Regional Recruiting Director - South Central

HDR; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design and engineering firm is looking for a Regional Recruiting Director to lead recruitment in the South Central region, including Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. This role requires at least 7 years of recruitment experience and the ability to manage a team of recruiters. The successful candidate will drive talent acquisition strategies and partner closely with operational leadership to meet recruitment needs, fostering a culture of collaboration and inclusivity. Preferred qualifications include experience in the AEC industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of progressive recruitment experience.
• Prior experience leading recruiters.
• Strong communication skills required.
• Strong communication skills (interpersonal, written and presentation).
• Proven ability to partner with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment efforts in South Central region.
• Supervise and onboard Area, Senior, and Entry-Level recruiters.
• Drive talent acquisition strategies with operational leadership.
• Routine in person meetings and monthly recruitment metrics check-ins.
• Recruiter development, training, and mentoring; serve as escalation point for questions.
• Balance recruiter workloads within the region and establish workshare culture.
• Develop university relationships with top universities to promote HDR brand.
• Ensure recruitment metrics and KPI targets are met; optimize sourcing tools.

Skills

Servant leadership

Business partnership

Industry knowledge

Curiosity

Strategy/Sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Recruitment technologies

Job description

At HDR, we believe design has the power to transform communities and improve lives. From architecture and engineering to environmental and water resources, our work shapes the spaces where people live, work, and thrive. We deliver innovative solutions in transportation infrastructure, hyper‑scale data centers, power systems, water and healthcare facilities and creating resilient environments for future generations.

As an employee‑owned company, our people have a direct stake in our success, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and long‑term vision. This ownership mindset drives us to exceed expectations, ensuring every project reflects our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and quality of life. When you join HDR, you become part of a global network dedicated to making a positive impact on communities worldwide.

Regional Recruiting Director

Reporting to the North American Director of Recruiting, the primary duties of the Regional Recruiting Director are to lead the recruitment efforts within the South Central (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas). This includes leading a team of recruiters, recruitment results and partnership with regional leadership.

Core competencies

• Servant leadership
• Business partnership
• Industry knowledge
• Curiosity
• Strategy/Sourcing

More specific duties include

• Operates a full recruitment desk with dedicated internal customers.
• Supervision and leadership and onboarding of Area, Senior, and Entry‑Level recruiters.
• Partnership with the operational and business group leadership within the region to drive talent acquisition strategies and align recruitment resources to business needs.
• Routine in person meetings.
• Monthly check‑ins to provide recruitment metrics.
• Consistent prioritization of top roles within the region.
• Recruiter development, training, and mentoring. Serve as daily point of escalation for recruiter questions. Assurance that tools (OMS/JAX, LinkedIn, ZoomInfo) are being maximized, sourcing strategies are being developed and results are obtained. Be an expert and evangelist for usage of the existing and future tools.
• Assess and balance recruiter workloads as needed within region and work with other Regional Recruiting Directors as well as the North American Director of Recruiting to establish and drive a culture of workshare.
• Partner with the business to drive effective university relationships with top universities in their region. This includes identification of university champions to drive the HDR brand with faculty, students, career centers and student organizations.
• Responsible for establishing a team atmosphere among recruitment team. Establishes coverage plans when recruiters are away. Conducts routine regional team catch‑up meetings and one‑on‑ones with direct reports.
• Involvement with the selection of new recruiters.
• Ensure recruiting metrics, recruiting KPIs and quality assurance within their team are being met. (Time to fill, offers made, acceptance rates)
• Ongoing assessment and recommendations to enhance talent acquisition strategies (technology, staff, structure)
• Champion of diversity recruitment efforts. Partner with other dedicated diversity resources to drive hiring results.
• Conducts presentation to recruiters and hiring managers within their region regarding talent acquisition strategies and tactics. Must have the ability to develop and train on the topic of recruitment/talent.
• Ability to extract, analyze and act on data supporting talent acquisition strategies.
• Partner with HR in their specific region to meaningfully contribute to the entire employee lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years of progressive recruitment experience within the Region.
• Previous experience leading recruiters either as a supervisor or mentor.
• Expert level knowledge of recruitment technologies and strategies.
• Strong communication skills (interpersonal, written and presentation).
• Proven ability to partner with senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• AEC Industry experience.
• Resides or willing to relocate to the defined Region.

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Primary Location

United States-Texas-Austin

Other Locations

• United States-Texas-Dallas
• United States-Texas-Houston
• United States-Texas-San Antonio

Industry

HR

Schedule

Full‑time

Employee Status

Regular

BusinessClass

Marketing and Admin

Job Posting

Mar 18, 2026

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirnative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.