Recruiting Specialist

Hargrove is seeking an experienced Recruiting Specialist to join our growing Talent Acquisition team. This role is ideal for a recruiting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building relationships, and has experience identifying and attracting top talent for industrial, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or technical positions.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full-cycle recruiting and talent sourcing, with experience supporting multiple hiring managers and priorities simultaneously. Experience recruiting within the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) industry is highly preferred.

What You'll Do

As a Recruiting Specialist, you will partner closely with leaders and hiring managers to deliver high-quality talent solutions across a multi-state organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for professional, technical, onsite, and project-based positions.

• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to attract active and passive candidates.

• Create and manage recruiting campaigns, advertisements, and employer branding initiatives.

• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

• Utilize applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, and industry resources to identify candidates.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and define position requirements.

• Screen, assess, and present qualified candidates for consideration.

• Coordinate interview scheduling, candidate communications, and hiring logistics.

• Prepare and extend employment offers.

• Track recruiting metrics and provide reporting on hiring activity and pipeline health.

• Support university recruiting efforts, internship programs, co-op programs, career fairs, and industry events.

• Participate in cross-functional recruiting initiatives and process improvement efforts.

• Maintain confidentiality while handling sensitive candidate and employee information.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Minimum of 5 years of recruiting experience.

• Experience recruiting for industrial, engineering, manufacturing, construction, energy, or technical positions.

• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously.

• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to build relationships with hiring managers, candidates, and business leaders.

• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and applicant tracking systems.

• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.

• PHR or SPHR certification.

• Experience recruiting within the Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) industry.

• Experience supporting recruiting efforts across multiple states and business locations.

• Experience recruiting engineers, designers, project professionals, skilled trades, or industrial construction talent.