Craft Recruiter

Kiewit; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Top-tier medical, dental and vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a motivated Craft Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for skilled trades across multiple construction projects. Based in Calgary, this in-office role collaborates with project teams and hiring managers to attract, hire and onboard qualified craft workers.

You'll build pipelines using ATS platforms, social media, career fairs, and referrals while tracking recruitment metrics and labor market insights. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recruitment experience, preferably in high-volume skilled trades, construction, or industrial environments.
• Experience sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring skilled craft workers.
• Experience supporting workforce planning and project ramp-ups.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and work independently or in a cross-functional team.
• Experience recruiting for unionized workforces and large-scale construction projects is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full-cycle recruitment for skilled trades positions, from sourcing through onboarding.
• Partner with project teams to understand workforce needs, required certifications, and mobilization timelines.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines using ATS platforms, networking, referrals, social media, career fairs, community outreach, and other sourcing strategies.
• Manage job requisitions, postings, candidate records, and recruitment documentation.
• Provide hiring updates, workforce forecasts, recruitment metrics, and labour market insights.
• Support internal transfers and recruitment marketing initiatives.
• Continuously improve recruiting processes, workflows, and sourcing strategies while leveraging recruitment technology and industry best practices

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

SuccessFactors

ATS platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter

Power BI

Microsoft Teams

Job description

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Kiewit is seeking a motivated and resourceful Craft Recruiter to play a key role in meeting workforce demands for high-volume skilled trades positions across multiple construction projects. This role partners with project teams and hiring managers to attract, hire, and onboard qualified craft workers.

District Overview

HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization.

Location

This position is based out of Calgary, AB. This is a full time in office role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct full-cycle recruitment for skilled trades positions, from sourcing through onboarding.
• Partner with project teams to understand workforce needs, required certifications, and mobilization timelines.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines using ATS platforms, networking, referrals, social media, career fairs, community outreach, and other sourcing strategies.
• Manage job requisitions, postings, candidate records, and recruitment documentation.
• Provide hiring updates, workforce forecasts, recruitment metrics, and labour market insights.
• Support internal transfers and recruitment marketing initiatives.
• Continuously improve recruiting processes, workflows, and sourcing strategies while leveraging recruitment technology and industry best practices

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recruitment experience, preferably in high-volume skilled trades, construction, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring skilled craft workers.
• Experience supporting workforce planning and project ramp-ups.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while working effectively both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Experience recruiting skilled craft workers or tradespeople in the construction or industrial sector is preferred.
• Experience recruiting for unionized workforces and large-scale construction projects is considered an asset.

Preferred Systems & Technology Experience

• SuccessFactors, Talent Navigator, and other ATS platforms.
• Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other talent sourcing platforms.
• Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office Suite, and Power BI.
• AI productivity tools, including Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT. #LI-AK1

Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that is among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.

There's no limit to what you'll do at Kiewit. Whether you're building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people's lives for generations to come.

Here you'll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that is among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.

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