Senior Technical Recruiter (Engineering)

Primary Services; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Primary Services in the United States is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to act as a strategic recruiting partner, leading full-cycle recruitment for professional, technical, engineering, and corporate roles. The role blends hands-on recruiting with workforce planning, market analysis, and talent strategy to support evolving business needs.

You will work with hiring managers, HR leadership, and cross-functional teams to proactively source, improve processes, and deliver effective hiring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or related field or equivalent education and professional experience.
• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate environment (professional/technical).
• Experience developing sourcing strategies for specialized or hard-to-fill roles.
• Proficiency with LinkedIn, ATS, recruiting platforms, and candidate sourcing technologies.
• Experience using recruiting metrics and market data to improve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for professional, technical, engineering, and corporate positions.
• Develop strategic sourcing plans to attract candidates for specialized roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and business priorities.
• Advise leaders on talent availability, market conditions, and timelines.
• Build candidate pipelines through LinkedIn, networks, and outreach.
• Develop recruitment marketing initiatives to strengthen employer visibility.
• Screen and evaluate candidates based on qualifications and position needs.
• Manage candidate engagement, interview coordination, and offers.
• Analyze recruiting metrics and time-to-fill trends to improve processes.
• Maintain accurate candidate records and ATS data; coordinate with agencies.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Workforce planning

Strategic sourcing

Recruitment analytics

LinkedIn proficiency

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business or related field

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

LinkedIn

ATS

Recruiting platforms

Sourcing technologies

Job description

Take your talent acquisition career to the next level with an established engineering and industrial technology organization supporting major projects across the energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors. Move beyond traditional recruiting to influence workforce planning, develop strategic sourcing initiatives, and advise business leaders on critical hiring decisions. Enjoy a hybrid work environment and the opportunity to shape recruiting strategies, strengthen talent pipelines, and make a lasting impact on organizational growth.

The Senior Technical Recruiter will serve as a strategic recruiting partner, leading full-cycle talent acquisition for professional, technical, and corporate positions. This role combines hands-on recruiting with workforce planning, recruitment marketing, and talent market analysis to support evolving business needs. Working closely with hiring managers, HR leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders, this position will develop proactive sourcing strategies, improve recruiting processes, and deliver effective hiring solutions across a complex business environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for professional, technical, engineering, and corporate positions.
• Develop strategic sourcing plans to attract qualified candidates for specialized and hard-to-fill roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, position requirements, and business priorities.
• Advise business leaders on talent availability, market conditions, recruiting strategies, and hiring timelines.
• Build candidate pipelines through LinkedIn, professional networks, recruitment marketing, and targeted outreach.
• Develop recruitment marketing initiatives to strengthen employer visibility and attract passive candidates.
• Screen and evaluate candidates based on technical qualifications, professional experience, and position requirements.
• Manage candidate engagement, interview coordination, offer approvals, and recruitment communications.
• Analyze recruiting metrics, requisition activity, and time-to-fill trends to identify process improvements.
• Maintain accurate candidate records and recruitment activity within applicant tracking systems.
• Partner with external recruiting agencies and professional associations to expand talent pipelines.
• Support hiring manager training on interviewing practices, recruitment compliance, and employment regulations.
• Monitor talent acquisition trends and recommend improvements to recruiting strategies and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent education and professional experience.
• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a corporate environment, including professional and technical recruitment.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies for specialized, technical, or hard-to-fill positions.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with hiring managers and business leaders on workforce planning and talent acquisition strategies.
• Proficiency with LinkedIn, applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruiting platforms, and candidate sourcing technologies.
• Experience using recruiting metrics, talent market data, and hiring analytics to improve recruitment outcomes.
• Knowledge of employment laws, recruitment compliance requirements, and HR practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• 2+ years of recruiting experience in oil and gas, renewable energy, manufacturing, material handling, or related industrial markets preferred.
• Experience supporting recruitment across multiple geographic locations, including international operations, preferred.
• Experience recruiting within engineering services or high-growth technical organizations preferred.