Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Join a company shaping the future of infrastructure, technology, and digital consulting.

At Michael Baker International, we are accelerating into 2026 with a bold vision, advancing the way infrastructure is designed, delivered, and experienced through technology, innovation, and human-centered consulting. As we expand our technical and engineering capabilities, we’re seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner who can match our ambition with outstanding talent strategy and recruiting excellence.

If you are an experienced recruiter with deep technical recruiting expertise, especially if you understand the civil engineering world inside and out, this is your opportunity to influence hiring strategy, partner with top engineering leaders, and help build the workforce that will shape tomorrow’s infrastructure as a key player on our Talent Acquisition team!

This is not just another recruiting role. This is your chance to:

• Influence the talent strategy of a top-ranked engineering & consulting firm
• Help build teams working on transformative infrastructure, digital engineering, and small to mega-sized projects
• Join an innovative, fast-growing company that is modernizing how we deliver solutions through technology, AI-enhanced processes, data analytics, and digital consulting services
• Work with leaders who recognize Talent Acquisition as a strategic, future-defining function

If you are energized by the idea of shaping a workforce that will design the future, we want to meet you!

What You’ll Do:

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner on our team, you will operate as a trusted advisor, driving the full-cycle recruitment and hiring strategy for mid to senior-level roles across the enterprise. You will:

Lead End-to-End Recruiting for Technical & Engineering Roles

• Own the full cycle recruiting for engineering, technical, and corporate roles across our nationwide operations.
• Partner directly with hiring managers to define their talent needs further, to craft ideal candidate profiles and personas, and to build data-backed sourcing strategies.
• Screen, assess, and present highly qualified outbound-sourced, passive candidates 

Drive Strategic Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development

• Build robust, warm, and qualified talent pipelines and pools using LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS/CRM tools, HireEZ, Handshake, and other available platforms to identify and engage with top passive talent.
• Leverage your industry knowledge to forecast sourcing/hiring needs and proactively support future workforce planning.

Influence Hiring Decisions Through Expertise

• Advise hiring managers on HR/TA process and policy, compensation, labor market and competitor trends, competitive intelligence, and candidate motivations.
• Support equitable and compliant hiring processes in alignment with OFCCP and federal contracting standards.

Promote Our Brand & Mission

• Represent Michael Baker at career fairs, industry events, universities, and professional associations as needed.
• Elevate the candidate experience by ensuring a seamless, respectful, and high-touch recruitment journey.

Shape Our Future Talent Strategy

• Partner with TA leadership to optimize processes, innovate sourcing methods, and continuously strengthen and improve recruiting metrics.
• Champion our 2026 strategic direction as we expand into digital consulting, advanced technology, data-driven design, and next-generation infrastructure solutions.

What Sets You Apart:

You are a senior-level recruiter who knows the technical talent landscape, and ideally, the civil engineering industry, like the back of your hand. You combine strong people instincts with an analytical mindset and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

What You’ll Bring:

• A minimum of 7+ years relevant full-cycle recruiting experience in technical recruiting (prior experience recruiting in the civil engineering space is strongly preferred in addition to technical!)
• Proven success in recruiting, closing, and onboarding passive managers, engineers, PMs, technical specialists, and corporate hires.
• A solid understanding of civil engineering disciplines and practices, common industry roles and their requirements, and market dynamics and challenges.
• Strong data integrity and daily use of prior ATS platforms (Workday, iCIMS), LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tech such as HireEZ and Handshake. Experience with Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) is a huge plus!
• Strong relationship-building, communication, organizati