Senior Recruiter

Senior Recruiter

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success. As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

The Opportunity Black & Veatch is seeking a Senior Recruiter who thrives in proactive sourcing and building meaningful candidate relationships. This role is ideal for someone with experience in our key mission areas with a passion for delivering a strong candidate experience. The Talent Acquisition Team consists of talent professionals that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. This high-performing team partners with our customers to align their people, processes, technologies, and data analytics in the face of industry transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Sourcing: Utilize various recruiting tools and resources to source potential candidates, including social media, job boards, and professional networks
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies to attract top talent
• Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through proactive sourcing techniques
• Build and maintain a pipeline of potential candidates for future openings

Full-Cycle Recruitment: Facilitate all stages of the candidate lifecycle, from job creation through offer, ensuring all candidates have a positive, well-informed experience during the recruiting process

• Develop, post, and maintain quality job descriptions and advertisements for open positions, ensuring consistency and compliance across all postings
• Consistently monitor and track performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure that recruitment goals are met and identify areas for improvement

Technology: Utilize recruiting technology such as applicant tracking systems, CRM, PowerBi, SharePoint

• Utilize internal applicant tracking system to review applications and maintain candidate progress

Relationships: Build strong partnerships with the business, department heads, and hiring managers to understand job requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies

• Partner with the business, hiring managers, HR to develop compensation recommendations and negotiate job offers with candidates, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation packages
• Provide regular updates to hiring managers on candidate pipeline and recruitment progress, and adjust strategies as needed to meet hiring goals
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process and maintain relationships with candidates for future opportunities

Other Responsibilities: Operate in a manner that reflects BV's vision, mission, and core values, with a specific emphasis on safety, respect and quality

Preferred Qualifications Strong sourcing experience. Full-cycle recruiting experience, including high-volume requisitions and excellent candidate management skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong collaboration skills, including working with various stakeholders across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in HR or related field 5+ years progressive recruiting experience

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

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