Talent Acquisition Specialist Toronto Regular, Full-Time Hybrid Are you a Talent Acquisition Specialist looking for a role where the business truly values you and can contribute to organisational growth and development? Do you have an interest in sourcing skilled candidates, engaging with a variety of stakeholders, and implementing positive change? If so, come and join our collaborative global team! Join our Global Talent Acquisition Team at COWI! To grow our business in North America, we are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us in Toronto.

Working predominantly on civil engineering-focused careers, youll collaborate with our global team of talent acquisition professionals to deliver on recruitment activities at an operational level. COWIs People and Organisation team consists of more than skilled HR specialists across the globe.

Reporting to the Head of People and Organisation, North America, youll join our global team of recruitment experts and work closely with colleagues within the team.

We are an international team of recruitment professionals situated in Sweden, Denmark, U.K., India, Canada, and Norway.

Your key responsibilities will be to: Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle for business-critical roles, focusing on sourcing passive candidates in Canada.

Conduct market intelligence and monitor job markets to identify talent-sourcing opportunities.

Develop and lead talent acquisition initiatives and projects for key positions.

Partner with local Talent Acquisition Specialists, HR Business Partners,



and global recruitment teams to ensure strategic hiring.

Ensure compliance with labour laws, privacy regulations, OFCCP, EEO, and COWIs TA code of conduct.

Build a pipeline of qualified candidates to support company growth by collaborating with hiring managers and advising operational leaders.

Use data analysis to track recruitment metrics and provide insightful reports.

Your skills.

Our team.

Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers.

Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises.

And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, youll have: A degree in Human Resources or a related field (or equivalent experience). 5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, with an emphasis on high-volume sourcing and outreach in construction, technical, or engineering sectors (US/Canada).

Demonstrated success in connecting with large candidate pools and developing effective pipelines, including passive candidates, through Linked

In and other sourcing platforms.

Skilled in organisation and time management, with experience balancing multiple requisitions in a growing workplace, plus proficiency in ATS and MS Office.

Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into talent acquisition strategies, with experience in multinational and multicultural environments.

📌 Talent Acquisition Specialist, for COWI in North America (Toronto)
🏢 COWI
📍 Toronto