About us
Specialist recruitment, lasting impact and director-led delivery
Tempest Jones Recruitment was founded in 2012 with an ethos of providing a mature, communicative atmosphere for our clients and staff alike. We understand that the success any business is dependent on the talented individuals who help to build it.
One of our highest priorities is to provide a fulfilling, empowering work environment, enabling our valued employees to realise substantial financial rewards. With people as our most important asset, we nurture talent in a respectful, structured manner, and when it comes to experience, we instantly identify with and utilise it. We recognise where to provide autonomy, where other recruiters may apply the industry-prevalent shackles of over-management.
Our Purpose
At Tempest Jones, we exist to help organisations build high-performing teams and guide professionals to their next career milestone.
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Every decision we make is rooted in integrity, insight, and a commitment to long-term success.
We stand for:
- Precision over volume
- Relationships over transactions
- Insight over assumption.
Specialism-first
approach
Our deep knowledge across the built environment and financial services ensures every search is informed, targeted, and effective.
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Retained executive search sits at the heart of what we do, allowing us to deliver the best talent with discretion, rigor, and insight.
We focus on:
- Understanding your business and your objectives
- Mapping the market to uncover the right people
- Supporting clients and candidates through a consultative, transparent process.
Why Retained Executive Search Matters
High-level appointments demand more than CVs and job boards. Our retained model ensures.
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- Full dedication to each search
- Confidentiality and discretion
- Long-term alignment between client, candidate, and role
- Market intelligence and strategic insight for future hires.
Meet the leadership team
Our consultants bring decades of combined experience and sector-specific expertise.
John Tempest
Founder & Managing Director
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Working within management recruitment for over 30 years, John brings a wealth of knowledge, and an extensive bank of trusted contacts within all sectors of the construction environment, to his position as Managing Director. For the last two decades he has worked predominantly on delivering the right Senior Executive and Director appointments in the London and Northern Markets.
Dean Forster
Director of Built Environment
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Dean has over 15 years experience working in the recruitment sector operating at Director and Managing Director levels for search and selection companies. He is well networked predominantly within the property, infrastructure, and industrial marketplaces. Dean is an out-and-out ‘head-hunter’ who, over the years, has experience of recruiting at a senior level in most sectors of the industry. Dean started his professional career in recruitment following his Law degree from Newcastle University.
Jenny Brophy
Director of Financial Services
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With over 22 years’ experience, Jenny recruits within the regulated financial services and general insurance sectors across the UK. Over this time, she has built long standing relationships that span decades, founded on trust, consistency and genuine care for both her clients and candidates. She takes real pride in understanding the people she works with and providing solutions that truly fit. Her passion for recruitment comes from the satisfaction of helping someone secure that ideal next step in their career, and supporting clients in finding the talent that strengthens their business.
David McGovern
Head of Research
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David joined Tempest Jones from a corporate agency in 2019, where he covered the North East market. Graduating from Northumbria University studying Communication & Public Relations he has a passion for communication and stakeholder relations, something which is a major asset as a Consultant at Tempest Jones. With a passion for the built environment David enjoys researching, building relationships and delivering for clients and candidates across the UK.