Craft Recruiter

ORION•Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Craft Recruiter manages full-cycle recruitment for skilled trades, general labor, and field construction personnel across multiple projects and regions. The role supports timely, cost-effective project staffing by partnering with project managers, superintendents, field leadership, Human Resources, Safety, and field operations to understand workforce demands, develop recruiting strategies, and maintain pipelines of qualified candidates. The ideal candidate has experience in concrete, commercial construction, industrial, or infrastructure recruiting and understands high-volume, project-based hiring. The position coordinates sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offers, pre-employment checks, and onboarding. It supports traveling craft crews and project mobilizations, monitors labor markets, tracks recruiting metrics, and recommends ways to improve sourcing, hiring efficiency, candidate quality, and retention. The incumbent is expected to support Orion’s values of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Teamwork, and Integrity and to comply with employment laws, company policies, and project-specific requirements.

Requirements

Minimum of five years of recruiting experience.
Demonstrated experience managing high-volume, full-cycle recruitment for hourly and field-based positions.
Proven ability to source, screen, and hire qualified craft workers in competitive labor markets.
Experience partnering with project managers, superintendents, operations leaders, and hiring managers to meet workforce requirements.
Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems, recruiting tools, job boards, and social media sourcing platforms.
Familiarity with construction craft classifications, trade qualifications, safety certifications, and project-based staffing requirements.
Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities while meeting hiring deadlines.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and recruiting systems.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
Ability to travel as required to support recruiting events, job fairs, project locations, workforce initiatives, and jobsite visits to network with field personnel.
High school diploma or GED required.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.
When visiting jobsites, ability to wear and properly use required personal protective equipment and comply with jobsite safety requirements.
Ability to respond appropriately to emergency situations and follow established safety procedures.

Nice To Haves

Recruiting experience in craft, skilled trades, concrete, commercial construction, industrial, or infrastructure staffing.
Experience supporting traveling crews, multiple projects, or geographically dispersed workforces.
An associate or bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant recruiting experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruitment for craft and field positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer coordination, and onboarding.
Recruit skilled trades and construction personnel, including carpenters, concrete finishers, laborers, ironworkers, equipment operators, foremen, and other craft personnel as needed.
Partner with project managers, superintendents, and field leadership to identify current and projected workforce requirements, hiring priorities, and mobilization timelines.
Develop and maintain qualified candidate pipelines for current projects, upcoming awards, and anticipated workforce demands.
Execute high-volume recruiting strategies to meet staffing goals and project deadlines.
Source candidates through job boards, social media, employee referrals, networking, community partnerships, trade schools, workforce development programs, and other channels.
Screen candidates for experience, trade skills, work history, availability, location, and willingness to travel as required.
Coordinate interviews, communicate feedback, and follow up with hiring managers and candidates throughout the hiring process.
Extend and coordinate offers in accordance with approved compensation guidelines and company hiring procedures.
Maintain candidate pipelines, recruiting records, requisition information, and hiring documentation in the ATS and other designated systems.
Support traveling craft crews and project-based staffing, including start-date and mobilization coordination.
Build relationships with craft workers, employee referrals, staffing partners, trade schools, and other recruiting sources.
Monitor local labor markets, competitor activity, and workforce availability; identify challenges and recommend solutions.
Identify opportunities to improve sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, time-to-fill, and recruiting effectiveness.
Coordinate pre-employment requirements, including background checks, drug screening, employment eligibility verification, and required certifications.
Verify applicable trade qualifications, licenses, safety certifications, and other job-specific credentials.
Communicate onboarding instructions, documentation requirements, reporting locations, and start-date expectations to new hires.
Partner with Human Resources, Safety, and field operations to support the transition from offer acceptance to project assignment.
Maintain candidate communication to reduce offer declines, no-shows, and early turnover.
Ensure recruiting activities comply with employment laws, equal employment opportunity requirements, company policies, and project requirements.
Track and report open positions, pipeline activity, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, hiring progress, and staffing needs.
Update hiring managers and HR leadership about recruiting progress, labor availability, and potential staffing gaps.
Identify workforce shortages and recommend proactive recruiting strategies that support project schedules and operational demands.
Support continuous improvement in recruiting efficiency, candidate quality, and retention.
Support Orion’s safety culture, maintain confidentiality, promptly report violations, and support a safe working environment.
Perform other related duties as assigned.