Project Recruitment Manager

Overview

In this role you drive compliant, effective recruitment for the Lower Thames Crossing project. You partner with HR, operations and external partners to ensure timely hires aligned with project forecasts, while coaching Hiring Managers on governance and best practices. You will own hiring plans, focus on inclusive candidate experience, and maintain data-driven processes for compliance and continuous improvement. This position sits at site or head office, connecting project resources with Skanska’s values and growth goals. You will shape talent pipelines and support a diverse, high-performing team.

Pay / Benefits

• 24/7 digital GP service for you and your family
• Financial wellbeing and employee assistance
• Professional development
• Enhanced family benefits (maternity, paternity, dependants and parental bereavement leave)
• Inclusion and Diversity
• Flexible working

Responsibilities

• Lead fair, compliant recruitment across assigned project areas
• Guide and upskill Hiring Managers through recruitment governance, approvals, and best-practice hiring
• Act as the main recruitment contact for the project, with the majority of your time spent at site or Skanska Head office
• Deliver effective hiring plans using workforce forecasts and project resource plans
• Support inclusive hiring and a strong candidate experience by working closely with HR, operations, partners, and the recruitment team

Key requirements

• Experience of workforce planning & talent strategy with the ability to translate project resource needs into hiring plans, set priorities and ensure the right roles are hired at the right time
• Proven end-to-end selection & hiring outcomes that align fair assessment processes, interviews and secure quality hires
• Strong stakeholder partnership & candidate experience demonstrating partnership with hiring managers and HR, ensuring timely, consistent communication and a positive candidate journey
• Proficiency in continuous improvement & compliance alongside tracking key hiring metrics. Using data to inform your project and improve processes and ensure legal/data compliance

• Stakeholder collaboration
• Candidate experience orientation
• Communication and liaison
• Workforce planning
• Data-driven decision making
• Compliance & governance

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