Healthcare Recruiter - Contractor

Job Description The Recruiting Relations Specialist - Unions is responsible for supporting and strengthening the company’s union craft workforce strategy through supporting partnership events, recruiting, workforce development, apprenticeship collaboration, labor relations coordination, training support, and union compliance administration. This role serves as a key liaison between company operations, union partners, apprenticeship programs, workforce development organizations, and field leadership to help ensure a stable, skilled, and compliant craft workforce pipeline.

Key Responsibilities Serve as support for primary point of contact for union workforce coordination and labor-related workforce support activities

Build and maintain strong working relationships with union business agents, apprenticeship coordinators, training directors, and labor partners

Coordinate union labor requests and workforce needs with field operations and project leadership

Support manpower planning efforts for union craft staffing across multiple projects and regions

Support compliance with union agreements, workforce reporting requirements, and labor standards

Monitor union workforce trends, availability, market conditions, and workforce pipeline risks

Support recruiting and sourcing efforts for union craft positions across multiple trades

Coordinate and support hiring activities, workforce outreach events, career fairs, and apprenticeship recruiting initiatives

Build relationships with trade schools, apprenticeship programs, workforce boards, veteran organizations, community partners, and workforce development agencies

Assist with workforce pipeline development strategies for hard-to-fill skilled trades positions

Coordinate onboarding and orientation support for union craft employees and apprentices

Assist with diversity, equity, inclusion, veteran transition, and second-chance workforce initiatives

Partner with union apprenticeship programs and training centers to support apprentice workforce planning and development

Coordinate apprentice rotations, workforce assignments, and project placement0 opportunities

Collaborate with workforce development and training teams to identify upskilling and craft development opportunities while understanding union guidelines

Coordinate required training, certifications, and workforce compliance programs

Support workforce training events, graduation ceremonies, signing days, and industry outreach programs

Track workforce development metrics including apprentice utilization, retention, recruiting activity, certifications, and workforce pipeline data

Support prevailing wage, apprentice ratio, workforce participation, and project labor agreement (PLA) compliance efforts where applicable

Coordinate workforce records, certifications, badging, and training documentation

Work Experience 3–7 years of experience in construction operations, union labor coordination, workforce development, recruiting, apprenticeship programs, or labor relations preferred

Experience Working With Union Craft Workforce Environments Required Familiarity with prevailing wage laws (e.g. Experience supporting large commercial, healthcare, advanced technology, industrial, or mission critical construction projects preferred

Bilingual Communication Skills Preferred In Some Regions Certifications and Licenses NCCER, OSHA, apprenticeship administration, or workforce development certifications preferred

Salary Range (Locations) In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Company Overview DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

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