Manager, Talent Acquisition

at  Associated Engineering Group of Companies

Job Description:
We are currently searching for a Manager, Talent Acquisition based in our Edmonton office.
Reporting to the Chief People & Culture Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading the company’s Talent Acquisition strategy, programs, policies, processes and systems to support our company vision “To be an employer of choice, providing our people with a supportive and fun place to build a career, while bringing inspiration and innovation to our work.” This role will also support Talent Acquisition for our corporate functions and key roles across the business.

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits including fitness allowance, company-matching pension program, parental leave top-up.
• Support for your growth and development, including mentorship programs, internal and external training opportunities, and professional designation support.
• A flexible work environment that allows for a mix of working from home and in the office.
• An active social club that promotes social activities in and outside the office and offers subsidized tickets to local events.
• The opportunity to build a career with a uniquely Canadian, award winning, employee-owned company with 20 offices spanning across the country.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with the entire People & Culture Function and the leaders across the business to gain an intimate understanding of the business, people needs, and opportunities to improve our Talent Acquisition programs, tools, practices, and systems.
• Lead the ongoing development, implementation, management and training of the company’s talent acquisition strategy, programs, tools, practices and systems.
• Execute recruitment activities for corporate functions and key roles across the company with support from the team.
• Oversee the development of the company’s Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and employer brand with input from the entire People & Culture Function and the leaders across the business.
• Partner with the company’s marketing team to communicate the employer brand and work to further our company brand and presence as an employer of choice.
• Partner with external organizations and providers such as job boards to ensure we are leveraging technology and industry leading mediums to promote our employment opportunities, source candidates and attract top talent for the business.
• Organize and provide training to those involved in the recruitment process to continually improve our talent acquisitions processes across the People & Culture function and business leaders to create a consistent candidate experience.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to members of the team performing talent acquisition activities.
• Collaborate with HRBP’s and business leaders to understand annual hiring requirements and support the development of an annual workforce hiring plan and strategy.
• Lead the overall development and management of our campus management program to ensure we have a strong employer presence across select academic institutions and are building a pipeline of talent through academic partnership and annual hiring of co-ops/interns and new grads.
• Provide regular reporting and updates on key metrics related to Talent Acquisition such as number of open positions, time to fill, sourcing tool utilization, job promotion spend and ROI, retention rates of new hires, and average length of time for each key step in our recruitment process.
• Other duties as assigned to support the success of our people and the business.

Job Requirements:

What you will bring:

• 10+ years of professional Talent Acquisition experience;
• Degree or Diploma in Human Resources or related field;
• Deep talent acquisition, employer branding, candidate sourcing, talent pipeline development, campus management, and applicant tracking system (ATS) experience gained from supporting companies with operations across Canada;
• Experience supporting multiple business units within a company with operations spanning across multiple provincial/territory jurisdictions across Canada;
• RPR designation preferred;
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationship across the business;
• Customer service centric style with ability to provide world class Human Resources services that delight internal and external customers.

• Partner with the entire People & Culture Function and the leaders across the business to gain an intimate understanding of the business, people needs, and opportunities to improve our Talent Acquisition programs, tools, practices, and systems.
• Lead the ongoing development, implementation, management and training of the company’s talent acquisition strategy, programs, tools, practices and systems.
• Execute recruitment activities for corporate functions and key roles across the company with support from the team.
• Oversee the development of the company’s Employer Value Proposition (EVP) and employer brand with input from the entire People & Culture Function and the leaders across the business.
• Partner with the company’s marketing team to communicate the employer brand and work to further our company brand and presence as an employer of choice.
• Partner with external organizations and providers such as job boards to ensure we are leveraging technology and industry leading mediums to promote our employment opportunities, source candidates and attract top talent for the business.
• Organize and provide training to those involved in the recruitment process to continually improve our talent acquisitions processes across the People & Culture function and business leaders to create a consistent candidate experience.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to members of the team performing talent acquisition activities.
• Collaborate with HRBP’s and business leaders to understand annual hiring requirements and support the development of an annual workforce hiring plan and strategy.
• Lead the overall development and management of our campus management program to ensure we have a strong employer presence across select academic institutions and are building a pipeline of talent through academic partnership and annual hiring of co-ops/interns and new grads.
• Provide regular reporting and updates on key metrics related to Talent Acquisition such as number of open positions, time to fill, sourcing tool utilization, job promotion spend and ROI, retention rates of new hires, and average length of time for each key step in our recruitment process.
• Other duties as assigned to support the success of our people and the business