Talent Acquisition Partner

Talent Acquisition Partner – (12-Month FTC)

Location: Flexible – ideally London, Leeds or Manchester (hybrid, around 2 days a week in the office, with flexibility)

Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract

About the opportunity

Our client is a large, global engineering and design consultancy. Recently winning several major programmes worth over £100m. 

To deliver this work they need to grow their data centre teams quickly across the UK and Ireland. They are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner with a strong background in data centre recruitment to lead this hiring for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is a high-profile role with plenty of senior attention. You will be responsible for around 35+ hires in a competitive market. Your work will have a direct and visible effect on how well these programmes are delivered.

What you’ll be doing

• Running end-to-end recruitment for roles across the UK and Ireland, supporting new data centre programmes for major technology clients.
• Hiring across engineering and project delivery disciplines, including:
• Technical Design Managers (Project Managers with strong design understanding)
• Technical Designers
• MEP Engineers (mechanical, electrical)
• Civil Engineers
• Data Centre Engineers
• Project Managers
• Building talent pipelines and using your data centre network to reach passive candidates in a competitive market
• Working closely with hiring managers and sector leaders to understand what each programme needs, then advising on market conditions, salary benchmarks and talent availability
• Using direct sourcing, networking, headhunting and talent mapping so you rely less on agencies
• Managing a high-volume pipeline while keeping the candidate experience strong
• Giving hiring stakeholders clear, regular updates and reporting on progress
• Working with the wider civil engineering recruitment team and sharing candidates and market insight across sectors where it helps

What we’re looking for

Essential

• Proven experience as a recruiter or Talent Acquisition Partner, with a strong track record in data centre recruitment
• Experience hiring technical and engineering roles such as MEP, civils, project management and design management
• A track record of delivering high volumes of hires against tight deadlines
• An established network, or the proven ability to build one quickly, across the data centre and critical infrastructure sector
• Strong direct sourcing and headhunting skills
• Confidence working with and influencing senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, highly visible environment
• Resilience, energy and a proactive approach in a challenging market

Desirable

• Experience in-house or agency-side within an engineering, design or construction consultancy
• Experience recruiting across the UK and Ireland
• Civil engineering recruitment experience

What’s on offer

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension: 4% employee contribution, 6% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance (individual cover)
• Life assurance at 4x salary
• Hybrid and flexible working
• The chance to play a central part in high-profile programmes with global technology clients

Interview process

• Stage 1: Interview with the hiring manager and a member of the Talent Acquisition team
• Stage 2: Interview with the hiring manager and a senior stakeholder from the data centre sector

Please reach out to Imogen Parr for further information.

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