Application deadline

01 September 2026

Recruitment type

Full-Time, Permanent

Country

Canada

Location

Toronto, ON

Req. ID

60985

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Toronto

Full time

Hybrid

Are you a Talent Acquisition Specialist looking for a role where the business truly values you and can contribute to organizational growth and development? Do you have an interest in sourcing skilled candidates, engaging with a variety of stakeholders, and implementing positive change? If so, come and join our collaborative global team!

Join our global talent acquisition team in COWI!

To grow our business in North America, we are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us in Toronto. Working on predominately engineering-focused careers you’ll collaborate with our global team of talent acquisition professionals to deliver on recruitment activities at an operational level.

COWI’s People and Organization team consists of more than 100 skilled HR specialists across the globe. Reporting to the Head of People and Organization, North America, you’ll join our global team of recruitment experts and work closely with colleagues within the team. We are an international team of recruitment professionals situated in Sweden, Denmark, U.K., India, Canada and Norway.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle for business-critical roles, focusing on sourcing passive candidates in Canada.
• Conduct market intelligence and monitor job markets to identify talent-sourcing opportunities.
• Develop and lead talent acquisition initiatives and projects for key positions.
• Partner with local Talent Acquisition Specialists, HR Business Partners, and global recruitment teams to ensure strategic hiring.
• Ensure compliance with labour laws, privacy regulations, OFCCP, EEO, and COWI’s TA code of conduct.
• Build a pipeline of qualified candidates to support company growth by collaborating with hiring managers and advising operational leaders.
• Use data analysis to track recruitment metrics and provide insightful reports.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have:

• Degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience in construction, technical, or engineering sectors in the US or Canada.
• Fluent English communication abilities (written and verbal) and demonstrated success in sourcing passive candidates through LinkedIn and other resources.
• Ability to translate business needs into talent acquisition strategies, with experience in a multinational, multicultural environment.
• Effective time management skills, ability to prioritize tasks, and proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We invest in our people’s professional and personal well‑being.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangement
• Full time hires get minimum 4 weeks vacation to start
• Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity
• Paid sick leave
• Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave
• Annual Fitness spending account. Yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga or gym membership
• Personal and Professional development fund
• Group RRSP program with company matching
• Parking or public transit allowance
• Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Referral incentive program
• Frequent social events

Base compensation: $79,000 to $100,000 for the Toronto office only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education, experience, skill set and/or location.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Talent Acquisition Specialist, Rheannon Lewis at RHLE@COWI.COM.

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV – no photo or application letter. At an interview, you can tell us everything we need to know about why you’re interested in joining COWI. As for the photo, we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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