Talent Acquisition Specialist

At WSP, we design the future of our communities. As one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms, we bring together expertise across transport and infrastructure, buildings, energy, environment, water and advisory. Across Central Europe, we combine local knowledge with international reach to deliver projects that create a positive, lasting impact for clients, communities and the environment.

To strengthen our Talent Acquisition capabilities and grow our presence across German-speaking part of Switzerland, we are looking for an experienced, business-focused Talent Acquisition Specialist with exceptional interpersonal skills. This role will be based in either Zurich, Berne or Luzern.

In this role, you will build trusted relationships with business leaders and hiring managers, understand complex operational and talent needs, and translate them into targeted recruitment and sourcing strategies across our engineering and professional services business.

This is an opportunity to become a valued part of a collaborative Central Europe Talent Acquisition team that sees recruitment as more than filling vacancies. We focus on understanding our business, building strong relationships, and bringing exceptional talent into an environment where people can thrive.

Working closely with leaders, HR colleagues and the wider TA team, you will play a visible role in shaping and strengthening our recruitment approach across the region, sharing expertise, challenging ourselves to improve, and delivering outstanding outcomes for candidates, hiring managers and the business.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle across a diverse range of roles and business areas, acting as a trusted partner to hiring managers and HR colleagues. You will bring market insight, creative sourcing approaches, and a strong candidate focus to every stage of the recruitment journey.

• Lead end-to-end recruitment:
  Act as a trusted talent advisor to leaders and hiring managers, developing a strong understanding of their operations, projects, teams and talent challenges. Challenge and advise stakeholders where appropriate, translate workforce requirements into effective recruitment strategies, and oversee the process from briefing and attraction through to offer.
• Attract and engage talent:
  Build diverse talent pipelines for both intern and professional hiring, using Linked In Recruiter, professional networks, referrals, direct sourcing, and other channels. Create compelling job advertisements, conduct candidate screening, and ensure a positive and inclusive candidate experience.
• Build strong partnerships:
  Develop and maintain strong external talent networks across the Swiss engineering, consulting, construction and infrastructure markets. Bring up-to-date knowledge of the external talent landscape, key competitors and candidate pools, and proactively identify and engage professionals who may not be actively looking for a new opportunity. Use direct sourcing, Linked In Recruiter, professional networks, referrals and targeted market approaches to bring high-quality external talent into WSP and build sustainable pipelines for critical skills.
• Represent and strengthen our employer brand:
  Act as an ambassador for WSP across the Swiss market, supporting employer branding initiatives, career fairs, early-career engagement, recruitment campaigns, and other activities that help us attract exceptional talent.
• Contribute to our TA community:
  Collaborate closely with the wider Central Europe Talent Acquisition team, sharing knowledge and best practice, contributing to process improvements, and helping shape innovative approaches to recruitment across the region.

You will be joining a team that values collaboration over competition, knowledge-sharing over silos, and continuous improvement over standing still. We believe our collective success comes from supporting each other, bringing different perspectives to the table, and working together towards a common goal.

Your experience and ideas will be valued, and you will have the opportunity to shape how we attract and engage talent across German-speaking Switzerland while being part of a wider, connected Talent Acquisition community across Central Europe.

If you are passionate about people, recruitment, and building…