Talent Acquisition Advisor - Construction

Position Overview

The Construction Recruiter supports the full-cycle recruiting process for field and project-based construction positions. This role is ideal for an early-career recruiter who is interested in developing their recruiting skills while gaining knowledge of the construction industry.

The recruiter will partner with experienced recruiters and hiring leaders to identify candidates, build talent pipelines, coordinate interviews, maintain accurate candidate information, and provide a positive candidate experience. The position will support recruiting for roles such as field engineers, superintendents, craft supervision, safety, quality, project controls, and other construction professionals.

At Kiewit, the scale of our operations is huge. Our construction and engineering projects span across the United States, Canada and Mexico, improving and connecting communities with every initiative.  We depend on our high-performing operations support professionals — they’re the glue that holds multiple areas of the business together and the catalysts that make things happen. We hire only the most driven people and we offer them diverse career opportunities, strong leadership and mentorship, rewarding, collaborative work, and responsibility they won’t find just anywhere. We’re always pushing new limits. You can too.

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 is based out of Lenexa.

Responsibilities

• Source and identify potential candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, employee referrals, internal databases, career sites, job boards, and other recruiting channels.
• Conduct initial candidate conversations to understand experience, career interests, location preferences, compensation expectations, and availability.
• Learn the qualifications and experience required for construction and project-based positions.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and project leadership.
• Maintain timely communication with candidates throughout the recruiting and interview process.
• Update candidate information, interview activity, and recruiting status within the applicant tracking system.
• Assist with job postings, candidate dispositioning, interview scheduling, and other recruiting administrative activities.
• Partner with experienced recruiters to develop sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill construction positions.
• Support employee referral recruiting efforts and maintain relationships with referred candidates.
• Develop an understanding of construction career paths, job functions, project environments, and industry terminology.
• Provide candidates with information about company culture, project opportunities, travel expectations, career development, and the overall hiring process.
• Participate in recruiting events, career fairs, networking events, and other talent attraction activities as needed.
• Follow established recruiting processes and applicable employment laws and company policies.
• Track personal recruiting activity and follow up consistently with candidates and hiring team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Construction Management, or a related field preferred.
• 0–2 years of recruiting, staffing, HR, customer service, sales, or other relationship-focused experience.
• Previous construction recruiting experience is not required.
• Interest in learning the construction industry and recruiting for field and project-based positions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage candidates professionally.
• Comfortable making outbound calls and conducting proactive candidate outreach.
• Ability to manage multiple candidates, interviews, and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively with recruiters, hiring managers, and project leadership.
• Basic experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel.
• Experience with an applicant tracking system or LinkedIn Recruiter is helpful but not required.
• Willingness to learn sourcing techniques, interviewing fundamentals, candidate screening, and recruiting best practices.
• Ability to travel occasionally for recruiting events, project visits, or career fairs as needed.