Early Careers Recruiting Lead
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Early Careers Recruiting Lead building intern and graduate pipelines for Michael Baker International, an engineering and consulting firm. Owning university partnerships, recruiting strategy, internship programs, and talent conversion.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and own the annual early-careers hiring strategy aligned with workforce plans.
- Set targets for intern and graduate hiring and manage the early-careers recruiting budget.
- Advise hiring managers and practice leaders on early-talent needs, offer strategy, and market conditions.
- Own university relations and campus engagement programs.
- Build partnerships with target universities, career centers, and student chapters.
- Develop and oversee career fairs, info sessions, employer panels, and networking events.
- Coordinate technical staff and alumni ambassadors for campus engagement.
- Lead sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, and onboarding coordination for internships, co-ops, and entry-level roles.
- Deliver a consistent candidate experience from first contact through the first day.
- Help design and lead the summer internship program, including orientation, learning sessions, manager check-ins, and evaluations.
- Manage intern-to-full-time conversion and support early-tenure retention.
- Partner with Recruitment Communications and Marketing on student-focused campaigns, collateral, and social content.
- Champion diversity, inclusion, veteran, and community engagement in sourcing and outreach.
- Track and report funnel conversion, pipeline diversity, offer acceptance, intern conversion, cost per hire, and time to fill.
- Use data and feedback to improve events, partnerships, and programs.
- Ensure compliance with hiring regulations.
- Guide and coach recruiters, coordinators, seasonal support, hiring managers, and campus ambassadors across a matrix while managing personal requisitions and events.
- Report results to Talent Acquisition and business leadership.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of recruiting experience, including at least 5 years in university or early-careers recruiting.
- Demonstrated success managing high-volume intern and new-graduate pipelines and campus relationships.
- Proficiency with an applicant tracking system and sourcing tools.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use recruiting metrics to shape strategy.
- Excellent presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills with students, faculty, and executives.
- Ability to travel moderately during the early careers recruiting season.
- Experience recruiting for engineering, architecture, construction, planning, or other professional-services firms preferred.
- Experience designing or managing an internship, co-op, or rotational program preferred.
- Experience leading through influence in a matrix organization, including coaching recruiters, coordinators, or interns preferred.
- Familiarity with federal contractor hiring requirements preferred.
- Successful completion of pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
- Professional and personal development
- Generous paid time off
- Commuter and wellness benefits
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