Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.

We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.
We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that's defining our future. It's our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support. 

Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you'll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

Role Summary

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our workforce by leading strategic and operational recruitment efforts across high-impact projects in energy, infrastructure, transport, industrial buildings and government/ World Bank-funded initiatives across India. This is more than a hiring role—it is an opportunity to influence how we build inclusive, high-performing teams that deliver meaningful impact to society.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute long-term talent acquisition strategies aligned with business growth, project timelines and workforce planning.
• Partner with senior leadership to anticipate talent needs across domestic projects and ensure proactive sourcing.
• Source and engage candidates across engineering, project management, and support functions using diverse channels. Conduct initial screenings to assess fit and potential.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future project needs, with a focus on niche and high-impact roles.
• Champion initiatives that position Mott MacDonald as an employer of choice in the project management and engineering consulting sectors.
• Own the end-to-end candidate journey from offer acceptance to onboarding, ensuring a smooth, engaging experience that minimizes dropouts and maximizes successful conversions.
• By partnering closely with hiring managers and HR teams, you'll drive quality of hire through structured assessments, post-hire evaluations, and data-driven insights that continuously refine sourcing strategies and enhance hiring outcomes.
• Lead benchmarking exercises to ensure competitive compensation and benefits. Collaborate with HRBPs and business leaders to align offers with market trends and organizational philosophy.
• Monitor competitor hiring trends and deliver insights to refine sourcing strategies and enhance our value proposition.
• Conduct market analysis to identify skill availability and gaps. Maintain dynamic talent maps and dashboards to support strategic planning.
• Establish and promote recruitment best practices across sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, and candidate experience.
• Drive continuous improvement using ATS and automation tools. Lead implementation of scalable recruitment technologies.
• Ensure recruitment practices align with Mott MacDonald's standards, local labor laws and ethical principles.
• Track and report key recruitment metrics. Present strategic dashboards to leadership to support informed decision-making.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Divisional General Managers, Project Directors, Hiring Managers and HRBPs. Facilitate discussions on internal mobility, diversity hiring, and workforce planning.
• Lead recruitment projects and initiatives that foster collaboration, innovation and shared success.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• Recruitment experience, with strategic or senior advisory roles within project-based or consultancy environments.
• Proven success in recruiting for infrastructure, energy, transport or government/ World Bank-funded projects.
• Strong understanding of hiring processes and practices, labor laws and DEI principles.
• Experience with ATS platforms (SuccessFactors) and sourcing technologies.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with engineering and construction project lifecycles.
• Ability to manage high-volume recruitment across multiple geographies.

Flexible working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Agile working
• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing