Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner
Job Description
Lead and execute end-to-end recruiting to support Taurus Industrial Group’s growth across professional, technical, field, HSE, administrative, and skilled-trades roles.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute recruiting strategies aligned to business plans, project requirements, and workforce needs
- Partner with Operations and hiring managers to understand current and future staffing requirements
- Build proactive pipelines for high-demand and difficult-to-fill roles
- Track labor-market conditions, compensation trends, talent availability, and recruiting challenges
- Recommend sourcing approaches to improve quality and time-to-hire
- Create talent pools for recurring and anticipated project needs
- Manage full-cycle recruiting from requisition through offer and onboarding
- Source candidates via job boards, professional networks, social media, employee referrals, industry contacts, recruiting events, schools, trade organizations, and direct sourcing
- Recruit across leadership, professional, technical, project, HSE, administrative, and skilled-trades roles
- Conduct candidate interviews and assessments, then provide hiring recommendations based on established qualifications
- Maintain consistent candidate communication throughout the hiring process
- Develop and maintain relationships with passive candidates and industry professionals
- Represent TIG with a positive, professional candidate experience
- Partner with hiring managers to align hiring requirements, timelines, and candidate profiles
- Provide regular updates on recruiting activity, pipelines, market conditions, and recruiting challenges
- Identify potential staffing issues before they become project-critical
- Support rapid staffing needs for new projects, expansions, and workforce fluctuations
- Develop specialized recruiting strategies for industrial construction and skilled-trades roles
- Build relationships with skilled-trades professionals, trade schools, apprenticeship programs, associations, and industry organizations
- Maintain ongoing pipelines for roles including electricians, pipefitters, welders, millwrights, scaffolders, laborers, HSE professionals, and other field positions
- Understand and apply required certifications, licenses, qualifications, experience, and project-specific requirements
- Support both short-term project hiring and long-term workforce development
- Maintain accurate recruiting activity and candidate information in the applicant tracking system
- Monitor and report recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline activity, offer acceptance, and hiring trends
- Streamline recruiting processes to reduce unnecessary delays
- Ensure recruiting practices follow company policies and applicable employment laws
- Maintain appropriate documentation throughout the recruiting process
- Evaluate recruiting tools, vendors, and sources for effectiveness and return on investment
- Promote TIG as an employer of choice in industrial construction and related markets
- Support career fairs, recruiting events, industry networking, and community outreach
- Strengthen employment brand through job postings, social media, recruiting materials, and candidate communications
- Maintain a strong network of potential candidates for future opportunities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition and recruiting experience
- Experience recruiting in industrial construction, engineering, manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, or another project-based environment strongly preferred
- Proven experience recruiting professional, technical, and skilled-trades positions
- Strong sourcing and candidate-development skills
- Experience managing full-cycle recruiting
- Strong understanding of recruiting practices, employment law, and candidate engagement
- Excellent communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
- Experience recruiting for large industrial construction projects
- Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and recruiting technology
- Experience developing recruiting metrics and talent pipelines
- Established network within industrial construction or skilled-trades markets
- Experience partnering directly with Operations and field leadership
Key Competencies
- Strategic Talent Acquisition
- Business Partnership
- Industrial & Skilled-Trades Recruiting
- Relationship Building
- Candidate Engagement
- Sourcing & Networking
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Organization & Follow-Through
- Data & Recruiting Analytics
- Adaptability
- Sense of Urgency
Success Measures
- Fill critical positions with qualified candidates within established timelines
- Build sustainable talent pipelines rather than relying solely on reactive recruiting
- Improve candidate quality and hiring-manager satisfaction
- Reduce time-to-fill for critical positions
- Increase utilization of proactive sourcing and employee referrals
- Develop strong relationships with Operations and hiring managers
- Improve candidate experience
- Provide meaningful labor market and recruiting intelligence to leadership
- Support TIG’s ability to staff projects quickly and effectively
Working Relationships
- Human Resources
- Operations Leadership
- Project Managers
- Division Leaders
- Field Leadership
- HSE/Safety
- Finance/Payroll
- Hiring Managers
- External recruiting partners and staffing resources
Physical / Travel Requirements
- Ability to work in an office and/or hybrid environment as required
- Periodic travel may be required to support recruiting events, project locations, offices, career fairs, and other talent-acquisition activities
- Occasional visits to field/project locations may be required
Location: Pasadena, TX (hybrid)