Field Talent Recruiter - Data Center & Telecom Staffing

Purple, Rock, Scissors, LLC.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple, Rock, Scissors, LLC. seeks a recruiter to grow PRPL & Friends for data center, telecom, and critical infrastructure staffing in the Orlando area. You will source, screen, verify credentials, and staff field crews for a telecom client operating data center environments.

Responsibilities include coordinating interviews with clients, maintaining candidate pipelines, and ensuring compliance with pre-employment requirements. Experience in utility/telecom staffing and field trades is preferred.

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.
• Working knowledge of structured cabling, fiber, and data center trades: technician levels, common certifications, tools, and safety expectations.

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 sourcing

Phone screening

Credential checks

Client coordination

ATS experience

Trades recruiting

ATS experience

Google Suite

Tools

Bullhorn ATS

Google Suite

Job description

Purple, Rock, Scissors, LLC. seeks a recruiter to grow PRPL & Friends for data center, telecom, and critical infrastructure staffing in the Orlando area. You will source, screen, verify credentials, and staff field crews for a telecom client operating data center environments.

Responsibilities include coordinating interviews with clients, maintaining candidate pipelines, and ensuring compliance with pre-employment requirements. Experience in utility/telecom staffing and field trades is preferred.