Our Company:

M & A Doocey is a multi-disciplined, civil engineering and utility contractor operating nationally, providing a range of utility and civil engineering services including multi-utilities. Based in Tipton and established for more than 40 years, we are framework partners with several major utilities, driven by a commitment to maintaining and developing solid client relationships and we continue to diversify and reinforce our reputation for delivering quality you can build on.

Summary:

As Talent Acquisition Specialist you will support the growth of Doocey Group. This role involves sourcing, attracting, and retaining top talent across our business, for roles across the UK. You will play a pivotal role in building a strong pipeline of skilled professionals and ensuring that our company meets its project demands and long-term strategic goals.

Specific Responsibilites/Tasks:

Daily

Provide quality and factual recruitment advice and guidance to all managers and employees across the group.

Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective candidates.

Understand Doocey Group’s hiring needs, business objectives, and company culture.

Provide expert advice on market conditions, recruitment strategies, and talent acquisition trends.

Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify potential candidates, including using job boards, social media platforms, networking events, and referrals.

Write and post compelling job advertisements to attract quality candidates.

Utilise recruitment best practices and databases to manage candidate pipelines.

Review CV’s and applications to shortlist qualified candidates.

Conduct initial phone or in-person interviews to evaluate candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit.

Provide detailed candidate profiles and recommendations to stakeholders, requesting feedback in a timely manner.

Coordinate and negotiate job offers between Doocey Group and candidates.

Provide guidance on salary expectations, benefits, and contract terms.

Ensure a smooth onboarding process for placed candidates.

Stay updated on industry trends, salary benchmarks, and competitor activities, including conducting market research to identify opportunities for new business development and growth.

Ensure innovative ways of working are implemented to enhance the Group’s recruitment brand.

Support with overflow calls from reception team, providing excellent customer service always, and dealing with queries immediately.

Ensuring timely maintenance of the HR, Recruitment, and personal email inboxes and deal with accordingly, within the HR SLA’s.

Efficiently and effectively plan own diary.

Weekly

Provide reports on all areas of Recruitment.

Deliver the Corporate Induction and on-boarding programmes for all new starters, ensuring a comprehensive and consistent approach is taken.

Ensure that the appropriate contractual documentation, as prepared by HR team members, is issued to employees in relation to appointments.

Produce and supplying data for weekly management slides including data for new starters, leavers, and recruitment updates to be presented at weekly management meeting.

Monthly

Collate and supply data to be input into PRIME slide deck containing attrition, and CV response rates, to be presented at monthly PRIME meeting.

Collate data and input into monthly Director slides for the Head of HR to present at the HR update for Directors, including Recruitment, and attrition.

Qualifications & Training:

• A minimum 5 years’ experience within the same or similar role.
• Fluent level of both spoken and written English.
• GDPR Training

Technical Skills & Experience

• Self-driven, results-oriented, with a ‘can do’ attitude without compromising safety and/or compliance. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including employees, management, regulatory agencies, and the community.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and best practices.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Good commercial acumen.
• High level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Problem-Solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, including excellent telephone manner.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to be proactive and to use own initiative.
• Ability to manage own and other’s diaries.
• Ability to role model, as a member of HR and Payroll.
• Ability to coach and mentor all level of employees from Directors through to operatives.