Talent Acquisition Specialist

We currently have an opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join Downer and play a key role in attracting top talent. Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Lead, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes for our Downer Professional Services business.
 

What You'll Do 
This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

•    Proactively source cleared defence industry candidates for Defence resource requirements, surges, and bids.

•    Collaborating daily with Talent Acquisition team to identify needs and provide suitable candidates for current resource requirements.

•    Cull, screen candidates and enter accurate and up to date screening notes in Microsoft Dynamics and progress applications through HR Core requisitions.

•    Conduct searches using LinkedIn Recruiter to address and support resource requirement gaps effectively

•    Screening referrals, ensuring referrer is updated, screening notes are accurately entered into Microsoft Dynamics.

•    Ensure active candidates in Microsoft Dynamics are consistently updated to accurately reflect their current availability

•    Creating, editing and publishing Talent Pool advertisements and social media shares

•    Report weekly reports on talent pool applications, recruitment pipelines, and candidate capabilities

•    Champion candidate care to ensure a positive recruitment experience and maintain connection throughout recruitment process.

•    Other duties as required. 

What You'll Bring

•    Recruitment experience, either agency or in-house for Defence sector bids within ICT and digital environments. 

•    A strong sales mindset, competitive drive, and proactive commercial acumen to deliver results in high-volume, fast-paced bid landscapes.

•    Experience using HRIS systems, Microsoft Dynamics and recruitment tools like Seek Talent Search and Linked In Recruiter.

•    Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

•    Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

•    To be eligible for this role, applicants must be Australian Citizens and willing to obtain a Baseline Security Clearance. 

•    While the position is ideally based in Canberra, remote applicants will also be considered. 

Please note that this is a 6-month fixed term contract, with potential for extension or transition into a permanent role.
More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.
 

Why Downer?
At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer
- Training and development to support and diversify your career.
- With 30% of vacancies filled internally you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
- : healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
- Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
- We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
 

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.