Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

UNKNOWN; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement program

Paid vacation and time-off

Professional development

Exposure to senior leaders

Job summary

Colas Canada is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead senior-level recruitment and act as a trusted Talent advisor across Colas Canada. The role blends executive search, early talent development, and employee lifecycle leadership, delivering strategic impact across multiple operating companies.

You will drive full-cycle recruitment, develop search strategies with executives, and help build scalable talent solutions while influencing talent practices and employee experiences across

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience recruiting professional, leadership, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing stakeholders across complex organizations.
• Experience with sourcing, talent mapping, pipeline development, and labour market intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for corporate, professional, and leadership roles.
• Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to develop effective search and hiring strategies.
• Serve as a trusted Talent Acquisition advisor, providing market insights, talent mapping, and recruitment expertise.
• Develop scalable early talent programs and internship initiatives.
• Enhance employer branding and candidate experience across Canada.

Skills

Sourcing

Talent mapping

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Consulting

Communication

Tools

ATS platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter

Talent analytics

Job description

Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.

Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada.

Help Shape the Future of Talent at Colas Canada

Colas Canada is a leader in transportation infrastructure, employing approximately 8,000 people across more than 300 locations nationwide. As part of the global Colas Group, we are committed to connecting communities through innovation, operational excellence, and the development of our people.

We are seeking a strategic and relationship-driven Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead senior-level recruitment while serving as a trusted Talent advisor across Colas Canada. This role combines executive recruitment, early talent development, and employee lifecycle leadership, helping strengthen Talent practices, build organizational capability, and enhance the employee experience across our diverse businesses.

This is an ideal opportunity for a Talent professional who enjoys a hybrid role that blends recruitment, coaching, program leadership, stakeholder engagement, and enterprise-wide influence.

Why Join Colas Canada?

• Lead recruitment for critical corporate and leadership roles across Canada
• Own and evolve Colas Canada's Early Talent strategy and programs
• Influence Talent practices and employee experience across multiple operating companies
• Partner directly with executives, HR leaders, and key business stakeholders
• Help build scalable Talent solutions that support long-term business growth

What We Offer

Colas Canada offers a competitive total rewards package that includes:

• Annual Base salary range $85,000 to $105,000
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Retirement and financial well-being programs
• Paid vacation and approved time-off programs
• Professional development and career-growth opportunities
• Exposure to senior leaders and operating companies across Canada and the global Colas organization

What Success Looks Like

• Deliver exceptional hiring outcomes for strategic and leadership positions
• Establish strong talent pipelines through proactive sourcing and Early Talent programs
• Enhance key employee lifecycle experiences from attraction through development and retention
• Build trusted partnerships with HR and business leaders across Canada
• Leverage data and market intelligence to improve talent decisions and workforce outcomes

What You Will Lead

Strategic Talent Acquisition

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for corporate, professional, and leadership roles
• Partner with hiring managers and senior leaders to develop effective search and hiring strategies
• Serve as a trusted Talent Acquisition advisor, providing market insights, talent mapping, and recruitment expertise

Early Talent & Talent Pipeline Development

• Own Colas Canada's Early Talent strategy, including internships, co-op programs, campus recruitment, and emerging talent initiatives
• Build partnerships with educational institutions and industry networks to strengthen future talent pipelines
• Develop scalable programs that attract, engage, and convert high-potential early-career talent

Employee Lifecycle & Talent Excellence

• Champion the employee lifecycle by partnering with Talent, Learning & Development, HR, and business leaders to enhance talent experiences from attraction through onboarding, development, mobility, and retention
• Support employer branding, candidate experience, onboarding excellence, and internal talent mobility initiatives
• Identify opportunities to improve Talent processes, tools, technology, and AI-enabled solutions that drive efficiency and stronger business outcomes

What You Bring

• 5+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition experience recruiting professional, leadership, and hard-to-fill roles
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing stakeholders across complex organizations
• Strong expertise in sourcing, talent mapping, pipeline development, and labour market intelligence
• Exceptional consulting, communication, relationship-building, and project management skills
• Experience with ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, talent analytics, and recruitment technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multiple business units or decentralized organizations
• Experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering, manufacturing, transportation, or industrial environments
• Experience leading talent programs, workforce planning initiatives, or centres of expertise
• Bilingualism (French/English) is an asset

Career Growth Opportunity

This role offers the opportunity to expand your impact beyond recruitment by helping shape Colas Canada's Talent agenda. You will gain exposure to executive hiring, early talent strategy, employee lifecycle initiatives, workforce planning, and enterprise-wide Talent transformation, creating a pathway toward future Talent leadership opportunities.

Our Values: Respect. Commitment. Pioneering. Sharing

At Colas Canada, we believe in treating people with respect, delivering on our commitments, embracing innovation, and sharing knowledge to help others succeed. These values shape our culture, guide our decisions, and enable us to build strong teams, serve our communities, and deliver infrastructure that connects Canada.

DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US

At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of , respect, commitment, pionneering and sharing, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.