Senior Talent Acquisition Strategist – Infrastructure

Revererecruitment; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Senior Strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist at AECOM based in Australia, Melbourne or Sydney offices, with 8+ years in recruitment. Drive strategic hiring, workforce planning, and talent analytics across Buildings & Places.

Lead end-to-end recruitment for critical technical roles, including international hires and visa guidance, while leveraging AI and analytics to inform leadership decisions. The role offers flexible, hybrid working arrangements across Australia and New Zealand, with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of 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.
• Experience recruiting internationally and working with skilled migration and visa pathways.
• Demonstrated capability using modern recruitment technology, sourcing platforms, AI tools and talent analytics.
• Strong influencing, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to translate workforce data into actionable business recommendations.
• Experience recruiting within the Water sector or broader infrastructure market will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to develop strategic hiring and workforce plans.
• Provide talent market insights, competitor intelligence and workforce recommendations.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for critical and specialist Water industry positions.
• Build proactive talent pipelines across technical and leadership disciplines.
• Support international recruitment initiatives and provide guidance on visa pathways and talent mobility.
• Use data, analytics and market intelligence to influence hiring decisions and workforce strategy.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, leveraging AI, automation and emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with employer branding and attraction teams to strengthen AECOM's position in the talent market.
• Deliver exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences while driving quality hiring outcomes.
• Present talent insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders with confidence and credibility.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Strategic hiring

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

AI recruitment tools

Sourcing platforms

Workforce planning

Tools

Recruitment technology

Sourcing platforms

AI tools

Job description

Senior Strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist at AECOM based in Australia, Melbourne or Sydney offices, with 8+ years in recruitment. Drive strategic hiring, workforce planning, and talent analytics across Buildings & Places.

Lead end-to-end recruitment for critical technical roles, including international hires and visa guidance, while leveraging AI and analytics to inform leadership decisions. The role offers flexible, hybrid working arrangements across Australia and New Zealand, with