We’re halfway there! The SYR Mid-Year Report

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Welcome to the second half of 2025.

Where’s the time gone? It feels like yesterday we were ringing in the new year and now we’re about to embark on the summer holidays.

Here at SYR we’ve had a stellar year so far, easing ahead of a challenging annual target and enjoying a steady and busy year thus far. Where June through August usually hits a pause button, we’re forecasting to hit one of our most successful months of the year in July.

The industry has an appetite for change and growth, mainly at the senior and c-suite level, but we’re here for it and continuing to develop and build our client base.

Our technical team of Alisha and Luke are diligently cementing our place as the go-to Recruiters across design, engineering and trades, welcoming a host of new and returning clients to the jobs page and maintaining a strong stream of interviews.

Over the coming months our sights are set on preparing for a busy show season, attending a number of local and international events and starting work on a website and marketing refresh. It’s all go!

Have a great month!

Ed

TEAM UPDATES

ED | CEO | ed@sy-r.com

I’m working on a wide variety of different opportunities right now. From senior sales in new marine tech to marina leaders across Europe, there’s a broad and exciting flavour of opportunity spread across my desk.

With a number of challenging roles in the marina space coming to a close, it’s time to look to further business development in the marinas space along with sourcing on some challenging roles in creative yacht design.

Sales Manager – Remote
Join an exciting and innovative startup in a remote sales role. Acting as the primary commercial ambassador for the business, you’ll be working with the owners to develop leads and opportunities of this exciting product. An excellent remuneration structure beckons!

Click here to apply.

SIMON | Senior Recruitment Consultant – Brokerage, Management & New Build | simon@sy-r.com

Q2 was another fantastic quarter with a host of international placements made across sales & purchase, retail charter and technical/build. With further roles coming available from within my client base I’m always keen to speak to any candidate considering change/progression later this year, so do get in touch!

Yacht Compliance Manager – South of France

Our client is a leading  yacht management company and is seeking an experienced Yacht Compliance Manager to oversee and manage all compliance-related activities across the managed yacht fleet.

This role ensures that our luxury yachts operate in full adherence to international maritime regulations, flag state requirements, class rules, and internal safety and quality standards.

The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of maritime compliance, exceptional organisational skills, and a passion for operational excellence in the luxury yacht sector.

Click here to apply.

ALISHA | Recruitment Consultant – Head of Technical Recruitment – Design, Engineering & Production | alisha@sy-r.com

With the rest of England – the world of design and engineering in the marine industry has been getting hotter over the past month and we’ve got a lot of companies seeking to expand out their teams! There’s still a heavy demand for Naval Architects and Engineers with 3 years+ of tenure through to Principal level.

Performance & Simulation Engineer 
This is an excellent opportunity for an early career professional or recent graduate to join one of the most cutting edge companies in the maritime sector. Ideally you’ll have trained in engineering but have a strong acumen for software, programming and simulation.

Click here to apply.

LUKE | Recruitment Consultant – Engineering, Production & Skilled Trades | luke@sy-r.com

Q2 has come to an end and there’s lots to celebrate! Plenty of placements, lots of great conversations and networking to my heart’s content. My focus has been in Europe for the last three months both on a permanent and contractor basis. It has proved successful with a few challenges naturally but I can hold my head high with a healthy billing quarter and new/existing clients happy.

Business development and focusing on my niche within certain markets will be my focus for Q3 while maintaining lots of prospects worked on previously. Through market research, it has proved leisure marine has slowed right down so I will be exploring the commercial and defence subsectors within maritime. Here’s to a great Q2 and prosperous Q3 to come.

Commissioning and Aftersales Technician
SYR are looking for a practical, hands-on Aftersales Technician to support our client’s growing operations in Hampshire.  This role plays a key part in ensuring that newly delivered boats meet high standards before handover to customers.

The successful candidate will be involved in technical inspections, fault diagnosis and sea trials on vessels ranging from 30ft to 55ft.

Click here to apply.

See you next month!