Jacobs Hiring for Talent Acquisition Partner (Major Projects) Job at London, England Full Time

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

Our People, Places and Solutions business will invest in you and your success. Everything we do – whether Cities, Places, Transportation, Infrastructure, Water, Health or Environment – is more than just a project. It is our challenge too. That is why we bring a thoughtful and collaborative approach to every one of our partnerships.

It is our promise to challenge the status quo as we redefine how to solve the world’s greatest challenges and transform big ideas into intelligent solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.

Flexibility is key to our future business strategy and to our “Future of Work” plans. With this in mind we are actively considering flexible work patterns for all of our roles. Feel free to apply and we can discuss both hours and working patterns to suit the needs of all.

About the opportunity:

We are looking to add a Talent Acquisition Partner (FTC 12 months with potential for permanent) to our Civil Infrastructure Major Projects team.

Accelerate your career on the world’s most ambitious projects.
This iconic giga project is one of the most ambitious in the world and gives us a unique chance to be part of the transformation of a country, creating a better future for nationals, residents and tourists.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS HYBRID AND CAN BE BASED OUT OF OUR LONDON OR MIDDLE EAST OFFICES.

Primary Responsibility

The purpose of the role is to provide end to end recruitment support to internal clients, and act at the focal point and trusted advisor for all recruitment related matter in respective area and/or region.

Talent Acquisition Strategy

• Review TA needs & assess the talent pipeline across business regions/ operating regions, creating a local view of talent pool & talent trend
• Provide input on defining TA resource management on a business region/ operating region level

Operational Excellence

Execute & implement TA initiatives ensuring a standardised execution of global TA processes for full life cycle recruiting activities for all positions, such as the following:

• Support the design & implementation of local recruiting strategy & process
• Gather internal & external benchmarking data
• Identify local recruiting trends in the marketplace
• Stay current on recruiting practices in the marketplace
• Manage local execution of the Employee Referral Program
• Manage local execution of organization branding programs related to recruiting & the I&D strategy
• Review & evaluate job openings
• Consult with Hiring Managers on agency utilization & reduce agency expense where possible
• Source & screen potential candidates
• Gather & consolidate feedback from interview team
• Negotiate job offer details with applicant
• Provide verbal and written job offers and rejection notifications to candidates
• Consult with hiring manager throughout recruiting process
• Ensure standardised execution of global TA processes for full life cycle recruiting activities for all positions.
• Proactively identify recruitment-related issues and possible resolutions
• Maintain TA policy & procedure documentation
• Identify opportunities for improving recruitment processes & procedures
• Support recruitment policies, programs & implementation approaches
• Gather & report on feedback from HRBPs, Hiring Managers & new hires on recruiting programs and services

Employer Branding and Value Proposition

• Provide input to establishing consistent messaging around employer brand (including Jacobs’ services & job opportunities), global communications, & campaigns
• Provide input to establishing communications protocols for internal & external TA activities at the globally

Policies

• Review hiring documentation and verify that the necessary approvals or authorizations are in place

Local Talent Activity

• Establish targeted talent pipelines in required disciplines

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Preferably degree qualified.

Talent Acquisition Knowledge

• Ideally Major Projects recruitment experience in the Civil Infrastructure market
• Experience of living or recruiting people to the Middle East
• Proven experience with full cycle recruiting at all levels and across multiple disciplines
• Proven success with proactive recruiting strategies using non- traditional recruiting methods
• Experience understanding TA needs & developing and maintaining a talent pipelines
• Experience with passive candidate recruiting including research, sourcing, & cold calling
• Experience recruiting in EPC and/or professional services environment
• Experience using recruiting tools such as internal databases, job boards & in collecting referrals
• Experience using relevant Applicant Tracking Systems, general knowledge of HR policies & procedures
• For Regional role: Previous experience in running large global recruitment campaigns and strategic senior level recruitment would be advantageous.

Organizational and Interpersonal Effectiveness:

• Excellent interpersonal & listening skills, effective communication skills (verbal and written), strong customer service orientation, excellent organisational skills, experience in conflict resolution, strong sense of team work and strong proficiency in project management skills, technologically savvy

Why Jacobs?

We clear the way for inventive thinking so you have the support, means and space to deliver the boldest solutions for the extraordinary and every day. Jacobs. A world where you can.

Our Culture:

We’re invested in you and your success. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to make inclusion and diversity core attributes of our identity, embedded in all our employment and business practices in all locations. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative.

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As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact www.jacobs.com/contact/careers2

Successful candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard Pre-Employment check and will be required to undergo various checks including: Identity, Right to Work; Employment/Education History and Criminal Record. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed or rejected.