Senior Recruiter

As a Senior Recruiter, you will focus on candidate delivery and talent acquisition within the Data Center Construction market. Working closely with our Account Managers & Consultants, you will identify, engage, assess, and manage top talent across contract and permanent opportunities.

• Source, recruit, interview, evaluate, and place highly skilled professionals across Data Center Construction projects.
• Build and maintain a strong network of active and passive candidates through creative sourcing, networking, and market mapping.
• Partner closely with consultants and hiring managers to understand client requirements and deliver qualified talent.
• Manage the full candidate lifecycle, including screening, interview preparation, offer management, and onboarding support.
• Build talent pipelines across key disciplines including construction management, project management, engineering, supervision, commissioning, and skilled trades.
• Maintain ongoing communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Follow up with placed candidates to foster long-term relationships and strengthen your professional network.
• Develop deep market knowledge of the Data Center Construction industry and talent landscape.
• Build foundational recruitment and candidate engagement expertise while taking ownership of your professional development.
• Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities through Learning & Development.
• Actively showcase and live Hays values, vision, standards, and expectations for high performance.

• 3+ years of recruiting, talent acquisition, sourcing, staffing, or candidate delivery experience.
• Experience sourcing candidates through outbound recruitment techniques, networking, referrals, and direct outreach.
• Strong relationship-building and candidate management skills.
• Achievement-focused, resilient, authentic, and trustworthy.
• Self-motivated, self-reliant, and accountable for outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Desire for personal development and professional growth.
• Ability to work in-person in Arlington, VA.
• Reliable transportation to attend candidate meetings and industry events as needed.

• Base compensation of $64,400 - $74,750 PLUS uncapped commissions
• Hybrid/flexible schedule upon completion of the training program with a minimum of 3 days per week in office in Arlington, VA.
• PTO starting at 22 days, plus 2 floating holidays and 2 volunteer days.
• Competitively priced medical, vision, and dental plans.
• 401(k) with guaranteed match and accelerated vesting schedule.
• Initial and ongoing training and support from Learning & Development.
• Clear career progression opportunities within a global talent solutions organization.

Hays is the world's leading recruitment experts. Last year we placed 80,000 people in permanent jobs and over 250,000 people in to temporary roles globally. For us it starts with people. By combining years of hands-on experience with global and local expertise, we deliver tangible insights that help move our customers forward. We challenge the status quo in our ways of working, our technology and tools, and how we envisage the future of stronger, fairer, more inclusive working environments for everyone.

Everyone is welcome here. We care deeply about diversity, equity, and inclusion (Search "Hays Our Promise" to read more). We encourage applicants from all groups, including women, indigenous people, visible or racial minorities, persons with disabilities, and anyone else who may belong to any group protected by federal, state, or local law. We have active employee resource groups which you can tap into from day one including the Pride Network, Black Excellence Network, WE Lead (for female leaders), and other employee resource groups supporting Veterans, Neurodiverse individuals, South Asians, and individuals interested in Sustainability.

We have a very active relationship with Think Big for Kids who we support with their work of supporting youth engagement. You will be given in-depth training around different DE&I topics, which we believe are not only important for us, but for our clients and our candidates. At Hays, we foster a culture of inclusion. We want to hear from you.

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