Technical Recruiter

Apogee is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner to join our Talent Acquisition team supporting Department of War (DoW) contract hiring. You will drive full‑lifecycle recruiting for cleared and technical roles, partner with hiring managers and proposals to build staffing plans, and be a subject-matter source for mapping talent to contract labor categories. 

This is a remote position. 

• Serve as the recruiting lead for assigned program(s); consult with hiring managers to define role KPIs, must-haves, and candidate profiles.
• Draft compelling, role-specific job descriptions and postings that attract cleared technical talent. 
• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies (LinkedIn, HireEZ, ATS, referrals, niche forums, events) and surface passive candidates.
• Map candidate experience to contract labor categories (LCATs) and determine qualifications against PWS/SOW requirements.
• Partner with the proposal team to create staffing plans and rapidly staff key positions for capture and proposal efforts.
• Screen, assess, and present a concise qualified slate (scorecard-based). Handle interviews, reference checks, and offer negotiation through close.
• Track and report recruiting metrics (time‑to‑fill, submittals-to-interviews, offer‑acceptance rate) and continuously improve sourcing funnels.
• Support contract transitions, on-boarding site visits, and occasional travel to career fairs or client locations. 
• Represent and promote the company brand as we scale from a small to medium-sized enterprise.

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen 
Education: High School Diploma
Years of Experience: 5+ years’ direct experience Aviation recruiting technical talent for Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance or DoW Contracts (full lifecycle recruiting)

Experienced:

• Building HR and recruitment processes from the ground up

• Acting as a brand ambassador

• Supporting multiple worksites and diverse contract types

• Proven ability to recruit cleared candidates (Secret and above)
• Demonstrated experience using AI recruiting tools (e.g., AI candidate search, resume parsing, and LLM-assisted outreach) to accelerate sourcing, screen resumes, and create targeted candidate messaging
• Experience identifying, engaging, and screening candidates
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruiting CRMs (creating pipelines, automation flows, and candidate nurture sequences)
• Experience with stakeholder management: experience advising hiring managers, aligning on competencies, and delivering candidate scorecards
• Demonstrated use of data and recruiting metrics (time‑to‑fill, pipeline velocity, submittal‑to‑interview ratios) to prioritize requisitions and improve outcomes

Preferred Qualifications:

Clearance: Secret-level clearance

Education: Bachelor's degree

Additional Experience:

• Seeking a candidate with foundational knowledge of military aviation
• Experience assessing candidate qualifications against PWS/SOW and mapping to government labor categories (LCATs)
• Experience supporting proposals and staffing for GSA/SIN or other contract vehicles
• Demonstrated success closing senior-level technical resources for government programs

Additional Information:
Locations:  Remote
Travel: 25%