Experienced Recruiter – Power, Energy, & Infrastructure

Sargent & Lundy • Chicago, IL

20h • $36 - $55 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Role:
We are seeking an experienced Recruiter who will focus on full-lifecycle talent acquisition for our high-demand and hard-to-fill roles. You will partner with hiring managers across the business to nurture candidate pipelines, drive candidate conversion, and negotiate offers to close top talent. This role will be a key driver in delivering on our growth agenda — you’ll own a significant volume of critical openings and help accelerate our capability to grow.
This is a full-time temporary position, scheduled for 40 hours per week, with an estimated duration of 9 to 12 months.
This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of spending three days a week in the office, giving you the flexibility to work remotely for two days.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience as a recruiter (corporate environment preferred; recruiting at engineering / consulting / professional services firms strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated track record sourcing, assessing and closing engineering and technical talent (mid- to senior-level) in disciplines such as power, energy, infrastructure, or similar industries.
• Full-lifecycle recruitment expertise: requisition intake, sourcing strategy, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, hiring manager partnering.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder-management skills — comfortable guiding hiring decisions and closing talent in competitive markets.
• Advanced sourcing skills including, LinkedIn Recruiter, job-board optimization, pipeline development.
• Proficiency with ATS systems (experience with iCIMS preferred) and recruitment analytics.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and decision-making skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume recruiting environment with changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor to hiring managers within engineering functions. Build deep relationships, understand business priorities, and translate hiring needs into recruitment strategies.
• Lead full-lifecycle recruitment for senior-level engineering and technical specialists source and interview candidates, and handle offer negotiation and onboarding hand-off.
• Proactively build and maintain robust pipelines of active and passive candidates against in-demand engineering skill sets and roles. Deploy advanced sourcing tactics including, LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, and targeted outreach.
• Negotiate offers and close high-caliber candidates, balancing speed, candidate experience, and internal alignment.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date candidate and requisition tracking in ATS (e.g., iCIMS), produce recruitment metrics, and continuously optimize processes for efficiency and impact.
• Partner with HR, hiring leaders, and functional leaders to shape hiring plans, drive process excellence, and enhance the candidate experience
• Champion our Sargent & Lundy employer brand, highlighting our commitment to professional development, project variety, innovation, and meaningful impact.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Flexible Holiday
• Paid Sick Time
• Compensatory Time
• Temporary employees are eligible to participate in the Savings Investment Plan/401k.
• However, temporary employees are not eligible for the employer contribution and match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees