Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: Birmingham

Salary: up to £45,000

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to play a key role in shaping how Baily Garner attracts, engages and secures exceptional talent. Based from our Birmingham office, with the potential for hybrid working, this is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive recruitment professional who enjoys building strong relationships, influencing hiring decisions and delivering a high-quality candidate experience.

You will join a small, supportive and forward-thinking Recruitment team, taking ownership of sourcing strategy, talent pipelining and end-to-end recruitment delivery across a varied range of professional roles. This role would suit someone who brings strong recruitment expertise, commercial awareness and a genuine passion for connecting people with opportunities that positively impact their lives.

Who are Baily Garner?

With nearly 50 years of experience, Baily Garner LLP is a leading multidisciplinary construction consultancy with over 300 employees and offices in Eltham, Manchester, and Birmingham-delivering national coverage. We provide a full suite of services including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, M&E Engineering, Sustainability Consulting, and more.

Our purpose is to positively impact people's lives. We achieve this by delivering exceptional service and creating opportunities that make a real difference-for our clients, end users, our people, and the planet.

Role Information

Manage the full recruitment lifecycle

Schedule interviews

Develop candidate sourcing strategist and build talent pipelines

Direct source passive candidates

Manage offers and onboarding

Advertise vacancies on job platforms and social media

Pre-screen candidates to assess suitability for roles and manage database of CVs for future roles

Promote and track employee referral bonus schemes

Support the optimisation of the Applicant Tracking System (currently using Cezanne Recruitment but transitioning to Workable)

Drive continuous improvement of the recruitment process

Support hiring managers with recruitment processes, policies and procedures

Track and report on key recruitment metrics (time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, diversity metrics, etc.)

Support employer branding initiatives to attract top talent, including promoting equity, diversity and inclusion

Skills and Qualifications:

5+ years' experience as a Senior Recruitment Consultant or Talent Acquisition Specialist.

Experience developing, managing and maintaining a recruitment pipeline.

Construction/professional services recruitment background is an advantage

A personable individual with a strong work ethic, good communication skills

Ability to negotiate, innovate and problem solve

We offer a competitive package with fantastic career development opportunities, including:

• Flexible working hours (choice of start and finish times based around a 7 hour working day, core hours between 10am-4.1pm) 35 hours per week
• Hybrid working (potential to work from office and home)
• Medicash health plan (money back on your dental, optical, physio appointments and more)
• Life assurance cover (four times annual salary) for all colleagues.
• In-house mental health first aiders
• Pay reviews twice a year
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Birthday leave
• Buy/sell annual leave
• Long-service leave
• Scottish Widows pension and salary sacrifice (4.5% contribution matched)
• Professional development scheme
• Sponsorship of professional fees
• 2 paid corporate social responsibility days

If you are interested in joining our friendly and professional team as a Talent Acquisition Specialist please apply with CV and covering letter/email detailing why you believe you are suitable for the role.

Baily Garner LLP are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/paternity needs.

We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage, please let us know.

Example: If you need additional time for assessments, require materials in an alternative format, or need a different interview setting, please inform us, and we will make the necessary arrangements.