Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Together We Build – Partnership, Innovation, Excellence, and Safety

At Kelso Industries, 5,000+ employees across 40+ companies work together to deliver exceptional HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, refrigeration, and electrical solutions nationwide. Join us to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of a team where innovation, excellence, and safety come first.

Recruiter Notice: We respectfully ask external recruiters and staffing agencies not to submit candidates. We only accept direct applications.

Kelso Industries is building a best-in-class recruiting function across our family of operating companies. The Talent Acquisition Specialist for APG Electric is a professional, exempt-level role based at APG's head offices in the Tampa/Clearwater area. As a member of the larger Kelso Talent Acquisition team, this recruiter will be fully dedicated to APG Electric and responsible for full-cycle recruiting across the organization—from trade and craft positions through professional, management, and leadership roles. The recruiter will partner directly with APG leaders and hiring managers to understand workforce plans, build targeted recruiting strategies, source and assess talent, and deliver a consistent candidate and hiring manager experience. The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, consultative, and comfortable recruiting across a broad range of roles in a fast-paced electrical construction environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for APG Electric across all levels of the organization, including trade and craft, field operations, project support, office-based professional, management, and leadership roles; responsibilities include intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate assessment, offer development, pre-employment activities, and handoff to onboarding.
• Recruit electrical trade and craft talent as well as positions supporting project delivery, estimating, engineering, safety, operations, administration, and leadership.
• Partner with APG Electric leaders and hiring managers to understand business plans, project schedules, workforce needs, position requirements, succession considerations, and hiring timelines.
• Develop and execute recruiting strategies tailored to electrical construction labor markets and APG Electric's professional and leadership needs, including recurring, high-volume, specialized, and hard-to-fill roles.
• Source active and passive candidates through job boards, social media, resume databases, apprenticeship programs, trade and technical schools, community partnerships, professional networks, career fairs, employee referrals, and direct outreach.
• Conduct structured candidate screens and assessments, provide clear recommendations to hiring managers, and support consistent, timely selection decisions.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate and requisition activity in the applicant tracking system and use recruiting data to communicate progress, identify bottlenecks, and respond to changing project and business demands.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring APG Electric needs, including electricians, forepersons, superintendents, project managers, estimators, engineers, safety professionals, operational support, and leadership roles.
• Represent APG Electric and Kelso Industries in the employment market while delivering a responsive, professional candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Operate as APG Electric's dedicated recruiting partner while actively collaborating with the larger Kelso Talent Acquisition team and supporting consistent recruiting practices, tools, and processes.
• Ensure recruiting and selection practices comply with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and recordkeeping requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience managing multiple requisitions across skilled trades, construction, field operations, administrative, professional, management, or leadership functions.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead recruiting intake discussions, translate project and business needs into recruiting plans, assess candidates at multiple organizational levels, and advise hiring managers throughout the selection process.
• Proven ability to source active and passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, resume databases, apprenticeship programs, trade and technical school partnerships, professional and community relationships, referrals, and other recruiting tools.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system to manage requisitions, candidate activity, communications, and reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication, judgment, organization, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing hiring needs, manage a diverse requisition portfolio spanning trade and craft through leadership, and respond effectively to changing project and business demands with limited day-to-day supervision.
• Working knowledge of recruiting practices, construction and skilled labor markets, professional and leadership recruiting, compensation considerations, and applicable employment laws.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and virtual communication tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for electrical construction, specialty contracting, MEP, or related field-service operations.
• Familiarity with electrical trade and craft positions as well as project management, estimating, engineering, safety, operations, and leadership roles.
• Experience serving as a dedicated recruiting partner within a centralized or shared-services Talent Acquisition model.
• Experience recruiting both high-volume trade and craft roles and office-based professional, management, and leadership positions.
• Experience with Workday Recruiting or a comparable enterprise applicant tracking system.
• Professional certification in human resources or talent acquisition.

Why Join APG Electric and Kelso Industries?

We're committed to attracting talented individuals who seek a company with a strong foundation of success and an outstanding culture. We proactively provide competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and clear pathways for career advancement. When you join us, you can count on a strong compensation plan, full medical benefits, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401K with generous company match, and autonomy and flexibility in an entrepreneurial environment.

Working Conditions:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds at times
• Ability to travel to various career fairs, divisions and worksites as needed.

Why Join Kelso Industries?  

Join us and be part of a team dedicated to creating efficient, sustainable, and high-performance environments that make a lasting impact across the industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors.  

Here you will experience:   

Growth Opportunities: Develop new skills, take on exciting challenges, and advance your career in meaningful ways.  

Company Culture: You'll thrive in an environment that supports your growth, values your contributions, and makes work fulfilling and enjoyable. 

Impact: Your work directly contributes to meaningful outcomes, allowing you to see the difference you make and feel a sense of purpose every day. 

Competitive Compensation & Benefits: You'll be rewarded fairly for your contributions while enjoying perks that enhance your financial security, health, and overall well-being. 

Kelso Industries celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Kelso does business