Due to expanding our engineering footprint into Manila we are looking to hire an experienced Senior Strategic Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end-to-end recruitment delivery across all of AECOM's main business lines, being Energy, Transport, Building + Places, PCC, Water and Environment. This role partners closely with our senior hiring leaders to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes, strengthen candidate pipelines, and ensure an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience while meeting compliance and process standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting across all positions (intake, sourcing, screening, shortlisting, interview coordination, selection support, offer, and close).
- Lead intake/kickoff meetings with hiring managers to confirm role requirements, must-have skills, assessment approach, timelines, and selection criteria.
- Build and execute sourcing strategies (LinkedIn, HireEz, job boards, referrals, talent communities, market mapping, competitor targeting).
- Screen and assess candidates for skills, experience, and role fit; provide structured recommendations supported by evidence.
- Drive pipeline health, ensuring qualified slate delivery and maintaining momentum through the hiring process.
- Partner with HR and hiring teams on compensation alignment, offer strategy, and closing approaches (within defined guidelines).
- Maintain accurate, timely updates in the ATS/CRM and produce recruiting activity and status reporting as required.
- Support process improvements that reduce time-to-fill, improve quality-of-hire, and strengthen candidate experience.
- Ensure hiring activity follows applicable company policies, local labor considerations, and data/privacy expectations.
- Represent the employer brand professionally in all candidate interactions and advise managers on best practices.