Recruiting Relations Specialist Trades

The Recruiting Relations Specialist - Trades supports recruitment event planning hiring onboarding and workforce pipeline efforts for construction craft and skilled trades positions across multiple regions and projects. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the organization can attract engage and hire qualified craft professionals to support operational and workforce development needs.
The Recruiting Relations Specialist works closely with the partnership manager recruiters partnership team members field operations workforce development HR apprenticeship teams and external workforce partners to deliver an efficient candidate-focused recruiting process for both union and non-union craft roles.
The ideal candidate is highly organized customer-service oriented detail-driven and passionate about supporting the skilled trades workforce.

Key Responsibilities
* Plan coordinate and provide logistics for partnership pipeline building events for skilled trades and construction craft positions across multiple projects and regions
* Schedule hiring events presentations key stakeholder meetings with external partnership groups across multiple regions
* Support DPR partnership advocates and hiring managers throughout the recruiting and hiring process
* Manage partnership candidate communication via recruiting team including interview scheduling follow-ups offer coordination.
* Maintain accurate applicant tracking system (ATS) records recruiting reports ROI event tracking.
* Assist with workforce forecasting and staffing coordination with operations and field leadership teams
* Support hiring efforts for union and non-union craft workforce needs
* Coordinate partnership workforce outreach initiatives including career fairs hiring events trade schools apprenticeship programs veteran transition programs workforce boards and community partnerships
* Manage event budgets track expenses and ensure cost-effective execution
* Ensure proper materials handouts recruiting swag etc. are coordinated for delivery to the events and obtained by the partnership advocate prior to the event. Also ensure any admission fees are paid and utility (electrical etc.) is coordinated prior to the event.
* Help build and maintain talent pipelines via partnerships with Union military community Industry community colleges high schools and trade schools for key skilled trades including electrical carpentry concrete drywall specialties Div 7 and general construction trades
* Assist with employee referral program coordination and workforce engagement initiatives
* Support workforce development and apprenticeship recruiting efforts
* Track recruiting metrics including time-to-hire candidate flow source effectiveness offer acceptance and hiring activity
* Partner with HR and onboarding teams to ensure a smooth candidate-to-employee transition
* Partner with recruiting marketing efforts including social media job postings workforce campaigns and community outreach military events
* Travel to project sites schools workforce partnership events and recruiting initiatives as needed
* Support continuous improvement efforts related to recruiting operations candidate experience and workforce pipeline development

Education & Experience
* Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in recruiting human resources workforce development business administration or related field preferred
* 24 years of experience in recruiting coordination workforce development HR support staffing or construction operations preferred
* Experience supporting high-volume hiring or construction craft recruiting preferred
* Familiarity with construction trades workforce development or apprenticeship programs preferred
* Background ability to gain base access for military posts nationwide
* Strong organizational and administrative skills with attention to detail
* Strong communication and relationship-building skills
* Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) Microsoft Office Suite and recruiting platforms preferred
* Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
* Strong customer service mindset with ability to interact professionally with partnership shareholders candidates field employees and leadership teams

Preferred Qualifications
* Experience supporting construction industrial manufacturing or skilled trades recruiting
* Knowledge of union and non-union workforce environments
* Familiarity with workforce development organizations trade schools veteran programs high schools and community outreach initiatives
* Bilingual communication skills preferred in some regions
* Experience coordinating hiring events or workforce pipeline initiatives preferred

Work Environment & Physical Activity
* Combination of office field and active construction project environments
* Frequent interaction with candidates craft employees recruiters hiring managers and field leadership teams
* Ability to visit active construction sites and workforce development events
* Regional travel may be required based on hiring and workforce needs
* May require occasional lifting of recruiting materials and event equipment up to 25 pounds

Success Measures
* Event and hiring process efficiency and experience success
* Time-to-hire and recruiting coordination effectiveness
* Accuracy of recruiting and event data and tracking event metrics
* Workforce pipeline and candidate engagement support
* Provide insights and recommendations to improve future events
* Hiring manager and recruiter satisfaction
* Support of workforce development and craft recruiting goals
* Contribution to company safety quality and culture initiatives

In compliance with local law we are disclosing the compensation or a range thereof for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to external market data internal equity location skill set experience and/or performance. Salary is just one component of DPRs total compensation package. Arizona North Carolina Florida Tennessee Richmond range: $72000 to $110000. Sacramento San Diego Texas Colorado New Jersey Philadelphia range: $79200 to $121000. Seattle Boston DC Pasadena range: $86400 to $132000. Bay Area range: $96000 to $143000

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology life sciences healthcare higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990 DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

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