Talent Acquisition Advisor
CPKC
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Calgary, AB
Contract type: Full time
Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S., Canada, and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Talent Acquisition Advisors are dynamic partners to our teams across Canada and the U.S., driving results through smart strategy and strong execution. As a self-starter, you’ll take ownership of sourcing top talent, guiding the hiring process with energy, accountability, and follow-through. From job postings to interviews and process improvements, you’ll bring expertise and a passion for making great hires happen.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Background Investigation
As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.
Management Conductor Program
Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.
CULTURE OF INCLUSION:
For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Talent Acquisition Advisors are dynamic partners to our teams across Canada and the U.S., driving results through smart strategy and strong execution. As a self-starter, you’ll take ownership of sourcing top talent, guiding the hiring process with energy, accountability, and follow-through. From job postings to interviews and process improvements, you’ll bring expertise and a passion for making great hires happen.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Work with hiring team to understand position requirements, team dynamics, timelines, and other details critical to successfully filling the position
- Optimize job postings to ensure they are accurate to the responsibilities and use applicant tracking software (SuccessFactors) to post positions and progress candidates throughout the hiring process
- Develop sourcing and recruitment strategies incorporating LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and other recruitment tools to attract top performers and support diversity, equity, and inclusion, early talent, veteran, and women in operations initiatives
- Screen candidates to validate candidates presented for consideration are viable and participate in interviews providing guidance on interview techniques and feedback on candidates
- Guide hiring team through the offer process providing compensation recommendations, coordinate pre-employment and then progressing candidates through the onboarding process
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience, preferably in a job-related major field of study
- Minimum three (3) years of recruiting experience
- High emotional intelligence with the ability to influence decision makers and provide world class hiring manager and candidate experience
- Upbeat self-starter with ability to respond quickly to change
- Flexible and competitive benefits package
- Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
- Employee share purchase plan
- Performance incentive plan
- Annual fitness subsidy
- Part-time studies program
Background Investigation
- Criminal history check
- Education verification
- Professional references
As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.
Management Conductor Program
Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.
CULTURE OF INCLUSION:
For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
- Req ID: 105051
- Department: Human Resources
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Position Type: Non-Union
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
- Country: Canada
- % of Travel: 20-30%
- # of Positions: 1
- Job Grade: 4
- Job Available to: Internal & External
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