DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you're in the right place.
We have an opening for a Talent Acquisition Partner . We operate within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home. Considering this model, this role could be based in the following cities :
- Chicago
- Houston
- Omaha
- Overland Park
About HR at DLR Group :
DLR Group is an integrated design firm that aspires to be the most creative enterprise on the planet. With over 30 office locations, our brand promise is to elevate the human experience through design. If that challenge excites you and you enjoy working with team members who exude professionalism and creativity and are self-driven in taking on initiatives, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Human Resources team!
Human Resources is an emerging and rapidly growing function at DLR Group. Over the last 5 years our team size has grown from 3 team members to 18! In the last year alone, the team has overhauled our benefits & wellness offerings, completed a compensation maturity project, have expanded support internationally, implemented a new applicant tracking system, streamlined recruiting practices and are currently in the middle of a performance management re-vamp. As a member of this fast-growing team, there will be many opportunities to take on new challenges and initiatives.
Position Summary :
We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to advise hiring leaders on their recruiting needs, current market conditions, and best recruiting practices. If you have a strategic mindset, critical thinking, and a desire to work where those skills add value, this role will interest you! Additionally, you'll join a friendly and humorous HR team that truly partners with the enterprise. We have a fun, talented team that loves collaborating, celebrating, and helping each other succeed. If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in and enjoy, we'd love to talk with you!
As a Talent Acquisition Partner at DLR Group you will lead recruiting for critical positions and strategically partner with hiring leaders. In this role, you will proactively share your recruiting knowledge, candidate feedback, market insights, and sourcing expertise. Equally important, you will provide a top-notch candidate experience that leaves a lasting impression.
What you will do :
- Build strong and trusting relationships with hiring leaders to understand better hiring needs and effectively communicate the recruiting process.
- Advise, influence, and drive an effective recruiting process in partnership with the hiring leader.
- Network within the architecture and engineering design industry to generate and build strong talent pipelines for current and future openings.
- Ability to quickly prioritize and manage time based on critical hiring needs
- Provide an exceptional candidate experience by delivering clear communication, transparency, and timely feedback
- Post and source openings on various job boards to attract the right talent.
- Identify, contact, sell, and influence qualified passive candidates through various sourcing methods such as LinkedIn, professional associations, and other similar tools
- Develop and maintain a strong knowledge of your regions and marketplace.
- Proactively assess, recommend, and manage external recruiting resources as needed.
- Brainstorm creative ways to generate new candidates.
- Gather competitor / university information for sourcing candidates.
- Proactively share updates throughout the recruiting process with your hiring leaders and candidates.
- Help guide hiring leaders through the selection and offer process.
- Working knowledge of social media marketing and advertising to share our Employer Brand.
- Participate in various recruiting initiatives and projects as requested.
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in recruiting, talent sourcing and talent selection
- Experience with in-house full-cycle recruiting within the AEC industry
- Experience using an ATS, preferably Greenhouse
- Highly experienced in sourcing passive candidates via LinkedIn and other social platforms
- Experience advising hiring leaders and influencing recruiting best practices
- Ability to travel 10-15%
Preferred Qualifications :
- Experience working for an Architecture, Engineering, Construction, or Design firm with a minimum of 2 years recruiting engineers.
- Experience with OFCCP Guidelines
- Experience with recruitment marketing
Our comprehensive Benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is :
Pay Range
80,000-$90,000 USD
DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.
We are 100% employee-owned : every employee is literally invested in our clients' success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
Through our values - commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork - we elevate the human experience through design, together.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action / M / F / Veteran / Disabled employer.