Talent Acquisition Specialist – Early Careers

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the worlds challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide our mission is to bring our clients ideas to life and in the process lay the groundwork for a better more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.

The Role

The Talent Acquisition function at Thornton Tomasetti is a strategic partner to the business focused on leveraging leading technology and innovative sourcing strategies to attract the next generation of talent across our global offices.

As a Talent Acquisition Associate you will play a key role in building our early careers pipeline supporting the recruitment of interns and entry-level professionals. You will partner closely with business leaders universities and candidates to deliver a seamless engaging recruitment experiencewhile helping to shape the future of our engineering teams.

We are a proactive self-sourcing Talent Acquisition team using direct outreach campus engagement and AI-driven tools to identify and attract high-potential talent early in their careers.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a people-first high-impact Talent Acquisition team that directly influences business growth

• Work in a modern tech-enabled recruiting environment leveraging AI and automation

• Gain exposure to senior leadership and global hiring strategy

• Join a culture that values proactivity collaboration and continuous improvement

• Play a key role in building diverse innovative teams across a growing global organization

What youll do

• Partner with business leaders to understand early careers hiring needs and workforce plans

• Support and manage the full-cycle recruitment process for interns and entry-level roles

• Build and maintain strong relationships with universities student groups and early talent networks

• Leverage Workday Recruiting to manage applications track candidates and ensure data accuracy

• Utilize CRM tools and AI-driven automation through our Phenom platform to engage early talent pipelines

• Proactively source and engage students and recent graduates through events outreach and digital platforms

• Coordinate and support campus events career fairs and virtual engagement initiatives

• Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience guiding candidates through each stage of the hiring process

• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to enhance early careers programs processes and systems

What youll bring

• 02 years of experience in recruiting HR or a related field (internship experience welcomed)

• Interest in Talent Acquisition early careers or university recruiting

• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Ability to build relationships with students universities and internal stakeholders

• Comfortable working with technology and systems; experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ideally Workday) is a plus

• Proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and take initiative

Compensation

Benefits

Depending on your employment status benefits may include:

• Medical Dental Vision Life AD&D Disability and other voluntary benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare

• Paid Time Off Family Leave for New Parents Volunteer Time

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Commuter Transit (where available)

• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments

• Fitness Reimbursement

• And other various wellness diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

Pursuant to the SanFrancisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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