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About Sureserve Energy Services Meters: Sureserve Energy Services Meters Ltd is a subsidiary of Sureserve, specialising in installing domestic smart meters across the UK, working directly with three of the Big Six energy suppliers. As a leader in the smart metering industry, we are dedicated to advancing energy efficiency and sustainability through innovative metering solutions. Our mission is to empower consumers and businesses with accurate, real-time data, enabling informed energy decisions.

Role Overview: Supporting the growth of our smart metering business. The role will focus on attracting, sourcing, and hiring. Managing the end-to-end recruitment activity, building strong talent pipelines, and delivering high-quality candidates in a competitive market. The role will play a key part in supporting the continued expansion of our smart metering operations and wider business growth. This is a fixed-term 6-month contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively source and headhunt candidates using a variety of channels including job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, and talent pipelines.
• Screen and assess candidates through CV reviews and initial interviews to ensure suitability for the role and alignment with business requirements.
• Liaise with recruitment agencies where required to support hiring needs and ensure delivery against agreed recruitment timelines.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews, providing feedback to candidates and hiring managers in a timely manner.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience by maintaining regular communication with applicants and responding to queries throughout the recruitment process.
• Manage recruitment administration, ensuring applicant progress is accurately tracked throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Maintain and update the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring recruitment data and candidate records are accurate and up to date.
• Collect and verify candidate documentation including right-to-work checks, qualifications, certifications, and any compliance documentation required for employment.
• Assist with and support the onboarding process.
• Assist in preparing job adverts and posting vacancies across relevant recruitment platforms.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role as required by the business.

Qualifications, Key Skills and Experience Required:

• Previous experience in an internal recruitment or talent acquisition role.
• Proven experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from role briefing through to offer and onboarding.
• Experience recruiting for technical, engineering, field-based, or operational roles is highly desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel, for managing documentation, recruitment tracking, and reporting.
• Experience recruiting within the utilities, energy, engineering, telecoms, or infrastructure sectors is advantageous.
• Strong sourcing and candidate attraction skills, including use of job boards, LinkedIn, and direct sourcing methods.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment databases.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proactive and self-motivated.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary.
• Contributory Pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• 29 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave, and other family-friendly policies such as carers leave, neonatal leave, IVF, and assisted conception leave.
• Sureserve Benefits Hub, accessing over 1000s retail discounts.
• Virtual GP service, 24/7, 365 days, available for employees and your immediate family.
• Employee assistance programme (EAP), available 24/7, 365 days, for employees and your immediate family.
• Bike2Work scheme.

Reasonable Adjustments: As part of our commitment to inclusivity, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process for individuals who may require them. If you feel you need any adjustments, please contact us.

Pre-employment Checks: Successful applicants will be subject to eligibility checks with a third party, including the right to work in the UK and DBS checks.