Kiewit Corporation

Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor - University

Kiewit Corporation • $75K — $95K *
Lenexa, KS 66215In-Person
Staffing
Less than 5 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • 1+ year of full lifecycle recruiting experience, ideally in similar industries
  • Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Experience with applicant tracking systems
  • Willingness to travel overnight across the US and Canada
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Commitment to ethics and integrity, with passion for safety

Responsibilities

  • Screen candidate resumes and conduct interviews to assess qualifications and fit
  • Plan and execute on-campus recruiting activities like Career Fairs and Info Sessions
  • Ensure alignment between talent needs and business demands
  • Manage the full recruiting process from start to finish
  • Conduct intake meetings with leaders to clarify expectations and provide market insights
  • Coordinate with hiring managers on approvals and job postings
  • Leverage technology platforms to maintain accuracy in candidate records and reporting

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs
  • Life insurance and disability coverage
  • Retirement plans with matching contributions
  • Generous paid time off
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 181228

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: DHO HR Operations

Department: Human Resources

Market: Corporate Home Office

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor on the University Recruiting team, you are responsible for the implementation of the organization's recruiting strategy through the sourcing and attraction of intern and new graduate candidates. You will support Kiewit's goals by focusing on building relationships with managers to recruit the best and brightest early career talent into the organization. Taking direct ownership for successful customer relationships and advising hiring across several engineering and/or construction groups across our Kiewit markets.

Location

This position is based out of Lenexa, Kansas. This is a shared service center in a professional office setting.

Responsibilities

  • Screens candidate resumes and conducts interviews to assess applicants' relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience, and aptitude.
  • Plans and executes on-campus recruiting activities such as Career Fairs and/or Info Sessions and partners with operational front line recruiters for prospect and candidate management.
  • Broad knowledge of the business to ensure talent identified is aligned with the right opportunities based on business demands and candidate preference.
  • Execute the recruiting process end-to-end while effectively utilizing the process, systems and tools in place.
  • Conduct in-depth intake meetings with leaders to ensure alignment on position, impact and expectations while providing market insights and education.
  • Work with the appropriate hiring managers on requisition approvals; rehire issues and internal/external postings.
  • Ability to leverage and maintain recruiting technology platforms to drive accuracy of candidate records, activity status, and provide weekly reports to management.
  • Assess applicant/candidate quality, skills, and fit to identify the best candidate for a position.
  • Negotiate with candidates against counter-offers.
  • Knowledgeable of the market and supply for talent within a particular job function.
  • Connect external employment market conditions with internal workforce demands to ensure proper pipelines of talent are identified early to fill critical business needs such as Universities or other organizations.
  • Comprehensively understand the business strategy and connect it to a talent strategy.
  • Develop sourcing strategies and partner with other Talent Advisors as needed to implement these strategies to meet current staffing needs.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, preferred
  • At least 1 year of experience full lifecycle recruiting in a fast-paced environment for similar industries, preferred
  • Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Experience with applicant tracking systems
  • Ability to travel overnight throughout the US and/or Canada
  • Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative
  • Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time
  • Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity
  • Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

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.

About Kiewit Corporation

Kiewit Corporation is an employee-owned Fortune 500 contractor based in Omaha, Nebraska. Privately held, it is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings in the San Francisco Bay Area, Interstate H-3 project in Hawaii, and building the world's largest geodesic dome at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Along with significant mining and off-shore operations, the company also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.

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Size
22,000 employees
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Founded
1884
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