Talent Acquisition Lead

<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Our Benefits</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive compensation and benefit package:</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Health Savings Account </span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401(k) with company match</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Paid time off     </span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tuition Assistance</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Employee Referral Bonus</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">And more!</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #212529;">Summary</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #212529; font-size: 12pt;">Balfour Beatty US is seeking a Talent Acquisition Lead. This is a remote position that will report to the Dallas, TX office.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #212529; font-size: 12pt;">The Talent Acquisition Lead performs the full recruitment cycle including sourcing, recruitment strategy, candidate screening, initial interviews, and candidate flow processes through final dispositioning in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for all assigned positions within Balfour Beatty US.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="color: #212529;">Professional Skills:</span></em></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated ability to build constructive partnerships with hiring managers and HR leaders to source, screen, and hire best fit talent for open positions. </span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated ability to develop and leverage industry and professional networks to connect Balfour Beatty with the best talent sources.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated ability to prioritize, organize, and effectively manage a high volume of open positions with the necessary sense of urgency.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resourcefulness, resiliency, and a willingness to always learn and share new things.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Possesses interpersonal savvy and effective verbal communication skills – able to build trust and credibility with hiring managers, HR leaders, and potential candidates.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Possesses organizational savvy – able to influence and work effectively with all levels of management.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability and willingness to travel as needed or requested (up to 25%) for recruiting events, job fairs and/or partnering sessions with HR leaders and hiring managers.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conscientious attention to detail.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Possesses professional and clear writing skills with minimal errors.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="color: #212529;">Sourcing and Recruiting:</span></em></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with Talent Acquisition management and stakeholders to create job requisitions and post them to our careers page and/or internal careers site.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Proactively search for candidates through resume mining, sourcing, active recruitment, approaching industry-specific organizations, reviewing resumes received at college events, conducting network searches, utilizing partner recruiting sites, leveraging contacts, following up on employee referrals and conducting initial phone screens.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Manage both internal and external applicant flow in the ATS.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Partner with hiring managers to understand the needs of the organization.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct calibration calls with hiring managers prior to posting new job openings and participate in related update calls with HR leaders and hiring managers as needed (weekly, biweekly, etc.).</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Support Talent Acquisition Manager on assessing which roles to partner with external recruiting firms.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Works with Talent Acquisition Manager to identify appropriate posting sites/venues for open positions.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="color: #212529;">Candidate Experience:</span></em></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Manage the end-to-end candidate experience throughout the hiring process. This includes being the candidate’s primary point of contact from the time the candidate is initially screened until the point the candidate accepts or declines an offer or is removed from consideration. This includes scheduling virtual and/or in-person interviews, providing timely follow-up at each stage, assisting with travel arrangements (if necessary), making the initial offer to the candidate and managing all phases of the offer process for related stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Complete the candidate experience at the appropriate time by dispositioning and notifying applicants who were not offered or considered for the role.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><em><span style="color: #212529;">Process Integrity:</span></em></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creates weekly and monthly metric reports for HR management and executive teams, tracking progress made on open job requisitions (candidates interviewed, offers extended, offers accepted, etc.).</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensures the ATS is up to date and accurate – dispositions candidates at each stage based on qualifications, pre-screening responses, interviews, offers, etc.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Works with Regional HR Team to ensure the same for their positions of responsibility (pre-employment screenings, onboarding, orientation, etc.).</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ensures Balfour Beatty’s AAP/EEO and OFCCP compliance through ethical behaviors and disciplined execution of our processes.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Displays a thorough understanding of current laws and legislation; enforces our recruiting procedures with our hiring managers, partner agencies and applicants to ensure fair and respectful treatment of all candidates.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #212529;">Minimum Requirements:</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Associate’s degree in Human Resources or a related field.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Minimum of 5 years’ talent acquisition experience in a multi-location organization.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience working in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Experience recruiting in a multi-state, multi-office organization.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #212529;">Preferred Requirements</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.</span></li> <li style="color: #212529; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Talent acquisition experience related to IT, finance and/or corporate-related roles.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Working Conditions</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #212529; font-size: 12pt;">This is a remote position.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #212529; font-size: 12pt;">Regularly uses hands to manipulate phones, computer keyboard and similar tools. Ability to view computer screens, mobile devices, and other electronic equipment, for extended periods of time.  Sit and stand to perform administrative work. Regularly lift and move office supplies up to 20 lbs.</span></p><p>Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.</p>

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