Talent Acquisition Advisor - Construction

Kiewit; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier medical, dental and vision

Retirement plan with company match

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Talent Acquisition Advisor to support large-scale construction projects from Lenexa, KS. You will act as the recruiting partner for project leadership, drive workforce planning, and manage full-cycle recruitment for construction and project support roles.

In this mid-level role, you will build pipelines, lead interviews, and coordinate events while ensuring compliance and timely staffing. Strong sourcing, analytics, and relationship-building skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in HR, business, or related field.
• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Experience supporting construction, engineering, industrial, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, or EPC hiring.
• Proven success sourcing passive candidates and filling difficult-to-fill roles.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project leadership to develop and execute workforce staffing plans.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding support.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Utilize sourcing strategies including LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking, military programs, and industry outreach.
• Provide talent market insights and recruiting best practices to hiring managers.
• Coordinate interviews, hiring events, and candidate site visits.
• Track recruiting metrics and report staffing updates to project and HR leadership.
• Ensure compliance with recruiting policies and employment regulations.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Talent acquisition

Sourcing strategies

Relationship management

Applicant tracking systems

LinkedIn Recruiter

Recruiting analytics

Industrial/construction hiring

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Marketing / Communications / Construction Management / Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Position Overview

Kiewit is seeking a Talent Acquisition Advisor to support large-scale construction projects. This individual will serve as the primary recruiting partner for project leadership, driving workforce planning and full-cycle recruiting efforts to attract and hire top talent across construction and project support functions.

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: DHO HR Operations

Department: Human Resources

Market: Industrial

Employment Type: Full Time

District Overview

HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization.

Location

This role will be based out of Lenexa, KS.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project leadership to develop and execute workforce staffing plans.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding support.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Utilize innovative sourcing strategies including LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking, military programs, and industry outreach.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing talent market insights and recruiting best practices.
• Coordinate interviews, hiring events, and candidate site visits.
• Track recruiting metrics and provide staffing updates to project and HR leadership.
• Ensure compliance with recruiting policies, procedures, and employment regulations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Marketing, Communications, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Experience supporting construction, engineering, industrial, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, or EPC-related hiring.
• Proven success sourcing passive candidates and filling difficult-to-fill positions.
• Strong relationship management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale project staffing, workforce planning, and rapid hiring ramps.
• Background recruiting for Construction roles such as: Field Engineers, Project Engineers, Superintendents, Safety, Quality, Materials Management, and Project Controls professionals.
• Experience supporting union and project-based workforce hiring.
• Experience partnering directly with project executives and operations leadership.
• Advanced sourcing experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, market mapping, and competitive intelligence.
• Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and recruiting analytics.
• Experience supporting mega projects, power generation, advanced manufacturing, data center, LNG, industrial, or large commercial construction projects.

Other Requirements

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.