Senior Recruiter

Terracon; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon, a leading engineering consulting firm, is hiring a Senior Recruiter to drive full life-cycle staffing across the organization. You will partner with leaders, build strong candidate experiences, and shape recruiting strategies within a collaborative, employee‑owned culture.

The role emphasizes strategic sourcing, offer negotiations, interview coordination, and continuous process improvement while ensuring compliance and delivering high-quality hires that align with Terracon’s growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of professional staffing and recruiting experience in engineering or related field.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (Oracle Fusion preferred).
• Proficiency in sourcing techniques for active and passive candidates.
• Strong written and oral communication with marketing ability to convey company goals.
• Valid driver's license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Conducts full life-cycle staffing companywide.
• Discusses long-range personnel needs with management and provides candidate recommendations.
• Develops recruiting strategies and oversees interview coordination.
• Negotiates offers and advises on compensation strategies.
• Maintains positive candidate experience and updates ATS in a timely manner.
• Ensures regulatory and company policy compliance.

Skills

Multitasking

Strong communication

Sourcing techniques

Marketing recruitment goals

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Tools

Oracle Fusion ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

Sourcing tools

Job description

At Terracon, we are more than one of the nation's largest employee‑owned engineering consulting firms. We are a company driven by our vision to be Best at People, where employee-owners are empowered to grow their careers, make meaningful contributions, and help shape the future of our organization.

As a Senior Recruiter, you will play a strategic role in attracting top talent, building strong partnerships with leaders across the business, and delivering exceptional candidate experiences that support Terracon's continued growth and success. Join a collaborative, people-first culture where curiosity, integrity, excellence, and innovation are valued and where your work directly impacts the future of our employee‑owned company.

Essential Roles And Responsibilities

• Conducts full life-cycle staffing/recruiting companywide or on assigned portfolio of positions company wide.
• Discusses long-range professional and technical personnel needs with management and provides candidate recommendations.
• May direct assigned staff on projects.
• Works independently, using industry knowledge and/or professional guidelines and protocols to accomplish goals and objectives and solve problems of complex, diverse scope.
• In-depth knowledge of industry specific disciplines.
• Sources, screens, interviews, closes applicants.
• Develops and directs implementation of recruiting strategies designed to identify qualified applicants, evaluates applicant strengths compared to position description and competencies.
• Provides offer strategy and assists in high level negotiations.
• Develops and directs interview coordination activities for mid to senior level positions.
• Develops advertising campaigns and programs.
• Search for and identify candidates for highly specialized and difficult-to-attract positions utilizing creative recruiting methods and tools.
• Expert use of internet search tools and industry resources, can implement and manage web projects, has online marketing knowledge, aware of industry trends.
• Advises on and develops operational procedures and tools for improvement of recruiting services.
• Assists in vendor selection, implementation and budgeting.
• Partner and advise Hiring Managers on overall hiring process including offer strategy and negotiations.
• Collaborate as needed on job requisition details and creation.
• Establish credibility as Recruitment subject matter expert (SME).
• Review job descriptions to ensure proper advertisement format for internet job postings and niche sites.
• Effectively screen and interview candidates to assess skill and cultural fit.
• Maintain knowledge of company industry, related industry, business supported and market demographics.
• Ensure positive candidate experience is met through interview and hiring process.
• Lead and or direct others in ensuring orderly and positive interview scheduling.
• Consistently update applicant tracking system and hiring managers in a timely manner.
• Ensure regulatory and company policy compliance.
• Participate, and lead recruiting process improvement efforts as necessary.
• Develop, lead, and participate in training and dissemination of industry best practices to hiring managers and team.
• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
• Be responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field and 10 years of professional staffing and recruiting experience in engineering consulting firm or related corporate environment and knowledge of applicable laws and regulations required. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 14 years’ related experience.
• Experience with applicant tracking system required (Oracle Fusion preferred).
• Expertise in multiple creative sourcing techniques for active and passive applicants.
• Familiarity with social networking (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and related).
• Experienced in developing and executing recruiting assignments for complex, hard-to-fill positions.
• Ability and experience in marketing and conveying a company’s goals/directives to potential candidates.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Possess strong written and oral skills for verbal communication.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within the A/E/C industry.
• CIR (Certified Internet Researcher), LinkedIn Certified Recruiter or similar