Contract Talent Acquisition Specialist (Environmental, Energy & Engineering)

Position Overview

As an employee-owner, you embrace accountability, working safely, and collaboration while thinking resourcefully and independently. Like all Dudekians, you are curious and solution-oriented, with the ability to adapt quickly to changes and approach challenges with a spirit of innovation.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify engineering, environmental, planning, and other technical professionals across a variety of disciplines and experience levels.
• Proactively source active and passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, professional associations, niche job boards, referral networks, social media, AI tools, and other talent platforms.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs, focusing on hard-to-find technical and professional talent.
• Conduct initial candidate outreach and engagement efforts, generating interest and establishing relationships with prospective candidates.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role requirements, target talent profiles, competitive market dynamics, and sourcing priorities.
• Perform talent mapping and market research to identify key employers, competitor organizations, talent pools, and emerging workforce trends.
• Maintain candidate records, sourcing activity, and pipeline data within the applicant tracking system (ATS) to support reporting and recruiting effectiveness.
• Support employer branding efforts through targeted outreach campaigns, networking initiatives, social media engagement, and talent community-building efforts.
• Track sourcing metrics and provide insights regarding pipeline activity, candidate engagement, and market availability of talent.
• Continuously explore and recommend new sourcing tools, techniques, and best practices to improve candidate identification and engagement.
• May work on special projects as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of sourcing and recruiting experience, including demonstrated success identifying and engaging engineering, environmental, planning, scientific, or other technical professionals.
• Demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive candidates for technical, engineering, scientific, or professional roles.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, and other advanced sourcing tools.
• Strong research skills with the ability to uncover talent across multiple channels and networks.
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing engineering, environmental consulting, planning, construction, or technical professional services talent.
• Strong understanding of labor market trends and competitive talent landscapes.
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to craft personalized outreach messages that generate candidate engagement.
• Hightly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously.
• Curious, resourceful, and proactive mindset with a passion for identifying and connecting great talent with career opportunities.
• Experience supporting recruiting teams in high-growth or fast-paced environments.