Talent Acquisition Partner

Black & McDonald Limited; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Black & McDonald Limited in Markham, Ontario, is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full‑cycle recruitment across a multi‑location portfolio. The role blends hands‑on sourcing with proactive talent pipelining and planning, partnering with hiring managers and HR to understand current and future talent needs.

Hybrid work from Thornhill is available. You will build talent pipelines for key and recurring roles, deliver market intelligence, craft engaging job descriptions, support campus

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience in multi-location environments.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers and HR to understand workforce needs.
• Strong sourcing capability and passive candidate engagement.
• Experience recruiting in facilities maintenance, skilled trades, or related industries is an asset.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment across an assigned portfolio, including sourcing and interviewing.
• Partner with managers to understand business needs and develop sourcing strategies.
• Develop and execute strategies to attract candidates for immediate and future roles.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for key and recurring roles.
• Provide market intelligence on candidate availability and compensation.
• Maintain regular communication to understand upcoming recruitment needs.
• Refine job descriptions and postings with hiring managers.
• Build relationships with candidates and external partners; support campus recruiting.
• Support diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives in recruitment.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Talent pipelining

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Industry experience asset

Job description

• Markham, ON - Hybrid (Remote and In Person)

Black & McDonald’s Human Resources team is growing! If you are a committed and collaborative professional looking to contribute to a hard-working, innovative team, this opportunity is for you.

The Talent Acquisition Partner works from our office in Thornhill and reports to the HR Director. The Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for delivering full-cycle recruitment across an assigned portfolio while working closely with hiring managers and HR colleagues to understand current and future talent needs. This portfolio includes Facilities Maintenance professional staff and skilled trades positions-, as well as supporting Corporate Services roles across Canada.

This role combines hands-on recruitment with proactive talent pipelining and recruitment planning. The successful candidate will support both high-volume and specialized recruitment while developing sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for key and recurring roles across the business.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage full-cycle recruitment across an assigned portfolio, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate assessment, offer development and offer extension.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR colleagues to understand business needs, anticipate recruitment requirements and develop appropriate sourcing strategies.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify and attract qualified candidates for both immediate vacancies and future talent needs.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for key, recurring and difficult-to-fill roles.
• Provide hiring managers with market intelligence related to candidate availability, compensation, sourcing approaches, recruitment challenges and other relevant labour market conditions.
• Maintain regular communication with the business to understand upcoming recruitment needs and support workforce planning.
• Develop and refine job descriptions and job postings in partnership with hiring managers and HR.
• Build relationships with prospective candidates and maintain an active professional network through LinkedIn, industry contacts and other sourcing channels.
• Deliver a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment and onboarding process.
• Use recruitment data and metrics to identify trends, evaluate sourcing effectiveness and support recruitment decisions.
• Build and maintain relationships with external recruitment partners, educational institutions and other talent sources.
• Support campus recruitment, co-op and recent graduate initiatives.
• Support Black & McDonald’s diversity, equity and inclusion objectives through inclusive recruitment and sourcing practices.

What You Bring to the Team:

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, preferably supporting an operational, high-volume or multi-location environment.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing multiple recruitment priorities and an assigned portfolio of vacancies.
• Strong sourcing capability with experience proactively identifying and engaging passive candidates and building talent pipelines.
• Experience recruiting within construction, facilities management, skilled trades, service operations or a related industry is an asset.
• Strong business partnership and consultation skills, with the ability to provide advice and effectively influence hiring decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple searches and hiring stakeholders simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to use recruitment data, market information and sourcing insights to inform recruitment strategies.
• Strong working knowledge of LinkedIn and other recruitment and sourcing tools.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with HR colleagues and business leaders.

The expected salary range for this role is between $80,000 - $95,000 per year. The starting salary will be determined based on several factors such as the successful candidate’s qualifications, including but not limited to education and experience. Base pay is one component of Black & McDonald’s total rewards package. Total rewards vary by position and may include additional offerings such as group insurance benefits, pension plan, annual discretionary bonus, career development programs, and other HR programs.

Black & McDonald welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.