Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Together, we inspire better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow.

At Wates, our purpose drives everything we do, and we know we can only achieve our goals by attracting and retaining the very best people. We’re proud to foster an environment grounded in inclusivity, diversity, and opportunity for all.

As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Talent Acquisition advisor to join our In-house TA Team, supporting hiring across both our Fit Out and Smartspace businesses based full time out of our London office.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact by helping us find top talent for two dynamic parts of the business. You’ll work closely with the TA Business Partners and the wider team, playing a key role in identifying, engaging, and hiring high-quality, diverse candidates.

What you’ll be doing:

Proactively sourcing and engaging direct candidates across a range of platforms

Screening, shortlisting, and recommending candidates for both live and forecasted vacancies

Building strong talent pipelines and networks for current and future roles

Supporting hiring managers with job briefings, interview coordination, and recruitment best practices

Managing and partnering with our preferred recruitment agency providers to ensure quality, value, and alignment with our hiring needs

Maintaining accurate records and data via our Applicant Tracking System

What we’re looking for:

Proven experience in recruiting through direct sourcing methods (e.g. LinkedIn, job boards, networking)

Experience managing agency relationships within a structured PSL (Preferred Supplier List) framework

Ideally some in-house recruitment or talent acquisition experience

Excellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills

A good understanding of using ATS platforms and writing inclusive job adverts

A proactive, collaborative approach and a genuine passion for recruitment

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive salary & profit share scheme
Flexible working
Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
Industry leading family leave benefits to include 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

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