Flexa
BMT • CAN - Ottawa

Talent Acquisition and People Specialist - Americas Region

Employment type:  Full time

4 days/week at home

Fully flexible hours

Job Description

About the role

As the Talent Acquisition and People Specialist, you will work as a key member of our HR team, providing full-cycle recruitment and HR support across all areas of BMT’s business within North America. Specifically, you will:

  • Manage end-to-end recruitment activities for all position levels, from advertising to offer negotiation, for our Canadian and US office locations
  • Partner with key stakeholders to understand business priorities and ensure recruitment activities are aligned
  • Coordinate activities related to employee relations, learning and development, benefits, leave administration and other HR activities
  • Utilize appropriate social media networks to source and attract top talent
  • Organize recruitment events including career fairs, information sessions and group interview sessions
  • Manage the employee referral program
  • Ensure that the applicant tracking system (Taleo) is kept up to date and is used effectively
  • Partner with post-secondary institutions to effectively hire co-op and new grad positions, attending on-campus event as required

This is a permanent full-time position. Hybrid work is available but the selected candidate must work out of our Ottawa office.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible team member, who possess the following knowledge, experience, and skills:

  • A university degree, college diploma or certificate in Human Resources, or related field
  • 5+ years of work experience in a similar HR role
  • Demonstrable success in managing high volume recruitment requirements in a matrix organization
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and candidates
  • Pro-active with strong organizational skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Experience with applicant tracking systems (ideally Taleo)
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion
  • Knowledge of market tools, techniques, and trends in the locations and sectors in which BMT operate
  • Current Canadian Security Clearance, or the ability to obtain

About BMT

BMT is a maritime-orientated high-end design house and technical consulting firm driven by a passion for solving complex, real-world problems. To find out more about BMT click here .

BMT is open and committed to discussing flexible working. We believe that everyone performs at their best when they have the flexibility to make working for BMT work best for them.

BMT hires talented people and welcomes applications from everyone. We know that diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to achieving our purpose as a business which is to navigate the most important and impactful engineering challenges of our time (to find out more click here ). Our passion and goal are to build more diverse teams and to create an environment where employees are engaged, thriving, and feel a sense of belonging.

Benefits

At BMT, our employee benefits are designed to ensure you have the resources you need to thrive.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a wide range of benefits including group health and dental, a Health Spending Account, RRSP matching, employee discount programs, employee and family assistance programs and learning and development opportunities.

Don’t hesitate to ask more about our benefits during the hiring process.

Apply Online

Does this sound like you? If so, please submit your application via our company Careers page. We look forward to learning more about you.

BMT is committed to employment equity, to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst its workforce. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Enhanced maternity leave – After 1 years service, enhanced maternity to max 18 weeks
26 days annual leave + bank holidays
Wellbeing budget - £250 per annum
Location
87%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours
84%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
78%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
67%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
74%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
83%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Working at BMT

Company employees

1000

Gender diversity (male:female:non-binary)

66:28:6

Office locations

Teddington, Bath, Southampton, Fareham, Bristol, Plymouth, Weymouth, Leeds, Aberdeen, Glasgow

Hiring Countries

Australia
Canada
Netherlands
Singapore
United Kingdom
United States

Awards & Achievements

Most flexible companies

Most flexible companies

Flexa100 2024
Professional Services

Professional Services

Industry awards 2023