Talent Acquisition Advisor

Kiewit; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a versatile Recruitment Specialist to join our HR Operations team in Calgary. You will proactively source candidates across LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS, job boards and referrals to build strong talent pipelines for North America projects.

You will screen resumes, assess skills and fit, coordinate with hiring managers, and manage candidate progress through early recruitment stages, ensuring a positive candidate experience and accurate records in the ATS.

Qualifications

• Degree in administration, human resources, communications.
• Two years+ recruitment experience, construction/engineering exposure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Experience negotiating job offers and aligning talent strategies with company objectives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and LinkedIn is essential.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS, job boards, referrals, and market mapping techniques
• Conduct resume reviews and initial screening interviews to assess skills, experience, and role fit
• Evaluate candidates against job requirements, competencies, and hiring criteria
• Manage candidate progress through the early stages of the recruitment process
• Ensure a positive candidate experience through timely communication and follow-ups
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the ATS

Skills

Recruitment

Candidate screening

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

MS Office

Education

Degree in administration, human resources, communications

Tools

LinkedIn

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

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Do you like teamwork and working in a fast-growing company? Do you have solid experience in talent recruitment? We are looking for a versatile and passionate individual to join our recruitment team. In this role, you will work with an innovative team in North America. By building strong relationships with managers, you will learn how to build our teams.

At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative. We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals — they’re the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won’t find just anywhere. We’re always pushing new limits. You can too.

District Overview

HR Operations for Kiewit is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization.

Location

This position is located in Calgary.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS, job boards, referrals, and market mapping techniques
• Conduct resume reviews and initial screening interviews to assess skills, experience, and role fit
• Evaluate candidates against job requirements, competencies, and hiring criteria
• Manage candidate progress through the early stages of the recruitment process
• Ensure a positive candidate experience through timely communication and follow‑ups
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date candidate records in the ATS

Qualifications

• Degree in administration, human resources, communications, or a related discipline
• Two years + of comprehensive recruitment experience, including significant exposure to the construction or engineering sectors.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective influence and collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Experience negotiating job offers and a solid understanding of business environments bolster your ability to align talent strategies with company objectives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Linkedin is essential.

• We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
• We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry.
• From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discriminationand complywith all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.