Talent Acquisition Specialist

Kokosing•Westerville, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Kokosing (www.kokosing.biz) is one of America's 40 largest General Contractors and services a broad spectrum of clients in both the private and public business sectors. Kokosing's services include heavy civil/industrial construction such as highways, bridges, underground utilities, water/wastewater facilities, and marine construction. For over 70 years, Kokosing has successfully attracted the most qualified technical personnel in the construction industry by offering visible challenges, superior quality, and attractive rewards. With over $2.8 billion in annual sales and a commitment to its workforce, Kokosing is the winning team. Job Description: We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist whose primary responsibilities include: 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. This role is onsite and is based out of our Westerville Corporate office.

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
Workday experience preferred
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

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.