Recruiter

Requisition ID: 181574


Job Level: Mid Level


Home District/Group: DHO HR Operations


Department: Human Resources


Market: Corporate Home Office


Employment Type: Full Time


Position Overview

At Kiewit, you'll recruit for one of North America's leading EPC companies, helping build projects that shape communities and industries. This isn't just filling roles-it's connecting talented people to work that matters. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to make a measurable impact, this is your opportunity. This is a culture that values growth, collaboration and integrity.

District Overview

HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization.

Location

This position is based out of Lenexa, KS, with the expectation of being in office.


Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring leaders to deeply understand role requirements, team dynamics, and long-term business objectives.
• Consult and advise managers on market trends, compensation benchmarks, and best practices to shape effective hiring strategies.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and guiding candidates through the process.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience by maintaining timely communication, transparency, and professionalism at every stage.
• Negotiate offers strategically, balancing candidate expectations with organizational goals to secure top talent.
• Develop and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive networking, referrals, and engagement with passive candidates.
• Leverage creative sourcing strategies, including social media, niche job boards, and industry events, to attract diverse talent.
• Analyze and report recruitment metrics to identify trends, improve processes, and demonstrate ROI to stakeholders.
• Stay ahead of talent acquisition trends, incorporating innovative tools, technologies, and methodologies into hiring practices.
• Champion employer branding initiatives, ensuring the organization is positioned as an employer of choice in the marketplace.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3+ years in corporate or agency recruiting, ideally focused on Engineering or Construction.
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of the engineering and construction sector and its unique staffing challenges.
• Skills: Strong communicator, relationship builder, and strategic thinker.
• Tools: Comfortable with ATS systems and modern recruiting platforms.
• Drive: Organized, adaptable, and ready to deliver results in a collaborative team environment.

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Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There's no limit to what you'll do at Kiewit. Whether you're building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people's lives for generations to come.

Here you'll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.


We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.