Corporate Recruiter

Gilder Search Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

401k plan

Generous PTO and holidays

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Clayco in Chicago, IL is seeking a Corporate Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting across the enterprise. This on-site role partners with company leaders to attract top professionals, manage candidate flow, schedule interviews, and drive onboarding.

The position requires 6 years of recruiting experience, a Bachelor’s in HR or related field, and strong MS Office proficiency, communication, and time-management skills. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 6 years of recruiting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR/related field.
• Proven proactive recruiting ability.
• Ability to cold call passive professionals.
• Strong time management and organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to travel for events.

Responsibilities

• Schedule interviews
• Database management
• Manage job boards
• Create and post job descriptions
• Review resumes
• Screen candidates
• Reference checks
• Handle confidential material
• Write offer letters
• Coordinate travel
• Assist in onboarding and orientations
• Support college recruiting events

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Candidate screening

Cold calling

Time management

Organization

Interpersonal communication

Written communication

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Us

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for mission critical, industrial, life sciences, power & energy, aviation, commercial, institutional, residential and sports & entertainment related building projects.

The Role We Want You For

As the Corporate Recruiter, you will be responsible for leading full-cycle recruiting and providing guidance, support, and coordination in the consistent and effective application of practices within the Talent Management Recruiting department. This includes, but is not limited to, sourcing, recruiting, scheduling, interviewing, placing advertisements, networking, and managing candidates through every stage of the hiring process. The Corporate Recruiter will be required to proactively identify, attract, and successfully on-board the nation’s top industry professionals. In this role, you will serve as essential personnel and often the first point of contact for potential employees.

This is a highly visible, on-site position that works in partnership with our enterprise leaders to help grow our amazing company!

The Specifics of the Role

• Schedule interviews
• Database management
• Manage job boards
• Create and post job descriptions
• Collect and review resumes
• Conduct candidate screenings
• Conduct reference checking
• Handle confidential material and information
• Write offer letters
• Coordinate travel
• Participate in new hire onboarding / orientations
• Assist in college recruiting events

Requirements

• 6 years of experience
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Human Resource Management, Business, or related major
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office Programs
• Proven history of conducting effective proactive recruiting efforts.
• Ability to make cold calls to passive industry professionals
• Adaptable and consistently and positively contribute in a fast-paced, quickly changing environment
• Superior time management skills
• Very high organization and multi-task capability
• Outstanding interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Travel to events and college fairs when needed

Some Things You Should Know

• No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
• The pace is fast!

Why Clayco?

• 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2025 ENR Top 400 – Top Data Center Contractor (Top 3).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).

Benefits

• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation

• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The Clayco Nationwide salary range for this position is approximately $70,000 - $90,000 +/- annually (not adjusted for location).