Craft Recruiter

About the role

The Craft Recruiter assists in all recruitment efforts for Skilled Trades/Craft candidates for DPR Construction across a national footprint. This role involves close interactions with field operations, hiring managers, and support groups to identify hiring needs and provide solutions related to recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage requisitions in Workday as requested by leadership and/or hiring managers
• Screen applicants, assess their skill level/fit for roles, and route appropriately
• Execute the full recruitment and hiring process from candidate sourcing, interview coordination, extending offers, and assisting with onboarding
• Schedule interviews and logistics and track and escalate issues as needed
• Build and maintain relationships with local and national resources to develop a pipeline of craft candidates
• Manage multiple requisitions and projects at a time
• Build and maintain relationships with active, passive, and past candidates and referrals
• Collaborate with Craft Recruiting Manager to develop recruiting strategies
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the entire hiring process from sourcing to onboarding
• Attract quality craft candidates through various methods including internet, social media, job boards, cold calling, data mining, networking, employee referrals, and job fairs/events
• Organize local and regional networking/hiring events including job fairs, schools, trade shows, speaking engagements, military events, student career events, etc.
• Create and maintain updated job descriptions, interview guides, and other relevant interview materials for craft candidates
• Utilize applicant tracking systems to maintain accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, hiring manager interactions, and other recruiting activities
• Affordable to travel to job sites and Business Unit offices as needed to support craft recruiting and training initiatives within the region

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of full life cycle construction craft/skilled trades recruitment experience
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) both written and oral (highly preferred)
• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) both written and oral (highly preferred)
• High School Diploma/GED required
• Ability and passion to recruit and build pipelines for craft positions on a regional and national level
• Experience posting jobs, sourcing candidates, resume searches, cold calling, etc.
• Prior experience coordinating, leading, and planning job fairs and career events and building relationships with technical and other schools/programs
• Must be willing to travel as needed throughout area of responsibility
• Experience working in an ATS (Workday) and properly tracking candidate progress throughout the candidate experience
• Knowledge of data mining, Boolean searches, etc
• Must be able to influence without authority and be candidate centric in a shared leadership environment
• Maintain confidential information and selection decision details
• Well versed in the construction industry and DPR’s competitors
• Willingness to participate and maintain continued industry and organizational involvement with various sources and networks
• Ability to recruit for craft positions throughout your region and multiple project/office sites
• Ability to prioritize recruiting needs, communicate with all levels, and change direction as needed and accept constructive feedback on a regular basis
• Proficient in MS Office Programs, Applicant Tracking Systems, and other related HRIS Systems
• Prior experience with Workday, Power BI, Monday.com, CMIC and Smartsheets is a plus
• Excellent communication skills needed including both written and verbal
• Positive attitude and organizational skills are required
• Detail oriented and willing to tackle various tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent multi-tasking skills with the ability to perform duties outside of your scope of work when necessary
• High level of creativity, motivation, and professionalism combined with ability to think independently and take initiative to proactively solve problems