Recruitment Manager

Overview

The Opportunity
The organisation is seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to join the Human Resource Department to deliver a proactive, high-quality recruitment function. You will play a pivotal role in supporting strategic growth across the Scottish and English water sectors, ensuring we attract, select, and hire the right talent to meet current and future workforce needs.

• Strategy & Planning:
  Develop and implement a robust recruitment strategy aligned with business objectives and resourcing requirements. Forecast talent needs and build pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
• End-to-End Management:
  Oversee all stages of the recruitment lifecycle, from advertising and sourcing through to selection, offer, and onboarding. Manage multiple campaigns simultaneously, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, advise on sourcing strategies, and support selection decisions. Provide guidance and training on recruitment best practice.
• Candidate Experience & Employer Brand:
  Ensure a consistently positive candidate experience. Strengthen the employer brand through effective communication and engagement, representing the company at recruitment fairs and industry events.
• Talent Sourcing & Selection:
  Use a mix of sourcing channels, including job boards, social media, talent pools, networking and referrals. Manage relationships with external recruitment partners.
• Metrics & Compliance:
  Monitor, analyse, and report recruitment performance metrics. Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools, and workflows to enhance efficiency, quality, and candidate experience. Ensure compliance with legislation and internal policies, including equality, diversity, and inclusion standards.
• Leadership:
  Lead, coach, and develop the recruitment team to deliver a high-performing service. Allocate workload, manage priorities, and promote continuous improvement.

• Proven experience as a Recruitment Manager (preferable), Talent Acquisition Business Partner, or Senior Recruiter, with team management experience.
• Comfortable in presenting strategic recruitment performance at Director level.
• Excellent knowledge of the full recruitment lifecycle, sourcing strategies, and modern recruitment tools/ATS systems.
• Strong stakeholder management and coaching skills.
• Experience managing high-volume or specialist recruitment in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong understanding of employment law and best practice in recruitment and selection.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to analyse data and produce reports on meaningful recruitment insights.
• Proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities.

Minimum 3 years experience within a similar level role.

Desirable: Experience in trades and engineering recruitment. CIPD qualification or equivalent HR/Talent accreditation.

Based in Scotland, we are an engineering business providing mechanical, electrical and civil engineering services to clients across the UK. We are one of the UK’s leading engineering solution providers, recognised for outstanding client service, quality solutions and our commitment to health and safety. From our HQ in Glasgow, we deliver sustainable solutions to the water and renewables sectors. Supplementary services include project management, technical engineering, design, and off-site modular build.

We have partnered with innovative technology providers in the renewables sector, including solar PV, hydroelectric and heat networks. We are a progressive, people-orientated business driven by our values to deliver workable and cost-effective solutions in the communities we work. When you work for WGM you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to be part of our ambitious plans for future growth.

WGM is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities. By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace.

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