Talent Acquisition Advisor (Engineering)

Primary Services; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Primary Services in Houston is seeking a Talent Acquisition Advisor to lead full-cycle recruiting for professional, technical, and corporate roles. This role blends hands-on sourcing with workforce planning, recruitment marketing, and market analysis to meet evolving business needs, in a matrix environment with cross-functional collaboration.

You will partner with hiring managers, HR leadership, and external agencies to build pipelines, advise on market conditions, 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, including professional and technical recruitment.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies for specialized, technical, or hard-to-fill positions.
• 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.

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.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Workforce planning

Strategic sourcing

Stakeholder management

Recruiting analytics

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

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 Talent Acquisition Advisor 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.