Senior Talent and Workforce Development Manager

About GreenArrow

GreenArrow unites exceptional infrastructure services companies across the United States to deliver safer, smarter, and more efficient solutions for our communities. Our family of companies — Midwestern Electric, Kuharchik Construction, Bear Electrical Solutions, Hinson Electric, and Earthbound Electric — are trusted providers of specialized electrical infrastructure services, including the installation and maintenance of traffic signals, streetlighting, and intelligent transportation systems.

Backed by CAI Capital Partners, a visionary private equity firm based in Vancouver with over three decades of experience and more than $1.6 billion invested in founder-led businesses, GreenArrow is expanding organically and through strategic acquisitions. This partnership fuels our shared commitment to innovation, collaboration, and service excellence. CAI was recently named to Inc.’s 2024 List of Founder-Friendly Investors (source).

Learn more at greenarrow.com and caifunds.com.

Equal Opportunity for All: Our Promise

GreenArrow is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We proudly embrace equal opportunity for all employees and applicants, without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

How You’ll Make An Impact

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• End-to-End Ownership: Lead full-cycle recruitment for Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Superintendent, Estimator, General Manager, and other mid-to-senior operational roles across all GreenArrow companies and disciplines.
• National Search: Actively recruit across the country; travel to where the talent is, attend industry events, and build relationships in every major construction and infrastructure market.
• Industry Expertise: Leverage deep knowledge of the construction and infrastructure sector to identify qualified candidates others cannot find and evaluate them with credibility.
• Speed & Quality: Deliver high-quality candidates with urgency; build and maintain active pipelines so GreenArrow is never starting from zero when a critical role opens.

Talent Pipeline & Workforce Development

• Pipeline Strategy: Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for critical and recurring roles across the GreenArrow portfolio; not just reactive recruiting, but always-on talent development.
• Workforce Development: Partner with operational and HR leadership to identify workforce gaps, succession risks, and emerging talent needs; translate those insights into proactive sourcing and pipeline strategies.
• Market Mapping: Continuously map the talent landscape in GreenArrow’s key disciplines and markets; know where the best people are, who they work for, and when they might be ready to move.
• Internship & Early Career: Develop and manage programs that bring early-career talent into the GreenArrow ecosystem; building the next generation of PM-track candidates from the ground up.

Sourcing & Industry Engagement

• Multi-Channel Sourcing: Deploy a diverse sourcing strategy including LinkedIn, Indeed, industry associations, trade schools, university programs, referral networks, and direct outreach.
• Industry Presence: Represent GreenArrow at construction industry conferences, trade associations, union halls, and workforce development events.
• Referral Networks: Cultivate deep referral relationships within the construction and infrastructure community; surface candidates before they hit the open market.
• Employer Brand: Partner with HR and marketing to strengthen GreenArrow’s employer brand in the construction and infrastructure talent market.

Process, Data & Partnership

• Hiring Manager Partnership: Partner closely with operational leaders and General Managers to understand role requirements, team dynamics, and the profile of the ideal candidate; serve as a trusted advisor throughout the hiring process.
• Interview Process: Design and facilitate structured, consistent interview processes for mid-to-senior roles; train hiring managers on effective, legally compliant interviewing practices.
• Offer & Close: Lead offer development and negotiation for senior-level hires; manage candidate experience through close and onboarding handoff.

What You Bring

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• 5+ years of talent acquisition experience with a strong focus on construction or infrastructure; this is non-negotiable.
• Demonstrated success recruiting Project Manager-level and above candidates in construction disciplines including utility, roads and bridges, electrical, traffic signals, or ITS.
• Proven full-cycle recruiting experience in a national or multi-market environment.
• St. Louis, MO area base preferred; must be willing to travel nationally on a regular basis.

Industry Knowledge

• Deep, credible knowledge of the construction and infrastructure industry.
• Familiarity with union and non-union construction environments; understanding of prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, and related considerations.
• Existing network of construction and infrastructure professionals across multiple disciplines and geographies.

Talent Acquisition Expertise

• Expert-level sourcing skills; LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, direct outreach, and referral cultivation.
• Strong interviewing and assessment skills; ability to evaluate candidates with credibility in technical construction disciplines.
• Proven ability to manage a high-volume, high-complexity requisition load without sacrificing quality.
• Proficiency with ATS platforms and recruiting technology.

Communication & Influence

• Outstanding relationship-building skills with candidates, hiring managers, industry contacts, and HR partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to represent GreenArrow professionally and compellingly in any environment.
• Self-directed and entrepreneurial; thrives in an environment where the function is being built, not just maintained.