Early Talent Recruitment Advisor

Location: Dartford, Manchester or Worksop Full-time 6 months FTC - Potential to go permanent

Laing O'Rourke is looking for an Early Talent Recruitment Specialist to support our graduate and early careers programmes across the UK.

This role sits at the heart of our early talent entry point, managing end to end recruitment for a high volume pipeline of around 16,000 applications per year. You'll play a key role in attracting diverse talent, delivering engaging recruitment experiences, and promoting Laing O'Rourke as an employer of choice.

What you'll do:

• Deliver end to end early talent recruitment, from attraction through to offer
• Manage high volume CV sifting and application pipelines
• Coordinate and deliver recruitment events, assessment centres, careers fairs, and university engagement
• Present confidently to students and stakeholders, promoting Laing O'Rourke programmes
• Drive strong candidate engagement and inclusive recruitment practices
• Use data and insights to improve processes and support diversity outcomes
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and wider stakeholders

What we're looking for:

• Experience in graduate or high volume recruitment (end to end)
• Strong background in CV sifting and candidate management
• Passion for early careers, attraction activity, and inclusivity
• Confident communicator and presenter
• Comfortable working at pace and managing competing priorities

Disability Confident Scheme

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

Accessibility during Recruitment Process

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email