Job Type
Full-time
Description
The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner plays a pivotal role in driving recruitment excellence for skilled trades, professional roles, and geographically dispersed teams. This individual combines strategic talent acquisition expertise with advanced sourcing, relationship-building, and data-driven recruiting practices to deliver high-impact hiring outcomes. The role partners closely with business leaders to proactively address workforce needs, develop targeted sourcing strategies, and strengthen long-term talent pipelines across the organization.
Requirements
(List is not inclusive) Talent Acquisition Leadership
- Partner with hiring managers to identify workforce needs, define role requirements, and align on hiring priorities
- Lead full-cycle recruitment efforts, including sourcing, interviewing, evaluation, and offer management
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on talent availability, market conditions, and hiring strategy
- Utilize HRIS and ATS tools to manage candidate activity, pipeline visibility, and reporting
Strategic Sourcing & Headhunting (Primary Focus)
- Own proactive sourcing and headhunting efforts for hard-to-fill and evergreen roles
- Build and maintain passive candidate pipelines through targeted outreach, networking, and long-term engagement
- Develop sourcing strategies focused on skilled trades, field leadership, and specialized construction roles
- Conduct market mapping to identify competitor talent, industry trends, and talent pools
- Minimize reliance on external agencies by leveraging internal headhunting capabilities and market intelligence
Candidate Assessment
- Conduct behavioral and competency-based interviews tailored to role requirements and business needs
- Evaluate candidates against technical qualifications, experience, and cultural alignment
- Ensure a high-touch, professional candidate experience throughout the recruiting process
Data Analytics and Reporting
- Analyze recruiting data to track hiring trends, pipeline health, and key metrics such as time-to-fill and quality of hire
- Provide insights to leadership to support workforce planning and recruiting strategy
- Ensure compliance with all reporting requirements, including EEO and Affirmative Action guidelines
Employer Branding & Networking
- Represent the organization at recruiting events, trade shows, and industry networking opportunities
- Build long-term relationships within mechanical, construction, and skilled trades communities
- Support employer branding efforts by reinforcing a consistent and compelling candidate experience
Process Optimization
- Identify opportunities to improve recruiting workflows, sourcing effectiveness, and stakeholder communication
- Partner with HR and TA leadership to implement process enhancements and best practices
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Proven expertise recruiting skilled trades and professional roles across a dispersed workforce
- Strong background in proactive sourcing, passive candidate engagement, and headhunting
- Advanced proficiency with HRIS and ATS platforms (e.g., Paylocity or similar systems)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret recruiting data and develop actionable insights
- Demonstrated success building and maintaining long-term talent pipelines
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
- Familiarity with labor market dynamics within construction, skilled trades, or mechanical contracting environments
Education and Experience- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive talent acquisition experience
- Combination of agency recruiting experience and in-house TA experience strongly preferred
- Experience supporting high-volume, evergreen, and hard-to-fill roles
Physical Requirements- Ability to travel as needed to attend recruiting events, visit job sites, or support dispersed teams
- Comfortable working in both office-based and remote environments
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