Director of Talent Acquisition

CEC is an innovative specialty services trade provider that is committed to its employees and their career growth. With the rapid expansion of our company, we need passionate and motivated individuals to join our team.

Position Summary

As the Director of Talent Acquisition, you will lead our efforts to attract, identify, and secure top talent, championing a strategic and holistic approach to talent acquisition. You will refine and optimize CEC’s talent acquisition framework, strengthen our employer brand, and ensure an engaging and effective onboarding process for new hires. This role demands a dynamic leader who can effectively manage high-volume recruiting, execute executive searches for the company, and lead initiatives that support our overarching business goals.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy that integrates cutting-edge sourcing and recruitment methods for all positions at CEC.
• Lead both the talent acquisition team and executive search efforts, fostering a unified strategy across business units and regions to optimize recruitment outcomes.
• Design and streamline recruitment processes, improve job postings, and oversee recruitment marketing on external platforms.
• Manage the entire recruitment cycle, from crafting job descriptions to negotiating job offers.
• Collaborate closely with Marketing to optimize and promote our Employee Value Proposition (EVP), ensuring it resonates with our target demographic and amplifies our recruitment efforts.
• Build and maintain partnerships with trade schools and universities, leading initiatives to cultivate a pipeline of emerging talent.
• Drive the adoption of technology and continuous process improvements in talent acquisition, including advanced ATS management and candidate experience enhancements.
• Lead recruitment efforts for both veteran and new talent pipelines, ensuring diverse and strategic talent acquisition.
• Provide ongoing training and support to hiring managers on best recruitment practices, enhancing skills in candidate selection, interviewing, and compliance.
• Oversee the recruiting budget, focusing on strategic investment and maximizing ROI and effectiveness.
• Lead executive recruitment. Personal responsibility for hiring top leadership talent and negotiating contracts with external recruiting sources, if needed.
• Establish and manage talent analytics to track department performance, ensuring a data-driven approach to optimizing hiring processes and outcomes.
  
  

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient and effective processes, completion of projects and smooth operation of department.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Proven leadership in talent acquisition with at least 5+ years in a managerial and/or leadership role, ideally within the construction industry to related fields.
  
  

Required Skills, Knowledge, And Abilities

• Proven effectiveness, ability, and passion for executive search placement.
• Expertise in coordinating high-volume (ramp-up) recruiting with a strong record of meeting hiring needs.
• Proficient in developing, monitoring, and utilizing recruiting metrics to create scorecards that drive strategic decision-making.
• Forward-thinking with knowledge and ability to leverage technological advances, such as Generative AI to enhance recruitment processes.
• Comprehensive understanding of recruitment laws and practices, ensuring all practices meet legal requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in budget management with the ability to provide detailed metrics on recruitment ROI.
• Exceptional organizational, time management, and decision-making skills, adept at transforming challenges into opportunities through innovative problem-solving.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, fostering a business-partner approach that builds partnerships and establishes trust across the organization, all while maintaining a positive and proactive attitude.
• Servant leader mentality.
  
  

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Requirements

• Requires mobility within an office environment.
• Regularly required to talk and hear; must be able to effectively communicate both in writing and orally, including using the telephone.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and bend.
• May be required to stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Possess good hearing, normal or corrected.
• Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.
• May be required to climb stairs occasionally.
• Must be able to work a standard 40 hour work week with occasional overtime and night or weekend shifts, as required by business needs.
• Travel may be required up to 15%.
  
  

CEC Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in our workforce. It is our policy to attract and retain the best-qualified people available, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, status as a military veteran, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.