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AECOM Early Careers-University Recruitment Program Lead in Dallas, Texas
Company Description
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Job Description
Job Description
AECOM is seeking to hire an Early Careers-University Recruitment Program Lead. In this role you will play a pivotal role in identifying, attracting, and hiring top early-career talent from universities across the Americas. This role is integral to building a robust pipeline of diverse, high-potential candidates who align with our company's values, culture, and business goals. This role can be based in any US or Canada location in which AECOM has a presence through an office or project location and will have a travel requirement which may be significant at times during our university recruitment season.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Program Development
Help us to design and implement a comprehensive university recruitment strategy aligned with the company’s talent acquisition goals.
Help us to build and maintain strong relationships with key academic institutions, including career services, faculty, and student organizations.
Help us to manage our university recruiting programs
Campus Engagement & Employer Branding
Serve as a leader for AECOM on campuses, fostering brand awareness and engaging with students to promote the company as an employer of choice.
Plan, coordinate, and participate in on-campus recruitment events such as career fairs, networking sessions, and information seminars.
Develop innovative approaches to engage and attract students, leveraging social media and partnerships with student organizations.
Talent Acquisition
Oversee the full-cycle recruitment process for university hires, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding candidates, including helping us to recruit for these roles!
Collaborate with business leaders and hiring managers to understand talent needs and ensure alignment with workforce planning initiatives.
Utilize data-driven insights to track recruitment metrics and continuously optimize recruitment strategies.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Partner with internal DEI teams to ensure recruitment strategies promote diversity and inclusivity.
Develop relationships with underrepresented student groups and participate in initiatives to broaden the candidate pool.
Team Leadership
Mentor a team of university recruiters, ensuring their professional development and alignment with organizational objectives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency in recruitment practices and candidate experience.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Talent Acquisition Specialist IV
Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of talent acquisition experience including a minimum of 2 years specific to early career and university recruitment within a large, fast-paced organization.
Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment tools.
Ability to travel 25% or more to support university or business-related recruiting events.
OR
Talent Acquisition Manager
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of talent acquisition experience including a minimum of 2 years specific to early career and university recruitment within a large, fast-paced organization.
Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment tools.
Ability to travel 25% or more to support university or business-related recruiting events.
Preferred Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration or related field.
Proven track record of building successful campus recruitment programs.
Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
Experience in a Fortune 500 company or large corporate environment.
Experience supporting professional, engineering and construction management opportunities.
Knowledge of early talent trends and university engagement best practices.
Familiarity with data analytics and reporting to measure recruitment effectiveness.
Additional Information
Additional Information:
- This position does not include sponsorship opportunities for United States work authorization now or in the future.
Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $100,000.00 - $125,000.00.
About AECOM
AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10122131
Business Line: Geography OH
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: AME Support
Career Area: Human Resources
Work Location Model: Remote
Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc