Resourcing Team Manager

MSS Infrastructure Ltd; Watford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

MSS Infrastructure Ltd is seeking an experienced Resourcing Team Manager to lead the Central Resourcing Team at the Watford Head Office. You will balance immediate staffing needs with longer-term workforce planning across rail and infrastructure projects, delivering a sustainable pipeline of skilled workers.

As a leader you will coach and develop a team, coordinate with Account Directors and Recruitment Consultants, and shape attraction strategies using job boards, social media and referrals.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment and/or resourcing.
• Experience leading or mentoring recruitment/resourcing teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce trends and recruitment data.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with a drive to improve performance.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft 365 and recruitment systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Recruitment Resourcers, providing direction, support and performance management.
• Prioritise team activity to ensure urgent requirements are delivered while maintaining future workforce pipelines.
• Personally deliver on high-priority resourcing requirements across the business -leading from the front
• Work closely with Account Directors, Account Managers and Recruitment Consultants to understand workforce demand and forecast future requirements.
• Develop attraction strategies using job boards, social media and referral programmes.
• Monitor labour market trends and identify emerging skills shortages.
• Review resourcing performance data and provide regular reports and recommendations.
• Support workforce planning initiatives to ensure a consistent supply of skilled workers across multiple contracts and projects.
• Ensure activity is managed in line with agreed service standards, KPIs and internal processes.

Skills

Recruitment/resourcing

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Organisation & prioritisation

Data analysis

Proactive problem solving

MS 365

Tools

Microsoft 365

Recruitment systems

Job description

Resourcing Team Manager

Salary: 35,000- 45,000 + Bonus (DOE) Location: Watford Head Office (2 minutes from Watford Junction)

We're looking for an experienced and motivated Resourcing Team Manager to lead our Central Resourcing Team at our Watford Head Office, supporting a 100m turnover recruitment business specialising in the rail and construction infrastructure sectors.

This is an opportunity to lead a team responsible for delivering workforce solutions across some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects. You'll balance immediate staffing requirements with longer- term workforce planning, ensuring we maintain a sustainable pipeline of skilled workers to support business growth and client demand.

What you'll do

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Recruitment Resourcers, providing direction, support and performance management.
• Prioritise team activity to ensure urgent requirements are delivered while maintaining future workforce pipelines.
• Personally deliver on high-priority resourcing requirements across the business -leading from the front
• Work closely with Account Directors, Account Managers and Recruitment Consultants to understand workforce demand and forecast future requirements.
• Develop attraction strategies using job boards, social media and referral programmes.
• Monitor labour market trends and identify emerging skills shortages.
• Review resourcing performance data and provide regular reports and recommendations.
• Support workforce planning initiatives to ensure a consistent supply of skilled workers across multiple contracts and projects.
• Ensure activity is managed in line with agreed service standards, KPIs and internal processes.

What we're looking for

• Previous experience within recruitment and/or resourcing.
• Experience leading or mentoring recruitment/resourcing teams would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce trends and recruitment data.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach with a drive to improve performance.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft 365 and recruitment systems.

Why join us?

• Leadership opportunity - lead and shape a central resourcing function supporting major infrastructure projects across the UK.
• Career progression - be part of a growing business with opportunities to influence strategy and workforce planning.
• Performance rewards - bonus opportunities linked to team and business performance.
• Industry impact - play a key role in supplying skilled people to some of Europe's largest infrastructure projects.
• Tier 1 supplier status - work with a business trusted by major public and private sector clients.
• Modern office perks - free parking, EV charging points, secure bike storage and shower facilities.
• Excellent location - 2 minutes from Watford Junction and close to shops, restaurants and leisure facilities.

The process

1. Apply online
2. Initial telephone screening
3. Face-to-face interview
4. Offer
5. Start - ASAP

If you're an experienced recruitment professional looking for your next leadership challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

We have a fair and comprehensive selection procedure. We regret that if you have not been contacted within five working days that your application for this position has been unsuccessful. However, please check your junk email folder to ensure that an email from us hasn't been blocked by your spam filter. We receive many CVs and are unable to enter into telephone conversations until we have completed our initial selection procedure. As an equal opportunities employer, MSSI is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MSSI. MSSI is committed to making reasonable adjustments in order for all candidates who are successfully put through to the interview stage to be able to attend.