Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Kokosing•Westerville, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Kokosing is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to recruit, interview, and hire qualified candidates for a variety of roles, primarily in Technical and Operations. This role involves serving as the first point of contact for potential employees, assisting hiring managers with candidate screening and providing operational overviews, and maintaining recruitment databases. The position is based at the Westerville Corporate office and is an onsite role.

Requirements

Ability to work and excel in a high-energy and fast-paced team environment
Have a desire to constantly interact with various personalities, and maintaining solid working relationships with all team members
Dependable and Responsible
Ability to multi-task is required
Ability to be comfortable with, and maintaining, a high degree of confidentiality
Excellent organization skills and the ability to prioritize
Experience in candidate sourcing solutions and strategies
Knowledge of relevant employment legislation
Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent combination of technical training and experience
Targeting 7+ years of professional services-related Recruiting experience
Knowledge of staffing systems and tools
Efficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Workday experience preferred

Responsibilities

Recruiting, interviewing/vetting and hiring qualified candidates across a wide range of roles and skill sets, primarily in the Technical and Operations-related arenas: Field/Project Engineers, Estimators, Superintendents/Team Leads, Administrative and Support personnel, Supply, Safety, Project Managers, etc.
Serving as the first point of contact to potential future team members of the company
Assisting the internal hiring managers by providing information on trends/best practices, pre-screening resumes with details, and providing a detailed operations overview to the candidate.
Utilizing Workday to support recruitment and applicant/job description database creation and maintenance
Post job openings on job boards, websites, and other online sources
Utilize social media platforms to find and engage potential candidates
Consult with managers and executives in developing job descriptions, posting the descriptions, utilizing strategies that will ideally increase applicant activity (i.e. sourcing, regularly refreshing the reqs, unemployment sites, explore niche job boards and assess for ROI, etc.)
Keeping the manager(s) updated as to search and applicant statuses – suggest new tactics, if needed
Serve as the point of contact for applicants (and internal managers) for the entire recruiting process and beyond
Screening applications/resumes and conducting interviews/operations overviews
Relaying submittal notes internally to hiring managers to facilitate an informed decision/assessment for determining the next step including scheduling interviews
Continual maintenance of the ongoing Req Status
Working with the HR Department and gathering market data to assist the manager in determining salary and perk parameters for offers – focusing on internal equity and fair market value/trends
Extending offers as needed and collaborating with the hiring manager in the event of counteroffers
Other duties as assigned, special projects/research, etc.