Experienced Recruiter – Power, Energy, & Infrastructure

Sargent & Lundy • Chicago, IL

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Sargent & Lundy is seeking an experienced Recruiter to lead full-lifecycle talent acquisition for high-demand, hard-to-fill roles, with a focus on engineering and technical talent. The recruiter will partner with hiring managers across the business to develop candidate pipelines, improve candidate conversion, negotiate offers, and help meet the company’s growth goals while managing a significant volume of critical openings.

The position uses a hybrid work arrangement: three days per week in the office and two days working remotely. The recruiter will advise engineering hiring managers, lead recruiting from requisition intake through offer negotiation and onboarding hand-off, maintain candidate pipelines, track recruiting activity and metrics, collaborate with HR and business leaders, and promote Sargent & Lundy’s employer brand.

Sargent & Lundy describes its benefits as supporting employee health, well-being, and work-life balance. The posting lists benefits for full-time temporary employees, including medical insurance, paid holidays, a paid flexible holiday, paid sick time, compensatory time, and eligibility to participate in the Savings Investment Plan/401(k), without employer contribution or match. Eligible positions may include a yearly discretionary bonus. The stated compensation range is $78,016–$119,191. The company does not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience as a recruiter.
• Demonstrated success sourcing, assessing, and closing mid- to senior-level engineering and technical talent in power, energy, infrastructure, or similar industries.
• Expertise in full-lifecycle recruitment, including requisition intake, sourcing strategy, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and hiring-manager partnership.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to guide hiring decisions and close candidates in competitive markets.
• Advanced sourcing skills, including LinkedIn Recruiter, job-board optimization, and pipeline development.
• Proficiency with ATS systems and recruitment analytics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume recruiting environment with changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Corporate recruiting experience.
• Recruiting experience at engineering, consulting, or professional services firms.
• Experience with iCIMS.
• Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Advise engineering hiring managers, build relationships, understand business priorities, and translate hiring needs into recruitment strategies.
• Lead full-lifecycle recruitment for senior-level engineering and technical specialists, including sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding hand-off.
• Build and maintain pipelines of active and passive candidates for in-demand engineering skill sets and roles.
• Use advanced sourcing tactics, including LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, and targeted outreach.
• Negotiate offers and close high-caliber candidates while balancing speed, candidate experience, and internal alignment.
• Maintain accurate candidate and requisition tracking in an ATS, produce recruitment metrics, and optimize processes.
• Partner with HR, hiring leaders, and functional leaders to shape hiring plans, improve recruiting processes, and enhance the candidate experience.
• Promote the Sargent & Lundy employer brand, including its professional development, project variety, innovation, and meaningful impact.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid flexible holiday
• Paid sick time
• Compensatory time
• Eligibility for the Savings Investment Plan/401(k); temporary employees are not eligible for employer contributions or matching
• Eligible positions may participate in a yearly discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior