Ben Goetz

Senior Talent Specialist

Burwood, New South Wales, Australia

About

A recruitment specialist with extensive in-house experience working within matrixed international Construction, Engineering and Consultancy organisations in the EMEA and APAC regions. I have an excellent track record of delivering end to end attraction and recruitment activities, including high volume and campaign recruitment. Other skills include: database search and selection, implementing direct search and social media initiatives, attraction strategy, change management and planning skills, stakeholder management, identifying talent gaps and building supply channels to remedy, tenders, recruitment presentations, high level interviewing techniques using a competency framework, PSL management & workforce planning. I have worked within Construction, Engineering and Civils & Infrastructure markets in an EPCM environment.

Experience

  • Talent Specialist at Transport for NSW
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Turner & Townsend
    Sep 2021 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Turner and Townsend is a world-leading professional services company operating in the built environment. Our global reach consists of over 7000 people working from 118 offices strategically positioned in 45 countries. I had responsibility for the recruitment of Project Managers, Project Directors, Development Managers, Construction Managers, Cost Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Design Managers, HSE Practitioners, Project Controls/ Planners, Engineers and managed our Datacenter vertical across Australia and the UAE.

  • Resourcing Manager - APAC at Linesight
    Jun 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Linesight is an international Consultancy, providing a professional consultancy service to the construction industry. The company focuses on the following industry sectors; Commercial, Data Centers, Life Sciences, Healthcare, High-Tech Industrial, Hospitality, Education, Residential, Retail, and Transportation I worked with the regional APAC business unit supporting our Singapore, UAE, India, Taiwan, and Australian businesses to set up, advise upon and develop talent management strategies and processes.

  • Talent Acquisition Partner at JLL
    Jul 2018 - Dec 2018 · 6 mos

    JLL is an international professional services firm involved in real estate services and investment management. I was responsible for the recruitment of Building Surveyors, AD's and Project Managers for their PDS business line. This was a complete 360 recruitment assignment, coupled with implementing a strategic approach to JLL's recruitment methodologies to assist future requirements.

  • Recruitment Manager at JRL Group Ltd
    Jun 2016 - Jun 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    The JRL Group is a privately owned construction company that has grown from specializing in sub and superstructure packages to a business that offers managed integrated construction solutions via ten specialist companies. I was responsible for all end to end recruitment activities including; discussing requirements with hiring managers, requisition creation, and developing commercially focused, brand enhancing initiatives, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selecting, offer and candidate management through onboarding.