About Laing O'Rourke
Laing O’Rourke is a $6 billion global engineering and manufacturing-led construction leader, delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects. In Australia, we’ve proudly operated under the Laing O’Rourke banner for over 20 years, building on more than 70 years of local expertise. 

Driven by our purpose - pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, in service of humanity - we create safer hospitals, cleaner water, secure defence facilities, and better-connected cities. We also build meaningful careers and inclusive workplaces where people thrive. Backed by global strength and deep local roots, our unique operating model combines cutting-edge technology with modern methods of construction to deliver certainty for clients and transform how infrastructure is engineered and built.

We also own two vertically integrated businesses: Select Plant Australia, the nation’s fourth-largest plant hire company, and Laing O’Rourke Rail Operations, supporting major projects and nationwide rail maintenance.

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About the role
We are currently seeking a Senior Resourcing Advisor to join our growing team in Sydney. You’ll be joining a fun and supportive national resourcing team that are committed to achieving diversity and inclusion across our organisation. 

Key responsibilities 

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across our Corporate Overheads portfolio, including Legal, People, Finance and other business support functions.
• Partner with our Strategic Programmes business and leaders to understand current and future workforce requirements, providing proactive recruitment and workforce planning support across Advisory, Akordi, Manufacturing and other ventures.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines through proactive sourcing, talent mapping and market engagement to support current vacancies and future growth.
• Assist with coordination of international mobility and capability transfers, working closely with our UK resourcing team to support employee transfers between Laing O'Rourke businesses.
• Provide recruitment support across Strategic Programmes, our Select and Rail Operations businesses nationally, while collaborating with the wider Resourcing team to meet business priorities. 

About you 

• Experience in talent acquisition or resourcing, delivering end-to-end recruitment across corporate, engineering, infrastructure or construction environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders, influencing hiring decisions and acting as a strategic resourcing partner.
• Experience working across multiple business functions while managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Confident using recruitment systems, sourcing tools and talent platforms to identify and engage high-quality candidates.
• A collaborative, solutions-focused approach, with excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences.
• Experience supporting international recruitment or employee mobility is not required but would be highly regarded.

Benefits
We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.


Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O’Rourke is recognised as a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality in 2020, 2022, and 2024. We know that the right culture and purposeful innovation are key to delivering impact. 

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion