Recruiting Specialist

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Personal paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors is seeking an experienced Recruiting Specialist to join our Talent Acquisition team. You will drive full-cycle recruiting for professional, technical, onsite, and project roles across multiple states, building strong talent pipelines and collaborating with hiring managers.

You will develop innovative sourcing strategies, run campaigns, and manage offers and communications while reporting on hiring activity.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting for industrial, engineering, manufacturing, construction, energy, or technical positions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Bachelor's degree in HR or Business (preferred).
• PHR or SPHR certification (preferred).
• Experience recruiting within EPC industry (preferred).
• Experience supporting recruiting across multiple states and locations (preferred).
• Experience recruiting engineers, designers, project professionals, skilled trades (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and hiring managers to deliver talent solutions across a multi-state organization.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for professional, technical, onsite, and project-based roles.
• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to attract active and passive candidates.
• Create and manage recruiting campaigns and employer branding initiatives.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS, job boards, networking to identify candidates.
• Coordinate interview scheduling and hiring logistics.
• Prepare and extend employment offers.
• Track recruiting metrics and provide reporting on pipeline health.
• Support university recruiting, internships, co-ops, career fairs, and events.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Talent sourcing

Relationship building

Multi-state coordination

ATS experience

MS Office

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or Business

PHR or SPHR certification

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Applicant tracking systems (ATS)

Job boards

Job description

Hargrove is seeking an experienced Recruiting Specialist to join our growing Talent Acquisition team. This role is ideal for a recruiting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building relationships, and has experience identifying and attracting top talent for industrial, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or technical positions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full-cycle recruiting and talent sourcing, with experience supporting multiple hiring managers and priorities simultaneously. Experience recruiting within the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) industry is highly preferred.

What You'll Do

As a Recruiting Specialist, you will partner closely with leaders and hiring managers to deliver high-quality talent solutions across a multi-state organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for professional, technical, onsite, and project-based positions.
• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to attract active and passive candidates.
• Create and manage recruiting campaigns, advertisements, and employer branding initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Utilize applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, and industry resources to identify candidates.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and define position requirements.
• Screen, assess, and present qualified candidates for consideration.
• Coordinate interview scheduling, candidate communications, and hiring logistics.
• Prepare and extend employment offers.
• Track recruiting metrics and provide reporting on hiring activity and pipeline health.
• Support university recruiting efforts, internship programs, co-op programs, career fairs, and industry events.
• Participate in cross-functional recruiting initiatives and process improvement efforts.
• Maintain confidentiality while handling sensitive candidate and employee information.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting for industrial, engineering, manufacturing, construction, energy, or technical positions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and business leaders.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and applicant tracking systems.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
• PHR or SPHR certification.
• Experience recruiting within the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) industry.
• Experience supporting recruiting efforts across multiple states and business locations.
• Experience recruiting engineers, designers, project professionals, skilled trades, or industrial construction talent.

Hargrove Culture

We work to create an environment founded on trust, personal integrity, and a "team mentality" so that each person understands the value of their contributions both on a project and company-wide level. We know that each person on our team contributes to the success of our company by pairing expertise and passion to meet and exceed the needs of the clients we serve across the globe.

Our safety culture protects and promotes the well-being of every person who works with us and every person touched by our work.

As a 100% Teammate owned company, we proudly offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• paid holidays
• personal paid time off
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• 401(k)
• other benefits to eligible Teammates

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Hargrove is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexual identity, marital or family status), disability, military service or obligations, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hargrove is a drug-free workplace.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.