Recruitment Operations Coordinator

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Every day, our 8,000 switchers located in 13 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all

The Recruitment Operations Coordinator is responsible for the operational control, governance, and continuous improvement of recruitment activity across the organisation.

This is not an administrative-only role. It requires hands-on experience in recruitment operations and the ability to work across finance, systems, recruiters, and the People team to ensure recruitment activity runs efficiently and consistently. 

Reports into the People Team and is line managed by HRIS Manager. Works closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruiters, RBPs, Finance, and wider People Team colleagues. Acts as the operational point of contact for recruitment governance, reporting, and systems. 

Please note - This position is initially offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 6 to 9 months.

Key Responsibilities (Summary)

• Provide operational control and governance of recruitment activity across the organisation.

• Track recruitment-related costs, manage purchase orders and support monthly budget reporting in partnership with Finance.

• Coordinate recruitment events and attraction activity, ensuring delivery within budget and capturing outcomes.

• Maintain agency governance, including the Preferred Supplier List and monitoring agency usage and spend.

• Support recruitment KPIs, reporting and insight to drive performance and continuous improvement.

• Own recruitment compliance, audits and data quality within the applicant tracking system.

• Lead operational process improvements and standardisation of recruitment templates and tools.

• Act as a key operational user of recruitment systems, supporting enhancements, automation and effective adoption.

This role does not lead recruitment strategy, workforce planning or own end-to-end delivery, nor is it the sole ATS expert.

Your Profile

• Experience in recruitment operations, talent acquisition coordination or HR operations.

• Strong understanding of recruitment processes, budgets, agency management and recruitment systems.

• Comfortable working with data, audits and compliance requirements.

• Detail-oriented with a strong continuous improvement mindset.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

• Experience using HR or recruitment systems is essential; knowledge of SmartRecruiter and reporting tools is preferred.

Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK BPSS security clearance.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.