About the role
We’re looking for an Executive Researcher to join our Executive Search team at Balfour Beatty. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal part in shaping the future of our leadership population, identifying and engaging senior talent that will drive our growth, performance and long-term transformation.
Working at the heart of strategic hiring, you’ll combine market intelligence, research expertise and relationship-building to uncover exceptional talent across the industry and beyond. You’ll act as a trusted partner to hiring managers, providing valuable insight into talent markets and helping to deliver high-quality, diverse shortlists for critical leadership roles.
This is a unique opportunity to influence senior hiring outcomes, strengthen leadership capability and elevate the candidate experience, while representing Balfour Beatty’s brand with professionalism and credibility throughout every interaction.
The role can be based from any of our key office hubs, including London, Solihull and Warrington, with hybrid working available.
What you'll be doing
- Lead market mapping and research activity to identify and engage senior and hard-to-find talent
- Partner with hiring managers to shape role requirements, target markets and success profiles
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines across core and adjacent industries
- Deliver market insight and intelligence to support strategic hiring decisions
- Conduct screening interviews and develop high-quality candidate shortlists
- Drive an outstanding candidate experience, acting as a brand ambassador throughout
- Track and analyse recruitment data and KPIs to improve search effectiveness
- Support end-to-end executive hiring processes, including documentation and offer preparation
- Coordinate executive recruitment logistics including scheduling, travel and assessments
- Collaborate with resourcing and HR teams to share insight and support wider hiring activity
Who we're looking for
- Experience in executive search or senior-level recruitment, ideally in-house or retained search
- Strong research and sourcing skills, with the ability to identify niche talent
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Naturally curious, with a passion for leadership hiring and talent insights
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and ATS/CRM systems
- Experienced in using online sourcing and research tools
- Professional, discreet and committed to high standards of candidate care
- Strong understanding of confidentiality and ethical recruitment practices
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK20020
