Job Description
With over 25 years of experience across Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland, Whittens is a family-owned national Australian civil construction contractor. We deliver both large-scale and technically complex FRP, concrete, earthworks and civil infrastructure projects for major mining and infrastructure clients.
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Built on strong relationships and a team-focused culture, we are committed to creating a secure, supportive and respectful workplace where our people can develop their skills and contribute to successful project outcomes.
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Your opportunity
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Due to our continued growth and success, we are currently recruiting a Talent Acquisition Manager to join our office in Maroochydore, QLD. This is a fantastic role for an experienced individual to be part of a high performing and proactive national HR team.
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Key Responsibilities
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Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies to attract high-quality white-collar candidates for civil construction and infrastructure projects across both FIFO and Metro operations projects on the East Coast
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Provide strategic workforce advice to senior leaders, supporting business growth and project delivery.
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Partner with Operations and key stakeholders to forecast workforce requirements based on current and upcoming project pipelines.
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Build and maintain workforce plans that align recruitment activity with project mobilisation schedules, ramp-ups, and demobilisations.
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Develop talent pipelines for key engineering, supervision, and project management roles to support future growth.
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Source candidates through multiple channels, including direct sourcing, LinkedIn Recruiter, Referrals, Advertising, Industry networks, Recruitment agencies, and networks
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Input knowledge into labour market trends, competitor activity, remuneration benchmarks, and candidate availability to inform recruitment strategies.
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Champion continuous improvement initiatives to streamline recruitment processes, improve candidate experience, and increase hiring efficiency.
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ABOUT YOU
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Proven experience in a Senior/Lead Talent acquisition role within the Civil construction, Mining, Infrastructure, Engineering, or Resource related industry.
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Strong workforce planning and forecasting capability, with experience aligning recruitment strategies to project pipelines
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Ability to build trusted relationships with operational leaders and influence workforce decisions at all levels of the business.
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Strong sourcing skills and the ability to build proactive talent pipelines for critical and difficult-to-fill roles.
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Highly organised, adaptable, and able to prioritise competing deadlines while maintaining a high standard of candidate experience.
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WHAT WHITTENS OFFER
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Whittens are committed to investing in our people, offering learning and development opportunities to build on the skills and experience you bring. With a strong pipeline of future works upcoming, you can be assured that there are opportunities beyond the current project to build your career with us.
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Generous and competitive salary package paid weekly
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High-Performing and collaborative HR team
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Work amongst engaged leaders
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Safety being at the forefront of everything we do
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Paid Parental Leave
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Novated Lease options
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Employment Assistance Programme
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Long term permanent role and the opportunity to work on a range of projects across Australia
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📌 Talent Acquisition Manager (Queensland)
🏢 Whittens
📍 Queensland