Strategic Engineering & AEC Talent Scout

Salas O'Brien; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Salas O’Brien in the United States is seeking a skilled Technical Recruiter to own end-to-end sourcing for engineering and AEC roles. You will build proactive pipelines, engage passive candidates, and translate complex requirements into effective search strategies.

You will leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, market mapping, and referrals to identify talent, screen for technical fit, and drive offer closures while collaborating with Talent Acquisition partners and hiring leaders.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, ideally in engineering, AEC, construction, infrastructure, or technical industries.
• Proven success sourcing passive, hard-to-find technical talent.
• Strong sourcing across LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, networks, and market mapping.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into effective search strategies.
• Experience building proactive pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source and engage engineering, design, project management, and specialized technical talent.
• Build forward-looking pipelines aligned to priority disciplines, skills, geographies, and business needs.
• Use LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, industry networks, associations, market research, and creative sourcing methods to identify passive talent.
• Screen and assess candidates for technical alignment, career motivations, compensation expectations, and overall fit.
• Deliver qualified candidate slates and manage the candidate relationship through interview, offer, and acceptance.
• Partner with BU Recruiting Leads and Talent Acquisition partners to execute against clearly defined hiring priorities.
• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, competitors, compensation, and challenges affecting a search.
• Track pipeline health, sourcing activity, response rates, conversion, and other recruiting metrics to improve results.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate activity and documentation in the ATS.

Skills

Passive candidate engagement

Pipeline development

Communication

Project management

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

Market research

Job description

Salas O’Brien in the United States is seeking a skilled Technical Recruiter to own end-to-end sourcing for engineering and AEC roles. You will build proactive pipelines, engage passive candidates, and translate complex requirements into effective search strategies.

You will leverage LinkedIn Recruiter, market mapping, and referrals to identify talent, screen for technical fit, and drive offer closures while collaborating with Talent Acquisition partners and hiring leaders.