Recruiter/Senior Recruiter
About the role
This role offers an experienced Recruiter/Senior Recruiter a rare opportunity to collaborate with both the scientific and operational organizations of a national laboratory. You will be working with distinguished researchers, managers and senior leaders, guiding complex searches that demand credibility, discernment, and strategic thinking.
Responsibilities
- Talent Advisory & Leadership Partnership
- Serve as a trusted talent advisor to hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
- Consult on position scope, candidate profiles, labor market conditions, compensation considerations, and recruitment strategies.
- Translate highly technical requirements into effective sourcing strategies and compelling outreach.
- Provide data-driven insights and professional judgment to support hiring decisions.
- Build strong collaborative partnerships across Human Resources and client organizations.
- Scientific, Engineering & Technical Recruitment
- Lead full-cycle recruitment for scientific, engineering, technical, skilled trades, and operational positions.
- Develop proactive sourcing strategies and build diverse talent pipelines for specialized and difficult-to-fill roles.
- Manage multiple concurrent searches while maintaining exceptional organization, communication, and candidate experience.
- Approach searches as structured projects by establishing recruitment plans, identifying risks, setting priorities, and proactively managing stakeholders.
- Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure compliance with federal contractor requirements and established recruitment practices.
- Utilize recruiting metrics and qualitative feedback to improve sourcing effectiveness and candidate outcomes.
- Contribute to process improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, compliance, and the overall hiring experience.
- Candidate Experience & Employer Brand
- Deliver a high-touch, transparent, and respectful candidate experience.
- Effectively communicate Brookhaven's mission and value proposition to prospective candidates.
- Build lasting relationships within scientific, engineering, technical, and operational talent communities.
- Represent Brookhaven professionally through networking, outreach, and recruitment events.
- Learning, Adaptability & Judgment
- Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a willingness to learn complex scientific and technical disciplines.
- Navigate ambiguity with sound judgment and thoughtful decision-making.
- Adapt recruitment strategies as organizational priorities and labor market conditions evolve.
- Thrive in a collaborative, highly matrixed environment where partnership and influence are critical to success.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field, or equivalent experience (2:1 experience-to-education basis).
- Minimum of 4 years of related experience, including at least 2 years of contemporary full-cycle recruitment.
- Demonstrated experience recruiting specialized, technical, scientific, engineering, operations, or other hard-to-fill professional positions.
- Experience supporting searches in competitive labor markets.
- Demonstrated success managing multiple complex requisitions while maintaining quality, organization, and responsiveness.
- Prominent ability to partner with hiring managers and leaders in a collaborative environment.
- Strong project management, organization, prioritization, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Knowledge of HR principles and talent acquisition best practices.
- Experience developing recruitment strategies using technology, proactive sourcing, and traditional recruiting techniques.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, recruitment metrics, and Workday or a comparable HRIS.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate a compliance-driven environment.
- Ability to travel approximately 20–25% during peak recruitment season, including overnight travel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with 10 or more years of related experience, including 5 or more years of contemporary full-cycle recruitment.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a strategic talent advisor, influencing hiring strategy, and partnering with senior leaders on complex or specialized searches.
- Experience recruiting scientists, engineers, technicians, skilled trades, research support professionals, or other highly specialized technical talents.
- Experience leading recruitment initiatives, mentoring recruiters, or driving continuous improvement efforts.
- Experience within a federal contractor or other highly regulated environment.
- Experience supporting government, academic, research, or other mission-driven organizations.
- Experience working in highly matrixed or consensus-based organizations.
- Master's degree and/or professional HR certification.
Benefits
Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to providing fair, equitable and competitive compensation. This is a multi-level role and the full salary range for this position is $82950 - $142,250 / year. Salary offers will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualification, education and experience and considered with the internal peer group.
Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to employee success and we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Review more information at BNL | Benefits Program
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