Resourcing Consultant

Post end date: 14/11/25 

Salary Range: Competitive

Role Type:  12 month fixed term

Location: Severn Trent Head Office Coventry 

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide when it comes to employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor.

Join us in making a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace. 

LET’S TELL YOU MORE 

Are you passionate about recruitment and ready to grow your career in a supportive, high-performing team? Do you enjoy connecting great people with exciting opportunities? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for a Resourcing Consultant for a 12 month contract to join our collaborative recruitment team based at our head office in Coventry. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal role in proactively identifying, engaging, and nurturing relationships with top talent for our Capital Delivery teams—ensuring we always have a strong pipeline ready for future opportunities. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving FTSE100 organisation that’s leading the way in its industry, offering career development, meaningful work, and a chance to make a real difference. What you’ll be involved in:

• Partnering with Resourcing Business Partners and hiring managers to understand workforce plans and future talent needs for Capital Delivery.
• Proactively sourcing, engaging, and building relationships with high-potential candidates using a variety of channels (job boards, LinkedIn, networking, internal talent pools).
• Creating and maintaining talent pools for critical and hard-to-fill roles, ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Managing candidate communications and providing a seamless, professional experience throughout the recruitment journey.
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to recruitment analytics and reporting.
• Supporting end-to-end recruitment processes and participating in projects to enhance our recruitment strategy and candidate experience.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Proven experience in recruitment, ideally with a focus on talent pooling or pipelining for technical or project-based roles.
• Strong relationship-building skills and a proactive approach to engaging passive candidates.
• Confident communicator, able to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using recruitment technology, CRMs, or talent pooling platforms is desirable.

This role is ideal for someone looking to further develop their career in a FTSE 100 organisation where you can make a real difference and gain new development opportunities along the way.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It's not just a job; it's a career. We offer benefits that reward great work and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. Plus, you'll contribute to the environment and community too. Here are some of our favourites: 

• Competitive salary 
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)  
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500, which is subject to eligibility)  
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)  
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate  
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’  
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers  
• Family friendly policies (including, a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
• Two volunteering days per year  
• Free car parking in Coventry city centre

HOW WE WORK

You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it. 

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