Talent Acquisition Specialist

Arriva Limited; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave incl. BH

AWPP pension

The Village discount portal

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Eyecare vouchers

Job summary

Arriva UK Train is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support recruitment across UK Trains businesses, including TrainCare, ARTS, RTS Infrastructure and Grand Central. This hybrid role requires coordinating end-to-end hiring across diverse roles, with travel and occasional overnight stays.

You will manage requisitions in Workday, craft compelling adverts, screen candidates, and build strong talent pipelines. Rail experience is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting across operational, technical, engineering and corporate roles.
• Ability to adapt sourcing strategies based on role complexity.
• Experience with Workday or similar ATS platforms.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Confident communicator with polished written and verbal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies at different stages.
• Rail experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Govern job requisition workflows in the ATS with real-time status updates.
• Advertise roles across internal and external platforms and work with hiring managers.
• Screen CVs, coordinate interviews, manage candidate communications.
• Build talent pipelines and engage passive talent across diverse role types.
• Support recruitment across the UK Trains portfolio and strategic hiring needs.

Skills

Recruiting across roles

Sourcing strategies

Workday ATS

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Vacancy management

Rail sector experience

Job description

Talent Acquisition Specialist – Arriva UK Train 12 month FTC

Location: This is a hybrid position, with your base location aligned to the most suitable office based on your home address. The role will involve travel and, at times, overnight stays.

About us

Are you an organised, solutions‑focused recruiter who enjoys working across a broad and varied role portfolio? We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support recruitment across our UK Trains businesses - including Arriva TrainCare, ARTS, RTS Infrastructure and Grand Central. This role is ideal for someone who is confident managing end‑to‑end recruitment across a wide range of disciplines: from unskilled and skilled operational roles, to engineering, technical, professional services and other business‑critical vacancies. If you enjoy building strong partnerships, delivering a great candidate experience and adapting your approach to different types of hiring needs, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing

System & Process Governance

• Manage job requisition workflows in our ATS - Workday. Ensure accurate governance, compliance and real‑time status updates. Maintain strong data integrity across all recruitment activity.

Vacancy Management

• Advertise roles across internal and external platforms, including LinkedIn Recruiter. Work closely with hiring managers to craft compelling, accurate job adverts tailored to each discipline.

Candidate Screening & Management

• Review CVs and conduct initial screening where appropriate. Coordinate interviews and manage candidate communication throughout the process. Maintain compliant, accurate candidate records. Monitor application progress and support candidate system access when needed.

Direct Sourcing & Talent Pipelining

• Use a range of sourcing tools, talent pools, job boards and networks. Build and nurture pipelines across diverse role types and future workforce requirements. Engage passive talent to support long‑term attraction and strategic hiring.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience recruiting across a range of role types (e.g., operational, technical, engineering, corporate, professional).
• Ability to adapt sourcing and engagement strategies based on the role discipline and its complexity.
• Experience with Workday or similar ATS platforms.
• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Confident communicator with polished written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies at different stages with ease.
• Rail experience is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• 33 days paid annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays.
• Arriva Workplace Pension Plan (AWPP)
• Access to ‘The Village’ – Arriva’s Reward Gateway offering discounts shopping, days out and more.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers

Who you’ll work with

You’ll partner closely with operational leaders, engineering teams, HR colleagues, training teams and candidates across the UK Trains portfolio - helping to secure the talent needed to keep our services running smoothly. If you’re motivated by delivering a seamless candidate journey and enjoy recruiting across a truly diverse role landscape, we’d love to hear from you.

About Arriva

Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.

Our expansion is opening up exciting prospects! As our team grows, we’re on the lookout for the brightest talent to join us. Our ongoing success hinges on this!