Recruiter Project Services

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing is seeking a Remote Recruiter to identify, qualify, and deliver professionals for client projects across North America. This role manages sourcing through onboarding for contract, contract‑to‑hire, and direct‑hire positions.

You will partner with Directors and Account Managers to understand hiring needs, set search priorities, and provide timely updates on candidate activity and progress in a fast-paced, remote staffing environment.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of recruiting or related experience.
• Experience recruiting engineering/industrial personnel preferred.
• Ability to work remotely and manage multiple requisitions.
• Experience with ATS, CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tools.

Responsibilities

• Recruit for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire roles.
• Source candidates via LinkedIn, ATS, referrals, and networks.
• Interview candidates to assess qualifications and fit.
• Verify employment history and professional qualifications.
• Maintain pipelines and coordinate interviews and onboarding.
• Provide updates on progress and recruiting risks.

Skills

Sourcing

Interviewing

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

ATS

CRM

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job boards

Job description

Department: Project Services / Professional Staffing

Reports to: Director of Project Services

Position Overview

The Remote Recruiter will identify, qualify, and deliver professionals for client projects across North America. This individual contributor role manages recruiting from initial sourcing through placement and onboarding, building candidate pipelines and filling contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire positions.

The recruiter will partner closely with the Director of Project Services, Business Development Managers, and Account Managers to understand hiring needs, set search priorities, and provide clear updates on candidate activity and recruiting progress. Success requires urgency, strong follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple searches in a remote, fast-paced staffing environment.

Project Services recruits professionals in engineering, construction management, project controls, commissioning, operations, maintenance, and related technical fields.

Key Responsibilities

Recruiting and Candidate Delivery

• Recruit candidates for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire openings.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS databases, referrals, networking, job boards, social media, and direct outreach.
• Interview candidates to assess qualifications, project experience, compensation expectations, availability, mobility, and fit.
• Verify employment history, certifications, project experience, and professional qualifications.
• Maintain candidate relationships and active pipelines for current and anticipated openings.
• Manage candidate communication from initial contact through placement and onboarding.
• Coordinate interviews, prepare candidates, gather feedback, and support offer discussions and acceptance.
• Support onboarding, compliance, pre-employment requirements, and post-placement communication.

Partnership with Sales and Account Teams

• Partner with Business Development Managers and Account Managers to fill client staffing needs.
• Participate in requisition intake meetings and recruiting strategy discussions.
• Translate client requirements, project timelines, and hiring priorities into focused search plans.
• Provide timely updates on recruiting progress, candidate pipelines, hiring risks, and market feedback.
• Share insight into candidate availability, compensation trends, and recruiting challenges.
• Support account growth through responsive communication and reliable recruiting delivery.

Recruiting Operations

• Maintain accurate and timely ATS records, candidate notes, and activity tracking.
• Follow established recruiting, documentation, and compliance processes.
• Respond quickly to new requisitions and changes in client priorities.
• Manage multiple openings while keeping candidates and internal partners informed.

Develop and maintain candidate communities in disciplines including:

• Engineering: Project, mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, process, controls, commissioning, and reliability engineers.
• Project Services: Project managers and directors, construction managers, project controls managers, cost engineers, schedulers, planners, document control specialists, and procurement specialists.
• Construction and Field Leadership: Superintendents, site managers, general foremen, foremen, construction coordinators, and field engineers.
• Operations and Maintenance: Operations and maintenance managers, reliability professionals, turnaround coordinators, commissioning managers, and startup managers.

Performance Expectations

The recruiter is expected to:

• Meet individual recruiting and placement goals.
• Deliver qualified candidates within agreed client timelines.
• Maintain an active pipeline across current and anticipated Project Services needs.
• Respond quickly to new requisitions and changing project priorities.
• Keep ATS records accurate and follow recruiting and compliance processes.
• Build candidate relationships that generate referrals and repeat placements.
• Demonstrate urgency, accountability, sound judgment, and professionalism.

Weekly Recruiting Activity Benchmarks

These benchmarks may be adjusted based on role complexity and requisition mix:

• 30–40 candidate interviews
• 20+ candidate submissions
• 50+ outbound recruiting calls
• 15+ candidate marketing conversations
• Daily ATS and CRM updates
• Ongoing pipeline development and candidate networking

Required Qualifications

• 1–3 years of recruiting, staffing, talent acquisition, or related sales experience preferred.
• Experience recruiting engineering, technical, industrial, construction, or other professional personnel strongly preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organization, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions and shifting deadlines.
• Comfortable working toward measurable recruiting and placement goals.
• Experience using an ATS, CRM, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.

Preferred Industry Experience

Recruiting experience in one or more of the following sectors is preferred:

• EPC and industrial construction
• Oil and gas, petrochemical, and LNG
• Power generation and renewable energy
• Data centers and mission-critical facilities
• Manufacturing, infrastructure, and semiconductor