Senior Technical Recruiter

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

We are seeking a
Senior Recruiter
to join our Talent Acquisition team in Canada. This role will lead full-cycle recruitment for a variety of positions across our business, with a focus on Energy & Natural Resources roles, supporting major projects and programs, with additional exposure to Infrastructure and Real Estate portfolios. You'll work closely with hiring managers, leaders, and the broader recruitment team to deliver an engaging candidate experience, provide strategic guidance, and help drive impactful hiring outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for technical and project-focused roles, primarily within Energy & Natural Resources, with additional exposure to Infrastructure and Real Estate portfolios.
• Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers by providing market insights, shaping recruitment strategies, and advising on workforce needs for major programs and hiring campaigns.
• Conduct intake meetings to define requirements, hiring timelines, success profiles, and selection criteria for complex or specialized roles.
• Source, attract, and engage top talent through proactive outreach, market mapping, competitor research, and relationship-building within key talent communities.
• Drive an exceptional candidate experience through timely communication, effective assessment, and transparent process management.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring, high-priority, and niche roles across E&NR and related sector.
• Collaborate with the broader TA team to support recruitment initiatives, process improvements, and diversity-focused sourcing efforts.
• Provide coaching and support to junior team members as needed, contributing to a collaborative and knowledge-sharing team environment.

Qualifications

• 5-6+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, ideally within technical, engineering, construction or energy/natural resources environments (corporate or agency).
• Proven ability to recruit for technical and project-based roles and engage passive candidates through proactive sourcing and market mapping.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide strategic guidance, influence decisions, and manage expectations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build credibility and trust with candidates and stakeholders.
• Proficiency using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter and Talent Insights.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, while maintaining a high standard of candidate experience and professionalism.
• A bachelor's degree or college diploma in a related field is considered an asset.

Additional Information

What's in it for you...

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.