Contract Recruiter - Immediate Start

Job Description

Job Description

Contract Recruiter – Construction / Skilled Trades & Sales

Location: Coppell, Texas

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Contract Length: Approximately 6–8 Weeks

Schedule: Monday–Friday, standard business hours

Start: ASAP

Position Overview

A well-established construction services company in Coppell, Texas is seeking an experienced Contract Recruiter for a 6–8 week recruiting project. This role will be responsible for managing a high-volume recruiting effort focused primarily on skilled labor, trades, field service, and commissioned sales positions .

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting activities for a variety of high-volume positions.
• Partner directly with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, job requirements, and candidate profiles.
• Source and recruit candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, social media, employee referrals, recruiting databases, and other sourcing channels.
• Recruit candidates for skilled trades and blue-collar positions , including:
• HVAC technicians
• Field service technicians
• Construction personnel
• Skilled trades
• Installers
• Maintenance technicians
• Equipment technicians
• Other field-based and skilled labor positions
• Recruit commission-based and outside sales professionals , including candidates with backgrounds in:
• Solar sales
• Roofing sales
• Commercial door sales
• Residential door sales
• Dock equipment sales
• Building products
• Construction-related sales
• Other commission-driven sales environments
• Conduct phone and/or video screening interviews and assess candidates against established job requirements.
• Build and maintain active candidate pipelines for difficult-to-fill positions.
• Proactively source passive candidates rather than relying solely on applicants.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and hiring managers.
• Maintain accurate candidate activity and status information within the company's ATS or recruiting systems.
• Communicate regularly with hiring managers regarding candidate pipelines, recruiting activity, and hiring progress.
• Follow up with candidates throughout the recruiting process to maintain engagement and minimize candidate drop-off.
• Assist with offer coordination and other pre-employment recruiting activities as needed.
• Provide recruiting activity updates and identify challenges or areas requiring additional sourcing strategies.
• Maintain a professional candidate experience throughout the recruiting process.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of recruiting experience , with a strong emphasis on corporate/in-house recruiting .
• Majority of recruiting experience must be in a corporate environment rather than third-party agency recruiting .
• Demonstrated experience recruiting blue-collar, skilled trades, construction, field service, or technical workers , and/or commission-based sales professionals .
• Experience conducting high-volume recruiting and managing multiple open positions simultaneously.
• Strong sourcing skills and the ability to identify candidates through multiple channels.
• Experience screening candidates and evaluating qualifications against specific job requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage recruiting priorities with limited supervision.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work 100% onsite in Coppell, Texas for the duration of the contract.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous recruiting experience within the construction, HVAC, home services, building products, manufacturing, facilities services, or related industries .
• Experience recruiting HVAC technicians, service technicians, installers, construction workers, skilled trades, or other field-based employees.
• Experience recruiting outside sales representatives or other commission-based sales professionals.
• Experience with high-volume recruiting environments.
• Experience using an ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience developing creative sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill positions.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a hands-on corporate recruiter who is comfortable recruiting hard-to-find, field-based talent . This person should be equally comfortable sourcing a skilled HVAC technician or construction professional as they are identifying an experienced commission-based sales representative. The successful candidate will be a strong sourcer who can quickly build candidate pipelines, communicate effectively with hiring managers, and move candidates through the recruiting process efficiently.