Talent Acquisition Specialist

at  Mercury Engineering

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.
We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.
We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres and Fire Protection.
At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

Key Responsibilities of the role:

• Directly reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will have responsibility over the recruitment process life cycle of your allocated Business Units
• Support the Talent Acquisition Manager with insights, analysis and innovative ways of sourcing the right calibre of candidates to Mercury.
• Research the markets which we operate in and make recommendations regarding the recruitment process.
• Liaising with your allocated Business Unit/s and its hiring managers on recruitment requirements and offering best practice recruiting to the business.
• Assisted by our Talent Acquisition administrators, advertising roles on various recruitment websites and on our ATS system.
• Ensuring all job offers are sent via the Company’s Onboarding & Induction software.
• Evaluate applicants by discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers. Advise and coach line managers on interview questions.
• Along with the Hiring Managers, conducting interviews of relevant candidates
• Assisting with recruitment fairs / open days / Graduate recruitment fairs.
• Build good working relationships with all the other members of the HR team
• Positively influence the HR team and Line Managers to bring about successful recruitment campaigns.
• Support the Talent Acquisition Manager with any other requirements

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• Min 2 years proven track record in either in-house and/or agency recruitment, preferable in Construction and/or Engineering
• Self-motivated with experience in using Social Media recruitment tools.
• Ability to prioritise is essential as you will manage a number of open vacancies at any one time.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work with private & confidential information
• Excellent IT skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work well within strict deadlines and under pressure.
• Fluent Englis