Talent Acquisition Consultant - Regional Queensland Portfolio

About the role

Aurecon is looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join its Queensland Talent Acquisition team, based in Brisbane with a focus on supporting regional Queensland businesses. This is a broad, varied recruitment role covering Transport, Energy, Industrial (Resources), Water, Environment & Land and Buildings, recruiting across engineering, technical and professional disciplines from early careers through to experienced hires. It also plays a key part in building the regional early careers pipeline, including Graduate and Intern recruitment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across the regional portfolios and partner closely with regional leaders and hiring managers
• Sourcing and engaging talent across regional Queensland and broader national markets
• Support Graduate and Intern recruitment and build relationships with universities and industry networks
• Represent Aurecon at career fairs, university events and regional talent initiatives
• Provide market insights and recruitment advice to leaders in 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 regional offices

Required profile

• Strong recruitment experience in an in-house, agency or combined environment
• Experience recruiting professional, technical or engineering talent
• Confidence managing a broad portfolio of roles and building trusted relationships with regional and senior leaders
• Proactive sourcing mindset and interest in early careers recruitment
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills
• Flexibility to travel within Queensland as required
• Experience in engineering, infrastructure, transport, resources, water, environment or buildings is highly regarded

Required skills

• Experience using recruitment systems and ATS platforms
• Workday experience highly regarded
• Confidence using emerging technology, AI-enabled tools and data insights

The role is a full-time 12-month contract based in Brisbane, with travel to regional offices and university locations.