Full-Time
Recruiting Relations Specialist
Trades
DPR Family of Companies
5,001-10,000 employees
Self-performing GC/CM for complex facilities
Compensation Overview
$72k - $143k/yr
Boston, MA, USA + 22 more
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In Person
Regional travel may be required, including visits to project sites, schools, workforce events, and active construction sites.
Bachelor's
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- The candidate must be able to gain base access for military posts nationwide.
- The candidate must have strong organizational and administrative skills with attention to detail.
- The candidate must have strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- The candidate must be able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- The candidate must have a strong customer service mindset and interact professionally with partnership shareholders, candidates, field employees, and leadership teams.
- The candidate must be able to visit active construction sites and workforce development events.
- The candidate may need to lift recruiting materials and event equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Plan, coordinate, and provide logistics for partnership pipeline-building events for skilled trades and construction craft positions across multiple projects and regions.
- Schedule hiring events, presentations, and key stakeholder meetings with external partnership groups across multiple regions.
- Support partnership advocates and hiring managers throughout the recruiting and hiring process.
- Manage partnership candidate communication through the recruiting team, including interview scheduling, follow-ups, and offer coordination.
- Maintain accurate applicant tracking system records, recruiting reports, and return-on-investment event tracking.
- Assist with workforce forecasting and staffing coordination with operations and field leadership teams.
- Support hiring efforts for union and non-union craft workforce needs.
- Coordinate workforce outreach initiatives including career fairs, hiring events, trade schools, apprenticeship programs, veteran transition programs, workforce boards, and community partnerships.
- Manage event budgets, track expenses, and ensure cost-effective execution.
- Coordinate delivery of event materials, handouts, recruiting merchandise, admission fees, and utilities before events.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines through partnerships with unions, military organizations, community organizations, industry groups, community colleges, high schools, and trade schools for skilled trades including electrical, carpentry, concrete, drywall, specialties, Division 7, and general construction trades.
- Assist with employee referral program coordination and workforce engagement initiatives.
- Support workforce development and apprenticeship recruiting efforts.
- Track recruiting metrics including time-to-hire, candidate flow, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and hiring activity.
- Partner with human resources and onboarding teams to ensure a smooth candidate-to-employee transition.
- Partner with recruiting marketing efforts including social media, job postings, workforce campaigns, community outreach, and military events.
- Travel to project sites, schools, workforce partnership events, and recruiting initiatives as needed.
- Support continuous improvement efforts related to recruiting operations, candidate experience, and workforce pipeline development.
- A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in recruiting, human resources, workforce development, business administration, or a related field.
- Two to four years of experience in recruiting coordination, workforce development, human resources support, staffing, or construction operations.
- Experience supporting high-volume hiring or construction craft recruiting.
- Familiarity with construction trades, workforce development, or apprenticeship programs.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and recruiting platforms.
- Experience supporting construction, industrial, manufacturing, or skilled trades recruiting.
- Knowledge of union and non-union workforce environments.
- Familiarity with workforce development organizations, trade schools, veteran programs, high schools, and community outreach initiatives.
- Bilingual communication skills in some regions.
- Experience coordinating hiring events or workforce pipeline initiatives.
DPR Construction is a self-performing general contractor and construction manager that builds technically complex, sustainable facilities for advanced technology/mission critical, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, and commercial markets. It delivers projects through in-house trades and professional project management, coordinating design, procurement, and on-site execution to complete large-scale new builds and tenant improvements on schedule and to spec. It stands out by its self-performing capabilities, track record on demanding projects across multiple sectors, focus on sustainability, and a global office footprint, along with recognition as a top employer. Its goal is to Exist to Build Great Things, delivering high-quality, reliable construction outcomes for mission-critical and complex facilities.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Redwood City, California
Founded
1990
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- DPR opened Santa Clara in February 2026, boosting prefab capacity and throughput.
- June 2026 Skillit partnership strengthens national craft hiring for DPR’s self-perform operations.
- August 2026 Arizona leadership change and Philadelphia expansion target active, high-margin regional markets.
What critics are saying
- Mission-critical and data-center demand exposes DPR to hyperscaler capex cuts in 2027.
- Skillit dependence creates hiring fragility if the platform underdelivers nationwide craft coverage.
- Rapid office expansions in Philadelphia, Richmond, and Arizona raise overhead if backlog softens.
What makes DPR Family of Companies unique
- DPR self-performs critical scopes and integrates design, prefab, and field execution.
