Talent Acquisition Advisor

Position Overview

Kiewit is seeking a Talent Acquisition Advisor to support large-scale construction projects. This individual will serve as the primary recruiting partner for project leadership, driving workforce planning and full-cycle recruiting efforts to attract and hire top talent across construction and project support functions.

This is a highly visible role that requires a proactive recruiter capable of building strong partnerships with operations leaders and delivering talent solutions in a fast-paced project environment.

District Overview

HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization.

Location

This role will be based out of Lenexa, KS.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project leadership to develop and execute workforce staffing plans.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, and onboarding support.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Utilize innovative sourcing strategies including LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking, military programs, and industry outreach.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing talent market insights and recruiting best practices.
• Coordinate interviews, hiring events, and candidate site visits.
• Track recruiting metrics and provide staffing updates to project and HR leadership.
• Ensure compliance with recruiting policies, procedures, and employment regulations.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Marketing, Communications, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience.

• Experience supporting construction, engineering, industrial, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, or EPC-related hiring.

• Proven success sourcing passive candidates and filling difficult-to-fill positions.

• Strong relationship management, communication, and organizational skills.

• Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale project staffing, workforce planning, and rapid hiring ramps.

• Background recruiting for Construction roles such as: Field Engineers, Project Engineers, Superintendents, Safety, Quality, Materials Management, and Project Controls professionals.

• Experience supporting union and project-based workforce hiring.

• Experience partnering directly with project executives and operations leadership.

• Advanced sourcing experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, market mapping, and competitive intelligence.

• Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, and recruiting analytics.

• Experience supporting mega projects, power generation, advanced manufacturing, data center, LNG, industrial, or large commercial construction projects.

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

Benefits

• We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

• Equal Opportunity

• Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.