Senior Recruiter - South Central Region (Houston, TX)

The Senior Recruiter partners with regional leadership and hiring managers across business lines to identify workforce needs and develop recruitment strategies that support business goals. Based in Houston, TX, this position supports the South Central Region (Houston, TX; Austin, TX and San Antonio, TX) and provides full life cycle recruitment for assigned external and competed internal positions, with an emphasis on searches that benefit from local market knowledge and relationships. This role also serves as an on-site Talent Acquisition resource, builds local talent networks, and shares market insight to strengthen recruiting across the region.

Partner with Talent Acquisition and regional leadership to anticipate hiring needs, establish search priorities, and focus recruiting efforts where local market knowledge and relationships can improve outcomes.

Monitor local talent availability, competitor activity, and hiring challenges, and translate findings into practical recruiting recommendations. Share relevant insight with regional leaders and Talent Acquisition team members.

Initiate contact and develop ongoing relationships with prospective candidates and relevant local networks. Connect with new hires across the region to learn about their professional networks, identify prospective candidates, and strengthen understanding of the local talent market.

Lead intake discussions with hiring managers to understand the business need, desired outcomes, position requirements, and available talent, and establish an agreed recruiting strategy.

Develop and execute sourcing strategies informed by local talent availability, competitor activity, and hiring challenges to attract qualified candidates for current and future needs.

Build and maintain pipelines of qualified, diverse candidates through direct outreach, professional associations, industry events, employee referrals, local networks, research, and available sourcing tools.

Conduct initial candidate screenings to assess qualifications, interest, geographic preferences, and salary expectations, and recommend qualified candidates to hiring managers.

Partner with hiring managers to develop and execute interview strategies that assess qualifications consistently and provide an excellent candidate experience. Coordinate with other recruiters and local teams to support candidates visiting the office, including candidates for searches owned by other recruiters.

Participate in candidate interviews, assess qualifications, solicit and receive interview feedback and candidate evaluations from interviewer(s).

Sell the Burns & McDonnell culture and benefits to engage and recruit top talent to the organization.

Prepare, obtain required approvals, extend and negotiate job offers.

Manage assigned competed internal requisitions, coordinate interviews, and partner with hiring managers and the local Human Resources Business Partner on selection outcomes and communication with selected and non-selected employees.

Collaborate with Talent Acquisition team members to support regional hiring needs, share local market context, and maintain clear ownership of searches and candidate outreach. Provide regular progress updates on assigned requisitions and identify challenges requiring additional support or decisions.

Develop and deliver recruiting and interviewing training for hiring managers and others involved in selection. Provide ongoing guidance that strengthens hiring decisions and promotes a consistent recruiting process across the region.

Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff.

Provides input and feedback that enhances the delivery of existing programs.

Prepare documentation related to potential leads and candidate assessments; utilize and maintain related files and systems for tracking, analysis, and reporting purposes.

Maintain knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, and ensure compliance with established company policies, standards, processes and procedures, including QA/QC requirements and company and site safety policies.

Maintain confidentiality of personal, confidential and proprietary information.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor Degree in human resources, business or related field and 8 years sourcing or recruiting experience required.

Previous experience managing full life cycle recruitment for technical or professional positions in engineering, construction, power, oil and gas, transmission and distribution, or other heavy industrial markets is preferred. Experience managing concurrent searches across multiple business groups is preferred.

Ability to develop and execute sourcing strategies using market research, direct outreach, professional networks, and local industry relationships. Knowledge of the South Central Region (Houston, TX; Austin, TX; and San Antonio, TX) talent market and experience building relevant local networks are preferred.

Demonstrated ability to build credibility with business leaders, advise hiring managers, and collaborate across recruiting and Human Resources teams. Ability to balance competing hiring needs and maintain clear accountability for assigned searches.

Experience with applicant tracking systems and Internet-based sourcing tools is required.

Experience developing, extending and negotiating employment offers preferred.

Understanding of the Boolean search language, and how those search principles apply to both Internet and database searches.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly present complex information.

Strong analytical, problem solving and research skills

Knowledge of federal and state employment laws.

Burns & McDonnell is making the world a better place every day. When we take on some of the world’s toughest challenges, we’re putting the industry’s best thinking to work, striving to create amazing success for our clients and amazing careers for our employee-owners. Our staff of more than 7,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants and business professionals is constantly growing.

We have offices and projects across the U.S. and around the globe. We are proud to rank among FORTUNE magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. Our culture, powered by 100% employee ownership, plays a major role in getting us there. Each employee brings a high level of commitment to every project. Clients have shown their appreciation of this dedication, rewarding us with a 90% repeat business rate and decades-long partnerships. That’s pretty cool for a firm that started as a small engineering consulting shop back in 1898.

At Burns & McDonnell, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference while fulfilling your personal and professional ambitions. Our entrepreneurial culture lets you guide your destiny and shape the path your career travels. And with hundreds of service specialties, your career and development options are endless.

Are you ready to create amazing?

Burns & McDonnell is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans