Recruitment Specialist

Recruitment Specialist
Location: Kamloops BC or Calgary AB
Employment Type: Full-time Permanent
Compensation: Competitive annual salary of $80000 - $95000 commensurate with experience qualifications and location.

About Infracon

Infracon is a full-service civil construction and industrial services company delivering complex infrastructure projects across Western Canada. Built on determination teamwork and integrity Infracon has earned a strong reputation for safely executing challenging work while maintaining long-term relationships with clients partners and communities.

As our organization continues to grow we are seeking a Recruitment Specialist to support our expanding project pipeline and group of companies. This role will play a key part in helping attract recruit and onboard qualified candidates across a range of operational technical and corporate positions. The role may be based in Kamloops BC or Calgary AB and will support hiring needs across multiple business units and project locations. This position reports to the Human Resources & Community Relations Manager based out of the Companys Kamloops BC office.

About the Role

The Recruitment Specialist is responsible for supporting full-cycle recruitment activities across Infracon and its affiliated group of companies. This role works closely with hiring managers operational leaders HR and other internal stakeholders to identify talent needs source qualified candidates coordinate interviews and help deliver an efficient and positive hiring experience.

The ideal candidate is a proactive organized and relationship-driven recruitment professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and understands how to balance urgency quality and candidate experience. Experience recruiting in large-scale civil construction mining and other dynamic industrial project environments is ideal as this role will support hiring across complex and operationally demanding businesses.

Recruitment needs across the organization are often dynamic and fluid with priorities that can shift quickly based on project demands operational changes mobilization timelines business growth and workforce availability. The successful candidate must be comfortable working in an environment where hiring needs can change rapidly and must be able to assess competing demands adapt quickly and shift priorities effectively while maintaining strong organization communication and follow-through.

This position is also intended to help strengthen and modernize recruitment systems and processes across the organization. The successful candidate will contribute to enhancing the companys applicant tracking processes improving recruitment reporting and visibility supporting the implementation of meaningful performance metrics and identifying opportunities to use technology and AI tools responsibly to improve efficiency consistency and overall hiring outcomes.

At Infracon Safety. No Excuses. is our most important core value. The successful candidate is expected to support and promote the companys Health Safety and Environment culture and ensure recruitment and onboarding processes align with company and project requirements.

Who You Are

You are a people-focused and solutions-driven recruitment professional who understands the importance of hiring the right people to support operational success. You are confident managing multiple active job openings building talent pipelines and working closely with leaders to understand workforce needs across a diverse organization.

You bring strong recruitment experience ideally in large-scale civil construction mining and other fast-paced industrial project settings and understand the unique workforce demands timelines and challenges that come with supporting project-based operations. You are organized responsive and professional in your communication and you know how to identify strong candidates ask the right questions maintain confidentiality and create a positive candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.

You are highly adaptable and able to shift priorities quickly in response to changing business and project needs. You are comfortable working through competing demands adjusting your focus as required and maintaining momentum across multiple recruitment streams without losing attention to detail or responsiveness.

You are also interested in continuous improvement and understand the value of strong recruitment systems clear reporting and data-informed decision-making. You are comfortable helping improve applicant tracking processes identifying useful KPIs and leveraging AI and other modern recruitment tools in a practical ethical and professional manner to support stronger hiring outcomes.

You take pride in being a trusted partner to the business and are motivated by helping teams grow with capable safety-minded and high-performing people.

Key Responsibilities

• Support full-cycle recruitment for positions across Infracon and its group of companies including field trades operations professional and administrative roles
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs position requirements timelines and desired candidate profiles
• Draft post and manage job advertisements across various platforms and recruitment channels
• Source candidates through online platforms referrals talent pipelines community outreach and other recruitment strategies
• Review resumes conduct initial candidate screening and coordinate interviews with hiring managers
• Support the selection process by gathering feedback assisting with candidate evaluations and helping move hiring decisions forward in a timely manner
• Build and maintain candidate pools for recurring and future project-based hiring needs
• Help support recruitment planning tied to project mobilization seasonal workforce needs and business growth
• Coordinate pre-employment steps including references certifications assessments and other hiring requirements as applicable
• Support offer preparation hiring documentation and onboarding coordination in collaboration with HR and operations
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date recruitment records candidate tracking and hiring status updates
• Assist with enhancing and maintaining the companys applicant tracking processes and recruitment systems to improve efficiency visibility and consistency across the hiring process
• Support the development tracking and reporting of meaningful recruitment KPIs such as time-to-fill source effectiveness candidate pipeline activity offer acceptance rates and other hiring metrics that support workforce planning and decision-making
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment workflows reporting talent pipeline management and overall hiring effectiveness through process improvement and best practices
• Support the practical and responsible use of AI and other technology tools to improve recruitment administration sourcing screening support reporting and process efficiency while maintaining professionalism sound judgment data accuracy confidentiality and compliance with company standards
• Assist with recruitment reporting labour market trends and hiring activity tracking to support workforce planning
• Represent Infracon professionally in all candidate community school and industry interactions
• Support employment branding and recruitment outreach initiatives that strengthen awareness of Infracon and its affiliated companies
• Participate in job fairs hiring events community engagement initiatives and other workforce development activities as required
• Ensure recruitment practices align with company values internal processes and applicable legislation
• Support other duties and responsibilities as required to contribute to the success of the company and its projects

Experience Required

• Minimum of 35 years of recruitment talent acquisition or related HR experience
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent openings
• Experience recruiting for large-scale civil construction mining and other dynamic industrial projects is strongly preferred
• Experience recruiting for field trades operations and project-based roles is considered a strong asset
• Experience supporting recruitment in fast-paced environments where workforce needs project demands and hiring priorities shift frequently is considered a strong asset
• Experience supporting hiring across multiple business units locations or departments is considered an asset
• Experience working with applicant tracking systems and recruitment reporting tools is preferred
• Experience developing monitoring or reporting on recruitment KPIs and hiring metrics is considered an asset
• Experience using AI-enabled tools or modern recruitment technologies to support sourcing administration and process improvement is considered an asset
• Strong understanding of recruitment best practices candidate screening and interview coordination
• Post-secondary education in Human Resources Business or a related field is considered an asset
• CPHR designation or progress toward it is considered an asset
• Valid drivers licence required
• Must be eligible to work in Canada

Skills & Attributes

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• High attention to detail and strong follow-through
• Professional respectful and confidential approach to sensitive information
• Strong judgment and problem-solving ability
• Ability to work effectively with leaders employees candidates and external stakeholders
• Proactive adaptable and solutions-oriented approach to work
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to respond to changing operational needs
• Ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively in response to dynamic and fluid recruitment demands
• Strong systems mindset with the ability to improve processes and support structured recruitment workflows
• Ability to interpret recruitment data and translate it into useful reporting and practical recommendations
• Commitment to delivering a positive and professional candidate experience

Safety Requirements

• Support and promote Infracons health and safety culture in all recruitment and onboarding activities
• Comply with company and project safety requirements when attending field locations hiring events or active job sites
• Use required PPE and participate in safety orientations where applicable
• Drug and alcohol testing may be required in accordance with company or project requirements

Work Environment & Compensation

This role may be based in Kamloops BC or Calgary AB and will support hiring needs across multiple company divisions and project locations. The position is primarily office-based with the expectation of regular collaboration with operational leaders and occasional travel to project sites hiring events or community engagement activities as required.

Infracon is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package designed to support your well-being growth and success.

• Competitive annual salary of $80000 - $95000 commensurate with experience qualifications and location
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to support a growing organization with diverse operations across Western Canada
• Exposure to a wide range of projects business units and career paths
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• A culture built on determination teamwork integrity and safety