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About the Role

The Recruiting Relations Specialist - Unions supports the company’s union craft workforce strategy by assisting with partnership events, recruiting, workforce development, apprenticeship collaboration, labor relations coordination, training support, and union compliance administration. This role acts as a liaison between company operations, union partners, apprenticeship programs, workforce development organizations, and field leadership to ensure a skilled and compliant craft workforce pipeline.

Responsibilities

Support primary point of contact for union workforce coordination and labor-related workforce support activities.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with union business agents, apprenticeship coordinators, training directors, and labor partners.
Coordinate union labor requests and workforce needs with field operations and project leadership.
Support manpower planning efforts for union craft staffing across multiple projects and regions.
Support compliance with union agreements, workforce reporting requirements, and labor standards.
Monitor union workforce trends, availability, market conditions, and workforce pipeline risks.
Support recruiting and sourcing efforts for union craft positions across multiple trades.
Coordinate and support hiring activities, workforce outreach events, career fairs, and apprenticeship recruiting initiatives.
Build relationships with trade schools, apprenticeship programs, workforce boards, veteran organizations, community partners, and workforce development agencies.
Assist with workforce pipeline development strategies for hard-to-fill skilled trades positions.
Support employee referral programs and craft retention initiatives.
Coordinate onboarding and orientation support for union craft employees and apprentices.
Assist with diversity, equity, inclusion, veteran transition, and second-chance workforce initiatives.
Partner with union apprenticeship programs and training centers to support apprentice workforce planning and development.
Coordinate apprentice rotations, workforce assignments, and project placement opportunities.
Collaborate with workforce development and training teams to identify upskilling and craft development opportunities while understanding union guidelines.
Coordinate required training, certifications, and workforce compliance programs.
Assist with craft skills assessments, career pathing, and leadership development initiatives.
Support workforce training events, graduation ceremonies, signing days, and industry outreach programs.
Maintain accurate workforce, apprenticeship, and compliance documentation.
Track workforce development metrics including apprentice utilization, retention, recruiting activity, certifications, and workforce pipeline data.
Support prevailing wage, apprentice ratio, workforce participation, and project labor agreement (PLA) compliance efforts where applicable.
Assist with reporting requirements related to workforce participation goals, apprenticeship utilization, and labor compliance.
Coordinate workforce records, certifications, badging, and training documentation.
Support audits, workforce reviews, and compliance reporting activities.

Requirements

Associates degree or equivalent construction industry experience preferred.
3–7 years of experience in construction operations, union labor coordination, workforce development, recruiting, apprenticeship programs, or labor relations preferred.
Experience working with union craft workforce environments required.
Familiarity with prevailing wage laws (e.g. Davis-Bacon).
Experience supporting large commercial, healthcare, advanced technology, industrial, or mission critical construction projects preferred.
Bilingual communication skills preferred in some regions.
NCCER, OSHA, apprenticeship administration, or workforce development certifications preferred.
OSHA 30 certification preferred.
Familiarity with prevailing wage requirements, PLA environments, and workforce participation reporting preferred.
Successful completion of a background check is required.

Skills

Union labor coordination
Workforce development
Recruiting
Apprenticeship programs
Labor relations
Prevailing wage laws
Davis-Bacon
Bilingual communication skills
NCCER
OSHA
Apprenticeship administration
Workforce development certifications
OSHA 30
Project Labor Agreement (PLA) environments
Workforce participation reporting

Location

Arizona
Richmond
Sacramento
San Diego
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Seattle
Boston
DC
Pasadena
Bay Area

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

3-7 years

Education Level

Associates degree

Salary/Compensations

$83,200 to $119,600 (Arizona, Richmond)
$91,520 to $131,560 (Sacramento, San Diego, New Jersey, Philadelphia)
$99,840 to $143,520 (Seattle, Boston, DC, Pasadena)
$108,160 to $155,480 (Bay Area)

About the Company

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets.
Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.
Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future.
Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen.
We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.
Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.