Talent Acquisition Partner (12 month fixed-term maternity leave contract)

We have an excellent opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Partner (12 month fixed-term maternity cover contract) to join our high performing Talent Acquisition team, based in Leeds. This is a fantastic role for an experienced in-house talent acquisition partner or someone with a proven track record in an external agency and looking for their first in-house position. 

With responsibility for sourcing the future workforce within our exceptional engineering consultancy, this is a brilliant opportunity to contribute to Hydrock’s growing success.

You will also take ownership of continuous improvement projects such as employer branding, market research/insight, diversity, equality and inclusion and our methods for attracting candidates.

Do you have a natural interest and curiosity in the built environment, design and engineering? This could be the role for you! 

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Managing and delivering on a portfolio of vacancies across all of Hydrock’s disciplines and locations
• Full ownership of vacancies from qualifying the need, to drafting adverts, pre-screening, offer negotiation and resignation process 
• Identify, escalate and manage risks and opportunities throughout the recruitment lifecycle
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal stakeholders through timely and effective communication
• Delivering an exceptional candidate experience
• Being a Hydrock ambassador! We would like someone who is passionate about our values, can represent our business and be able to describe what each candidate’s career at Hydrock will look like
• Contributing to projects to improve talent acquisition at Hydrock

You will be set up for success if you:

• Are an experienced talent acquisition partner/recruiter. Built environment experience would be ideal but we are open to different technical industry experience 
• Have excellent headhunting, sourcing and candidate attraction skills
• Are proficient in the use of LinkedIn Recruiter to search, advertise and source candidates
• Have well-practiced skills in advertising, pre-screening candidates and managing the full recruitment process
• Have the ability to build excellent relationships with both candidates and internal stakeholders 
• Can demonstrate strong IT skills and an ability to problem solve and find solutions to the challenges associated with the role
• Are highly organised and able to manage processes and projects efficiently 
• Have the awareness and diligence required to spot risks so we can respond effectively
• Take pride in, and ownership of, the work you do
• Are energised and inspired by who we are at Hydrock
• Are someone who believes in our values and wishes to be part of Hydrock and contribute to our success

What's great about Hydrock, now Stantec

We are an integrated multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a ‘Force for Good’, as it is our aim to improve the quality of people’s lives from our employees to our clients, through to the communities we work in and our planet as a whole through the work we do.  

From the buildings that surround you, the roads and bridges you cross, all related to the infrastructure that we create, we aim to offer the most sustainable possibilities to shape the places, communities and society that we live in through meeting our client’s needs. Through the path we are on to delivering a green future, the result is something that everyone can be proud of. 

Named as Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2023, we’re known for delivering outstanding sustainable projects for our communities, planet, and society.

Some of these projects have recently received industry accolades, including Cleveland Pools winning the Conservation and Regeneration category at the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2023; Bay Technology Centre named Commercial Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards 2022; YGG Tan-y-Lan picked out in the Integration and Collaborative Working category at Construction Excellence Wales Awards 2022; The Deaf Academy singled out for its Universal Design at the Civic Trust Awards 2022; and Bristol’s iconic waterfront Wapping Wharf Living sweeping up at the Bristol Property Awards.

Take a look at our 2023 end of year film and get a feel for what we’re all about. 

What we can offer you: 

• Inspiring and supportive colleagues 
• Reward for progression and hard work 
• An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills
• Competitive starting salary 
• Excellent health benefits 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accrue 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too!
• An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!) 
• An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday) 
• A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme

A place to feel included

We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.  

We consider all application individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the protected characteristics. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask with are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us. 

Looking for the next steps? 

Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.

If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock, now Stantec.

If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices. 

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