Recruiter – Heavy Civil Construction

Allan Myers•Fairfax, VA

About The Position

The Recruiter identifies, attracts, and hires qualified talent to support heavy civil construction operations. Working closely with Operations, Human Resources and Talent Acquisition, and hiring managers, the Recruiter understands current and anticipated workforce needs and develops proactive recruiting strategies. The role sources both skilled craft professionals and construction leadership talent and manages multiple hiring priorities across projects and geographic markets. The Recruiter manages full-cycle recruiting from intake through offer for assigned positions, builds candidate pipelines, supports workforce planning, and advises hiring managers on recruiting conditions and priorities. The position also provides a professional candidate experience, represents the organization at recruiting and community events, maintains accurate ATS records, monitors recruiting activity, and supports compliance with hiring practices and applicable employment requirements. Travel to project sites, offices, career fairs, recruiting events, and community partners may be needed. Allan Myers is a self-performing heavy civil construction and construction materials company with offices, quarries, and asphalt plants across the Mid-Atlantic, from New Jersey to Virginia Beach. The company builds infrastructure including highways, bridges, and public water and wastewater systems. It describes offering generous benefits, extensive training, and opportunities for internal promotion. Allan Myers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

At least 3 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience; experience supporting construction, skilled trades, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation, or another field-based workforce is preferred.
Experience managing full-cycle recruiting and multiple open requisitions simultaneously.
Demonstrated ability to proactively source passive candidates rather than relying solely on applicants.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with field and professional-level employees.
Ability to work effectively with hiring managers and operational leaders in a fast-paced environment.
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize changing hiring needs.
Experience working with an ATS and candidate sourcing platforms.
Ability to travel to project sites, offices, career fairs, recruiting events, and community partners as needed.

Nice To Haves

Recruiting experience supporting construction, skilled trades, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation, or another field-based workforce.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruiting from intake through offer for assigned positions.
Recruit for heavy civil construction roles, including laborers, equipment operators, CDL drivers, pipe crews, concrete crews, foremen, superintendents, field engineers, project engineers, estimators, and other construction professionals.
Develop proactive sourcing strategies and candidate pipelines for current and future project needs.
Source candidates through Indeed, LinkedIn, employee referrals, trade schools, apprenticeship programs, community organizations, industry events, and direct outreach.
Screen candidates for relevant experience, technical skills, job requirements, compensation expectations, geographic availability, and overall fit.
Coordinate interviews, communicate candidate feedback, and maintain consistent follow-up throughout the hiring process.
Prepare and extend competitive employment offers in partnership with HR and Operations.
Maintain qualified candidate pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill positions.
Partner with Operations leaders and hiring managers to understand project schedules, manpower requirements, upcoming work, anticipated vacancies, and critical hiring needs.
Participate in manpower and workforce planning discussions to identify needs proactively.
Advise hiring managers on candidate availability, recruiting challenges, market conditions, compensation competitiveness, and hiring timelines.
Set recruiting priorities based on project schedules and business needs, and maintain relationships with field leadership to align recruiting with operational demands.
Provide candidates with timely, professional communication and clearly explain job expectations, work environment, travel requirements, schedules, career opportunities, and company culture.
Represent the organization at career fairs, trade schools, community events, military recruiting events, and construction industry events.
Build relationships with schools, workforce development organizations, veterans' organizations, and other community partners that can generate qualified talent.
Maintain accurate candidate and requisition information in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
Monitor recruiting activity and provide updates on open positions, candidate pipelines, hiring progress, and recruiting challenges.
Use recruiting data to identify opportunities to improve sourcing strategies and hiring outcomes.
Support compliance with company hiring practices and applicable employment requirements.