Application Deadline: 28 May 2026
Department: People and Talent
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Alternative Heat Head Office
Team Overview:You will join a dynamic People and Talent team who believe collaboration and a one team approach is at the forefront of everything we do. We strive for continuous growth and innovation to achieve excellence in all areas whilst building strong relationships with our colleagues across the business. If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team that values your dedication and input, then come and join us.
The Head of Recruitment is responsible for defining and delivering the organisation’s recruitment and talent acquisition strategy across all construction, engineering, and manufacturing functions. The role ensures the timely hiring of high‑quality sites, trade, technical, engineering, and support staff while promoting a strong employer brand and excellent candidate experience in a competitive labour market.
Job Title | Head of Talent
Location | Head Office, Banbridge
Hours | Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Friday 8am-3pm
Salary | Competitive Depending on Experience
Responsible to | Managing Director
A senior Talent Acquisition leader responsible for developing and delivering recruitment strategies that support large-scale construction, engineering, and manufacturing operations across multiple sites and projects. The role involves leading and developing a recruitment team, managing end-to-end hiring for both high-volume blue-collar and specialist technical roles, and partnering closely with operational and project leaders to forecast workforce needs, support mobilisation plans, and build talent pipelines. Key responsibilities include driving attraction campaigns, enhancing employer branding, optimising recruitment systems and processes, managing agency relationships and compliance requirements, and using recruitment data and labour market insight to improve hiring performance and reduce skills shortages. The position requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, workforce planning, sourcing expertise, and a solid understanding of industry-specific qualifications, employment law, and ethical recruitment practices.
With over 19 years of experience within the Commercial Offsite Fabrication industry, Alternative Heat have established themselves as a market leader in this sector.
Located centrally between Dublin and Belfast our 8.5 acre Head Office and feabrication facilities, which are fully equipped with overhead cranes and 8,000m² of workshop floor area, provide an ideal factory construction environment which is reflected in the high quality solutions we offer.
We employ a strong team of design engineers, CAD technicians, contracts managers and skilled trades personnel who utilise their vast industry experience to assist in the design, fabrication and delivery of our bespoke MEP solutions, which we supply throughout the UK and Ireland.
