Talent Acquisition Consultant – Regional Queensland Portfolio

Talent Acquisition Partner role in the Queensland Talent Acquisition team, based in Brisbane, with a dedicated focus on supporting regional Queensland businesses across Transport, Energy, Industrial (Resources), Water, Environment & Land and Buildings. The role recruits across engineering and professional disciplines, develops the regional early careers pipeline, and requires some travel to regional Queensland offices and university locations.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end recruitment across Transport, Energy, Industrial (Resources), Water, Environment & Land and Buildings; Recruit across a broad range of engineering, technical and professional disciplines, from early careers through to experienced hires; Partner closely with regional leaders and hiring managers to understand workforce needs and develop practical, targeted recruitment strategies; Proactively source and engage talent across regional Queensland and broader national markets; Support Graduate and Intern recruitment, helping identify and attract the next generation of regional talent; Build relationships with universities, students and relevant industry networks across Queensland; Represent Aurecon at career fairs, university events and regional talent initiatives; Provide market insights and recruitment advice to help leaders navigate challenging and talent-short markets; Use recruitment systems, technology, data and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and candidate experience; Support consistent recruitment processes, governance and best practice across our regional offices

Requirements

Strong recruitment experience gained within an in-house, agency or combined environment; Experience recruiting professional, technical or engineering talent; Confidence managing a broad portfolio of roles across different disciplines and levels; Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with regional and senior leaders; A proactive sourcing mindset and confidence approaching passive talent; An interest in Graduate, Intern and early careers recruitment; Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills; Experience using recruitment systems and ATS platforms; Confidence using emerging technology, AI-enabled tools and data insights to support smarter recruitment; An agile, solutions-focused approach and the ability to adapt as regional hiring priorities change; Flexibility to travel within Queensland as required

Nice to have

Experience recruiting within engineering, infrastructure, transport, resources, water, environment or buildings; Workday experience highly regarded