As Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner for Advisory and Digital Solutions, I am responsible for sourcing, attracting, interviewing, hiring and onboarding employees, all while factoring in the long-term goals of Costain. My role is to help grow the talent in Costain by finding and nurturing the most suitable people to contribute to our company’s future success. By partnering with the people team and hiring managers, I deliver an effective, diverse and inclusive recruitment process whilst taking full ownership of the end-to-end resourcing process with a key focus on time to hire and the candidate experience thus meeting the business’s resourcing plan for the Advisory & Digital Solutions Team within Costain.Working with the workforce planning manager, I also focus on pipelining and talent pooling based on forward resourcing requirements as well as supporting the Lead Talent acquisition partners and TA Team with scarce skill set / hard to fill roles.

As Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner, I am responsible and accountable for the Advisory Infrastructure Consultancy Business within Costain, partnering with the people team and hiring managers to deliver an effective, diverse and inclusive recruitment process whilst taking full ownership of the end-to-end resourcing process with a key focus on time to hire and the candidate experience thus meeting the business’s resourcing plan.Advisory is a core part of Costain’s strategy to broaden our mix of services and grow margin performance. We work with clients on multiple strategic fronts to understand, articulate and provide solutions for their most complex challenges and to facilitate further growth in multiple areas. We do: • Strategic and Management Consultancy.• P3M, PMO, Project Controls and Risk Management. • Environmental Consultancy exceeding client expectations around sustainability and social value. Our people are everything. Most people who join our team want a consulting career and to work on variable projects for variable clients. We foster a professional working environment where consultants are encouraged to stretch themselves and deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients. Working with the workforce planning manager, I also focus on pipelining and talent pooling based on forward resourcing requirements as well as supporting the Lead Talent acquisition partner with scarce skill set / hard to fill roles.

As Costain evolves, its integrated service offering includes complex project delivery, asset optimisation, technology, and consultancy.My primary objective is to meet the needs of stakeholders. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Discipline Leads and Hiring Managers, I am responsible and accountable for resourcing the best talent for our vacancies within Advisory Consultancy as well as recently taking over the Cadent account.Key Responsibilities.• Coordinate with stakeholders & hiring managers to identify staffing needs• Determine selection criteria• Source potential candidates through online channels (e.g. social platforms and professional networks)• Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person interviews• Assess candidate information, including resumes and contact details, using our Applicant Tracking System• Design job descriptions and interview questions that reflect each position’s requirements• Support employer branding initiatives• Attend job fairs and recruitment events• Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates• Develop long-term recruiting strategies and nurture trusting relationships with potential hires.• Create strong talent pipelines for our company’s current and future hiring needs – targeting diverse applicant pools, utilising tools and resources available.• Developing hiring strategies and procedures in line with industry trends, as well as keeping informed of advancements in the field.• Create & send job offers• Work closely with my colleagues and other departments to develop creative ways for addressing talent acquisition challenges• Proactively seek market intelligence to gain competitive advantage in attraction, assessment and sourcing methodologies• Suggest new ideas for improving talent acquisition activities

Interim role working closely with the Digital Leadership Team at Costain, I was responsible for all Core IT and Digital Technology recruitment for the organisation.

Thames Tideway Tunnel, Main Works East is a £650m project recently secured by a Costain joint venture (“CVB”), to provide a new 7.2m diameter tunnel to divert waste from the Victorian built sewer from discharging into the Thames. The tunnel runs from Chambers Wharf to Abbey Mills where it connects with the Lee Tunnel. The works include: the main tunnel drive, a connection tunnel from Greenwich Pumping Station, shaft constructions, a connection to the newly constructed Lee Tunnel project, and minor works at Beckton Sewage Treatment, all as part of an overall project to reduce sewer discharge overflows into the River Thames. The works are scheduled to complete in March 2022. www.tideway.londonFollow us on Twitter @tidewaylondonResponsible for providing an effective and inclusive recruitment process for the project during an extremely busy & challenging phase when the project moved to a 24/7 work schedule. Partnering with the hiring managers to deliver an effective and inclusive recruitment process whilst taking full ownership of the end-to-end resourcing process with a key focus on time to hire and the candidate experience thus meeting the business’s resourcing plan. Held regular meetings with hiring managers and business stakeholders to discuss operational recruitment updates and strategic updates.Screening of all applications and conduct telephone interviews, assessing candidates’ general suitability for the role including offers and Onboarding co-ordination with HR Action.

