Resourcing Business Partner

Murphy is recruiting for a Resourcing Business Partner based at Stone Cross - WA3 3JD. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and the USA, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. We are committed to fostering an engaging and collaborative work environment in which each person’s career is nurtured and developed. We focus on employee development, providing a culture of innovation and positive work-life balance.

As the Resourcing Business Partner you will source talent in a proactive, cost‑effective and sustainable way, ensuring every opportunity is taken to strengthen organisational capability. This will be done through a good mix of traditional and innovative resourcing solutions whilst building strong working relationships with functional managers and key operational stakeholders. You'll be given a varied job portfolio to source along with the opportunity to share new and creative ideas of ways to market.

A day in the life of a Murphy Resourcing Business Partner:

• Organise and attend regular meetings with hiring managers, key stakeholders and People Business Partners within the assigned Business Units(s) to ensure workforce analysis and resource planning is effective and that there are regular reviews of vacancy progress and upcoming requirements.
• Meet the hiring manager to take the brief and raise the requisition on the internal ATS.
• Proactive direct sourcing, direct advertising, head‑hunting, talent pipelining along with use and creation of candidate pools.
• Provide regular reports/updates to the Senior Resourcing Business Partner as requested on recruitment performance.
• To be responsible for the full recruitment cycle from point of sourcing through to onboarding.
• When the hiring decision is made, manage the offer process in a personal way with the candidate.
• On confirmation of acceptance, communicate effectively to ensure full onboarding initiated.
• Ensure the careers website and vacancy websites are always up to date and worded inclusively.
• Work with the Senior Recruitment Partner on other Special Projects including Major project resourcing.
• Provide training to hiring managers on all aspects of recruitment, including interviewing and selection.
• Ensuring Resourcing’s contribution is strategic and aligned to the commercial goals of the business.
• Attend relevant seminars and courses to ensure continual personal and professional development i.e. legislation changes, employment law.

Still interested? Does this sound like you?

• Proven in‑house recruitment experience, must have previous experience of managing a busy varied desk, across multiple disciplines, ideally from a Construction or Engineering background.
• Comprehensive track record of managing recruitment cycles from start to finish, including the issue of contracts and onboarding.
• Must have the ability to conduct workforce analysis and resource planning, including regular stakeholder meetings.
• Previous exposure of managing internal talent and succession plans.
• A pro‑active can‑do approach with a passion for finding the best talent in the market.
• Must have the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all different levels across the business.
• Be versatile, creative and innovative with ways to market.
• Experience of coaching and developing managers and Senior Managers in recruitment methods and best practice.
• Must be able to drive.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service.
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review.
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme.
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus.
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus.
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations.
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc.

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector‑leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.