Engineering Talent Sourcer: Build Pipelines & Insights

Garver, LLC; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Garver, LLC is seeking a Talent Sourcer in Franklin, Tennessee to identify, engage, and build relationships with engineering, technical, and professional talent. The role partners with Garver’s Talent Acquisition team to translate business needs into sourcing plans and pipelines.

The candidate will become a subject matter expert on civil engineering talent markets, conducting ongoing market research to support current and future hiring in Aviation, Buildings, Federal, Transportation, Water, and

Qualifications

• 2+ years talent sourcing, recruiting, talent research, executive search, market intelligence, or a related research-intensive role.
• Demonstrated ability to find qualified people through multiple research methods, not solely through keyword searches or inbound applications.
• Strong written communication and the judgment to tailor outreach to technical and professional audiences.
• Ability to evaluate career history, titles, employers, projects, credentials, geography, and progression to determine whether a conversation is warranted.
• Organization and persistence to manage multiple searches, document work accurately, and follow through on agreed priorities.
• Comfort partnering with recruiters and hiring leaders, receiving feedback, and adjusting search strategy quickly.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and common recruiting, research, CRM, or applicant-tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop focused talent pipelines by clarifying target profiles, geography, and search priorities.
• Identify and engage passive and active candidates for engineering, technical, and professional positions.
• Build reusable pipelines for current openings, anticipated needs, strategic locations, and difficult-to-fill disciplines.
• Balance pipeline volume with candidate quality, relevance, and readiness for recruiter review.
• Research beyond the obvious channels using LinkedIn, associations, licensing databases, conferences, referrals, and niche job boards.
• Create talent maps showing employers, locations, titles, career paths, talent availability, and recruiting constraints.
• Track labor-market signals and adjust search strategies accordingly.
• Test new research methods and document repeatable sourcing approaches for the Talent Acquisition team.
• Write concise, personalized outreach grounded in a candidate’s experience and relevance.

Skills

Strong written communication

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Organization and persistence

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft 365

Job description

Garver, LLC is seeking a Talent Sourcer in Franklin, Tennessee to identify, engage, and build relationships with engineering, technical, and professional talent. The role partners with Garver’s Talent Acquisition team to translate business needs into sourcing plans and pipelines.

The candidate will become a subject matter expert on civil engineering talent markets, conducting ongoing market research to support current and future hiring in Aviation, Buildings, Federal, Transportation, Water, and