Contract Recruiter

Support the Talent Acquisition core team with full-cycle recruiting, pipeline building, and ATS/HRIS management across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Talent Acquisition Leadership and hiring teams to track the job requisition pipeline and reconcile progress against the annual hiring business plan
• Lead full-cycle recruitment activities, including posting requisitions, sourcing candidates, conducting interviews, drafting offer letters, and scheduling interviews for multiple levels
• Ensure compliance and data integrity while managing regular ATS/HRIS needs
• Identify, engage, and qualify talent across specific disciplines
• Deliver a compelling, consistent candidate message aligned with company brand and values
• Build durable talent communities and candidate pipelines across diverse functional areas, producing rapid results in a fast-paced environment
• Maintain TA system operations across platforms such as Jobvite and Workday, plus LinkedIn Recruiter and job boards
• Support diversity hiring sourcing strategies using job boards, virtual job fairs, and job posting activities
• Assist with TA and recruitment projects, including creating target lists (companies, candidates, prospects, leads), developing pipelines, reaching out to high-potential prospects, conducting interviews, maintaining progress updates, and capturing market data
• Collect and frame external talent market data to help partners inform and influence decisions
• Optimize Talent Management/ATS by configuring email templates, workflows, dispositions, requisition statuses, analytics, and TA hiring reporting
• Handle storage and distribution of internal and external documents with strict confidentiality
• Drive candidate engagement through each stage of recruiting to support a timely, positive candidate experience
• Use Microsoft Office Suite tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) to manage work deliverables
• Maintain regular attendance in accordance with the company attendance policy and supervisory assignment
• Complete other duties and special projects as assigned by Management

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred)
• 3+ years of recruiting experience in utility-scale renewable energy, solar, or construction environments, including roles in engineering, sustainability, and skilled trades
• Strong understanding of the utility-scale solar project lifecycle, particularly EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction)
• Strong interviewing, assessment, and candidate selection skills
• Sound judgment and problem-solving ability, with capacity to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Proactive, self-directed, and goal-oriented; able to work independently
• Professional, calm, and effective in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills and customer service mindset
• High attention to detail
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar HR certification preferred
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; company cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time

Technology

• Jobvite
• Workday
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Job boards
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• ATS/HRIS

Position Details

• Contract position
• Remote work (Houston, TX, United States)
• FLSA status: Non-Exempt
• Reports to: Senior Director of HRBP or other management personnel designated by the CEO
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm local time
• Department: EPC HR Office

Essential Job Function

• Talent Recruiting, Sourcing, and Community Development (80%)
• Other Duties as Assigned (20%)

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Stationary: frequently up to 90% of the time; sitting up to 8 hours per day
• Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop, and/or walk
• Carry Weight: infrequently lift or carry light to heavy objects up to 10 pounds
• Hearing and Speech: frequently communicate with ability to hear and talk for employee and workplace interactions
• Sight: frequent use of vision to review computer materials and office documents/objects
• Climb: occasionally ascend/descend stairs to access upper and lower floors
• Travel: up to 10% as needed
• Environment: regular professional office setting; noise may range from low to moderate in-office and moderate to high on construction sites
• OMP policy: role may transition to onsite or hybrid as determined by business needs and the Head of Department