Talent Acquisition Specialist
DPR Family of Companies
Talent Acquisition Specialist
DPR Family of Companies
Self-performing GC/CM for complex facilities
At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.
As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.
Job Summary:
Executes full-cycle recruitment activities to support hiring needs for skilled trades and craft positions across multiple locations and projects. Sources, screens, and coordinates candidates throughout the hiring process while partnering with hiring managers and operational leaders to identify workforce needs. Develops talent pipelines and maintains relationships with candidates, industry organizations, and community partners to support current and future staffing requirements. Maintains recruiting processes, documentation, and compliance requirements to support effective hiring outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Sources and recruits qualified candidates for skilled trades and craft positions through networking, referrals, outreach campaigns, job fairs, industry partnerships, and other talent attraction methods.
Screens and evaluates candidates to assess qualifications, experience, and alignment with position requirements and organizational values.
Manages full-cycle recruiting activities, including requisition management, candidate communication, interview coordination, offer administration, and onboarding support.
Develops and maintains relationships with hiring managers, operational leaders, educational institutions, workforce development organizations, and industry associations to support talent pipeline development.
Maintains recruiting documentation, candidate records, and hiring activity data within applicant tracking systems and related recruiting tools.
Participates in workforce planning discussions and provides recruiting updates, market information, and candidate pipeline insights to stakeholders.
Supports recruiting events, hiring initiatives, and employment branding activities to increase awareness of skilled trades career opportunities.
Education Qualifications:
High School Education/GED or equivalent experience required.
Work Experience:
3-5 years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, construction staffing, or a related field required.
3-5 years of experience recruiting skilled trades, construction, manufacturing, warehouse, transportation, or a related workforce population required.
Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, Boolean search techniques, and recruiting technologies required.
Experience supporting hiring events, workforce development programs, educational partnerships, or community recruiting initiatives preferred.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish preferred.
Certifications and Licenses:
Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), Professional in Human Resources (PHR), or a related certification preferred.
Anticipated starting pay range:
$78,240.00- $139,854.00Nothing is more important than your health and wellness. DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs
for skilled craft and labor orexperienced professionals and recent graduates.
DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.
Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.
Explore our open opportunities atwww.dpr.com/careers.
Self-performing GC/CM for complex facilities
DPR Construction is a general contractor and construction manager that handles technically complex, sustainable builds in advanced technology/mission-critical facilities, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, and commercial markets, using a self-performing model with work from large new construction to small tenant improvements. It delivers services through self-performed trades and professional project management, coordinating design, procurement and on-site execution to complete projects on time and to spec. DPR differentiates itself with its self-performing capability, a track record of demanding projects across multiple sectors, a commitment to sustainability, and a nationwide/global footprint, plus recognition as a top employer. Its mission is 'We Exist to Build Great Things' and its goal is to deliver high-quality, reliable construction outcomes for mission-critical and complex facilities.
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