Talent Acquisition Specialist

Bend, Oregon, United States, Kirkland, Washington, United States, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, Tualatin, Oregon, United States

At AKS
, we are growing and building for the future. We bring together multidisciplined experts across the land development, energy, and infrastructure markets to take on bigger challenges and deliver solutions that make a real difference. Our teams combine creativity, technical excellence, and a collaborative, hands‑on approach to solve complex problems and deliver results our clients and communities can count on. We take pride in our work and our ability to provide opportunities for our teams, support each other’s growth, and look ahead to what’s next.

When you join AKS, you will find opportunities to take ownership of meaningful projects, learn, lead, and make an impact from day one.

We're looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead recruiting efforts for our Power Division, partnering closely with business leaders to attract and hire experienced professionals across the energy, power, construction, and A/E/C industries. This is a hands‑on, full‑cycle recruiting role for someone who understands the markets they're recruiting in, knows how to build relationships with hard‑to‑find talent, and can influence hiring decisions at every level.

You'll own searches from initial intake through offer acceptance, serving as a trusted advisor to hiring managers while helping the Power Division build and scale its teams to support continued growth.

• Own full-cycle recruiting for the Power Division across energy, power, utilities, renewable energy, construction, and related A/E/C markets, with a focus on experienced and hard‑to‑find talent.
• Manage searches from intake through offer acceptance, including role definition, sourcing strategy, candidate assessment, interview coordination, offer development, negotiation, and closing.
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand project demands, business objectives, team structure, and the technical requirements of each role.
• Build targeted sourcing strategies and talent pipelines to identify and engage qualified professionals, including passive candidates who may not be actively looking for new opportunities.
• Serve as a recruiting consultant to hiring managers, providing market intelligence, compensation insights, candidate feedback, and guidance on hiring strategy.
• Coach and train hiring managers on effective interviewing, candidate evaluation, timely decision‑making, and closing competitive candidates.
• Lead offer strategy and negotiations, balancing candidate expectations, market conditions, internal equity, and business needs to secure top talent.
• Develop a strong understanding of the industries, roles, and talent markets the Power Division serves, including the business dynamics that influence hiring, compensation, candidate availability, and project staffing.
• Build relationships with candidates and industry professionals to develop long‑term talent networks that support both immediate hiring needs and future growth.
• Maintain consistent recruiting processes, accurate ATS data, and clear communication with hiring managers and candidates throughout the hiring lifecycle.
• Monitor recruiting performance, identify bottlenecks, and recommend improvements to increase hiring effectiveness, efficiency, and candidate experience.
• Take ownership of recruiting challenges and work collaboratively with business leaders to find solutions that keep hiring efforts moving forward.

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally recruiting for energy, power, utilities, construction, engineering, or the broader A/E/C industry.
• You have a "Do what needs to be done" mindset, taking ownership…