Recruiting Program Manager, Early Talent & Military

Recruiting Program Manager, Early Talent & Military Job Description

The Recruiting Program Manager, Early Talent & Military plays an active role in executing enterprise‑aligned early‑career recruiting initiatives for college students, while also contributing to military‑connected recruiting efforts, including the DoD Skill Bridge program. This role supports the recruitment lifecycle in close partnership with assigned Lines of Business (LOBs), ensuring college and military recruiting efforts align with Clean Harbors’ enterprise talent programs, workforce planning priorities, and long‑term pipeline strategy.

Working closely with recruiters, hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and external partners, the role delivers a seamless, positive candidate experience for students entering the workforce and those in the military‑connected community.

Why work for Clean Harbors?

• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full‑time employment
• Group 401K with company matching component
• Own part of Clean Harbors with our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (U.S. Only)
• Generous paid time off, company‑paid training, and tuition reimbursement
• Positive and safe work environments

Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career

• Execute core components of the full recruitment lifecycle for college and early‑career talent, including sourcing, candidate engagement, screening coordination, interview scheduling, offer support, and onboarding preparation, while aligning delivery to enterprise early talent programs and assigned business‑unit needs.
• Partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers to support LOB‑specific early‑career hiring demand while ensuring consistency with enterprise college and military recruiting strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with colleges, universities, technical schools, community colleges, career services offices, and student organizations to support enterprise early‑career pipelines and business‑unit‑specific hiring goals.
• Ensure Clean Harbors is actively represented at college career fairs, information sessions, and campus engagement events, either through direct on‑site participation or by coordinating appropriate company representation.
• Coordinate day‑to‑day operations of internship, co‑op, and entry‑level recruiting programs, supporting program calendars, candidate communications, and intern onboarding logistics across assigned business units.
• Track and maintain accurate candidate records in the ATS, ensuring data integrity and supporting reporting on early‑career recruiting metrics such as pipeline activity, hiring progress, and intern conversion outcomes at both the enterprise and LOB levels.
• Support employer branding and early‑career engagement efforts by coordinating recruiting events, outreach campaigns, marketing materials, and partnerships with the Marketing department.
• Follow and adhere to recruiting documentation, SOPs, process guides, and manager‑facing resources to support consistent and scalable execution of early‑career programs across business units.
• Participate directly in military‑connected recruiting efforts, including Skill Bridge and veteran pipelines, contributing to candidate identification, engagement, and program delivery aligned to enterprise early‑career strategy and business‑unit hiring needs.
• Engage with military installations, transition assistance offices, veteran service organizations, and military‑focused recruiting events to promote Clean Harbors’ enterprise military programs and DoD Skill Bridge participation.
• Own execution of key Skill Bridge operational activities, including onboarding coordination, documentation management, participant communications, and alignment with recruiters, hiring managers, and business‑unit stakeholders.
• Ensure timely, professional communication and a high‑quality candidate experience for both college and military‑connected candidates.

• Experience in college, early‑career, military recruiting, or a program‑based talent acquisition role supporting enterprise or multi‑business‑unit initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with recruiters, hiring…