Talent Apprentice

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity. Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross‑business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting‑edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description: As a Talent Apprentice, you will be part of the Talent Team at our Head Office. You will support a wide range of Training & Development and Recruitment activities, helping to deliver an exceptional experience for candidates and employees while ensuring processes are completed accurately and efficiently. This role forms part of the Level 3 HR Support Apprenticeship, accredited by CIPD, with full training and development provided to support your professional growth and career in Human Resources.

Job Responsibilities:

• Talent Acquisition: Support the administration and coordination of recruitment activities across UK&I roles. Assist with posting job adverts and maintaining vacancy trackers and recruitment records. Coordinate interviews, including scheduling, logistics and candidate communications. Maintain accurate candidate data within ATS and internal recruitment/hiring systems (WD). Support the preparation, completion and submission of onboarding documentation, ensuring all new starter paperwork is accurate and processed, and that new employees are correctly set up in Workday. Support candidate communications to ensure a positive and timely candidate experience. Assist with sourcing activities, including job boards, LinkedIn and internal talent pools. Contribute to building and maintaining talent pipelines for future hiring needs. Support the preparation of recruitment reports, metrics and hiring updates. Assist with pre‑employment checks administration (references, RTW, medicals, onboarding paperwork). Ensure all recruitment activity is compliant with company policies, GDPR and employment legislation. Prepare recruitment documentation (interview packs, offer documentation support, trackers). Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes and tools.
• Training & Development: Contribute towards STEM activities collaborating with charities, social enterprises and educational institutes. Coordinating EDI activities, forums and trainings. Support with monitoring and reporting the organisation’s Social Value performance. Assist in producing case studies and support communications department with curating content for new business purposes. Assist Talent Team with Employability and Skills plans within local communities. Supporting the management of internal employee networks. Support the Talent Team to process invoices and raise purchase orders. Attending regular careers fairs. Supporting talent team with wider administrative duties. Supporting the team on monthly training reports and data collection. Support Chartership programme webinars and administration.

Skills and Competence:

• Motivated to learn and add value to the team, the role and the apprenticeship programme.
• Inquisitive mind, seeking for new improved ways of working.
• Enjoys working under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent record keeping.
• Attention to detail.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive approach to working and learning.
• Financial & Commercial awareness.
• Familiar with all Microsoft packages, especially Excel.
• Aspiring to grow within the Ferrovial Apprenticeship programme by progressing on to higher levels.
• Administration experience desirable.

Interpersonal Skills:

• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and challenge when necessary.
• Attention to detail.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactive approach to working and learning.
• Familiar with all Microsoft packages.
• Aspiring to grow within the Ferrovial Apprenticeship programme by progressing on to higher levels.
• Administration experience desirable.

Qualifications:

• 5 GCSEs grade 4-9
• A Levels or BTEC Level 3
• Location: Chiswick, London
• Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3
• Duration: 2 years
• Apprenticeship Programme Hours: 40.5 hours per week

Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!

Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all job applications equally, regardless of gender, colour, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.