via Indeed · 18 September 2026 ·1 day ago

Junior In-house Recruiter - Trades & Labour

Joseph Gallagher Limited
Grays
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Joseph Gallagher is the leading UK based Civil Engineering \& Tunnelling sub\-contractor, growing significantly in the last 40 years into an international business. We have an award\-winning reputation, industry leading safety culture and have had the privilege to be a part of some of the most critical infrastructure projects taking place today.

We are seeking an Junior In\-House Recruiter with experience in the construction and/or civil engineering industries. The recruiter will be responsible for sourcing and selecting candidates for blue collar site based roles. They report to the Recruitment Lead and work in conjunction with the Labour Management team to understand the resourcing requirements and deliver appropriately skilled labour to our projects in a timely manner, ensuring an efficient service is provided to both the business and to candidates*.*

The recruiter will be responsible for:

  • Liaising with Labour Managers to understand where there are gaps that require labour recruiting externally.

  • Managing a range of vacancies, creating vacancies in the ATS system, ensuring job descriptions are available and representative of the roles, advertising roles via the JGL careers page, job boards and through social media.

  • Utilising LinkedIn and other tools to actively source candidates for niche roles.

  • Pre\-registering and screening of applicants, sifting CVs, telephone screening where appropriate and providing a shortlist of candidates to the recruiting managers.

  • Managing candidates, including arranging interviews and feeding back.

  • Conveying offers, ensuring the correct approvals are in place for the salaries or rates offered

  • Ensuring the HR Administrator is provided with the information to raise contracts for new hires and that candidates and line managers provide the right paperwork for them to be processed onto payroll efficiently.

  • Building and maintaining a database of appropriately skilled candidates
To be successful in this position you must have recruitment experience in the Construction or Civil Engineering Industry, either gained in\-house or with an agency.

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