Craft/Construction Recruiter

Position Overview

Kiewit employs @30,000 employees and has been in business for 136 years designing and constructing the largest projects across North America.  We are actively searching for a Construction/Craft Recruiter to add to the team to support all of our market areas including mining, transportation, oil/gas/chemical, power, industrial facilities, buildings, and water/wastewater, building iconic projects throughout North America.  We have a strong Recruitment team with dedicated individuals that are passionate about finding the best talent.  Our recruiters work in a fast paced environment, are true partners with our multiple business divisions, and know how to creatively source great candidates and close deals! If you have a strong background in high volume construction/craft recruitment, self-motivated, and can creatively find, screen and hire great talent - we want to talk with you!   We are the best at what we do - come be a part of it!    

District Overview

HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization.

Location

This position can be based out of Houston, TX, Dallas/Fort Worth, Baton Rouge, LA or surrounding areas.

Willing to consider fully remote options for the right candidate. 

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop business relationships and customer service skills working with Site Point of Contact, candidates, and Project Operations to provide the best service during the hiring process.
• Recruit, screen, and interview candidates presenting the best talent to Operations for consideration in a high volume, demanding environment. 
• Facilitate internal transfers and referrals ensuring their transition is timely and efficient.
• Manage a recruiting requisition load of 30-50 job openings at a time (Equipment Operators, Pipelayers, Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Concrete Carpenters, etc.)
• Utilize SuccessFactors ATS, and various social media platforms, job boards, etc. to source for top talent.
• Network to recruit active and passive candidates for current positions and build talent pipelines for future career opportunities (attend career fairs, conferences, outreach activities)
•  Extend job offers and see candidates through the onboarding process being available to guide and direct them 
• Actively gain knowledge on recruiting trends, understanding how they align with Kiewit’s business priorities.    
• Collaborate with Operations leaders to determine workforce planning needs and expectations, gaining advanced knowledge of current and future construction projects
• Create, extend, and bring offers to a close. Demonstrate knowledge of union and nonunion Craft management practices
• Train and guide hiring managers on recruiting processes on proper utilization and management of requisitions and candidates within ATS
• Maintains knowledge of employment laws to ensure compliance across the business

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience recruiting craft professionals in Infrastructure Construction (Equipment Operators, Carpenters, Pipe-layers, Concrete Finishers, welders, riggers, etc.)
• Experience supporting the US in craft hiring is preferred
• Agility and creativity in sourcing strategies and ability to pivot as necessary to support new market areas. 
• Utilize a key eye for detail working with all systems to provide accuracy.
• Experience in some or all the following markets preferred:  Oil and gas/petrochemical, industrial facility, mining, infrastructure, transportation, power, water, and wastewater markets)
• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a demanding environment and manage high volume recruitment (20-30 hires per week).  
• Human Resources knowledge such as EEOC, FLSA, diversity recruiting and interview best practices. 
• Knowledge of union and non-union craft management practices. 
• Experience working in ATS systems required;  (Success Factors is preferred)
• Ability to work individually and in a team environment, 
• Demonstrate the ability to be initiative-taking, proactively reaching out to construction teams and leaders to move the hiring process forward.
• Proven performance in sourcing, screening, interviewing, developing offers and closing deals
• Excellent communication and people skills, outstanding customer service and critical thinking skills