At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
Our inspiring team of over 13,000 consulting professionals provides clean drinking water to millions of people every day; world-class healthcare facilities for people in need of care; transform energy production to neutralize carbon emissions for a better tomorrow and advances socially and environmentally conscious transportation solutions, ultimately helping people get to their destination every day. At employee-owned HDR, we know that the work we do adds meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines illuminates fresh perspectives and small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.
The heart of everything we do at HDR is the people of the communities we serve. We are focused on bringing inclusive social equity and a better life to people through transforming the built environment. Our teams of professionals drive toward improving the environment and inclusive social justice through our innovative planning, design, and community engagement solutions.
As a Recruiter, you will be on the front line sharing the mission of HDR with prospective talent. You will spend a significant amount of time communicating with your hiring leadership teams and candidates via phone, in-person, and through MS Teams. Your focus will be on filling both technical (engineers, architects, scientists) and support roles (including but not limited to admin, marketing, accounting, IT, and HR) generally requiring 0-9 years of experience. You will become well versed and actively involved in our new-grad and intern recruitment. You will be a contributor to inclusion and diversity outreach recruitment efforts with partnering diversity organizations. Some travel may be required in this role to attend recruitment events/meetings. Once you are trained on HDR, the details of the positions for which you will recruit, and the tools you will use, here’s what a typical day could look like for you:
- 25% - proactively sourcing and contacting candidates through various platforms focused on new grads and professional-level candidates.
- 25% - assist with candidate interview scheduling, interview follow-up, employment offer creation, and verbal/written extension of offers to candidates
- 25% - reviewing and screening incoming applicants
- 10% - conduct intake discussions with hiring managers to qualify details of positions in need of recruitment action. Creation of employment requisitions and development of job descriptions using our applicant tracking system (Taleo).
- 10% - Participation in talent acquisition team meetings and assist as a backup recruiter to other recruitment team members when on PTO or away. Involvement in Omaha/National Young Professional activities and Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Employee Network Groups.
- 5% - Coordinate with the Recruitment Support team on background check progress, drug testing, and admin steps in the recruitment process. Coordinate with Human Resource partners from various locations regarding their recruitment support.
You will be part of a 40-person global talent acquisition team with access to several informal mentors to assist with your development. We are located near the UNO Scott Campus in the heart of Aksarben village. We are in a world-class facility close to dining, sporting, and entertainment options.
About Us
We are a 100% employee-owned company. This means we set our own destiny. Employee ownership is a defining element of how we work together because as employee owners we all work for each other. At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We operate in over five countries around the world and the work we do touches people’s live
Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story
Learn about how we financially give back to our communities through our philanthropic organization, The HDR Foundation: https://hdr.wistia.com/medias/srtc7fiwqz
View all the 2021 organizations that received financial grants from the HDR Foundation: https://www.hdrinc.com/about-us/hdr-foundation/2021-hdr-foundation-grants
HDR is a top 10 ranked 100% employee-owned global architectural, engineering and planning firms in the world (by Engineering News Record, Architectural Record & Building Design Magazine).
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience in high volume recruiting in either a corporate or agency environment but not required
- Demonstrated ability to use LinkedIn Recruiter to source and fill positions
- Experience working in a web based applicant tracking system
- Background in sales, cold calling and project coordination
