Contract Recruiter: Data Center & Infrastructure Talent

Purple, Rock, Scissors; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple, Rock, Scissors is seeking a contract Recruiter to grow our PRPL & Friends division, focusing on data center, telecom, and critical infrastructure staffing. You will find, place, and retain skilled field talent for a telecom client, speaking the language of the trades and managing urgent staffing needs.

You will screen candidates, verify credentials, coordinate interviews, and maintain a robust talent pipeline.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional staffing experience focused on recruitment of utility, telecom, data center, or infrastructure field roles.
• Proven high-volume and/or project-based recruiting experience, including filling multiple openings on tight timelines.
• Experience building and cultivating a skilled trades talent pipeline with a relationship-oriented approach.
• Hands-on recruitment experience: sourcing, phone screening, and interviewing field talent.
• Ability to use creative sourcing techniques to reach talent who aren't active on traditional job boards.

Responsibilities

• Source skilled field talent through trade job boards, LinkedIn/Zip/Indeed, networks, trade schools, industry communities, and referrals.
• Run high-volume recruiting for multiple job sites at once.
• Screen candidates on technical fit: cabling types, termination and splicing, testing and certification, rack and stack, cable management, and reading prints and drawings.
• Assess foreman and lead candidates for crew leadership, job site safety, scheduling, and client communication.
• Verify credentials and certifications
• Coordinate pre-employment requirements: background checks, drug screens, site access and badging, and travel readiness.
• Schedule and coordinate all internal (PRPL) and external (client) interviews.
• Obtain and conduct reference checks, with emphasis on prior foremen, site supervisors, and project managers.
• Follow up on all candidate interviews (coordinate next steps and/or rejections).
• Maintain relationships with past placements to support redeployment as projects end and new sites open.
• Attend and/or support recruitment events such as trade school career days, union hall events, and industry job fairs.
• Enter data daily into our ATS based on recruitment and hiring activities.
• Research and recommend tools that improve high-volume screening and scheduling (AI, skills assessments, text recruiting, etc.).

Skills

High-volume recruiting

Sourcing

Candidate screening

Relationship building

Client communication

Google Suite

LinkedIn sourcing

Tools

Bullhorn ATS

Job description

Purple, Rock, Scissors is seeking a contract Recruiter to grow our PRPL & Friends division, focusing on data center, telecom, and critical infrastructure staffing. You will find, place, and retain skilled field talent for a telecom client, speaking the language of the trades and managing urgent staffing needs.

You will screen candidates, verify credentials, coordinate interviews, and maintain a robust talent pipeline.