Senior Recruiter

Weston & Sampson; Rocky Hill (CT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Weston & Sampson seeks an experienced Senior Recruiter to connect top talent with meaningful roles across our engineering, environmental, and infrastructure practices. You will partner with East Coast hiring managers, design creative sourcing, and build diverse pipelines that drive growth in a fast-paced, collaborative, employee-owned firm.

You'll lead end-to-end recruiting, advise managers, and manage campaigns across channels to deliver an exceptional candidate experience while analyzing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Communications, or related field.
• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in AEC, engineering consulting, environmental consulting, or related industries.
• Self-starter with high autonomy, accountability, and execution capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts from intake meetings through offer acceptance and onboarding support.
• Build partnerships with hiring managers to understand business goals, requirements, and team dynamics.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify, attract, and engage passive and active candidates.
• Create and manage targeted recruitment campaigns across multiple channels including LinkedIn, networks, referrals, and events.
• Facilitate hiring strategy and workforce planning discussions to align recruiting goals.
• Guide hiring managers on interviewing, candidate evaluation, and talent selection.
• Maintain accurate candidate pipelines and recruiting activity in the ATS.
• Serve as a brand ambassador for Weston & Sampson and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and market trends to continuously improve strategies.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

LinkedIn Recruiter

Relationship-building

Sourcing techniques

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decisions

Candidate experience

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking System

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Recruiter who is passionate about connecting exceptional talent with meaningful careers. This role is ideal for a strategic, relationship-driven recruiting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys partnering closely with internal stakeholders, and has a proven ability to attract and engage top talent through innovative sourcing approaches.

As a trusted talent advisor, you will work closely with hiring managers across multiple disciplines to understand workforce needs, develop creative recruitment strategies, and build diverse pipelines of high-performing candidates that makes a direct impact on the continued growth of our organization.

This is a hybrid position (3 days in the office, 2 from home) and we are open to candidates located throughout the East Coast, within driving distance to any of our offices.

What You’ll Do

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts from intake meetings through offer acceptance and onboarding support.
• Build strong partnerships with hiring managers to understand business goals, technical requirements, team dynamics, and long-term talent needs.
• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify, attract, and engage passive and active candidates
• Create and manage targeted recruiting campaigns across multiple channels, including LinkedIn, industry networks, referrals, events, and other talent platforms.
• Facilitate hiring strategy and workforce planning discussions to ensure alignment on recruiting goals and expectations
• Guide hiring managers through best practices in interviewing, candidate evaluation, and talent selection.
• Maintain accurate candidate pipelines and recruitment activity within the applicant tracking system.
• Serve as a brand ambassador for Weston & Sampson, delivering an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and market trends to continuously enhance attraction and hiring strategies

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field.
• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), engineering consulting, environmental consulting, or related industries.
• Self-starter with a high level of autonomy, accountability, and execution capability.
• Demonstrated success sourcing and hiring technical, professional, and hard-to-find talent.
• Strong expertise leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, and direct sourcing techniques.
• Ability to quickly understand technical disciplines and identify candidates who align with both the role requirements and company needs.
• Experience building trusted relationships with hiring managers and influencing hiring decisions through data-driven recommendations
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Customer-service mindset with a commitment to responsiveness, professionalism, and follow-through.

Join Weston & Sampson and help shape the future of our growing engineering, environmental, and infrastructure consulting teams.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,0000k.

Overview

At Weston & Sampson, you’ll work alongside more than 1,000 employee-owners who are passionate about improving our communities. From providing clean water to designing resilient infrastructure and sustainable environments, our work has a direct impact on quality of life. We’re looking for curious, driven professionals who want to contribute to innovative, impactful projects and grow with a team that supports them.

We are a 100% employee-owned, interdisciplinary firm offering design, engineering, and environmental services. Since our founding in 1899, we have worked to build a collaborative, forward-thinking environment grounded in respectfor each other’s ideas.

We offer:

• Meaningful work:Contribute to projects that protect and enhance the natural and built environments
• Ownership mindset: As an employee-owner, your work directly contributes to our shared success
• Growth opportunities: Build your career through mentorship, diverse projects, and clear advancement pathways
• Flexible workplace: Work in a way that supports your life and not the other way around
• Strong culture: Join a team that values collaboration, inclusion, and recognition

Our Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access (IDEA)

We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger. Weston & Sampson is committed to fostering a culture of belonging where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered. We actively support IDEA principles across our organization and in our daily work.

A note to third-party recruiters:

Weston & Sampson manages all recruiting directly. We do not accept unsolicited resumes without a signed agreement in place. Any unsolicited submissions will be considered property of Weston & Sampson, and we are not responsible for associated fees.