Talent Acquisition Specialist – Electrical, Mechanical & Service Trades
Locations: Richmond, VA | DMV Region | Multiple Locations
Salary: $75,000–$80,000 annually, based on experience
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
About KODIAK Construction Talent Solutions
KODIAK Construction Talent Solutions is a specialized recruiting and staffing partner serving the commercial and industrial construction industries. We connect skilled professionals with leading organizations across electrical, mechanical, service, maintenance, construction, and other skilled trades.
About the Role
KODIAK is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist with a strong focus on electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, maintenance, and service trades to support recruiting across multiple locations and markets.
This role requires more than sourcing and processing candidates. We are looking for someone who is highly organized, proactive, relationship-focused, and comfortable taking ownership while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced recruiting environment.
The Talent Acquisition Specialist will partner closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and other stakeholders to understand workforce needs, develop recruiting strategies, build qualified talent pipelines, and manage candidates throughout the hiring process.
The successful candidate will be someone who can anticipate needs, communicate effectively with different audiences, identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, and operate as a trusted recruiting partner rather than simply executing assigned tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Source, recruit, screen, and engage skilled trades professionals, including service technicians, HVAC technicians, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, maintenance technicians, sheet metal professionals, and other electrical and mechanical trades
- Manage candidates throughout the recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, phone screening, qualification, interview coordination, offer, placement, and onboarding support
- Support multiple hiring managers, recruiters, departments, projects, locations, and labor markets simultaneously
- Build trusted partnerships with hiring managers and stakeholders by understanding their workforce needs, communicating market conditions, and providing recruiting guidance
- Serve as a recruiting advisor by identifying challenges, recommending solutions, and adjusting recruiting strategies based on hiring needs and candidate availability
- Build and maintain active candidate pipelines by trade, skill set, location, and experience level
- Conduct detailed phone screens to assess technical experience, work history, location, compensation expectations, availability, certifications, and overall fit
- Independently evaluate resumes and determine whether candidates meet established position requirements
- Effectively communicate qualified candidates and relevant candidate information to recruiters and hiring managers
- Manage competing priorities and adjust quickly as hiring demands, project needs, and business priorities change
- Utilize ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job boards, referrals, social media, databases, and proactive outbound recruiting strategies to identify talent
- Conduct candidate reactivation and follow-up campaigns with previous applicants, former employees, referrals, and existing talent pools
- Coordinate interviews, confirmations, reminders, and candidate follow-up throughout the recruiting process
- Maintain accurate candidate records, notes, statuses, and documentation within the ATS
- Identify and eliminate duplicate candidate records while maintaining strong data integrity
- Support onboarding by tracking required documentation, I-9 completion, drug screens, and other pre-employment requirements
- Assist with maintaining current job postings and ensuring postings accurately reflect position requirements, compensation, location, and recruiter ownership
- Maintain consistent communication with candidates throughout the recruiting and onboarding process
- Provide candidate care and follow-up with new hires and active employees to support engagement and retention
- Monitor local labor markets, compensation trends, candidate availability, and competitive hiring activity within the skilled trades
- Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, candidate experience, communication, and overall team efficiency
- Take initiative to resolve recruiting challenges and move priorities forward without requiring constant direction
- Support and coordinate recruiting-related projects and events, which may include career fairs, hiring events, student field trips, community events, and other workforce development initiatives
- Collaborate with the recruiting team to ensure coverage of changing hiring demands and emerging spikes in client needs
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role will be measured by both recruiting activity and quality of execution, including:
- Consistent applicant and resume review
- Meaningful outbound candidate sourcing and qualification activity
- Qualified candidate generation and recruiter/hiring manager interview volume
- Strong pipeline development by trade and market
- Timely candidate and hiring-manager follow-up
- Accurate and complete ATS documentation
- Timely and accurate onboarding support
- Job posting compliance and maintenance
- Quality of candidates submitted relative to established requirements
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Responsiveness when hiring needs increase or change
