Recruiting Specialist

Hargrove is seeking an experienced Recruiting Specialist to join our growing Talent Acquisition team. This role is ideal for a recruiting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building relationships, and has experience identifying and attracting top talent for industrial, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or technical positions.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full-cycle recruiting and talent sourcing, with experience supporting multiple hiring managers and priorities simultaneously. Experience recruiting within the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) industry is highly preferred.

What You'll Do

As a Recruiting Specialist, you will partner closely with leaders and hiring managers to deliver high-quality talent solutions across a multi-state organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for professional, technical, onsite, and project-based positions.

• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to attract active and passive candidates.

• Create and manage recruiting campaigns, advertisements, and employer branding initiatives.

• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

• Utilize applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, and industry resources to identify candidates.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and define position requirements.

• Screen, assess, and present qualified candidates for consideration.

• Coordinate interview scheduling, candidate communications, and hiring logistics.

• Prepare and extend employment offers.

• Track recruiting metrics and provide reporting on hiring activity and pipeline health.

• Support university recruiting efforts, internship programs, co-op programs, career fairs, and industry events.

• Participate in cross-functional recruiting initiatives and process improvement efforts.

• Maintain confidentiality while handling sensitive candidate and employee information.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience.

• Experience recruiting for industrial, engineering, manufacturing, construction, energy, or technical positions.

• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously.

• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to build relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and business leaders.

• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and applicant tracking systems.

• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.

• PHR or SPHR certification.

• Experience recruiting within the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) industry.

• Experience supporting recruiting efforts across multiple states and business locations.

• Experience recruiting engineers, designers, project professionals, skilled trades, or industrial construction talent.

Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including, paid holidays, personal paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible Teammates.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

Hargrove is passionate about serving our clients within our industry and the local economy, and we recognize that our impact goes beyond building great projects. Our extraordinary teammates serve the community with their time, talent, and generosity. The Hargrove team is a family whose volunteerism makes a huge impact on our communities, and The Hargrove Foundation is the vehicle for making a true difference in the lives of others.

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a “team mentality” so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. Hargrove has consistently been ranked one of the “Best Firms to Work For” by organizations such as ZweigWhite and Business Alabama.

We pair expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe. Our teammates strive to expand their knowledge and contribute to the success of the organization.

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