Senior Construction Recruiter

Jobot; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Periodic travel to Sterling, VA

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Senior Construction Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment across construction and infrastructure roles in a remote-capable role with periodic travel to Sterling, VA. You will partner with hiring leaders, build pipelines, and strategically source both active and passive candidates for field, project management, and operations positions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of construction recruiting experience, a hunter mindset, and a proven ability to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience in the construction industry.
• Experience filling hard-to-fill construction roles in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to manage full-cycle recruiting and partner with hiring managers.
• Strong interviewing, sourcing, onboarding, and talent management skills.
• Knowledge of construction roles, terminology, and workforce demands.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting, from intake meetings and sourcing through interviewing, offer negotiation, hiring, and onboarding coordination.
• Proactively source active and passive construction professionals through direct outreach, networking, referrals, industry associations, and recruiting platforms.
• Bring a hunter mentality to hard-to-fill searches, uncovering talent beyond traditional job postings.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, establish recruiting priorities, and develop effective staffing strategies.
• Conduct structured interviews to evaluate technical experience, qualifications, career goals, and alignment with role requirements.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current openings and future workforce needs.
• Use an ATS to maintain accurate candidate records, track recruiting activity, and support consistent hiring workflows.
• Deliver a responsive, professional candidate experience through clear communication and timely follow-up.
• Coordinate with HR and operational teams to support pre-employment requirements and a smooth onboarding process.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, identify bottlenecks, and recommend improvements to sourcing, interviewing, and hiring practices.
• Support talent management initiatives, including workforce planning, market intelligence, and long-term relationship development.
• Follow applicable employment laws, fair hiring practices, and company recruiting policies.

Skills

Full-cycle Recruiting

Candidate Sourcing

Relationship Building

Stakeholder Management

Interviewing

Tools

ATS platforms

Job description

Senior Construction Recruiter

$120000 - $150000 per year | Richmond, VA | Remote | Permanent

Senior Talent Acquisition Recruiter | Construction & Infrastructure | $120K-$150K | Remote/DMV

A bit about us:

Our client is a rapidly growing design-build construction and infrastructure organization specializing in complex site and underground utility work with significant exposure to mission-critical infrastructure. As the organization continues to grow, we're investing in the internal recruiting function that supports that growth. This isn't an environment where Talent Acquisition simply receives requisitions, posts jobs and waits for applicants. We're looking for recruiters who can understand the construction business, partner directly with hiring managers, map relevant talent markets, identify difficult-to-reach professionals and build relationships with passive candidates. The recruiting team supports both professional construction and corporate hiring, making this an opportunity to work across a broad range of critical positions.

Why join us?

• $120K-$150K working compensation range, depending on relevant experience and recruiting capability
• Join a growing construction/infrastructure organization investing in its internal TA capability
• High visibility and partnership with business and hiring leadership
• Opportunity to recruit hard-to-find professional construction and corporate talent
• Build talent pipelines instead of simply processing applicants
• Opportunity to directly influence how the organization approaches Talent Acquisition
• Recruit across construction, engineering, operations and corporate functions
• Environment that values proactive sourcing, market intelligence and relationship building
• Professional growth and career-development opportunities
• Remote flexibility with periodic travel to the organization's Sterling, VA headquarters
• Strong opportunity for recruiters who enjoy independence, ownership and solving difficult searches

Job Details

Take the lead in connecting exceptional construction talent with projects that shape communities. We’re seeking a Permanent Senior Construction Recruiter who combines a hunter’s mindset with strong relationship-building skills to identify, engage, and hire outstanding professionals across the construction industry.

In this permanent role, you’ll own full-cycle recruiting, partner closely with hiring leaders, and build talent pipelines for critical field, project management, and operational positions. This is an opportunity to influence hiring strategy, strengthen the candidate experience, and make a measurable impact on construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting, from intake meetings and sourcing through interviewing, offer negotiation, hiring, and onboarding coordination.
• Proactively source active and passive construction professionals through direct outreach, networking, referrals, industry associations, and recruiting platforms.
• Bring a hunter mentality to hard-to-fill searches, uncovering talent beyond traditional job postings.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, establish recruiting priorities, and develop effective staffing strategies.
• Conduct structured interviews to evaluate technical experience, qualifications, career goals, and alignment with role requirements.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current openings and future workforce needs.
• Use an applicant tracking system (ATS) to maintain accurate candidate records, track recruiting activity, and support consistent hiring workflows.
• Deliver a responsive, professional candidate experience through clear communication and timely follow-up.
• Coordinate with HR and operational teams to support pre-employment requirements and a smooth onboarding process.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, identify bottlenecks, and recommend improvements to sourcing, interviewing, and hiring practices.
• Support talent management initiatives, including workforce planning, market intelligence, and long-term relationship development.
• Follow applicable employment laws, fair hiring practices, and company recruiting policies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, with demonstrated success recruiting within the construction industry.
• Proven ability to manage full-cycle recruiting and fill challenging construction roles in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong experience in interviewing, ATS platforms, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, sourcing, staffing, and talent management, or equivalent capabilities.
• A proactive hunter mindset with a track record of engaging passive candidates and developing new talent sources.
• Knowledge of construction roles, terminology, project environments, and workforce demands.
• Demonstrated ability to assess candidate qualifications and communicate clear, evidence-based hiring recommendations.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, urgency, and a high-quality candidate experience.
• Confidence partnering with hiring managers and advising stakeholders on talent availability and recruiting strategy.
• Sound judgment, discretion with confidential information, and a commitment to fair and inclusive hiring.

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