Talent Acquisition Consultant

Lucid Consulting Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Consulting Australia is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to help attract and engage great people across Australia. You’ll manage recruitment activity from sourcing through to onboarding, partnering with leaders and the People & Culture team to understand workforce needs and priorities.

You’ll build strong relationships with candidates, hiring managers and recruitment partners, while driving process excellence and using AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting technical or professional services roles.
• In-house or agency recruitment background.
• Strong focus on candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Ability to manage multiple recruitment campaigns.
• Ability to build talent networks across channels.
• Willingness to contribute to broader People & Culture initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and recruitment priorities.
• Sourcing, screening and assessing candidates against role requirements.
• Coordinating interviews, pre-employment checks and the end-to-end offer process.
• Maintaining relationships with recruitment partners, job boards and industry networks.
• Maintaining the systems, data and reporting that support effective hiring decisions.
• Contributing to People & Culture projects and initiatives that enhance employee and candidate experience.

Skills

Recruitment expertise

Commercial thinking

Candidate experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

AI in recruitment

Adaptability

Proactivity

ATS / recruitment tools

Tools

ATS / recruitment tools

Job description

At Lucid, careers are built on clarity: clarity of purpose, opportunity, and impact. We’re a team that values connection, curiosity, and collaboration. You’ll find an energising environment, thoughtful leadership, and meaningful opportunities to grow and thrive.

Your Next Adventure Starts Here

At Lucid, careers are built on clarity: clarity of purpose, opportunity, and impact. We’re a team that values connection, curiosity, and collaboration. You’ll find an energising environment, thoughtful leadership, and meaningful opportunities to grow and thrive.

What this role is all about

As Lucid continues to grow nationally, this role will play an important part in helping us attract the talent and capability needed for our next chapter. It is an opportunity to partner with leaders across the business, build meaningful relationships with candidates, and help shape how Lucid attracts and engages great people. You'll manage recruitment activity from sourcing through to onboarding, while contributing to People & Culture initiatives that enhance both the candidate experience and the experience of our people.

How you’ll contribute day-to-day

• Partnering with hiring managers and the People & Culture team to understand workforce needs and recruitment priorities.
• Sourcing, screening and assessing candidates against role requirements.
• Coordinating interviews, pre-employment checks and the end-to-end offer process.
• Building and maintaining relationships with recruitment partners, job boards and industry networks.
• Maintaining the systems, data and reporting that support effective hiring decisions.
• Contributing to People & Culture projects and initiatives that enhance employee and candidate experience.

What sets you up for success

To thrive in this role, you'll bring a combination of strong recruitment expertise, commercial thinking and a genuine passion for creating great experiences for candidates and leaders. You'll be someone who:

• Takes ownership and follows through, delivering high-quality outcomes with minimal direction.
• Builds strong, trusted relationships and partners effectively with leaders, candidates and colleagues.
• Brings sound judgement and adaptability, balancing multiple priorities while delivering strong outcomes.
• Works proactively, anticipating needs and identifying opportunities to improve outcomes.
• Communicates clearly, confidently and professionally with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Embraces technology and uses systems, tools and AI to work smarter and enhance the recruitment experience.
• Brings a practical, solutions-focused mindset and a willingness to continuously learn and improve.

Ideally, you'll also have:

• A well-rounded recruitment background, gained either in-house or within an agency environment, with experience recruiting technical or professional services roles. Experience within Building Services Engineering or consulting environments would be highly regarded.
• A strong focus on candidate and hiring manager experience, underpinned by a commitment to quality outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple recruitment campaigns while developing effective attraction, sourcing and talent pipeline strategies.
• Experience building talent networks and leveraging a variety of channels to identify and engage high-quality candidates.
• An interest in continuously improving talent acquisition practices, processes and tools, and contributing to broader People & Culture initiatives.

Life at Lucid

At Lucid, our people do more than deliver projects – they shape outcomes that matter. Their curiosity, commitment, and drive to do things better are what set us apart. It’s why we’ve built a workplace where people can thrive, grow, and make an impact.

Lucid started in Adelaide with a simple belief: we could do things better. Not by being the biggest – but by being the most thoughtful, responsive, and grounded partner to our clients.

Today, we’re a team of 360+ people across Australia, united by a drive to turn complexity into clarity. Along the way, our people have opened new offices, led national projects, and grown from graduates to leaders – shaping Lucid’s journey as they shaped their own.

Lucid’s culture is built on relationships – and creating an environment where people can do great work. It’s where curiosity is backed, initiative is supported, and growth isn’t just encouraged – it’s expected.

At Lucid, we welcome everyone—different cultures, genders, backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans and their families.

Research shows some people hesitate to apply unless they tick every box. If you share our passion for creating a better world, we want to hear from you—even if you don’t meet every criterion.