Contract Recruiter - Data Center and Infrastructure

Purple, Rock, Scissors•Orlando, FL

About The Position

The Contract Recruiter will help grow PRPL & Friends’ staff augmentation division, recruiting and retaining skilled field talent for a telecom client that builds and supports data center environments. The role focuses on high-volume sourcing, phone screening, credential verification, and keeping crews staffed across active job sites. It requires familiarity with field roles and the ability to respond quickly to urgent staffing needs while providing attentive service to candidates and clients. The recruiter will source and assess candidates for roles such as ISP Data Technicians, Structured Cabling / Low Voltage Installers, Fiber Optic Technicians, Foremen, and Lead Technicians. They will coordinate screening, interviews, credentials, pre-employment requirements, onboarding, and ongoing performance check-ins. The role also partners with business development and client project leaders to understand staffing needs and present candidates through clear, compelling summaries. This is a contract position to start, with hourly pay determined by experience.

Requirements

2–5 years of professional staffing experience focused on utility, telecom, data center, or infrastructure field roles.
Proven high-volume and/or project-based recruiting experience, including filling multiple openings on tight timelines.
Working knowledge of structured cabling, fiber, and data center trades, including technician levels, common certifications, tools, and safety expectations.
Experience building and cultivating a skilled trades talent pipeline using a relationship-oriented approach.
Hands-on experience sourcing, phone-screening, and interviewing field talent.
Ability to use creative sourcing techniques to reach candidates who are not active on traditional job boards.
Ability to build rapport quickly with field talent, foremen, and client project managers.
Comfort with background checks, drug screening, and pre-employment compliance processes.
Superior listening, writing, and speaking skills; candidate summaries must be clear, compelling, grammatically correct, and free of spelling errors.
Initiative, dependability, adaptability, resourcefulness, urgency, attention to detail, and willingness to respond to urgent requests.
Proficiency with Google Suite.
Utility, telecom, or infrastructure recruitment/staffing experience is required.

Nice To Haves

Bullhorn ATS experience.
Prior experience as a technician, installer, or in a field operations role.

Responsibilities

Source skilled field talent through trade job boards, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, Indeed, networks, trade schools, industry communities, and referrals.
Maintain a candidate pipeline and bench for ongoing and surge crew staffing needs.
Recruit for multiple job sites and openings simultaneously.
Screen candidates for technical fit, including cabling, termination and splicing, testing and certification, rack and stack, cable management, and ability to read prints and drawings.
Assess foreman and lead candidates for crew leadership, job site safety, scheduling, and client communication.
Verify credentials and certifications.
Coordinate background checks, drug screens, site access and badging, and travel readiness.
Schedule internal and client interviews, conduct reference checks, and follow up with candidates regarding next steps or rejections.
Maintain relationships with past placements to support redeployment as projects and sites change.
Attend or support trade school career days, union hall events, and industry job fairs.
Enter recruitment and hiring activity data into the ATS daily.
Research and recommend tools to improve high-volume screening and scheduling.
Partner with the Business Development Manager, client project managers, and site leads to understand crew size, skill mix, start dates, site locations, and travel requirements.
Prepare Candidate Bio documents and Candidate Spreadsheets, clearly summarizing candidates’ relevant technical skills, certifications, and project experience.
Coordinate client interviews and prepare talent for job site expectations, safety requirements, and schedules.
Support successful starts by confirming onboarding paperwork, site access, PPE, and day-one logistics.
Conduct regular client performance check-ins for placed talent and promptly address attendance or performance concerns.
Handle employee issues with discretion and sensitivity.