Early Talent Specialist

ABOUT YOU

Are you passionate about connecting emerging talent with meaningful career opportunities? Do you thrive on building relationships, representing an employer brand, and creating exceptional candidate experiences? If the answer is, “Yes!”, then we have an exciting opportunity for you.  Who are we?  We are ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies!

 

ARCO is currently looking for an Early Talent Specialist to help shape the future of our organization by attracting, engaging, and hiring top early career talent. In this role, you'll serve as a trusted ambassador for our company, partnering with universities, student organizations, and business leaders to build diverse talent pipelines and deliver high-impact internship and early career hiring programs. If you're energized by networking, event planning, recruiting, and influencing others, we'd love to meet you.

 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but also benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Competitive performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave

 

Typical base compensation for this role is between $65,000 and $85,000. Candidates with extensive experience may exceed this range. In addition to base salary, the role is eligible for a performance-based bonus.

 

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services. 

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Support a national early talent recruiting program to attract top talent 
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, colleges, career centers, faculty, and student organizations.
• Plan and represent the company at career fairs, networking events, information sessions, and campus presentations.
• Support the full-cycle recruiting process for internships, co-ops, and entry-level positions.
• Coordinate interview scheduling, offer preparation, and onboarding activities for early career hires.
• Build a pipeline of leads and maintain relationships with potential candidates
• Maintain consistent positive flow of communication between candidates and leadership
• Manage applicant tracking system, including reporting on various recruiting metrics
• Ad-hoc recruiting projects as needed 

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years of experience supporting complex, process-driven programs with multiple workstreams and stakeholders
• Ability to coordinate high-volume activities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail   
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Ability to travel as needed to events and career fairs
• Prior experience with campus recruiting, internship programs, planning recruiting events, or employer branding initiatives is preferred 
• Computer skills: ATS systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, Handshake and proficiency using Word, Excel, and Outlook

MAKE YOUR MOVE

ARCO is a premier, full-service design-build general contractor with more than 30 years of experience providing clients with complete project delivery nationwide. With over 6,000 projects completed coast to coast, we pride ourselves on offering the best, most cost-effective, single source, turnkey solutions and adding value to every project. Because we believe in creating opportunities for individual success among our associates, ARCO is a 100% associate-owned company. Through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), each associate holds a stake in the company, placing the benefits of our success directly in the hands of those who drive it.

 

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 6,550 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #6 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #29 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2025.

 

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resource team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place, as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

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LEGAL DISCLAIMER

EOE, including disability/vets

• 1-3 years of experience supporting complex, process-driven programs with multiple workstreams and stakeholders
• Ability to coordinate high-volume activities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail   
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Ability to travel as needed to events and career fairs
• Prior experience with campus recruiting, internship programs, planning recruiting events, or employer branding initiatives is preferred 
• Computer skills: ATS systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, Handshake and proficiency using Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Support a national early talent recruiting program to attract top talent 
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, colleges, career centers, faculty, and student organizations.
• Plan and represent the company at career fairs, networking events, information sessions, and campus presentations.
• Support the full-cycle recruiting process for internships, co-ops, and entry-level positions.
• Coordinate interview scheduling, offer preparation, and onboarding activities for early career hires.
• Build a pipeline of leads and maintain relationships with potential candidates
• Maintain consistent positive flow of communication between candidates and leadership
• Manage applicant tracking system, including reporting on various recruiting metrics
• Ad-hoc recruiting projects as needed