O'Neill & Brennan are a dedicated construction solutions business offering a long standing and trusted brand with significant industry expertise gained over 25 years that they harness to deliver first class recruitment solutions for clients and candidates.Utilising my knowledge of the construction industry, I supplied professional staff across a multitude of different areas including: New housing, Major Civils Projects, New Build Construction and Major Infrastructure Works.

PPR Ltd is a privately owned, independent recruitment businesses providing contract and permanent staffing solutions to the Airport, Rail, Transport & Logistics, Telecoms & Built Environment sectors.Team Leader - Permanent Division ; Transport & Logistics, Built Environment, Administrative Support, Finance & Commercial Personnel.I was responsible for managing the life-cycle of the recruiting process & headed up day-to-day operations for the multi-disciplined Permanent Recruitment Team. Roles we recruited for were extremely diverse during this ever changing 4 year period of trying to establish a Professional Perms Division and included IT Engineers, Financial Controllers, Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Health & Safety Officers, Procurement Managers, Sales & Marketing, Accounts, Secretarial, Document Controllers, Human Resources, Administrators, Transport & Warehouse Managers, Import & Export Clerks etc In house recruitment; effectively sourcing, interviewing and hiring Resourcers, Consultants, Business Development & Finance personnel up to Senior Level.Reason for Leaving; Made redundant when Perms Division was closed down.

Resourcing Solutions is a specialist provider of recruitment across construction, rail, power, transportation and utilities.Team Leader - Built Environment - Site Engineers, Survey Teams, Supervisory, Administrative Support & Technical PersonnelWe were a new sector start-up based in a satellite office in West London, with no relevant database of clients or applicants. In the initial months of our start-up, my role involved a lot of Admin tasks as my colleague & I spent a lot of our time adding clients and candidates to the database (RDB) as well as resourcing and placing candidates. Working closely with my Head of Sales, to develop & follow the team’s strategy and by planning & setting goals, we used our industry knowledge and contacts, to build develop & maintain relationships to ensure that we offered, delivered and achieved the highest level of best practice and service to our clients and candidates. As Team Leader, reporting to Head of Sales, I had shared accountability for the revenue generation of the Built Environment Team (Contract).The majority of my time was spent on the performance management of the team to ensure we hit 100% of our budget, RDB activity, individual consultant coaching, notebook reviews, advert writing & advert checks, new job checks, pay queries, ensuring SMART objectives, Margins & KPI targets were achieved, actioning & tasking sales leads on companies, projects & vacancies, compliance and qualification of candidates etc as well as contractor / client visits, resourcing, BD & delivery for revenue generation.Achievements; Within 2 challenging years, we had successfully created a vibrant new database of high calibre candidates for the Built Environment and established RSL in the Engineering & Surveying sector.

McGinley Human Resources is the multi-sector staffing subsidiary of the McGinley Group, supporting Clients through its Specialist Divisions.Team Manager - Technical & Professional Personnel – Construction & Engineering - Site Engineers, Supervisory, Administrative & Technical PersonnelDuties mainly as below.

McGinley Support Services is one of the UK's largest specialist recruitment businesses providing the Infrastructure sector of the construction industry with permanent, contract and temporary staff at all levels.Team Manager - Technical & Professional - Built Environment - Site Engineers, Supervisors, Administrative Support & Technical PersonnelAs Team Manager, I was responsible for the life-cycle of the recruiting process & headed up day-to-day operations for my multi-functioned Recruitment Team.As well as looking after Senior Level appointments, my key responsibilities also included New Business Development, P&L responsibility, Business Strategy implementation, ensuring Revenue, Margin & KPI targets were achieved, Staff recruitment, appraisals, managing & providing key support to my team.Achievements; From a start-up situation, the Team grew to become the most profitable division within the business for many years resulting in rewards and recognition for the staff with Team trips to places such Las Vegas, New York & Euro Disney.

Team Manager - Technical & Professional Personnel - Site Engineers, Supervisory & Technical PersonnelEstablished for over 40 years, Chanton is now a Hirer & Seller of Surveying Equipment. I worked for them within the Engineering Recruitment sector where we established ourselves as a leading provider of highly skilled, reliable professional and technical staff.Achievements; Joined as a 360 Recruitment Consultant gaining promotion to Team Manager within 2 years.

Recruiting for Intermediate & Executive level Commercial & Administrative professionals. Other responsibilities involved using sales, business development, marketing techniques and networking in order to attract business from client companies;Visiting clients to build and develop relationships;Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do and their work culture and environment.

Wembley Laboratories was a multi-disciplinary company of geotechnical engineers, environmental engineers, geologists and contaminated land specialists and it provided a full range of site investigation, analytical and consultancy services to the property and construction industries.