Sr. Recruiter

Design Group; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Group in St. Louis, MO is seeking a full life-cycle recruiter focused on engineering markets to support growing client projects on site.

You will partner with leadership, build candidate pipelines, source passive and active candidates, and ensure compliance with regulations while scaling speed-to-market and high-volume placements across disciplines and markets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of recruiting and sourcing experience in a corporate or agency environment.
• Minimum 4 years of experience recruiting engineering and technical professionals.
• Extensive experience with recruiting techniques and employment nomenclature.
• Experience with current sourcing techniques and a track record of placing high-quality professionals.
• Proven ability to identify, build relationships with, and hire passive candidates.
• Strategic recruiting ability with understanding of the candidate career cycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage a full recruiting desk as a full life-cycle recruiter across multiple engineering markets.
• Consult and support leadership in identifying prospective talent.
• Build relationships with hiring managers and leadership teams to forecast and plan key staffing initiatives.
• Source passive and active candidates using job boards, social media, resume databases, job fairs, industry networking, cold calling, face-to-face meetings, and referrals.
• Maintain compliance with all state and federal employment regulations.
• Research and maintain knowledge of market trends and recruitment best practices.
• Execute multiple recruiting project responsibilities with minimal supervision.
• Lead reinvention of the A/E Construction recruitment strategy with emphasis on speed-to-market, sustainable candidate pipelines, and high-volume placements across disciplines and markets.
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering Construction practice leaders and business development teams to align recruiting with project pipeline demands, skill gaps, and long-term business growth objectives.
• Provide strategic workforce planning insights to support business needs.

Skills

Full lifecycle recruiting

Engineering recruiting

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Applicant Tracking Systems

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

LinkedIn Recruiter

Resume databases

Job description

Support A/E (Architecture/Engineering) Construction hiring at Design Group as a full life-cycle recruiter for engineering markets in St. Louis, MO (onsite).

Responsibilities

• Manage a full recruiting desk as a full life-cycle recruiter across multiple engineering markets
• Consult and support leadership in identifying prospective talent
• Build relationships with hiring managers and leadership teams to forecast and plan key staffing initiatives
• Source passive and active candidates using job boards, social media, resume databases, job fairs, industry networking, cold calling, face-to-face meetings, and referrals
• Maintain compliance with all state and federal employment regulations
• Research and maintain knowledge of market trends and recruitment best practices
• Execute multiple recruiting project responsibilities with minimal supervision
• Lead reinvention of the A/E Construction recruitment strategy with emphasis on:
  • Speed-to-market
  • Sustainable candidate pipelines
  • High-volume placement demands across multiple disciplines, project types, and geographic markets
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering Construction practice leaders and business development teams to align recruiting with:
  • Project pipeline demands
  • Technical skill gaps
  • Long-term business growth objectives
• Provide strategic workforce planning insights to support business needs

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of recruiting and sourcing experience in a corporate or agency environment
• Minimum 4 years of experience recruiting engineering and technical professionals
• Extensive experience with recruiting techniques and employment nomenclature
• Experience with current sourcing techniques and a track record of placing high-quality professionals
• Proven ability to identify, build relationships with, and hire passive candidates
• Strategic recruiting ability with understanding of the candidate career cycle
• Creative approach to building increased candidate touch points throughout careers
• Strong technical skills in MS Office Suite, Outlook, Applicant Tracking Systems, and internet job boards
• Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal skills
• Ability and willingness to travel periodic55 to support business needs
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Technologies

• MS Office Suite
• Outlook
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Internet job boards

What You’ll Work With

• Join one of 45 US offices and work with a team of 1,500+ professionals
• Collaborate in individual and team settings while supporting client projects shaping the world around us
• Work in a rapidly growing business environment with support to make an impact
• Partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver consistent solutions

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Culture and Commitment to Our People

• Foster an environment built on mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in individual and collective success
• Support professional development, mentorships, and resources including:
  • First Year Experience program
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Career Path resources and tools
• Encourage applications from people from all backgrounds