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Job Description:
Proposal Recruiter – North America InfrastructurePosition Overview
Parsons has a career opportunity for an experienced Proposal Recruiter to support our North America Infrastructure business. This role will lead proposal staffing, talent pipeline development, and full-cycle recruiting for major infrastructure pursuits and projects across the United States.
Reporting to the Infrastructure North America Recruiting Manager, the successful candidate will partner with capture managers and proposal teams, business development, TA/HR, hiring managers, and technical leadership to identify, engage, and secure highly qualified talent. The ideal candidate is adaptable, collaborative, organized, and thrives on executing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
This position can be located near one of our offices in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Atlanta, Indiana, North Carolina or Connecticut and will enjoy a hybrid work arrangement.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with capture and proposal teams to identify staffing needs for infrastructure pursuits.
- Review RFPs, scopes of work, staffing plans, and organizational charts to identify key personnel requirements.
- Develop sourcing strategies and recruit technical and senior-level professionals for major proposals and projects.
- Source and engage passive candidates across engineering, construction management, program management, project controls, transportation, water, environmental, and energy disciplines.
- Evaluate candidates against RFP requirements, including technical experience, project history, certifications, licenses, and client experience.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for upcoming pursuits, project awards, and recurring hiring needs.
- Manage full-cycle recruiting activities, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer development, negotiation, and closing.
- Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to provide market insights and recruiting recommendations.
- Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity in ATS (Workday)
- Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws, company policies, and Talent Acquisition practices.
- Develop and share market intelligence and sourcing strategies with the broader Talent Acquisition team.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, including at least 2 years recruiting in infrastructure, engineering, construction, transportation, or related professional services.
- Experience with proposal staffing, pursuit recruiting, or capture support.
- Strong passive sourcing, talent mapping, and candidate engagement skills.
- Demonstrated success recruiting specialized and senior-level talent in a competitive market.
- Experience with ATS (preferably Workday), and CRM platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, organization, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Knowledge of US employment practices and applicable federal and state regulations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting public-sector infrastructure clients, including DOTs, transit agencies, municipalities, or federal programs.
- Experience recruiting for transportation, water/wastewater, environmental, energy, or large-scale infrastructure projects.
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Corporate team.For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.Salary Range: $74,800.00 - $130,900.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience
- At least 2 years recruiting in infrastructure, engineering, construction, transportation, or related professional services
- Experience with proposal staffing, pursuit recruiting, or capture support
- Strong passive sourcing, talent mapping, and candidate engagement skills
- Demonstrated success recruiting specialized and senior-level talent in a competitive market
- Experience with ATS, preferably Workday, CRM platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools
- Strong communication, relationship-building, organization, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Knowledge of US employment practices and applicable federal and state regulations
- Experience supporting public-sector infrastructure clients, including DOTs, transit agencies, municipalities, or federal programs
- Experience recruiting for transportation, water/wastewater, environmental, energy, or large-scale infrastructure projects
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
