Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager

PCL Constructors; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Canada is seeking a seasoned Talent Acquisition professional. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in developing recruitment strategies and leading a team. Key responsibilities include consulting with managers on recruitment practices, executing branding strategies, and using data to drive decision-making. A Bachelor's degree is required along with a minimum of 10 years in talent acquisition, with a strong preference for candidates from the construction industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of talent acquisition experience, ideally in a corporate and agency environment.
• At least 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a Talent Acquisition Strategic Roadmap.
• Consult with managers on recruitment practices.
• Design and execute a branding strategy.

Skills

Talent acquisition best practices

Analytical skills

Relationship building

Leadership

Influencing stakeholders

Diversity and inclusion strategies

Social recruiting platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

LinkedIn

Indeed

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a Talent Acquisition Strategic Roadmap by working with senior leaders and HR leadership to advance the right recruitment strategy, programs and partners to drive the strategy.
• Consult with managers on recruitment practices and advise on industry trends to develop effective sourcing strategies.
• Position PCL as a great place to work. Design & execute a branding strategy with the Communications & Marketing team.
• Stay informed of trends and innovative sourcing strategies and platforms, recruiting techniques and trends to attract and compete for top talent across the globe.
• Manage, leverage, and challenge existing recruiting strategies, methods, and systems to generate a proactive and efficient approach to improving the quality of candidates and time-to-hire.
• Measure and improve key business metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, internal talent mobility, quality of hire, overall monthly hires, etc.)
• Identify opportunities to increase the diversity of the candidate pool by partnering with internal and external organizations that support the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
• Leverage strong analytical skills to audit processes, assess trends, create reports, and tell the story with data.
• Lead and develop the corporate Talent Acquisition team, providing strategic direction to direct reports and mentoring TA professionals across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 10 years similar talent acquisition experience, ideally in a corporate AND search firm / agency setting with at least 5 years in a corporate (non-agency) environment.
• Minimum 3 years of people leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with, partner with and effectively influence all stakeholders throughout the end-to-end talent acquisition process.
• Current knowledge of talent acquisition best practices, emerging issues, and legislation. Demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining KPIs as well as reporting and providing various workforce metrics as it relates to new hires, retention, turnover, sources of hire, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in utilization of key social recruiting platforms such as LinkedIn and Indeed.
• Strong preference for those with Construction-industry or related experience; experience in an international organization is a plus.
• Ability to navigate large organizations and identify stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with internal marketing teams on effective and creative communication strategies both internally and externally.