Recruitment Leader - KSA

KBR; Al Ain; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Recruitment Leader to spearhead hiring for permanent staff roles across various functions. This exciting position involves leading a recruitment team, ensuring the attraction and retention of top talent, and managing recruitment processes across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the Energy and Engineering sectors, with a proven track record of stakeholder engagement and operational recruitment. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, and make a significant impact on its talent acquisition strategy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Recruitment, with 5+ in KSA Market.
• Degree in HR / Business or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment team to achieve operational delivery targets.
• Drive end-to-end recruitment process and manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Recruitment for Energy Sector

Stakeholder Engagement

Team Leadership

Operational Recruitment

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Education

Degree in HR / Business

Tools

Recruitment Software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

We are looking for a talented Recruitment Leader to work on permanent staff roles across a variety of functions and locations within KBR Saudi Arabia.

You will require knowledge of Energy / Engineering / Infrastructure / Contracting industries and have a good network of contacts in the local market. Our ideal candidate will have in-house experience of hiring permanent staff, gained within a fast paced and complex organisation.

Ultimately, the responsibilities of the Recruitment Leader are to ensure our company attracts, hires and retains the best employees while growing a strong talent pipeline and advising and building a close relationship with your business partners. You will managing recruitment activities across multiple sites and projects across KSA.

Job Responsibilities :

• Lead the recruitment team in achieving operational delivery targets
• Deliver weekly management information reporting and other ad-hoc reporting requests
• Attend and contribute to project and wider business resource meetings
• Act as business partner to your departments, understanding their recruitment needs and guiding them on the best course of action
• Drive and manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from needs assessment, recommendation of attraction and sourcing strategies, direct sourcing, application screening, interviews, and offer / resignation management
• Collaborate with the Communications & Marketing team to ensure we are using innovative and effective candidate attraction methods
• Direct sourcing and talent pooling to actively build talent pipelines for critical / niche skill sets
• Promoting KBR as an employer of choice
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with preferred suppliers, and the wider recruitment and HR team
• Be an advocate for recruitment processes and encourage compliance whilst demonstrating knowledge of Employment Law
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on recruitment progress with key data and metrics to support evidence-based decision making
• Comply with KBR's Code of Business Conduct
• Participate in broader recruitment / HR initiatives

Skills / Experience :

• Successful track record recruiting for the Energy, oil and gas, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure experience is highly desirable
• Demonstrable experience of leading a recruitment team
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills
• Adept at building trusted relationships with all levels within the business
• Attention to detail and comfortable doing hands-on operational recruitment at pace
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Self-starter able to utilize own initiative
• Numerical with the ability to extract, interpret and present relevant data
• A team player with a supportive approach
• Creative thinker willing to contribute ideas

Beneficial Experience :

• Tangible evidence of adoption of innovative recruitment tools

Qualifications :

• Degree in HR / Business or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience in Recruitment with 5+ in KSA Market