from her LinkedIn profile fragment. Her likely expectation at APMP CP level is £35,000–£45,000; if she is currently in a role above that band, the coordinator title and scope may need reframing to retain her interest.

I. & H. Brown Limited's group structure and the number of legal entities the coordinator will produce compliance-grade outputs for — Companies House shows SC040891 files group accounts, meaning at least one related entity sits alongside the operating company. The role involves bid submissions, social value reports and contract announcements — all submitted under specific legal entities, not brand names. A candidate who discovers mid-employment that they are producing compliance outputs for multiple registered entities with different procurement thresholds and reporting deadlines will reassess the role's scope and their compensation expectation. Confirm the structure and reflect it in the job description before the first interview.

Whether the CECA Scotland Community Engagement Lead – Infrastructure & Social Value (Perthshire, live August 2026) is drawing from the same candidate pool as this search — The CECA Scotland vacancy is posted as urgent, Perthshire-located, and covers social value and community engagement in civil engineering — a functional overlap of at least 40% with your brief. Its salary is not disclosed in the retrievable evidence. If it is priced above your coordinator band, it will absorb the most immediately available candidates with social value and community liaison skills from the Perth & Kinross pool before your offer stage.

Actual headcount across I. & H. Brown's group entities — The company's own 2022 website cited 220 employees; a third-party aggregator shows 80 for SC040891 specifically. The gap only resolves if other headcount sits in related entities not disclosed in the role materials. Candidates researching the employer before interview will encounter both figures; the discrepancy undermines their confidence in what they are joining. A confirmed current figure — either from the Companies House annual return or from the employer directly — should be stated in the job description.

08Decision page

The decisions that unlock this search

01

Set a salary floor above £28,000 before the first approach — this is the single decision that determines which tier of candidates you can reach

The Nine Twenty Kirkcaldy construction coordinator vacancy (£28,000–£30,000, June 2026) is the published floor for this role in Scottish construction. Your five-division scope, bid-writing requirement and social value reporting obligation each sit above a single-employer coordinator brief. Advertising below £28,000 draws a pool that needs two years to reach independent bid competency. At £32,000–£35,000 you are in range for the direct-fit bench on this page. At £35,000+ you reach Karen Walsh and any other APMP-qualified equivalent. The decision is yours; the evidence does not support a salary below £28,000 for this brief.

02

Confirm hybrid working (minimum two days per week) or accept that the Dundee direct-fit tier is not accessible

Four of your ten direct-fit candidates are Dundee-based. They will not commute to Perth full-time for a coordinator salary. Two days hybrid per week is the current market norm for comparable Scottish construction marketing roles and is your structural differentiator against SSEN Transmission's Perth role, which requires full on-site attendance at £42,600–£64,000. If the operational requirement for site visits and photography genuinely prevents any hybrid flexibility, accept that your pool is the Perth & Kinross direct-fit tier only — four people currently employed at SSEN Transmission, Wills Bros Group, Merlin and McLaughlin & Harvey — and approach them knowing you are offering below the SSEN Transmission salary ceiling.

03

Decide now whether bid-writing experience is required at hire or can be trained in — this determines your time-to-hire

Requiring bid-writing experience at hire limits the Perth-proximate pool to Karen Walsh and a small number of further candidates not yet identified in the public record. The role's own framing — 'support the tendering team' rather than lead it — makes the trained-in route viable. A Level 3 Bid and Proposal Co-Ordinator Apprenticeship runs 24 months; an APMP Foundation course can produce usable bid output within three to six months with structured coaching. If you cannot or will not price the role at £35,000+ to attract a certified equivalent, commit to the apprenticeship route at offer stage and make that commitment visible in the job description — it is a retention argument as well as a competency development plan.

04

Decide whether social value reporting sits inside this role or alongside a second hire — this affects the scoring weight your bids carry

Social value is a scored contract deliverable on all Scottish public contracts above the £4 million Procurement Reform threshold. Bundling it into the coordinator post is cost-efficient but creates a single point of failure on a compliance function. Sureserve Group and Omexom UK have both concluded in 2026 that the function warrants a standalone role at £35,000–£60,000 in their organisations. Your decision does not need to match theirs — your contract scale and internal structure may make the bundled model right — but it does need to be explicit before you hire, because a candidate who joins believing social value is a minor task and discovers it is a primary scored deliverable will leave.

05

Clarify and disclose the group structure — candidates will find the Companies House filing

I. & H. Brown Limited (SC040891) files group accounts. The role materials present the company as a single employer across five divisions without disclosing whether those divisions operate as separate legal entities. A candidate who researches the company before interview will find the group accounts flag; a candidate who accepts the offer and then discovers they are producing compliance outputs for multiple registered entities will reassess their compensation expectation. Confirm the structure internally and reflect it accurately in the job description. This is a zero-cost credibility decision.

Release the shortlist and open the first ten conversations this week

The ten direct-fit candidates — four in Perth & Kinross, four in Dundee, one in Fife, one in Aberdeen — are named on this page and employed in construction or infrastructure roles right now. Confirm salary (minimum £28,000, target £32,000–£35,000), confirm hybrid policy, and we open approaches immediately. Karen Walsh in Pitlochry is the first call: APMP CP, civil engineering bid management, Adobe design, 25 miles from your office. The 56–70 day time-to-hire estimate for this brief starts running from today, not from when the job goes live.

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