Recruiter Construction- Contract Position

Turner & Townsend

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Houston, Texas, us on site Until 8/21/2026 3+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted June 16, 2026 Last posted June 16, 2026
Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Turner and Townsend is currently seeking a Recruiter with experience identifying candidates in our market to support our rapidly growing business. This individual will support our team on a contract basis- engagement 6 months. This position will manage recruitment for all levels and all disciplines. 

The Recruiter will be responsible for partnering with management to guide candidates through the full recruitment process including sourcing, screening, interviewing, using the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and other recruitment tools such as internet services, job board posting, networking, career/job fairs and professional organizations. 

This position plays an integral role in building the company's talent pipeline requiring the Recruiter to have great interpersonal skills, and the ability to build and maintain long-term candidate relationships. We are looking for someone who can strategically partner with management to ensure their needs are met, while focusing on delivering high caliber candidates. 
 

Responsibilities for this role include: 

  • Manage the full life cycle recruitment process for your applicable requisitions.
  • Ability to prioritize urgent requisitions and effectively manage your workload.
  • Partner with hiring managers by providing consistent and clear communication.
  • Schedule intake meetings and reoccurring recruitment meetings with your hiring teams accordingly.
  • Collaborate with the recruitment coordinator to post job requisitions and interview scheduling.
  • Review applicable candidate CVs / resumes in a timely manner.
  • Source and build strong candidate pipelines.
  • Screen candidates for your requisitions and assess relevant knowledge, technical capabilities, and soft skills. 
  • Act as the point of contact for your candidates and guide them through the recruitment process.
  • Clearly convey our brand to candidates through all facets of communication.
  • Diligently enter screening notes and feedback into the applicant tracking system.
  • Extend and issue offers with little to no guidance. 
  • Coordinate with your recruitment coordinator to trigger references for new hires.
  • Consistently seek feedback from your line manager and hiring managers for continued improvement.
  • Support diversity and inclusion initiatives.
  • Assist the wider recruitment team with administrative functions as requested, such as interview scheduling, special projects, documentation, job postings, initiating references, routing offers, and tracking requisitions. 
  • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 
  • Must have a minimum of 3 years of recruitment experience as a sourcer or recruiter. 
  • A bachelor’s degree is preferred but experience qualifies in lieu of a degree. 
  • Demonstrates high emotional intelligence to interact effectively and cultivate relationships. 
  • Proficient Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Prior experience utilizing an applicant tracking system.
  • Proven success placing good candidates consistently.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proactive, constantly willing to learn and improve processes to increase efficiency. 
  • Ability to exercise judgement and discretion with sensitive and confidential information.

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [email protected].  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [email protected].  This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

About this role

Summary

Manage full cycle recruitment for construction roles, partner with managers, source candidates, coordinate interviews.

Job title

Recruiter Construction- Contract Position

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

professional services

Location requirements

Houston, Texas, on-site, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

recruitmentcandidate sourcinginterviewingATScommunication

Preferred skills

diversity and inclusionadministrative support

Specializations

recruitmentfull cyclecandidate sourcinginterviewingATS
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Houston, TX, USA

On-site City
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