Senior Recruiter

Company: John Wood Group PLC
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is seeking a Contract -Senior Recruiter to join our team in the Lafayette, Louisiana area. You must be highly driven, self motivated that can work independently, an individual who is able to successfully recruit and screen talent and fill a variety of craft roles against some aggressive time-lines. Previous recruiting onshore and offshore recruitment experience in the Gulf Coast area is highly desired.

Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruit, screen and interview candidates presenting best talent to hiring managers in high volume, fast-paced environment
• Manage a requisition load of 20-25+ job openings at a time.
• Utilize iCIMS, Linked-In, social media, job boards, and Boolean searches, and professional / networking groups in order to attract new talent in creative ways.
• Network to recruit active and passive candidates for current positions and build talent pipelines for future career opportunities.
• Extend job opportunities and see candidates through to the project on-boarding process
• Continuous improvement and knowledge of current effective staffing and recruiting trends, understand how they align with the company's business priorities, and develop a business case to push new ideas forward
• Identify work-flow process improvements, structure and systems to realign them with operational goals

Skills/ Qualifications

• Must be comfortable with process development as well as continuous improvement processes
• Previous experience with high volume recruiting which is subject to change at short notice
• Ability to source/recruit, screen, interview and hire top talent into our business
• Ability to create, measure and sell the right work-flow between candidates and hiring managers and the recruiting team
• Understanding of human resources best practices and procedures
• Human Resources knowledge such as EEO, FLSA, diversity recruiting, interview best practices
• Must have excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills; excellent organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Outlook
• Prior experience with an on-line applicant tracking system or comparable database
• 5 + years of previous experience in recruiting- Prof Tech
• Previous onshore/ offshore recuritment experience is highly desired
• Must be based withing an easy proximity to a Wood Office/ Travel hub

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the worlds most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 45,000 people. www.woodplc.com

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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