Talent Acquisition Recruiter
Black & Veatch
Together, we care, create, and own the future we’re building.
As a 100% employee-owned company, our people have a meaningful stake in the work we do and the outcomes we deliver. At Black & Veatch, professionals are trusted to bring their expertise to work that supports critical infrastructure and the teams behind it. With more than 100 years of experience across engineering, construction, and consulting, we operate with a shared sense of accountability and collaboration—where people are supported to grow, contribute, and make an impact across the business.
Company : Black & Veatch Corporation
Req Id : 115111
Opportunity Type : Staff
Relocation eligible : No
Full time/Part time : Full-Time
Project Only Hire : No
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
Why Black & Veatch?
Here, your work directly shapes the employee experience and the success of the business—helping attract, engage, and support our people. You’ll partner with leaders and teams across the organization, contribute to meaningful decisions, and help create an environment where people can do their best work. Our culture is defined by care for our people and the communities we serve, a focus on creating practical, real-world solutions, and shared accountability for results.
We offer competitive compensation, a 401(k) with company match, and comprehensive benefits starting day one—along with employee ownership, including an ESOP that is 100% funded by the business at no cost to employees, performance-based incentives, and time off designed to support long-term careers. Backed by more than 100 years in business, Black & Veatch provides stability and long-term opportunity, with the ability to adapt and evolve to meet changing industry demands.
As a leader in sustainable infrastructure, our work contributes to solutions that strengthen communities and support a more resilient future. Combined with a collaborative environment and opportunities for professional development, this is a place where you can grow your expertise, take ownership of your career, and make a meaningful impact.
The Opportunity
Black & Veatch is seeking a Recruiter who thrives in proactive sourcing and building meaningful candidate relationships. This role is ideal for someone with experience aligned to our focus areas and a passion for delivering a strong candidate experience. A LinkedIn Recruiter seat will be provided to support your success.
The Team
Black & Veatch’s Talent Acquisition Team consists of talent professionals that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. This high-performing team partners with our customers to align their people, processes, technologies, and data analytics in the face of industry transformation:
- Clean water resources that last. Resilient power systems through outages and pandemics.
- Carbon-free fuels powering fleets and propelling growth.
- Global defense, secured.
- Smart battery energy storage for a sustainable future.
- Communities, cities and industries all need one thing: for everything to work as it should.
Key Responsibilities
Sourcing:
- Utilize various recruiting tools and resources to source potential candidates, including social media, job boards, and professional networks
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies to attract top talent
- Build and maintain a network of potential candidates through proactive sourcing techniques
- Build and maintain a pipeline of potential candidates for future openings
Full-Cycle Recruitment:
- Facilitate all stages of the candidate lifecycle, from job creation through offer, ensuring all candidates have a positive, well-informed experience during the recruiting process
- Develop, post, and maintain quality job descriptions and advertisements for open positions, ensuring consistency and compliance across all postings
- Consistently monitor and track performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure that recruitment goals are met and identify areas for improvement
Technology:
- Utilize recruiting technology such as applicant tracking system, CRM, PowerBi, SharePoint
- Utilize internal applicant tracking system to review applications and maintain candidate progress
Relationships:
- Build strong partnerships with the business, department heads, and hiring managers to understand job requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies
- Partner with the business, hiring managers, HR to develop compensation recommendations and negotiate job offers with candidates, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation packages
- Provide regular updates to hiring managers on candidate pipeline and recruitment progress, and adjust strategies as needed to meet hiring goals
- Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process and maintain relationships with candidates for future opportunities
Other Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with all federal/state laws and regulations, including affirmative action plan compliance, EEO and OFCCP
- Operate in a manner that reflects BV’s vision, mission, and core values, with a specific emphasis on safety, respect and quality
- Lead and support change initiatives through planning, communication, and implementation
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in HR or related field preferred.
- 2+ years related HR experience with candidate interviewing, employment law, EEO/AAP and problem solving/conflict management.
- All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following:
- Criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Preferred Qualifications
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Strong sourcing experience.
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Full-cycle recruiting experience, including high-volume requisitions and excellent candidate management skills.
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Strong communication and collaborations skill.
Work Environment/Physical Demands
Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
Salary Plan
Job Grade
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Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy.
Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.
To support a healthy work-life balance, we offer flexible work schedules, paid vacation and holiday time, sick time, and dependent sick time.
A variety of additional benefits are available to our professionals, including a company-matched 401k plan, adoption reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, an employment referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-taxed accounts, voluntary legal plan and the B&V Credit Union. Professionals may also be eligible for a performance-based bonus program.
We are proud to be a 100 percent ESOP-owned company. As employee-owners, our professionals are empowered to drive not only their personal growth, but the company's long-term achievements - and they share in the financial rewards of the success through stock ownership.
By valuing diverse voices and perspectives, we cultivate an authentically inclusive environment for professionals and are able to provide innovative and effective solutions for clients.
BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.
Notice to External Search Firms: Black & Veatch does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Black & Veatch Talent Acquisition engages with search firms directly for hiring needs.