Senior Full Life Cycle Recruiter
Job Description
Senior Full Life Cycle Recruiter role in Amarillo, TX, owning end-to-end hiring for a portfolio of requisitions across construction and business functions during a fast-scaling build phase.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for an assigned portfolio of requisitions across construction, financial, commercial, and other business teams
- Run intake meetings with hiring managers to align on role requirements, must-haves, and sourcing strategy
- Source passive and active candidates directly using Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and other sourcing channels
- Screen candidates for fit, qualifications, compensation alignment, and interest
- Manage candidate experience from first outreach through offer and close, including scheduling, interview logistics, and timely communication
- Build and manage an active pipeline for recurring or hard-to-fill role types
- Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on market conditions, candidate availability, and realistic hiring timelines
- Present slates of qualified candidates with clear rationale on fit
- Guide hiring managers through structured interview and evaluation processes
- Build talent pipelines for the Dallas and Amarillo labor markets, including skilled trades and construction talent for Project Matador
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date candidate and requisition records in the ATS
- Track and report personal recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, pipeline volume, offer acceptance rate
- Provide feedback to the Manager, Talent Acquisition on process gaps, tooling needs, and sourcing channel performance as the TA function is built out
- Help document repeatable recruiting playbooks for recurring role types (examples: field construction hires, financial analysts, commercial roles)
Requirements
- 5+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience, with direct sourcing as a core part of the role (not solely applicant review)
- Experience recruiting across multiple functions at the same time, ideally including construction, technical, or industrial roles alongside corporate roles such as finance or commercial
- Comfort managing a high-volume requisition load independently with minimal oversight
- Strong skills in candidate communication and interview coordination
- Experience with an ATS and standard sourcing tools (including LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search)
- In-office role located in Amarillo
Technology
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Boolean search
- ATS
Preferred
- Experience recruiting for power generation, energy infrastructure, or large-scale construction/EPC projects
- Familiarity with skilled trades and construction labor markets in Texas
- Experience joining a TA function during a build/scale-up phase and shaping process along the way
What Success Looks Like
- Consistently fills assigned requisitions within target time-to-fill goals without sacrificing candidate quality
- Builds a durable, warm pipeline for recurring construction and business-function roles in Dallas and Amarillo
- Earns trust from hiring managers as a strategic sourcing partner, not only an intake-to-schedule recruiter
- Contributes practical process improvements as the broader TA function scales under the Manager, Talent Acquisition
Location: Amarillo, TX (onsite)
Experience: 5+ years