Candidate Manager

Willmott Dixon is currently seeking a Candidate Manager (Recruitment Resourcer) to join our established In-house recruitment team. You will be able to commute regularly to our office in Oldham and be able to travel to the wider business as required. We enjoy flexible working at Willmott Dixon so you will be supported to work 2 days a week from home.

We reward our people generously with a competitive salary and a market-leading benefits package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, discounted private medical life assurance, incentive bonus and sustainable car scheme/allowance.

This is an exciting opportunity to attract and recruit high quality candidates who align with Willmott Dixon's culture to help achieve our ambitious growth and succession plans - The in-house recruitment team manage all permanent recruitment across all departments/disciplines within the business. The successful candidate will be driven by providing a first-class candidate experience and will enjoy the following responsibilities.

Candidate sourcing - Using CRM, advertising, referrals, and headhunting.
LinkedIn - Managing recruitment projects on LinkedIn Recruiter, growing your network, and promoting vacancies.
Initial screening/candidate qualification - Shortlisting and telephone/teams' interviews to gauge candidate's suitability and motivators
Candidate coaching - Ensure candidates are prepared for interviews and support/guide them through the whole recruitment process.
Creating talent pools - Using CRM database and LinkedIn to create talent pools.
Database management (applicant tracking system) - keep candidates updated on the process and ensure the system is regularly up to date.
Coordination and Communication - Timely and accurate communication with all stakeholders including but not limited to Candidates, Recruitment Managers, Hiring Managers and HR teams.
Research and Market Intelligence - Create salary/benefit comparisons for competitors and update Recruitment Managers with market intelligence.Ensuring a positive candidate experience is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent. The Candidate Manager will contribute to this by providing timely and professional communication, offering support and guidance to candidates throughout the recruitment process, and soliciting feedback for continuous improvement.

This role would be ideal for an established Resourcer with experience of sourcing permanent candidates (within construction would be advantageous) OR a Recruitment Consultant who wants to experience working in-house, focusing on your candidate sourcing and management skills.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential:

A high level of organisational skills.
A track record in recruitment and communicating with people at all levels.
Good level of education to include a minimum of 5 GCSE's at Grade C or level 5 or above.Desirable

Degree or equivalent level qualification.
Experience of LinkedIn Recruiter.
Construction Recruitment Agency experience.Additional Information

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. You will also benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Construction is changing and we are at the forefront of that change. Pioneering new ways to build, innovating the way construction is viewed and establishing ourselves as one of the top employers in any industry. It truly is an amazing company in one of the most exciting industries with a vast array of professional career paths. Adding to that our numerous people awards, we understand everyone has a unique potential and ability to make a difference and succeed; if you want your skills developed and talent recognised, why not join our business!

Willmott Dixon was awarded No 1 in the Best "Big" Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022. We are the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development