Candidate Manager

Fetch Recruitment Pty; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Flexi Fridays

Team profit share

Job summary

Fetch Recruitment Pty is seeking a Candidate Manager to lead candidate delivery for our Civil desk in Adelaide. You will source, screen and place skilled civil workers into roles, owning the candidate experience from first call through to the end of their first week on site.

You will build talent pools, interview for skills and site readiness, ensure compliance and hand over to the Workforce Coordinator. Hybrid work and Flexi Fridays are offered as part of the package.

Qualifications

• 1.5–2 years experience in recruitment, labour hire or candidate management, ideally in blue collar, civil or construction
• Confidence making and taking a high volume of candidate calls every day
• Knowledge of labour hire compliance, including inductions, working rights and safety tickets
• Resilience and a positive attitude when things move quickly
• A true team player who works closely with our Account Managers to deliver as one team

Responsibilities

• Build active talent pools across key civil trades, ready before the jobs come in
• Source candidates through job ads, our database, referrals, social media and headhunting
• Run structured screening interviews covering skills, availability and site readiness
• Get every worker compliant, briefed and site ready before Day 1
• Complete Day 1 and Week 1 aftercare, then hand over to our Workforce Coordinator
• Spot new client leads in every candidate conversation

Skills

Candidate management

High-volume calls

Compliance knowledge

Team player

Job description

Candidate Manager, Civil | Adelaide

Location: Adelaide, SA | Salary: $90,000 + super + team profit share

Type: Full time, permanent

Flexibility: Hybrid + Flexi Friday’s

Love the pace of blue collar recruitment? Own the candidate side of a growing civil desk.

Fetch is growing our South Australian Civil team, and we're looking for a Candidate Manager to lead candidate delivery. You'll source, screen and place skilled civil workers into roles brought in by our Senior Account Manager, and National Clients. You'll own the candidate experience from first call through to the end of their first week on site.

What you'll do

• Build active talent pools across key civil trades, ready before the jobs come in
• Source candidates through job ads, our database, referrals, social media and headhunting
• Run structured screening interviews covering skills, availability and site readiness
• Get every worker compliant, briefed and site ready before Day 1
• Complete Day 1 and Week 1 aftercare, then hand over to our Workforce Coordinator
• Spot new client leads in every candidate conversation

About you

Must have:

• 1.5 – 2 Years experience in recruitment, labour hire or candidate management, ideally in blue collar, civil or construction
• Confidence making and taking a high volume of candidate calls every day
• Knowledge of labour hire compliance, including inductions, working rights and safety tickets
• Resilience and a positive attitude when things move quickly
• A true team player who works closely with our Account Managers to deliver as one team

Why Fetch

• A clear role in a dedicated team. You'll work alongside a Senior Account Manager, Resourcer and Workforce Coordinator, with Fetch Playbook processes behind you
• Training and a clear path to progress
• Leading remuneration packages
• 97% of our team rate their satisfaction 4 or 5 out of 5. Our people love working here.
• Flexible working, with WFH and Flexi Fridays
• Be apart of our high performing Civil Team
• High achievers' and loyalty programs that reward performance and tenure
• Paid parental leave and additional leave
• Social activities and community initiativesOpportunities for progression and professional development
• Training Program & Succession Planning

Our story

Fetch Recruitment has been established for 15 years. We started as a boutique agency in Melbourne's white collar construction and civil markets, and grew into blue collar trades and labour across construction, civil, manufacturing, subcontracting and mining. Today we're a team of 45 across 4 offices in 4 states and our SA Civil team is growing.

Our hiring process

1. All applications are reviewed against our role requirements
2. Successful applications will receive a quick call from our talent team to ensure suitability for both parties
3. Successful applicants will attend a first interview with Manager + Talent Team
4. Progressed candidates will attend an in person second interview
5. Progressed candidates will have references conducted
6. An Offer will be presented