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Contract Talent Acquisition Partner

McKinstry
McKinstry Salary
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2026

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose.

McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

  • renewables and energy services
  • engineering and design
  • construction and facility services

To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

The Opportunity with McKinstry

We're seeking a Contract Talent Acquisition Partner to join our recruiting team in Seattle, WA.

What's in it for you?

  • Your voice is heard – you will be able to serve as an influencer. McKinstry is the place to be if you seek an opportunity to build and maintain trustworthy relationships with your business units. 

  • Our business leaders rely on us as talent strategists and you will be partnered closely with them to solve for talent opportunities, learn their businesses from the ground up, and partner closely with other HR partners in our dynamic and established HR team.

  • In joining McKinstry, you would be walking into an established team that cares about you, your opinion, your added expertise and allows you to coach and mentor junior recruiters.Hereyou can be a part of a work communityrepresenting a brand committed to making a positiveimpact and building a thriving planet.

  • We believe that career development is a way of life. Our team learns from each other, mentors each other, and seeks additional learning opportunities through conferences, shared learning opportunities, and outside groups and mentors.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

Recruit

  • Builds a talent network within business-specific practitioner communities.

  • Selects and directly sources, interviews, qualifies, negotiates offers and hires candidates to fill open requisitions.

  • Proactively networks and establishes effective working relationships.

  • Maintain a constant and steady focus on the marketplace and report market intelligence.

  • Adds value during the offer stage by ensuring candidate decision triggers are clearly understood.

  • Takes the lead and is resourceful and persistent in driving solutions to recruiting problems.

  • Demonstrate a strong client focus and commitment to continuous improvement.

  • Drive continuous enhancements to candidate site(s).

  • Screens, interviews and manages active candidates.

  • Insures that McKinstry’s employment value proposition is communicated effectively by providing information on specific job and career advancement opportunities.

  • Track candidate workflows, source data, pre-screen information and all other metrics required·

  • Creates Boolean and other complex search strings in both paid web boards and standard search engines.

  • Individually and collaboratively continuously streamlines processes; drives for measurable results.

  • Maintain all pertinent applicant and interview data in the Applicant Tracking System.

  • Manages additional HR projects as required.

 

Development

  • Develops creative approaches to delivering quality candidates.

  • Develop knowledge of assigned business groups structure, strategies, and critical skill requirements.

  • Possess a reputation for being exceptional at candidate generation by forgoing dynamic relationships with business leaders, hiring managers, and HR business partners to meet Talent needs.

  • Provides the highest quality of customer service for the organization and builds a long term high potential talent pipeline to feed future growth projection.

 

What You Need to Succeed at McKinstry

  • Previous experience in recruiting for field, service, and labor positions.

  • A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

  • Proficiency in networking and familiarity with best search practices.

  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and discretion.

  • Some knowledge of multi-state and federal employment laws and regulations, including EEO, ADA, OFCCP, and general HR practices (preferred).

 

If you’re driven by our vision to build a thriving planet together, McKinstry is the place to build your career.

The pay range for this position is $34.00 - $57.00/hour; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on market location.

The McKinstry group of companies are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, color, creed, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training. This commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is made equally as a social responsibility and as an economic and business necessity.

McKinstry is a drug-free workplace. Employment iscontingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug and alcohol test, complying with the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act and a Confidentiality Agreement, in addition to successful outcomes of background and reference checks.

Applicants for this role will only be considered if they possess current US Work Authorization, and do not require employer-sponsored VISA support to begin or remain in this role.

Salary : $34 - $57

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