Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planner (UK & Ireland)

Farrans Construction Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Farrans is seeking a Resourcing Specialist to drive end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and workforce administration for skilled operatives across the UK and Ireland. You will partner with operational leaders, HR and external partners to build talent pipelines, manage campaigns and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

You will maintain workforce dashboards, provide reporting insights and support onboarding while promoting continuous improvement across recruitment, planning and mobility

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail with strong organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience managing workforce data, reporting and complex dashboards.
• Experience screening, assessing and evaluating candidates.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and provide insights.
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards and social media recruitment tools.
• Experience working with ATS.
• Previous experience in construction, engineering, utilities, manufacturing or a Direct Labour Organisation environment.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and Ireland to support recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational teams to understand current and future workforce requirements.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment campaigns across multiple channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines to support future hiring needs.
• Screen and assess candidates, coordinate interviews and manage offers.
• Develop and maintain role profiles to ensure consistency across DLO roles.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders, recruitment partners and external agencies.
• Coordinate recruitment events across the UK, Ireland and Europe.
• Provide workforce dashboards and reporting to support decision-making.
• Support onboarding, compliance training and certification requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement across recruitment, reporting and workforce planning.
• Collaborate with internal teams to keep workforce information up to date.

Skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Data interpretation

Communication

Excel

Power BI

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Social media recruitment

Tools

Power BI

Excel

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job boards platforms

Job description

Farrans is seeking a Resourcing Specialist to drive end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and workforce administration for skilled operatives across the UK and Ireland. You will partner with operational leaders, HR and external partners to build talent pipelines, manage campaigns and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.

You will maintain workforce dashboards, provide reporting insights and support onboarding while promoting continuous improvement across recruitment, planning and mobility