Strategic Talent Acquisition Lead – Infrastructure

Aecom2; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

AI-enabled recruitment practices

Career development opportunities

Additional annual leave

Volunteer leave

Inclusive culture

Learning and development programs

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to partner with leaders across the Buildings & Places business to shape talent strategies and lead end-to-end recruitment for critical water infrastructure roles in Australia and New Zealand. You will influence workforce decisions, build pipelines, and guide visa pathways while leveraging AI and analytics to improve outcomes.

The role offers hybrid work arrangements based in Melbourne or Sydney, with potential for extension and future

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, ideally within 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

Senior TA experience

Stakeholder management

Talent analytics

International recruitment

AI recruiting tools

Workforce planning

Tools

Recruitment platforms

AI tools

Talent analytics platforms

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to partner with leaders across the Buildings & Places business to shape talent strategies and lead end-to-end recruitment for critical water infrastructure roles in Australia and New Zealand. You will influence workforce decisions, build pipelines, and guide visa pathways while leveraging AI and analytics to improve outcomes.

The role offers hybrid work arrangements based in Melbourne or Sydney, with potential for extension and future