Recruiter

Recruiter

Support Services is the engine that keeps DEA moving. From executive leadership to admin, HR, IS, finance, and marketing, we're the team that keeps things organized, efficient, and people-focused. We solve problems, connect teams, and make sure DEA runs like a well-oiled machine, because great work starts with great support.

The Support Services Business Unit is seeking a Recruiter to join our high-impact Corporate Recruiting team in Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Bellevue, WA, Salt Lake City, UT, Boise, ID, or Denver, CO.

This is a strategic role with real room to shape how hiring happens across the firm, with an initial focus on supporting our Energy Business Unit and flexibility to partner with other teams as business needs evolve.

David Evans and Associates (DEA) is known for combining science, engineering, and design to shape communities that thrive. Across our business units, DEA delivers complex, meaningful work that improves infrastructure, supports communities, and helps clients solve important challenges. Joining our Recruiting team means helping bring in the talent that powers that work across the company.

By joining our Recruiting team, you'll play a key role in helping DEA grow thoughtfully and strategically by connecting strong talent to the teams and opportunities that need them most.

This is a unique opportunity to support smart, dedicated leaders across the company, with a primary partnership with our Energy Business Unit and the ability to contribute wherever hiring demand is highest. They've got big goals and high standards, and they need a recruiting partner who brings both structure and strategy to the table. You'll use your insight, sourcing skills, and recruiting acumen to build credibility and gain influence with your hiring teams over time. Your work will directly impact how DEA grows and evolves.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the recruiting lifecycle for mid- to senior-level technical and non-technical roles, independently developing and executing strategies from sourcing through selection and offer.
• Serve as a talent advisor to leaders across the firm, building deep, trusted partnerships through consistency, communication, and results. Influence hiring managers by advising on role scope, qualifications, timelines, and hiring decisions based on market conditions, candidate availability, and risk assessment, with primary support for the Energy Business Unit and flexibility to assist other teams as needed.

Please note that other roles may be assigned depending on workload and business needs. Flexibility and a willingness to work toward the firm's greater growth goals are essential.

• Independently develop and execute sourcing strategies for mid- and senior-level roles, using creative outreach methods to identify hidden talent and build strong pipelines for niche, hard-to-fill positions.
• Design tailored recruiting approaches that reflect the unique needs of different teams, roles, and hiring leaders across the firm, using labor market insight and recruiting data to inform recommendations and decision-making.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy, judgment, and problem-solving ability while driving process efficiency and compliance, partnering closely with your internal team and ensuring accuracy in the Applicant Tracking System (Taleo).
• Deliver candidate experiences that reflect DEA's people-first culture and long-term growth vision.
• Contribute to the development, deployment, and maintenance of Recruiting programs and initiatives, and may support committees or special project teams that advance broader talent goals across the company.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Recruiting, with a track record of success in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction consulting (AEC) or infrastructure-adjacent industries.
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience is welcome. Experience outside the AEC industry will be considered, though preference will be given to candidates with relevant industry familiarity.
• Experience supporting complex technical roles in fields like engineering, environmental consulting, energy, construction management, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated growth through roles of increasing responsibility in Recruiting.
• Exceptional sourcing skills, especially in competitive or passive talent markets.
• Ability to influence hiring managers and build alignment across stakeholders.
• Comfort operating with autonomy, ambiguity, and accountability.
• Strong organizational instincts and a drive for process improvement.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system (Taleo preferred) and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Strong knowledge of recruiting practices, procedures, and related business functions, with the ability to apply sound judgment to more complex assignments.

We foster an environment where talented professionals have the freedom and support to do their most meaningful work. Our values and company culture form the foundation of our success, creating a positive and collaborative work environment. These guiding principles are vital to our continued achievements and unwavering commitment to improving the world around us.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to cultivate and develop your skills and work alongside talented colleagues who are committed to improving the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship of the built and natural environments.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
• Financial wellness: Health Savings Account (HSA) and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contributions
• Professional development: Support for continuing education and training opportunities.
• Work-life balance: Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Work Schedule: Flexible 9/80 schedule—every other Friday off!
• Retirement: 401k plan
• Wellbeing focus: Holistic Wellbeing Program centered on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community health
• Growth opportunities: Access to mentorship, professional support, and pathways for career advancement
• Potential salary range: $75,000/annually - $113,000/annually

The posted salary range represents the typical range for this position and is provided in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Actual compensation will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

If you are a recruiter, search agency, or otherwise wish to refer a candidate to DEA, you will not be compensated in any way for your referral of a candidate to DEA without an active and signed written agreement in place in advance with DEA Human Resources. Any resume submitted to any DEA employee by an external recruiter without a written agreement in place at the time of submission will be considered the property of DEA and DEA will not be liable for the payment of a placement fee. If you would like to notify DEA of your interest in initiating a written agreement for services, please e-mail View email address on click.appcast.io.

Potential office locations include: Portland, OR; Seattle, WA; Bellevue, WA; Salt Lake City, UT; Boise, ID; Denver, CO.