Title: Recruitment Consultant (Fixed Term Contract to December 2026)
Location: Glasgow HQ / Hybrid
Salary + benefits: Competitive salary + benefits
Closing Date: 19th April 2026
Interviews are anticipated w/c: 27th April 2026
Help us create a better future, quicker
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 in‑house 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%.
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 (4× salary)
- Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts
Equal Opportunity
ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
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