Talent Acquisition Partner – Regional Queensland

Aurecon Group; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurecon Group is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner based in Townsville or Mackay to lead end-to-end recruitment across regional Queensland offices. You will hire across engineering and professional disciplines, support graduate and intern recruitment, and build relationships with universities and local leaders.

You will use ATS and data-driven tools to improve efficiency and candidate experience, travel regionally as needed, and collaborate with the Queensland TA team to shape

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting professional, technical or engineering talent.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to build trusted relationships.
• Experience in Graduate and Intern recruitment.
• Proactive sourcing mindset and ability to approach passive talent.
• Comfort using ATS systems and data-driven recruitment insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across Transport, Industrial, Water, Environment & Buildings.
• Recruit across engineering, technical and professional disciplines from early career to experienced hires.
• Partner with local leaders to understand workforce needs and develop targeted recruitment strategies.
• Source and engage talent within regional Queensland and broader national markets.
• Support Graduate and Intern recruitment and build relationships with universities.
• Represent Aurecon at career fairs, university events and regional talent initiatives.
• Provide market insights and recruitment advice to leaders navigating talent markets.
• Utilise recruitment systems, data and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and candidate experience.
• Ensure governance and consistent processes across regional offices.

Skills

Recruitment

Stakeholder management

Graduate recruitment

Sourcing passive talent

Communication

Workday ATS

Tools

Workday

Job description

Full-time | 12 month Contract | Townsville or Mackay

Are you a recruiter who loves building relationships, getting close to the business and making a genuine impact in regional communities?

We’re looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join our Queensland Talent Acquisition team, based in either Townsville or Mackay.

This is a broad and varied recruitment role supporting our regional Queensland offices across Transport. Energy, Industrial (Resources), Water, Environment & Land and Buildings. You’ll recruit across a diverse mix of engineering and professional disciplines, partnering closely with local leaders to help build the capability our growing regional teams need.

Importantly, you’ll also play a key role in developing our regional early careers pipeline, supporting Graduate and Intern recruitment and building strong relationships with local universities and emerging talent.

About The Role

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across Transport, Industrial (Resources), Water, Environment & Land and Buildings
• Recruit across a broad range of engineering, technical and professional disciplines, from early career through to experienced hires
• Partner closely with local leaders and hiring managers to understand workforce needs and develop practical, targeted recruitment strategies
• Proactively source and engage talent within regional Queensland and broader national markets
• Support Graduate and Intern recruitment, helping identify and attract the next generation of regional talent
• Build relationships with local universities, students and relevant industry networks
• Represent Aurecon at career fairs, university events and other regional talent initiatives
• Provide market insights and recruitment advice to help leaders navigate challenging or talent-short markets
• Use recruitment systems, technology, data and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and candidate experience
• Support consistent recruitment processes, governance and best practice across our regional offices

While primarily based in Townsville or Mackay, some regional travel may be required from time to time to connect with our people, universities and communities across Queensland.

About You

We’re looking for a recruiter who enjoys variety, autonomy and being genuinely connected to the business.

You’ll Ideally Bring

• Strong recruitment experience gained within an in-house, agency or combined environment
• Experience recruiting professional, technical or engineering talent
• Confidence managing a broad portfolio of roles across different disciplines and levels
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with local and senior leaders
• A proactive sourcing mindset and confidence approaching passive talent
• An interest in Graduate, Intern and early careers recruitment
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills
• Experience using recruitment systems and ATS platforms, with Workday experience highly regarded
• Confidence using emerging technology, AI-enabled tools and data insights to support smarter recruitment
• An agile, solutions-focused approach and the ability to adapt as regional hiring priorities change

Experience recruiting within engineering, infrastructure, transport, resources, water, environment or buildings would be highly regarded.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to take real ownership of talent acquisition across regional Queensland.

You’ll

• Be based locally in Townsville (may consider Mackay, Gladstone or Cairns)
• Work across a genuinely diverse portfolio of engineering disciplines and career levels
• Build strong relationships with regional leaders and become a trusted partner to our local offices
• Help strengthen Aurecon’s Graduate and Intern pipeline in regional Queensland
• Develop relationships with universities and emerging talent within your local market
• Join a collaborative Queensland Talent Acquisition team while having the autonomy to shape how we attract talent regionally
• Play an important role in supporting the continued growth and capability of our regional businesses

If you’re an experienced recruiter who enjoys building relationships, getting out into the market and connecting great people with great opportunities, we’d love to hear from you.

Engineering possibilities, the Aurecon Way.