Talent Acquisition Specialist
About The Position
The Talent Acquisition Specialist attracts qualified candidates to support AVCON's success and manages the full recruiting cycle. The role includes promoting AVCON's brand, posting positions, sourcing and evaluating candidates, administering assessments and interviews, making hiring recommendations, closing candidates, and supporting onboarding. The position is based in AVCON's Orlando, Florida office. The specialist manages multiple requisitions across teams and locations, partners with hiring managers to shape recruiting strategies, and builds candidate pipelines for current and future openings. The role also supports college recruiting, agency relationships, applicant tracking, compliance, and continuous improvement of sourcing and recruiting processes. Nights and weekends are generally not required but may occasionally be necessary with little or no advance notice. Work usually takes place in a clean, pleasant, and comfortable office setting. The position has no managerial responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Proficiency in MS Outlook, MS Excel, and MS Word.
- Knowledge of laws regulating recruitment and employment practices.
- Exceptional communication skills and a fundamental understanding of engineering professional services.
- Ability to prioritize and complete a high volume of work while managing multiple requisitions.
- Ability to develop and maintain candidate pipelines and implement successful, creative talent acquisition approaches.
- Demonstrated success sourcing and hiring for high-level positions with niche skill sets.
- Ability to work cooperatively with employees, management, and clients at all levels.
- Ability to organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow up on assignments with minimal supervision.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately protect privileged information and documents.
- Ability to work calmly and effectively in a high-volume office environment under deadline pressure.
- Knowledge of correct English usage, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
- Ability to act and operate under general direction.
- Valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of the job, including frequent sitting and lifting or moving up to 10 pounds, and occasional lifting or moving up to 40 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Two to three years of recruiting experience in the A/E/C industry is strongly preferred.
- Technical agency experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple requisitions of varying levels for AVCON teams and locations.
- Develop and maintain pipelines of potential candidates for current and future opportunities, including candidates from diverse backgrounds in engineering and planning.
- Partner with hiring managers to develop recruiting and sourcing strategies and understand position responsibilities, qualifications, and success factors.
- Use professional and creative recruiting methods, including social media, job boards, industry-specific sites, colleges and universities, and cold calling, to identify candidates.
- Manage candidate communications throughout the recruiting process, including prescreening, scheduling, interview preparation, assessments, process overview, expectation setting, post-offer discussions, and candidate closing.
- Review resumes and credentials for relevant skills, experience, and knowledge, and maintain accurate records throughout recruitment.
- Maintain applicant tracking workflow and data integrity in compliance with EEO and OFCCP federal regulations and other applicable legal requirements.
- Define and implement recruiting and sourcing strategies and improvement processes to achieve staffing goals.
- Coordinate, attend, and participate in college recruiting activities, including presentations, information sessions, and student group meetings, to increase awareness of AVCON.
- Maintain effective communications that support recruiting activity.
- Execute orientation and onboarding programs, individually or collaboratively.
- Establish and nurture relationships with partner agencies to help identify candidates for open requisitions.
