Organisational Environment:

Mercury is an Irish based European Contractor.

At Mercury, we build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations.

Our solutions help deliver technologies that connect people, communities and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things.

Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again, across a range of key sectors including Data Centres, Semi-Conductor, Advanced Technology, Live Environment, Fire Protection, Technical Support Services (TSS), Healthcare & Building Services.

Our global team is over 2,800 people strong, and along with our supply-chain partners, we have 8,500+ people working on our client projects. We operate across over 16 locations in Europe and recorded overall turnover in excess of €1.5bn in 2021.

Mercury employs the best people, invests heavily in training and education, and ensures that the highest standards of health, safety and governance are applied throughout the organisation.

Scope of the Role:

Reporting directly to the Talent Acquisition Manager, you will be responsible for providing excellent administration support to our Talent Acquisition team. You will often be the first point of contact for our candidates, so you will have a strong customer focus along with excellent organisational skills

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Advertising roles on various recruitment websites and on our ATS system.
• Arranging interviews, liaising with Hiring Managers, Talent Acquisition Specialists and candidates. Preparing interview schedules and issuing supporting paperwork and documentation.
• Conduct initial phone screenings for certain roles
• Providing a customer-focused service to candidates and managers, responding promptly to queries received through the Recruitment inbox.
• Conduct reference checks on candidates
• Liaising and assisting with new employees when relocating to projects in Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe or any other locations where the Company has recruitment needs.
• Ensure each new starter has the relevant paperwork completed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Liaise with site administration, where necessary, to book a new hire onto the site induction, when needed.
• Assisting with recruitment fairs/open days/graduate recruitment fairs.
• Engage with passive candidates through the use of Boolean, LinkedIn and other search techniques
• Build good working relationships with all the other members of the HR team
• Support the Talent Acquisition Manager with other ad hoc duties.

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• Strong administration experience preferable in a recruitment/talent acquisition team
• PC literate with competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
• Experience working within a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
• Ability to work within a team and on own initiative
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience in the construction or engineering industry advantage but not essential
• Previous experience working on HR systems/applicant tracking systems
• Previous experience working within a recruitment support

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.