Craft/Construction Recruiter

Craft Recruiter

Position Overview: Kiewit employs @30,000 employees and has been in business for 136 years designing and constructing the largest projects across North America. We are actively searching for a Construction/Craft Recruiter to add to the team to support all of our market areas including mining, transportation, oil/gas/chemical, power, industrial facilities, buildings, and water/wastewater, building iconic projects throughout North America. We have a strong Recruitment team with dedicated individuals that are passionate about finding the best talent. If you have a strong background in high volume construction/craft recruitment, self-motivated, and can creatively find, screen and hire great talent - we want to talk with you! Proactively develop business relationships and customer service skills working with Site Point of Contact, candidates, and Project Operations to provide the best service during the hiring process.

Recruit, screen, and interview candidates presenting the best talent to Operations for consideration in a high volume, demanding environment.

Manage a recruiting requisition load of 30-50 job openings at a time (Equipment Operators, Pipelayers, Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Concrete Carpenters, etc.)

Utilize SuccessFactors ATS, and various social media platforms, job boards, etc. Network to recruit active and passive candidates for current positions and build talent pipelines for future career opportunities (attend career fairs, conferences, outreach activities)

Actively gain knowledge on recruiting trends, understanding how they align with Kiewit's business priorities.

Collaborate with Operations leaders to determine workforce planning needs and expectations, gaining advanced knowledge of current and future construction projects

Demonstrate knowledge of union and nonunion Craft management practices

Train and guide hiring managers on recruiting processes on proper utilization and management of requisitions and candidates within ATS

Minimum of 3+ years of experience recruiting craft professionals in Infrastructure Construction (Equipment Operators, Carpenters, Pipe-layers, Concrete Finishers, welders, riggers, etc.)

Experience supporting the US in craft hiring is preferred

Bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred

Oil and gas/petrochemical, industrial facility, mining, infrastructure, transportation, power, water, and wastewater markets)

Ability to balance multiple priorities in a demanding environment and manage high volume recruitment (20-30 hires per week).

Human Resources knowledge such as EEOC, FLSA, diversity recruiting and interview best practices.

Knowledge of union and non-union craft management practices.

Experience working in ATS systems required; (Ability to work individually and in a team environment, Demonstrate the ability to be initiative-taking, proactively reaching out to construction teams and leaders to move the hiring process forward.

Proven performance in sourcing, screening, interviewing, developing offers and closing deals

Excellent communication and people skills, outstanding customer service and critical thinking skills

Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.

Work overtime and weekends as required.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.