Corporate Recruiter / Talent Acquisition

Graycor Family of Companies•Oakbrook terrace, IL

About The Position

The Construction Recruiter is key to identifying and attracting the right people with the right values, qualifications, and diverse backgrounds for a variety of construction-specific and business services roles. For 105 years we’ve grown and advanced our business by growing and advancing our people; this position is critical to filling and building our talent pipeline. Graycor is a people and family-focused culture and is recognized as a Top Workplace. We offer a performance-based bonus program based on hires/placements made. In this position, you will have the opportunity to: Proactively source/recruit talented people (through LinkedIn Recruiter and other tools) for a variety of career opportunities across all Graycor offices and project locations. Regularly connect and communicate with a lot of candidates, various hiring managers/executives, and search firm partners. Clearly and confidently describe to candidates why we feel strongly that Graycor is a great place to work by promoting our culture and employer brand. Partner with the EVP, HR and hiring managers to develop creative recruiting solutions. Drive the search process from start to finish by coordinating live and virtual interviews with the hiring manager and interviewing team. Serve as a guide and advisor in the interview process to ensure consistent recruiting, selection and hiring processes. Partner with the marketing team to improve the company’s internet presence, including our online/social media presence to proactively promote our culture and brand. Partner with key external search firms to supplement candidate sourcing and hiring efforts. Work to leverage key industry organizations and conferences that support our hiring strategy; represent the Company at identified events. Track key metrics to measure recruiting performance; drives activities to meet and exceed the achievement of these key metrics. Serve on various special projects in the areas of employee wellness, volunteerism, charitable giving, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), learning and development, and other employee engagement efforts. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in business administration, construction, engineering, or relevant discipline required.
1 year of experience recruiting hard to fill technical positions; construction industry recruiting experience preferred.
Proficiency with online recruitment tools (intranet job posting, LinkedIn Recruiter / Careers Page, job boards, other social media recruiting tools, etc.)
Strong computer skills (MS Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel,; experience with applicant tracking software programs preferred.
Effective listening, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to facilitate meetings required.
Strong attention to detail, organization skills and the ability manage multiple, competing priorities.
Sense of urgency and proactive desire to support hiring managers/executives and interviewing teams.
Strong follow up and attention to detail.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion when managing sensitive employee information.

Nice To Haves

construction industry recruiting experience preferred.
experience with applicant tracking software programs preferred.

Responsibilities

Proactively source/recruit talented people (through LinkedIn Recruiter and other tools) for a variety of career opportunities across all Graycor offices and project locations.
Regularly connect and communicate with a lot of candidates, various hiring managers/executives, and search firm partners.
Clearly and confidently describe to candidates why we feel strongly that Graycor is a great place to work by promoting our culture and employer brand.
Partner with the EVP, HR and hiring managers to develop creative recruiting solutions.
Drive the search process from start to finish by coordinating live and virtual interviews with the hiring manager and interviewing team.
Serve as a guide and advisor in the interview process to ensure consistent recruiting, selection and hiring processes.
Partner with the marketing team to improve the company’s internet presence, including our online/social media presence to proactively promote our culture and brand.
Partner with key external search firms to supplement candidate sourcing and hiring efforts.
Work to leverage key industry organizations and conferences that support our hiring strategy; represent the Company at identified events.
Track key metrics to measure recruiting performance; drives activities to meet and exceed the achievement of these key metrics.
Serve on various special projects in the areas of employee wellness, volunteerism, charitable giving, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), learning and development, and other employee engagement efforts.
Other duties as assigned.