Sourcing Recruiter

Sourcing Recruiter (Sr. HR Analyst)

King County Metro Transit is seeking a full-time Sourcing Recruiter (Sr. HR Analyst) who is passionate about identifying exceptional engineering talent and committed to advancing equity, diversity, and social justice. This is an opportunity to recruit the professionals whose engineering expertise will help advance the delivery of infrastructure and systems that support safe, reliable, and sustainable public transportation throughout King County.

This is not a plug-and-play recruiting role. We're looking for a bold, strategic Sourcing Recruiter to build and lead an entirely new talent sourcing program for Metro's Capital Division. In this role, 75% of your time will be spent hunting for hard-to-find engineering and technical talent and 25% driving full-cycle recruiting. You will develop innovative sourcing strategies, cultivate talent pipelines, and recruit professionals across multiple engineering disciplines, including civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical engineering, along with other specialized technical roles essential to delivering Metro's capital programs.

The Capital Division is responsible for planning, designing, and delivering the infrastructure investments that expand and improve transit throughout King County. From major transit facilities and bus rapid transit corridors to electrification initiatives, passenger amenities, and complex transportation infrastructure, your work will directly influence the team building projects that move communities toward a more connected, sustainable future.

If you are highly self-motivated, enjoy solving complex talent challenges, and are energized by building something from the ground up, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact. Every engineer you recruit will help deliver projects that improve mobility, advance sustainability, and create equitable transportation options for generations to come. Your work won't simply fill positions; it will help build the future of public transportation.

Job Duties

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work.

• Collaborate with leadership and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop targeted sourcing strategies.
• Execute sourcing strategies to ensure a constant flow of quality leads/candidates into key pipelines and requisitions for positions for the Capital Division.
• Perform advanced sourcing through various mediums including internal and external database mining, networking, associations, universities, community agencies, social media, referrals, Boolean search strings, online and traditional directories, as well as other innovative sourcing methods.
• Conduct phone or virtual interviews to gather information to inform decisions.
• Work closely with recruiters and managers to understand staffing needs and develop a proactive, innovative sourcing/recruitment strategy to attract and recruit top talent.
• Continually evaluates sourcing strategies. Stays abreast of current and emerging technologies to proactively identify new venues for identifying qualified talent.
• Gather and prepare data to assess effectiveness of sourcing strategy. Analyzes and reports on sourcing metrics to Leadership.
• Develop and maintain network and database of potential candidates for future consideration, including pipeline of passive candidates.
• Acts as a key resource for referred candidates.
• Manage and perform full-cycle recruitment processes for hard-to-fill positions. Working collaboratively with leadership, hiring managers, and other human resources staff. Interpreting contracts and advising on setting pay.
• Generate diverse applicant pools in support of Equity and Social Justice Goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Minimum qualifications:

• Two or more years of experience in talent sourcing.
• Experience sourcing or recruiting engineers or other hard-to-fill technical positions.
• Three or more years of experience in full life cycle recruiting in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, while meeting tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to create strategic talent sourcing plans.
• Experience with Boolean searches.
• Experience with sourcing tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed Smart Sourcing, or other related social media platforms.
• Strong understanding and application of sourcing techniques, including online sourcing, and social media.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) systems such as NEOGOV and HRIS systems such as PeopleSoft.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint, with the ability to effectively create documents, manage data, collaborate, and maintain shared resources.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge and experience researching, interpreting, and applying HR employment law and HR rules, union contracts, policies, and procedures, including EEO, disability accommodation, Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and others.

Supplemental Information

Recruitment Information:

This recruitment will be used to fill 1 Term-limited Temporary or Special Duty Assignment vacancy with an anticipated duration of up to 12 months. Additionally, this selection process may create an eligibility pool for future TLT or SDA vacancies in this classification and workgroup. The eligibility pool will be retained 12 months from date it is created and will be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Who may apply:

We welcome applications from all qualified applicants. We value diversity, diverse perspectives, life experience, and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

To Apply:

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions, please contact aalcaraz@kingcounty.gov.

Required Application Materials:

• Submit an online application through our careers site. Update your application with all relevant work history going back at least 10 years (or more if necessary), including detailed job duties, dates of employment, and clear explanations for reasons for leaving.
• Attach a resume and a cover letter that demonstrate how your experience, knowledge, and skills align with the responsibilities of this position. In your cover letter, please describe specific sourcing strategies you have led and the sourcing tools you have utilized to achieve results. Be sure to clearly articulate your interest in this role.
• Thoroughly respond to all required Supplemental Questions within the application.

Selection Process:

Applications and required documents will be reviewed for clarity, thoroughness, competitiveness, and writing skills. Your application must confirm and support your answers to the supplemental questions and any experience mentioned in your resume and cover letter. If responses cannot be validated within your application, or if applications are missing the required materials listed in this job announcement, candidates may be removed from consideration.

The most competitive candidates may be asked to participate in one or more panel interviews. Final scores may be weighted to consider overall application materials, relevant experience, and interview scores. Offers and start dates will be finalized after completing any required pre-employment screenings, such as reference checks and/or internal record reviews.

Work Schedule:

Our regular business hours are 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday. However, work outside of these hours may occasionally be required. This position is classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

Work Location:

This position follows a hybrid work schedule requiring a minimum of 2 days per week onsite at King Street Center (201 S Jackson Street, Seattle, WA), consistent with King County Metro's hybrid work policy. Remote workdays may be adjusted based on operational or business needs.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements. King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Union Membership: This position is not represented by a union.

Class Code: 2311300 Human Resource Analyst-Senior

Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Application Process

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