Senior Talent Acquisition Engineering Recruiter

Zachry Group is hiring a Senior Engineering Recruiter to help build and scale its engineering organization. This hybrid role supports office-based engineering and design hiring across the United States, partnering with engineering leaders to identify the talent needed for growth in power generation, refining, petrochemical, chemical, energy, and industrial construction markets.

In this position, you will own the recruiting process end to end for engineering and design roles, using structured talent mapping and targeted sourcing to connect with active and passive candidates. You will also collaborate with hiring managers and leadership to plan for current and future hiring needs across multiple engineering disciplines.

What You’ll Do

• Own the full recruiting lifecycle for engineering and design positions, from talent mapping and candidate engagement through offer acceptance.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to support critical hiring needs across multiple engineering disciplines within power generation, refining, petrochemical, chemical, energy, and industrial construction markets.
• Build recruiting strategies and hiring plans by working directly with engineering leaders and hiring managers.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Minimum of three (3) years recruiting engineering, design, technical, or engineering leadership talent within EPC, industrial construction, energy, power generation, refining, petrochemical, manufacturing, or related industries.
• Demonstrated success recruiting engineers, designers, technical specialists, discipline leads, engineering managers, and engineering directors.
• Experience managing the full recruiting lifecycle, including sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and hiring.
• Proven success identifying and recruiting passive candidates through direct sourcing and relationship-based recruiting strategies.
• Strong understanding of engineering talent markets, talent mapping, and competitive recruiting strategies.
• Experience partnering directly with engineering leaders and hiring managers to develop recruiting strategies and hiring plans.
• Strong networking, relationship-building, communication, organizational, and project management skills.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, and talent intelligence platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting engineering and design professionals within industrial EPC, industrial construction, energy, manufacturing, or related industries.
• Understanding of engineering organizational structures, project execution models, and engineering career paths.
• Experience recruiting across multiple engineering disciplines, including process, mechanical, electrical, civil/structural, instrumentation and controls, and design.
• Experience using labor market data and talent intelligence platforms to guide recruiting strategies.
• Professional certifications such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, AIRS, CIR, CTS, or related certifications.

Tools and Platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, sourcing tools, and talent intelligence platforms

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Hybrid work environment with regular collaboration in a Zachry office location.
• Primary focus on office-based engineering and design positions.
• Recruiting responsibility may support engineering organizations in Houston and the Gulf Coast region, Omaha, Downers Grove, Charlotte, and other U.S. locations.
• Up to 25% travel for recruiting initiatives, industry conferences, networking events, training and development, and business-related activities.
• Occasional visits to active construction, industrial, manufacturing, engineering, or project locations where PPE may be requested.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and perform routine office-related activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, virtually, and by telephone with candidates, employees, and business leaders.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move materials weighing up to 25 pounds.