How Maccaferri Revolutionized Talent Acquisition with nCore HR

A Success Story in Civil and Environmental Engineering “nCore HR is innovative and intuitive.” Sara Barassi – Talent Management & Acquisition Manager Italy, Maccaferri

Standardizing recruitment processes on a global scale is a strategic challenge for multinationals, especially in highly technical sectors like civil and environmental engineering.

Maccaferri, an industrial group with over 140 years of history and a presence in more than 100 countries, embraced this digital transformation by focusing on optimizing Talent Acquisition.
To achieve this, they chose nCore HR, an intelligent and customizable ATS platform, as their partner to innovate the international recruiting process.

A Global Need: Standardizing the Candidate Experience

Between 2021 and 2022, Maccaferri recognized the need to make the candidate experience consistent and of high quality across all global locations.
The system used until then, operating solely in Italy, showed several weaknesses in terms of usability and scalability.

“Operating globally, our goal was to standardize the candidate experience and leverage data to improve organizational efficiency.”

Maccaferri’s international context – with a focus on geotechnical, structural, and environmental engineering solutions – required a platform capable of managing complex processes seamlessly, while remaining adaptable to diverse markets and HR cultures.

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Why nCore HR: Intuitiveness and Flexibility Serving HR

“We chose nCore HR for its intuitive interface and high level of customization.”

Choosing a new ATS is never just a technical decision.
For Maccaferri, the platform had to meet three main requirements:

A simple, user-friendly interface, usable by HR and hiring managers
A highly customizable system, adaptable to complex processes
The ability to support global adoption while ensuring consistency and scalability

After an in-depth market analysis, nCore HR stood out for its flexible architecture, modular logic, and ability to offer a consistent, integrated experience to all stakeholders involved in the recruitment process.

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Implementation: A Shared and Structured Journey

“The nCore HR team was helpful and proactive throughout every stage of implementation, with continuous collaboration and structured dialogue.”

Job position approvals: now simpler, faster, and trackable
Job setup: improved through customizable workflows
Candidate journey configuration: enabled by datasets and killer questions, allowing more accurate and targeted screening

A Success Story for HR in the Engineering Sector

The Maccaferri project is a concrete example of how even in a technical field like civil and environmental engineering, HR digitalization can enable real, measurable change.

The approach – strategic, collaborative, and experience-focused – allowed the company to tackle global Talent Acquisition challenges, overcoming organizational and technological barriers.

Conclusion: A Winning HR Transformation

Maccaferri’s journey with nCore HR demonstrates how an intuitive, flexible, data-driven ATS can radically transform how structured companies manage talent.

Thanks to shared implementation and strong synergy between teams, the company improved recruitment quality, reduced time-to-hire, and ensured a consistent candidate experience worldwide.