- Ability to build productive relationships with hiring managers, recruiters, candidates, and other stakeholders
- Demonstrated initiative in identifying and resolving recruiting or process challenges
- Contributions to recruiting efficiency, candidate experience, and continuous process improvement
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years of Recruiting/Talent Acquisition experience
- Direct hire and/or placement recruiting experience
- Experience recruiting for electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, service, maintenance, construction, manufacturing, industrial, or other skilled trades strongly preferred
- Experience supporting multiple hiring managers, departments, recruiters, or business groups simultaneously
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience conducting phone screens, coordinating interviews, and managing candidates throughout the hiring process
- Strong sourcing, screening, qualification, candidate management, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to independently evaluate resumes and determine whether candidates meet established job requirements
- Experience using ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job boards, and other sourcing tools
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with demonstrated attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt communication to candidates, hiring managers, leadership, and other stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to establish trusted working relationships with hiring managers and internal partners
- Ability to understand hiring needs and operate as a recruiting advisor rather than solely completing assigned recruiting tasks
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to move projects and recruiting priorities forward independently
- Examples of improving recruiting processes, increasing efficiency, solving hiring challenges, or enhancing candidate experience
- Ability to influence, collaborate, and drive positive outcomes without formal authority
- Ability to work with urgency while maintaining accuracy and candidate quality
- Ability to support recruiting activity across multiple locations and labor markets
Preferred Experience
We are especially interested in candidates who have:
- Commercial or industrial construction recruiting experience
- Manufacturing or skilled trades recruiting experience
- HVAC or mechanical service recruiting experience
- Electrical or plumbing recruiting experience
- Facilities or maintenance recruiting experience
- Experience recruiting technicians for service and field-based positions
- Experience supporting multiple hiring managers and stakeholders simultaneously
- Experience coordinating projects with multiple moving pieces, such as career fairs, hiring events, student field trips, community events, or workforce development initiatives
- Experience developing or improving recruiting processes and workflows
- An established network within the construction and skilled trades talent market
- A track record of increased responsibility, ownership, and career progression
The Person We're Looking For
Beyond recruiting experience, we are looking for someone who demonstrates:
Strong Organization – You can manage multiple hiring managers, candidates, requisitions, deadlines, and projects without losing track of details.
Initiative – You identify what needs to be done and take action. You look for opportunities to improve processes, solve problems, and create a better experience for candidates and hiring teams.
Relationship Building – You build credibility with hiring managers and stakeholders and become someone they trust to provide guidance, not simply process requests.
Communication – You communicate clearly and professionally and know how to adjust your approach depending on whether you're speaking with a candidate, recruiter, hiring manager, or leader.
Ownership – You take responsibility for your work, follow through on commitments, and keep recruiting priorities moving without requiring constant oversight.
Adaptability – You can shift priorities when hiring needs change while maintaining organization, accuracy, and candidate experience.
Compensation
$75,000–$80,000 annually, based on experience
Why Join KODIAK?
If you are an experienced recruiter who understands the skilled trades and enjoys building relationships, solving hiring challenges, and taking ownership of recruiting outcomes, KODIAK offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across multiple teams and markets.
You will be part of a collaborative recruiting environment where organization, initiative, accountability, communication, candidate quality, and consistent execution matter.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Questions
- How many years of Recruiting/Talent Acquisition experience do you have?
- Do you have experience recruiting service technicians in HVAC, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, maintenance, or related skilled trades?
- Please briefly describe your experience supporting multiple hiring managers or departments at the same time.
- Please provide an example of a recruiting process, workflow, or candidate experience you helped improve.
Experience
- Recruiting/Talent Acquisition: 3 years (Required)
- Direct hire/placement: 3 years (Preferred)
- Construction, manufacturing, industrial, or skilled trades recruiting: Preferred
Work Location: In person
Pay: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have experience recruiting service technicians? (HVAC/Mechanical/ Electrical).
Experience:
- recruiting : 3 years (Required)
- Direct hire/placement: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
