Job Purpose:
To take full ownership of the recruitment lifecycle across CCS, delivering high-quality hires that meet operational needs, strengthen our culture, and stay with the business long-term. This role will combine data-driven recruitment with innovative sourcing and employer brand initiatives to attract and retain the best talent in the market, particularly in high-volume and hard-to-fill technical roles.
The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for attracting, sourcing and securing top talent across the business. Working closely with hiring managers and the People team, they will build talent pipelines, manage recruitment campaigns, promote CCS’s employer brand, and deliver a positive candidate experience that supports the successful attraction and retention of high quality employees.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain proactive talent pipelines for recurring, high-volume, and specialist roles to reduce time-to-hire.
- Use innovative sourcing techniques, including LinkedIn, CV databases, targeted Boolean searches, networking events, and industry-specific communities.
- Manage all vacancies end-to-end in our ATS, ensuring compliance, data accuracy, and full visibility for stakeholders.
- Set and monitor SLA-based recruitment timelines with hiring managers.
- Ensure all offers are competitive, compliant, and aligned with budgetary controls.
- Produce weekly and monthly recruitment reports, highlighting key performance indicators (direct hire rates, time to fill etc)
- Collaborate with the Social Media Manager to create engaging recruitment marketing campaigns (videos, employee stories, social media content, trade publications)
- Maintain a strong social media presence for recruitment, using creative campaigns to highlight our projects, career development opportunities, and workplace culture.
- Attend careers fairs, industry expos, and community events to promote CCS and build local talent networks.
- Act as an ambassador for CCS, ensuring every candidate interaction reflects our values and commitment to sustainability, quality, and innovation.
- Develop candidate experience feedback loops, using surveys and analytics to continuously improve the recruitment journey.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand current and future workforce requirements, providing recruitment market insights and talent acquisition strategies.
- Challenge and influence hiring decisions where appropriate, ensuring recruitment processes remain fair, consistent, and aligned with business objectives.
- Lead recruitment briefing meetings with hiring managers to define role requirements, candidate profiles, attraction strategies and hiring timelines.
- Build and maintain talent pools for key business functions, ensuring readiness for future growth and succession planning needs.
- Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, systems and candidate engagement initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce hiring costs.
- Monitor recruitment market trends, competitor activity, and salary benchmarking data to ensure CCS remains competitive in attracting talent.
- Manage relationships with external recruitment agencies and suppliers where needed, ensuring value for money and adherence to agreed terms.
- Drive direct sourcing initiatives to reduce agency reliance and maximise recruitment cost savings.
- Promote employee referral programmes and internal mobility opportunities to strengthen talent attraction and retention.
- Support onboarding activities and collaborate with HR and hiring managers to ensure a smooth transition from offer acceptance to start date.
Skills/Qualifications:
- Sales-driven mindset - highly motivated by targets and results, with a proactive approach to filling vacancies quickly and effectively.
- Ability to sell CCS as an employer of choice, clearly articulating our value proposition, culture, and career opportunities to prospective candidates.
- Excellent organisational, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
- Strong understanding of recruitment marketing, employer branding, and social media campaigns.
- Sales driven mindset – highly motivated by targets and results, with a proactive approach to filling vacancies quickly and effectively.
- Ability to sell CCS as an employer of choice, clearly articulating our value and proposition, culture and career opportunities to prospective candidates.
- Excellent organisation, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
- Strong understanding of recruitment marketing, employer branding and social media campaigns.
- Proven experience sourcing candidates through a variety of channels, including job boards, social media networking, referrals and direct search methods.
- Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills, with the ability to identify both technical capability and cultural fit.
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with hiring managers, providing expert recruitment advice and market insight.
- Data-driven approach to recruitment, using metrics and reporting to track performance, identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
- Experience managing multiple vacancies simultaneously while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to engage candidates and stakeholders at all levels.
- Resilient, adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced, target driven environment.
- High levels of professionalism, confidentiality and attention to detail.
- Knowledge of UK employment, legislation and recruitment best practise, including equality, diversity and inclusion principles.
Experience
- Proven track record in direct sourcing and reducing agency reliance, ideally in the construction, retrofit, or related technical sectors.
- Experience using ATS systems (Eploy preferred) with a data-driven approach to recruitment performance.
Personal Attributes:
- You pride yourself on truth and share knowledge for the greater good.
- You are committed to improvement and are an active team participant.
- You accept responsibility for your role and promote ownership in others.
- You have a desire to be successful and achieve goals, whether small or large.
- You are flexible to meet business needs and actively work towards expanding your knowledge and skills.
About Us
Established in 2007, CCS has grown into a leading provider of compliance, heating, electrical, retrofit, and renewable energy services for the social housing sector. Working with local authorities and housing providers across England, we help create safer, warmer, and more energy-efficient homes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Through innovation, investment in our teams, and a commitment to quality, we are helping drive the transition to a more sustainable future while creating rewarding career opportunities across the business.
What We Offer
Pension Scheme: Helping you plan for the future with access to our company pension scheme after probation
Flexible Annual Leave: Option to buy or sell leave after probation.
Professional Development: Access to a range of in-house and external training opportunities.
Employee Assistance Programme: Free and confidential 24/7 wellbeing support.
Refer a Friend Scheme: Earn a bonus for successful employee referrals.
Free On-site Parking: Available at office locations.
Why Choose CCS?
Skill Development: Access to training programmes, coaching, and mentoring.
Career Growth: Clear pathways for personal and professional advancement.
Long-Term Contracts: Enjoy stability and job security.
We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applicants no matter what their ethnicity, gender, sexuality, beliefs, or nationality.
