Senior Strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist

AECOM
Sydney, Melbourne
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: People, HR & TalentExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Communication","Influencing","Relationship building","Data-driven decision-making"]

Partner with Water business leaders to develop and deliver strategic talent acquisition plans aligned to workforce growth and long-term capability needs. Provide talent market insights, competitor intelligence, and data-driven recommendations. Lead end-to-end recruiting for critical Water industry roles and build proactive pipelines across technical and leadership disciplines. Improve recruitment processes using AI, automation, and emerging technologies while delivering exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.

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Job Summary

Partner with Water business leaders to develop and deliver strategic talent acquisition plans aligned to workforce growth and long-term capability needs. Provide talent market insights, competitor intelligence, and data-driven recommendations. Lead end-to-end recruiting for critical Water industry roles and build proactive pipelines across technical and leadership disciplines. Improve recruitment processes using AI, automation, and emerging technologies while delivering exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Location: Sydney, Melbourne
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: People, HR & Talent
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with senior leaders to develop strategic hiring and workforce plans for the Water business.
  • •Provide talent market insights, competitor intelligence, and workforce recommendations to influence hiring decisions.
  • •Lead end-to-end recruitment for critical and specialist Water industry positions.
  • •Build proactive talent pipelines across technical and leadership disciplines and support international recruitment initiatives.
  • •Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes using AI, automation, and emerging technologies; deliver strong candidate and stakeholder experiences.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Hybrid WorkAdditional LeaveVolunteer LeaveLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years’ experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, ideally in engineering, consulting, construction, or infrastructure environments.
  • •Experience partnering with senior business leaders on workforce planning and strategic hiring initiatives.
  • •Strong understanding of the Australian talent market and current attraction challenges.
  • •Demonstrated capability using modern recruitment technology, sourcing platforms, AI tools, and talent analytics.
  • •Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively; a commercial mindset translating workforce data into actionable recommendations.
Experience:8+ yearsRecruitmentTalent acquisitionInfrastructure
Skills:Stakeholder managementCommunicationInfluencingRelationship buildingData-driven decision-making
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AI toolsSourcing platformsTalent analyticsRecruitment technology

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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