Strategic Technical Recruiter – Sourcing & Talent Partnerships

Harwich International Port Limited; Felixstowe; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension: 8% employer

Life Assurance: 14× annual salary (4×)

Profit share bonus and performance-rel

Perkbox discounts

Job summary

Hutchison Ports UK is seeking a Recruitment Specialist to deliver end-to-end specialist and technical recruitment across the port network. You will work with the Recruitment Manager to provide expert advice to hiring managers, securing high quality candidates through direct sourcing, headhunting and market mapping.

You will build talent pipelines, design assessment processes, and drive efficient recruitment campaigns that support business growth while upholding safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, focusing on specialist and technical roles.
• Strong headhunting and direct sourcing capability.
• Experiencing managing multiple, complex vacancies with conflicting deadlines.
• Proven ability to work effectively with numbers, data, details and processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive, end‑to‑end recruitment for specialist and hard‑to‑fill roles, including direct sourcing, talent pipeline development, assessment design, interview delivery and ATS management.
• Provide strategic recruitment partnership, offering market intelligence, benchmarking insight, attraction strategies and best‑practice guidance to hiring managers.
• Build strong relationships and lead campaigns, coordinating recruitment initiatives, designing assessment centres and collaborating effectively across departments, unions and external partners.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring candidates are assessed for their understanding of and commitment to safe working practices, particularly for roles in operational and technical environments.

Skills

Head Hunting

Direct Sourcing

Recruitment

Stakeholder Management

Data & Analytics

Tools

ATS management

Job description

Hutchison Ports UK is seeking a Recruitment Specialist to deliver end-to-end specialist and technical recruitment across the port network. You will work with the Recruitment Manager to provide expert advice to hiring managers, securing high quality candidates through direct sourcing, headhunting and market mapping.

You will build talent pipelines, design assessment processes, and drive efficient recruitment campaigns that support business growth while upholding safety and regulatory standards.