Executive Recruiter
Contrack Watts, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Des Moines • Iowa • United States
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About the role
- Lead end-to-end recruitment for key high-level leadership roles
- Assess candidate qualifications, leadership capabilities, relatable experience, and cultural alignment
- Conduct proactive sourcing, network with passive talent
- Facilitate interview processes, assess candidates through structured methods
- Coordinate with stakeholders for a smooth onboarding experience
- Build and maintain a robust talent pipeline of identified key roles for future organizational needs
- Foster ongoing relationships with identified talent
- Partner with appropriate stakeholders to develop recruitment strategies
- Define candidate success profiles and capture long-term capability requirements
- Maintain strong communication, reporting and search progress updates for hiring managers and other applicable stakeholders
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and executives on talent market insights, competitive intelligence, industry demands, compensation trends and talent strategies
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within the recruitment process
- Propose, design and implement identified tools or process changes
- Analyze metrics related to hiring effectiveness
- Propose and implement solutions to improve success metrics in partnership with appropriate stakeholders
- Assist with and/or lead various talent acquisition projects and initiatives
- Utilize various tools/resources to identify qualified active and passive candidates
- Serve as a professional representative of The Weitz Company, LLC and its affiliates
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in recruiting/talent acquisition
- 5+ years being focused on executive or senior-level recruitment
- Degree required – an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
- Experience conducting high-level recruitment searches including but not limited to; proactive sourcing, networking with passive talent, and building talent pipelines
- Proven success conducting complex recruitment for a construction management firm
- Strong understanding of construction roles and general field operations is strongly preferred
- Lean principles experience is desirable
- OSHA 30 preferred, or the willingness to obtain upon hire
- Strong ability to build positive relationships and connect with others
- Ability to uphold and maintain confidentiality
- Business acumen, strong judgement and decision-making abilities
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate and influence executive-level hiring decisions
- Excellent interviewing and candidate sourcing skills
- Ability to provide excellent candidate experience
- Ability to identify, attract, and evaluate quality candidates
- High level of initiative, drive, and professionalism
- Flexible and able to pivot to support evolving business needs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and a high attention to detail
- Desire to work in a collaborative, supportive, team environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Experience with applicant tracking system (ATS) and candidate sourcing tools
- Ability to learn specific job-related software upon hire
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Rewarding Bonus Program
- Comprehensive Benefits Package with Tax-Advantaged HSA and FSA offerings
- Employer-Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Programs
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off Provisions
- 401K Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Fully Paid Parental Leave
- Voluntary Products Including: Critical Illness Insurance and Accident Insurance
- Corporate Wellness Program with Wellness Time Off and Rewards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
recruitingtalent acquisitionexecutive recruitmentcandidate sourcingbuilding talent pipelinesinterviewing skillsrecruitment metrics analysislean principlesconstruction managementfield operations
Soft Skills
relationship buildingconfidentialitybusiness acumenjudgmentdecision-makinginfluencecandidate experienceinitiativeflexibilityteam collaboration
Certifications
OSHA 30