Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute an innovative and data-driven talent acquisition plan for the west region that aligns with the region’s hiring goals and objectives.
- Serve as a culture champion and leader, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and growth-oriented Talent Acquisition environment.
- Inspire, mentor, and manage a team of talented recruiters for high performance, engagement, and accountability. Track recruiter KPIs, celebrate successes, and identify areas for improvement.
- Provide training, development and guidance to the recruiters, ensuring recruiters are owning and driving the process on each of their reqs.
- Oversee requisition management to ensure balanced workloads across the recruiting team, optimizing efficiency and performance.
- Personally manage open requisitions, as needed.
- Work closely with senior leadership and HR partners to understand workforce needs and develop strategies to address talent gaps.
- Lead recurring TA/HR/stakeholder meetings, prepare data, metrics and associated insights, and align on priorities.
- Forge strong partnerships with the region’s CPO and HR leaders and partners, ensuring alignment with partner firm goals and objectives.
- Lead and/or participate in large talent acquisition initiatives that will drive the team’s ability to hire talent and meet the hiring needs of the region.
- Oversee all aspects of the recruitment process, from sourcing to offer negotiation, ensuring a seamless and positive candidate experience.
- Implement best practices and create innovative approaches to attract diverse talent and strengthen the employer brand.
- Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously optimize talent acquisition processes and tools.
- Bring fresh, innovative ideas to the TA leadership team.
- Track and analyze key recruitment metrics to evaluate and improve the hiring performance of the team.
- Engaged member of Talent Acquisition Leadership Team, partnering with peers to facilitate broad talent strategies at scale.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- In-depth experience in talent acquisition, including experience managing a team, in the AEC or civil engineering industry is required.
- Proven track record of developing and executing successful talent acquisition strategies in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to translate business objectives into proactive and actionable talent acquisition initiatives.
- Adept at leveraging data and metrics to drive decision-making and measure the effectiveness of recruitment efforts.
- Solutions-focused leader with a growth mindset.
- Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team to achieve goals and objectives; hold team accountable.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with experience implementing initiatives to attract and retain diverse talent.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Knowledge of current recruitment trends, best practices, and emerging technologies and desire for continuous learning to discover new trends and technology.
- Leverage technology, data, and automation to enhance recruiting efficiency and candidate experience.
- Ability to work and be available during work hours associated with pacific time zone.
