People First.
Always.

I connect employers with HSEQ talent across the UK and Europe, helping professionals find careers worth building, not simply their next job.

I'm Richard Matkowski, a specialist HSEQ recruiter, Army veteran and serving Reservist. I believe good recruitment starts with honest conversations and genuine relationships.

I joined the Army at 16, served over 26 years and reached Warrant Officer Class 2. Then I started my own business.

The Veteran Games received BBC and BFBS coverage. I'm proud to have taken part and to support the wider veteran community.

Richard Matkowski
Richard at the Veteran Games, under a Veterans Can flag
Richard saluting in Army dress uniform at a war graves ceremony
Richard at the Veterans Can tent
Richard with a military working dog at the Veteran Games
Veteran Games competitors resting between events
Richard, soaked and muddy, reaching out a hand to a teammate
Teammates helping each other over the Veteran Games wall
Veteran Games teammates in the competitors' tent
Richard receiving the RBSL Reserve Unit Equipment Care Competition award
Richard on the beach

How I Can Help

Recruitment, career guidance and causes I stand behind.

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Find the right HSEQ talent.

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I bring military leadership experience and a human approach to every recruitment conversation.

Find your next HSEQ role.

A good move starts with an honest conversation, not a job advert full of promises.

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Build a career worth having.

I offer honest career advice to HSEQ professionals who want clarity, better opportunities and a job that fits.

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Speaking

Speaking: Watch This Space

Richard at The Health & Safety Event

I'm not currently offering talks or workshops. I may share lessons from recruitment, military life and building a business in future. For now, watch this space.

Speaking: Watch This Space
What Is HSEQ Recruitment?

I help UK and European employers recruit HSEQ professionals through honest, focused conversations.

I bring military leadership experience and a human approach to every recruitment conversation.

What Is Jobs?

Explore roles. Ask questions. Decide well.

I share HSEQ opportunities across the UK and Europe and help you understand what the role really involves before you decide.

Richard and his team celebrating on top of the Veteran Games wall
Why I Support

Projects and people I support

I support the Reservist Magazine, veteran-focused media and the Veteran Games because the military community matters to me.