Recruitment Consultant (Fixed Term Contract to December 2026)

At ScottishPower, we're building the workforce needed to deliver the energy system of the future. Our Recruitment team plays a critical role in attracting the talent that will help drive the transition to Net Zero, supporting growth across our networks, renewables, customer business, and corporate functions.

As a Recruitment Consultant, you'll provide expert recruitment support to your allocated business area, delivering high quality hires today while building talent pipelines for tomorrow.

We have 2 fixed term contract opportunities available to start as soon as possible, until December 2026.

What you'll be doing

You'll work closely with hiring managers to understand their resourcing needs and deliver effective recruitment solutions across high volumes of roles, often with competing priorities and tight delivery timelines.

This will include managing end to end recruitment activity across multiple vacancies at pace, while maintaining quality, governance and a strong candidate experience.

You'll be recruiting predominantly in candidate short and highly competitive markets, requiring a proactive and creative approach to sourcing.

Direct sourcing and headhunting will be central to your role, alongside developing attraction strategies, building talent pipelines, and engaging passive candidates through a range of channels. You'll also provide insight and advice on recruitment best practice, assessment approaches and market conditions, using data and insight to continuously refine your approach.

Acting as an ambassador for ScottishPower, you'll periodically represent the business at careers events and assessment centres across the UK.

What you'll bring

You'll bring solid experience in a consultative recruitment role, either inhouse or within a specialist agency environment, with a proven ability to manage high volumes of vacancies simultaneously and juggle multiple priorities effectively.

You'll be comfortable operating in fast-paced environments where requirements can shift, and delivery really matters.

You'll also bring strong experience recruiting in candidate short or hard to fill markets, with demonstrable capability in direct sourcing, headhunting and creative sourcing techniques.

A strong understanding of recruitment best practice, employment legislation and market dynamics will enable you to adapt your approach to meet the needs of different business areas.

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

Our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers
• Electric Vehicle Schemes
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a global leader in renewable energy. We're investing billions to build the energy infrastructure needed for a Net Zero future - and our people are at the heart of that journey.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are central to who we are. We're committed to creating an environment where everyone feels supported and able to thrive.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.