Senior Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist — ANZ

Senior Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist — ANZ

Join us and you’ll grow with the best. We’re a smart, creative, and inspired Talent Acquisition team that strives to grow and promote the Stantec brand in this part of the world!  Stantec brings together over 34,000 consultants across 450+ locations worldwide, including more than 30 offices and 2,700+ employees across Australia & New Zealand.

At Stantec, we believe great outcomes start with great people. Our Australia & New Zealand Talent Acquisition team is at the forefront of this, and we’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist to join us, based in our stunning Wellington office.

In this role, you’ll help shape how we find and engage great talent across ANZ. Partnering closely with our Australia & New Zealand TA Consultants, you’ll uncover hard-to-reach candidates, build high-quality pipelines, and create talent communities that support both immediate hiring needs and long-term growth. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys blending research, relationship-building, and market insight to influence hiring outcomes across the business.

What you’ll do:

• Proactively identify and engage talent for live roles across ANZ using a mix of tools, market mapping, referrals, database searches, and creative outreach strategies
• Build meaningful connections with passive candidates, nurture relationships over time, and grow strong talent pipelines and communities
• Support screening and early-stage assessment, helping move sourced candidates through the recruitment process in partnership with Talent Acquisition Consultants and hiring managers
• Develop and maintain discipline-aligned talent pipelines, bringing a sourcing lens and subject-matter expertise to critical hiring areas
• Share talent market insights and candidate intelligence to help shape hiring strategies and support workforce planning decisions
• Maintain accurate ATS data and support best-practice recruitment processes and compliance standards

About you:

• Proven experience in candidate sourcing (in‑house or agency)
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with candidates and stakeholders
• Curious, organised, and motivated by sourcing hard‑to‑find talent
• A collaborative mindset and ability to work across locations, disciplines, and priorities
• You will have a proven track record of devising creative sourcing strategies and delivering suitable candidates.   
• You are not afraid to work at pace in a high-volume recruitment function and easily able to pivot between projects.
• Comfortable at building relationships with internal hiring stakeholders and able to work collaboratively with the wider TA team. 
• You will have experience in devising online sourcing strategies and have experience using LinkedIn Recruiter/Insights 
• Any technical construction or engineering experience will be highly regarded.  

What we offer:

At Stantec, we take your growth and fulfilment seriously. We’re proud to offer many supportive benefits, including:

Professional development and support

• Flexible working arrangements, including purchasing up to an extra four weeks of leave and provision for school term contracts, part-time, and job sharing
• Learning and talent development programmes, including global, online, and on-the-job opportunities
• Professional memberships
• Service recognition awards
• Mentorship

Wellbeing and connection opportunities

• Health insurance, income continuance insurance, and life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Developing Professionals Group, a global network for those with under 10 years of experience
• Office Social Club and events

 How to apply:

Please apply directly online including a cover letter outlining your sourcing experience, applications close on 21st September 2026

No Agency CVs will be accepted.

To discuss further, please contact Glen Tarrant 0274 430 184