Talent Acquisition Advisor -- Infrastructure Markets

Kiewit; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a collaborative Senior Recruiter to join our Infrastructure recruiting team. You will partner with hiring managers and HR business partners to source and place experienced professionals across North America, delivering an exceptional candidate experience from first contact through offer acceptance.

This hybrid role requires three in-office days per week and offers the opportunity to shape talent strategies across multiple districts in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience in engineering, construction, industrial, or technical roles.
• Strong sourcing skills including passive candidates.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and ATS.
• Data-driven with ability to influence hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for high-volume professional positions across infrastructure districts.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to define needs and priorities.
• Develop sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, networks, referrals, and other channels.
• Build and maintain pipelines of passive and active talent for current and future roles.
• Screen candidates to evaluate technical experience, leadership, and fit.
• Guide candidates through interview and offer process with a high-quality experience.
• Consult with leaders on market trends, compensation insights, and recruiting best practices.
• Manage multiple requisitions with strong organization and urgency.
• Collaborate with teammates to share market intelligence and best practices.
• Ensure recruiting activities comply with policies and employment laws.
• Use recruiting metrics to identify opportunities and improve processes.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Candidate experience

Relationship building

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Job description

Requisition ID: 182814

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: DHO HR Operations

Department: Human Resources

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

At Kiewit, our people are our greatest competitive advantage—and our recruiters play a critical role in finding them. We're looking for a collaborative, relationship-driven Senior Recruiter to join our Infrastructure recruiting team. In this role, you'll partner closely with hiring managers, HR Business Partners and business leaders to recruit experienced professionals across multiple infrastructure districts throughout North America. This is a fast-paced, high-volume recruiting environment where you'll manage multiple priorities, build strong talent pipelines and deliver an exceptional candidate experience from first conversation through offer acceptance. If you enjoy building relationships, influencing hiring decisions, solving recruiting challenges and making a measurable impact on a growing business, we'd love to meet you.

Why Kiewit?

For more than 140 years, Kiewit has been one of North America's leading engineering and construction organizations. We build some of the continent's most complex and impactful infrastructure—from bridges, highways and transit systems to power generation, water treatment facilities and industrial projects.

Joining Kiewit means becoming part of a company that values integrity, teamwork, innovation and continuous development. You'll have the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals, influence the growth of the business and help build the teams that deliver projects shaping communities across North America.

If you're looking for a recruiting career where your work directly impacts the success of a world-class organization, we'd love to hear from you.

District Overview

You’ll join Kiewit’s in-house Talent Acquisition team, a group of recruiters who are passionate about finding exceptional talent and supporting the continued growth of our business. As part of the broader Human Resources organization, our recruiting team works hand‑in‑hand with HR Business Partners and operational leaders to develop hiring strategies, identify top talent and ensure an outstanding experience for both candidates and hiring teams.

Our team values collaboration, continuous learning and sharing best practices. While each recruiter owns their recruiting portfolio, you’ll have the support of an experienced recruiting team that works together to solve challenges, celebrate wins and continuously improve how we attract talent.

Location

This is a hybrid role with a minimum expectation of three (3) days per week working from the office.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for high-volume, experienced professional positions across Kiewit’s Infrastructure districts.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to understand workforce needs, hiring priorities and long-term talent strategies.
• Develop sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, professional networks, employee referrals and other recruiting channels to identify qualified candidates.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive and active talent for current and future hiring needs.
• Conduct recruiter screens to evaluate technical experience, leadership capabilities, career goals and overall fit.
• Guide candidates through the interview and selection process while providing a high-quality, responsive candidate experience.
• Consult with hiring leaders on market trends, talent availability, compensation insights and recruiting best practices.
• Manage multiple requisitions simultaneously while maintaining a high level of organization, urgency and attention to detail.
• Collaborate with recruiting teammates to share market intelligence, sourcing strategies and best practices.
• Ensure recruiting activities comply with company policies and applicable employment laws.
• Leverage recruiting metrics and reporting to identify opportunities, improve processes and influence hiring decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably supporting engineering, construction, industrial, manufacturing or other technical industries.
• Experience managing multiple high-volume requisitions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sourcing skills with experience identifying and engaging passive candidates.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers, business leaders and candidates at all levels.
• Excellent communication, organization and time management skills.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Strong consultative approach with the ability to influence hiring decisions through data and market insights.
• Self‑motivated, adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• Passion for delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.

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.