Title:  Senior Recruiter

Senior Recruiter – 6 months Fixed Term (potential for permanent role at end of contract)

Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday–Friday

Location: Hybrid, working from Liverpool office 1 day a week and occasional travel to client sites across UK

Due to continued growth and expansion, we are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a 6‑month Fixed term Senior Recruiter to join our Complex Facilities recruitment team. You will be working closely with our internal customers in the Justice and Defence sector. This role plays a critical part in supporting live and upcoming recruitment demand across our portfolio, working alongside a small successful team of recruiters delivering over 100 placements a month to the business.

You will be responsible for recruiting a mix of high volume and technical talent across the UK from frontline operatives, electricians, plumbers, facilities management professionals. project managers and office-based staff.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage end‑to‑end recruitment across a wide range of roles, from vacancy briefing through to offer management.
• Deliver high‑volume recruitment for frontline and operational roles while also supporting technical and specialist hiring.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for hard‑to‑fill roles, ensuring we are proactive rather than reactive in our approach.
• Plan and run recruitment campaigns, including attraction activity, job advertising, sourcing, and attendance at recruitment fairs and events.
• Work closely with hiring managers and senior stakeholders to understand their workforce needs, challenge where appropriate, and agree realistic hiring plans.
• Use recruitment data (time‑to‑hire, vacancy volumes, pipeline health, diversity insights) to prioritise activity and improve recruitment outcomes.
• Reduce reliance on agencies by strengthening direct sourcing, referrals and pipeline activity where possible.
• Keep up to date with labour market trends across highways, rail and infrastructure to inform recruitment planning.

What you will bring

• Experience in hiring facilities management talent into the Justice or Defence sector?
•  Proven success in proactive sourcing and headhunting methods
• A strategic thinker with an ability to create innovative attraction methods for ‘hard to fill’ roles
• Confident working in a fast-paced, blue‑collar, operational environments (e.g., FM, logistics, manufacturing, defence).
• A target achiever, proven achievement of KPI’s such as Time to Hire, Cost per hire
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Excellent time management skills
• A strong collaborator who enjoys problem-solving and building relationships across multiple operations

Nice-to-Haves

• CIPD Level 5 or above.
• Familiarity with secure, government-related environmentr and or nuclear sector

We know that no two people have the same background or experience, so if you meet most of the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

Why Join Amey?

At Amey, we work on long-term, stable contracts that enable you to build a meaningful, secure HR career with us. We’re proud to hold Investors in People Platinum, which reflects our commitment to helping our people shine.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual reviews.
• Career progression opportunities
• At least 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy more.
• Flexible working options
• Flexible benefits, including insurance, Cycle2Work and discounted gyms.
• Retail and wellbeing discounts via our online platform.
• Two paid Social Impact Days each year.
• Family-friendly policies supporting parents and carers.
• Affinity Networks to connect and support our diverse communities.

About Amey

We’re a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Our purpose is to deliver sustainable solutions that enhance lives and protect our shared future.

Every day, our teams across the UK and internationally help shape essential environments that support communities for generations.

Learn more: amey.co.uk/careers

Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility

We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria.

If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact: peopleservices@amey.co.uk

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We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so please apply as soon as possible.

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