Recruiter – Skilled Trades & Operations
Recruiter – Skilled Trades & Operations
Beacon Home Services | Northern Virginia
About Beacon Home Services
Beacon Home Services is a fast-growing residential plumbing, electrical, and HVAC company built on strong values: community, accountability, gratitude, and a willingness to learn. Our people are the backbone of our business — from technicians in the field to CSRs, dispatch, and leadership in the office — and we treat recruiting as a revenue-driving function, not an administrative task.
We are looking for a hands-on, field-savvy Recruiter who knows how to attract, evaluate, and retain top talent across both the trades and operations in a highly competitive market.
Position Summary
This is not a passive recruiting role. You will own and build Beacon’s hiring engine from the ground up. Your mission is simple: keep our trucks filled and our office fully staffed with high-quality people by moving fast, building real relationships, and continuously improving our hiring systems.
You will manage the full recruiting lifecycle for:
- Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC Technicians
- CSRs, Dispatchers, Parts Runners, Inside Sales
- Leadership & Management roles
across Northern Virginia — from sourcing through 90-day retention.
Key Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for all field and office positions
- Build and maintain steady pipelines for both technicians and operational roles
- Source candidates through job boards, referrals, trade schools, community outreach, networking, and social recruiting
- Conduct screens, interviews, and culture-fit assessments
- Partner with leadership to forecast hiring needs and prevent open-seat gaps
- Manage offers, pre-employment steps, and onboarding coordination
- Track and report recruiting metrics including time-to-hire, filled seats, and retention
- Launch and manage Beacon’s employee referral program
- Build long-term relationships with trade schools, training programs, and community partners
- Deliver a high-touch candidate experience from first contact through the first 90 days
What Success Looks Like
First 90 Days:
- Fill multiple open field and office positions
- Reduce average time-to-hire by at least 30%
- Launch a referral campaign
- Establish at least two trade school or workforce partnerships
- Implement a clear tracking system for recruiting metrics
Qualifications
- 4–5+ years of recruiting experience
- Proven success hiring skilled trades and operational / office roles
- Comfortable speaking with technicians, CSRs, dispatchers, and managers — no corporate scripts
- Highly organized, proactive, and thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interviewing, communication, and relationship-building skills
Why Work at Beacon
- Recruiting is a core business function, not an afterthought
- Strong leadership support and accountability
- Culture built on respect, gratitude, and follow-through
- Opportunity to directly impact growth, revenue, and culture
- Long-term career growth as Beacon continues to scale
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: starting at $60,000 annually
- Performance-based incentives tied to filled seats, speed-to-hire, and 90-day retention
- Benefits package
- Career advancement opportunities