Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers

SCS Engineers; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401K with employer match

Annual Bonus Program

Paid holidays

PTO

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

SCS Engineers in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist focused on early careers. You will build warm pipelines for internships and entry-level roles, engaging students, colleges, and career centers, and represent SCS at career fairs and campus events.

The role requires strong communication and relationship-building, with travel up to 20% and a minimum two days per week in the Long Beach office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, marketing, communications, business, or related field required.
• Minimum of two years of experience in early careers recruiting required.
• Strong communication, public-speaking, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organization skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working with students, colleges, events, or outreach campaigns preferred.
• Sourcing and/or employer-branding experience is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 20% and attend occasional events outside standard business hours.
• Valid driver’s license with a driving record in good standing required.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with students, career centers, faculty, and student organizations.
• Develop warm pipelines for internship and entry-level opportunities.
• Represent SCS at career fairs, presentations, networking events, and campus programs.
• Create recruiting communications and outreach campaigns.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for intern and entry-level positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate engagement, offers, and follow-up.
• Promote SCS’s Internship Program on college campuses, assist with program administration and engagement, maintain relationships with former interns, and recommend opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Maintain candidate and campus relationships through the ATS and CRM.
• Track outreach activities, pipeline progress, and early careers metrics.
• Provide administrative support for the early careers team.
• Perform other duties supporting the recruiting team as assigned.

Skills

Candidate engagement

Relationship building

Public speaking

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, marketing, communications, business, or related field

Job description

What we are looking for

Join SCS Engineers as a Talent Acquisition Specialist focused on Early Careers and help us build the next generation of talent. In this role, you’ll help students and recent graduates discover meaningful career opportunities while expanding SCS Engineers’ relationships with colleges, universities, faculty members, career centers, and student organizations.

We’re looking for a recruiting professional who combines strong candidate‑engagement skills with a passion for relationship building and early-career talent. You should be comfortable connecting with students, college partners, hiring managers, and employees at all levels, as well as presenting to groups and representing SCS at external events. The ideal candidate is an organized and collaborative communicator who can build lasting partnerships and translate those relationships into a strong early‑career talent network.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you’ll support internship and entry‑level recruiting while developing warm talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs. You’ll represent SCS at career fairs, campus presentations, student organization meetings, networking events, and other recruiting programs. You’ll also partner with hiring managers and employees across the company to introduce students to the wide range of career opportunities available at SCS Engineers.

This position is based in our Long Beach headquarters office and offers a flexible hybrid work environment with a minimum of two days per week in the office. Travel to campuses, recruiting events, and SCS offices will be required.

How you can make an impact

• Build relationships with students, career centers, faculty, and student organizations.
• Develop warm pipelines for internship and entry‑level opportunities.
• Represent SCS at career fairs, presentations, networking events, and campus programs.
• Create recruiting communications and outreach campaigns.
• Manage full‑cycle recruiting for intern and entry‑level positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate engagement, offers, and follow‑up.
• Promote SCS’s Internship Program on college campuses, assist with program administration and engagement, maintain relationships with former interns, and recommend opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Maintain candidate and campus relationships through the ATS and CRM.
• Track outreach activities, pipeline progress, and early careers metrics.
• Provide administrative support for the early careers team.
• Perform other duties supporting the recruiting team as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, marketing, communications, business, or a related field required.
• Minimum of two years of experience in early careers recruiting required.
• Strong communication, public‑speaking, and relationship‑building skills.
• Strong organization skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience working with students, colleges, events, or outreach campaigns preferred.
• Sourcing and/or employer‑branding experience is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 20% and attend occasional events outside standard business hours.
• Valid driver’s license with a driving record in good standing required.

Pay Range

USD $73,000.00 - USD $80,000.00 /Yr.

Additional Information

Please note that our pay ranges are determined by several factors, including relevant experience, internal pay equity, and location. They do not include any of the amazing benefits of being an employee‑owned firm, which are listed below. SCS is building a world where environmental systems and infrastructure strengthen the health, safety and resilience of communities — from reducing methane emissions at landfills to producing alternative energy, from repurposing contaminated properties to sequestering carbon. As a 100% employee‑owned firm, we bring a long‑term perspective, personal ownership and shared success to everything we do. We live our values every day: We care. We are a team. We are tenacious. Join us and be part of a team where your work has real impact — on the world and on your own growth. As a growing firm, we offer excellent opportunities for career advancement and a comprehensive package, including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance
• 100% employer‑funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401K including employer match
• Annual Bonus Program
• Student Debt Employer Contribution Program
• Paid holidays, PTO and Paid Parental Leave

SCS Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). SCS provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disabled status. If you have questions, difficulty using our online system and/or you need an accommodation due to a disability then please contact us about your interest in employment at [e-mail]. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, SCS does not conduct criminal background checks until after a conditional job offer has been extended. All qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment. You can find a list of job duties of the specific job position you have applied, which SCS reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship that could lead to the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment after background checks are completed. #LI-Hybrid #LI-EP1