Craft Recruiter
About the role
As a highly experienced Craft Recruiter, you will help build and lead our craft recruiting capability across the Colorado District. With our project portfolio and craft workforce continuing to grow, this role will develop a scalable, responsive approach to attracting and hiring the skilled craft professionals our projects need. You will work closely with operations leaders, superintendents, foremen, and Human Resources to understand workforce requirements, develop talent pipelines, and deliver qualified candidates quickly. This is a highly field-facing position, requiring significant time on project sites to build relationships, learn our work, and tailor recruiting strategies to each project's needs.
Responsibilities
- Establish and continuously improve the Craft hiring process for the Colorado District, creating a consistent and scalable approach to support changing project and workforce demands.
- Own high-volume recruiting for craft positions across multiple projects, supporting approximately 100–150 hires annually, with the ability to scale during periods of significantly higher demand.
- Develop strong talent partner relationships with superintendents, project leadership, foremen, Human Resources, and other key hiring stakeholders.
- Frequently travel to project sites throughout Colorado to build relationships with field leadership, understand project operations and workforce needs, and develop effective project-specific hiring strategies.
- Partner closely with field leaders to define position requirements and establish clear criteria for skills, competencies, and experience required for successful craft hires.
- Source and develop pipelines of qualified craft talent using job boards, community partnerships, referrals, recruiting events, social media, direct sourcing, and other creative strategies.
- Conduct competency-based candidate screening and recommend qualified candidates to project teams.
- Drive a fast, candidate-focused recruiting process, aiming for hiring decisions within five business days of application whenever possible.
- Own the candidate experience from initial contact through offer acceptance, maintaining clear and timely communication throughout the process.
- Coordinate interviews, hiring feedback, offers, pre-employment requirements, and onboarding handoffs in partnership with Human Resources and project teams.
- Develop and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and difficult-to-fill craft positions before immediate hiring needs arise.
- Track recruiting activity, hiring outcomes, pipeline health, time-to-fill, and other relevant metrics to identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Support and participate in recruiting events, job fairs, community outreach, workforce partnerships, and other talent attraction initiatives.
- Ensure recruiting and selection activities comply with applicable company policies and employment requirements, including OFFCP compliance.
Requirements
- 5+ years of recruiting experience, including full-cycle recruiting responsibilities.
- 3+ years of demonstrated high-volume recruiting experience, managing multiple openings and delivering significant hiring volume in a fast-paced environment.
- Bilingual English/Spanish required, with the ability to communicate effectively with candidates and employees in both languages.
- Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships with hiring managers and operational leaders.
- Experience developing candidate pipelines using multiple sourcing channels and proactive recruiting strategies.
- Ability to independently manage recruiting priorities across multiple projects, hiring managers, and positions.
- Strong candidate assessment, interviewing, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel frequently to active construction project sites throughout Colorado.
- Demonstrated sense of urgency, ownership, sound judgment, and ability to operate effectively in a field-oriented environment.
- Strong organizational skills and comfort using applicant tracking systems and other recruiting technology.
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program.
- Industry-leading 401(k)/RRSP.
- Medical, extended health care, dental, vision, and/or provincial medical wellness benefits.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program.
Pay
Salary range: USD $80,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year.