The posting
Recruiter for North American Market– Independent Contractor (Ukraine)
Location: Ukraine, Remote
Industry: Mission-Critical Facilities, Data Centers
Engagement Type: Independent Contractor Agreement for Provision of Services (long-term)
Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit within Salas O’Brien, is seeking an experienced Recruiter for North American Market on a long-term independent contractor basis.
This is an ongoing contractual engagement with a US-based company and is not limited to a single project. The role involves continuous collaboration across multiple mission-critical projects, based on business needs.
You will provide services as an independent, self-employed professional under a formal independent contractor agreement.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their resume in English detailing their relevant experience.
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Recruiter as an independent contract worker to support talent acquisition for cutting-edge data center projects across North America. In this role, you will manage the full-cycle recruitment process for engineering, design, construction, BIM/VDC, IT, and corporate positions, partnering closely with hiring managers and business leaders to attract and secure top talent.
You will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies, building talent pipelines, conducting candidate interviews, coordinating recruitment processes, and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance. The role requires close collaboration with international hiring teams while supporting multiple concurrent hiring initiatives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Strong recruitment expertise, excellent communication skills, business partnership capabilities, and the ability to identify high-quality technical talent are essential.
What We Offer
- Experience in a high-tech industry completing work for an international company.
- Engaging positions on unique, cutting-edge data center projects.
- Comprehensive training and a collaborative team environment.
- Supportive dynamic environment.
- Competitive hourly rate.
- Ability to collaborate remotely.
- Working hours: Monday to Friday 14:00 — 22:00 (can be slightly adjusted)
- Equipment for work (Starlink terminal, EcoFlow power station, and other equipment where applicable).
- Regular bonuses and other incentives.
- Transparent payment system.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full-cycle recruitment process from sourcing through offer stage.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define recruitment strategies, and provide market insights.
- Source active and passive candidates for engineering, BIM/VDC, construction, IT, and corporate positions across multiple countries.
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
- Screen resumes and applications to identify qualified candidates.
- Conduct HR interviews and evaluate candidates' qualifications, experience, motivation, and English proficiency.
- Coordinate interview processes with hiring managers and technical interviewers.
- Prepare and negotiate employment or independent contractor offers in collaboration with management.
- Draft professional communication including emails, interview invitations, offers, and rejection letters.
- Monitor recruitment metrics and evaluate sourcing channel effectiveness.
- Maintain accurate candidate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
- Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Provide regular recruitment updates and reports to management.
- Contribute to employer branding initiatives and continuous improvement of recruitment processes.
Qualifications & Experience
- Excellent (C1 or higher) written and verbal English skills.
- Minimum 5 years of full-cycle recruitment experience.
- Recruiting experience in the US/Canada is an asset
- Experience within engineering consulting, EPC firms, mission-critical construction, or related technical industries is a strong plus
- Strong expertise in LinkedIn Recruiter and modern sourcing techniques.
- Proven experience recruiting passive candidates.
- Experience conducting competency-based interviews.
- Experience recruiting across international markets is considered a strong asset.
- Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
- Microsoft Office proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple recruitment processes simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
- Analytical mindset with experience using recruitment metrics to improve hiring effectiveness.
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
- Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
Why Us?
- Perform on high-profile, hyperscale, and AI data center projects in a rapidly expanding industry.
- Collaborate with leading professionals and global clients such as Microsoft, Oracle, Uber, and Amazon.
- Competitive terms of the contract.
- Dynamic environment fostering creativity through exposure to advanced technologies such as BIM, VDC, digital twins, and augmented reality.
Collaborate with Ehvert Mission Critical, a business unit within Salas O’Brien, and help us achieve our international engineering goals!
Ehvert Mission Critical specializes in the design and construction management of data centers. We are a business unit within Salas O’Brien — a 4,000-person engineering and professional services firm, widely recognized for its extensive expertise and impressive project portfolio. With more than 10,000 projects annually and over 100 offices across North America, Salas O'Brien is ranked #39 on Engineering News-Record's 2024 Top 500 Design Firms list.
Ehvert Mission Critical is an industry leader in data center facility engineering, specializing in hyperscale and AI data centers, designing massive facilities for global technology companies including Microsoft, Oracle, Uber, and Amazon. Our projects involve complex electrical, mechanical, automation, security, BIM, and Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) solutions supporting mission-critical infrastructure exceeding 100 MW per facility and up to 500 MW per campus.
We are recognized for our advanced engineering and construction techniques, including Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and augmented reality.
We offer highly competitive service fees to our independent contractors.
This engagement is strictly as an independent contractor. You will not be eligible for any employee benefits, and we will not withhold taxes, provide insurance(s), or make contributions to social security/pensions on your behalf. You are responsible for complying with all tax and labor obligations in your country of residence. A formal independent contractor agreement will be required before work begins, governed by Texas, United States law.
For more information, visit www.ehvert.com and www.salasobrien.com.
