Talent Sourcer

Turner & Townsend; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a TA Sourcer / Researcher to join their Talent Acquisition team in Birmingham. The role focuses on talent mapping, building candidate pipelines, and executing personalised outreach campaigns. Ideal candidates will have experience in sourcing for Cost Managers and Project Managers, coupled with strong communication and organisational skills. The company promotes a healthy work-life balance and values diversity in its workforce.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for career growth

Inclusive work culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience sourcing for Cost Managers and Project Managers.
• Experience building talent pipelines in an agency or in-house environment.
• Confident phone manner, clear writing, and active listening skills.
• Highly organised and capable of managing multiple tasks.
• Comfortable using digital tools and research methods.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with team members.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth talent mapping of competitors and industry networks.
• Build and maintain pipelines of qualified candidates.
• Develop personalised outreach campaigns to attract passive talent.
• Collaborate closely with recruiters to understand role requirements.
• Track sourcing activities and maintain records in the ATS.
• Partner to build strategies for improving diversity in candidate pipelines.

Skills

Sourcing for Cost Managers

Building talent pipelines

Communication

Organisation

Research

Teamwork

Tools

LinkedIn

Job boards

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real‑estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority‑owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real‑estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our high performing Talent Acquisition team as a TA Sourcer / Researcher. The role will form an integral part of t​he teams strategy, talent mapping and pipelining the very best talent in the industry.

Key duties

Talent Mapping and Research

• In depth talent mapping of competitors and relevant industry networks
• Build and maintain an ongoing pipeline of qualified candidates for both current and future project needs.
• Use Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and professional associations to identify potential candidates.

Candidate Engagement

• Develop personalised outreach campaigns to attract passive talent.
• Communicate T&T’s culture, projects, and career growth opportunities in a professional and compelling manner.

Collaboration & Support

• Work closely with recruiters to prioritise roles and understand key requirements.
• Support strategic sourcing campaigns for critical and senior‑level hires.
• Share market insights and sourcing analytics with TA and business leaders.

Diversity Sourcing

• Partner with the TA Manager to build targeted sourcing strategies that improve diversity in candidate pipelines.

Data & Reporting

• Track sourcing activities, conversion rates, and talent availability insights.
• Maintain accurate records of outreach and talent engagement in the ATS.

Qualifications

• Proven experience sourcing for Cost Managers and Project Manager (essential své).
• Proven experience of building talent pipelines in an agency or in‑house environment.
• Communication: Confident phone manner, clear writing, and active listening.
• Must be highly organised.
• Research & tech use: Comfortable using job boards, LinkedIn, and applicant tracking systems.
• Teamwork: Collaboration is vital.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.