Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant in Edinburgh

Are you ready to shape the future of talent at a globally renowned engineering consultancy? At Buro Happold, we are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our dynamic UK TA team and play a pivotal role in attracting top-tier talent to support our ambitious growth plans. The role will be based at our Edinburgh office with hybrid working.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across the UK, partnering with Hiring Managers, HR, and TA colleagues.
• Design innovative attraction and selection strategies with a strong focus on direct sourcing.
• Build and maintain diverse talent pipelines for rapid access to skilled candidates.
• Champion inclusive recruitment practices and promote our Buro Bite training.
• Advise on permanent and contract hiring strategies aligned with business growth.
• Write compelling job adverts and proactively source candidates via LinkedIn, social media, and more.
• Deliver exceptional candidate experiences from first contact to offer acceptance.
• Share market insights and recruitment data to inform strategic decisions.
• Report quarterly on recruitment challenges, achievements, and initiatives.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven recruitment experience in a global engineering consultancy (Buildings, Infrastructure, Sustainability or Advisory sectors ideal).
• A blend of agency and in-house recruitment expertise.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Creative sourcing strategies and expert use of LinkedIn and social media.
• Knowledge of GDPR, IR35, and the contractor market.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.

What We Offer You:

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development with learning and development programmes.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• A supportive and inclusive environment that welcomes you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from exceptional work.

A place for everyone:

Buro Happold values an individual’s flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers. Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key; we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. Apply today and be where exceptional is everywhere.