Self-propelled crane lifting a load on a construction site
OKV · For employers

We cover
the position.

The machinery operator you're missing, verified and certified. If it doesn't fit, we replace it without charging you for another selection.

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Service details
What we doConstruction recruitment
Positions we coverOver 40
ScopesSpain · Europe · Chile
CertificationsWe manage them
OfficesMadrid · Antofagasta
First response< 24 h
The cost of not covering it

An idle machine
costs money while
you search for an operator.

Every day without an operator is lost margin.

1 in every 2

The generational change doesn't happen alone

More than half the industry is over 55. The national market doesn't cut it anymore.

426.000

You're going after the same person as your competition

Unfilled driver vacancies across Europe. The good operator isn't unemployed: you have to go find them.

Twice

What it costs to get it wrong

A hiring mistake costs twice over. Plus the hours your site manager spends filtering resumes.

Your position at the table

We are
your frontier.

We have the tough conversation with the candidate.

01

We ease your
negotiations

With high-value profiles, we sound out expectations and bring you their position clear. The close is yours, but you don't arrive blind.

02

Nobody knows
you're looking

Your name doesn't appear until you say so. Your team and competitors don't find out.

03

If it doesn't fit,
we respond

We verify experience and references first. If it still doesn't work, we replace them at no selection cost.

We don't leave you
alone with the risk.

Bringing a professional from far away is expensive. We share the risk, and in writing.

  • Replacement at no selection costScope and timelines, signed.
  • Verified first, not afterMachine and references checked.
  • A dedicated teamSame contacts from start to finish.
  • Fixed budgetOne number before you start.

What the guarantee doesn't cover: changes in the project, the position or the conditions after incorporation. In the international corridor, immigration timelines are beyond anyone's control.

Service levels

Three scopes,
one method.

Same process. What changes is where we search.

Scope · Peninsula and BalearicsNV-01

OKV
Spain

National coverage

The fastest way when talent is at home.

Specification included
  • Active search in national market
  • Technical interview by specialty
  • Verification of licenses and mandatory training
  • References checked
  • Registration, onboarding and replacement guarantee
Scope · Chile · PanamericanNV-03

OKV
Chile

Chile–Spain Corridor

Our maximum reach: source selection from Antofagasta to the first day on-site.

Specification included
  • Everything included in OKV Europe
  • In-person selection in Antofagasta and Calama
  • Skills test and source validation
  • Work permit and visa homologation
  • Access to the Panamerican Expedition
Billing criteria

Why don't we publish standard rates?

Because each case is different. Fixed price after the first meeting.

01 / Geographic dispersion
Number of offices and job sites
One site or ten sites don't cost the same.
02 / Critical qualification
Machine specialty
Searching for a pump operator is different from searching for a truck driver.
03 / Scale economy
Volume and urgency
Volume lowers the price; urgency determines the scope.

Which level fits
your case?

We decide together in the first meeting.
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April 18 – 27, 2027

Panamerican
Expedition.

Six entrepreneurs, ten days from Santiago to Antofagasta, with EXPOMIN 2027 and candidates in person.

6 seats · Group closes December 2026
How we deliver it

We speak
their language.
We report to
you in yours.

Interview in the candidate's native language. The language required by the position is assessed separately.

01

Interview
in their language

This way you know what they can do, and they understand what they're signing.

02

Report and CV
in yours

Translated CV and report: experience, machinery, credentials and assessment.

03

Recorded and
dubbed interview

You see and hear them before deciding. No interpreter needed.

Who we select

People, not
resumes.

Machinery operators and construction profiles. We don't work with laborers: each profile masters a machine. We focus on trucks with machinery and higher skill levels.

The three profiles we're asked for most

Profile 01 / Pumping

Concrete pump
operator

Controls the boom: support, pressure and placement. Requires a cool head.

Homologación
La gestionamos
Extranjería
La gestionamos
Profile 02 / Supply

Concrete mixer
driver

Long routes, awkward schedules and radio coordination with plant and site.

Homologación
La gestionamos
Extranjería
La gestionamos
Profile 03 / Hoisting

Mobile crane
operator

Reads the load, gives the signal and knows when to stop.

