Talent Acquisition Specialist Building Automation & Controls

Position Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist Building Automation & Controls Position Location: Remote work virtually from anywhere in the United States JOB SUMMARY The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a full-cycle recruiter responsible for screening, engaging, and hiring technical talent across Smart Tech Contractings building automation, controls, and mission-critical data center organization. The role is centered on high-volume applicant screening and ATS operations inside Rippling, supported by AIenabled workflows, with outbound sourcing as a secondary focus. Reporting directly to the Talent Acquisition Manager, the Talent Acquisition Specialist owns applicant screening, ATS operations, candidate engagement, and full-cycle recruiting for controls and systems engineers, BAS technicians and programmers, system integrators, field technicians, project managers, and related engineering and design roles. Experience recruiting for roles involving PLC, SCADA, networking, or smart building platforms is strongly preferred. This role is central to Smart Techs direct-hiring strategy: screening high volumes of inbound applicants quickly and accurately, executing AI and automation protocols developed with the Talent Acquisition Manager, and supporting proactive pipelines that bring qualified candidates directly into our hiring process. The ideal candidate is comfortable using modern tools to source efficiently and streamline recruiting workflows, and thrives in a fastpaced, collaborative environment. This person will communicate and operate in line with organizational goals and values, as well as departmental objectives. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Applicant Screening & ATS Operations (40%) Screen, evaluate, and advance high volumes of inbound applicants for Building Automation & Controls roles, including controls and systems engineers, BAS technicians and programmers, system integrators, field technicians, and project managers Operate and help refine AI-enabled screening and automation workflows within the applicant tracking system (Rippling) to streamline high-volume applicant review Review applications against defined role requirements, maintaining a clean, active, and viable candidate pipeline Move candidates through requisition stages accurately and quickly, ensuring complete records and accurate source-of-hire tracking Prepare curated candidate views for hiring managers that support quick yes-or-no decisions instead of full backend reviews Full-Cycle Recruiting & Candidate Experience (30%) Own full-cycle recruiting for assigned requisitions, from intake through offer acceptance Lead intake discussions to translate business and technical needs into clear sourcing and recruiting strategies before launching searches Conduct screening conversations to assess candidate experience, technical alignment, geographic flexibility, compensation expectations, and overall fit Drive a consistent, high-quality candidate experience through proactive, timely communication from first contact through offer acceptance Coordinate interviews and maintain momentum across hiring managers, technical teams, and candidates Outbound Sourcing & Pipeline Development (20%) Execute targeted outbound sourcing across LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and direct outreach for assigned hard-to-fill roles Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines and shared LinkedIn Recruiter projects to support current and future hiring needs Convert interested and passive candidates into applicants within the applicant tracking system, strengthening the directly-sourced pipeline Tools, Reporting & Continuous Improvement (10%) Maintain accurate candidate and requisition data in Rippling, and help build dashboards and reporting that increase the speed and quality of hire Track pipeline health, time-to-fill, and source-of-hire, and contribute to process improvements across the talent function Completion of Assigned Tasks and Deliverables on Time and on Budget Performs other related duties as assigned POSITION REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE LEVEL FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) 3-5 years of full-cycle recruiting and / or sourcing experience; experience may come from a recruiting firm or staffing agency, a corporate (in-house) environment, or a mix of both, with agency-side experience a plus Recruiting or sourcing experience within building automation, controls, HVAC, mechanical / electrical, mission-critical, or data center environments strongly preferred Experience sourcing and assessing technical talent in engineering and field-based environments; exposure to PLC and / or SCADA professionals a strong plus. Familiarity with major BAS platforms (e.g., Tridium Niagara, Siemens, Johnson Controls, ALC) is also a plus AI-forward and automation-minded (strongly preferred): comfortable using AI and automation tools to improve sourcing efficiency, candidate research, and recruiting workflows .