Technical Sourcer (Recruiting)

Summary

HDR is an employee-owned company delivering architecture, engineering, environmental, infrastructure, and other solutions that improve communities and quality of life. The Technical Sourcer (Recruiting) identifies, engages, and attracts qualified candidates for technical roles, develops sourcing strategies and pipelines, partners with recruiters and hiring managers, and uses innovative tools to accelerate recruiting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify passive and active candidates utilizing sourcing tools, platforms, and techniques (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, Zoominfo, ATS data, professional associations, Boolean search strategies, social media, boomerangs and employee referrals
• Candidate outreach by cold calling, text, email and other media
• Proactively build and nurture a robust pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future talent needs
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers in joint intake meetings to ensure a deep understanding of role requirements, team culture, ideal candidate profiles and the competitive landscape
• Engage candidates through personalized outreach and nurture relationships to maintain interest
• Track and report sourcing metrics, pipeline health, and market insights
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging sourcing technologies, and competitive talent landscapes
• Be an agent of change. Drive innovative thinking through the exploration and implementation of AI based tools to accelerate the sourcing process

Skills

• • A minimum of 3 years' experience in recruiting, technical sourcing or talent acquisition, preferably in a corporate or agency setting with a strong emphasis on proactive candidate generation with a preferred focus on technical roles, ideally in the AEC industry
• • Expertise in sourcing technologies, boolean search, and candidate engagement. Proficiency with sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM/ATS systems, social platforms)
• • Strong research and analytical skills to identify talent in competitive markets
• • Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented
• • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• • Ability to interpret technical job descriptions and translate them into search strategies
• • Persistence and creativity in candidate engagement
• • Understanding of employer branding and its impact on outreach effectiveness
• • Resilient, winning attitude

Qualifications

Must Haves

• • A minimum of 3 years' experience in recruiting, technical sourcing or talent acquisition, preferably in a corporate or agency setting with a strong emphasis on proactive candidate generation with a preferred focus on technical roles, ideally in the AEC industry
• • Expertise in sourcing technologies, boolean search, and candidate engagement. Proficiency with sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM/ATS systems, social platforms)
• • Strong research and analytical skills to identify talent in competitive markets
• • Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented
• • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• • Ability to interpret technical job descriptions and translate them into search strategies
• • Persistence and creativity in candidate engagement
• • Understanding of employer branding and its impact on outreach effectiveness
• • Resilient, winning attitude

Benefits

• Employee ownership, allowing employees to share in the company's success
• Access to eight Employee Network Groups: Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, and Young Professionals; each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees