Talent Acquisition Specialist

Golder Associates - Greater Atlanta Area

Job Description

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is an entrepreneurial and "hands-on" professional responsible to spearhead our company growth & development efforts by managing the full life cycle of the talent acquisition process from specification through the employment offer. This role is responsible for being proactive in establishing and maintaining excellent relations with, and providing support to, geographically dispersed HR staff and hiring managers across the U.S., as well as candidates, and the community at large. Provides the highest quality of customer service for the organization and builds a long term high potential talent pipeline to feed future growth projections. Develops and executes tactical sourcing strategies aimed at generating candidate flow that meet diversity and overall recruiting goals and achieves hiring plans. Demonstrates a strong client focus and commitment to continuous improvement.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITY:

Proactively network and establish effective working relationship; pursue conscious cost-containment efforts in recruiting; continually seek new sourcing options; establish contact management system; and develop creative approaches to delivering quality candidates to the organization in a timely manner.
Source and interview prospective candidates, pre-determining their qualifications, analyzing their responses, verifying their references, and comparing gathered data to job requirements in an efficient manner such that they can ensure that only quality candidates proceed through the interview process. Goal is to assist field HR Representatives and hiring managers by ensuring they receive only qualified, pre-screened candidates for each job opening.
Mastery of direct recruiting and sourcing activities for open positions, creating sourcing strategy and execution through a broad variety of effective channels including passive candidates, University programs, direct recruiting, employee referrals, Internet and other media advertisements, Internet data mining, outside search firms.
Own and manage the open positions assigned including forecasting, strategic planning, and balancing existing staffing and prioritization of fills building systematic, sustainable, repeatable talent solutions.
Function as primary U.S. representative member of the Global Recruiting Team and collaborate with other Golder operating companies as required to coordinate strategic or other hires and to ensure global consistency in recruiting collateral being presented to candidates and other external parties.
Collaborate on global recruiting system initiatives, both strategic and tactical. Also functions as the U.S. iCIMS applicant tracking system administrator with responsibility for duties such as: training HR reps, fielding system questions and resolving issues, ensuring consistency in job descriptions and compliance with FLSA, running reports, and all other special projects as assigned. Must be proficient with applicant tracking systems to track candidate workflows, sourcing data, and pre-screening information and all other metrics required.
Manages the Company's Affirmative Action Programs and counsels HR representatives and operations managers regarding hiring practices and procedures, recordkeeping, compensation guidelines, communication and understanding of overall OFCCP compliance and interpretation of Plan data. Analyze data effectively, draw conclusions and make the necessary adjustments to ensure the talent acquisition program is functioning at optimum efficiency and effectiveness through the use of metrics and data generation.
Possess a reputation for being exceptional at candidate generation by forging dynamic relationships with business leaders, hiring managers and HR representatives. Understand the Company's business needs and maintain a constant and steady focus on the marketplace and report market intelligence. Develop knowledge of assigned business groups structure, strategies, and critical skill requirements.
Maintain high-touch and proactive direct communication with candidates and team members during the job/candidate cycle.
Continually improve plans, programs and processes to reduce cost, increase value, and promote highly effective recruiting support to internal clients.
Strategically partner and interface with managers at all levels to identify and produce qualified applicant pools in a timely manner.
Performs all other special activities, duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed.

Desired Skills & Experience

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business or related field.
Minimum of 7 years corporate progressive talent management experience, including sourcing and full life cycle recruiting, with a track record of success. Must include compliance with OFCCP, EEO, and other legal employment requirements.
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and work in a fast-paced, dynamic professional environment effectively managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and internal client relationships. Must be detail oriented and highly organized.
Highly collaborative with exemplary interpersonal, communication (both oral and written), negotiation and consultative skills within all levels of the organization.
Self-directed and motivated individual with proven ability to problem solve, drive for results and demonstrate excellent follow-up skills.
Working knowledge of multi-state and federal laws/regulations related to employment, such as EEO, ADA, OFCCP, and general HR practices.
Self-sufficient and able to work with little direct supervision with proven ability to act as both the strategic and tactical levels in a fast paced environment.
Strong orientation of quality, continuous improvement and excellent customer service.
Heavily networked and knowledgeable of leading search practices - focus in the engineering and science industry strongly preferred.
Possess strong analytic skills with ability to create, measure, and scale the right workflow between candidates and the hiring managers.
Must have demonstrated strong technology aptitude -- proficiency with iCIMS (or similar applicant tracking system), HRIS systems, search engines, and Microsoft suite of applications.

To be considered for this position, please submit an application at www.golder.com/careers.

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Company Description

Established in 1960, Golder is a global, employee-owned organization driven by our purpose to engineer earth’s development while preserving earth’s integrity. We help our clients find sustainable solutions to the challenges society faces today including extraction of finite resources, energy and water supply and management, waste management, urbanization, and climate change. We do this by providing a wide range of independent consulting, design and construction services to our clients in our specialist areas of earth, environment and energy.

With Golder, clients gain the advantage of working with highly skilled engineers, scientists, project managers, and other technical specialists who are committed to helping them succeed by embedding sustainable development principles and practices in their projects. By building strong relationships and meeting the needs of clients, our people have created one of the most trusted professional services organizations in the world.

We serve our clients as a globally connected community that shares knowledge to find the answers to technical issues requiring innovative approaches. Our skills at developing client relationships and understanding their business needs enable us to help clients achieve their short- and long-term financial, social, and environmental goals. We are recognized by our clients for our technical expertise and service excellence.