Talent Acquisition Advisor - Engineering

Kiewit Corp
  • Lenexa, KS
    5 days ago

    Job Description

    Requisition ID: 182652

    Job Level: Mid Level

    Home District/Group: DHO HR Operations

    Department: Human Resources

    Market: Corporate Home Office

    Employment Type: Full Time

    Position Overview

    At Kiewit, you'll recruit for one of North America's leading EPC companies, helping build projects that shape communities and industries. This isn't just filling roles-it's connecting talented people to work that matters. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to make a measurable impact, this is your opportunity. This is a culture that values growth, collaboration and integrity.

    District Overview

    HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization.

    Location

    This position will be based out of our office in Lenexa, KS.

    Responsibilities

    • Partner with hiring leaders to deeply understand role requirements, team dynamics, and long-term business objectives.
    • Consult and advise managers on market trends, compensation benchmarks, and best practices to shape effective hiring strategies.
    • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and guiding candidates through the process.
    • Ensure an exceptional candidate experience by maintaining timely communication, transparency, and professionalism at every stage.
    • Negotiate offers strategically, balancing candidate expectations with organizational goals to secure top talent.
    • Develop and maintain strong talent pipelines through proactive networking, referrals, and engagement with passive candidates.
    • Leverage creative sourcing strategies, including social media, niche job boards, and industry events, to attract diverse talent.
    • Analyze and report recruitment metrics to identify trends, improve processes, and demonstrate ROI to stakeholders.
    • Stay ahead of talent acquisition trends, incorporating innovative tools, technologies, and methodologies into hiring practices.
    • Champion employer branding initiatives, ensuring the organization is positioned as an employer of choice in the marketplace.

    Qualifications

    • Experience: 3+ years in corporate or agency recruiting, ideally focused on Engineering or Construction.
    • Knowledge: Deep understanding of the engineering and construction sector and its unique staffing challenges.
    • Skills: Strong communicator, relationship builder, and strategic thinker.
    • Tools: Comfortable with ATS systems and modern recruiting platforms.
    • Drive: Organized, adaptable, and ready to deliver results in a collaborative team environment. #LI-SM1

    Other Requirements:

    • Regular, reliable attendance
    • Work productively and meet deadlines timely
    • Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
    • Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
    • Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
    • May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

    We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

    Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLenexa, KS

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Applicant Tracking Systemunmatched
    • Benchmarkingunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Candidate Miningunmatched
    • Candidate Pipelineunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Construction Engineeringunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC/EPCC/EPCM)unmatched
    • Human Resourcesunmatched
    • Interviewing Skillsunmatched
    • Market Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Recruiting/Staffing Agencyunmatched
    • Return on Investment (ROI)unmatched
    • Social Mediaunmatched
    • Sourcing Strategyunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched

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