Senior Talent Partner – Engineering & Strategy

Koch Business Solutions, LP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life Insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

Koch Engineered Solutions seeks a Senior Recruiter to support Optimized Process Designs (OPD) in Katy, Texas. You will shape workforce and hiring strategies, attract and select talent, and drive a brand-worthy candidate experience across the organization.

The role emphasizes Principle Based Hiring, data-informed decision making, and collaboration with business leaders, HR, and interview teams to meet long-term talent objectives.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting engineering, construction, skilled trades, project execution, or other technical talent relevant to an EPC environment.
• Experience translating business needs into recruiting strategies and influencing hiring decisions through market insight, data, and informed challenge.
• Experience sourcing passive talent through multiple channels and developing clear candidate assessments based on capabilities, motivation, values alignment, and role fit.
• Experience building trusted partnerships with hiring leaders, Business HR, and interview teams while navigating competing priorities and changing needs with limited direction.
• Proficiency with ATS or CRM systems, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics or market-insight tools.
• Recruiting experience in a corporate or agency environment, including independently managing full-cycle and complex searches.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive end-to-end recruiting strategies aligned with OPD's business, workforce needs, talent market, and critical capabilities.
• Partner with hiring supervisors, Business HR, leaders, and interview teams to align on talent needs, define success, and support consistent Principle Based Hiring practices.
• Assess candidates using human judgment and develop clear points of view on Our Values, contribution motivation, capabilities, and role alignment.
• Independently lead complex or high-priority searches, balancing business priorities, market constraints, risk, and candidate experience.
• Create and execute sourcing strategies using market insight, data, technology, knowledge resources, and professional networks to engage internal and external talent.
• Build talent pipelines through community outreach, employer branding, and grassroots relationship-building, partnering with the right capabilities to advance recruiting strategies.
• Use business context, talent-market insights, and recruiting data to surface trade-offs and influence effective long-term hiring decisions.
• Create a brand-worthy, inclusive, and transparent candidate experience while maintaining accurate recruiting data and visibility.
• Apply sound judgment to recruiting risk, legal requirements, compliance, and HR policies while adapting priorities as business needs and technology evolve.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Engineering recruiting

Sourcing passive talent

Stakeholder management

Recruiting analytics

ATS/CRM proficiency

Tools

ATS/CRM systems

Sourcing platforms

Recruiting analytics tools

Job description

Koch Engineered Solutions seeks a Senior Recruiter to support Optimized Process Designs (OPD) in Katy, Texas. You will shape workforce and hiring strategies, attract and select talent, and drive a brand-worthy candidate experience across the organization.

The role emphasizes Principle Based Hiring, data-informed decision making, and collaboration with business leaders, HR, and interview teams to meet long-term talent objectives.