Talent Acquisition Recruiter I
Stonington, CT 06378
6 Months – Contract
This position is responsible for supporting full-cycle recruiting activities for engineering and technical positions. The recruiter will partner with hiring managers to source, screen, and recruit qualified engineering talent while building candidate pipelines to support current and future hiring needs.
The ideal candidate will have recent experience recruiting engineering and technical professionals supporting Nuclear, Power Generation, EPC, Utilities, Heavy Industrial, or Industrial Construction projects.
The recruiter must be comfortable sourcing passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, and other sourcing methods while partnering with hiring managers to fill specialized engineering positions.
*** Nuclear recruiting experience is strongly preferred.
This person must be able to deliver a high level of customer service to both internal customers (Operational Managers, Employment Managers, Co-workers and Peers) and external customers (Job Seekers, Applicants, and Project/Site Owner Personnel).
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and managing requisitions.
Recent experience recruiting engineering professionals is required.
Recent nuclear engineering recruiting experience strongly preferred.
Must have experience building and maintaining pipelines of qualified engineering talent for current and future hiring needs.
Experience recruiting engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical, Civil/Structural, I&C, Process, Piping, Project, or other engineering professionals.
Experience recruiting within Nuclear, Power Generation, EPC, Utilities, Heavy Industrial, or Industrial Construction environments strongly preferred.
Strong passive sourcing experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search techniques.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Detail-oriented.
Flexible and able to deal with changing priorities.
Ability to multitask concurrent tasks.
Meet deadlines under time constraints.
Strong computer skills and demonstrated ability with Microsoft Office.
High School Diploma or equivalent.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Nuclear engineering recruiting experience.
Experience recruiting senior and hard-to-fill engineering positions.
Associate's or Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
PHR or SHRM-CP.
Knowledge of employment laws/compliance.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
May assist Employment Manager and recruiters with Zachry Employment Staffing Plan Processes (Forecasting; Sourcing; Requisitions; Recruiting; Hiring; Retention and Redeployment).
Review applications, work history, and employee status ratings.
Ensure new hires complete all onboarding tasks from offer accepted to first day with a high degree of customer service (update requisitions, enter and track background checks and drug screens, maintain I-9 compliance and E-Verify compliance, etc.).
May be asked to track and report data on staffing plan processes.
Perform administrative duties including data entry, answering phones, taking messages, and filing.
Develop detailed job descriptions, screening questions, and tool lists specific to positions based on scope of work to be performed.
Source candidates from multiple internal and external pools.
Screen candidates to ensure qualifications for positions to be filled.
Partner with hiring managers to understand engineering disciplines, technical requirements, and experience needed for each position.
Build pipelines of passive engineering talent using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, referrals, and other sourcing methods.
Maintain candidate pools by department and geographic region.
Recruit and assist hiring managers with offers of employment to qualified candidates in a fast-paced environment.
Schedule individuals for processing and orientation.
Update the Applicant Tracking System in real time with candidate information and interactions.
Attend job fairs and other industry events.
Other duties as assigned.