Talent Acquisition Specialist, for COWI in North America

COWI

$79K — $100K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Human Resources or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience in construction, technical, or engineering sectors in the US or Canada.
  • Fluent English communication abilities and proven success in sourcing passive candidates.
  • Experience in translating business needs into talent acquisition strategies in a multinational environment.
  • Effective time management skills and proficiency in MS Office.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle for business-critical engineering roles.
  • Conduct market intelligence to identify talent-sourcing opportunities.
  • Develop and lead talent acquisition initiatives for key positions.
  • Partner with local specialists and global teams for strategic hiring.
  • Ensure compliance with labor laws and COWI's TA code of conduct.
  • Build a pipeline of qualified candidates by collaborating with hiring managers.
  • Use data analysis to track recruitment metrics and provide reports.

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Minimum 4 weeks vacation for full-time hires
  • Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity
  • Paid sick leave
  • Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave
  • Annual Fitness spending account
  • Personal and Professional development fund
  • Group RRSP with company matching
  • Parking or public transit allowance
  • Extended Health coverage with 100% premiums paid
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
  • Referral incentive program
  • Frequent social events
Full Job Description
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Toronto

Regular, Full-Time

Hybrid

To grow our business in North America, we are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us in Toronto. Working predominantly on civil engineering-focused careers, you'll collaborate with our global team of talent acquisition professionals to deliver on recruitment activities at an operational level.

COWI's People and Organisation team consists of more than 100 skilled HR specialists across the globe. Reporting to the Head of People and Organisation, North America, you'll join our global team of recruitment experts and work closely with colleagues within the team. We are an international team of recruitment professionals situated in Sweden, Denmark, U.K., India, Canada, and Norway.

Your key responsibilities will be to:
  • Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle for business-critical roles, focusing on sourcing passive candidates in Canada.
  • Conduct market intelligence and monitor job markets to identify talent-sourcing opportunities.
  • Develop and lead talent acquisition initiatives and projects for key positions.
  • Partner with local Talent Acquisition Specialists, HR Business Partners, and global recruitment teams to ensure strategic hiring.
  • Ensure compliance with labour laws, privacy regulations, OFCCP, EEO, and COWI's TA code of conduct.
  • Build a pipeline of qualified candidates to support company growth by collaborating with hiring managers and advising operational leaders.
  • Use data analysis to track recruitment metrics and provide insightful reports.


Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you'll have:
  • A degree in Human Resources or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, with an emphasis on high-volume sourcing and outreach in construction, technical, or engineering sectors (US/Canada).
  • Demonstrated success in connecting with large candidate pools and developing effective pipelines, including passive candidates, through LinkedIn and other sourcing platforms.
  • Skilled in organisation and time management, with experience balancing multiple requisitions in a growing environment, plus proficiency in ATS and MS Office.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into talent acquisition strategies, with experience in multinational and multicultural environments.


A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity - and sometimes even our courage - to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers' transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

Being part of the COWI community offers more than just a competitive salary. We take care of our people both professionally and personally.

Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working arrangement | Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave | Fantastic close-knit team with a wealth of knowledge to share! | Full time hires get minimum 3 weeks vacation to start | Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity | Paid sick leave | Annual Fitness spending account. Yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga or gym membership | Group RRSP program with company matching | Personal and professional development fund | Parking or public transit allowance | Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) | STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance | Referral incentive program| Frequent social events

Base compensation: $79,000 to $100,000 for Toronto location only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education, experience, skill set and/or location.

Got more questions?

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

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