Senior Recruiter

EnerMech; Georgia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

EnerMech in Houston is seeking a Senior Recruiter to join our Americas HR team. This hands-on role supports the recruitment of technical, operational and project-based talent across the US, partnering with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and deliver end-to-end recruitment.

You will proactively source candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, AI-enabled tools and direct market mapping, build pipelines for recurring roles, screen applicants, and drive offers and mobilisation in oil & gas

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Recruiter in oil & gas or related engineering environments.
• Strong knowledge of the Houston and US Gulf Coast talent market.
• Direct sourcing of technical and operational candidates rather than relying on agencies.
• Experience with project-based, contract and permanent roles.
• Proficient with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms and AI-enabled sourcing tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for US-based corporate, technical and project roles.
• Source candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter, Workable, AI tools and direct market mapping.
• Build talent pipelines for critical skills and recurring roles.
• Collaborate with Operations and Commercial teams for early project visibility.
• Develop sourcing strategies for difficult roles and niche positions.
• Utilize candidate database and talent pools to identify suitable talent.
• Screen candidates and provide clear recommendations to hiring managers.
• Manage job advertising and targeted recruitment campaigns.
• Maintain accurate candidate data in the ATS.
• Monitor time-to-fill and sourcing effectiveness; adjust strategies.
• Support high-volume mobilisation when required.
• Deliver a professional candidate experience throughout the process.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Commercial mindset

Working in fast-paced environments

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS platforms

AI-enabled sourcing tools

Job description

About EnerMech

We are EnerMech, a specialist service company that delivers safe, integrated solutions for complex energy projects. For over 50 years, we’ve been energizing our clients across the world with unrivalled expertise, equipment, and technology that supports the entire asset life cycle – offshore and on land. We enable progress through our three global business lines: Energy Solutions, Infrastructure & Industrial Solutions, and Lifting Solutions. Within these areas, we offer a wide range of services, including cranes, lifting, fluid power, training, equipment rental, pipeline, subsea, process, and valves – all designed to help you optimize performance, enhance reliability, and improve efficiency. With a focus on operational excellence, we deliver value through our customized integrated solutions. This approach reduces risk and enhances efficiencies making us a leading and trusted partner every step of the way.

The Role

EnerMech is looking for a Senior Recruiter to join our Americas HR team in Houston. This is a hands-on recruitment role supporting the delivery of technical, operational and project-based talent across our growing US business.

You will partner closely with hiring managers and operational teams to understand workforce requirements, proactively source talent and manage recruitment from initial requirement through to offer and mobilisation.

The role will have a strong focus on recruiting technical personnel across the energy sector, including oil & gas, LNG, pre-commissioning, maintenance, turnarounds and related industrial services. There will also be the need to work on more corporate-type roles within finance, Business Development, HSE etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for corporate, technical, operational and project-based positions across the US.
• Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Workable, AI-enabled sourcing tools, talent pools and direct market mapping.
• Build and maintain pipelines for critical and recurring skills, reducing reliance on reactive recruitment.
• Partner with Operations and Commercial teams to gain early visibility of upcoming projects and workforce requirements.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill and niche technical positions.
• Utilise our existing candidate database and talent pools to quickly identify suitable talent.
• Conduct candidate screening and interviews, providing clear recommendations to hiring managers.
• Manage job advertising, candidate attraction and targeted recruitment campaigns.
• Maintain accurate recruitment activity and candidate information within the ATS.
• Monitor recruitment pipelines, time-to-fill and sourcing effectiveness and adjust sourcing activity where required.
• Support high-volume project mobilisation activity when required.
• Deliver a professional and engaging candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as a Senior Recruiter, ideally within oil & gas, LNG, energy, industrial services, engineering or a similar technical environment.
• Strong knowledge of the Houston and US Gulf Coast talent market.
• Demonstrated experience directly sourcing technical and operational candidates rather than relying primarily on applications or agencies.
• Confident user of LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms and modern sourcing technology.
• Comfortable using AI and technology to improve candidate identification, outreach and recruitment efficiency.
• Experience recruiting project-based, contract and permanent personnel.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work directly and be able to influence operational and technical hiring managers.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and respond quickly to changing project requirements.
• Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Diversity & Inclusion

EnerMech is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.