Experienced Recruiter – Power, Energy, & Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor to hiring managers within engineering functions.
• Build deep relationships, understand business priorities, and translate hiring needs into recruitment strategies.
• Lead full-lifecycle recruitment for senior-level engineering and technical specialists, source and interview candidates, and handle offer negotiation and onboarding hand-off.
• Proactively build and maintain robust pipelines of active and passive candidates against in-demand engineering skill sets and roles.
• Deploy advanced sourcing tactics including, LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, and targeted outreach.
• Negotiate offers and close high-caliber candidates, balancing speed, candidate experience, and internal alignment.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date candidate and requisition tracking in ATS (e.g., iCIMS), produce recruitment metrics, and continuously optimize processes for efficiency and impact.
• Partner with HR, hiring leaders, and functional leaders to shape hiring plans, drive process excellence, and enhance the candidate experience.
• Champion our Sargent & Lundy employer brand, highlighting our commitment to professional development, project variety, innovation, and meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience as a recruiter (corporate environment preferred; recruiting at engineering / consulting / professional services firms strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated track record sourcing, assessing and closing engineering and technical talent (mid- to senior-level) in disciplines such as power, energy, infrastructure, or similar industries.
• Full-lifecycle recruitment expertise: requisition intake, sourcing strategy, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, hiring manager partnering.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder-management skills—comfortable guiding hiring decisions and closing talent in competitive markets.
• Advanced sourcing skills including, LinkedIn Recruiter, job-board optimization, pipeline development.
• Proficiency with ATS systems (experience with iCIMS preferred) and recruitment analytics.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and decision-making skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume recruiting environment with changing priorities.

Benefits

At Sargent & Lundy, we care about the health and well-being of our employees. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace, offering comprehensive healthcare plans and generous paid time off to support our team members in every aspect of their lives. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we are proud to provide competitive, award-winning benefits. Our dedication to employee satisfaction has earned us the prestigious Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award for compensation and benefits in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Full-Time Temporary Employees are eligible for the following benefits below:

• Medical Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Flexible Holiday
• Paid Sick Time
• Compensatory Time
• Savings Investment Plan/401k

Individuals may also be eligible to participate in our yearly discretionary bonus.

Equal Opportunity

Sargent & Lundy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by applicable law.