Stephen Rookes
“Anyone who knows me knows that I’m passionate about my job and playing an important part in making NES the successful company it is.”
Key facts
- Commercial and Legal Director at NES Global Talent
- Worked at NES Global Talent since 2006
- 24 years' commercial experience
First impressions
Stephen describes himself in four words as: “Passionate about exceptional performance.”
Stephen on what makes a great commercial team: “Commitment to delivering an exceptional service to both internal and external clients; an understanding of contractual risk and ways of mitigating that risk; the ability to negotiate and persuade to achieve a contract which is acceptable to both NES and clients; focus on profit and cash generation.”
Stephen on what motivates him professionally: “Giving exceptional service to my colleagues and our clients. I find enjoyment from breaking new ground and gaining knowledge which enables NES to be even more successful.”
Greatest challenges
The greatest challenges that Stephen faces within his job are: “Time – there is not enough of it in a global business that works 24 hours, 6 days a week; and knowledge – understanding the law in each country where we have contractors.”
To overcome these challenges, Stephen and his team… “Work harder and longer, but more importantly, ‘smarter’ – to find efficiency savings.”
Stephen states that the greatest challenges that job seekers face include: “Presenting their talent, skills, competencies and experience in a way that enables them to be noticed and attractive to clients and ensuring that the role being offered by the client provides long term career development.”
What makes us different?
According to Stephen, NES Global Talent’s commercial team helps the business to stand out from the crowd because: “I have 18 years of working on the client side for a number of international engineering businesses, so I know what clients need. Within my team, there are three in-house lawyers who have extensive experience of drafting and negotiating contracts.”