Talent Acquisition Partner
About The Role
The Talent Acquisition Partner will work with hiring managers to anticipate and meet the evolving needs of the workforce and to recruit the best talent for current and upcoming opportunities. The Talent Acquisition Partner will nurture relationships with prospective talent and manage on-going manager relationships across the organization.
Company Overview
Established in 1977, Great Southwestern Construction, Inc. (Great Southwestern) – a subsidiary of MYR Group Inc. – has successfully completed hundreds of transmission, distribution, substation, live line, and clean energy projects nationwide. We are well positioned as a contractor of choice for providing transmission, distribution, and substation construction, telecommunication systems, maintenance, and emergency restoration services. We utilize our well-established, long-standing reputation to create enduring relationships. We have built this reputation by meeting the needs of our clients and team members in a safe and innovative work atmosphere. Our leadership team is second to none in providing support and opportunities for growth, with over half of our senior management team having been promoted within the company. We believe in creating a balanced work-life environment built on our culture and values of safety, integrity, respect, and initiative. With industry-leading benefits and compensation, we showcase the true value of our craft workers and truly put our People First. Are you ready to grow?
Essential Functions
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers and prospective talent to develop relationships as a true Talent Acquisition Business Partner; guide and coach hiring managers to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and applicants are assessed against appropriate criteria, and to maximize the effectiveness of the recruiting process.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand their business and recruitment needs, including long-term talent pipelining needs, and fill their open positions promptly.
- Responsible for full life cycle recruiting process for identified roles, partnering with leaders across the organization for exempt and non-exempt positions; manage candidates through the entire interview and hiring process, from assessing candidate qualifications to negotiating offers and managing pre-employment requirements and onboarding.
- Effectively utilize and maintain all pertinent applicant and interview documentation and data in the applicant tracking system.
- Develop recruitment strategies to include internet job boards, networking, resume mining, social networking, campaigns, internal transfers, and other channels to attract a diverse pool of candidates utilizing the most cost-effective methods and techniques to meet staffing levels; partner with marketing team as needed.
- Will lead a special project such as the employee referral program, third-party staffing agency program, campus recruiting program (including high schools, colleges, and trade schools), or recruitment marketing projects.
- Actively participate in all staffing-related activities and engage in cross-functional projects.
- Assist in meeting affirmative action, equal opportunity, and diversity recruitment goals.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Regular and predictable attendance.
- Essential functions of this position are to be performed in a Company-designated office or field location.
- Understand and comply with the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and other industry-specific professional and ethical conduct standards, if applicable.
Qualifications
- 1-3 years in a prior recruiting or talent acquisition role is required.
- Prior experience working with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is required.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Human Resources or related field; a combination of relevant education and experience considered in lieu of degree.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Strong customer focus and effective use of a consultative approach with internal clients.
- Demonstrated ability to interface with senior-level executives, hiring managers, and candidates.
- Capable of handling extremely confidential and sensitive information.
- Self-starter with a curious mindset, capable of assessing situations and prospective talent to identify potential job matches.
- Ability to work within a team environment with a collaborative approach and independently with minimal supervision on assignments.
- Skilled at multitasking, time management, and organizational skills.
- Excellent ability to learn and follow recruitment-related compliance regulations.
- Ability to source resumes from multiple sources and conduct internet research preferred.
- Good understanding of the recruitment cycle from start to end.
- Possess proficient computer skills (including MS Office/Word/Outlook) and skilled with web-based software and social media platforms.
- Partner with the corporate talent acquisition team, who will post and source on the job requisitions.
- Seek support as needed to ensure all facets of the recruiting and hiring process are completed accurately.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $58,000-$95,000 / year, paid weekly. Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. MYR Group reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
Benefits package includes:
- Medical, Basic Vision, Regenexx, Teledoc, Hearing, Mental Health (Low deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums) - Fifteen dollar weekly premium for employee or employee plus family coverage.
- Dental – 100% employer-paid premium.
- ThrivePass Health & Wellness Reimbursement Program - Twelve hundred dollars annually for health and wellbeing-related purchases.
- Annual Paid Time Off starting at 15 days plus 10 paid Holidays (Cultural Celebration Day is a floating holiday).
- Generous 401(k) Plan with 100% match up to 6%; immediate vesting, and Annual profit-sharing potential.
- Superior educational assistance program (support for educational costs, internal training, and more!).
- Company-paid short and long-term disability, life, and accidental death & dismemberment.
- Company-paid business travel accident insurance.
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).
- Various voluntary plans available including supplemental vision, accident and critical illness, ID theft, group legal, group auto & home, and additional voluntary life insurance plans for employees and dependents.