Job Description
Talent Acquisition Specialist
About PURIS:
PURIS operates across North America as the largest independent trenchless rehabilitation provider with 900+ employees dedicated to building lasting infrastructure with smart, sustainable resource management. The PURIS Family of Companies provide trenchless renewal solutions in the water, wastewater, and stormwater markets. Our environmentally friendly solutions work within the existing infrastructure to save time, minimize environmental impact, and cause fewer community disruptions. With an unrivaled toolbox of technologies, PURIS has the RIGHT solution for each project.
Job Summary Description:
We’re seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to help us source, identify, screen, and hire candidates for various roles in the company. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and organizational skills, one plus years of talent acquisition, or recruiting experience proficiency with applicant tracking systems, and an ability to devise sourcing strategies for potential applicants. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills for working closely with others across various departments.
Essential Job Accountabilities:
- Work closely with the Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist and hiring managers to manage the requisition process while building strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers to ensure the recruitment needs of the field and corporate office are met.
- Develop innovative recruiting strategies.
- Create talent pipelines for future opportunities.
- Manage the complete recruiting process to include the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Develop relationships with target colleges/universities to attract the highest quality candidates (interns & full-time hires).
- Assist in the field and corporate office recruitment process to ensure the timely hiring of qualified employees.
- Manage new hire on-boarding/orientations, for all field and corporate office employees, to ensure an efficient and effective process.
- Act as the liaison with employment agencies and temporary agencies (for regular and temporary employees) to ensure corporate vacancies are filled in a timely manner.
- Administer a variety of company programs (related to recruitment) such as relocation, applicant assessments, outside recruiters, background screening, applicant tracking, etc. to ensure effective and efficient operations.
- Assist in the creation and monitoring of the corporate human resources recruitment budget to ensure funds are spent appropriately.
- Develop effective job ads on career pages, job boards and social media.
- Maintain and communicate recruiting metrics to hiring managers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business admin/management, or equivalent required
Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Good knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of human resources.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality. Must have a high level of integrity and professionalism.
- Excellent consultative and communication skills (written & oral) and ability to interface effectively with all levels of customers (internal and external) and effectively disseminate information.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new software quickly.
- Ability to source and recruit candidates across all business units and skill sets.
- Ability to properly manage and prioritize resources and projects.
- Sound decision making ability with the experience to balance consensus against authority as appropriate.
- Team player who can operate effectively within a matrix management environment.
- Ability to advise hiring managers on market conditions and recruiting best practices.
- Ability to work in high production environment and respond quickly and effectively under pressure.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical/Rx, dental, vision, critical illness and accident insurance, and short-term disability.
- Several 100% company-paid benefits including:
- Life Insurance
- Long-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Bonus program
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Generous PTO
- 10 paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
PURIS and our Family of Companies are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.