Recruiter - Environment, Consents & Engagement

Description

You will work in close partnership with ECE leadership and hiring managers, acting as a trusted advisor on talent acquisition strategies for scarce and highly technical skill sets.

• Coordinate interviews and assessments, ensuring a professional and engaging candidate experience aligned with project timelines.
• Maintain accurate and compliant data within the ATS and produce recruitment reporting for ECE leadership.
• Lead detailed role briefings and provide market insight on niche and hard-to-source skill sets (e.g. DCO specialists, environmental permitting experts, stakeholder engagement professionals).
• Partner with ECE leaders and hiring managers to understand technical requirements aligned to complex infrastructure and energy transition projects.
• Manage offers and onboarding in collaboration with People and Security teams, ensuring compliance with clearance requirements where applicable.
• Proactively source candidates using specialist job boards, professional networks, direct sourcing, and industry events.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of ECE vacancies across disciplines including Consents Management, Environmental Management, Ecology, Landscape Architecture, Acoustics, and Stakeholder Engagement.
• Create and manage compelling job adverts that attract candidates with expertise in environmental legislation, planning consents, and sustainability.
• Advise on recruitment strategies for scarce skills, workforce planning, and succession planning within the ECE team.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion across all recruitment activities.
• You act as a trusted advisor, operating with integrity, consistency, and accountability.

Requirements

Assystem is seeking an experienced Recruitment Partner to deliver end-to-end recruitment services for our Environment, Consents & Engagement (ECE) business unit. This role is critical in supporting major infrastructure and energy transition projects by ensuring timely, high-quality hiring across a range of specialist environmental and stakeholder disciplines.

• You’re confident using sourcing tools, recruitment marketing platforms, and social media to find and engage the right talent.
• You enjoy collaborating with others, valuing different perspectives and sharing knowledge openly.
• You’ve worked with Applicant Tracking Systems such as SmartRecruiters, Workday, or similar platforms.
• You have a good grasp of recruitment compliance, including GDPR, right-to-work, equal opportunities, and IR35 for contractor hiring.
• A REC or CIPD qualification – or equivalent hands-on recruitment experience.
• You’ll bring around 2–3 years’ experience delivering full end-to-end recruitment, ideally within Environment, Consents & Engagement, engineering, infrastructure, or professional services.
• You can adapt your communication style to suit different stakeholders and situations.
• You stay calm and effective when things are unclear or priorities shift.
• You’re comfortable juggling multiple roles at once in a fast-paced, stakeholder-driven environment and know how to keep things moving.
• A degree (or equivalent) in HR, Business, or a related field.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance