Senior Recruiter

Black & Veatch Corporation; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

Flexible work schedules

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned company that emphasizes safety, quality, and strong partnerships. The Senior Recruiter role focuses on proactive sourcing and building meaningful candidate relationships within our Talent Acquisition Team to support diverse projects and clients.

Based in a hybrid environment, you will collaborate with business leaders, HR, and hiring managers to develop effective recruitment strategies and competitive offers, while ensuring a positive candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field.
• 5+ years progressive recruiting experience.
• Strong sourcing experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Source potential candidates using social media, job boards, and networks.
• Lead full-cycle recruitment from job creation to offers.
• Use ATS, CRM, PowerBi, and SharePoint to track progress.
• Build partnerships with business leaders and hiring managers.
• Ensure positive candidate experience and adjust strategies as needed.

Skills

Strong sourcing

Full-cycle recruiting

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

PowerBi

SharePoint

ATS/CRM

Job description

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Company :Black & Veatch Corporation

Opportunity Type :Staff

Project Only Hire :No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands‑on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee‑owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

The Opportunity

Black & Veatch is seeking a Senior Recruiter who thrives in proactive sourcing and building meaningful candidate relationships. This role is ideal for someone with experience in our key mission areas with a passion for delivering a strong candidate experience.

Black & Veatch’s Talent Acquisition Team consists of talent professionals that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. This high‑performing team partners with our customers to align their people, processes, technologies, and data analytics in the face of industry transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Sourcing:

• Utilize various recruiting tools and resources to source potential candidates, including social media, job boards, and professional networks
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies to attract top talent
• Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through proactive sourcing techniques
• Build and maintain a pipeline of potential candidates for future openings

Full-Cycle Recruitment:

• Facilitate all stages of the candidate lifecycle, from job creation through offer, ensuring all candidates have a positive, well-informed experience during the recruiting process
• Develop, post, and maintain quality job descriptions and advertisements for open positions, ensuring consistency and compliance across all postings
• Consistently monitor and track performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure that recruitment goals are met and identify areas for improvement

Technology:

• Utilize recruiting technology such as applicant tracking systems, CRM, PowerBi, SharePoint
• Utilize internal applicant tracking system to review applications and maintain candidate progress

Relationships:

• Build strong partnerships with the business, department heads, and hiring managers to understand job requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies
• Partner with the business, hiring managers, HR to develop compensation recommendations and negotiate job offers with candidates, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation packages
• Provide regular updates to hiring managers on candidate pipeline and recruitment progress, and adjust strategies as needed to meet hiring goals
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process and maintain relationships with candidates for future opportunities

Other Responsibilities:

• Operate in a manner that reflects BV’s vision, mission, and core values, with a specific emphasis on safety, respect and quality
• Lead and support change initiatives through planning, communication, and implementation

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong sourcing experience.
• Full-cycle recruiting experience, including high-volume requisitions and excellent candidate management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong collaboration skills, including working with various stakeholders across the organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field
• 5+ years progressive recruiting experience
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Salary Plan

ADM: Administrative/Business

Job Grade

016

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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.

Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.

To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.

A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company‑matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre‑taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance‑based bonus program.

We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP‑owned company. As employee‑owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company’s long‑term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.

By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.

BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.

Notice to External Search Firms: Black & Veatch does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Black & Veatch Talent Acquisition engages with search firms directly for hiring needs.

Nearest Major Market: Olathe
Nearest Secondary Market: Kansas City
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