Downer Rail & Transit Systems is looking for an experienced Recruitment & Sourcing Business Partner to join our growing Talent Acquisition team. Based in either Brisbane CBD or the Fraser Coast, this role offers the opportunity to partner with leaders across a dynamic and essential industry that keeps people and freight moving across Australia.
As a trusted talent advisor, you'll help drive workforce outcomes across operational, technical, engineering, trade and corporate functions. You'll combine strategic sourcing expertise with strong stakeholder partnerships to attract high-quality talent, build future talent pipelines and deliver an outstanding recruitment experience.
This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact by helping shape diverse, capable and future-ready teams that support some of Australia's most important rail and transit projects.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with leaders to develop talent attraction strategies that meet current and future workforce needs.
Deliver an exceptional end-to-end recruitment experience for candidates, hiring managers and stakeholders.
Build and maintain talent pipelines across specialised operational, trade, technical, engineering and corporate disciplines.
Provide market insights and talent intelligence to support informed workforce and hiring decisions.
Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives that strengthen workforce participation and broaden talent pools.
What You Bring
Proven experience delivering successful recruitment outcomes within a complex, multi-disciplinary organisation.
Strong capability across both blue-collar and white-collar recruitment environments.
A proactive sourcing mindset with the ability to identify and engage high-quality talent.
Well-developed stakeholder management and influencing skills, with a consultative approach.
The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and delivering great outcomes.
About Downer
Your role at Downer can make the difference that matters by delivering integrated rail & transit systems that connect people, power freight and strengthen Australia's rail capability.
With more than 150 years' rail experience providing end-to-end, innovative transport solutions, we are a leading provider of rollingstock asset management services.
We are experts in delivering whole-of-life asset management support to our customers and our capability allows us to offer turnkey solutions for complex projects, across every project phase.
You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.
We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.
We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.
Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply. Potential counts, and so do you.
As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.
If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know. We're here to help you put your best foot forward.
