Technical Recruiter

RRC Power and Energy•Round Rock, TX

14d•Onsite

About The Position

RRC is seeking a Technical Recruiter to support hiring for its multidisciplinary engineering firm, which works on energy projects—particularly renewable energy—throughout the United States and Canada. The role is based at RRC’s Austin/Round Rock, Texas office and focuses on recruiting engineering and technical professionals across disciplines, including specialized and hard-to-fill roles. The recruiter partners with department managers to understand staffing needs and business priorities, develop recruiting plans, advise on sourcing and candidate availability, and maintain clear communication about searches. The role leads full-cycle recruitment, from sourcing and screening through interviews, offer support, and onboarding, while building candidate pipelines and maintaining a positive candidate experience. The position also involves recruiting analytics and process improvement, maintaining accurate applicant-tracking records, and supporting broader HR activities as needed. The successful candidate is expected to personify RRC’s values of client satisfaction, employee happiness, quality work, and going above and beyond.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience, preferably in full life-cycle technical recruiting, human resources, or a similar field.
Experience recruiting across multiple engineering disciplines, offices, or geographic markets.
Familiarity with professional engineering licensure, technical certifications, and consulting project-delivery roles.
Experience recruiting project managers, senior technical specialists, practice leaders, and business development professionals.
Experience managing onboarding and supporting broader HR functions.
Ability to support recruiting process improvement, reporting, employer branding, or workforce planning.
Ability to understand and personify RRC’s core values: client satisfaction, employee happiness, quality work, and going above and beyond.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Partner with department managers to identify current and anticipated recruiting needs and develop strategic staffing plans aligned with department priorities, project requirements, and business growth.
Maintain current information on open positions, communicate candidate status and search progress, and present qualified, pre-screened candidates to hiring managers.
Advise hiring managers on sourcing approaches, candidate availability, position requirements, and potential hiring barriers.
Assist hiring managers with creating and updating accurate job descriptions.
Develop, manage, and improve recruiting processes and practices.
Lead full-cycle recruitment, including sourcing, résumé review, pre-screening, interviews, hiring manager coordination, offer support, and onboarding management.
Recruit engineering and technical professionals across disciplines, including specialized and hard-to-fill roles.
Assess candidate qualifications, technical knowledge, project experience, professional licensure, consulting experience, and communication skills.
Coordinate interviews, collect timely hiring manager feedback, and support consistent candidate evaluation and selection.
Verify professional references when appropriate and coordinate pre-employment steps with Human Resources.
Manage onboarding with the Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager, hiring managers, and internal teams.
Develop sourcing strategies using professional networks, employee referrals, industry associations, universities, job boards, and direct outreach.
Build and maintain candidate pipelines, engage passive candidates, and cultivate relationships with engineering and technical professionals.
Expand outreach to attract a broad and diverse candidate pool and support fair, consistent hiring practices.
Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and external recruiting sources, and partner with HR and department leaders on talent attraction and retention initiatives.
Provide a positive candidate experience through timely communication, updates, and final disposition; communicate position expectations, company culture, and career opportunities.
Maintain accurate candidate records, recruiting activity, and hiring documentation in the applicant tracking system; coordinate follow-up to keep searches moving efficiently.
Collect and analyze recruiting data, including candidate demographics and hiring activity, and monitor pipeline activity, time to fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and candidate conversion.
Provide hiring updates and actionable insights to department managers and leadership; identify opportunities to improve recruiting workflows, tools, reporting, and coordination.
Help enhance and maintain HR functions, particularly the recruiting process.
Assist with other HR responsibilities as needed, including employee orientation, performance management, training, and employee relations.
Handle candidate and employee information professionally, discreetly, and confidentially.