Senior Talent Intelligence & Market Research Specialist (Recruitment)

• Conduct in-depth external labor market research, including competitor mapping, geographic talent availability, compensation benchmarking, and skill trend analysis across AEC and adjacent industries.
• Build and deliver executive-ready narratives combining internal signal with external market intelligence to inform workforce planning and business decisions.
• Execute best-in-class talent mappings for niche, competitive roles and partner with sourcing teams to translate business goals into targeted sourcing strategies.
• Leverage AI, LLMs, and automation to enhance research speed and depth, developing dashboards and talent visibility tools.

This role shapes business direction by providing external labor market intelligence and competitive insight, enabling evidence-led decisions on capability, structure, and growth for one of the world's largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms, ultimately helping build a workforce that delivers critical infrastructure and services.

• Deep investigative rigor and executive presence to translate complex market data into actionable hiring strategies.
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to deconstruct corporate structures and draw parallels to talent needs of a global AEC enterprise.
• High-stakes communication skills, comfortable presenting market insights to leadership and defending research methodology.
• AI-forward practitioner eager to explore LLMs, agentic workflows, and automation to enhance research.

Compensation and benefits not specified in the posting.

AECOM is one of the world's largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms, delivering professional services across the project lifecycle from advisory and planning to design and construction.