Recruiting Manager

Everforth ECS; Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS, the federal segment of Everforth, seeks a Recruiting Manager to lead a high-performing recruiting team in our Fairfax, VA office. You will partner with executives, hiring managers, Human Capital, and Resource Management to anticipate workforce needs, strengthen pipelines, and enhance the candidate and hiring manager experience.

Your responsibilities include developing recruiting strategies, overseeing sourcing, coaching recruiters, and ensuring ATS data quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven GovCon recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting for cleared, technical, and program-based roles.
• Experience developing recruiters, improving recruiting processes, and ensuring ATS data quality.
• Strong understanding of the government contracting recruiting lifecycle and security-clearance needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing recruiting team; set expectations and coach staff.
• Partner with executives, hiring managers, and HR to forecast demand and build talent pipelines.
• Oversee sourcing across job boards, referrals, networks, and vendors.
• Maintain accurate candidate, requisition, and workflow data in the ATS.
• Provide regular reports and insights on hiring outcomes and pipeline health.

Skills

Recruiting leadership

GovCon recruiting

ATS data quality

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Clearance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Recruiting Managerto work in our Fairfax, VA office.

Everforth ECSis seeking a Recruiting Managerto lead a high-performing recruiting team and delivers proactive, data-informed talent strategies that support organizational priorities and growth. This role partners closely with business leadership, hiring managers, Human Capital, and Resource Management to anticipate workforce needs, strengthen talent pipelines, improve recruiting operations, and ensure a strong experience for candidates and hiring managers.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute effective recruiting strategies to attract top talent aligned with organizational goals and current and future workforce needs.
• Partner with business leadership, hiring managers, Human Capital, and Resource Management to identify hiring demand, priority roles, program requirements, and anticipated talent needs
• Develop and execute effective recruiting strategies to attract top talent aligned with organizational goals and current and future workforce needs.
• Partner with business leadership, hiring managers, Human Capital, and Resource Management to identify hiring demand, priority roles, program requirements, and anticipated talent needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters; establish clear expectations, drive accountability, and support professional growth
• Conduct regular recruiter team meetings to communicate business updates, align priorities, assess workload and resource needs, and remove obstacles
• Personally manage a recruiting workload of approximately 30%, with direct responsibility for high-demand, difficult-to-fill, and complex roles, including cleared, technical, niche, key personnel, executive, and priority program positions
• Ensure accurate, timely, and complete candidate, requisition, and workflow data within the applicant tracking system
• Establish, communicate, and maintain recruiting best practices that create a consistent, efficient, and collaborative operating model
• Oversee sourcing strategies across job boards, social media, employee referrals, networking, talent communities, and other recruiting channels
• Build and maintain relationships with approved staffing partners, external organizations, and industry networks to expand candidate pipelines
• Serve as the primary escalation point for recruiters, helping resolve candidate, hiring manager, process, and difficult-to-fill role challenges
• Monitor and continuously improve recruiting processes to ensure an efficient and professional candidate and hiring manager experience
• Partner with HR and hiring managers to ensure timely communication, interview feedback, and alignment throughout the hiring process
• Strengthen the employer brand through a high-quality candidate experience, consistent messaging, and external market engagement
• Analyze recruiting performance and market data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement, including time to fill, start-date forecasting, source effectiveness, and job-board usage
• Provide regular reports and actionable insights to leadership on hiring outcomes, pipeline health, recruiting capacity, and workforce trends.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Proven experience recruiting for government programs
• Experience supporting cleared, technical, professional, and program-based hiring needs in a GovCon environment.
• Experience developing recruiters, implementing recruiting process improvements, and driving ATS data quality
• Strong knowledge of the government contracting recruiting lifecycle, including security-clearance requirements, customer-driven hiring needs, and program staffing demands.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with executives, hiring managers, recruiters, candidates, and cross-functional partners.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, recruiting platforms, sourcing tools, and reporting dashboards.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate recruiting data into practical actions and strategies.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail and service quality.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and fair hiring practices throughout the recruitment process.

Desired Skills

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Experience leading recruiting teams within the government contracting industry.
• Experience supporting Federal Civilian and DHS programs

Experience supporting high-volume hiring, surge staffing, recompetes, or new contract awards.

Experience partnering with Resource Management, Business Development, Capture, and program leadership on workforce planning and talent strategy.

Experience using recruiting dashboards and data to forecast starts, assess pipeline health, manage recruiter capacity, and improve hiring outcomes.

Experience developing recruiters, implementing recruiting process improvements, and driving ATS data quality and adoption.

ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees . Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow. We value:

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Ever forth ECS!

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ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth , a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

Meet the challenge. Make a difference with Everforth ECS!

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