Senior Construction Recruitment Manager – UK Projects

STRABAG UK; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health cover

9% pension

Professional membership

25 days holiday

Job summary

STRABAG UK is seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to lead talent acquisition for our BUILD UK project, driving end-to-end recruitment and ensuring compliant, timely hiring of skilled professionals and construction personnel.

You will coordinate with senior managers, manage pre-employment checks, and drive ED&I initiatives while optimizing recruitment processes and workforce planning for major UK projects.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in the construction industry is essential.
• CSCS Card as required
• Experience of construction and engineering related professional memberships and chartership routes such as ICE, RICS, ACOSTE and CICES.
• Extensive experience of managing recruitment and selection in a commercially oriented business within the construction/civil- engineering sector
• Fully conversant with GDPR legislation
• Familiarity with health & safety practices within the construction industry.
• IT literate with experience of Microsoft Office; MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Level 3 CIPD or commensurate experience
• Proven experience of joint planning with internal and external stakeholders in relation to recruitment and selection/workforce planning/resourcing
• Recruitment and selection experience with a proven track record in developing and implementing innovative solutions at an operational, tactical, and strategic level
• Strong awareness and understanding of the industry and current sector trends.
• Experience using the LinkedIn Recruiter to source and engage with the candidates.
• PPA Practitioner qualification would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert in relation to the complete end to end recruitment and selection process, adhering to all process requirements, systems use and legislative rules before, during and after any relevant activities
• Attend relevant seminars and courses to ensure continual personal and professional development i.e. legislation changes, employment law
• Carry out the complete end to end recruitment and selection process, adhering to all process requirements, systems use, best practice and legislative rules before, during and after any relevant activities
• Drive the ED&I commitments across all aspects of the recruitment and selection process, maximising any opportunities to teach, coach, challenge and remove bias or questionable selection decisions
• Ensure recruitment, selection and redeployment processes are monitored regularly, checking the accuracy of reports and trackers and advising on next steps
• Ensure the People and Culture departmental contribution is strategically business relevant and aligned to relevant commercial goals
• Liaise with senior managers to recommend the most appropriate method for recruitment and selection
• Liaise with the appropriate team to ensure full pre employment, employment checks and right to work processes are carried out and adhered to, advising hiring managers of their responsibilities where required
• Manage the end to end employment contract process within the agreed process, conditions and systems
• Organise and attend regular meetings with key managers within the relevant area(s) to ensure workforce planning and analysis is effective
• Proactively manage any redeployment requirements as needed, working closely with the People Operations team
• Provide an excellent candidate experience irrespective of which process they are in, keeping all candidates informed of the process, providing feedback to all candidates, successful or not, in a timely and professional manner
• Provide regular reports/updates to senior managers and the Divisional People and Culture Expert as required
• Research and identify best practice initiatives and deliver as appropriate, maintaining an awareness of external/Group initiatives and take steps to introduce or tailor for the UK as required
• Take consideration of talent/succession planning information within any recruitment and selection processTake responsibility for organising any onboarding arrangements where required, supporting others that have such responsibilities where needed
• Work to agreed KPIs from both the Group and the Division, providing feedback and rationale in relation to progress as required

Skills

Construction industry experience

CSCS Card

GDPR compliance

Memberships (ICE/RICS/CICES/ACOSTE)

Recruitment and selection

Stakeholder management

LinkedIn Recruiter

PPA Practitioner desirable

Education

Level 3 CIPD or commensurate experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

SharePoint

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

STRABAG UK is seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to lead talent acquisition for our BUILD UK project, driving end-to-end recruitment and ensuring compliant, timely hiring of skilled professionals and construction personnel.

You will coordinate with senior managers, manage pre-employment checks, and drive ED&I initiatives while optimizing recruitment processes and workforce planning for major UK projects.