Recruitment Specialist

Recruitment Engineering Services Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Engineering Services Pty Ltd in Sydney CBD NSW partners with a leading infrastructure and energy organisation to recruit an experienced Recruitment Specialist based in Sydney. You will manage end-to-end recruitment across blue and white collar roles across Australia and New Zealand, reporting to the HR Director.

You will develop sourcing strategies, lead headhunting campaigns, coordinate interviews, and ensure compliance with EBAs and awards while building strong stakeholder

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' recruitment experience, ideally within infrastructure, construction or engineering.
• Experience recruiting both blue and white collar professionals.
• Experience recruiting Award and EBA employees within infrastructure industry.
• Strong proactive sourcing, headhunting and talent pipeline development capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Sound understanding of recruitment compliance and employment processes.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Full Australian working rights.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce planning and sourcing through to offers and onboarding.
• Partner with operational leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future workforce requirements.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and build strong talent pipelines for critical positions.
• Lead targeted headhunting campaigns to attract high-quality candidates.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments, reference checks and recruitment approvals.
• Prepare job advertisements and manage recruitment campaigns across multiple platforms.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with relevant employment legislation, Awards and Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs).
• Maintain accurate recruitment records, reporting and recruitment metrics.
• Liaise with external recruitment agencies and labour hire providers when required.

Skills

Sourcing

Head hunting

Talent pipeline

Stakeholder management

End-to-end recruitment

Job description

Recruitment Engineering Services Pty Ltd – Sydney CBD NSW

Recruitment Specialist – Infrastructure & Construction

Sydney | Permanent Full-Time | National Recruitment Exposure

Join a leading infrastructure and energy organisation and take ownership of end-to-end recruitment across Australia and New Zealand.

The Opportunity

Recruitment Engineering Services (RES) is partnering with a leading organisation in the infrastructure and energy sectors to recruit an experienced Recruitment Specialist based in Sydney.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive, commercially minded recruitment professional to play a key role in supporting workforce growth across major infrastructure and construction projects.

Reporting to the HR Director, you will manage end-to-end recruitment across both blue and white collar positions, working closely with operational leaders, HR Business Partners and hiring managers to deliver effective recruitment outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce planning and sourcing through to offers and onboarding.
• Partner with operational leaders and hiring managers to understand current and future workforce requirements.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and build strong talent pipelines for critical positions.
• Lead targeted headhunting campaigns to attract high-quality candidates.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments, reference checks and recruitment approvals.
• Prepare job advertisements and manage recruitment campaigns across multiple platforms.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with relevant employment legislation, Awards and Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs).
• Maintain accurate recruitment records, reporting and recruitment metrics.
• Liaise with external recruitment agencies and labour hire providers when required.

About You

• Minimum 5 years' recruitment experience, ideally within infrastructure, construction or engineering.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting both blue and white collar professionals.
• Experience recruiting Award and EBA employees within the infrastructure industry.
• Strong proactive sourcing, headhunting and talent pipeline development capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Sound understanding of recruitment compliance and employment processes.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and commercial awareness.
• Full Australian working rights.

What's on Offer?

• Join an established organisation delivering major infrastructure and energy projects.
• Work directly with senior operational and HR stakeholders.
• Gain exposure to recruitment activities across Australia and New Zealand.
• Play an important role in developing recruitment strategies and building future talent pipelines.
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing organisation.

Our Inclusive Recruitment Process

At our client, we are committed to building an environment where equal employment opportunities are central to everything we do.

Our inclusive and respectful culture welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and communities to join our recruitment process, ensuring that every opportunity is open to all.

Veterans and active defence reserve members, people of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities, and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is accessible for everyone. If you require any adjustments during the application process, please let us know so we can accommodate your needs.

Together, we can create a future driven by innovation, creativity, and collaboration.