Talent Acquisition Specialist

KODIAK Construction Recruiting & Staffing; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Kodiak Labor Solutions is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to recruit skilled professionals within the commercial and industrial construction industries, focusing on HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and sheet metal roles.

The role involves full-cycle recruiting, building pipelines, partnering with hiring managers, and managing multiple requisitions and locations. Strong sourcing, screening, and ATS skills are required; prior experience in trades recruitment is preferred.

Qualifications

• Three years of recruiting experience required.
• Experience recruiting skilled trades, construction, manufacturing, or industrial roles.
• Direct-hire or placement recruiting experience preferred.
• Experience supporting multiple hiring managers, requisitions, or locations.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for skilled-trades and construction positions.
• Source HVAC technicians, electricians, plumbers, sheet metal mechanics, and related field professionals.
• Partner with multiple hiring managers to understand staffing needs and priorities.
• Coordinate interviews, offers, and candidate follow-ups.
• Maintain active candidate pipelines by trade, skill set, and location.
• Support onboarding requirements including I-9s and drug screenings.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Candidate sourcing

Stakeholder management

ATS experience

Communication skills

Tools

ATS platforms

Indeed

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job boards

Social media

Job description

Talent Acquisition Specialist - Skilled Trades

Location: Chantilly, VA

Salary: $75,000–$80,000 per year, based on experience

Schedule: Full-time, day shift

About the Opportunity

Kodiak Labor Solutions is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to recruit skilled professionals within the commercial and industrial construction industries.

This position will focus heavily on recruiting for HVAC service and installation, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, maintenance, ductwork, and sheet metal positions. The ideal candidate has at least three years of recruiting experience, understands the skilled-trades labor market, and can confidently manage multiple requisitions, hiring managers, candidates, and locations.

We are looking for a proactive recruiter who can build strong candidate pipelines, develop trusted partnerships with hiring managers, and take ownership of the recruiting process from initial sourcing through placement and onboarding.

What You’ll Do

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for skilled-trades and construction positions.
• Recruit HVAC service technicians, HVAC installers, electricians, plumbers, mechanical technicians, maintenance technicians, sheet metal mechanics, duct installers, and other field-based professionals.
• Partner with multiple hiring managers to understand staffing needs, technical requirements, project demands, and hiring priorities.
• Source candidates through Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social media, referrals, existing databases, trade schools, and direct outreach.
• Conduct detailed phone screens to evaluate technical experience, certifications, work history, location, compensation expectations, availability, and overall fit.
• Independently review résumés and determine whether candidates meet established job requirements.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers with clear and accurate screening notes.
• Coordinate interviews, confirmations, reminders, offers, and candidate follow-up.
• Build and maintain active candidate pipelines by trade, skill set, location, and experience level.
• Support direct-hire and placement recruiting across multiple locations and labor markets.
• Maintain accurate candidate notes, statuses, documentation, and activity within the ATS.
• Assist with onboarding requirements, including applications, I-9 documentation, drug screenings, and other pre-employment steps.
• Monitor local labor-market conditions, compensation trends, candidate availability, and competitor activity.
• Support career fairs, hiring events, trade-school partnerships, community events, and workforce-development initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, candidate communication, efficiency, and hiring outcomes.

What We’re Looking For

• At least three years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Previous experience recruiting for skilled trades, construction, manufacturing, industrial, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, service, or maintenance positions.
• Experience recruiting HVAC service technicians, electricians, plumbers, sheet metal mechanics, or similar field-based professionals is strongly preferred.
• Direct-hire or placement recruiting experience.
• Experience supporting multiple hiring managers, departments, requisitions, or locations simultaneously.
• Strong sourcing, screening, candidate-management, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using ATS platforms, Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social media, and other sourcing tools.
• Ability to evaluate technical résumés and determine whether candidates meet position requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organization, time management, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work with urgency while maintaining candidate quality and accurate documentation.
• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to move recruiting priorities forward without constant direction.

Preferred Background

• Commercial or industrial construction recruiting experience.
• An established network within the construction or skilled-trades market.
• Experience building relationships with trade schools or workforce-development organizations.
• Experience improving recruiting workflows, candidate engagement, or hiring processes.
• A record of increasing responsibility, ownership, and career progression.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this position includes:

• Consistently generating qualified skilled-trades candidates.
• Developing strong pipelines across multiple trades and markets.
• Providing timely candidate and hiring-manager follow-up.
• Submitting candidates who closely match technical job requirements.
• Maintaining accurate and complete ATS documentation.
• Managing multiple priorities, deadlines, and hiring managers effectively.
• Taking ownership of recruiting challenges and recommending solutions.
• Providing a professional and responsive candidate experience.

Why Join Kodiak?

At Kodiak Labor Solutions, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by connecting skilled professionals with long-term career opportunities in the construction industry.

• You will join a collaborative recruiting team where candidate quality, communication, accountability, organization, and initiative are valued. If you understand the skilled trades, enjoy building relationships, and take pride in solving difficult hiring challenges, we would like to speak with you.