At Charles River, we take great pride in our success at attracting and retaining some of the most talented and most creative problem-solvers in the field. Charles River is a 100% employee-owned company, encouraging employee participation, innovation, and responsibility, and we are proud to have been recently selected as one of the Boston Business Journal’s 2019 Best Places to Work in Boston!

The Sr. Technical Engineering Recruiter will continue to develop and implement Charles River's full cycle recruitment process, including proactive candidate sourcing, qualifying candidates for varied and diverse positions at all levels of the organization, management of the interview process, and cost effective advertising. The incumbent will be responsible for developing local and national recruiting plans, employing traditional sourcing strategies and resources as well as developing new, creative recruiting ideas. The successful candidate will position the company as an "employer of choice" and develop a pipeline of candidates for current and future needs.

Responsibilities:

• Consult with managers to develop recruiting strategies for experienced hires; develop sound business relationships with internal clients to achieve stated goals
• Create job descriptions in conjunction with hiring managers and, working with Human Resources, align job descriptions with compensation recommendations, establish appropriate salary ranges
• Lead the creation of a recruiting and interviewing plan for each open position and efficiently and effectively fill open positions
• Develop and launch a social network recruiting strategy
• Perform searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job criteria using computer databases, networking, Internet recruiting resources, cold calls, media, recruiting vendors, job fairs, college recruiting, association memberships, trade groups and employee referrals
• Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting
• Directly source candidates using internet searches and cold calling
• Identify and seek out events and sources for diverse candidates
• Pre-screen and interview applicants and recommend hires; conduct reference; initiate employment letters; create follow-up correspondence with interviewed candidates
• Maintain all pertinent applicant and interview data in UltiPro
• Conduct training classes on behavioral based interviewing
• Ensure that recruiting practices comply with EEO and ADA guidelines

Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship is required for this position
• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years’ experience with full project life cycle recruiting with at least 3 years' of experience recruiting software engineers/computer scientists
• Experience in requirements gathering and the development of staffing strategies
• Experience working for a search firm coupled with corporate experience
• Proven experience in sourcing passive candidates using Boolean, X-Ray, and Flip Searches
• Proven experience in social network recruiting using Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook
• Experience in creating salary parity analysis, negotiations and closing candidates
• Proficiency in compensation research and analysis
• Experience improving and reporting on recruitment metrics
• AIRS certifications in internet recruiting (CIR), Diversity Recruiter (CDR), Certified Social Sourcing Recruiter (CSSR)
• Experience in defense contracting
• Experience using behavior based interviewing