Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

SeaHill Consulting Group; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

SeaHill Consulting Group in Ashburn, VA seeks a Senior Construction Recruiter to manage full-cycle recruiting for project-driven roles across construction teams.

You will source, screen, interview, negotiate offers, and onboard talent, partnering with project executives, operations leadership, and hiring managers to understand staffing needs. This role emphasizes market insights, candidate pipelines, and timely hiring across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience, preferably supporting construction, engineering, infrastructure, data center, or other project-driven environments.
• Direct sourcing and passive candidate engagement across construction professionals.
• Experience partnering with executives and hiring managers.
• Strong knowledge of construction terminology and project staffing.

Responsibilities

• Lead intake meetings with hiring managers to define project scope, requirements, and timelines.
• Source and engage construction professionals through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and networks.
• Conduct comprehensive recruiter interviews to assess project experience and qualifications.
• Coordinate interviews across teams and manage multiple searches across disciplines.
• Present qualified candidates with clear project experience summaries and availability.
• Maintain candidate pipelines and provide market intelligence to leadership.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Construction recruiting

Sourcing

Interview coordination

Offer negotiation

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Construction Management, or a related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job boards

Job description

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including intake meetings, sourcing, candidate screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding transition.
• Partner directly with construction leaders, project executives, operations leadership, and hiring managers to understand project staffing needs, technical requirements, and workforce priorities.
• Recruit across a broad range of construction positions, including Project Managers, Superintendents, Project Engineers, Estimators, Preconstruction professionals, Safety professionals, Field Operations, and construction leadership.
• Develop targeted recruiting strategies for specialized and difficult-to-fill construction positions across multiple projects and markets.
• Build a strong understanding of project requirements, construction environments, and the experience necessary for candidates to successfully operate in the field.
• Serve as a trusted talent advisor by providing hiring managers with market intelligence, candidate availability, compensation insights, and competitive hiring information.
• Develop and maintain pipelines of construction professionals through direct sourcing, networking, referrals, industry relationships, and recruiting platforms.
• Conduct detailed candidate evaluations focused on construction experience, project scope, technical capabilities, leadership experience, communication skills, and overall fit.
• Build relationships with passive construction professionals and maintain talent pipelines for anticipated project and workforce needs.
• Manage offer development and negotiation in partnership with Human Resources, compensation teams, and business leadership.
• Maintain accurate recruiting activity, candidate records, interview feedback, and hiring documentation within the Applicant Tracking System.
• Monitor recruiting metrics, pipeline health, hiring progress, and time-to-fill while providing clear updates to construction and business leadership.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Lead intake meetings with hiring managers to understand project scope, position requirements, construction experience, technical qualifications, and hiring timelines.
• Source and engage construction professionals through LinkedIn Recruiter, industry job boards, referrals, professional networks, targeted outreach, and internal talent pipelines.
• Conduct comprehensive recruiter interviews to understand candidates' project experience, responsibilities, construction environments, technical capabilities, and career progression.
• Evaluate candidates based on the size, scope, complexity, and type of construction projects they have supported.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers with clear summaries of relevant project experience, technical qualifications, compensation expectations, and availability.
• Maintain consistent communication with passive candidates and develop long-term relationships within targeted construction talent markets.
• Coordinate interviews across project teams, operations leadership, Human Resources, and other stakeholders.
• Manage multiple searches simultaneously across different construction disciplines, projects, locations, and levels of seniority.
• Prepare candidates for interviews by providing clear information regarding the position, project environment, leadership team, and hiring process.
• Facilitate candidate feedback and debrief discussions with hiring managers to maintain momentum throughout the recruiting process.
• Track recruiting activity and prepare pipeline reports, hiring updates, market intelligence, and recruiting metrics for leadership.
• Stay informed on construction labor market conditions, compensation trends, major projects, competitor hiring activity, and candidate availability within assigned markets.

Preferred Experience and Attributes

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience, preferably supporting construction, engineering, infrastructure, data center, industrial, or other project-driven environments.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting construction professionals such as Project Managers, Superintendents, Project Engineers, Estimators, Preconstruction professionals, Safety professionals, and construction leadership.
• Strong understanding of construction terminology, project structures, field operations, and the differences between key construction disciplines.
• Experience recruiting for both field-based and corporate construction positions across multiple levels of seniority.
• Proven ability to partner effectively with Project Executives, construction leadership, operations leaders, and hiring managers.
• Strong direct sourcing capabilities with demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive construction professionals.
• Ability to evaluate construction candidates based on project type, size, complexity, responsibilities, technical expertise, and leadership experience.
• Experience supporting high-volume hiring, difficult-to-fill positions, or rapidly growing construction teams is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of regional construction talent markets and the ability to develop pipelines ahead of anticipated project needs.
• Proven ability to manage the complete recruiting process from initial intake through accepted offer and onboarding transition.
• Strong negotiation skills with experience managing compensation discussions, counteroffers, candidate expectations, and competing opportunities.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and other recruiting and sourcing technologies.
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills with the ability to work effectively with field personnel, senior construction leaders, executives, and candidates.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities simultaneously.
• High level of professionalism, urgency, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Construction Management, or a related field is preferred.