meet the team.
suria ward
general manager, public sector
Suria is a skilled talent strategist with more than 12 years of proven experience at Randstad, delivering tailored recruitment solutions to the public sector. Suria is recognised for her strong business management and people leadership skills, having fulfilled various roles across different geographies and Randstad offices. Working exclusively across government and based in Canberra in recent years; Suria has acquired a deep understanding and knowledge of the public sector and their complexities as a customer of recruitment solutions. Since July 2020, Suria has taken on a newly created senior leadership role in our Melbourne business to streamline Randstad Victoria’s public sector recruitment operations. Suria leads a large, diverse consulting team who are dedicated to delivering specialist and scalable temporary and permanent talent acquisition solutions to a large Federal, State and Local Government portfolio.
laura valente
principal consultant, public sector
Laura is a qualified CPA and has gained over 8 years of recruitment experience since leaving the accounting profession. She has spent over 5 with Randstad, recruiting senior finance, exec and c-suite roles into the public sector.
peter stewart
principal consultant
Peter has extensive recruitment experience and a track record of placing people into senior through to middle management roles with the industry’s most sought after employers. Having recruited extensively across the built environment for over 20 years both in the UK and Australia, he has a wealth of experience that ranges from sourcing whole teams through to running executive search processes. Having recruited in Victoria now for over 10 years, he has access to a large network of talented and high achieving individuals that he can draw upon when working with your organisation.
Peter is focused on providing staff to the Victorian local government sector in the following areas:
strategic planning
landscape architecture & urban design
project management
experts in government.
james burbos
consultant
James is a recognised specialist recruiting across Local Government in Victoria, responsible for providing contract (short term) and permanent resources for clients in Regional Victoria and Metro Melbourne. James specialises in all Engineering disciplines, Asset Management/ GIS, Building Surveying, and Procurement. James finds great satisfaction in understanding his client's needs, both at a technical and cultural level. James is driven to provide the best candidates available in the market and deliver excellent results to his clients.
paul wynn
team leader, victorian public sector.
Paul has almost ten years public sector recruitment experience in the UK and Australia. For five years, he has led and grown Randstad's business within the construction, property and engineering space of government, as well as working as account director. Paul is also a former teacher whose professional and personal values and ethics remain closely aligned to the public sector. He sees it as a rewarding and significant responsibility to partner with and service government in Victoria.