Regional Recruiter

About Us

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 Regional Recruiter, you will partner with HDR leadership to steer the talent identification and recruitment process for roles in the 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 Regional 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 younger recruiters.

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

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 8 years high-volume recruiting experience either in a corporate or agency environment
• Proven experience in driving the search process for hard-to-fill technical positions
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability to drive the process of building rapport and relationships over the phone (candidates, hiring managers and fellow recruiters)
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills
• Must be motivated and driven by helping business partners achieve their goals
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time
• Demonstrated history of the highest ethical and professional standards
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a web-based applicant tracking system
• Previous experience in the architectural, engineering and consulting industry strongly

Why HDR

At HDR, we know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate together to make great things possible. When you join HDR, we give you license to do the same. We help you take charge of your career, giving you multiple growth opportunities along the way.