Recruiting Relations Specialist - Trades Job Boston area,Massachusetts USA,HR/Recruitment

Job Description

The Recruiting Relations Specialist
- Trades supports recruitment, event planning, hiring, onboarding, and workforce pipeline efforts for construction craft and skilled trades positions across multiple regions and projects. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the organization can attract, engage, and hire qualified craft professionals to support operational and workforce development needs.

Job Description

The Recruiting Relations Specialist works closely with the partnership manager, recruiters, partnership team members, field operations, workforce development, HR, apprenticeship teams, and external workforce partners to deliver an efficient, candidate-focused recruiting process for both union and non-union craft roles.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, customer-service oriented, detail-driven, and passionate about supporting the skilled trades workforce.

Key Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate and provide logistics for partnership pipeline building events for skilled trades and construction craft positions across multiple projects and regions
Schedule hiring events, presentations, key stakeholder meetings with external partnership groups across multiple regions
Support DPR partnership advocates and hiring managers throughout the recruiting and hiring process
Manage partnership candidate communication via recruiting team including interview scheduling, follow-ups, offer coordination.
Maintain accurate applicant tracking system (ATS) records, recruiting reports, ROI event tracking.
Assist with workforce forecasting and staffing coordination with operations and field leadership teams
Support hiring efforts for union and non-union craft workforce needs
Coordinate partnership workforce outreach initiatives including career fairs, hiring events, trade schools, apprenticeship programs, veteran transition programs, workforce boards, and community partnerships
Manage event budgets, track expenses, and ensure cost-effective execution
Ensure proper materials, handouts, recruiting swag, etc. are coordinated for delivery to the events and obtained by the partnership advocate prior to the event. Also ensure any admission fees are paid, and utility (electrical etc.) is coordinated prior to the event.
Help build and maintain talent pipelines via partnerships with Union, military, community, Industry, community colleges, high schools and trade schools for key skilled trades including electrical, carpentry, concrete, drywall, specialties, Div 7 and general construction trades
Assist with employee referral program coordination and workforce engagement initiatives
Support workforce development and apprenticeship recruiting efforts
Track recruiting metrics including time-to-hire, candidate flow, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and hiring activity
Partner with HR and onboarding teams to ensure a smooth candidate-to-employee transition
Partner with recruiting marketing efforts including social media, job postings, workforce campaigns, and community outreach, military events
Travel to project sites, schools, workforce partnership events, and recruiting initiatives as needed
Support continuous improvement efforts related to recruiting operations, candidate experience, and workforce pipeline development

Education & Experience

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in recruiting, human resources, workforce development, business administration, or related field preferred
2–4 years of experience in recruiting coordination, workforce development, HR support, staffing, or construction operations preferred
Experience supporting high-volume hiring or construction craft recruiting preferred
Familiarity with construction trades, workforce development, or apprenticeship programs preferred
Background ability to gain base…