Strategic Senior Recruiter for Management Talent

DC Water; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant budget

Job summary

DC Water is seeking a Senior Recruiter to source, pre-screen, and develop candidate pools for management positions. You will work with DC Water leadership to design recruiting strategies and ensure compliant, efficient staffing processes.

You will partner with the Recruitment Manager to implement enhanced policies, manage complex problems, and support DC Water’s staffing initiatives across locations. This role requires strong HR knowledge and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Five years of progressive recruiting experience including at least two years recruiting management level positions.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management or Business Administration.
• Extensive HR principles and practices related to recruiting and fair employment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with eRecruiter and HRIS.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, email, and internet research.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple tasks.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Meets with directors and management to formulate recruiting strategies for management level positions and supports life-cycle recruitment.
• Interacts with Recruitment Manager to develop and implement policies and procedures for staffing initiatives.
• Troubleshoots and resolves recruiting problems to provide advisory services to DC Water customers and staff.
• Develops and refines recruitment strategies to reduce turnover and meet long/short term workforce needs.
• Pre-screens paperwork against job descriptions and coordinates candidate tracking in eRecruiter; participates on interview panels.
• Coordinates advertising sources for exempt and non-exempt positions.
• Conducts reference checks, background checks, pre-employment tests, and drug screens; extends job offers with compensation input.
• Periodically works at other DC Water locations to provide human capital management support.
• Helps develop annual job fair schedules and oversees outreach activities to promote DC Water.
• Maintains understanding of collective bargaining agreements, laws, and fair employment policies to ensure compliance.
• Recommends and implements standard guidelines on hiring and candidate evaluation.
• Reviews staffing reports and presents analyses of recruiting activities.
• May serve on DC Water committees to improve recruitment initiatives.

Skills

Recruiting

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

eRecruiter

HRIS

Job description

DC Water is seeking a Senior Recruiter to source, pre-screen, and develop candidate pools for management positions. You will work with DC Water leadership to design recruiting strategies and ensure compliant, efficient staffing processes.

You will partner with the Recruitment Manager to implement enhanced policies, manage complex problems, and support DC Water’s staffing initiatives across locations. This role requires strong HR knowledge and excellent communication.