Own the full cycle recruiting for engineering, technical, and corporate roles across our nationwide operations.
Partner directly with hiring managers to define their talent needs further, to craft ideal candidate profiles and personas, and to build data-backed sourcing strategies.
Screen, assess, and present highly qualified outbound-sourced, passive candidates
Build robust, warm, and qualified talent pipelines and pools using LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS/CRM tools, HireEZ, Handshake, and other available platforms to identify and engage with top passive talent.
Leverage your industry knowledge to forecast sourcing/hiring needs and proactively support future workforce planning.
Advise hiring managers on HR/TA process and policy, compensation, labor market and competitor trends, competitive intelligence, and candidate motivations.
Support equitable and compliant hiring processes in alignment with OFCCP and federal contracting standards.
Represent Michael Baker at career fairs, industry events, universities, and professional associations as needed.
Elevate the candidate experience by ensuring a seamless, respectful, and high-touch recruitment journey.
Partner with TA leadership to optimize processes, innovate sourcing methods, and continuously strengthen and improve recruiting metrics.
Champion our 2026 strategic direction as we expand into digital consulting, advanced technology, data-driven design, and next-generation infrastructure solutions.

Requirements

A minimum of 7+ years relevant full-cycle recruiting experience in technical recruiting (prior experience recruiting in the civil engineering space is strongly preferred in addition to technical!)
Proven success in recruiting, closing, and onboarding passive managers, engineers, PMs, technical specialists, and corporate hires.
A solid understanding of civil engineering disciplines and practices, common industry roles and their requirements, and market dynamics and challenges.
Strong data integrity and daily use of prior ATS platforms (Workday, iCIMS), LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tech such as HireEZ and Handshake. Experience with Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) is a huge plus!
Strong relationship-building, communication, organization, presentation, and prioritization skills.
Experience supporting federal contracting recruitment and OFCCP compliance.
A data-informed approach to performance and process improvement.
Passion for matching exceptional talent with meaningful work that makes a difference!

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision insurance
401k Retirement Plan
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
Professional and personal development
Generous paid time off
Commuter and wellness benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle recruitingtechnical recruitingdata-informed approachrecruiting passive candidatesonboardingperformance improvementsourcing strategiescandidate assessmentequitable hiring processescompliance with OFCCP

Soft Skills

relationship-buildingcommunicationorganizationpresentationprioritizationadvisingcandidate experiencecollaborationinnovationstrategic direction