Homologación
La gestionamos
Extranjería
La gestionamos

Complete machinery and profile catalog

Over 40 positions

Concrete

From the plant to the pour. The scarcest profile in Spain.

Concrete pump (self-propelled) Stationary pump Distribution boom Concrete mixer Concrete truck Plant operator Shotcrete / spraying

Lifting and
hoisting

Maneuver, load and height, with current certifications.

Self-propelled mobile crane Tower crane Truck crane / articulated crane Telescopic handler Aerial work platform (AWP) Forklift

Earthmoving

Excavation, loading and compaction.

Tracked excavator Wheeled excavator Mixed backhoe Wheel loader Bulldozer Grader Mini loader Articulated dump truck Compactor roller

Construction
transport

What feeds the site and moves the machinery.

Dump truck / tipper Flatbed and special transport Container carrier Truck with crane C+E Driver ADR Driver Machine carrier

Asphalt and
specialties

Civil works, road and deep foundation.

Asphalt paver Milling machine Pile driver / drilling Sounding equipment Hydraulic hammer Tunnel machinery Demolition equipment

Management and
maintenance

Those who manage the fleet and keep it running.

Machinery manager Fleet manager Heavy machinery mechanic Fleet electromechanic Road assistance technician Workshop manager
The value of our office

Our own office
in Antofagasta.

One of Latin America's mining capitals: here the best large machinery operators are trained. With our own office we interview at source and present you pre-vetted candidates.

Talk to Antofagasta office
Antofagasta office
Source selectionIn-person

Face-to-face, before you invest a euro.

Work verificationWith the mining company

Real machinery hours, verified with the company.

Local networkMining ecosystem

Contractors, schools and fleets in the region.

Language and rootsNative Spanish

They integrate from day one.

Our specialty

Talent on the move,
destination job site.

We're not a temp agency or a job board. Four phases: search, attraction, selection and onboarding.

Phase 01

Search

Where the operator is, not where jobs are posted.

Phase 02

Attraction

Your project with real data. Attracting is explaining well.

Phase 03

Selection

Technical interview, real machinery hours, certifications and references.

Phase 04

Onboarding

Homologation, registration and monitoring for the first months.

Don't see your position?

We'll search for it anyway. We'll tell you in the first meeting if we can.
How we start

Three steps,
zero noise.

Step 01

First meeting

In-person or video, with the hiring manager. We gather position, machinery and conditions.

Step 02

Quote and candidates

Fixed price. With our own portfolio, we often have names in the first week.

Step 03

Registration and monitoring

Onboarding and monitoring. If it doesn't fit, replacement.

Planning

Time is
the raw material.

With time you choose; in a rush, you take what's available. If you'll need two operators in autumn, tell us now.

Anticipate a need
What you gain with advance notice
3 months or moreOptimal

Multiple candidates and paperwork ready on time.

1 to 3 monthsViable

Our portfolio and national profiles.

Less than 1 monthAgainst the clock

Only available portfolio. We'll tell you if we can make it.

International corridorOwn timeline

Immigration is planned in months.

Questions

What you're always
asking us.

What exactly does OKV do?

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Search, attraction, selection and onboarding of construction profiles.

Why don't you publish prices?

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Everything goes under budget: it depends on locations, machinery, volume and urgency. Fixed number after the first meeting.

¿Qué diferencia hay entre OKV Spain, Europe y Chile?

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El ámbito de búsqueda. Spain: mercado nacional. Europe: corredor europeo con movilidad y homologación. Chile: selección en origen desde Antofagasta.

What is the Panamerican Expedition?

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Six entrepreneurs, April 2027, from Santiago to Antofagasta meeting candidates and job sites. .

How far does the replacement guarantee reach?

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It covers that the professional is what we said. If the position or conditions change after onboarding, it's no longer a selection issue. Scope and timelines, signed beforehand.

How long does onboarding to a job site take?

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Days for national profiles. In the corridor with Chile, depending on certification, with a start date before you begin.

Next step

One meeting
and you know what to expect.

You leave knowing if we can cover it, the timeline and the cost. If we can't, we tell you right there.

Direct contact

Tell us
about your project.

A real person replies in under 24 business hours.

and of OKV Training and Transport.
Our offices
Business hours

L–V, 8:00–19:00 (CET). Si empiezas antes, te llamamos a primera hora.

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