Maidstone, Kent Competitive Salary DOE + Incentive Scheme + Benefits Package

Do you want to join a rapidly expanding, forward thinking, secure and agile organisation that provides an opportunity to grow together?

Here at BJF, we have a fantastic opportunity to join our exciting and expanding construction biased business, where YOU can help support the People & Talent team and wider organisation as a senior member of the People & Talent team at BJF Group.

As the Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be responsible for coordinating with hiring managers, the sourcing, screening, and interviewing of candidates for roles across all functions and teams of BJF Group. You will actively and efficiently support the Operational/regional leads and the People team by sourcing the required talent to ensure an exemplary candidate experience, that contributes to employee success and retention.

The ideal candidate must have the ability to maintain excellent working relationships with stakeholders and hiring managers to ensure the recruitment, selection and offer process remains consistent and professional throughout, with our TEAMS values always in mind.

• Working closely with Hiring Managers to design a resource plan for their live roles.
• Design and Implement Campaign Recruitment plans for all vacancies.
• Point of contact for all Recruitment Tasks.
• Benchmark salaries and ensure fairness and consistency is applied to candidates in this regard based on active qualifications, career level, certificates and competencies.
• Ensure advertisements are accurate, attractive and generate suitable candidates.
• Provide an insight and focus on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion strategies in recruitment.
• Ensure candidates are efficiently managed currently and through the ongoing development and use of our ATS and HR system Cezanne.
• Conduct vacancy briefings with line managers to understand the role profile.
• Take part in regular update meetings with Team Leaders, Department Manager/Heads and Divisional Directors.
• Responsible for ensuring that the level of competencies required for each role is explored within the interview through competency-based questions.
• Undertake pre and post interview discussions with managers and manage the feedback process, supported by the Talent Acquisition & People Partner.
• Coordinate interviews, acting as the main point of contact between the candidates and hiring manager.
• Coordinating feedback from line manager to the candidate, controlling any offer and start date.
• Ensure certificates are checked via the correct lines of approval before formal offers are issued.
• Share any consistent themes with Director of People & Talent in order to identify ways of improving the candidate experience.
• Proactively build talent pools for the future with the support of the Talent Acquisition & People Partner.
• Assist in Social Media Strategy for Internal Recruitment including external job boards and careers page(s)
• Ensure that the correct offer information is passed to the Talent Acquisition & people Partner for accurate processing through the ATS/HR system to receive correct documentation and onboarding.
• Use the system to manage and track any referrals through the Refer, Recruit, Reward Scheme ensuring correct information is provide
• Support Associate Director of People & Talent with the Recruitment Strategy and ongoing projects where required.

· Promote and live BJF TEAMS values.

• Be able to adapt interview style to level of role and the line managers' requirements.
• Have the ability to quickly build rapport with line managers to provide appropriate levels of support during the interview process.
• Be able to effectively support and coach inexperienced managers through the interview process.
• Have the ability to perform under pressure and to high pressure timescales
• Work in a way to demonstrate our core values and culture alignment
• Demonstrate ability to multitask, be proactive and creative in approach
• Be organised and efficient at maintaining records on People systems to reflect interview feedback and status.

Skills & Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of recruiting for the Construction and/or FM Industry
• Specialising in both operational and strategic talent acquisition activities for Engineering/Trade vacancies
• Hard working, loyal, enthusiastic professionals with fantastic customer service experience
• Team player with a 'can-do' attitude
• Driven to do a great job
• Has to be able to work in a fast-paced environment, adapt to business changes and keep on top of tasks
• Able to communicate clearly and consistently with necessary departments
• Must be highly organised and used to high volume vacancies
• ATS system experience
• Driven, self-starter individual
• Independent on tasks and able to use initiative
• Experience of attending and participating in careers fairs

·Competitive Salary

· Participation in Recruitment Incentive Scheme

·Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days per annum (inclusive of bank holidays)

·Group Pension Scheme: Provided by Royal London to save for your future.

·Free Eyesight test: Specsavers

·Company Funded Health Cash Plan: helping you spread the cost of essential healthcare like, trips to the dentist.

·Remote GP Access: speedy access to a GP by telephone or online plus electronic prescriptions

·24/7 EAP Service: free advice, counselling and support for you and your family whenever you need it.

·Discounted Gym Membership at more than 3,000 gyms across the UK.

·Better BJF Initiative: wellbeing and mental health champions readily available at work.

·Employee Referral Scheme: recommend a personal connection to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.

If you are looking for your next career move, want to join a solid team and have ambitions to play a key part in driving our secure business forwards, then we want you to join us as at an exciting time of development and growth to realise your full potential.

At BJF we look for people who seek:

·A career that will challenge and motivate

· A flexible, supportive, and caring environment

· The opportunity to progress, make key decisions and own their future

·A high level of variety in day-to-day work life

TEAMS Values by BJF Group

Trusted Open, honest and transparent

Excellent The best in everything we do

Agile At the forefront of change

Motivated Driven to continuously improve together

Safe Supportive of everyone’s wellbeing

Find out more about being part of the BJF family.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical beliefs; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.

Awarded Silver Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (2022)

Awarded ‘Management Team of the Year’ at the Surrey Kent Sussex (SKS250) 250 Awards (2022)

Finalists of the Southeast Construction Awards in the Best Construction Project and Best Construction Contractor categories. (2021)