Recruiter

Make an impact in Huntsville, AL as a Recruiter supporting the Environmental, Healthcare & Facilities SBU. This onsite role focuses on full cycle recruiting across multiple positions, combining candidate outreach, screening, and offer coordination while keeping hiring records accurate and consistent through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

What you’ll do

• Fill open roles efficiently through direct sourcing using job boards, social and professional networking sites, referrals, and targeted online research to identify qualified candidates.
• Conduct cold calling, referral or incumbent calls, and frequent follow up conversations with candidates found through all search channels.
• Build familiarity with local area attractions and the benefits of working at a Government facility, while reviewing each Job Description to ensure candidates meet all requirements.
• Review resumes for fit with Job Description requirements and content applicability.
• Screen and evaluate candidates’ skills, work history, education, and negotiated salary requirements where applicable.
• Negotiate salary per job requisition within approved ranges, maintaining fiduciary responsibility to the company, and explain time off policy and corresponding pay rate, WDR, 401a, and SCA fringe when applicable.
• Share position details with candidates and direct them to complete the online employment application.
• Complete reference checks when needed, then present the Hiring Manager with qualified candidates including a brief history, 1 to 2 references as required, and CV copy for facility consideration and acceptance.
• Extend offers to accepted candidates and clearly review contract hours, contract length, hourly schedule, time off, federal holidays, benefits, and pay rate; start dates depend on pre-employment screening and credentialing verifications where applicable.
• Obtain additional required information and send official offers through the ATS or by email.
• Complete and distribute a New Hire Notification (NHN) form.
• Assist the Credentialing department as needed to gather information ahead of extensive or background security checks.
• Maintain ATS integrity by documenting and tracking calls placed, emails sent, candidate eligibility status, and building a database of candidate resumes for future hiring.
• Maintain hiring records in compliance with government requirements and adhere to Chenega Corporate employment policies and procedures.
• Participate in recruitment job fairs as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you bring

• Minimum one (1) year of recruiting, administrative, or human resources experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and applicant tracking systems.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, plus solid interpersonal abilities.
• Strong organizational skills with diligence to follow up.
• Excellent relationship building and management skills.
• Outgoing personality, patience, friendliness, and ability to work with a variety of people while maintaining professionalism.
• Ability to become knowledgeable of company policies, Government regulated discrimination guidelines, acceptable interview questions and statements, and company needs, programs, benefits, and culture.
• Innovative, goal-oriented, and creative approach to delivering results.
• Sense of urgency.

Preferred qualifications

• Associate’s degree.
• Experience recruiting for Environmental, Healthcare and/or Facilities positions.
• Experience recruiting for Government contracts.

Tools you’ll use

• Microsoft Office
• Applicant tracking systems (ATS)
• Email

Work environment and physical demands

• Regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
• May use repeated motions involving arms, wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Occasionally required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Telework: Not permitted.