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Senior Talent Acquisition Partner I, Construction

ICON is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead strategic recruiting efforts across our construction and design-build functions. In this role, you will own the full-cycle recruitment process for positions that span field operations, project management, engineering, and construction leadership. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and hiring managers, helping to build the teams that are redefining how the world is built. This position is based in Austin, TX, and reports to the Manager of Talent Acquisition and Development.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead full-cycle recruiting for construction and design-build roles across all levels, including field operations, project management, engineering, manufacturing, and construction leadership.
  • Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers and executives, consulting on workforce planning, talent strategy, and market insights to inform hiring decisions.
  • Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to attract best-in-class talent from construction, industrialized building, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
  • Screen, assess, and interview candidates with a deep understanding of construction competencies, safety standards, and project delivery methods.
  • Ensure a best-in-class candidate experience, maintaining clear, timely, and transparent communication throughout the process.
  • Collaborate with People Operations and Compensation teams to negotiate offers and close top candidates, ensuring alignment with compensation philosophy and organizational goals.
  • Support onboarding and field mobilization in partnership with HR and Operations, ensuring seamless integration into project teams.
  • Maintain accurate and compliant data in the ATS (Greenhouse), providing metrics, dashboards, and insights that help drive continuous improvement.
  • Partner with the broader Talent Acquisition and People teams on strategic initiatives such as employer branding, process optimization, and recruiting technology enhancements.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for construction recruiting, offering coaching and guidance to hiring teams across ICON’s design-build operations.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 3 years recruiting within construction, field operations, or design-build environments.
  • Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple searches across a wide range of roles and functions.
  • Deep understanding of construction project lifecycles, trade disciplines, and workforce dynamics.
  • Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
  • Experience building strong partnerships with leaders and influencing hiring outcomes through data and insight.
  • Proficiency with ATS systems (preferably Greenhouse) and tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Google Workspace, and Slack.
  • Self-driven, adaptable, and solutions-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

 

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

  • Experience recruiting for self-perform construction, large-scale infrastructure, or industrialized construction projects.
  • Familiarity with design-build and integrated project delivery models.
  • Understanding of construction labor markets, trade recruiting, and workforce development.
  • Data-driven approach to measuring recruiting effectiveness and optimizing funnel performance.
  • Prior experience in high-growth or innovation-driven environments, ideally within technology or advanced manufacturing sectors.

 

 
ICON is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an innovative, inclusive, diverse and discrimination-free work environment. Employment with ICON is based on merit, competence, and qualifications. It is our policy to administer all personnel actions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Consistent with the obligations of these laws, ICON will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Furthermore, as a federal government contractor, the Company maintains an affirmative action program which furthers its commitment and complies with recordkeeping and reporting requirements under certain federal civil rights laws and regulations, including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended) and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (as amended).

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit candidates through this application. ICON does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency submissions for candidates and will not pay fees to any third-party agency without a prior agreement with ICON.

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ABOUT THE TEAM

Solving one of the most challenging problems humanity faces requires a level of diversity across disciplines. ICON believes that by being a non-homogenous organization, we can capture unique perspectives, educational backgrounds, and ideation. We strive to be inclusive and seek team members who share our passion for the mission within the mission: building robust and diverse teams to help us prevail in the face of our challenges.

We‘re a team of varied backgrounds, countries, and experiences, and we believe our differences make us stronger as we tackle some of the most challenging problems of our time.

MISSION-DRIVEN

Every startup wants to change the world, but we genuinely believe we’re not being hyperbolic when we say this technology has the potential to reinvent human shelter, dramatically improving quality and resiliency while driving down costs to make housing affordable for everyone. We believe in harnessing the power of construction technology for the good of all humanity, both here on Earth and off-world. And while we get excited about R&D accomplishments in the lab, we get more excited when we see our work out in the real world, printing real homes for real people.

We work hard because we know what we are doing can reshape the way we live as a species. And it doesn’t hurt that it’s super fun. Where else do you get to play with giant robots and see the results of your work manifest in beautiful full-scale buildings that didn’t exist before—and that someone can now call home?