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About the role:

We are looking for a motivated Talent Acquisition Specialist to join NOVEC's Human Resources team. You will be responsible for full-cycle recruiting, including building and maintaining relationships and pipelines of talent in local and national markets while providing a top-tier candidate experience. You will also be required to maintain scorecards and provide reports to the Human Resources and executive teams.

This position is located in Manassas, VA, with a hybrid schedule after an introductory period.

Overview of the role:

• Coordinates and administers talent acquisition and recruitment functions that includes sourcing, screening, interviewing, testing, administers offers, background and reference checks, negotiations, relocations and post-offer processes.
• Responsible for executing approved sourcing strategies to generate a diverse pool of on-target candidates who are interested and qualified.
• Builds and maintains a network of potential candidates through proactive market research and ongoing relationship management.
• Initiates conversations with passive candidates to present career opportunities, networks and sells NOVEC's employee value proposition.
• Continually seeks and uses innovative sourcing channels including social media, resume mining, diversity resources and networking to convert hard-to-find passive talent.
• Builds and fosters meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Helps develop and administer on-going college relations program, as well as high school and trade school relationships.
• Works with temporary agencies, job fairs, government agencies and other parties to establish a presence in the marketplace.
• Accurately tracks and reports outreach and submittal activity data to support recruitment metrics.
• Ensures timely update of Applicant Tracking System (ApplicantPro) data throughout the recruitment process to guarantee accurate reporting data and active management of candidate and hiring manager expectations.

Professional Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (over the phone and face-to-face).
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Experienced with using ATS systems and multiple job posting platforms for sourcing and pipelining talent.
• Ability to travel to job fairs and community events.
• General knowledge of applicable federal, state and local employment laws.
• Collaborative team worker, self-sufficient and able to work autonomously when required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple searches, projects, and client relationships simultaneously.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources or a related field is required or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three plus years of experience as a corporate recruiter in the technical, engineering and/or utility industry.
• Experience using social media tools for sourcing efforts including but not limited to: LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Twitter, Facebook, blogs etc.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and incentive plan
• Premier health benefits, including an onsite wellness center
• Survivor and Disability benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% base salary match and an additional match of your contribution at a rate of 50% up to the first 12%
• Life insurance
• Vacation, Sick and Holiday Leave
• Educational Assistance
• Annual Company Events

NOVEC is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. We do not offer sponsorship or relocation for this position.