Senior Recruitment Manager - Early Careers

At Skanska, we’re shaping the way we live, work and connect. As one of the world’s largest construction and development companies, we work together with customers, communities and partners to shape a better society.

You will be working in the HR Department where we are responsible for fair and compliant recruitment practices being upheld across the Early Careers processes.

We are looking for a Senior Recruitment Manager - Early Careers to join our Recruitment team in Leavesden that is available to start immediately.

What you'll do:

Evolve attraction and assessment approaches for early careers, addressing diversity goals, skills shortages and volume recruitment through innovative techniques.

Manage requisitions for early career (graduate, intern, trainee and apprentice) deliver fair and effective assessment processes, interviews, offer and preboarding, to secure quality hires.

Build strong relationships with hiring managers, HR, external partners and procurement to align recruitment activities with business needs and compliance requirements.

Track key hiring metrics, use data to improve processes, ensure legal/data compliance, and maintain high standards in candidate experience across all recruitment activities.

Manage your team through role modelling of Skanska Values and effective coaching

What you'll bring to the role:

Experience of managing and evaluating early careers programmes such as graduate schemes, internships and apprenticeships.

Demonstrable experience of leading teams.

Evidence of translating business needs into early career hiring plans, devising consolidated resource plans considering internal needs, industry trends and government policy.

Degree or equivalent qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organisational Development or related field and/or MCIPD or equivalent.

Proficiency in using data analytics to drive design and delivery choices.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience of presenting ideas clearly, influencing senior management decision making.

Evidence of connecting strategic thinking to tangible outcomes.

What we offer:

24/7 digital GP service for you and your family

Financial wellbeing and employee assistance

Professional development

Enhanced family benefits (including maternity, paternity, dependants and parental bereavement leave)

Inclusion and Diversity

We thrive through embracing differences as we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it The Skanska Way.

Flexible working

Where possible, we offer a range of flexible working options, and we would be happy to discuss this at the application stage if this is something you’d like to explore.

Reasonable adjustments

We want you to feel confident and supported throughout every stage of our recruitment process. If you need any adjustments to help you during your application, please contact us at recruitment@skanska.co.uk or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1.

Closing date

We encourage you to apply as early as possible, as the closing date may be subject to change.

If this role would be of interest, please click apply and join our team of 27,000 problem solvers and creative thinkers, where knowledge is our greatest creation. We share, listen and support your success – every step of the way.