Global Edge Group is an international full-service recruitment agency connecting projects worldwide with the industry’s most talented project professionals. We work with high-level technical and commercial personnel across multiple industries, including Oil and Gas, Energy, Renewables, Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Motorsports, Nuclear, Marine, Mining, and more. With offices strategically located worldwide, Global Edge is known for delivering at the highest level for our clients and contractors.
Build strong recruitment and commercial relationship fundamentals while delivering a responsive, high-quality candidate and client experience across contract and/or direct-hire assignments, with an initial focus on the Project Controls division. This entry-level role combines hands‑on recruiting with developing sales and account‑management capability through structured training, close collaboration, and mentoring from the Executive Team.
This is a full-time, on-site role in The Woodlands, TX.
What you’ll own
- Translate contract or direct-hire job requirements into clear search and sourcing plans, asking appropriate intake questions and seeking guidance where needed.
- Source and engage candidates across appropriate channels, building relevant discipline‑specific talent pools.
- Screen and interview candidates for technical fit, motivation, availability, and assignment suitability.
- Present accurate, well‑qualified candidate submissions that reflect the client requirement.
- Maintain timely, accurate ATS/CRM records, candidate notes, activity, and pipeline information.
- Build professional relationships with candidates, contractors, direct-hire candidates, clients and internal colleagues.
- Develop working knowledge of the Project Controls division, including typical roles, skills, client environments and talent‑market dynamics.
- Participate actively in Executive Team coaching, training, shadowing and feedback sessions, applying learning to recruiting, client communication and commercial activity.
- Support account‑development activity by researching target clients, preparing outreach, learning client requirements and identifying credible opportunities to strengthen existing relationships or develop new ones, under guidance.
- Complete references and required recruitment checks in line with company process.
- Use data, technology and approved recruitment tools effectively to improve speed, quality and organization.
- For direct‑hire assignments, support candidate ownership through offer, acceptance and placement, maintaining clear communication with both client and candidate.
What success looks like
- Consistently delivers agreed placement, submission, and candidate‑engagement expectations.
- Produces accurate, relevant submissions with improving interview conversion.
- Maintains a healthy, current candidate pipeline and disciplined system records.
- Demonstrates responsiveness, follow‑through, and positive candidate/client experience.
- Actively develops knowledge of assigned technical disciplines and the company’s services.
- Builds foundational Project Controls knowledge and makes constructive contributions to supervised sales and account activities.
- Demonstrates initiative, energy, coachability, and consistent progress through Executive Team mentoring and structured training.
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Curiosity and learning agility
- Organization and prioritization
- Candidate assessment and relationship building
- Resilience and solution orientation
- Digital and data fluency
- Team collaboration
Experience & background
- Typically, 1- 3 years of recruitment, staffing, sales, account support, customer service or related experience; candidates with strong transferable skills and clear potential may also be considered.
- A bachelor’s degree is preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Must be ambitious, energetic, receptive to mentoring and feedback from the Executive Team, and motivated to learn the Project Controls division.
- Willingness and ability to work from the company office in The Woodlands, TX is required.
Performance measures
Illustrative measures: placements; qualified submissions; submission‑to‑interview conversion; candidate meetings/engagement; pipeline health; data quality; service responsiveness; completion and application of Executive Team training; development of Project Controls knowledge; and contribution to agreed supervised client‑development and account‑support activities. Direct‑hire measures may also include placements, fee value and role conversion.
Growth to the next level
- Consistently achieves agreed performance expectations over a sustained period.
- Independently manages standard assignments with limited supervision.
- Demonstrates sound judgment and proactively resolves routine delivery issues.
- Builds a credible discipline network and demonstrates stronger market knowledge.
- Completes agreed learning and development and demonstrates the capability expected at Senior level.
- Demonstrates confidence in initial client and account conversations, strong Project Controls market fundamentals and readiness to assume greater independent commercial responsibility.
Global Edge Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Global Edge Group, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.