Staff Recruiter

Staff Recruiter (CDB)

Location: Kansas City, MO

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential to extend)
• Pay Rate: $43.00–$45.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Travel Requirements: Not required
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The Staff Recruiter partners with talent acquisition professionals and hiring managers to develop and execute recruitment strategies that identify, attract, and hire top talent. This role primarily supports the Construction Global Practice, collaborating with recruiters and hiring managers across estimating, procurement, construction management, and project controls. This is a full life cycle recruiting role supporting a rapidly growing Construction Group, with primary focus areas including Project Management, Procurement, and Safety. The position is based in Kansas City, MO, with some work-from-home flexibility available, and requires an ASAP start. The ideal candidate will have a stable work history and demonstrated ability to manage a high-volume recruiting workload, managing approximately 30–60 requisitions at a time, with a target of approximately 30 fills per year.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and executing sourcing strategies to identify the top talent for current and future needs.
• Conduct initial screening of potential candidates to evaluate and assess their interest level, qualifications, geographic preference, salary expectations, etc.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand specific position requirements, job responsibilities, and how they relate to business goals.
• Recommend qualified candidates to hiring managers.
• Sell the client culture and benefits to engage and recruit top talent to the organization.
• Understand, follow and ensure compliance with all established policies, processes and procedures.
• Maintains confidentiality of personal, confidential and proprietary information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Heavy interaction with both hiring managers and candidates.
• Generate and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates through LinkedIn, cold calling, AI-enabled recruiting and other available resources.

Required Skills

• Advanced Boolean search expertise; understanding of the Boolean search language and how those search principles apply to both Internet and database searches.
• Strong LinkedIn sourcing and passive candidate outreach experience.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Internet-based sourcing tools.
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools within the recruiting process.
• Strong people and relationship-building skills; must demonstrate ability to build strong relationships and provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to manage a high-volume recruiting workload (approximately 30–60 requisitions at a time).
• Strong analytical, problem solving and research skills.
• Knowledge of federal and state employment laws.
• Candidate sourcing capability — significant emphasis on passive candidate recruitment, LinkedIn outreach, and candidate screening.

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience recruiting or sourcing for technical positions, particularly in the field of engineering or construction, within a high-volume recruiting environment.
• Experience developing, extending and negotiating employment offers.
• Strong knowledge of construction roles, terminology, project delivery methods and industry talent markets.
• Proven ability to develop targeted sourcing strategies and build diverse pipelines for specialized and hard-to-fill positions.
• Experience recruiting within engineering, industrial, construction, or other Construction/Design/Build-adjacent environments (e.g., Kiewit or similar).

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, or related field required. NOTE: Degree completion must be verified prior to submission — include the word COMPLETED on the resume.

Required Experience

• Minimum 4 years of sourcing or recruiting experience required.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Ideal experience range: 5–15 years of recruiting experience.
• Stable work history preferred; manager is not interested in candidates with frequent job changes.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Position is onsite in Kansas City, MO.
• Some work-from-home flexibility available.
• High-volume recruiting environment with significant emphasis on candidate screening, LinkedIn outreach, passive candidate recruitment, and sourcing.
• Success will be measured by: passive recruiting effectiveness, LinkedIn sourcing activity, ability to keep up with application volume, quality and thoroughness of screening notes, overall requisition management and throughput, fill volume and hiring outcomes.

Important Notes

• Bachelor's degree is REQUIRED — please verify it is completed before submitting. Include the word COMPLETED on the resume.
• Strong performers may be considered for permanent conversion; however, likelihood of conversion is limited.
• Manager is specifically seeking candidates with construction recruiting experience AND high-volume recruiting experience who can speak the Construction/Design/Build (CDB) language.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a 100% employee-owned infrastructure engineering, architecture, and construction firm with more than 125 years of history building critical infrastructure across the United States and internationally, operating from 75 offices worldwide and generating over $7.4 billion in annual revenue. The firm serves sectors including energy, aviation, water, telecommunications, transportation, and healthcare, with teams spanning civil and structural engineers, architects, environmental scientists, construction managers, and program management professionals who engage with complex, consequential, and often one-of-a-kind projects. Every full-time employee is an owner through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), a structure that has earned the firm a 4.2 out of 5 stars on Glassdoor across more than 1,800 reviews, with 87% of employees recommending it as a workplace and multiple Glassdoor Best Places to Work recognitions.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.