Recruiter

Company:  VolkerWessels UK Ltd
Location: Hertfordshire
Closing Date: 08/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

VolkerWessels UK is a leading contracting group comprising five closely linked businesses.

Our expertise lies in providing integrated and innovative solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, specialising in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

As a Recruiter, you will work closely with our resourcing team to support the recruitment process. This includes advertising, mapping, and approaching potential candidates. You will be responsible for screening and submitting shortlists to hiring managers, ensuring a positive candidate experience by providing timely feedback and updates.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Talent Sourcing: Use CV searches, job boards, referrals, and our internal database to find the best candidates.
  • Candidate Screening: Conduct in-depth telephone interviews to ensure each candidate is the right fit.
  • Talent Pool Management: Encourage and nurture candidates, ensuring we have the best talent ready to join us.
  • Relationship Management: Coordinate interviews, communicate with hiring managers and candidates, and ensure smooth vacancy closure.
  • Data Integrity: Understand and champion the importance of data integrity and accurate reporting.

About you

  • Highly Organised and Confident: Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
  • Talent Hunter: Passionate about finding and attracting top talent.
  • Precision in Screening: Detail-oriented in conducting interviews and assessing candidates.
  • Relationship Builder: Excellent communication skills to maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
  • Data Champion: Commitment to maintaining accurate and up-to-date records and reports.

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Competitive salary
  • Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
  • Private medical care
  • Pension
  • Life Assurance
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
  • Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
  • Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
  • Employee Assistance programme
  • Mental health, physical health, and financial support
  • 24/7 Virtual GP service

Why work with us?

  • Dynamic Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative team.
  • Growth Opportunities: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Impactful Work: Play a key role in building our team and contributing to our success.

If you are a proactive, detail-oriented recruiter passionate about sourcing and data integrity, we would love to hear from you!

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at

Fairness, inclusion and respect

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its
entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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