Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - Adelaide, South Australia
1 day ago
Job description
12-Month Contract |Open to candidates based anywhere in Australia | Major Infrastructure Projects
About the Company
Our client is a global engineering and construction leader delivering some of the world's most complex infrastructure, energy and defence projects.
With a significant pipeline of work across Australia - including major Defence contracts and large-scale projects supporting the upcoming Olympic Games - the business is entering an exciting phase of growth.
They are known for delivering high-impact, technically complex programs and for fostering a professional, supportive culture where people genuinely look after one another.
About the Role
Due to the award of a major Defence contract, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with Defence engineering recruitment experience to join the team on a 12-month contract.
This role can be based anywhere in Australia (3 days per week in office) and will see you partnering closely with senior leaders to deliver end-to-end recruitment across defence engineering and project delivery disciplines.
You will manage recruitment from workforce planning and strategic sourcing through to offer management and onboarding, ensuring a high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver strategic recruitment across Defence engineering portfolios
- Manage full end-to-end recruitment across technical and project-based roles
- Proactively source and engage Defence-cleared engineering talent
- Build talent pipelines to support major contract delivery
- Provide market insights and workforce planning advice
- Utilise Workday (onboarding) and SmartRecruiters (ATS/database)
About You
- Proven Talent Acquisition experience within Defence engineering environments (essential)
- Strong understanding of Defence recruitment frameworks and security clearance requirements
- Experience recruiting across engineering, project delivery and technical disciplines
- Confident stakeholder partner with strong commercial acumen
- Highly capable in sourcing, market mapping and proactive engagement
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, contract-driven environment
The Benefits
- 12-month contract with strong potential for extension
- Work on nationally significant Defence and Olympic-related projects
- Flexible hybrid working (3 days in office nationally)
- Supportive, professional manager who genuinely invests in her team
- Competitive hourly rate aligned to experience
To apply
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Neil Williams. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at
Davidson acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.
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