Resourcing Consultant

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Closing at: Sep 13 2026 - 23:55 BST

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations - Perth or Glasgow

Salary: £36,200 - £54,400 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Fixed Term Contract - 15 months | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

As a Resourcing Consultant for our Transmission business, you'll play a key role in supporting our growth ambitions, helping us attract and hire the talent needed to deliver some of the UK's most significant energy infrastructure projects.

In this role, you will be:

A true partner to the business, leading end to end recruitment activity from initial briefing through sourcing, selection, and offer stage.

Developing and delivering recruitment strategies to attract specialist engineering, project delivery and infrastructure talent.

Using direct sourcing, talent mapping, market intelligence and emerging recruitment technologies to identify and engage high-quality candidates in competitive talent markets.

Delivering a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment experience for Candidates and Hiring Managers.

Identifying opportunities to improve processes, systems, and technology for a better recruitment experience.

What do you need?

We’d love you to bring:

Experience recruiting within engineering, infrastructure, utilities, energy or similar technical sectors, with a track record of delivering successful recruitment campaigns for specialist and difficult-to-source talent.

Proven experience using direct sourcing techniques, LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping and market research to identify, engage and convert passive candidates in competitive talent markets.

Experience partnering with Hiring Managers to develop recruitment strategies, provide market insight, challenge thinking and support effective hiring decisions.

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence and adapt your style across different stakeholder groups and levels of seniority.

A proactive, continuous improvement mindset, with a passion for enhancing recruitment processes, inclusive hiring practices, technology and ways of working to deliver an outstanding candidate experience.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

Over 14,500 brilliant people work together to power change at SSE. Our Human Resources (integrated Services) teams help make sure they're getting and giving their best. They design the people strategies that make SSE a great place to work. And they empower our teams to meet the demands of our business today, and tomorrow.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Gemma Bell - gemma.bell@sse.com / 01738 341043 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.