Senior Oil & Gas Recruiter — Full‑Cycle Talent Leader

Weareams; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Volunteer day

Pay transparency and fairness

Job summary

AMS seeks a Senior Oil & Gas Recruiter to lead end-to-end recruitment for our technical, field and engineering teams. In this role, you will source, screen, and hire high-caliber talent across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations while maintaining safety standards and compliance.

Hybrid: 2x a week onsite. You will build pipelines, partner with Hiring Managers, and advise leadership on market trends, salary benchmarks, and global energy staffing strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment for the Oil & Gas, Energy, EPC, or Petrochemical sectors.
• Proven track record of hiring field/rotational personnel and engineering talent.
• Strong negotiation and candidate management in high-demand markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for specialized roles including Petroleum Engineers, HSE Managers, Field Technicians, Rig Managers, Project Engineers, and Asset Operators.
• Proactively headhunt passive technical candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, specialized energy databases, trade networks, and direct sourcing.
• Build and manage a talent pipeline for both high-volume field hiring and hard-to-fill niche engineering roles.
• Partner directly with Hiring Managers, Site Leads, and Project Managers to define workforce demands, technical skill requirements, and competitive compensation packages.
• Advise leadership on market availability, salary benchmarks, and talent trends within the global and regional energy sectors.

Skills

Petroleum Engineers

HSE Managers

Field Technicians

Rig Managers

Project Engineers

Asset Operators

Tools

Workday

Taleo

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

AMS seeks a Senior Oil & Gas Recruiter to lead end-to-end recruitment for our technical, field and engineering teams. In this role, you will source, screen, and hire high-caliber talent across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations while maintaining safety standards and compliance.

Hybrid: 2x a week onsite. You will build pipelines, partner with Hiring Managers, and advise leadership on market trends, salary benchmarks, and global energy staffing strategies.