Job Description

Ownership, Trust, Teamwork

POSITION SUMMARY

AWP Safety is seeking a strategic and results-driven Vice President of Talent Acquisition to lead enterprise-wide recruitment strategies, processes, and teams during a period of rapid growth and transformation. This role is critical to achieving AWP’s strategic goals through a focus on field workforce expansion, operational excellence, and digital enablement. The VP, Talent Acquisition will develop and execute a best-in-class hiring engine for both hourly and salaried roles, with a focus on attracting, hiring, and retaining top talent in a competitive labor market.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership

• Build and lead a scalable Talent Acquisition strategy aligned with AWP’s growth, M&A, and digital transformation (e.g., D365 implementation).
• Partner with divisional and national business leaders to forecast workforce demand and align recruiting strategies.
• Establish a talent acquisition operating model that supports decentralized operations while ensuring national consistency and quality.

Operational Excellence

• Lead, coach, and scale a high-performing TA team, including divisional recruiters, sourcing specialists, and TA operations.
• Oversee high-volume hiring for field crews across five U.S. divisions, ensuring timely onboarding and improved 60-day retention.
• Design and deploy data-driven TA dashboards, KPIs, and SLAs for visibility and continuous improvement.

Candidate Experience and Employer Branding

• Strengthen AWP’s employment brand in the utilities and infrastructure sector, targeting key talent pools (field, skilled trades, leadership).
• Own the candidate lifecycle from application to onboarding, ensuring a compelling and seamless experience.
• Leverage technology and automation (e.g., ATS, CRM, D365 integrations) to improve speed and quality of hires.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Drive inclusive hiring practices and develop strategies to attract diverse talent into both corporate and field roles.
• Partner with HR and Operations to support internal mobility, career pathways, and equitable access to opportunity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition leadership roles, ideally in field-based, private equity-owned, or high-growth service businesses.
• Proven track record scaling TA functions in multi-site, high-volume environments (utilities, telecom, construction, logistics, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of recruiting systems, marketing platforms, and TA analytics.
• Experience leading through transformation, including enterprise technology rollouts (e.g., Microsoft D365).
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and partner cross-functionally.
• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s or HR certifications a plus.

Additional Information

• WHAT YOU WILL LOVE/PERKS

• 401(k) with company match

• Benefits eligible the 1st of the month following hire

• Career Growth

• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

• All traditional benefits are offered, including 3 medical plan options and 2 dental plan options, as well as additional benefits such as legal and identity protection, accident, critical illness, and others

• Company paid $50,000 in basic life insurance

• Company paid long term disability (LTD)

• Health Savings and Flex Spending Accounts Available

• AWP named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 and 2025 for Diversity

Salary: $225,000 - $240,000 based on experience

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

• AWP Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

AWP Safety is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.