Senior Construction Recruiting Partner

CALLAHAN INC is seeking a Senior Construction Recruiting Partner based in White Plains, NY with an onsite schedule. In this role, you will lead full-cycle recruiting across New York and New England, building pipelines and partnering with hiring teams to support workforce planning for construction and related leadership roles.

As a senior recruiter, you will combine relationship-driven sourcing with recruiting technology and recruiting analytics to identify field, professional, management, and executive talent. The position also supports employer branding and workforce development efforts through community and industry engagement.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end recruiting for field, professional, management, and executive-level roles.
• Design sourcing strategies for construction positions that are difficult to fill.
• Conduct direct outreach activities including market mapping, cold calling, and passive candidate sourcing.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines across New York and New England.
• Partner with hiring managers on workforce planning and staffing strategies.
• Manage employee referral programs and recruiting campaigns.
• Develop partnerships involving trade schools, military, apprenticeship, and workforce development organizations.
• Attend career fairs, industry events, association meetings, and networking functions.
• Support employer branding and recruitment marketing initiatives.
• Track and report recruiting metrics and hiring outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including 3 years in construction recruiting.
• Experience using ADP Workforce Now, LinkedIn Recruiter, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Office.
• Proven recruiting success for Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Engineers, Safety Professionals, and Operations Leaders.
• Experience using ATS, CRM, and recruiting analytics tools.
• Experience developing employee referral programs.
• Understanding of commercial, multifamily, life sciences, healthcare, educational, and mixed-use construction environments.
• Knowledge of union, open-shop, and prevailing wage environments.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel throughout New England and New York.

Technology and AI tools

• Use ADP Workforce Now, LinkedIn Recruiter, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Apply Artificial Intelligence, automation tools, sourcing technologies, and recruiting analytics to improve hiring outcomes, increase recruiter productivity, enhance candidate engagement, and support workforce planning initiatives.
• Leverage ATS, CRM, and recruiting analytics tools as part of recruiting optimization.

Salary and incentives

• Salary: USD 100,000 per year
• Compensation structure: $100,000 base salary plus a commission incentive plan
• The commission incentive program is tied to recruiting performance, successful placements, quality of hire, hiring volume, and retention milestones.

Preferred qualifications

• 7+ years of recruiting experience
• Agency or staffing experience
• Established network in New York and New England construction markets
• Familiarity with prevailing wage construction
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve recruiting outcomes

Certifications (preferred)

• Human Resources & Talent Acquisition Certifications
• SHRM
• S/PHR
• AIRS Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR)
• LinkedIn Certified Professional Recruiter
• SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential

Performance expectations

• Time-to-fill metrics
• Quality of hire
• Hiring manager satisfaction
• Candidate experience
• Passive candidate pipeline growth
• Referral program participation
• Retention of new hires
• Achievement of annual hiring goals

Professional standards and compliance

• Conduct all recruiting activities ethically and legally.
• Do not use confidential information, proprietary databases, trade secrets, or candidate information obtained in violation of non-compete, non-solicitation, confidentiality, or restrictive covenant agreements.

Work schedule and location

• Full-time, exempt position generally working during standard business hours, Monday through Friday.
• Flexibility is required due to recruiting and workforce development activities.
• Occasional early morning, evening, and weekend hours may be necessary for job fairs, recruiting events, industry networking, trade school programs, community outreach activities, and other business-related events throughout New England and New York.