Talent Acquisition Manager

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Manager

Department: Sales and Marketing

Reports To: Sales and Marketing Director

Type: Full-Time Employee-Owner

FLSA Status: Exempt

Hours: 40 hours per week

Starting at: $90,000

About VHV Company:

VHV is a full-service mechanical construction contractor specializing in high-quality plumbing, piping, and HVAC systems for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across Vermont and New Hampshire. Headquartered in Winooski, VT, we’ve been building trusted relationships and delivering innovative solutions for over 76 years.

At VHV, you’re not just an employee—you’re an owner. As a 100% employee-owned company, we value teamwork, integrity, safety, continuous improvement, and treating each other with respect. Join a team committed to excellence, collaboration, and growth.

Our Core Values:

• Know & Do What’s Right
• Committed to Improvement
• Team Focus

Our Core Focus:

Hire, Promote, Reward, Repeat

Position Description:

The Talent Acquisition Manager will attract, engage, and hire top-tier talent that strengthens VHV’s culture, delivers on our Hire, Promote, Reward, Repeat philosophy, and supports long-term organizational growth. This position ensures consistent, high-quality recruiting experience for candidates, hiring managers, and the entire VHV team while supporting company marketing needs.

The right candidate will “Get It, Want It, and have the Capacity to do it” (GWC) and embody our Core Values in everything they do:

Gets It: Understands recruiting strategy, employer branding, compliance, and candidate pipelines. Grasps VHV’s culture, apprenticeship pipelines, and unique value as a 100% employee-owned mechanical contractor.

Wants It: Energized by connecting with people, building teams, and finding the right talent for the right seat. Passionate about recruitment, outreach, and continuous improvement.

Capacity To Do It: Strong communication, organization, multitasking, follow-through, compliance knowledge, and technology proficiency (ATS, social, job boards, CRM-style tools).

Key Responsibilities

Own the Full-Cycle Recruiting Process

• Lead recruitment for exempt and non-exempt positions across all departments.
• Partner with hiring managers to define staffing needs, roles, and timelines.
• Coordinate interviews, screen candidates, administer assessments, and conduct reference/background checks.
• Make hiring recommendations and prepare/deliver job offers.

Build & Maintain Talent Pipelines

• Source candidates using job boards, apprenticeships, tech centers, job fairs, referral networks, colleges, and community partnerships.
• Maintain positive relationships with schools, technical centers, industry associations, and community organizations.
• Oversee relationships with staffing agencies and negotiate fees.

Strengthen VHV’s Employer Brand

• Oversee marketing initiatives to ensure consistent, on-brand job postings and recruitment advertising.
• Represent VHV at hiring events, career fairs, industry conferences, and community outreach engagements.
• Promote VHV’s ESOP culture, Core Values, and career development pathways.

Manage ATS & Recruiting Data

• Maintain accurate candidate records in the Applicant Tracking System.
• Track hiring metrics, provide monthly/quarterly recruiting reports, and support Leadership with measurable-driven insights.
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal employment laws and internal processes.

Candidate Experience & Communication

• Ensure timely, consistent communication throughout the hiring process.
• Partner with department heads to understand hiring needs and workforce planning.
• Provide positive, professional, and VHV-aligned experience for all candidates.
• Coordinate interview scheduling and support hiring managers to follow consistent processes.

Support Onboarding & Development

• Assist HR with new hire onboarding, communication, Day one preparation, and culture alignment.
• Support workforce development, apprenticeship outreach, and engagement initiatives.
• Participate in continuous improvement of recruitment and onboarding processes.

Contribute as a VHV Employee-Owner

• Model VHV’s Core Values.
• Uphold ESOP culture and contribute to building a strong employee-owner community.
• Assist with other Marketing tasks, initiatives, and projects as needed.

How We Work: EOS Continuous Improvement:

VHV operates on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), with a focus on:

Vision

Process

People

Issues

Data

Traction

This framework helps our team stay aligned, accountable, and continuously improving.

Career Growth:

Opportunities for advancement exist for high-performing team members. We live our core value of being Committed to Improvement, offering access to education, training, and cross-functional growth. At VHV, we don’t just fill roles—we grow careers.