Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Construction Background)

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with a strong construction background to lead end‑to‑end recruitment for engineering, technical and site‑based positions. The role will partner with project managers and department heads to attract and hire the talent needed to keep projects on schedule and support business continuity.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment cycle for construction and technical roles, from manpower request to sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer coordination and onboarding handover.
• Source candidates for engineering, project management, technical office, site, procurement, document control, cost control, accounting, administration and support functions.
• Build strong pipelines for hard‑to‑fill positions such as Project Manager, Site Engineer, Technical Office Engineer, Architect Engineer, Document Controller and site support roles.
• Conduct initial screening and HR interviews to assess technical background, project experience, site readiness, stability, communication and availability.
• Coordinate with project managers, department heads and technical managers to understand role requirements and shortlist suitable candidates.
• Follow up on technical interviews, hiring approvals, offers, joining dates and pre‑employment requirements.
• Maintain an up‑to‑date database of construction and engineering candidates for current and future projects.
• Prepare monthly recruitment reports showing vacancy status, candidate pipeline, pending feedback, accepted offers and hiring risks.
• Use the ATS to manage candidates, update recruitment stages, track hiring progress and keep accurate recruitment records.
• Develop recruitment dashboards and basic analysis to track hiring performance, time‑to‑hire, source effectiveness, offer acceptance and vacancy progress.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• 3‑5 years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition.
• Proven experience in construction, contracting, engineering, real‑estate development or project‑based hiring (must‑have).
• Ability to understand technical job requirements and work closely with engineering and project teams.
• Experience sourcing engineers, project staff, site roles and technical office profiles.
• Hands‑on experience managing end‑to‑end recruitment for multiple functions and seniority levels.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems and maintaining recruitment pipelines.
• Good knowledge of recruitment channels such as LinkedIn, referrals, headhunting, job boards and social media.
• Strong analytical skills to prepare recruitment reports, dashboards and hiring analysis.
• Excellent communication, coordination, follow‑up and negotiation abilities.

Required skills

• Applicant Tracking System (ATS) platforms
• LinkedIn recruiting
• Job board sourcing
• Social media recruitment tools