Senior Talent Partner: Construction Hiring & Pipeline Lead

ACCIONA; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCIONA, a global leader in regenerative infrastructure, seeks a Senior Talent Partner for NZ operations. This role partners with project leaders and hiring managers to plan hiring up to three months ahead, spanning site-based roles to senior leadership.

You will own recruitment across project scopes, build talent pools, run targeted searches, manage agencies, and guide fair selection. You’ll track requisitions in Workday and collaborate with AU/NZ talent teams to strengthen capability.

Qualifications

• Ideally a degree or diploma in HR, business, psychology or similar.
• Proven recruitment delivery across all levels, up to senior roles.
• Proven volume hiring across multiple projects and locations.
• Understanding of civil construction or engineering recruitment.
• Confident with ATS and AI tools, ideally Workday.

Responsibilities

• Lead white-collar and blue-collar recruitment across your allocated project scope.
• Plan hiring up to three months ahead using project forecasts with HR and project leaders.
• Build talent pools and pipelines, including for senior roles.
• Run targeted search and selection for hard-to-fill roles.
• Assess candidates and guide hiring managers through fair, consistent selection.
• Manage agency delivery and performance against Preferred Supplier Arrangements.
• Track requisitions and progress in Workday, and keep stakeholders informed.
• Support broader Talent Function as directed by Talent Resourcing Manager as needed.

Skills

Recruitment delivery

Talent pipelines

Stakeholder management

Search & selection

ATS & AI tools

Education

HR/Business/Psychology degree or diploma

Tools

Workday

Job description

ACCIONA, a global leader in regenerative infrastructure, seeks a Senior Talent Partner for NZ operations. This role partners with project leaders and hiring managers to plan hiring up to three months ahead, spanning site-based roles to senior leadership.

You will own recruitment across project scopes, build talent pools, run targeted searches, manage agencies, and guide fair selection. You’ll track requisitions in Workday and collaborate with AU/NZ talent teams to strengthen capability.