Recruiter

Recruiter $120000 - $150000 per year | Richmond, VA | Remote | Permanent Offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and an environment that values teamwork, accountability, innovation, and professional growth. A bit about us: Our client is a growing design-build, site development, and underground utility contractor specializing in mission-critical infrastructure. With more than 500 completed projects over the past decade, the organization has built its reputation around safety, execution, teamwork, and delivering complex construction projects at a high level. As the business continues to grow, our client is investing heavily in its internal recruiting capability. They are looking for an experienced Construction Trades Recruiter who understands how to find, engage, and hire the field professionals who keep construction projects moving. This is not a desk-only recruiting position. You'll work closely with field and Operations leadership, spend time in the market, and develop the relationships and pipelines necessary to support both immediate and future workforce needs. Why join us? High-impact role: Recruiting directly supports the company's ability to staff and execute active construction projects. Field-focused recruiting: Build relationships with candidates, Superintendents, Project Managers, trade schools, workforce organizations, and community partners. Ownership: Manage the recruiting lifecycle from sourcing and screening through pre-employment coordination and onboarding support. Operational partnership: Work closely with construction leadership to understand upcoming manpower needs rather than simply reacting to open requisitions. Build something: Develop sustainable pipelines for Operators, Foremen, Crew Leaders, Laborers, Pipe Layers, Utility Workers, and other skilled trades. Growth-oriented environment: Join an organization that emphasizes professional development, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. Job Details 2+ years of recruiting experience, ideally within construction, utilities, heavy civil, site development, skilled trades, manufacturing, transportation, or another field-workforce environment. Demonstrated experience recruiting employees in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate management, offers, and pre-employment coordination. Ability to proactively source talent rather than relying solely on inbound applicants. Experience developing candidate pipelines through channels such as referrals, networking, hiring events, trade schools, workforce-development organizations, and community outreach. Ability to build strong working relationships with Project Managers, Superintendents, Operations leaders, HR, and candidates. Experience managing multiple openings and recruiting priorities simultaneously. Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems, HRIS platforms, recruiting technology, and Microsoft Office. Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout assigned territories, jobsites, company offices, and recruiting events. Valid driver's license. Associate's or Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Construction Management, or related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered. Highly Preferred Recruiting experience within underground utilities, heavy civil construction, site development, or similar construction environments. Experience recruiting Operators, Foremen, Crew Leaders, Laborers, Pipe Layers, Utility Workers, and other craft professionals. Established network within construction or skilled trades. Experience organizing hiring events and field/community recruiting initiatives. Bilingual English/Spanish. Recruiting or Talent Acquisition certification. Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobot