Resourcing Advisor

Laing O'Rourke; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Resourcing Advisor to facilitate recruitment activities and enhance the candidate journey. This role, based in Dartford, involves advising on resourcing needs, utilizing databases to source candidates, and promoting diversity initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a degree in HR or relevant experience, a strong understanding of recruitment practices, and the ability to work under pressure. Join a company with over 150 years of experience in delivering infrastructure projects across the UK and beyond, where your contributions will directly impact project success and foster an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Degree in HR or relevant experience required.
• Understanding of recruitment practices and candidate management.

Responsibilities

• Advise on resourcing needs and engage candidates.
• Utilise databases to proactively source candidates.
• Promote diversity and manage contractor populations.

Skills

Recruitment Practices

Candidate Management

Boolean Search Techniques

CRM Systems

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in HR or Recruitment

Relevant Hands-on Experience

Tools

eArcu

Invenias

PageUp

Job description

Fixed term contract - 1 year

Start date - April 2025

A Resourcing Advisor supports the candidate journey and collaborates with smaller stakeholder groups to facilitate recruitment activities. The role is based in Dartford, with travel to sites and offices as needed. This position covers EPL for 12 months.

Responsibilities:

1. Advise on resourcing needs, working with resource and hiring managers to identify and engage candidates.
2. Utilise databases and job boards to proactively source candidates in a skills-short market.
3. Support resource managers with strategy, talent pooling, reactive resourcing, and hiring campaigns.
4. Promote diversity and inclusion initiatives to enable opportunities for diverse candidates and transferable skills.
5. Collect data on recruitment trends, salary alignment, skills shortages, and market intelligence.
6. Use the applicant tracking system to organise talent pools and select suitable applicants.
7. Understand and actively promote diversity and inclusion goals.
8. Screen candidates against job criteria, conduct initial phone screens, and select the best matches.
9. Positively promote Laing O'Rourke and its employer brand.
10. Engage with projects and hiring teams to understand requirements and expand knowledge.
11. Collaborate with teams to manage contractor populations.
12. Provide excellent onboarding experiences through communication and candidate relationships.
13. Identify recruitment trends and report on market intelligence.
14. Create effective advertising based on hiring briefs and project knowledge.
15. Maintain administrative records, notes, and project resource plans.
16. Support internal movements when needed.
17. Advise hiring teams on recruitment processes.
18. Assist the Resourcing operations team with tasks such as role approvals and system updates.

Education/Experience/Skills:

• A degree or formal qualification in HR or recruitment, or relevant hands-on experience.
• Understanding of recruitment practices and candidate management.
• Knowledge of recruitment challenges and search techniques like Boolean.
• Experience with CRM, Candidate Attraction, or similar systems such as eArcu, Invenias, PageUp.
• Ability to work under pressure with multiple tasks.
• Team-oriented approach with a shared goal mindset.

We are committed to accessible recruitment. If you need the application in an alternative format or want to learn more about our process, please email [e-mail]

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering infrastructure and building projects across the UK, Middle East, and Australia.

With over 150 years of experience, Laing O'Rourke is dedicated to delivering certainty, reliability, and quality through energy, passion, and teamwork. We leverage our extensive experience to ensure project success.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to enable access for candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. Please inform us of any adjustments needed prior to the interview and discuss how we can support you in the workplace.