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In-House Recruiter (12 month FTC)

Job Posted: 9 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Expire in: 19 days

Job Description

Willmott Dixon is currently seeking an In-house Recruiter on a 12 month fixed term contract. You will ideally be able to work between our London and Letchworth offices but we do support hybrid working so you will also be supported to work from home for up to 2 days per week.

This is an exciting opportunity to attract and recruit high quality candidates in line with Willmott Dixon's growth and succession plans. We are proud of our employer brand and you will be a trusted recruitment partner reporting into our Head of Recruitment and working closely with hiring managers within Willmott Dixon to deliver an end to end direct recruitment service.

Key responsibilities include:

Working in partnership with key stakeholders to determine and recruit for vacancies.
You will market vacancies to maximise attraction of direct applicants utilising all appropriate channels including company websites, job boards and social media to include LinkedIn and partnering with PSL agencies where appropriate.
You will maintain cost control and efficiencies to work within budget through maximising referrals and direct applications to minimise agency spend.
You will undertake local market analysis, benchmarking and candidate profiling and where appropriate use headhunting techniques to identify and recruit staff.
Working with line managers to develop competency frameworks, selection criteria and structured interviews for roles within the business.Essential skills:

Proven experience recruiting best-in-class candidates through utilising a variety of sourcing methodologies including LinkedIn.
Breadth of recruiting experience, drawn from either working agency-side or in-house.
Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
Able to work confidentially, as part of a team and in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication skills with proven ability to build relationships and manage multiple stakeholders both internally and externally.
Excellent organisation skills including strong attention to detail.Desirable Skills:

Experience of recruiting at all levels within the construction sector.
Previous experience of using an applicant tracking system.Additional Information

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. You will also benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

With 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose beyond profit is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives, strengthen communities, and enhance the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and trusted privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development

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