Experienced Recruiter – Power, Energy, & Infrastructure

Sargent & Lundy•Warrenville, IL

18d

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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources , Business Administration , or related field.
Minimum 6 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.