Clear Recruitment

About Clear Recruitment

Since 2017, our mission is to be the leading search consultancy within the data center sector. Our contemporary approach combines traditional training with the latest tools and technologies. We work with clients globally to place technical talent in permanent or contract roles, ranging from subject matter experts to board-level positions.

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Our Mission

Four principles that guide everything we do — from how we develop our team to how we serve our clients.

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Grow Our Own

Dedicated to the continual training and development of our staff. Offering structured career progression in a great team environment.

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Careers Engineered

Dedicated to understanding our candidates' career needs and placing them in roles matching their aspirations.

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Quality Delivery

Continually offering a tailored service to ensure we are providing top quality staff that tie into company ethos.

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Better Together

Always looking to build long-term working relationships, allowing us to better understand businesses and grow together.

Mission-Critical Network

Types of Clients We Work With

We partner across every layer of the digital infrastructure ecosystem — connecting talent to the people building, financing and operating critical capacity worldwide.

  • Real Estate Developers

    Master-planners and developers acquiring land and assembling capital for hyperscale and edge campuses.

  • Private Equity

    Investors deploying capital into platforms, joint ventures and operating companies across digital infrastructure.

  • Hyperscalers

    The cloud and AI giants building global compute capacity at unprecedented scale and pace.

  • Neo Clouds

    Specialist GPU and AI-cloud operators standing up dense compute for next-generation AI workloads.

  • HPC

    High-performance computing operators running research, simulation and AI training infrastructure.

  • Colocation

    Multi-tenant facility operators delivering carrier-neutral colocation, interconnection and edge capacity.

  • Edge

    Operators rolling out distributed micro and edge facilities to push compute closer to users, devices and networks.

  • General Contractors

    Tier-1 builders running mission-critical fit-outs, civils and turnkey delivery on data center campuses.

  • Specialty Contractors

    MEP, electrical and mechanical trade specialists delivering the technical fit-out behind every successful build.

  • Consultancies

    Advisory, project management and technical consultancies steering programmes from feasibility through to handover.

  • OEMs

    Original equipment manufacturers behind the power, cooling, switchgear and structured cabling on the floor.

  • Commissioning Agents

    Independent CxA partners validating and certifying critical systems before facilities go live.

Specialists across every discipline

Clear is built from focused teams, each one a specialist in their corner of the mission-critical world. From site selection to TechOps, our consultants bring deep technical fluency to every search.

Our Expertise
01Mission-critical delivery

Project & Construction Management

Sourcing the project managers, construction managers and programme directors who deliver data center facilities on time and to specification.

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02Engineering & handover

Design & Commissioning

Placing the engineers who design, specify and prove mission-critical systems from concept through to live handover.

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03BMS, DCIM & smart systems

Automation & Controls

Sourcing BMS engineers, DCIM specialists and controls professionals who make critical infrastructure smarter and more efficient.

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04Land, power & consent

Site Selection & Development

Recruiting the development professionals who acquire land, secure power and obtain consent for the next generation of data center campuses.

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05Live environment uptime

Technical Operations

Placing the critical environment technicians, shift leads and operations managers who maintain uptime in live data center environments.

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06Electrical & thermal critical

Power & Cooling

Recruiting specialists across electrical and thermal critical systems, from UPS and switchgear through to cooling infrastructure and commissioning.

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07Revenue & growth

Commercial

Connecting technically credible commercial professionals with OEMs, operators and contractors who need them to drive revenue growth.

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Meet the Founders

Clear was built by people who understand the technical heart of the data center industry. Our founders combine deep sector knowledge with a hands-on approach to recruitment, shaping a business that values precision, integrity, and partnership.

James Witts

James Witts

Director / Co-Founder

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With over 24 years of industry experience, James focuses on mid-to-senior level technical and operations placements across data center, power, and industrial markets in the UK, Europe, and North America.

Max Levent

Max Levent

Director / Co-Founder

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Based in Dubai, Max leads Clear's Middle East operations and drives the company's global expansion. A recognised voice in the data center space, he regularly publishes insights on emerging technologies and talent trends shaping the sector.

Tom McGuane

Tom McGuane

Director / Co-Founder

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With over 15 years in niche recruitment, Tom specialises in placing senior engineering, construction, and facilities management professionals within the critical infrastructure and data center sectors across Europe.

Our Global Presence

Data center programmes are scaling fast. We are right there with them. Our teams in the UK, US and Dubai give us feet on the ground in the major hubs.

London

London

United Kingdom

Our UK headquarters, supporting clients across Europe.

T - Bromley, 15-17 London Road, BR1 1DE+44 (0) 203 355 4054info@clear-er.comEMEA
New York

New York

United States

Covering North American data center markets.

260 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10016+1 516 820 0655info@clear-er.comAmericas
Dubai

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Supporting the growing APAC & Middle East mission critical ecosystem.

DMCC Business Centre, Level No 11, Uptown Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emiratesinfo@clear-er.comAPAC & Middle East

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Specialist Recruitment for Mission-Critical Projects

Clear works exclusively in data centers, power, and cooling which means we know your roles, your timelines, and your market better than generalists ever could. If you have a hiring challenge, we're ready to help.

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