Senior Recruiter

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

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Our inspiring team of over 12,500 consulting professionals provides clean drinking water to millions of people every day; world-class healthcare facilities for people in need of care; transform energy production to neutralize carbon emissions for a better tomorrow and advances socially and environmentally conscious transportation solutions, ultimately helping people get to their destinations every day. At employee-owned HDR, we know that the work we do adds meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

The heart of everything we do at HDR is the people of the communities we serve. We are focused on bringing inclusive social equity and a better life to people through transforming the built environment. Our teams of professionals drive toward improving the environment and inclusive social justice through our innovative planning, design, and community engagement solutions.

HDR is a 100% employee-owned, top 10 ranked global architectural, engineering and planning firm. The work we do matters to everyone.

The Position

In the role of the Senior Recruiter, you will partner with HDR leadership to steer the talent identification and recruitment process for roles in the North Central US. Your day-to-day duties will be driving the full life cycle recruitment process from qualifying positions, talent identification, recruiting, selection and closing. You will join forces with leadership to map out annual recruiting plans and assure the recruitment goals set therein are being effectively implemented and achieved.

Typical positions the Senior Recruiter will work on are engineers, planners, architects, project managers, designers, environmental scientists and construction management professionals. Market sectors range from transportation, water, architecture, infrastructure, power, solid waste and mining. Service offerings range from traditional design, alternative delivery, construction management, program management and advisory services.

You will be part of the dedicated global talent acquisition team of 35+ professionals (recruiters and recruiting coordinators) positioned throughout North America, Europe and Australia.

More specific duties include:

• Build strong, credible relationships with senior leadership, hiring managers, critical stakeholders and partners, operating as a trusted advisor and talent subject matter expert
• Proactively sourcing and managing candidates through the full life-cycle recruitment process
• Diversity and equity champion. Partner with our diversity, equity and inclusion recruiting teams, employee network groups and professional associations to increase diversification of our talent pool.
• HDR currently leverages Taleo as our applicant tracking system (ATS)
• Leverage a wide variety of methodologies to deliver candidate sourcing results (referrals, LinkedIn, professional associations, ZoomInfo, etc.)
• Developing annual recruitment plans with business partners
• Position description refinement
• Sourcing and screening candidates
• Directing and participating in select interview processes.
• Reference checks
• Negotiating and closing deals
• Being a team player
• Mentor junior recruiters
• Perform other duties as needed

What You'll Get

• The opportunity to be part of a unique, high-performing, wealth-building, employee stock program with years of strong returns.
• Employee-owned firms statistically outperform other ownership structures in many key performance metrics.
• A sense of pride seeing projects we build add value in your community.
• Being part of global talent acquisition team operating in eight countries.
• Many other competitive benefits

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on recruiting / sourcing experience
• Previous experience working in a web-based applicant tracking system
• Previous experience in the architectural, engineering and consulting industry
• Local candidates are highly preferred