Resourcing Leader

Laing O'Rourke; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house training and development

Parental leave (6 months)

Purchased leave options

Volunteer leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Laing O’Rourke is seeking a Resourcing Leader in Sydney to drive end-to-end recruitment across corporate functions and NSW projects. You will manage senior stakeholder relationships, build talent pipelines, and coordinate mobility with the UK team to support workforce needs.

The role requires leadership experience in resourcing, with a track record of influencing hiring decisions and partnering with executives across professional services and engineering environments.

Qualifications

• Requires strong end-to-end recruitment and resourcing leadership experience.
• Able to build trusted relationships with senior leaders and influence hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment across Corporate Overheads and support functions nationally.
• Oversee NSW project resourcing with direct report responsibilities.
• Partner with Strategic Programmes on future workforce requirements.
• Build proactive talent pipelines through sourcing and market mapping.
• Assist with coordination of international mobility and capability transfers with UK resourcing teams.
• Support national recruitment across Select and Rail Operations businesses.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Leadership in resourcing

Strategic resourcing partner

Senior stakeholder engagement

Multi-priority management

Experience in professional services/ed

Job description

As a $6 billion privately owned global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, we deliver some of the nation’s most complex infrastructure, from transport networks to defence and utilities.

We are currently seeking a Resourcing Leader to join our growing team in Sydney. You’ll be joining a fun and supportive national resourcing team that are committed to achieving diversity and inclusion across our organisation.

At Laing O’Rourke, we’re committed to helping our people thrive and build meaningful, rewarding careers. We offer exceptional development opportunities, wellbeing support and a range of benefits designed to support you both at work and beyond.

We’re proud to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome applications from First Nations Peoples and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Laing O’Rourke is also recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Some of our benefits include:

• In-house training and on-the-job development opportunities
• Six months’ paid parental leave at full pay for all employees
• Purchased leave options and volunteering leave
• Exclusive discounts and savings across hundreds of Australian retailers

Learn more about ourBenefits & Rewardsand our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Key responsibilities

• Lead recruitment across Corporate Overheads and support functions nationally.
• Oversee NSW project resourcing, with direct report responsibilities.
• Partner with our Strategic Programmes business on future workforce requirements.
• Build proactive talent pipelines through sourcing and market mapping.
• Assist with coordination of international mobility and capability transfers, working closely with our UK resourcing team to support employee transfers between Laing O'Rourke businesses.
• Support national recruitment across our Select and Rail Operations businesses.

About you

• Bring strong end-to-end recruitment and resourcing experience in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders, influencing hiring decisions and acting as a strategic resourcing partner.
• Manage competing priorities across multiple business functions.
• Experience across professional services/advisory and engineering or construction environments is highly desirable.