Talent Acquisition Lead

WSP; Sharjah; On-site; AED 380,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Talent Acquisition Lead to drive end-to-end recruitment across projects, partnering with business and project leaders to translate workforce plans into deliverable hires. You’ll manage high-volume and specialist hiring, supporting nationalisation priorities and building strong talent pipelines for current vacancies and future growth.

The role combines hands-on delivery with market insight and trusted stakeholder collaboration, ensuring a

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Strong Talent Acquisition experience within a complex, fast-paced and multicultural organisation.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment, with the ability to personally source and deliver across multiple roles and disciplines.
• Experience supporting large-scale project recruitment and mobilisation, including high-volume and specialist hiring.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary consultancy environments, including areas such as Design Management, Project Management, Advisory and Transportation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering with senior leaders and hiring managers.
• The ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities while maintaining pace, quality and attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of regional talent markets and the ability to translate market insight into practical recruitment solutions.
• Experience within engineering, professional services, consulting or another project-led environment would be advantageous.
• A collaborative, inclusive and people-focused approach, with a strong commitment to candidate and hiring manager experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across assigned business areas, from initial role briefing and sourcing through assessment, offer and mobilisation handover.
• Lead recruitment delivery for large-scale projects, managing high-volume and complex hiring requirements against project mobilisation priorities.
• Partner with business and project leaders to understand workforce plans, capability requirements and critical hiring needs.
• Proactively source and engage senior, specialist and hard-to-find talent through targeted search, market mapping, referrals and relevant recruitment channels.
• Lead and support Talent Acquisition team members, helping to prioritise workloads, strengthen capability and maintain high standards of recruitment delivery.
• Manage candidate screening, interviews, assessment, selection and feedback, ensuring a consistent and positive candidate experience.
• Support nationalisation priorities by proactively identifying, engaging and progressing local talent. Build strong talent pipelines for current vacancies, project mobilisation, proposals and future growth requirements.
• Provide hiring managers with practical market insight on talent availability, salary expectations and recruitment challenges.
• Champion internal mobility, diverse shortlists and fair and inclusive hiring practices.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and ensure hiring activity is delivered in line with recruitment governance and standards.
• Use recruitment technology, systems and data to improve efficiency, quality and the overall recruitment experience.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Large-scale project hiring

People leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ATS (Applicant Tracking System)

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Lead to join our team and play a key role in attracting and securing the talent that will support our continued growth.

This is a hands-on recruitment role, partnering closely with business and project leaders to understand their talent needs and deliver high-quality recruitment across a diverse portfolio. You’ll manage the full recruitment lifecycle, with particular focus on large-scale project recruitment, specialist and business-critical hiring, and nationalisation priorities.

You’ll combine strong recruitment delivery with market insight and trusted stakeholder partnership, creating a positive and inclusive experience for candidates and hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across assigned business areas, from initial role briefing and sourcing through assessment, offer and mobilisation handover.
• Lead recruitment delivery for large-scale projects, managing high-volume and complex hiring requirements against project mobilisation priorities.
• Partner with business and project leaders to understand workforce plans, capability requirements and critical hiring needs.
• Proactively source and engage senior, specialist and hard-to-find talent through targeted search, market mapping, referrals and relevant recruitment channels.
• Lead and support Talent Acquisition team members, helping to prioritise workloads, strengthen capability and maintain high standards of recruitment delivery.
• Manage candidate screening, interviews, assessment, selection and feedback, ensuring a consistent and positive candidate experience.
• Support nationalisation priorities by proactively identifying, engaging and progressing local talent.
  Build strong talent pipelines for current vacancies, project mobilisation, proposals and future growth requirements.
• Provide hiring managers with practical market insight on talent availability, salary expectations and recruitment challenges.
• Champion internal mobility, diverse shortlists and fair and inclusive hiring practices.
• Maintain accurate recruitment data and ensure hiring activity is delivered in line with recruitment governance and standards.
• Use recruitment technology, systems and data to improve efficiency, quality and the overall recruitment experience.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Strong Talent Acquisition experience within a complex, fast-paced and multicultural organisation.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment, with the ability to personally source and deliver across multiple roles and disciplines.
• Experience supporting large-scale project recruitment and mobilisation, including high-volume and specialist hiring.
• Exposure to multidisciplinary consultancy environments, including areas such as Design Management, Project Management, Advisory and Transportation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering with senior leaders and hiring managers.
• The ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities while maintaining pace, quality and attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of regional talent markets and the ability to translate market insight into practical recruitment solutions.
• Experience within engineering, professional services, consulting or another project-led environment would be advantageous.
• A collaborative, inclusive and people-focused approach, with a strong commitment to candidate and hiring manager experience.