Recruitment Sourcing Specialist in Glasgow

The Vacancy

Connect with purpose. Engage with Impact. Build WGMs future workforce WGM Engineering, part of RSK Group, is looking for a Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist to join our growing Strategic Resourcing team on a permanent, full-time basis. This role based in Glasgow and will benefit from hybrid working, with 20% - 40% of your time in the office. Flexible working options will be considered.

This is an opportunity to play a key role in WGM’s growth plans and support the evolution from reactive recruitment to a more proactive, insight-led Strategic Resourcing model.

You will focus on identifying, engaging and developing pipelines of talent across WGM’s critical disciplines, growth locations and hard-to-fill roles. Working closely with the Resourcing Manager and Talent Acquisition Partners, you will help us build sustainable talent pools, strengthen our understanding of the external market and increase direct hiring.

WGM Engineering is experiencing significant growth across the UK, delivering critical infrastructure projects across the water, utilities and infrastructure sectors. As part of RSK Group, we combine the scale and support of a wider group with the practical, hands-on approach of a specialist engineering delivery business.

Our teams work with major clients across regulated environments, supporting safe, sustainable and high-quality project delivery. We are focused on building long-term capability, strengthening our teams and creating opportunities for people to build meaningful careers.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Proactively identify and engage candidates for current vacancies, anticipated workforce requirements and planned project mobilisation.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for specialist, technical and difficult-to-fill roles using LinkedIn, professional networks, recruitment platforms and WGM’s candidate database.
• Conduct talent mapping across priority disciplines, employers, locations and relevant industry sectors.
• Build and maintain talent pools, creating personalised engagement and keep-warm activity with prospective candidates.
• Work with Talent Acquisition Partners to translate vacancy briefings into clear candidate profiles, search criteria and sourcing plans.
• Provide market insight on candidate availability, salaries, notice periods, mobility and competitor activity.
• Track pipeline strength, candidate response and source effectiveness, using this information to recommend improvements to the resourcing approach.
• Support WGM’s employer-brand activity and ambition to increase direct hiring while reducing unnecessary agency reliance.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Previous experience in candidate sourcing, recruitment research within an Inhouse Talent Acquisition or agency recruitment team.
• A strong track record of identifying, approaching and engaging passive candidates.
• Confident use of LinkedIn and other sourcing tools to develop effective candidate searches and pipelines.
• The ability to understand a vacancy brief and translate it into a clear target candidate profile.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a warm, credible and candidate-focused approach.
• Good research and market-mapping skills, with the ability to identify relevant employers, disciplines and transferable talent.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage several sourcing priorities simultaneously.
• A proactive, curious and solutions-focused approach, supported by accurate candidate records and good data discipline.

Experience sourcing within engineering, construction, utilities, infrastructure, water, manufacturing, MEICA or another technical environment would be helpful, but is not essential.

Salary And Benefits

We are offering a competitive salary aligned to the skills and experience demonstrated for this role. Full salary banding is available on request.

At WGM, We Offer a Competitive Benefits Package Designed To Support Our People Both Inside And Outside Of Work. This Includes:

• 32 days’ holiday, increasing to 36 days based on length of service
• Pension scheme, with WGM contributing 6%
• Life assurance scheme that pays 3 x salary
• Salary sacrifice options, including electric vehicle scheme, annual leave purchase and cycle to work schemes
• Flexible benefits programme, including health cash plan and discounted gym membership
• Remote and hybrid working options, subject to role requirements
• Flexible and remote working would be considered for this position
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Company sick pay, available after a qualifying period
• Employee discount programme

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

A More Detailed Job Description Is Attached.

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WGM and RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than PSL agencies.

About Us

Based in Scotland, we are an engineering business providing mechanical, electrical and civil engineering services to clients across the UK. We are one of the UK’s leading engineering solution providers, recognised for outstanding client service, quality solutions and our commitment to health and safety. From our HQ in Glasgow, we deliver sustainable solutions to the water and renewables sectors. Supplementary services include project management, technical engineering, design, and off-site modular build.

We have partnered with innovative technology providers in the renewables sector, including solar PV, hydroelectric and heat networks. We are a progressive, people-orientated business driven by our values to deliver workable and cost-effective solutions in the communities we work. When you work for WGM you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to be part of our ambitious plans for future growth.

WGM is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?