Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

Brahms Construction is a design-build general contractor. We are part of The Dover Companies, including Cedarhurst Senior Living, Dover Development, Dover Capital, Dover Health, Brahms Design and Brahms Construction. Together we design, develop, construct, and manage independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities for seniors throughout the Midwest. Brahms is committed to building safe, high-quality, efficient environments that enhance the lives of our residents. The Talent Acquisition Specialist, reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, owns full-cycle recruiting for an assigned group of requisitions, covering sourcing and screening through interviewing, candidate evaluation, and offer recommendations. This role works closely with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs, builds and maintains strong candidate pipelines, and applies creative sourcing strategies to attract high-quality talent. As an early and visible point of contact for candidates, the Talent Acquisition Specialist also serves as an ambassador for the organization's culture and employer brand, and contributes to the team's recruiting metrics, reporting, and ongoing process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned requisitions including posting and optimizing job postings, candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate evaluation, and offer recommendations.
• Proactively source candidates through direct outreach, cold calling, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed Smart Sourcing, other job boards, networking events, industry groups, and social platforms.
• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill and high-impact roles.
• Conduct phone screens and in-depth interviews to assess candidate qualifications, experience, and cultural fit, and make recommendations to hiring managers.
• Build and maintain strong, collaborative partnerships with hiring managers to fully understand their staffing needs and proactively respond with tailored recruitment strategies.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Manager and business leaders to identify current and future staffing needs and develop proactive talent pipelines.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate records in the applicant tracking system (Paylocity).
• Track and analyze key recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source-of-hire,