VP of Talent Acquisition - Commercial Construction

VP of Talent Acquisition

Our client is seeking a hands-on, data-driven VP of Talent Acquisition to build and scale a high-performing recruiting function for a rapidly growing construction business (commercial / EPC focus). This "player-coach" will own the TA strategy end-to-end. Standing up processes, tooling, and dashboards; elevating hiring-manager accountability; and leading a hybrid team (internal recruiters, RPO and agency partners) to deliver both speed and quality across leadership and field roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect a scalable TA strategy aligned to aggressive headcount plans across construction disciplines (e.g., Project Management, Superintendents, Estimating, Safety, Scheduling, and other field roles).
• Lead and develop the team : mentor in-house recruiters; direct and measure RPO / agency performance; ensure capacity planning and requisition balancing.
• Enable hiring managers : set clear SLAs, provide tools / training, drive responsiveness, and escalate bottlenecks to keep hiring on track.
• Institutionalize data and reporting : build dashboards covering time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, pipeline health, offer-acceptance, interview-to-hire ratio, recruiter productivity, and hiring velocity; use analytics to forecast needs and optimize channels.
• Process and tooling : improve workflows, evaluate / modernize ATS and analytics stack. Introduce automation / AI where appropriate.
• Executive and critical hiring : directly run searches for leadership and niche roles; partner closely with senior executives and HRBPs.
• Employer brand partnership with Marketing / Comms to elevate reach and candidate experience.
• Workforce planning in collaboration with Finance and business leaders.