Part-Time Talent Acquisition Recruiter – Contract-to-Hire

Kapella Group; Centennial (CO); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Kapella Group is hiring a part-time Talent Acquisition Recruiter with a hands-on approach to sourcing, screening, and shepherding candidates from first contact through offers. The role starts at 20–30 hours per week and has potential to transition to full-time based on recruiting results, growth, and mutual fit.

Benefits include dental, health, and vision insurance. The ideal candidate will source proactively, build targeted searches, prescreen candidates, and coordinate interviews while

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on recruiting experience.
• Experience sourcing passive candidates.
• Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter and Indeed.
• ATS experience; Zoho Recruit preferred.
• Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
• Ability to translate technical role requirements into search strategies.
• Excellent follow-up and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Source talent proactively using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Zoho Recruit, referrals, industry networks, and other approved channels.
• Build targeted searches by company, position, geography, and industry background.
• Run candidate outreach and follow-up campaigns to engage both passive and active candidates.
• Prescreen candidates against defined role requirements and ideal candidate profiles.
• Assess experience and alignment, including compensation expectations, availability, motivation, and location or travel requirements.
• Submit concise, qualified candidates to hiring managers for review.
• Maintain accurate ATS records in Zoho Recruit, including stages, notes, ownership, and next actions.
• Coordinate interviews and keep candidates informed throughout the process.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
• Track sourcing effectiveness and recruiting funnel performance, and recommend solutions when obstacles appear.
• Partner with the HR/TA Manager and company leadership while maintaining accountability for recruiting outcomes.

Skills

Sourcing passive candidates

Interviewing

Candidate assessment

Written communication

Tech requirements

Metrics-driven

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Indeed

Zoho Recruit

Job description

Kapella Group is hiring a part-time Talent Acquisition Recruiter with a hands-on approach to sourcing, screening, and shepherding candidates from first contact through offers. This hybrid role begins at approximately 20–30 hours per week, with potential to transition to full-time based on recruiting results, company growth, and mutual fit. You will also benefit from dental, health, and vision insurance.

How you’ll make an impact

• Source talent proactively using LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Zoho Recruit, referrals, industry networks, and other approved channels.
• Build targeted searches by company, position, geography, and industry background.
• Run candidate outreach and follow-up campaigns to engage both passive and active candidates.
• Prescreen candidates against defined role requirements and ideal candidate profiles.
• Assess experience and alignment, including compensation expectations, availability, motivation, and location or travel requirements.
• Submit concise, qualified candidates to hiring managers for review.
• Maintain accurate ATS records in Zoho Recruit, including stages, notes, ownership, and next actions.
• Coordinate interviews and keep candidates informed throughout the process.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
• Track sourcing effectiveness and recruiting funnel performance, and recommend solutions when obstacles appear.
• Partner with the HR/TA Manager and company leadership while maintaining personal accountability for recruiting outcomes.

What we’re looking for

• 3+ years of hands-on recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Proven success sourcing passive candidates, not only processing inbound applicants.
• Strong experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and Indeed.
• ATS experience; Zoho Recruit experience is a plus.
• Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
• Ability to understand technical role requirements and translate them into effective search strategies.
• Strong follow-up, organization, and written communication skills.
• Comfort working in an accountable, metrics-driven environment.
• Preferred background: construction, commercial real estate, architecture/engineering, skilled trades, or related industry recruiting.
• Particularly valuable: experience recruiting for a commercial construction company.
• Consistent availability during normal business hours for interviews, coordination with hiring managers, and team meetings.

Work schedule and location

The role starts part-time at approximately 20–30 hours per week. Initial onboarding is primarily in the Centennial office so you can learn roles, systems, candidate profiles, and the recruiting process. After successful onboarding, it may move to a more structured hybrid schedule. Reasonable scheduling flexibility is available for candidate calls and interviews.

Outside employment is not automatically prohibited, but it may not overlap with compensated Kapella working time or interfere with agreed hours, responsiveness, meetings, recruiting priorities, or performance expectations.

Compensation and incentives

$35–$45 per hour, depending on experience and demonstrated recruiting capability. The role may also be eligible for performance‑based hiring incentives for designated priority positions. Exceptional performance and successful completion of the initial evaluation period may lead to consideration for a full‑time Talent Acquisition opportunity.

Priority hiring focus

• Chief Estimator / Preconstruction
• Senior Project Manager
• Business Development Specialist
• Business Development & Marketing Coordinator

Work location: Hybrid remote in Centennial, CO 80112.