# Regional Recruiting Director - South Central at HDR, Inc.…

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# Regional Recruiting Director - South Central

HDR, Inc. 

** Austin, United States ** Full Time ** Design Jobs ** United States ** New

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## Job Description

Reporting to the North American Director of Recruiting, the primary duties of the **Regional Recruiting Director** are to lead the recruitment efforts within the South Central region (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas). Responsibilities include leading a team of recruiters, measuring recruitment results, and partnering with regional leadership.

### Core Competencies

- Servant leadership

- Business partnership

- Industry knowledge

- Curiosity

- Strategy/Sourcing

### Responsibilities

- Operate a full recruitment desk with dedicated internal customers.

- Supervise and lead onboarding of Area, Senior, and Entry‑Level recruiters.

- Partner with operational and business group leadership to drive talent acquisition strategy and align recruitment resources to business needs.

- Conduct routine in‑person meetings and monthly check‑ins to provide recruitment metrics.

- Prioritize top roles within the region consistently.

- Develop, train, and mentor recruiters; act as a daily escalation point for recruiter questions.

- Ensure effective use of tools (OMS/JAX, LinkedIn, ZoomInfo) and develop sourcing strategies.

- Balance recruiter workloads within the region and collaborate with other Regional Recruiting Directors to promote workshare.

- Drive effective university relationships with top universities in the region, identifying university champions to promote the HDR brand.

- Foster team atmosphere, establish coverage plans when recruiters are away, and conduct regional team catch‑ups and one‑on‑ones with direct reports.

- Participate in the selection of new recruiters.

- Meet recruiting metrics, KPIs, and quality assurance targets (time to fill, offers made, acceptance rates).

- Continuously assess and recommend enhancements to talent acquisition strategies (technology, staffing, structure).

- Lead diversity recruitment efforts and partner with dedicated diversity resources to drive hiring results.

- Present talent acquisition strategies and tactics to recruiters and hiring managers, providing training where necessary.

- Extract, analyze, and act on data supporting talent acquisition strategies.

- Collaborate with HR in the region to contribute meaningfully to the employee lifecycle.

### Required Qualifications

- Minimum of 7 years of progressive recruitment experience within the region.

- Previous experience leading recruiters as a supervisor or mentor.

- Expert knowledge of recruitment technologies and strategies.

- Strong communication skills across interpersonal, written, and presentation areas.

- Proven ability to partner with senior leadership.

### Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree.

- AEC industry experience.

- Residence within or willingness to relocate to the defined region.

### Location

- United States — Texas — Austin (Primary)

- United States — Texas — Dallas

- United States — Texas — Houston

- United States — Texas — San Antonio

### Additional Information

- Industry: HR

- Schedule: Full‑time

- Employee Status: Regular

- Business Class: Marketing and Admin

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Posted August 5, 2026