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Dedicated talent pool
Capacity that moves with demand. Engineers who slot into your existing workflow rather than requiring a project to be carved out for them.
The model
Not every organisation has the steady volume that justifies a dedicated team. Workload arrives in peaks — a tender response, a modification campaign, a shutdown, a client deadline — and between peaks the work does not support permanent headcount.
The talent pool model gives you access to vetted engineers on a flexible basis. They work inside your processes and under your direction, and the commitment scales with what you actually need rather than what you forecast a year ago.
How engineers are vetted
Every engineer in the pool has been assessed on technical capability in their discipline, on the quality of their written output, and on whether they can work inside somebody else's standards without constant correction. That last one eliminates more candidates than the first two.
- Discipline competence assessed against the work they will actually do, not a generic test
- Written deliverable quality reviewed — the report matters as much as the model
- Ability to follow external standards and revision discipline
- Communication in English at the level the engagement requires
Commercial shape
| Aspect | Arrangement |
|---|---|
| Basis | Monthly rate per engineer, by discipline and seniority. |
| Minimum commitment | Agreed at engagement, typically shorter than a dedicated team arrangement. |
| Scaling | Up or down on agreed notice as demand moves. |
| Direction | You allocate and supervise the work directly. |
| Review | IDAC internal review available, and recommended where deliverables carry engineering consequence. |
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