Staff Recruiter

Job Title: Staff Recruiter
Location: Kansas City, MO 64114
Duration: 6 months Assignment
Shift/Hours: 40hours/week, M to F
Work Model: Fully Onsite
 
Summary:

• The Staff Recruiter partners with talent acquisition professionals and hiring managers to develop and execute recruitment strategies that identify, attract, engage, and hire top talent.
• This role primarily supports our Environmental Services hiring managers while supporting other requisitions as needed.
• The position will focus on building and maintaining strong talent pipelines that allow the organization to respond quickly as project and workforce needs arise.

Core responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to identify qualified talent for current and anticipated hiring needs.
• Build, organize, and maintain pipelines of prospective candidates across key roles, skill sets, geographic markets, and levels of experience.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research to identify where qualified candidates are located, how they are employed, and the most effective ways to reach them.
• Use a variety of sourcing channels, including direct outreach, professional networks, industry associations, referrals, databases, job boards, social media, events, and other creative approaches.
• Develop and execute candidate outreach campaigns tailored to specific talent segments, project needs, and geographic markets.
• Capture and maintain accurate candidate information, qualifications, interests, availability, geographic preferences, and engagement history within applicable recruiting systems and talent communities.
• Build ongoing relationships with prospective candidates, maintaining regular communication to keep them engaged and informed of future opportunities.
• Re-engage previously identified candidates as relevant positions and project needs arise.
• Conduct initial candidate screens to evaluate interest, qualifications, experience, geographic preferences, availability, compensation expectations, and alignment with position requirements.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand position requirements, project timelines, workforce needs, job responsibilities, and how each role supports broader business goals.
• Recommend qualified candidates to hiring managers and provide relevant context regarding their experience, interests, availability, and potential fit.
• Partner with talent acquisition professionals and hiring managers to prioritize pipelines and adjust sourcing strategies based on evolving project needs.
• Track sourcing activity, candidate engagement, pipeline strength, and other relevant measures to evaluate progress and identify gaps.
• Share market and candidate insights with hiring managers and talent acquisition leaders, including talent availability, geographic considerations, compensation expectations, and recruiting challenges.
• Represent and promote the Burns & McDonnell, career opportunities, and benefits to attract and engage top talent.
• Provide candidates with a consistent, timely, and positive experience throughout the recruiting process.
• Understand, follow, and ensure compliance with all established policies, processes, procedures, and applicable employment laws.
• Maintain the confidentiality of personal, confidential, and proprietary information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field and four years of sourcing or recruiting experience required.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, recruitment CRMs, and internet-based sourcing tools required.
• Experience with Yello, Taleo, and LinkedIn Recruiter preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use Boolean search techniques across internet search engines, professional networks, applicant tracking systems, and candidate databases.
• Proven ability to develop targeted sourcing strategies and build pipelines for specialized and hard-to-fill positions.
• Experience generating and maintaining candidate pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, direct outreach, cold calling, AI-enabled recruiting tools, referrals, and other sourcing channels.
• Previous experience sourcing or recruiting for technical or field-based positions, particularly within environmental services, land services, engineering, or construction, preferred.
• Experience recruiting in a high-volume or project-driven environment with changing workforce needs preferred.
• Knowledge of relevant industry roles, terminology, project delivery methods, and talent markets strongly preferred.
• Experience developing, extending, and negotiating employment offers preferred.
• Strong research, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to organize and segment large candidate populations.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships, provide excellent customer service, and communicate effectively with candidates, hiring managers, and talent acquisition partners.
• Ability to manage multiple pipelines and priorities while maintaining accurate and complete candidate information within applicable recruiting systems.
• Working knowledge of federal and state employment laws and recruiting compliance requirements.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of personal, confidential, and proprietary information.

 

At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's pay range is $39.86/hr – $44.84/hr.