Senior Talent Partner, Early Career

ABOUT THE POSITION

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Early Career Lead

At VHB, we believe our people are our greatest strength. We're passionate about building the next generation of talent in the AEC industry-and we're looking for a strategic and creative Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Early Career Lead to help us do just that.

In this role, you'll lead VHB's Early Career Program, driving recruitment and development for interns, co-ops, and entry-level hires across the company. You'll partner closely with leaders, College Ambassadors, and universities to strengthen our talent pipeline, elevate our campus presence, and design meaningful experiences that launch careers.

If you're excited about shaping early career strategies, engaging with future STEM talent, and making a lasting impact on VHB's growth-you'll thrive here.

What You'll Do

Lead & Evolve the Program - Enhance and execute VHB's early career recruiting strategy, aligning with business goals and workforce planning.
• Campus Engagement & Branding - Represent VHB at career fairs and student events, and build strong partnerships with target universities and organizations.
• College Ambassador Program Chair - Collaborate with employee ambassadors to implement consistent, innovative early career recruiting across all regions.
• Recruitment Delivery - Manage a requisition load for interns, co-ops, and entry-level roles; source, screen, and connect top talent with opportunities at VHB.
• Summer Intern Program - Oversee company-wide programming that creates meaningful intern experiences and drives strong conversion to full-time hires.
• Continuous Improvement - Leverage technology, data, and best practices to enhance the early career candidate and hiring manager experience.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of recruiting experience specific to early career/university relations focus.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience leading high-volume campus and entry-level hiring in a competitive STEM market.
• Strong relationship-building skills with candidates, universities, and hiring managers.
• Confident presenter with experience engaging student groups and business stakeholders.
• Proficiency in recruiting technologies (ATS, LinkedIn, Handshake, Yello, etc.).
• Creative, collaborative, and passionate about building inclusive pipelines of talent.

Work Environment

Requires ability to work in a fast-paced office environment with significant phone and computer use. Travel is required to support recruiting activities, attend career fairs, and participate in in-person meetings or trainings at VHB offices.

We are VHB! We're an inspired and innovative team of engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. Our work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, and contribute to economic vitality. We do this while balancing development and infrastructure needs with stewardship of our environment.

Our people make us great! VHB provides a differentiating employee experience, which includes:

• Diverse and inclusive culture of collaboration and innovation
• Opportunity to work on complex, transformational projects
• Community and social responsibility as sustainable stewards
• Focus on learning, development, and career growth
• Best-in-class benefits, including flexible, hybrid workplace

We are consistently rated one of the top AEC firms to work for across our 30+ offices on the East Coast. We're growing, and we hope you'll join us!

VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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