Candidate Manager - Construction Recruitment

The BD Guys; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction recruitment agency in Wakefield is seeking a Candidate Manager to focus on candidate engagement without sales targets. Your role will include building talent pools, managing applications, and ensuring a smooth candidate experience. Ideal candidates are organised, detail-oriented, and experienced in recruitment, with a passion for helping others. This position offers a competitive OTE of £45,000–£60,000 and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Parking available

Competitive OTE

Monday to Friday work schedule

Qualifications

• Experience in construction recruitment is essential.
• Experience in recruitment, resourcing, or a fast-paced administrative role.
• Comfortable using CRM systems, LinkedIn, and job boards.

Responsibilities

• Find, engage, and support high-quality construction professionals.
• Build and manage talent pools for live and future roles.
• Write compelling job adverts that attract responses.
• Manage applications through CRM and job boards.
• Coordinate candidate screenings, onboarding, and interviews.

Skills

Organisational skills

Proactive communication

Talent sourcing

Attention to detail

Team player

Tools

CRM systems

LinkedIn

Job boards

Job description

Candidate Manager - Construction Recruitment

This is a pure 180 candidate-focused role. No cold calling. No client sales. Just doing recruitment properly.

YOU MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION RECRUITMENT

If your naturally organised, proactive, and genuinely enjoy building relationships, this is your opportunity to grow a long-term career in one of the UKs busiest and most resilient sectors, without sales targets hanging over your head.

Why Join Our Partners?

• Realistic OTE of £45,000–£60,000
• Wakefield office with parking
• Monday to Friday

The Role

As Candidate Manager, you\'ll sit at the centre of our recruitment operation, responsible for finding, engaging, and supporting high-quality construction professionals across the UK.

You'll build and manage talent pools for live and future roles, write compelling job adverts that actually get responses, and proactively source candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, and headhunting techniques.

You'll manage applications through The CRM, Job boards and LinkedIn, work alongside our marketing team on creative attraction campaigns, and ensure every candidate experience is professional, smooth, and human.

From initial screening calls and registrations through to onboarding, references, and interview coordination, you'll play a vital role in matching the right people to the right opportunities. You'll also support client presentations, keep our CRM data accurate, and provide essential operational support that keeps the team firing on all cylinders.

About You

You're confident, organised, and naturally good with people. You enjoy conversations, follow-ups, and keeping things running like clockwork.

You have experience in recruitment, resourcing, coordination, or a fast-paced administrative role, and be comfortable using LinkedIn, job boards, and CRM systems. An interest in construction or professional services recruitment will help you hit the ground running, but attitude and attention to detail matter more than industry knowledge.

Most importantly, you're a team player who thrives in a busy environment, takes pride in doing things properly, and wants to build something longer term, not just chase targets.