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Early Careers Talent Acquisition Specialist

JE Dunn Construction

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Kansas City, MO · Posted October 7, 2026

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About the job

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports recruiting efforts by conducting preliminary phone screens, facilitating candidate interviews and coordinating with Talent Acquisition team members to extend offers on high-volume, craft and entry level professional roles. This role will also support larger functional or regional talent acquisition efforts, collaborating with Talent Acquisition leaders. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on assigned areas of responsibility, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor, as needed.

Career Path: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

TALENT ACCQUISITION SPECIALIST FAMILY – CORE

Facilitates established recruiting processes within candidate populations, ensuring a positive and efficient recruitment experience

Collaborates with functional talent acquisition leadership to pre-screen candidates in high volume requisitions

Utilizes Applicant Tracking System to ensure job postings, documentation of candidate activity and offer data is accurate

Collects feedback from interview participants, combines and reviews data and provide summaries to decision-makers

Creates an exceptional candidate experience through each touchpoint of the recruiting cycle

Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner to increase candidate interest

Participates in job fairs, recruiting events, and other types of direct outreach to build employment brand awareness and candidate pools

Builds relationships with other HR team members and Business Leaders, developing understanding of business goals, strengths and opportunities

Partners with Talent Acquisition Leadership and internal HR team to ensure compliance with regulations and internal company policies and procedures

Establishes relationships and rapport with assigned clients to gain joint understanding of business goals, strengths, and opportunities by meeting on a regular basis and providing timely follow up on issues/concerns

Implements established sourcing strategy and solutions to deliver a qualifies and timely pipeline of talent to meet emerging business needs and address anticipated talent gaps

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner

Communication skills, verbal and written - Intermediate

Proficiency in MS Office – Intermediate

Organizational skills – Intermediate

Knowledge of talent acquisition practices, processes, and solutions

Facilitation skills with the ability to foster and maintain collaborative relationships with customers, peers, subordinates and other members of management

Strong presentation skills both verbal and written including the ability to communicate business and technical information clearly

Strong project management, organizing and planning skills

Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Communications or related field (Preferred)

In lieu of the above requirements, relevant experience will be considered

Experience

2+ years of experience in recruiting or talent management (Required)

Working Environment

Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds

May require periods of travel

Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs

Normal office environment

Frequent activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen

Occasional activity: Standing, Walking, Bending, Climbing, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.

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This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to accommodations@jedunn.com

JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.