Senior Recruitment Business Partner - Highways and O&M

Egis is a global consulting and engineering firm working in construction, transport and mobility services. Joining our Group and its 20,500 employees means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

In the UK, we are delivering some of the most iconic projects which help connect people, protect our environment and meet emission reduction targets. We work in the transport and energy sectors, providing consultancy, engineering and operations services for clients such as major airports, governments, regulators, cities and rail and road operators.

We are at an exciting point of growth and are looking for a Senior Recruitment Business Partner with experience in the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) space to join our expanding recruitment team and support recruitment needs on Highways, Infrastructure and Operations & Maintenance projects. We are looking for someone who wants to join a growing team, has a positive can-do attitude combined with strong recruitment experience and a desire to succeed through hard work.

We are recruiting for an experienced Internal Recruitment or Talent Acquisition Business Partner with a background recruiting in the O&M sector. You’ll bring your knowledge and technical expertise, to balance between managing high-volume, fast paced roles in unionised environments, to senior level & strategic roles where you’re head-hunting expertise is required. You will have a collaborative, innovative and empowering approach which can influence change and engage others.

Reporting to the Recruitment Manager for Consulting & Operations and Transportation, you will take ownership for the recruitment of key areas predominantly within the highways division. You shall facilitate the end-to-end recruitment process, providing a positive candidate, hiring manager experience and strong stakeholder management in a complex joint venture set up.

We offer a Hybrid work model. The role will be based out of the Egis head office in Southwark, with regular travel between the project sites across the UK will be required.

• Take responsibility for sourcing and shortlisting candidates for roles in the Highways and O&M sector across Engineering, Project Management/PMO, Asset Management, Commercial and Operatives.
• You will be managing recruitment within a Joint Venture consortium, working with JV Partners, recruiters and key stakeholders.
• Relationship building with internal Line Managers, candidates and recruitment suppliers as well as the wider HR team.
• Recruiting and sourcing candidates directly for a range of roles using internal networking, LinkedIn Recruiter and other online media.
• End to end candidate management duties including, pre-screening, telephone interviews, Line Manager interview set up, job offer negotiation, and on-boarding.
• Run targeted recruitment campaigns and initiatives, with a direct hire first mentality.
• Establish and maintain talent pools and create pipelines of engaged candidates.
• Experience using ATS, ideally Smart Recruiters or similar. 

Skills and Experience:

• Experienced Recruiter with inhouse background, ideally from an Infrastructure, Engineering, Construction or Highways sectors, with a proven track record of recruiting both senior level hires as well as high-volume operational shift-based staff.
• Must be experienced within an Internal Recruitment or Talent Acquisition function, with a track record in business partnering with senior stakeholders, and other internal functions within HR, marketing, IT and senior management.
• A LinkedIn Recruiter expert, with the confidence to directly approach individuals for strategic level hires. Able to sell the opportunity, instilling confidence and building rapport with candidates.
• Collaborative team player who takes initiative and ownership to work independently, seeing projects through to completion.
• Prior experience implementing change solidifying recruitment process’ and bringing everyone along within the process.
• The ability to write strong job descriptions and adverts that entice individuals to want to join us.
• Ability to manage expectations, pushing back and challenging where needed.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build strong working relationships with candidates, recruiting colleagues and employees at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Sense of urgency and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Committed to representing the Group in a professional way in multiple forums, in person, on the phone or via email.
• Ability to handle confidential information discreetly; ability to tactfully and sensitively deal with different queries and situations.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills would be highly advantageous but is not essential.

Whats in it for you:

By joining Egis, as well as receiving a competitive salary, you’ll also have the opportunity to explore flexible working arrangements.

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Pension contribution of 5% of your salary
• Life insurance
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Health cash plan
• 26 days holiday, rising to 28 (plus bank holidays)
• Tailored career path with structured training
• Mentoring from senior staff
• Hybrid working

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 

We at EGIS are an Equal Opportunities employer and we recognise the value of a Diverse Organisation. EGIS appreciates all job applications. If you decide to apply for an opportunity at EGIS, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and everyone’s contribution as this builds our culture and means, if you work for EGIS, you will be included, listened to, and respected.