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Your new team:

Our Washington DC team at Hays is launching an exciting new Data Center Construction division, focused on one of the fastest-growing sectors in North America. Driven by continued investment in AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure, the data center market offers significant long-term growth, repeat client opportunities, and access to some of the industry's most high-profile construction projects.

The team consists of industry experts with over 15 years of staffing expertise, consultants with proven recruitment success, and associates who have recently started their Hays journey. Our leadership team fosters an environment of hands-on support, team collaboration, and inclusive competition to challenge one another to be their best.

Your new role:

As a Recruitment Partner, you will focus on candidate delivery and talent acquisition within the Data Center Construction market. Working closely with our Account Managers & Consultants , you will identify, engage, assess, and manage top talent across contract and permanent opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Source, recruit, interview, evaluate, and place highly skilled professionals across Data Center Construction projects.
• Build and maintain a strong network of active and passive candidates through creative sourcing,  networking, and market mapping.
• Partner closely with consultants and hiring managers to understand client requirements and deliver qualified talent.
• Manage the full candidate lifecycle, including screening, interview preparation, offer management, and onboarding support.
• Build talent pipelines across key disciplines including construction management, project management, engineering, supervision, commissioning, and skilled trades.
• Maintain ongoing communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Follow up with placed candidates to foster long-term relationships and strengthen your professional network.
• Develop deep market knowledge of the Data Center Construction industry and talent landscape.
• Build foundational recruitment and candidate engagement expertise while taking ownership of your professional development.
• Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities through Learning & Development.
• Actively showcase and live Hays values, vision, standards, and expectations for high performance.

What you will have:

• 3 years of recruiting, talent acquisition, sourcing, staffing, or candidate delivery experience.
• Experience sourcing candidates through outbound recruitment techniques, networking, referrals, and direct outreach.
• Strong relationship-building and candidate management skills.
• Achievement-focused, resilient, authentic, and trustworthy.
• Self-motivated, self-reliant, and accountable for outcomes.
• Excellent communication skills with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Desire for personal development and professional growth.
• Ability to work in-person in Arlington, VA.
• Reliable transportation to attend candidate meetings and industry events as needed.

What you will get:

• Base compensation of $64,400 - $74,750, plus performance incentives.
• Hybrid/flexible schedule upon completion of the training program with a minimum of 3 days per week in office in Arlington, VA.
• PTO starting at 22 days, plus 2 floating holidays and 2 volunteer days.
• Competitively priced medical, vision, and dental plans.
• 401(k) with guaranteed match and accelerated vesting schedule.
• Initial and ongoing training and support from Learning & Development.
• Clear career progression opportunities within a global talent solutions organization.

What you need to do now:

Excited yet? If you're ready to build your recruitment career in one of North America's fastest-growing industries, apply now.

More about us

Hays is the world's leading recruitment experts. Last year we placed 80,000 people in permanent jobs and over 250,000 people in to temporary roles globally. For us it starts with people. By combining years of hands-on experience with global and local expertise, we deliver tangible insights that help move our customers forward. We challenge the status quo in our ways of working, our technology and tools, and how we envisage the future of stronger, fairer, more inclusive working environments for everyone.

Everyone is welcome here. We care deeply about diversity, equity, and inclusion (Search “Hays Our Promise” to read more). We encourage applicants from all groups, including women, indigenous people, visible or racial minorities, persons with disabilities, and anyone else who may belong to any group protected by federal, state, or local law. We have active employee resource groups which you can tap into from day one including the Pride Network, Black Excellence Network, WE Lead (for female leaders), and other employee resource groups supporting Veterans, Neurodiverse individuals, South Asians, and individuals interested in Sustainability. We have a very active relationship with Think Big for Kids who we support with their work of supporting youth engagement. You will be given in-depth training around different DE&I topics, which we believe are not only important for us, but for our clients and our candidates. At Hays, we foster a culture of inclusion. We want to hear from you. You are welcome here.

Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with difference backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees.

Salary : $64,400 - $74,750