Director of Recruitment – Solar & Construction

About the role

We are seeking a Director of Recruitment to design, build and lead a full‑stack recruiting function for a fast‑growing solar and construction company operating across Texas. This senior, hands‑on role will shape hiring strategy, implement technology, and ensure a scalable process that supports field operations, sales and leadership hiring.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement a repeatable end‑to‑end recruitment process, including sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding handoff.
• Create standardized hiring workflows, interview frameworks, job scorecards and ensure compliance with hiring practices.
• Continuously improve recruiting operations through process optimization and automation.
• Evaluate, select and optimize the recruiting technology stack (ATS, sourcing tools, scheduling software, candidate communication systems) to boost recruiter productivity.
• Establish recruiting KPIs and dashboards (time‑to‑fill, cost‑per‑hire, offer acceptance rate, 90‑day retention, source effectiveness) and present insights to senior leadership.
• Partner with sales and operations leaders to forecast hiring needs and align recruiting strategies with business growth objectives.
• Remain actively involved in filling business‑critical roles while building long‑term recruitment infrastructure.

Required profile

• Strategic, hands‑on leader with proven experience building and scaling recruitment functions.
• Strong partnership skills with executive teams and ability to forecast workforce needs.
• Data‑driven mindset with experience defining and tracking recruiting metrics.
• Experience recruiting for field operations, sales and senior leadership positions, preferably in solar, construction or related industries.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Required skills

• Experience with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) implementation and management.
• Proficiency in recruiting automation and analytics tools.