Talent Acquisition Specialist

About York

At York, we are bold, fast, and relentlessly focused on what matters: our clients.

While others get lost in bureaucracy and outdated thinking, we cut through the noise. We challenge the status quo, move with urgency, and make decisions that serve our clients, not just our bottom line. We take full ownership, work together to solve complicated problems, and execute—no excuses, no shortcuts.

This is not the place for complacency. Our team thrives in a high-performance, no-BS environment— we are a group of high performers who think critically, move fast, and follow through. The success of our business depends on the willingness of our team to ditch antiquated ways of operating and adapt new methods for achieving excellent results.

This is how we work. This is how we win.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Reports to: People & Culture Manager

Position Summary

The Talent Acquisition (TA) Specialist supports the People & Culture Manager in executing York’s recruitment strategy for its construction and manufacturing workforce, with a focus on skilled trades, site, and plant roles. This individual manages assigned requisitions, builds and maintains talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and high-turnover positions, and brings specialist knowledge of the Alberta trades and manufacturing labour market to the People & Culture team.

As part of York Realty’s Shared Services model, the TA Specialist supports companies across “the Group”. As such, bringing a customer-service approach to work is critical to ensure clients (York Partners) are aligned, supported, and satisfied with the services received.

Key Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruitment across the York Group (Realty, Construction, Precast, and shared partners), from posting jobs and prescreening to coordinating interviews, following the strategy set by the People & Culture Manager.

Proactively source candidates through cold calling, job boards, LinkedIn, and referrals, being mindful of companies/groups that are on our ‘no contact’ list

Build active talent pipelines for high-volume, hard-to-fill, and high-turnover roles

Attend job fairs, trade school events, and hiring events as assigned

Coordinate with external staffing and labour agencies as directed by the People & Culture Manager

Deliver a timely, professional candidate experience and a smooth handoff of new hires to onboarding

Maintain accurate candidate records in BambooHR and report recruitment metrics, including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, and 90-day retention

Share market conditions, candidate availability, and turnover trends with the People & Culture Manager and hiring managers

Ensure recruitment practices comply with Alberta employment standards and human rights legislation

Respond to client requests and inquiries within 24 hours

What you bring to York

Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business, Humanities or the equivalent experience in a related field

5–8 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, with a focus on construction, skilled trades, or manufacturing roles

Proven success filling high-volume and hard-to-fill trades and labour roles

Driven and confident, with a high comfort level cold calling candidates

Relationship-focused, building trust with candidates and hiring teams

Open to learning and coaching, and willing to adapt to York’s recruitment approach rather than relying on a set way of doing things

Strong sourcing skills, including cold calling, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Boolean search

Experiential knowledge of the Alberta trades landscape, including apprenticeship, journeyperson, and Red Seal certifications

Working knowledge of Alberta employment standards and human rights legislation

Experience using BambooHR preferred

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Comfortable working on job sites and in a plant environment

Valid Class 5 driver’s license and ability to travel to job sites and the York Precast plant

Sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously and meet tight timelines

Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills

Ability to work collaboratively and independently with a positive attitude

Demonstrated alignment with York’s company values

Core Competencies

Relationship Building

Drive & Confidence

Recruitment Knowledge

Confidentiality & Integrity

Assumed Competencies

Communication

Time Management and Organization

Detail-Orientation

Client-Orientation

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