Salas O'Brien
Remote
2021-11-12
Junior Recruiter - Remote
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Junior Recruiter (Remote)
You dream about talent acquisition. You are passionate about the AEC industry. You love to collaborate with a team of experts. And you never stop growing.
The Job
Our Talent Acquisition team is expanding, so we are adding a Junior Recruiter to our growing organization. The role can be located in any of our offices or structured to work remotely. The Junior Recruiter will be responsible for managing a portfolio of open requisitions as well as general departmental administration. This opportunity is a full life cycle recruiting position where you will serve as a strategic business partner to our hiring managers to identify the best candidates for our team.
Specific duties include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Work with hiring managers and leadership on staffing planning
- Draft and post role descriptions
- Manage applicant flow in our applicant tracking system
- Screen applicants and determine the “short list” of candidates to present to hiring managers
- Research strategic sourcing techniques for harder to fill roles
- Identify and recruit high performing passive candidates
- Work with hiring managers through the interview process offering coaching on interview techniques when needed
- Negotiate offers with candidates and hiring managers
- Attend recruiting events including job fairs and college recruiting
- Work with candidates through the pre-hire process and ensure easy handoff upon start and onboarding
- Work on open roles throughout North America with an opportunity to expand globally as we grow
Your Background
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in HR, Business Management/Administration, Marketing, Communications, or related field
- 0-3 years of experience in recruiting, sales, or general HR
- Experience working in the AEC industry (specifically MEP) is strongly preferred
- Experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and practices
- Positive attitude and strong work ethic
- Ability to self-direct and work independently in a remote environment
- Ability to navigate competing priorities and provide exceptional service and results to our leadership
- Excellent time management and creative problem solver
- Strong leadership, sales, and negotiation ability
- Knowledge of EEO and OFCCP practices and procedures, understanding of relevant Federal and State laws
- Ability to travel if required, no more than 20%. Ability to work some evenings and weekends when needed during tight deadlines
Attributes of Top Performers
- Energetic, fun, solution oriented, self-motivated, hardworking, roll up your sleeves and get it done type personality
- Excellent communicator both written and verbal, that can multitask and respond quickly to competing priorities
- Exceptional negotiation and influencing abilities
- Desire to create a best in class candidate experience
- Energized by challenges and the opportunity to work on talent acquisition projects and programs
- Both recruiting agency and corporate recruiting backgrounds in the AEC/MEP space
Why Work for Salas O’Brien?
With a motto of “expect a difference,” a compelling, ownership-driven culture, and offices around the country, Salas O’Brien draws the best engineering, architecture, and construction professionals in the country. We believe our attitude of ownership has profound impact on how we treat each other and serve our clients.
We challenge you to find a firm with more opportunities for personal and professional growth than Salas O’Brien. Our many offices offer our team of employee-owners:
- Variety of projects and clients
- Collaboration with experts in your field
- Growth opportunities within a local office or other Salas O’Brien offices
- Awesome culture defined by our Ownership Values
Of course, we also offer outstanding benefits—everything you would expect for insurance and vacation time, plus incentives for sustainable living, professional education & licensure reimbursement, and flexible work scheduling at arrangement of your manager.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Salas O’Brien is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals and in which personnel processes are merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship, or other protected characteristic.