Talent Acquisition Specialist - Construction

Internal Talent Acquisition Specialist focused on sourcing, screening, and mobilizing skilled trades for industrial and large scale construction projects; partners with HR to support workforce planning, project staffing, and onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Source qualified candidates through job boards, resume databases, referrals, networking, social media, and other recruiting channels
• Recruit for skilled trades roles including electricians, millwrights, welders, pipefitters, QA/QC, safety, project management, executive leadership, and other industrial and construction related positions
• Hire across experience levels from Apprentices to Executive Leadership
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for immediate and future hiring needs
• Outreach to candidates via phone, text, email campaigns, and recruiting platforms
• Apply creative sourcing strategies to identify hard to find candidates
• Conduct candidate interviews to assess experience, technical qualifications, work history, project fit, and workforce readiness
• Evaluate candidate qualifications against project requirements, customer expectations, and company standards
• Document interview notes and candidate feedback accurately and professionally
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers and operations teams
• Verify candidate availability, travel requirements, compensation expectations, and project compatibility
• Support workforce mobilization by coordinating onboarding activities and start dates
• Collaborate with onboarding, HR, operations, and field teams to ensure successful deployment
• Assist with workforce planning to anticipate future hiring demands
• Support urgent hiring initiatives and rapidly changing manpower requirements
• Maintain frequent communication with candidates throughout the hiring process
• Maintain candidate information within recruiting systems and databases
• Track recruiting activity, candidate pipelines, interviews, submittals, and placements
• Utilize recruiting technologies to support sourcing, pipeline management, and workforce planning
• Maintain accurate records, recruiting metrics, and hiring activity reports
• Support process improvements that increase recruiting efficiency and hiring success
• Work within Paycom and Monday.com to support recruiting workflows, onboarding coordination, candidate tracking, and project staffing
• Develop a foundational understanding of the trades and positions supported, including certifications and licenses
• Evaluate technical experience, project fit, and workforce readiness beyond sourcing
• Understand trade certifications, licenses, and qualification requirements
• Learn career progression paths from Apprentice to Foreman, Superintendent, PM, and Executive leadership
• Become familiar with certifications relevant to construction and industrial projects
• Develop familiarity with tools, equipment, technologies, and work methods across skilled trades
• Learn how various trades perform work in industrial construction settings
• Develop the ability to conduct effective candidate screening conversations and evaluate project fit
• Understand welding processes such as MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, orbital, pipe, and fabrication
• Be familiar with industrial electrical concepts including conduit sizes, cable tray sizes, voltage classifications, and wire sizes
• Know OSHA requirements, jobsite safety expectations, PPE, and site onboarding requirements
• Understand project specific hiring requirements and workforce mobilization across multiple environments
• Learn customer expectations and workforce mobilization needs across projects
• Differentiate residential, commercial, and industrial environments
• Learn career progression paths from Apprentice through leadership roles
• Use trade knowledge to discuss opportunities and growth with candidates
• Use structured interviews and technical screening processes to evaluate qualifications
• Assess project fit, technical competency, safety awareness, and workforce readiness
• Identify strong candidates through experience verification and practical discussions of tools and work methods
• Maintain strong communication and relationship building with candidates and teams
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
• Maintain organization, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Proactive outbound candidate outreach and relationship building
• Demonstrate computer proficiency and ability to learn recruiting technologies
• Work independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams
• Maintain urgency and adapt to changing priorities
• Multitask and manage numerous open positions simultaneously
• Contribute to filling positions efficiently with qualified candidates
• Maintain strong candidate pipelines across multiple skill sets and experience levels
• Provide rapid manpower support to projects while maintaining positive candidate experiences
• Align recruiting metrics, placements, hiring goals, and workforce demands
• Foster strong communication between recruiting, operations, HR, field leadership, and project teams
• Support workforce planning, project execution, company growth, onboarding, and long term talent strategy within HR
• Help build a skilled workforce for industrial, manufacturing, commercial, and data center projects in collaboration with operations and leadership
• Impactful in fast paced environments through relationship building and measurable outcomes
• Note Applicants with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Requirements

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Comfort with outbound candidate outreach and relationship building
• Proficiency with computers and recruiting technologies
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with internal teams
• Strong sense of urgency and adaptability to changing priorities
• Ability to multitask and manage many open positions simultaneously

Technologies

• Paycom
• Monday.com
• Indeed
• ZipRecruiter
• RoadDog Jobs
• ATS
• CRM

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with 4% Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Career Growth Opportunities

What success looks like

• Positions filled efficiently with qualified candidates
• Strong candidate pipelines maintained across multiple skill sets
• Manpower support provided to projects quickly and effectively
• Candidate experience remains positive throughout the process
• Recruiting metrics, placements, goals, and workforce demands consistently met
• Strong collaboration between recruiting, operations, HR, field leadership, and project teams

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in recruiting, staffing, talent acquisition, sales, HR, or business development
• Background recruiting within construction, industrial, manufacturing, or skilled trades
• Experience supporting high-volume recruiting
• Experience using ATS, CRM, or recruiting systems
• Experience with Paycom, Monday.com, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, RoadDog Jobs, or similar platforms
• Experience supporting workforce mobilization, project staffing, or project-based hiring
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus but not required

Why join us

• This role integrates with internal HR to support workforce planning, project execution, growth initiatives, onboarding, and long term talent strategy
• You will help build the workforce for major industrial, manufacturing, commercial, and data center projects with operations and leadership
• Fast paced environment that values relationship building and measurable impact
• Opportunity to contribute to workforce behind large projects

Compensation & location

• Salary: USD 50,000 - 80,000 per year
• Work Location: Onsite in Franklinville, NJ