Talent Acquisition Specialist
Posted on: 13 Dec 2021
Reston, VA
Job Description
Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, project management, and construction companies in the world. Bechtel operates through four global business units that specialize in infrastructure; mining and metals; nuclear, security and environmental; and oil, gas, and chemicals. Today, our colleague’s team with customers, partners, and suppliers on diverse projects in nearly 40 countries.
Bechtel is currently seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support our critical staffing needs in all of our business. This role will report to the Talent Acquisition Manager based out of the Houston, TX office, but will allow for flexible telework as needed. This role will screen and present candidates across multiple business functions including Engineering, Construction, and Project Support. You will be responsible for building candidate rapport and developing trusted relationships with the hiring managers to deliver top talent to Bechtel.
Position Duties/Responsibilities:
Achieves staffing objectives by recruiting and evaluating job candidates; advising managers; and managing relocations.
Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives and meeting with managers to discuss needs.
Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; and maintaining rapport.
Attracts applicants by placing job advertisements, contacting recruiters, and using newsgroups and job sites.
Determines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants, analyzing responses, verifying references, and comparing qualifications to job requirements.
Promotes Bechtel as an employer of choice in social and recruitment channels.
Basic Requirements:
BS/BA or 3+ years of experience in Talent Recruitment
Prior experience using passive recruiting techniques.
Knowledge of recruitment best practices.
Knowledge of various applicant tracking systems and technology.
Proven record of high personal initiative.
Strategic thinker that is also able to delve into the detail to deliver.
Ability to professionally interface with all levels of the organization and influence without authority.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and use good judgment in setting and delivering individual priorities.
Ability to function effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Able to identify key external trends and benchmarks and translate those into business action.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Requirements:
Prior experience developing talent acquisition strategies EPC or construction industry.
Proven experience in the ability to understand wide-ranging, out-of-the-ordinary, talent acquisition practices.
Experience working with novel projects and proven ability to understand global staffing process on Construction projects.
DE&I experience in developing strategies and passive recruitment.
Bechtel
Reston, VA
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.
Core to Bechtel are our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.
Safety, quality, ethics and sustainability
Bechtel is built upon time-tested values of excellence and integrity. This means working to the highest ethical standards and being measured by the enduring quality of our projects. Year after year we are among the safest companies in our industry.
We are committed to leaving a legacy of progress by developing local skills for sustained economic opportunity and volunteering our time and talent to the communities where we work.
Our expertise
Infrastructure
Connecting communities through aviation, civil, digital, and rail.
Defense and Nuclear Security
Keeping citizens safe with projects of national security.
Energy
Helping our customers on their path to net zero emissions through renewables, combined cycle, liquefied natural gas, emission retrofits, nuclear, transmission and storage tanks.
Environmental Cleanup and Management
Cleanup and remediation, decontamination and decommissioning, waste processing and disposal
Mining & Metals
Unlocking resources for the future.
Petrochemicals
Delivering the building blocks for innovation.
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IndustryEngineering
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No. of Employees55,000+
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