Construction HR & Talent Lead: Recruitment & Onboarding

Luddon Construction; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Luddon Construction Ltd, based in Glasgow, seeks an experienced HR & Recruitment Manager to lead and develop HR and recruitment across multiple sites. You will oversee onboarding, payroll alignment, and administration, ensuring compliant and efficient people processes.

The successful candidate will partner with managers to drive recruitment, talent management and workforce planning, supporting policies and continuous improvement within the HR function.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualification or equivalent HR/recruitment experience.
• Experience in a HR, recruitment or people management role, ideally in a multi-site or operational business.
• Experience managing recruitment and selection processes from vacancy approval through to appointment and onboarding.
• Good understanding of fair recruitment practice, equal opportunities, right to work checks, data protection and employment legislation.
• Ability to develop job descriptions, person specifications and interview criteria with managers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to advise and influence managers.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies, priorities and deadlines.
• High level of accuracy, discretion and integrity when handling confidential employee and candidate information.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage the recruitment process for vacancies across the business, from vacancy approval and advertising through to job offers and onboarding.
• Work with recruiting managers to prepare, review and update job descriptions and person specifications so that requirements are accurate, role-specific and relevant.
• Provide advice and support to managers on recruitment practice, interview planning, candidate assessment and fair decision-making.
• Ensure vacancies are advertised through appropriate internal and external channels, including the company website, job boards, professional networking platforms and recruitment agencies where agreed.
• Review applications, CVs and supporting information against agreed person specification criteria and provide suitable shortlists to recruiting managers.
• Coordinate interviews and support managers in assessing candidates, including checking relevant information and clarifying any gaps or concerns.
• Ensure recruitment activity is carried out in line with company procedures, equality and inclusion principles, data protection requirements and relevant employment legislation.
• Oversee offer, contract issue request and onboarding documentation, ensuring all required pre-employment checks are completed before employment starts.
• Support onboarding arrangements for new employees, working with line managers, IT, Plant & Transport, HSEQ and Training to help new starters settle in and understand what is expected of them.
• Work closely with Payroll to ensure accurate and timely sharing of employee information, including starters, leavers, contract changes, absence and annual leave.
• Maintain accurate recruitment, onboarding and HR records, ensuring documentation is retained securely and is available for audit where required.
• Monitor recruitment activity, related KPIs and candidate experience, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and quality.
• Ensure relevant health, safety and competence requirements are reflected in recruitment, onboarding and employee support processes.
• Support the development and improvement of HR systems, templates, procedures and guidance.
• Provide HR advice and support to managers and employees on employment matters, escalating complex or sensitive issues where required.
• Support workforce planning, retention initiatives, HR projects, policy reviews and wider continuous improvement activity.

Skills

HR management

Recruitment

Interview planning

Data protection

MS Office

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

HR or recruitment experience

Tools

HR systems/ATS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Luddon Construction Ltd, based in Glasgow, seeks an experienced HR & Recruitment Manager to lead and develop HR and recruitment across multiple sites. You will oversee onboarding, payroll alignment, and administration, ensuring compliant and efficient people processes.

The successful candidate will partner with managers to drive recruitment, talent management and workforce planning, supporting policies and continuous improvement within the HR function.