HR Resourcing Advisor (Engineering / Technical)

South East Water Limited; Snodland; On-site; GBP 31,500 - 38,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Health cash plan

Job summary

South East Water is seeking an HR Resourcing Advisor (Engineering / Technical) for a hybrid role in Snodland, Kent. The position involves proactive sourcing, building pipelines, and partnering with technical hiring managers to hiring critical engineering and IT skills.

You’ll manage end-to-end recruitment activities, candidate experience, and onboarding across multiple worker categories. The role emphasizes strategic sourcing, stakeholder management, and compliant administrative work, with a

Qualifications

• Proven experience in recruitment or talent acquisition across full cycle.
• Hands-on sourcing with social media, CV databases and professional networks; LinkedIn Recruiter emphasized.
• Direct collaboration with hiring managers and external agency partners.
• Familiar with ATS, candidate assessments, and onboarding processes.
• Education: A-Level or equivalent; strong communication, organisation and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Proactive external sourcing to map the market for engineering talent.
• Build long-term candidate pipelines for critical technical skills.
• Partner with technical hiring managers on needs, campaigns and assessments.
• Deliver a transparent candidate journey from first contact to onboarding.
• Collaborate with HR Resourcing and managers to promote internal mobility.
• Handle end-to-end administration: ads, postings, inquiries, and scheduling.
• Organise onboarding and ensure compliance across worker categories.
• Support ED&I and strengthen employer brand through recruitment practices.
• Monitor market trends and report data to drive improvements.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Sourcing expertise

Stakeholder management

Systems & onboarding

Core skills

Education

A-Level or equivalent

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Job description

## HR Resourcing Advisor (Engineering / Technical)Applyremote type: Hybrid Workinglocations: Snodland, Kenttime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR101304**Summary:**Fixed term contract with the possibility to be made permanent: Are you a proactive recruiter who thrives on searching and connecting with technical talent? We are expanding our team to support major new infrastructure projects, and we need a hands on internal recruiter to help us identify, attract, and hire exceptional engineering, technical and IT skill sets. This is a varied, fast paced contract where you won't just post ads and wait you’ll be a true strategic partner, leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter and other proactive channels, talent mapping, and proactive sourcing to build robust talent pipelines for critical skills.**Main Responsibilities*** **Proactive External Sourcing:** Use advanced LinkedIn Recruiter techniques, boolean searches, and direct sourcing strategies to map the market and uncover passive engineering talent.* **Pipeline Building:** Create long-term candidate pipelines for critical technical skills and future infrastructure requirements.* **End-to-End Recruitment Partnering:** Sit down with technical hiring managers to qualify their needs, craft compelling job campaigns, manage assessments, and guide decision-making.* **Candidate Experience Advocate:** Deliver an outstanding, transparent candidate journey—for both internal applicants and external candidates—from initial contact through to onboarding.* **Internal Mobility & Collaboration:** Work together with the HR Resourcing Manager and Hiring Managers to choose the best course of action. Proactively identify and guide internal candidates, offering advice and assistance at each stage to promote internal mobility and retain talent.* **End-to-End Administration:** Perform all end-to-end administrative tasks, including writing and posting job advertisements on job boards, social media, and career websites. Respond regularly to candidate, agency partner, and hiring manager inquiries, prioritising as needed to ensure success.* **Onboarding & Compliance:** Organise and complete all required paperwork and new hire checks to ensure full legal and regulatory compliance across distinct worker categories. Help arrange and oversee the smooth onboarding of candidates.* **ED&I & Employer Brand:** Use recruitment practices that boost South East Water's talent while raising the organisation's profile for equality, diversity, and inclusivity (ED&I).* **Data, Systems & Market Intelligence:** Keep an eye out for macro and micro market developments and industry trends. Manage open positions through all stages in HR systems/ATS, supporting fast, accurate, and intelligent data reporting to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.**Skills, Qualifications & Experience Needed****Essential:*** **Recruitment Experience:** Proven experience working within Recruitment, Talent Acquisition, or a similar full-cycle recruitment position.* **Sourcing Expertise:** Hands-on experience with social media, CV databases, and professional networks—specifically **LinkedIn Recruiter** and direct candidate outreach.* **Stakeholder & Partner Management:** Experience working directly with hiring managers, candidates, and external agency partners.* **Systems & Onboarding:** Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), various candidate assessment methods, and candidate onboarding processes.* **Core Skills:** Educated to A-Level or equivalent is essential. Excellent verbal/written communication, highly organised, excellent problem solver, compassionate service, and strong ability to prioritise and maintain high detail. **Grow a career with a meaningful purpose.** We know the communities we serve are diverse. We recognise creativity comes from diversity not similarity. That’s why we are enthusiastic about creating inclusion across age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and identity. You will experience our dedication to equal opportunities and fair treatment for all: through your recruitment, employment and career progression with South East Water.**Benefits package:*** Excellent Stakeholder pension scheme, up to 10% employer contribution.* 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing to 6 weeks with length of service.* Flexible annual leave policy to buy or sell holiday leave.* Paid volunteering days.* Cycle to work scheme.* Health cash plan.* Life assurance.* Wellbeing related benefits. **What can you expect from your recruitment?*** To apply for this position, please submit your CV on our career’s website.* It is necessary for you to have the legal right to work in the UK when you begin employment with South East Water.* Additionally, as part of the employment offer, you will need to pass background, identity, and employment referencing checks. **If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply now!**South East Water kindly asks that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs to our employees or associates without explicit invitation from our HR Resourcing team. CVs sent on a speculative basis will not be acknowledged and will not assume any responsibility for fees or commissions in the event that we hire a candidate who applied directly or subsequently introduced by an instructed agency.**Compensation package:**up to £35,000 depending on experience + bonus