- Its 2026 Santa Clara prefab campus unites office, craft, and fabrication teams.
- DPR’s employee-owned model attracts retention-focused talent in specialized, complex markets.
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DPR Construction taps Matthew Thrower to lead Arizona operations. Aug 06, 2026, 11:01 ET Thrower brings operational, people and market expertise to help customers navigate complexity and advance the way projects are delivered PHOENIX, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - DPR Construction, a forward-thinking, self-performing builder, announced Matthew Thrower as Arizona business unit leader. Thrower will oversee customer relationships, operations and teams across the state, guiding DPR's business in one of the nation's most active construction markets. A construction industry veteran with experience spanning operations and workforce strategy, Thrower brings a broad perspective on what it takes to build high-performing teams and deliver successful projects with world-class customers. He has served in a variety of leadership roles since joining DPR's Arizona business in 2018, ranging from business strategy and project delivery to talent development, connecting him to the people and projects that have driven the DPR's success. "Arizona continues to experience significant growth, and our customers need a trusted partner to help them navigate market and project complexity," said Thrower. "DPR Construction is that partner and I'm honored to be leading our Arizona business as we build on the momentum our teams have created. We're helping shape the future of construction by bringing builders into the process earlier, self-performing more incredible work, and leveraging prefabrication in innovative ways. It's an approach driven by our talented team members that delivers greater certainty, more predictable outcomes, and lasting value." For more than 30 years, DPR has partnered with customers throughout Arizona, using innovative construction methods to deliver work that has unlocked new possibilities for customers and communities. DPR's local portfolio includes landmark projects across healthcare, advanced technology, higher education and commercial markets while maintaining a strong commitment to collaboration and operational excellence. That work has been paired with a lasting community commitment, including service initiatives and DPR Foundation grants valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars since 2022. "Matt knows our customers, our business and the Arizona market," said Brian Gracz, Southwest regional leader at DPR Construction. "He's played a key role in building the team and driving the performance that has fueled our success. He develops great builders, brings people together around a shared vision, and is the right leader to guide Arizona forward." About DPR Construction DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor and construction manager specializing in complex projects across the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, and commercial markets. Guided by our purpose - We Exist to Build Great Things(R)- DPR's global portfolio spans large-scale new construction, tenant improvements and special projects. Founded in 1990, DPR is one of the largest privately held, employee-owned companies in the US. We are strategically focused on building long-term partnerships and delivering more predictable outcomes for customers. We're advancing the industry by integrating the project lifecycle from design to delivery using innovative construction methods, prefabrication on more than 90% of new work, and a highly skilled craft workforce deployed on nearly all of our projects. DPR consistently ranks among the top building contractors and employs more than 13,500 professionals across our family of companies worldwide. For more information, visit www.dpr.com. Caitlin Coomber DPR Construction Email: [email protected] SOURCE DPR Construction
DPR Construction adopts prefabricated OR ceiling system for Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital expansion. Construction Owners Editorial Team New Project Highlights. * DPR Construction is using a prefabricated operating room ceiling system during a hospital expansion in St. Petersburg, Florida. * The two-story project will add operating rooms, interventional radiology space and expanded emergency and imaging capacity. * The modular ceiling system integrates structural, mechanical, electrical and medical gas components into a coordinated framework. * Early collaboration with the system manufacturer supported design coordination and installation planning. * The approach is intended to improve constructability while allowing future operating room modifications. Expanding healthcare facilities while maintaining active hospital operations requires construction teams to improve coordination, reduce installation conflicts and limit disruptions. At Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, DPR Construction is incorporating a prefabricated operating room ceiling system as part of a two-story expansion designed to increase clinical capacity and streamline complex building systems. The expansion includes additional operating rooms, interventional radiology suites, emergency department improvements, imaging facilities and supporting clinical spaces. Construction is taking place within an operating healthcare campus where sequencing and multidisciplinary coordination are key project considerations. Prefabricated system supports complex operating room construction. During project development, DPR Construction evaluated an alternative operating room ceiling approach and selected a modular system supplied by Flexible OR Solutions. Rather than relying on conventional field-built assemblies, the system combines structural framing with mechanical, electrical, plumbing and medical gas infrastructure into a single coordinated framework. The prefabricated approach was introduced after the original design phase to address congestion above operating room ceilings, where numerous building systems compete for limited space. Integrating multiple trades into a single assembly helps reduce coordination challenges while supporting more efficient installation. Because the operating rooms are a critical component of the overall construction schedule, prefabrication also provides an opportunity to reduce field installation activities and improve project sequencing. Modular design provides long-term operational flexibility. The ceiling system is designed with a modular grid that allows hospitals to relocate or add equipment, including surgical booms and related infrastructure, without requiring a complete ceiling reconstruction. Healthcare facilities frequently update technology and clinical equipment throughout a building's lifecycle. A reconfigurable ceiling framework can simplify future renovations while minimizing disruptions to patient care and hospital operations. To support implementation, DPR Construction engaged Flexible OR Solutions during design coordination alongside architects and trade partners. Early planning enabled project participants to align system layouts, resolve potential conflicts before installation and integrate the prefabricated components into the broader construction program. Why it matters. Healthcare construction continues to place greater emphasis on prefabrication and early project collaboration as owners seek to improve schedule certainty, reduce coordination risks and create facilities that can accommodate evolving medical technologies. For construction owners and healthcare developers, integrated building systems can support both construction efficiency and long-term operational adaptability, particularly in high-complexity environments such as operating rooms.
