Job Early Careers Recruitment Consultant - 12 month FTC, Melbourne

Early Careers Recruitment Consultant – 12-month fixed term contract

We believe your career should be a rewarding adventure. Whether you’re passionate about building relationships, delivering exceptional candidate experiences, or collaborating with teams across Asia Pacific, our Early Careers team offers you the opportunity to discover, grow, and succeed.

An opportunity exists within our Melbourne team for an Early Careers Recruitment Consultant to support our award-winning graduate and intern recruitment programmes. This is a 12-month fixed term position covering Parental Leave.

What’s it like to be on our team?

As an Early Careers Recruitment Consultant at Aurecon, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our workforce, working closely with the Graduate Recruitment Lead, Recruitment Teams, and Talent Development teams to deliver impactful early careers campaigns.

Here’s a glimpse of your adventure:

• Bringing talent on board – Partner with the Graduate Recruitment Lead and team to execute Aurecon’s Graduate and Intern Campaign, attracting diverse, high-quality talent.
• Connecting with future talent – Build relationships with universities, student groups, and career services to enhance our presence and create talent pipelines.
• Showcasing our brand – Promote our employer brand across social media and other advertising channels to ensure we attract the best and brightest.
• Owning the journey – Manage and coordinate a high volume of early careers events, assessment centres, and key recruitment activities.
• Diversity and inclusion in action – Work closely with teams to deliver recruitment strategies that support our diversity objectives.
• Continuous improvement – Provide reporting and insights to help refine our programmes and ensure they remain innovative and competitive.

Your adventure essentials: what you’ll bring

We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You’ll bring:

• Experience in a recruitment role, ideally with exposure to early careers or high-volume hiring.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple activities and stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage with candidates, universities, and internal teams.
• A passion for talent acquisition and creating a positive candidate experience.
• The ability to adapt to changing priorities and work effectively across geographical and cultural boundaries.
• A self-starter mindset with a strong customer-service approach.

How will your adventure be shaped by us?

Adventure is for everyone—we celebrate individuality and believe your unique perspectives will help shape a better future. Wherever your journey takes you, we’ll support you every step of the way.

Our leadership, policies, and behaviours foster a culture where everyone belongs. We are committed to increasing representation and creating opportunities for Indigenous Australians, gender diversity, people with disability, and veterans, ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we serve.

Beyond meaningful work and exciting projects, we offer a competitive salary, enhanced superannuation, flexible hours, remote work options, paid working holidays, extended parental leave, cultural holiday swaps, and a comprehensive wellbeing platform for you and your family.

Who are we?

Around here, we’re called Aureconeers – the thinkers who pursue the extraordinary and find wonder in the everyday. With over 7,000 Aureconeers across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, we’re engineers, designers, and advisors who face challenges head-on. Everyone’s adventure is different, but our goal is the same: to leave this world better than we found it.

Ready to bring ideas to life?

Your career adventure starts here. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply – including those who may not meet every single requirement – if the role aligns with your strengths and passions, we want to hear from you. If you need any adjustments during the application process, please email Write to the company.

Apply now and discover your rewarding adventure.