Contract Talent Acquisition Specialist (Environmental, Energy & Engineering)

Dudek is a 100% employee-owned firm supporting clients nationwide and delivering projects that improve and protect the built and natural environments. As a Contract Talent Acquisition Specialist, you'll play a critical role in identifying, engaging, and building relationships with exceptional engineering, environmental, planning, and technical professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to identify engineering, environmental, planning, and other technical professionals across a variety of disciplines and experience levels
• Proactively source active and passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, professional associations, niche job boards, referral networks, social media, AI tools, and other talent platforms
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs, focusing on hard-to-find technical and professional talent
• Conduct initial candidate outreach and engagement efforts, generating interest and establishing relationships with prospective candidates
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand role requirements, target talent profiles, competitive market dynamics, and sourcing priorities
• Perform talent mapping and market research to identify key employers, competitor organizations, talent pools, and emerging workforce trends
• Maintain candidate records, sourcing activity, and pipeline data within the applicant tracking system (ATS) to support reporting and recruiting effectiveness
• Support employer branding efforts through targeted outreach campaigns, networking initiatives, social media engagement, and talent community-building efforts
• Track sourcing metrics and provide insights regarding pipeline activity, candidate engagement, and market availability of talent
• Continuously explore and recommend new sourcing tools, techniques, and best practices to improve candidate identification and engagement
• May work on special projects as needed

Requirements:

• 5+ years of sourcing and recruiting experience, including demonstrated success identifying and engaging engineering, environmental, planning, scientific, or other technical professionals
• Demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive candidates for technical, engineering, scientific, or professional roles
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, and other advanced sourcing tools
• Strong research skills with the ability to uncover talent across multiple channels and networks
• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience sourcing engineering, environmental consulting, planning, construction, or technical professional services talent
• Strong understanding of labor market trends and competitive talent landscapes
• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to craft personalized outreach messages that generate candidate engagement
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously
• Curious, resourceful, and proactive mindset with a passion for identifying and connecting great talent with career opportunities
• Experience supporting recruiting teams in high-growth or fast-paced environments