What is the Opportunity?Aecon is seeking an experienced Team Lead, Talent Acquisition - Civil to support the delivery of recruitment strategies across our growing Civil business.
Reporting to the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager - Civil, the Team Lead will provide day-to-day leadership, mentorship and operational support to members of the Civil Talent Acquisition team while maintaining responsibility for key recruitment mandates. The role will help strengthen consistency, accountability and operational excellence across the team while partnering closely with HR and business leaders to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes.
What You'll Do Here:- Provide day-to-day guidance, mentorship and coaching to members of the Civil TA team.
- Support onboarding and training of new TA team members.
- Act as an escalation point for recruitment challenges, complex offers and process questions.
- Help identify capability gaps and support individual development and cross-training.
- Provide coverage and continuity across the team during periods of high volume, vacation or changing project demands.
- Lead and support recruitment for critical, complex and senior-level Civil positions.
- Partner with hiring leaders and HR to understand workforce requirements and establish effective recruitment strategies.
- Conduct recruitment intake meetings and ensure alignment on requirements, timelines and sourcing strategies.
- Build proactive pipelines for hard-to-fill and critical Civil roles.
- Support recruitment across major projects and geographic markets, including Canada and the United States, as required
- Promote consistent execution of Aecon's recruitment processes and standards.
- Monitor requisition activity, aging, candidate pipelines and recruitment priorities.
- Ensure appropriate documentation and candidate activity is maintained in ATS
- Build trusted relationships with Civil leadership, HR partners and hiring managers.
- Provide clear, timely updates on hiring progress, market challenges and recruitment risks.
- Support workforce-planning discussions by providing talent-market and pipeline insights.
- Escalate hiring risks and recommend practical solutions.
What You Bring to the Team:- 8+ years of progressive Talent Acquisition/recruitment experience, ideally within construction, infrastructure, engineering or another complex project-based environment.
- Demonstrated experience mentoring, coaching or providing functional leadership within talent acquisition
- Experience managing complex and senior-level recruitment mandates.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills with the ability to influence hiring leaders.
- Demonstrated understanding of full-cycle recruitment, sourcing and talent-pipeline development.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects.
- Experience using an ATS such as MyHire/SAP SuccessFactors and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with recruitment dashboards, metrics and pipeline data.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to operate with a high degree of ownership, judgment and professionalism.
This role follows a hybrid work model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility, with an expectation of three days per week in the office.
Reason for vacancy: Replacement
The expected salary range for this role is $100,000-$115,000 per year
Individual pay is determined based on several factors, including work location, education, experience, unique skills and job conditions. Other considerations may includecertifications, specialized training, and the complexity or scope of the role.
