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Talent Acquisition Specialist
WSP in Switzerland. Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across diverse roles and business areas .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across diverse roles and business areas
- Act as a trusted talent advisor to leaders and hiring managers
- Understand operations, projects, teams and talent challenges
- Translate workforce requirements into effective recruitment strategies
- Oversee recruitment from briefing and attraction through to offer
- Build diverse talent pipelines for intern and professional hiring
- Use LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networks, referrals, direct sourcing and other channels
- Create job advertisements and conduct candidate screening
- Ensure a positive and inclusive candidate experience
- Develop and maintain external talent networks across Swiss engineering, consulting, construction and infrastructure markets
- Provide knowledge of the external talent landscape, competitors and candidate pools
- Proactively identify and engage passive candidates
- Represent WSP across the Swiss market
- Support employer branding initiatives, career fairs, early-career engagement and recruitment campaigns
- Collaborate with the Central Europe Talent Acquisition team
- Share knowledge and best practices, contribute to process improvements and shape innovative recruitment approaches
Requirements
What you’ll need- Several years of Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or Executive Search experience, ideally within engineering, consulting, construction, infrastructure or another technical/professional services environment
- Outstanding interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
- Confidence and maturity to partner with senior leaders and operational managers
- Strong business curiosity and ability to understand operational environments, projects and technical talent requirements
- Established network within the Swiss talent market
- Strong knowledge of relevant candidate markets and competitors
- Strong track record in proactive/direct sourcing and headhunting, including engaging passive candidates
- Ability to provide market intelligence and talent insights
- Strong experience in employer branding and/or representing an organisation externally at professional events, universities, career fairs or industry networks
- Proactive, entrepreneurial and solution-oriented mindset
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing to an international Talent Acquisition team
- Fluent German and English (mandatory)
- French language skills are a strong asset
- Role based in Zurich, Berne or Luzern, Switzerland
Benefits
Comp & perks- 25 days annual leave
- Pension contributions
- Employee share programme
- Flexible working options
- Professional growth and career development opportunities
- Learning from talented professionals across a global network
- Equal opportunities principles
- Confidential application process