Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

About The Job Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: Arcadis is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to support our DPS Arcadis business. This role is responsible for full-cycle recruiting of highly specialized engineering, technical, project management, and consulting professionals supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, industrial, and capital project environments. The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist will serve as a strategic talent partner to hiring managers, leading recruitment efforts for critical and hard-to-fill positions while helping drive sourcing strategies, talent pipeline development, employer branding, and workforce planning initiatives. Role accountabilities: Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from requisition intake through offer negotiation and onboarding. Partner closely with business leaders and hiring managers to understand workforce needs and develop recruiting strategies. Recruit for technical and professional services positions including: Process Engineers Project Engineers CQV Engineers Automation & Controls Engineers Validation Specialists Project Managers Program Managers Process Development Scientists Construction Managers Project Controls Professionals Facilities & Utilities Engineers Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS databases, referrals, industry associations, networking events, and direct sourcing techniques. Build and maintain pipelines of passive and active candidates for current and future hiring needs. Conduct candidate screening, qualification assessments, and interview coordination. Drive talent market intelligence and provide insights on compensation, hiring trends, and competitor activity. Negotiate offers and manage candidate experience throughout the hiring process. Support diversity recruiting initiatives and employer branding activities. Maintain accurate candidate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Mentor junior recruiting team members and share recruiting best practices. Support special projects, process improvements, and recruiting initiatives as needed. Other duties as assigned Qualifications & Experience: Experience recruiting within Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Advanced Manufacturing, Semiconductor, or Engineering Consulting sectors. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field. 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience. Experience recruiting technical, engineering, life sciences, manufacturing, or project-based consulting professionals. Demonstrated success filling high-volume and niche technical positions. Strong sourcing expertise using LinkedIn Recruiter and other recruitment tools. Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems and recruitment technologies. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills. Ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Experience supporting staff augmentation, project delivery, or consulting businesses. Knowledge of CQV, Automation, Validation, Process Engineering, Capital Projects, and Life Sciences operations. Experience supporting geographically dispersed hiring across North America. Ability to provide legal US work authorization documents required. Will consider US domestic travelers and relocation. Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. Salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.