Senior Recruiter
Overview
Take Charge of Your Career at Interstates
At Interstates, we don’t just show up to work, we show up for each other. From our headquarters in Iowa to job sites across the country, we’re doing award-winning electrical, controls, automation, and OT work that powers industrial facilities for clients here in the U.S. and around the world. Whether you’re bending conduit, wiring panels, writing code, supporting projects, or helping things run behind the scenes, you’ll be part of a crew that works hard, shares laughs, and takes pride in doing quality work. We believe in building strong teams, doing the right thing, and making a difference in the communities where we live. If you want to grow and do meaningful work, you’ll feel at home here.
The Senior Recruiter is a hands-on, strategic talent acquisition professional responsible for leading full-lifecycle recruiting efforts for key positions across the organization. This role specializes in proactive sourcing and headhunting, with a strong focus on identifying, engaging, and hiring top talent nationwide for field leadership, traveling, and specialized technical roles.
The Senior Recruiter partners closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs, develop effective recruiting strategies, and build strong pipelines of active and passive candidates. This position also contributes to advancing recruiting tools, processes, and market strategies that strengthen Interstates’ ability to attract, engage, and retain high-quality talent.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead full-lifecycle recruiting for national roles, from sourcing and screening through interviewing, selection, and offer negotiation.
- Proactively source and headhunt high-quality talent using creative and targeted strategies to identify candidates who may not be actively seeking new opportunities.
- Build and maintain strong pipelines of passive and active candidates for current and future hiring needs.
- Recruit nationally for traveling field leadership, construction, industrial, and specialized technical positions.
- Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand staffing needs and develop tailored recruiting strategies.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring teams by providing guidance on talent markets, candidate availability, compensation expectations, and sourcing approaches.
- Develop and maintain relationships with prospective candidates throughout the recruiting process and beyond.
- Ensure a positive, responsive, and professional candidate experience from initial outreach through onboarding.
- Utilize applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, recruiting analytics, and other recruiting technologies to support sourcing, applicant management, reporting, and decision-making.
- Continuously improve sourcing strategies, recruiting tools, interview processes, and overall hiring practices.
- Use recruiting data, market insights, and performance metrics to evaluate and strengthen recruiting effectiveness.
- Ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable federal and state employment laws and company policies.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Four or more years of recruiting experience across multiple disciplines and organizational levels.
- Demonstrated success in proactive sourcing and headhunting.
- Experience identifying, engaging, and attracting passive candidates through targeted outreach and relationship building.
- Experience recruiting nationally for field-based, traveling, leadership, construction, industrial, or specialized technical roles.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics tools.
- Strong relationship-building, communication, influencing, and consultative skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and build credibility with candidates, hiring managers, and business leaders.
Preferred
- Experience supporting hard-to-fill or highly specialized positions.
- PHR, SHRM-CP, or other relevant professional certification.
- Experience using market intelligence tools and recruiting data to inform talent acquisition strategies.
- Established professional networks within construction, industrial, technical, or field leadership talent markets.
Location
This position may be based at any of our office locations, including Sioux Center, IA; Sioux Falls, SD; or Omaha, NE, or may be performed remotely within the Midwest.
Travel
Up to 25% travel may be required to support recruiting activities, including team meetings, hiring events, career fairs, and occasional visits to jobsites. Travel frequency may vary based on business and recruiting needs.
Benefits You Can Depend On
In addition to competitive pay and quality benefits, Interstates offers opportunities for education and career development, empowering you to build a career that lasts. Benefits may include:
- Competitive pay
- Bonus incentives
- 401(k) plan
- Health, vision, and dental insurance
- Paid time off and holiday pay
- Disability and life insurance
- Parental leave
- Advancement opportunities
What You Should Know Before You Apply
Interstates may collect personal information as part of your job application, such as your contact details, work history, education, and any information you provide. This information is used only for recruitment, to evaluate your candidacy, and to meet legal requirements. For details about our privacy practices and your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please see our Privacy Policy. By applying, you acknowledge that you have reviewed this notice.
Interstates is an EEO provider and offers a drug-free workplace. Employment at Interstates is at-will and may be terminated at any time with or without notice or cause, except as otherwise provided by law.