Sr. Technical Recruiter (Defense Manufacturing)

UNKNOWN; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

PTO grows with time

Health, Vision, Dental

Job summary

Broadway Ventures is seeking a Strategic Talent Recruiter to join our Proposal/Business Development team. The candidate should be friendly, outgoing, and provide excellent service to potential hires and client employers.

Proficiency in social media, online job boards, and search engines is required. You must be detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated to meet deadlines and prepare accurate status reports for supervision.

Qualifications

• 5+ years recruiting engineers for aerospace, defense or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience recruiting for multiple plant locations simultaneously.
• Experience working with hiring managers remotely.
• Knowledge of local pay/market competition.
• Experience with contract labor or staff augmentation for defense prime.
• Understanding of vendor management systems and prime submission templates.
• Knowledge of ITAR and US person requirements, and Secret clearance process.
• Negotiating pay within prime bill rate cards and explaining spreads to candidates.
• Experience managing a junior recruiter or sourcer.
• BS/MS in HRM or related field (or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Some travel required.

Responsibilities

• Consult with corporate leadership and proposal team on qualifications for each position.
• Develop and update job descriptions using RFP/RFQ documents.
• Search job boards and social media for qualified candidates.
• Screen and interview candidates.
• Obtain Letters of Intent for qualified candidates.
• Coordinate with BD/Capture to review and select candidates.
• Establish and maintain relationships with clients and other businesses.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Recruitment

Interviewing

Negotiation

Relationship building

Travel (some)

Education

BS/MS in Human Resources Management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Vendor management systems (Fieldglass/Beeline)

Job description

At Broadway Ventures, we transform challenges into opportunities with expert program management, cutting-edge technology, and innovative consulting solutions. As an 8(a), HUBZone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), we empower government and private sector clients by delivering tailored solutions that drive operational success, sustainability, and growth. Built on integrity, collaboration, and excellence, we're more than a service provider—we're your trusted partner in innovation.

Salary: $80,000-$100,000

Location: Hybrid

Broadway Ventures is looking for an ambitious and reliable Strategic Talent Recruiter to join our Proposal/Business Development team. Our ideal candidate is friendly, outgoing, and provides excellent service to both potential hires and our client employers. Proficiency in social media, online job boards, and search engines is required. You must be detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated to ensure you meet deadlines and prepare accurate status reports for your supervisor. While you actively seek qualified talent to fill the positions our clients need, you must maintain a professional demeanor at all times.

• Consult with corporate leadership and proposal team on the qualifications needed for each position.
• Utilize RFP/RFQ documents to develop and update job descriptions and job specifications
• Search job boards and social media outlets for qualified candidates
• Screen and interview candidates
• Obtain Letter of Intent (LOC) for qualified candidates
• Coordinate with BD/Capture team to review and select qualified candidates
• Establish and maintain relationships with clients and other businesses

Required

• 5+ years recruiting engineers for aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing. Manufacturing, process, quality, test, and industrial engineers, plus electrical and mechanical engineers in a production environment.
• Experience recruiting for multiple plant locations at once
• Experience working with hiring managers remotely
• Knows how to read local pay and competition for each market.
• Experience working with contract labor or staff augmentation for a defense prime.
• Understands how requirements flow through a vendor management system (Fieldglass, Beeline, or similar), how to format a submittal to the prime's template, and that speed to submit wins.
• Working knowledge of ITAR and US person requirements, and of the Secret clearance process, including what "clearable" means and how to screen for it.
• Comfortable negotiating pay rates inside a prime's bill rate card and explaining the spread to a candidate.
• Experience managing a junior recruiter or sourcer.
• BS/MS in Human Resources Management or related field (equivalent experience may substitute education requirement)
• Proficiency in computer programs like Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Some travel required

Preferred

• Screened/hired/placed engineers at a missile, munitions, radar, or electronics production site.
• Knows at least one of these markets well: Dallas-Fort Worth defense and aerospace, Tucson, or Mississippi and the Gulf Coast (automotive and aerospace plants, shipbuilding, Stennis, the Huntsville corridor).
• Experience recruiting transitioning military with a technical or manufacturing background.
• At least three years of experience in recruitment
• At least two years of experience working with proposal and business development teams
• Experience with various candidate selection processes
• Knowledgeable in the utilization of social media, blogs, job sites, and other resources to find qualified candidates

Broadway Ventures is a HUBZone certified small business, and this role includes building candidate pipelines in HUBZone communities.

What to Expect Next

After submitting your application, our recruiting team will review your qualifications. This may include a brief telephone interview or email communication to verify resume details and discuss compensation expectations. Interviews will be conducted with the most qualified candidates. Broadway Ventures conducts background checks and drug testing prior to the start of employment. Some positions may also require fingerprinting.

Broadway Ventures is an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA federal contractor. We do not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities. Broadway Ventures utilizes the OFCCP-approved Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305).

The pay range shown is a good-faith estimate of the compensation Broadway Ventures reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of posting. It is not a guarantee of any particular wage, salary, or total compensation. Actual pay offered depends on job-related factors, which may include skills, experience, education, certifications and licensure, geographic work location, contract funding and budget. For positions covered by the Service Contract Act, pay is also governed by the applicable Department of Labor wage determination, which the government may revise.

Some positions are posted in support of a contract proposal that has not yet been awarded. Where that is the case, the position and its final compensation are contingent upon award of the contract to Broadway Ventures and on the terms of the awarded contract, including any government-approved labor rates and the applicable wage determination.

Broadway Ventures offers a comprehensive benefits package. A general description of benefits is below.

• 401(k) and company match
• PTO that grows the longer you stay
• Health, Vision, Dental
• Company provided Life Insurance and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability