Talent Acquisition Lead

Talent Acquisition Lead London | Hybrid Construction & Project Consultancy About the Company Our client is a well-established construction and property consultancy operating across the UK and Europe. Working with major clients across the built environment, they support the delivery of complex projects spanning cost management, programme management, project management and advisory services. As the organisation continues to evolve, they are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition leader who can build on this success while helping drive continuous improvement across the function. The Opportunity This is an opportunity to join an established Talent Acquisition function in a leadership role with responsibility for recruitment across the UK and Europe. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders to deliver hiring across a complex, project-led business. While the function is well-established and performing strongly, there is an opportunity to bring fresh thinking around workforce planning, recruitment processes, reporting, and talent attraction. The business is looking for someone who can balance hands-on delivery with a strategic mindset, helping the function become more proactive and data-driven while maintaining a strong focus on stakeholder partnership and recruitment excellence. You'll contribute to a number of ongoing initiatives across talent acquisition, including enhancing hiring processes, improving recruitment analytics, strengthening assessment approaches, and supporting future technology improvements. Key Responsibilities

• Lead Talent Acquisition activity across the UK and Europe.
• Manage and develop a small team of Talent Acquisition professionals.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and business leaders, acting as a trusted advisor on hiring strategy.
• Drive a more proactive approach to workforce planning and talent pipelining.
• Develop meaningful recruitment reporting, analytics and hiring insights.
• Review and enhance recruitment processes to improve efficiency and candidate experience.
• Support recruitment technology and ATS improvement initiatives.
• Influence and challenge stakeholders to ensure effective hiring decisions.
• Use market intelligence and talent data to support business planning and recruitment strategy.
• Promote consistency, governance and best practice across the recruitment lifecycle. More About You
• Proven in-house Talent Acquisition experience within the construction, project consultancy, cost consultancy, property consultancy or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience leading or mentoring Talent Acquisition teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence and challenge senior leaders.
• A track record of improving recruitment processes, systems and ways of working.
• Experience using recruitment data and insights to drive decision-making.
• Commercially minded with a strategic approach to Talent Acquisition.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where hiring requirements are influenced by project pipelines and business growth.
• Able to balance strategic initiatives with hands-on recruitment delivery