Technical Recruitment Lead

Tribe Engineering; Houten; À distance; EUR 45 000 - 61 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 vacation days per year

€25 monthly sports budget

Ownership of recruitment function

Freedom to develop sourcing strategies

Direct collaboration with leadership

Opportunities to contribute to cross‑b

Résumé du poste

Tribe Engineering is seeking a Technical Recruitment Lead to own and scale our recruitment operation. You’ll combine hands-on sourcing with strategy, process improvement and close collaboration with leadership to build a strong technical talent pipeline across electrical engineering, automation and project management.

You’ll develop recruitment plans, engage candidates via LinkedIn and networks, run interviews, and manage end-to-end processes from contact to onboarding.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5 or more years of relevant experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or technical staffing.
• Demonstrable experience recruiting technical specialists in engineering, industrial automation, electrical engineering or comparable markets.
• Strong hands-on sourcing skills, including LinkedIn Recruiter and direct candidate outreach.
• Experience managing complete recruitment processes independently.
• Ability to assess candidate motivation, technical career backgrounds and cultural fit.
• Strong stakeholder management and confidence working directly with company leadership.
• Experience building talent pipelines, improving recruitment processes and tracking recruitment performance.
• Excellent communication, interviewing and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive, resourceful and results-oriented working style.
• Professional English communication skills. Dutch is strongly preferred.
• Interest in international recruitment and cross-border talent markets.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment reporting.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute recruitment plans aligned with business growth and operational needs.
• Source, approach and engage technical candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals and other relevant channels.
• Recruit engineers and specialists across electrical engineering, commissioning, automation, field service and technical project management.
• Conduct candidate interviews, assess motivation and evaluate suitability in collaboration with technical colleagues.
• Manage recruitment processes from initial contact through offer acceptance and handover to onboarding.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with technical professionals and potential future candidates.
• Work closely with management, sales and engineering teams to understand workforce requirements.
• Develop and improve job advertisements, candidate communication and employer branding activities.
• Maintain recruitment data, candidate records and pipeline visibility in the recruitment system.
• Monitor recruitment performance, including time-to-hire, candidate quality and sourcing effectiveness.
• Develop relationships with technical schools, universities, recruitment partners and relevant industry networks.
• Support international recruitment initiatives as Tribe Engineering expands.

Connaissances

Recruitment experience

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Interviewing

English proficiency

Dutch language

ATS familiarity

International recruitment

Outils

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS systems

CRM recruiting tools

Description du poste

Great engineering companies are built by great people.At Tribe Engineering, our ability to grow depends on finding, attracting and retaining engineers who share our passion for technology and delivering results.As a Technical Recruitment Lead, you'll take ownership of building a strong and scalable recruitment operation. You'll combine hands-on sourcing and candidate engagement with recruitment strategy, process improvement and close collaboration with company leadership.You'll recruit technical specialists across electrical engineering, commissioning, industrial automation, field service and project management.This is a role for someone who enjoys recruitment as a profession, understands the technical labour market and wants to build something rather than simply maintain an existing process.

THE JOB

What you’ll actually be doing.

As a Technical Recruitment Lead, you'll take responsibility for the recruitment process and the development of our technical talent pipeline.

• Develop and execute recruitment plans aligned with business growth and operational needs.
• Source, approach and engage technical candidates through LinkedIn, professional networks, referrals and other relevant channels.
• Recruit engineers and specialists across electrical engineering, commissioning, automation, field service and technical project management.
• Conduct candidate interviews, assess motivation and evaluate suitability in collaboration with technical colleagues.
• Manage recruitment processes from initial contact through offer acceptance and handover to onboarding.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with technical professionals and potential future candidates.
• Work closely with management, sales and engineering teams to understand workforce requirements.
• Develop and improve job advertisements, candidate communication and employer branding activities.
• Maintain recruitment data, candidate records and pipeline visibility in the recruitment system.
• Monitor recruitment performance, including time-to-hire, candidate quality and sourcing effectiveness.
• Develop relationships with technical schools, universities, recruitment partners and relevant industry networks.
• Support international recruitment initiatives as Tribe Engineering expands.

You'll be responsible for both delivering hires today and building a recruitment function that can support future growth.

YOUR SKILLS

What you bring to the table.

We're looking for an experienced recruiter who combines commercial energy with a structured, people-focused approach.

• Approximately 5 or more years of relevant experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or technical staffing.
• Demonstrable experience recruiting technical specialists in engineering, industrial automation, electrical engineering or comparable markets.
• Strong hands-on sourcing skills, including LinkedIn Recruiter and direct candidate outreach.
• Experience managing complete recruitment processes independently.
• Ability to assess candidate motivation, technical career backgrounds and cultural fit.
• Strong stakeholder management and confidence working directly with company leadership.
• Experience building talent pipelines, improving recruitment processes and tracking recruitment performance.
• Excellent communication, interviewing and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive, resourceful and results-oriented working style.
• Professional English communication skills. Dutch is strongly preferred.
• Interest in international recruitment and cross-border talent markets.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and recruitment reporting.

You don't need to be a technical engineer yourself. You do need to understand the roles you're recruiting for and earn the trust of both candidates and hiring managers.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

The benefits. Without the corporate fluff.

Gross monthly salary: €4,000-€5,500, based on a 40-hour working week, excluding holiday allowance and applicable additional compensation.

• 25 vacation days per year.
• €25 monthly sports budget.
• Ownership of the recruitment function within an ambitious engineering company.
• Freedom to develop sourcing strategies, recruitment processes and talent partnerships.
• Direct collaboration with company leadership and technical teams.
• Opportunities to contribute to international recruitment and expansion.
• Professional development and relevant recruitment training.
• The opportunity to build a recruitment operation that grows alongside the company.
• A team that values initiative, responsibility and long-term relationships.

LIFE AT TRIBE

Good people. Real projects. Your kind of team.

The right people change everything.

At Tribe Engineering, recruitment isn't simply about filling vacancies. It's about building teams, creating opportunities and helping talented people find projects where they can make a difference.

We believe great recruiters understand both sides of the relationship: what the business needs and what motivates a candidate.

You'll have room to shape our recruitment approach, improve the candidate experience and contribute directly to the future of Tribe Engineering.

We value people who take ownership, challenge conventional thinking and build relationships that last.

Inspired by the fear of being average.

Ready to help build the team behind our ambitions?

Get in touch at [e-mail].

NO MYSTERY. NO CORPORATE MAZE.

THE ROAD TO TRIBE.

Seven steps. Real conversations. Zero unnecessary hoops.

Some steps may vary depending on the role. The trial day is optional. We’ll always tell you what’s next.

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