Senior Recruitment Manager

Who we are:

Capitol Careers represents world-class employers and highly sought-after talent, aiming to create mutually beneficial connections. We specialize in placing candidates at every experience level, irrespective of industry. We represent people who are professional, transparent, and hardworking because that is the standard we set for ourselves. Abiding by our values, we navigate the intricacies of the recruitment process to advance our clients' missions as well as enhance your career.

About the Role:

Our client is looking for a player/coach Recruiting Manager to lead talent acquisition for the firm’s self perform construction division. The recruiting manager will support recruiting efforts across key self-perform markets and project locations throughout the Southwest and beyond.

Responsibilities:

• Lead full life cycle recruiting for craft and skilled trades positions supporting construction operations across multiple regions and project sites
• Recruit for highly specialized craft and field roles supporting advanced manufacturing and technical construction environments, including process piping, welding, equipment installation, tool installation, electrical and mechanical trades, rigging, fabrication, concrete, and field leadership positions
• Build strong candidate pipelines through direct sourcing, networking, referrals, trade associations, workforce partnerships, apprenticeship programs, community organizations, and industry events
• Manage fast-moving, high-volume recruiting activity while maintaining strong standards for candidate experience, hiring quality, and team fit
• Partner closely with operational leaders, superintendents, project leadership, and workforce planning stakeholders to understand labor needs and hiring priorities across active and upcoming projects
• Develop recruiting strategies aligned with project-specific labor demands and changing workforce needs across regions and project sites
• Provide market intelligence related to labor availability, compensation trends, competitor activity, and hiring challenges across targeted regions
• Build and manage relationships with preferred staffing and labor partners, helping establish consistent expectations around quality, responsiveness, workforce standards, and overall partnership performance
• Develop partnerships with trade schools, workforce development programs, military transition organizations, apprenticeship programs, and community colleges
• Support alignment of craft and field hiring practices with the firm’s compensation philosophy, job structures, compliance standards, and broader team member programs and policies
• Help bring greater consistency and structure to workforce processes, reporting, recruiting operations, and workforce planning practices across regions and project locations
• Maintain accurate recruiting activity and candidate data within Workday, UKG, and other recruiting systems as applicable
• Ensure compliance with hiring practices, employment regulations, and workforce documentation requirements across multiple states and project sites
• Partner closely with the firm’s broader recruiting organization to align recruiting practices, share market insights, and support enterprise talent initiatives
• Serve as a trusted recruiting partner and advisor across both field and corporate leadership teams

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 5–8+ years of recruiting experience required, including direct experience leading craft and skilled trades recruiting within industrial construction, self-perform construction, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, mission critical, or similarly technical construction environments
• Direct experience recruiting for specialized craft and field positions is required; candidates without this experience will not be considered
• Demonstrated expertise recruiting for hard-to-fill skilled trades positions including electrical, mechanical, process piping, welding, rigging, equipment installation, fabrication, and related field operations roles
• Strong understanding of skilled trades workforce dynamics, regional labor markets, and craft recruiting strategies within technical construction environments
• Experience helping build, standardize, or scale workforce processes within growing, evolving, or integrated organizations strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of workforce compliance, compensation considerations, and operational hiring practices within craft and field-based environments preferred
• Experience partnering with staffing agencies, labor vendors, or workforce partners within craft or field-based environments strongly preferred
• Strong sourcing skills including LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, market mapping, and field/community-based recruiting approaches
• Ability to build credibility and strong working relationships with field leadership, operations teams, and skilled trades professionals
• Excellent communication, organization, and relationship management skills
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, dynamic environments with changing business priorities
• Experience working across multiple recruiting systems or HR platforms preferred; Workday and/or UKG experience strongly valued
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly to project sites and regional markets as business needs require
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, adaptability, and follow-through