Technical Recruiter

RRC Power and Energy•Round Rock, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

RRC is seeking a Technical Recruiter to support hiring for its multidisciplinary engineering firm, which delivers energy projects—particularly renewable energy—throughout the United States and Canada. The role is based at RRC’s Austin/Round Rock, Texas office and partners with department managers and HR to meet current and anticipated staffing needs. The recruiter develops strategic staffing plans, advises hiring managers, leads full-cycle recruitment for engineering and technical professionals, and builds candidate pipelines across multiple disciplines and markets. The position also supports candidate experience, onboarding, recruiting administration, analytics, and process improvement. It includes maintaining accurate applicant-tracking-system records, monitoring recruiting metrics, providing hiring insights, and assisting with broader HR responsibilities as needed. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate RRC’s values of client satisfaction, employee happiness, quality work, and going above and beyond, while handling candidate and employee information with discretion and confidentiality.

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

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience in full life-cycle technical recruiting.
Experience improving employer branding or workforce planning.

Responsibilities

Partner with department managers to identify current and anticipated hiring needs and develop staffing plans aligned with department priorities, project requirements, and business growth plans.
Track 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 departmental recruiting processes.
Lead full-cycle recruiting administration and execution, including sourcing, résumé review, screening, interviewing, hiring-manager coordination, offer support, and onboarding management.
Recruit engineering and technical professionals across disciplines, including for specialized and hard-to-fill roles.
Assess candidates’ technical knowledge, project experience, professional licensure, consulting experience, communication skills, qualifications, and credentials.
Coordinate interviews, collect hiring-manager feedback, and support consistent candidate evaluation and selection.
Verify professional references when appropriate and coordinate pre-employment steps with Human Resources.
Coordinate 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 long-term relationships with engineering and technical professionals.
Broaden outreach to attract diverse qualified candidates and support fair, consistent hiring practices.
Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and external recruiting sources; partner with HR and department leaders on talent attraction and retention initiatives.
Provide a positive candidate experience, timely updates, clear communication about positions and the firm, and a final response to candidates.
Maintain accurate candidate records, recruiting activity, and hiring documentation in the applicant tracking system; coordinate follow-up to keep searches moving.
Collect, compile, and analyze candidate demographic and hiring activity data; monitor pipeline activity, time to fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and candidate conversion.
Provide hiring updates and actionable insights to department managers and leadership, and identify improvements to 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.
Partner with HR to support a consistent employee experience and effective transitions between recruiting, onboarding, and ongoing employee support.
Handle candidate and employee information professionally, discreetly, and confidentially.