Searchineering(Engineering Search)

What Searchineering(Engineering Search) does

Searchineering is a specialized technical recruitment firm founded in 2010 in Chennai, India, by a team of engineering professionals with direct experience in EPC projects and staffing services. The company recruits and outsources diversified techno-commercial managers, engineers, professionals, and technicians for the engineering, construction, and oil & gas industries. Its stated core sectors are Oil & Gas, EPC, Construction/MEP, and Power, with adjacent coverage of Automobile, Hospitality & Facility Management, and Inspection Services.

The company operates four core service lines: Permanent Staffing for long-term placements, Contract Staffing for short-term and project-based needs, Head Hunting for executive and senior leadership roles, and Manpower Supply for comprehensive workforce augmentation. Service delivery is supported by a pan-Indian network of eight offices (Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Cochin, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Kolkata) and stated client operations in Singapore, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The underlying technology is described as a network-based recruitment approach; no proprietary platform, AI capability, or API is disclosed.

Searchineering is a private, founder-owned, bootstrapped firm with 12 employees and no external funding or institutional investors on record. GTM is sales-led via direct client engagement. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and pricing is quote-based, customized per client. Customer logos are not published, and the firm does not report headcount of placements, contract values, or segment-level revenue mix.

Name

Searchineering(Engineering Search)

Legal name

Searchineering

Website

https://searchineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Searchineering is a Chennai-based technical recruitment firm founded in 2010 that places engineers, technicians, and managers for the Oil & Gas, EPC, Construction/MEP, and Power sectors across India, the Middle East, and South East Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Staffing & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Engineering Leadership Search (BPACAAAD)

Keywords

• Technical recruitment services
• Engineering staffing solutions
• Oil and gas hiring
• EPC workforce recruitment
• Contract manpower supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Chennai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Permanent Staffing: Long-term placement services for permanent positions in engineering, construction, and oil and gas industries. The company recruits diversified techno-commercial managers, engineers, professionals, and technicians for sustained organizational needs.
2. Contract Staffing: Flexible staffing solutions providing skilled professionals for short-term projects and temporary assignments. Optimizes workforce flexibility and efficiency for client projects.
3. Head Hunting: Executive and specialized talent acquisition services for key leadership roles and senior positions. Targeted recruitment for senior management and specialized engineering positions.
4. Manpower Supply: Comprehensive headcount supply services ensuring seamless staffing solutions to meet operational demands across various industries including construction, oil & gas, and hospitality.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Searchineering is a specialized technical recruitment firm that recruits and outsources techno-commercial managers, engineers, professionals, and technicians for the engineering, construction, and oil and gas industries. It delivers four service lines — Permanent Staffing, Contract Staffing, Head Hunting, and Manpower Supply — tailored to client requirements and executed through a Pan-Indian sourcing network covering eight cities and serving clients in India, Singapore, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and KSA.

Product overview

Searchineering offers a unified recruitment service platform with four integrated service modules: Permanent Staffing for long-term placements, Contract Staffing for flexible project-based needs, Head Hunting for executive-level searches, and Manpower Supply for comprehensive workforce augmentation. The services collectively address staffing needs across Oil & Gas, EPC, Construction, MEP, Power, Automobile, Hospitality, Healthcare, and IT sectors, serving clients in Middle East, Indian Sub-Continent, South East Asia, and India through offices in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Cochin, Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, and Kolkata.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Staffing
• Contract Staffing
• Head Hunting
• Manpower Supply

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco India: Indian arm of global staffing leader Adecco Group; competes across general and technical staffing including engineering and EPC clients served by Searchineering.
• Quess Corp: Large Indian workforce solutions provider with staffing, facilities management and technology platforms; serves many of the same engineering, manufacturing and GCC client segments as Searchineering.
• ManpowerGroup India: Global staffing major with India operations covering permanent placement, contract staffing and workforce solutions; overlaps with Searchineering across technical and engineering segments.
• TeamLease Services: India's largest listed staffing and HR services company operating across general staffing, executive search and specialised recruitment; competes with Searchineering on enterprise and mid-market engineering/EPC placements.
• Randstad India: Indian arm of global staffing firm Randstad, offering permanent placement, temporary staffing and executive search; competes for engineering and EPC mandates across the same enterprise client base.

Direct peers

• Xpheno: India-based specialist recruitment firm focused on engineering, technology and product talent with strong GCC corridor delivery; directly comparable niche positioning and cross-border placement model.
• CIEL HR Services: India-focused HR services and staffing firm operating across permanent, contract and executive search, with engineering and technical verticals comparable to Searchineering's focus areas.
• Michael Page India: Global executive search and permanent placement firm with substantial India presence; competes directly with Searchineering's Head Hunting and Permanent Staffing offerings for engineering and EPC leadership mandates.
• TASC Outsourcing: Indian staffing and outsourcing company with significant presence in engineering, manufacturing and technical contract staffing; similar size and vertical specialisation profile.
• Hays India: Global specialist recruitment firm with a strong India practice focused on engineering, construction and property; directly comparable on technical/engineering vertical search in India and Gulf markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/searchineering-engineering-search-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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