Skillit, an AI-based hiring platform for construction workers, has secured equity investments from WND Ventures and Suffolk Technologies, with DPR Construction and Suffolk Construction joining as design partners. The partnerships will support expansion of Skillit's network, which connects builders with vetted craft workers across the US. Founded in 2021, Skillit currently serves major contractors including Swinerton, Mortenson and Brasfield & Gorrie, alongside its new partners. The platform reports 190,000 craft workers across 45 trades and 350 metro areas. DPR Construction and Suffolk Construction will provide contractor input as Skillit develops hiring infrastructure for construction labour. The funding will support workforce expansion, improved workflows, enhanced data capabilities and executive team growth as Skillit addresses the industry's skilled labour shortage.
DPR Construction expands Mid-Atlantic presence with new Philadelphia office. May 26, 2026, 07:05 ET New Suburban Philadelphia location strengthens partnerships in the Delaware Valley's healthcare, life sciences, advanced tech, higher education, and commercial markets. RADNOR, Pa., May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - DPR Construction, one of the nation's top technical builders, expanded its footprint in the Mid-Atlantic with the opening of a new office in the Philadelphia suburb of Radnor, PA. The office, 170 N. Radnor Chester Road, brings DPR's team and expertise closer to its customers throughout the Delaware Valley. This expansion reflects DPR's targeted growth strategy - deepening relationships with key customers; fostering connections with local talent, trade partners, and community organizations; and focusing on its core markets - healthcare, life sciences, advanced tech, higher education, and commercial. As a self-performing general contractor, DPR brings local skilled trades, which provides control over critical scopes of work, ensuring quality, safety, and more predictable outcomes. "Philadelphia is a market defined by influential institutions, complex work, and long-term opportunity," said Amir Nekoumand, DPR's New Jersey Business Unit Leader. "Expanding into Philadelphia reflects DPR's commitment to build great things where our customers and communities need us most. The Radnor office strengthens our ability to bring technical expertise, local commitment, and continued investment in people, innovation, and partnerships across the region." With more than $1.8 billion of active work underway in the greater Philadelphia region, DPR is committed to delivering world-class projects and building lasting relationships with the local community. About DPR Construction DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor and construction manager specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. DPR's portfolio of work ranges from large-scale new construction to small tenant improvements and special projects. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown to a multi-billion-dollar organization with offices around the world. Strategically focused on delivering more predictable outcomes through applications of virtual design & construction, prefabrication, its team of self-perform craft, and leveraging data to learn and improve from DPR consistently ranks among the top building contractors and employs more than 11,000 professionals across its family of companies. For more information, visit http://www.dpr.com. Lisa Ruano DPR Construction Tel: 908-451-9622 Email: [email protected] SOURCE DPR Construction
DPR Construction has opened a new office in Radnor, Pennsylvania, expanding its Mid-Atlantic presence to better serve customers in the Delaware Valley. The office, located at 170 N. Radnor Chester Road, focuses on healthcare, life sciences, advanced technology, higher education and commercial markets. The expansion supports DPR's growth strategy of deepening customer relationships and fostering connections with local talent and trade partners. As a self-performing general contractor, DPR employs local skilled trades to maintain control over critical work scopes. The company currently has more than $1.8 billion of active projects in the greater Philadelphia region. Founded in 1990, DPR is an employee-owned firm that employs over 11,000 professionals across its family of companies.