Talent Acquisition Consultant

Sydney, Melbourne or BrisbaneAt WSP, we don’t just recruit talent - we help shape the future of some of Australia’s most complex and impactful projects. We're looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our People team and play a key role in attracting, engaging and hiring exceptional talent across our diverse business.

This role supports end-to-end recruitment delivery, workforce planning initiatives, talent sourcing, and hiring manager partnership across the organisation.

The Opportunity

As a Talent Acquisition Consultant, you'll partner closely with leaders and hiring managers to deliver strategic recruitment solutions that enable business growth. You'll lead the recruitment of both local and international talent, providing expert advice and market insights while ensuring an outstanding candidate and hiring manager experience.

This is an opportunity for a proactive and commercially minded recruiter who enjoys building relationships, solving talent challenges and influencing hiring outcomes. You'll work across a broad portfolio, balancing hands-on recruitment delivery with strategic talent initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Partner with stakeholders to develop and implement recruitment strategies aligned to business objectives.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment activities across professional and technical disciplines.
• Build talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, market mapping and networking.
• Provide expert advice to hiring managers on talent acquisition best practices, assessment methods and hiring decisions.
• Analyse recruitment market trends and provide insights that support workforce planning and talent attraction strategies.
• Manage recruitment vendors and external partners to maximise hiring outcomes.
• Utilise recruitment technology and ATS platforms to maintain candidate pipelines, reporting and talent pool development.
• Lead domestic and international talent campaigns and support workforce planning initiatives.
• Champion a positive candidate experience while ensuring compliance with recruitment policies and processes.

About You

You are an experienced talent acquisition professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys partnering with stakeholders to solve complex hiring challenges.

You'll Bring 5+ years' experience in internal or agency recruitment, preferably within a professional services, engineering, infrastructure or technical environment. Proven success building candidate pipelines through proactive sourcing and market mapping. Strong capability in behavioural interviewing, candidate assessment and selection methodologies.

Experience using recruitment systems and technology to drive efficiency and make data-informed decisions. Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and consulting skills. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and project management capability. A collaborative approach, coupled with professionalism, discretion and sound judgement. A passion for continuous improvement and helping others succeed.

Why WSP?At WSP, you'll be part of a global team of professionals working together to create positive outcomes for communities, clients and the environment. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Our Values

Guide How We Work We value our people and our reputation. We are locally dedicated with an international scale. We are future-focused and challenge the status quo. We foster collaboration in everything we do. We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountableImagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented people across Australia and around the world, and build a career that makes a difference.

With us, you can. Apply today.