Recruiting Relations Specialist - Trades

DPR Construction; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction in Phoenix is seeking a Workforce Development Partnerships Coordinator to support external partnerships that sustain craft talent pipelines. You will assist the Workforce Development and Recruiting teams with outreach activities and partnership coordination.

You will help maintain relationships with trade schools, industry associations, and community groups while tracking activities and outcomes to measure impact and success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, business, workforce development, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 2–4 years of experience in workforce development, recruiting, community outreach, construction, or a related field required.
• Experience with customer relationship management systems or applicant tracking systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports relationships with trade schools, workforce organizations, community groups, and industry associations.
• Assists with planning and execution of outreach events, including career fairs, hiring events, and community engagement initiatives.
• Collaborates with Workforce Development and Recruiting teams to support partnership activities and workforce outreach efforts.
• Supports programs that increase awareness of DPR craft careers across targeted populations.
• Tracks partnership activities and performance metrics, including events, contacts, lead conversions, and partnership outcomes.
• Coordinates partnership communications and candidate pipeline activities to support recruiting events and candidate handoffs.
• Assists with coordination of external funding opportunities and supports alignment with company messaging, branding, and outreach activities.

Skills

Partnership outreach

CRM/ATS experience

Community engagement

Data tracking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, business, workforce development, or related field

Tools

CRM systems

Applicant tracking systems (ATS)

Job description

Job Description At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization. As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary:

Supports external partnerships that contribute to sustainable pipelines of craft talent. Assists Workforce Development and Recruiting teams with outreach activities, community engagement efforts, and partnership coordination. Supports execution of workforce development initiatives and helps maintain relationships with external organizations aligned with DPR workforce needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports relationships with trade schools, workforce organizations, community groups, and industry associations.
• Assists with planning and execution of outreach events, including career fairs, hiring events, and community engagement initiatives.
• Collaborates with Workforce Development and Recruiting teams to support partnership activities and workforce outreach efforts.
• Supports programs that increase awareness of DPR craft careers across targeted populations.
• Tracks partnership activities and performance metrics, including events, contacts, lead conversions, and partnership outcomes.
• Coordinates partnership communications and candidate pipeline activities to support recruiting events and candidate handoffs.
• Assists with coordination of external funding opportunities and supports alignment with company messaging, branding, and outreach activities.

Education Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, business, workforce development, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience:

2–4 years of experience in workforce development, recruiting, community outreach, construction, or a related field required. Experience supporting workforce outreach events, recruiting initiatives, community engagement programs, or partnership activities preferred. Experience working with customer relationship management systems, applicant tracking systems, or similar tracking tools preferred.

Certifications and Licenses:

None required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world. Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers. The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

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