Recruiter

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, this company is leading the way in the clean energy sector.  We are currently seeking an experienced high-volume Recruiter to focus on sourcing and recruitment of Solar Laborers and heavy equipment Operators for Solar build project sites across Florida and the southern U.S.  The company takes great pride in prioritizing the safety, well-being, and success of our employees, families, and business partners.

POSITION TITLE

Recruiter 

POSITION SCOPE AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

The Solar Recruiter will collaborate with project site Superintendents and leadership on a regular basis to identify strategies for sourcing and identifying candidates for current and future hiring needs.  This is a remote position, requiring frequent, regular travel to project sites located in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and other locations as needed (75% of the time) and requires bi-lingual Spanish and English communication skills.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish creative recruiting strategies in local communities that develop candidate pipelines to support hourly labor needs per project site by studying and understanding organization plans, objectives, forecasted hiring needs, and project location demographic in collaboration with the project site team.  Positions include construction site Solar Laborers and heavy equipment Operators.
• Gain thorough understanding of value proposition for candidates, including the culture and benefits of working for this company, and ways to effectively articulate these details to candidates to attract them to this company, over other open opportunities in the marketplace
• Work with hiring managers to build trusted partnerships, determine/understand hiring needs and proactively provide status updates
• Utilize the ATS (Workday) to review and assess applicants and build future talent pools
• Utilize creative, location-specific details and grassroots efforts at local community centers, workforce centers, chamber of commerce, churches, military bases, trade schools, etc. 
• Generate interest in open positions and engage with talent in a variety of ways including networking, phone calls, texts, emails, social media, job boards, community and veteran organizations to identify a diverse slate of potential candidates
• Coordinate and participate in hiring events for project sites, including marketing/advertising strategies
• Travel to work sites and local areas for sourcing and recruiting efforts
• Assist candidates with the application process, as needed

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of at least five years of previous candidate sourcing or recruiting experience with high volume, hourly, non-exempt positions is required to be successful in this role. 
• Experience recruiting in the Construction or Solar/Renewable Energy industries is strongly preferred and will allow for best success
• Bi-lingual Spanish and English communication skills are required, and must have ability to travel 75% of the time to project sites, community engagement, sourcing, and hiring events
• Previous experience with Workday Recruiting is highly preferred
• Experience with candidate sourcing using social media, job boards, veteran/military organizations, trade schools, and local community organizations and engagement is required
• Ability to build trusted partnerships with Hiring Managers, Recruiters, and Project Leaders
• Demonstrates the ability to independently and efficiently manage time, activities, and priorities to accomplish goals and objectives for hiring, with ability to pivot quickly and with urgency as needed. 
• Strong sense of confidentiality and professionalism regarding personnel information and sensitive subjects, as part of a corporate HR function
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation skills and phone etiquette