Choice Group - Assistant Vice President - Talent Acquisition

AVP Talent Acquisition (Infrastructure Consulting)

Senior Talent Acquisition leadership role focused on building high-quality engineering, technical and project-management talent pipelines for infrastructure consulting businesses.

Location: Mumbai, Marol Location.

Experience: 10+ Years

Qualification: MBA/PGDM in Human Resources or equivalent from a recognized institution

1. Position Summary:

The Assistant Vice President Talent Acquisition (Infrastructure Consulting) will lead the recruitment function for infrastructure and engineering businesses. The role will be responsible for developing and executing talent acquisition strategies, strengthening talent pipelines, and ensuring the timely hiring and onboarding of high-quality professionals across engineering, technical and project management functions.

2. Role Overview:

The position requires an experienced recruitment leader with strong knowledge of the infrastructure consulting and engineering ecosystem. The successful candidate will partner with business leaders and sector heads to understand workforce requirements and build a robust pipeline of professionals across Water, Urban Infrastructure, Transportation, Renewable Energy, Buildings, Environment and Project Management.

3. Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for infrastructure and engineering positions across multiple sectors, functions and experience levels.
• Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with business growth and expansion plans.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of engineering, technical and project management professionals through direct sourcing, professional networks, executive search firms and other channels.
• Partner closely with business leaders and Sector Heads to understand manpower requirements, define hiring priorities and ensure timely closure of positions.
• Drive recruitment for niche technical specialists, project managers, domain experts and senior leadership positions.
• Develop and manage relationships with recruitment agencies, technical institutes, industry professionals and other strategic talent sources.
• Strengthen employer branding initiatives to position the organization as an employer of choice within the infrastructure consulting industry.
• Monitor recruitment metrics and hiring performance, identify process gaps, and continuously improve recruitment efficiency and candidate experience.
• Track talent-market trends, compensation benchmarks, competitor hiring practices and availability of skilled professionals within infrastructure and engineering sectors.
• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and assessment through offer management and onboarding.

4. Desired Candidate Profile:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment, with significant exposure to infrastructure, engineering or consulting organizations.
• Strong understanding of engineering and project-management talent pools and recruitment challenges in the infrastructure sector.
• Proven experience in handling senior, niche and difficult-to-close positions.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with senior business stakeholders and translate workforce requirements into effective hiring strategies.
• Strong expertise in direct sourcing, market mapping, networking, executive search and agency management.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Data-driven approach with the ability to track recruitment metrics and use insights to improve hiring outcomes.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, growth-oriented and multi-sector business environment.

5. Core Competencies:

• Strategic Talent Acquisition
• Infrastructure & Engineering Recruitment
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management
• Executive & Niche Hiring
• Talent Pipeline Development
• Direct Sourcing & Market Mapping
• Agency & Vendor Management
• Employer Branding
• Recruitment Analytics & Process Improvement
• Candidate Experience

6. Key Success Measures:

• Timely closure of critical infrastructure, engineering and leadership positions.
• Quality and depth of the active talent pipeline across priority sectors.
• Improvement in recruitment turnaround time and hiring effectiveness.
• Strong stakeholder satisfaction and positive candidate experience.
• Effective use of sourcing channels, recruitment partners and talent-market intelligence.