Talent Acquisition Manager

Dow; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase program

Generous vacation & PTO

Job summary

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions seeks a Talent Acquisition Manager in Houston, TX, to drive enterprise talent strategy across all sites and roles. You will partner with site leaders, HR, and external sources to build robust pipelines for hourly, salaried, and skilled technical roles.

The ideal candidate brings strong recruiting experience, labor relations knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to cultivate trusted relationships across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military equivalent with 5 years’ related experience, or 8–10 years progressive recruiting experience.
• End-to-end recruiting experience required (sourcing through day-one onboarding).
• Experience with labor relations, workforce planning, or employee relations in manufacturing/industrial settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end hiring across sites and workforce segments.
• Partner with site leaders and HR to meet current and future needs.
• Build pipelines via schools, partnerships, and networks.
• Use metrics to improve recruiting effectiveness and candidate experience.
• Interpret labor agreements and staffing policies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Communication

Relationship building

Confidentiality & Prioritization

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking

Tools

Workday or HRIS/ATS platforms

Job description

About Diamond Infrastructure Solutions (website) Diamond Infrastructure Solutions is an infrastructure-focused company strategically located in the U.S. Gulf Coast – the heart of U.S. manufacturing. The company is comprised of ~2700 employees and contractors that are driven by a customer-first entrepreneurial mindset, offering expertise and turn-key services to more than 70 on-site and off-site customers across the U.S. Gulf Coast. The company is built upon the foundation of Dow’s world-leading operational excellence to deliver best-in-class services and reliability.Our vision is to be the trusted leader in infrastructure—delivering reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that adapt to our customers’ evolving needs.At Diamond Infrastructure Solutions, we empower growth across the U.S. Gulf Coast by providing strategic land access and dependable services.Backed by world-class assets, scale, and expertise, we help our partners optimize costs, accelerate their ambitions, and achieve lasting value through every project and partnership.Our People are the integral ingredient to our culture of employee ownership and excellence-driven core values.An unwavering focus on employee & asset safety and the generational impact to our environment & surrounding communities is critical.Together we will strategically deliver Focused Growth while positioning the organization to leverage industry megatrends for sustained success.

About this role

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions has an exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Manager located in Houston (TX). Will also consider other Diamond Infrastructure Solutions key sites. As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you will play a critical role in delivering Diamond Infrastructure Solutions’ enterprise talent strategy by implementing the full scope of talent hiring activities across all employees, functions, and sites. This role ensures the organization has the workforce capabilities needed to meet current operational needs, support future growth, and advance Diamond’s business priorities. You will partner with site leaders, HR Business Partners, Labor Relations, and external talent sources to build strong pipelines for hourly, salaried, and skilled technical roles. This role also supports collective bargaining requirements, seniority administration, internal job movement, and contract interpretation. The ideal candidate brings business acumen, strong recruiting experience, labor relations knowledge, sound judgment, and the ability to build trusted relationships across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Deliver against Diamond Infrastructure Solutions’ talent strategy by leading and executing end-to-end hiring activities for employees across all sites and workforce segments, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, and support through Day 1.
• Provide consult and implement staffing plans with site leaders and HR to meet current and future workforce needs.
• Build talent pipelines through sourcing, schools, community partnerships, apprenticeship programs, professional associations, and industry networks.
• Use hiring metrics and workforce trends to improve recruiting effectiveness and candidate experience.
• Serve as a recruiting subject matter expert for leaders and hiring managers.
• Attend on-site recruiting events.
• Administer contractually required staffing actions, seniority lists, postings, bidding procedures, and awards for represented positions.
• Interpret labor agreements, established practices, and company policies related to staffing and workforce movement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking AND 5 years of experience, OR 8–10 years of progressive experience in recruiting, staffing, labor relations, workforce planning, or employee relations in a manufacturing, industrial, unionized, or operational environment.
• Minimum of 2 years of End to End recruiting experience required.
• Working knowledge of Workday or other HRIS/ATS platforms.
• Must have current valid, US driver’s license.
• Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser.)
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.
• No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting union-represented workforces, collective bargaining agreements.
• Manufacturing, industrial, operations, construction, infrastructure, or energy industry experience.
• Experience building recruiting partnerships with schools, trade programs, community organizations, or workforce development agencies.

Skills

• Analytical thinking: Uses data, metrics, and workforce trends to make informed staffing decisions and improve recruiting outcomes.
• Organizational skills: Effectively manages multiple requisitions, priorities, and staffing processes while ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Communication: Clearly communicates with candidates, hiring leaders, HR partners, and labor representatives to drive effective hiring decisions.
• Relationship building: Develops trusted partnerships with leaders, employees, unions, schools, and external talent sources to support workforce needs.
• Confidentiality & Prioritization: Manages sensitive information with discretion while balancing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Business acumen: Understands operational priorities and workforce challenges to align talent strategies with business objectives.

Additional notes

Note: Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.

Benefits – What Diamond Infrastructure Solutions offers you

Benefits – What Diamond Infrastructure Solutions offers you We invest in you. Diamond Infrastructure Solutions invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing. Vibrant network of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) designed to foster inclusion and belonging. With ten ERGs spanning diverse interests and identities, there’s a group for everyone. Employees are encouraged to join and actively participate. Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.

• Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
• Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs.
• Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
• Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies based on location)
• Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Diamond Infrastructure Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8. Dow is a company of more than 36,500 global innovators, believers and solutions providers. We are a diverse community marked by respect, integrity, and a desire to make the world a better place. A career at Dow is an invitation to explore, create, and make valuable contributions to human progress.