Talent Acquisition Specialist

Help Build the Workforce That Powers TKDA's Future

Our 100% employee-owned team of nearly 500 engineering and design professionals is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to help build the workforce that powers TKDA's continued growth and success.

As TKDA continues its growth journey beyond 500 employee-owners and toward the next chapter of our strategic vision, this position will play a key role in attracting, engaging, and securing talent across the career spectrum, from students and early-career professionals to experienced technical leaders and industry experts.

This is a recruiting-focused position with a strong emphasis on proactive sourcing, passive candidate outreach, talent pipeline development, and relationship building. A significant portion of your time will be spent identifying and engaging professionals who may not be actively seeking a new opportunity while building long-term relationships that support current and future hiring needs.

Beyond recruiting, you'll help strengthen TKDA's employer brand by showcasing our people, culture, projects, employee ownership experience, and career opportunities through social media, recruitment marketing, and employee engagement initiatives.

If you enjoy building relationships, uncovering talent others overlook, and playing a meaningful role in an organization's growth and future success, we'd welcome the opportunity to connect!

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for technical, professional, leadership, and early-career positions.
• Develop sourcing strategies and proactively engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking, talent mapping, and industry connections.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines that support both immediate and future workforce needs.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, define talent profiles, and develop recruiting strategies.
• Deliver a high-touch candidate experience from initial outreach through onboarding.
• Partner with Marketing and HR to strengthen TKDA's employer brand by promoting our culture, employee ownership model, career opportunities, employee stories, and project work through social media, recruitment marketing, and talent attraction initiatives.
• Support campus recruiting activities, internship programs, career fairs, and university partnerships. Maintain recruiting activity within ATS and HRIS systems while contributing to continuous process improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, marketing, communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of experience leading full-cycle recruiting efforts.
• Strong sourcing skills, including experience leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, talent mapping, networking, and referral strategies to identify high-quality candidates.
• Demonstrated success building and nurturing talent pipelines and professional networks.
• Strong consultative and influencing skills with the ability to partner effectively with hiring managers and business leaders
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• Creativity and strategic thinking in developing talent attraction and employer branding.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and candidate engagement skills.
• Proficiency with ATS, HRIS, and recruiting technologies.

Advantageous Qualifications

• Experience recruiting architecture, engineering, environmental, construction, or other technical professionals.
• Experience developing employer branding, recruitment marketing, or employee advocacy initiatives.
• Experience supporting regional or national recruiting efforts.
• Experience building social media content that showcases company culture, employee experiences, projects, and day-to-day operations.

$75,000 - $105,000 a year

Join Our 100% Employee-Owned Firm

At our company, every employee is an owner. From the front desk to the corner office, every one of our 430+ professionals thrive on collaboration and holistic development. Our success is collective, and so are the rewards.

Comprehensive Benefits

Health Benefits: Enjoy medical, dental, vision, and life insurance from day one

Annual Incentive Plan: Eligible for discretionary bonuses

HSA Contributions: Receive monthly employer contributions if you choose an HSA-eligible plan

401(k) Match: Get employer matching on your 401(k) deferrals

ESOP: Benefit from our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, funded entirely by company profits

Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO based on your professional experience and enjoy eight paid holidays per year

Upon receiving a formal offer, you will get a personalized Total Compensation Overview (TCO) to see how everything adds up and what it looks like to be part of our community.

TKDA is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected by law. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future visa sponsorship needs or requirements. TKDA does not sponsor any type of employment visas, including but not limited to H‑1B, F‑1 OPT/CPT, TN, or other work authorization programs.

*Pre-Employment Screening*

Upon acceptance of a conditional offer of employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete a standard pre-employment background screening, which consists of Social Security verification, educational verification, review of criminal convictions, and driving history.

*Notice to Recruiters and Placement Agencies*

TKDA will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or placement agencies unless a service agreement is in place. In the event TKDA receives an unsolicited resume without a service agreement in place, TKDA will not be obligated to pay a service fee of any amount nor will TKDA be held liable to terms or conditions under any agreement of any kind that has not been authorized in writing by a TKDA officer.