Talent Partner in Whitstable

The Talent Partner supports the Head of Talent in delivering a fast, efficient, and scalable recruitment service across the UK and Europe. This role is responsible for managing end-to-end hiring for engineering, commissioning, and project-based roles while building strong talent pipelines to support rapid organisational growth. The Talent Partner will ensure all recruitment activity aligns with established processes, workforce planning needs, and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment Delivery
  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for permanent, fixed-term, and contract positions across engineering, commissioning, and project delivery teams.
  • Take detailed role briefs from hiring managers and support the creation of accurate job descriptions and role scopes.
  • Source candidates using a mix of job boards, LinkedIn, talent pools, referrals, and proactive headhunting.
  • Screen candidates for technical skills, project experience, cultural fit, and right-to-work compliance.
  • Coordinate interviews, assessments, and feedback with hiring managers.
  • Support salary benchmarking and offer preparation to ensure competitive and consistent packages.
• Talent Pipeline & Workforce Support
  • Build and maintain active talent pipelines for key roles such as commissioning engineers, MEP engineers, QA/QC personnel, PMs, and site-based technicians.
  • Maintain visibility of upcoming project staffing needs and ensure candidate pipelines align with resourcing forecasts provided by the Head of Talent.
  • Support mobilisation activities for deployed personnel, ensuring documentation, compliance, and onboarding steps are met.
• Process, Systems & Compliance
  • Use the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage candidates, hiring workflows, and reporting accurately.
  • Ensure all recruitment processes follow internal policies, including compliance checks, right-to-work verification, contractor documentation, and GDPR standards.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes, tools, and candidate experience.
• Stakeholder & Supplier Management
  • Build strong relationships with hiring managers across Operations, Engineering, and Project Delivery functions.
  • Provide regular updates on vacancies, pipeline status, and risks to delivery.
  • Liaise with recruitment agencies when required, ensuring competitive rates and high-quality candidate submissions.
• Employer Brand & Market Engagement
  • Help promote the company’s employer brand by ensuring consistent messaging and high-quality candidate interactions.
  • Support social media hiring campaigns, job advert optimisation, and participation in industry events or networking activity.
  • Stay updated on market trends, salary insights, and competitor hiring activity within the technical and data centre sectors.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• Experience recruiting in engineering, technical, construction, or data centre environments.
• Strong track record managing multiple vacancies in a fast-paced or scaling organisation.
• Ability to source and engage passive talent through proactive methods.
• Understanding of international hiring or experience recruiting across multiple European countries.
• Knowledge of right-to-work compliance, contractor documentation, and mobilisation requirements.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and interpersonal skills.

Desirable

• Experience supporting data centre commissioning or critical infrastructure recruitment.
• Experience with ATS systems in a growing organisation.
• Familiarity with European labour markets and basic employment regulations.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, solution-oriented, and comfortable working with ambiguity.
• Collaborative team player with a commitment to delivering a positive candidate and manager experience.
• Confident communicator who can influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Able to balance speed of delivery with quality and compliance.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK's fastest growing Commissioning Agency.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.