Senior Recruiting Coordinator

Clayco offers a collaborative, design-build environment with the opportunity to support creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile projects. This Senior Recruiting Coordinator role is an on-site position in Chicago, IL, supporting recruiting across architecture, engineering, and construction disciplines in a fast-paced, high-growth culture.

What You’ll Do

In this highly visible role, you will manage full-cycle recruiting for multiple AEC position types, helping teams move from active search to offer and onboarding. You will work closely with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, source candidates across technical talent markets, and coordinate interviews and candidate communication throughout the process.

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for architecture, engineering, and construction positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand position requirements and hiring needs.
• Source and engage active and passive candidates across AEC talent markets.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Recruit for roles including architects, designers, engineers, project managers, and field professionals.
• Conduct candidate screenings to help identify qualified talent.
• Coordinate interviews and manage candidate communication through each stage of the hiring process.
• Create and post job descriptions designed to reach appropriate talent pools.
• Maintain accurate candidate information within an applicant tracking system and recruiting databases.
• Conduct reference checks and assist with the offer process.
• Coordinate candidate travel as needed and support onboarding and new-hire orientation activities.
• Participate in college recruiting, career fairs, and other recruiting events.
• Develop relationships with candidates to support long-term talent pipelines, including support for college recruiting initiatives.

What You Bring

• 1–4 years of recruiting, talent acquisition, or related experience, with experience recruiting in architecture, engineering, construction, or other technical industries a plus.
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Human Resource Management, Business, or a related major.
• Strong understanding of AEC talent markets and competitive landscape.
• Ability to source and engage passive candidates in competitive markets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and applicant tracking systems.
• Proven history of conducting effective and proactive recruiting efforts.
• Highly organized with strong time management and multitasking abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Willingness to travel for events and campus recruiting as needed.

Benefits

Clayco provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, an employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, and learning and development programs and more. There is also a Discretionary Annual Bonus subject to company and individual performance.

Compensation & Location

Salary range for this position is approximately $50,000 - $70,000 +/- annually (not adjusted for location). Location: Chicago, IL (onsite).

Clayco Distinctions

• 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2025 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).
• 2025 ENR Top 25 Data Center Builders – Data Center Contractor (Top 3).

Technologies: Microsoft Office, applicant tracking systems.