Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s 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
We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment delivery, develop a high-performing team, and build strong partnerships with business leaders.
You will oversee recruitment across assigned business areas and regions, driving proactive sourcing strategies, delivering exceptional talent, and ensuring recruitment aligns with business priorities.
As part of our global Talent Acquisition function, you will also help advance our use of technology, data, and AI to improve recruitment efficiency and the overall hiring experience.
What You'll Do
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Talent Acquisition professionals, driving performance, collaboration, and professional growth.
- Partner with senior business leaders to understand workforce needs and develop effective recruitment strategies.
- Oversee full-cycle recruitment, including complex, specialist, and senior-level hiring.
- Drive proactive direct sourcing, talent pipeline development, and candidate engagement.
- Manage team workloads, recruitment priorities, and delivery against hiring plans.
- Provide market intelligence, compensation insights, and strategic recruitment advice to business leaders.
- Leverage Workday, Phenom, AI, and automation to improve recruitment processes and outcomes.
- Monitor recruitment performance, using data to drive continuous improvement.
- Collaborate across the global Talent Acquisition team to share resources, knowledge, and best practices.
What You'll Bring
- Proven Talent Acquisition experience, including team leadership or management.
- Strong experience in full-cycle recruitment, direct sourcing, and senior-level hiring.
- Ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders.
- Experience managing recruitment teams, priorities, and performance.
- Strong understanding of talent markets, sourcing strategies, and recruitment best practices.
- Experience with ATS and CRM platforms, ideally Workday and Phenom.
- A data-driven mindset and enthusiasm for AI, automation, and recruitment innovation.
- Excellent communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills.
- A proactive, collaborative approach with a passion for developing people and delivering results.
Compensation
The rate for this position generally is $165,000 - $185,000 annually. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by New York Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee’s pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.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
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Skills Required
- Proven talent acquisition experience, including team leadership or management
- Strong experience in full-cycle recruitment, direct sourcing, and senior-level hiring
- Ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior stakeholders
- Experience managing recruitment teams, priorities, and performance
- Strong understanding of talent markets, sourcing strategies, and recruitment best practices
- Experience with applicant tracking system and customer relationship management platforms
- Experience with Workday and Phenom
- Data-driven mindset and enthusiasm for AI, automation, and recruitment innovation
- Excellent communication, coaching, and problem-solving skills
- Proactive, collaborative approach with a passion for developing people and delivering results
Thornton Tomasetti Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thornton Tomasetti and has not been reviewed or approved by Thornton Tomasetti.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests managers are generally understanding regarding time off and offer flexible work schedules, with younger engineers sometimes eligible for overtime pay or comp time. Several sources also note strong workplace flexibility that employees value alongside perks.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests employees often cite robust PTO policies, with mentions of around 21 days of PTO and standard paid holidays. Some also reference volunteer time and parental leave as part of a comprehensive package.
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Healthcare Strength — Feedback suggests access to broad medical, dental, and vision coverage with expanded tiers and specialist-travel reimbursement. Wellness initiatives, fitness reimbursements, and additional voluntary coverages are also highlighted.
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What We Do
Thornton Tomasetti is an American science and engineering consulting firm that applies scientific and engineering principles to solve the world's challenges. They specialize in the design, construction, and performance of buildings and structures, offering expertise in structural, facade, and forensic engineering, as well as sustainable design and applied science for a diverse global clientele across various industries.
