RDJ is a Specialist Recruitment and Executive Search Company, based in the UK that draws on 18 years of specialized recruitment experience in the construction and built environment.
The business represents a select portfolio of clients across the United Kingdom, the Middle East, India, Asia, Africa and America, working in close partnership to understand their specific staff recruitment challenges and offer a straight forward, yet highly effective solution to the hiring of senior level executives and key appointments.
RDJ works in a consultative approach whereby the client and RDJ consult on the specific needs, agree the recruitment timeline and process, then work collaboratively to secure for the business the correct employees, managers and leaders for the future.
Andy Roper
Andy Roper has 22 years of recruitment experience, is a Fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals in the United Kingdom. Andy has experience within the built environment vertical, has UK and international experience covering the Middle East and Asia, gained whilst living in both Qatar and the UAE for 8 years. Andy was educated in Leeds and joined the Royal Air Force from school, worked in London after the Military before entering recruitment.
Andy has raised money for Macmillan and Help for Heroes by participating in two Marathon des Sables in Morocco, The Jungle Marathon in Brazil, The Most Beautiful Thing (TMBT Borneo), various marathons, half marathons and 24hr races for distance.
Kim Barrameda
Kim has more than 12 years of professional experience recruiting and headhunting key roles in the fields of Construction, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, and Information Technology in Dubai and MENA region.
Kim is the Dubai Partner for RDJ and she has successfully recruited senior-level roles for local, international, and blue-chip organizations. She boasts of a thriving recruitment network within the Engineering sector – Project and Construction Management, Civil and Infrastructure, also within the industries of Architecture, Interior Design, and even the cost and commercial sectors in the region.
With her penchant for people and flair for communication, Kim is able to engage in relevant conversations with professionals from all walks of life and all tiers. Her approachability and no non-sense take on her craft makes her one of the most coveted of headhunters. Kim is an entrepreneur in her own right owning various Dubai and International Companies as CEO.
Simon Thatcher
Simon Thatcher spent 12 years in the British Army and a further 8 in recruitment. A thorough understanding of civil engineering thanks to his time in the Army Simon recruits into Real Estate Developers in the Gulf and Internationally, plus the Giga developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Married with 2 young boys Simon spends his time usually close to the sea.
James Rodgers
James is a proven architectural recruiter with a specialism in Architecture and Design. Qualifying as an Architect he uses his experience now to assist International clients source Architects and Designers into Boutique and Internatonal Architectural Practices from Dubai to Holland, New York and London.
Married with one girl James enjoys mixing with the wide range of communities in Dubai whilst enjoying the Dubai cycle track very early most Friday and or Saturday mornings.