Talent Acquisition Specialist

Kokosing ( is one of America's 40 largest General Contractors and services a broad spectrum of clients in both the private and public business sectors. Kokosing's services include heavy civil/industrial construction such as highways, bridges, underground utilities, water/wastewater facilities, and marine construction. For over 70 years, Kokosing has successfully attracted the most qualified technical personnel in the construction industry by offering visible challenges, superior quality, and attractive rewards. With over $2.8 billion in annual sales and a commitment to its workforce, Kokosing is the winning team.

Job Description:

We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist whose primary responsibilities include:

• Recruiting, interviewing/vetting and hiring qualified candidates across a wide range of roles and skill sets, primarily in the Technical and Operations-related arenas:
  • Field/Project Engineers, Estimators, Superintendents/Team Leads, Administrative and Support personnel, Supply, Safety, Project Managers, etc.
• Serving as the first point of contact to potential future team members of the company
• Assisting the internal hiring managers by providing information on trends/best practices, pre-screening resumes with details, and providing a detailed operations overview to the candidate.

** This role is onsite and is based out of our Westerville Corporate office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilizing Workday to support recruitment and applicant/job description database creation and maintenance
• Post job openings on job boards, websites, and other online sources
• Utilize social media platforms to find and engage potential candidates
• Consult with managers and executives in developing job descriptions, posting the descriptions, utilizing strategies that will ideally increase applicant activity (i.e. sourcing, regularly refreshing the reqs, unemployment sites, explore niche job boards and assess for ROI, etc.)
• Keeping the manager(s) updated as to search and applicant statuses - suggest new tactics, if needed
• Serve as the point of contact for applicants (and internal managers) for the entire recruiting process and beyond
• Screening applications/resumes and conducting interviews/operations overviews
• Relaying submittal notes internally to hiring managers to facilitate an informed decision/assessment for determining the next step including scheduling interviews
• Continual maintenance of the ongoing Req Status
• Working with the HR Department and gathering market data to assist the manager in determining salary and perk parameters for offers - focusing on internal equity and fair market value/trends
• Extending offers as needed and collaborating with the hiring manager in the event of counteroffers
• Other duties as assigned, special projects/research, etc.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work and excel in a high-energy and fast-paced team environment
• Have a desire to constantly interact with various personalities, and maintaining solid working relationships with all team members
• Dependable and Responsible
• Workday experience preferred
• Ability to be comfortable with, and maintaining, a high degree of confidentiality
• Excellent organization skills and the ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Experience in candidate sourcing solutions and strategies
• Knowledge of relevant employment legislation

Education and Experience:

• Possess a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or equivalent combination of technical training and experience
• Targeting 3-5 years of professional services-related Recruiting experience
• Experience in AEC industries preferred
• Efficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)

Kokosing is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action federal and state contractor. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.