Sr. Recruiter - Civil Engineering (remote)

Primary Function

At Ardurra, the Senior Recruiter is a blend of a strategic and detailed hands-on role responsible for applying and participating in enhancing talent resources solutions that align with our growing organization’s goals and supporting our culture and a great employee work environment. Our company’s organic growth and acquisitive growth strategies require a successful Senior Recruiter to have a deep understanding of both technical and business aspects to identify and address hidden issues that may impede the company’s talent acquisition success. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential to effectively interact with hiring managers and candidates at all levels and to positively influence organizational and/or regional outcomes.  

The Sr. Recruiter works in a collaborative culture, identifying and delivering high performing candidates within the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Serving as a trusted advisor to internal business teams, guiding the hiring process in a highly competitive industry. This includes offer negotiation, understanding the psychology of selling and hiring, navigating non-compete agreements, and managing external recruiting agencies. 

The ideal candidate will have experience in a professional services or engineering, architectural and construction organization. The right candidate will be energized by the talented individuals who make up our entrepreneurial workforce.

 

Primary Duties

• Manage full life-cycle recruitment including creating search strategies, actively sourcing candidates, pre-screening, interviewing and presenting qualified candidates to hiring managers, negotiating offers and facilitating the hiring processes
• Involvement on all aspects of the hiring process, including hiring strategies, recruitment cycle timing and guidance on best practices and sourcing trends
• Build relationships and communicate consistently and proactively throughout the recruitment process to ensure all participants in the hiring process are updated and well informed
• Create a positive candidate experience throughout the entire recruiting process
• Creation of offer letters and keeping candidate files updated
• Update and maintain administrative responsibilities such as applicant tracking system data entry and Excel report
• Follows compliance standards throughout process

 

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 7 plus years of related recruiting experience or equivalent
• Solid experience recruiting for positions in Engineering required (Transportation, Water/Wastewater, Environmental, Structural or Civil)
• Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry experience (required)
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and working within an ATS (required)
• Must have successful track record in sourcing passive candidates
• Creative sourcing techniques and cold calling experience (required)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong relationship building and change management capabilities
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to “close”
• Ability to work independently as well as interdependently with others to deliver exceptional results.
• A driving interest to perform at the highest level, continually looking for better answers & new solutions
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, project management, communication, problem solving, and influence skills.
• Collaborative, experienced with supporting stakeholders and team members in a matrixed environment
• Passion for learning about competitors and applying insights to inform Talent Acquisition recommendations for our business
• Willingness to travel as needed
• Relationship builder and strong follow-up and follow-through
• Team player, collaborative with a “can-do” attitude

 

Competencies

• Adaptability
• Communication
• Planning & Organization
• Accountability
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving & Innovation

Position can be remote for the right candidate.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun.  We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individ