Global Talent Acquisition Specialist

Are you a skilled talent acquisition specialist? Are you interested in learning more about recruitment in an engineering company that works with green transformation and projects that shape tomorrow's society? Then we have the job for you!

Join our global talent acquisition team in COWI!

We are looking for a talent acquisition specialist to join our team and be a part of COWI's business support. People and Organisation in COWI numbers more than 130 skilled HR specialists across the globe. We are dedicated to support our culture, tell our stories, build our brand, optimise our processes, and attract, develope and retain COWI's most important asset: Our people.

You will join our global team of recruitment experts and work closely with colleagues in the team. We are a big international team of 30 recruitment professionals situated in Sweden, Denmark, U.K., India, Canada and Norway. We collaborate closely across borders and are central contributors to COWI's success. This position is placed in Oslo and is a temporary position til December 2025.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Lead and execute full recruitment lifecycle on business-critical positions level with a focus on sourcing and activating passive candidates.
• Local market intelligence and monitoring of the job market for potential talent sourcing openings.
• Lead and develop talent acquisition initiatives and projects on business-critical positions.
• Ensure collaboration with colleagues in the global Talent Acquisition team, share market insights, know- how and best- practise.
• Ensure compliance in accordance with labour law, legislation, GDPR and COWI Global TA code of conduct.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will have:

• Relevant educational background.
• 3+ years' full recruitment life cycle experience preferably obtained in an international environment.
• Search experience preferably from an external talent sourcing agency.
• Good business acumen and ability to translate business requirements into talent acquisition plans.
• Ability to communicate effortlessly in local language/English - verbally and in written.
• Experience in navigating a multi-cultural environment in a multinational organisation.
• Certified in assessment tools and assessment feedback.

COWI has customers and projects that may require security clearance at various levels. There may therefore be requirements for security clearance in some projects/positions.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to build up your skills with exciting projects
• Good opportunities for personal development through a personal development plan, COWI Academy and the COWI Connect mentoring scheme
• National and international collaboration across organizations and disciplines. We have approx. 70 different professional networks in COWI
• An active company culture with social and athletic activities, "lønningstreff" and company cabins
• Flexible working hours with a home office arrangement, five weeks' holiday and time off between Christmas and New Year
• A separate community called "Young in COWI" for employees under the age of 34, where social trips and events are arranged
• Finally, a good working environment. It is important for us to be generous and stand up for each other. Which is also reflected in well-being and employee surveys

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV - no photo or application letter. At an interview, you can tell us everything we need to know about why you're interested in joining COWI. As for the photo, we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

We are happy to receive your CV in Norwegian or English- whichever you prefer.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Global Talent Acquisition Manager, Myen Michaelsen, mymn@cowi.com.

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.