Craft Recruiter

Requisition ID: 181749 Job Level: Entry Level Home District/Group: DHO HR Operations Department: Human Resources Market: Corporate Home Office Employment Type: Full Time Position Overview Kiewit is seeking a motivated and resourceful Craft Recruiter to play a key role in meeting workforce demands for high-volume skilled trades positions across multiple construction projects. This role partners with project teams and hiring managers to attract, hire, and onboard qualified craft workers.District Overview HR Operations is an integral partner and service provider at Kiewit. In recent years, we have gone from decentralized HR groups to a unified, shared service team, with various HR Centers of Excellence. Our vision is to be a best-in-class international HR organization. Location This position is based out of Calgary, AB. This is a full time in office role. Responsibilities Conduct full-cycle recruitment for skilled trades positions, from sourcing through onboarding. Partner with project teams to understand workforce needs, required certifications, and mobilization timelines. Build and maintain talent pipelines using ATS platforms, networking, referrals, social media, career fairs, community outreach, and other sourcing strategies. Manage job requisitions, postings, candidate records, and recruitment documentation. Provide hiring updates, workforce forecasts, recruitment metrics, and labour market insights. Support internal transfers and recruitment marketing initiatives. Continuously improve recruiting processes, workflows, and sourcing strategies while leveraging recruitment technology and industry best practices Qualifications 2+ years of recruitment experience, preferably in high-volume skilled trades, construction, or industrial environments. Demonstrated success in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring skilled craft workers. Experience supporting workforce planning and project ramp-ups. Strong communication, relationship-building, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while working effectively both independently and as part of a cross-functional team. Experience recruiting skilled craft workers or tradespeople in the construction or industrial sector is preferred. Experience recruiting for unionized workforces and large-scale construction projects is considered an asset. Preferred Systems & Technology Experience: SuccessFactors, Talent Navigator, and other ATS platforms. Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other talent sourcing platforms. Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office Suite, and Power BI. AI productivity tools, including Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT. #LI-AK1 Other Requirements:• Regular, reliable attendance• Work productively and meet deadlines timely• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.We believe in equal opportunity in employment practices without discrimination and comply with all laws regarding human rights in the provinces where we operate.

The Craft Recruiter manages full-cycle recruitment for skilled trades, including sourcing, screening, and onboarding candidates. They partner with project teams to forecast workforce needs and maintain talent pipelines using various recruitment strategies.

Candidates must have at least 2 years of recruitment experience, preferably within the construction or industrial sectors. Strong organizational and communication skills are required to manage high-volume hiring and project-based workforce demands.

• Medical plan • Dental plan • Vision plan • Wellness program • Employee assistance program • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Retirement plan • Paid time off

• Problem solvingPreferred
• Data analysisPreferred
• CommunicationPreferred

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• Full-cycle recruitment
• Sourcing
• Talent pipeline management
• Workforce planning
• Relationship building
• Communication
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving
• ATS management
• Data analysis
• Recruitment marketing
• Stakeholder management
• High-volume hiring
• Skilled trades recruitment
• Construction industry knowledge
• Community Outreach
• Talent Pipelining
• Full-Cycle Recruitment
• Recruitment Metrics
• Microsoft Copilot
• Resourcefulness
• ChatGPT
• Workflow Management
• HR Operations
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Ability To Meet Deadlines
• Recruitment Software
• Talent Sourcing
• Microsoft Teams
• Artificial Intelligence
• Construction
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Forecasting
• Marketing
• Problem Solving
• Labor Economics
• Microsoft Office
• Employee Onboarding
• Productivity Software
• Relationship Building
• Power BI
• Workforce Planning

• Human Resources
• Construction
• Trades
• Craft Recruiter
• Recruiter (General)
• Personnel and Careers Professionals
• Human Resources Specialists

Minimum experience

2+ years

Apply by

Dec 26, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week