Job No. BBUK14546
Lead Recruiter - Derby
Enabling Functions
Human Resources
Derby
Permanent
About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Recruiter to join our growing team in Derby.
As a Recruitment Lead you will be responsible for the recruitment of our Power T&D business, delivering against the forecast with a personal 360-degree target. You’ll be partnering closely with the business to understand the demands and working alongside HR to devise creative attraction plans, in addition you’ll be leading and coaching a small team of recruiters.

What you’ll be doing

• Along with your team deliver a full 360 recruitment model, by partnering with the Hiring community and senior leadership team. Develop a clear attraction approach for your business area.
• Partner closely with the HR Leadership team to develop a creative in year attraction plan aligned with the business units forecast.
• Lead quarterly reforecasting reviews with HR for the business.
• Work with your team to provide monthly MI packs to include KPI’s, market insights, future recommendations and innovation.
• Lead and coach your team to deliver their quarterly targets.
• Provide support and innovation with new strategies for attracting top talent, focusing on pipeline development for key positions and strategic recruitment delivery planning, using workforce plans to ensure the team can work flexibly to deliver on business requirements
• Review processes to identify and implement best practice sharing and communication
• Ensure compliance across the team, including data integrity, SLAs, KPIs and use of Applicant Tracking System and own the recruitment process from ATR through to On Boarding
• Ensure all advertising channels are optimised by using the BBUK tone of voice, social channels are appropriately used and the team adopt a search and network approach to recruitment
• Drive the internal mobility and alumni strategy and approach for ensuring internal candidates and previous employees are redeployed where possible and as a priority
• Provide external market intelligence and research to support the overall resourcing strategy or relevant business change
• Support a range of broader Resourcing projects as required, specifically in relation to the delivery of the overall talent strategy

Who we’re looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Proven partnering skills to HR and Leadership team.Experience of leading a team in a matrix environment.
• Analytical thinking with the ability to present reports and insights to senior leadership.
• Experience of owning, maintaining and developing stakeholder/Hiring Manager relationships, including appropriate influencing skills
• Track record of successful and innovative sourcing strategies.
• Working knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems, social media and recruiting process workflows
• Experience developing creative resource planning tools and approaches
• Full understanding of employment laws and regulations relevant to recruitment & selection
• Proven experience of significant cost reduction initiatives through Resourcing strategies Acts as an ambassador for Balfour Beatty, networking externally in the interest of business activities, promoting Balfour Beatty as an Employer of Choice
• Experience leading diverse recruitment campaigns

Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
About us
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

• Along with your team deliver a full 360 recruitment model, by partnering with the Hiring community and senior leadership team. Develop a clear attraction approach for your business area.
• Partner closely with the HR Leadership team to develop a creative in year attraction plan aligned with the business units forecast.
• Lead quarterly reforecasting reviews with HR for the business.
• Work with your team to provide monthly MI packs to include KPI’s, market insights, future recommendations and innovation.
• Lead and coach your team to deliver their quarterly targets.
• Provide support and innovation with new strategies for attracting top talent, focusing on pipeline development for key positions and strategic recruitment delivery planning, using workforce plans to ensure the team can work flexibly to deliver on business requirements
• Review processes to identify and implement best practice sharing and communication
• Ensure compliance across the team, including data integrity, SLAs, KPIs and use of Applicant Tracking System and own the recruitment process from ATR through to On Boarding
• Ensure all advertising channels are optimised by using the BBUK tone of voice, social channels are appropriately used and the team adopt a search and network approach to recruitment
• Drive the internal mobility and alumni strategy and approach for ensuring internal candidates and previous employees are redeployed where possible and as a priority
• Provide external market intelligence and research to support the overall resourcing strategy or relevant business change
• Support a range of broader Resourcing projects as required, specifically in relation to the delivery of the overall talent strateg