HR Recruiter

European Construction Company

Negotiable

Electra Street, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Full Time

2-5 Years

Bachelors Degree

Posted 12 hours ago

Job Details

Job Title: HR Recruiter
Reporting to: People & Culture Manager
Placement Urgency: High
Location: UAE, Abu Dhabi
Education Qualification:
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

Technical Skills & Competency:
• Experience sourcing technical, engineering, construction management, and site-based personnel for main contracting projects.
• Practical experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, job portals, Boolean searches, referrals, and candidate databases.
• Ability to assess candidate profiles against technical requirements, project experience, salary expectations, availability, and location.
• Experience conducting initial interviews and preparing candidate shortlists for hiring-manager review.
• Ability to maintain recruitment trackers and prepare vacancy, pipeline, interview, offer, and joining-status reports using Microsoft Excel.
• Experience coordinating interviews, employment offers, candidate documentation, and onboarding handovers.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) or HR management systems is an advantage.

Total Experience:
• Minimum 3–5 years of end-to-end construction recruitment experience.
• Previous recruitment experience within the UAE construction or engineering industry is preferred.
• Experience recruiting for a main contractor and managing vacancies across multiple construction projects is an advantage.

Job Responsibilities
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for project sites and branch-offices vacancies, from manpower requisition through offer acceptance.
• Coordinate with hiring managers to establish manpower requirements, job specifications, recruitment priorities, and target joining dates.
• Prepare and publish job advertisements across relevant recruitment platforms and professional networks.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn, job portals, recruitment agencies, employee referrals, and targeted database searches.
• Screen applications against technical experience, qualifications, salary expectations, availability, and project requirements.
• Conduct initial candidate interviews and prepare suitable profiles and shortlists for hiring-manager review.
• Schedule interviews with project and department representatives, obtain feedback, and follow up on selection decisions.
• Maintain recruitment trackers, candidate records, interview assessments, and vacancy status updates.
• Prepare salary comparisons and coordinate employment offer preparation and approval in accordance with company procedures.
• Communicate employment offers to selected candidates and follow up on acceptance and required documentation.
• Conduct reference checks and verify employment information when required.
• Coordinate with onboarding and PRO teams to ensure a timely handover of selected candidates and confirm expected joining dates.
• Liaise with recruitment agencies, review submitted profiles, and monitor recruitment progress against agreed requirements.
• Develop and maintain candidate pipelines for recurring, specialist, and priority construction positions.
• Prepare regular recruitment reports covering open vacancies, sourcing progress, interviews, offers, and anticipated joining dates.
• Maintain confidentiality of candidate information and comply with company recruitment procedures and applicable employment requirements.
• Participate in recruitment campaigns, career events, and employer-branding activities when required.

Requirements
• Experience managing multiple vacancies across different project sites and departments.
• Familiarity with contractor-side construction roles, reporting structures, and project manpower requirements.
• Experience recruiting engineering, technical, commercial, HSE, QA/QC, and construction management personnel.
• Ability to conduct structured candidate screening and coordinate recruitment activities directly with hiring managers.
• Experience managing candidate communication, interview feedback, offer negotiations, and recruitment follow-ups.
• Ability to prepare accurate recruitment reports and maintain organised candidate and vacancy records.
• Written and spoken English suitable for candidate interviews, professional correspondence, and coordination with project management.
• Familiarity with UAE employment, visa, and onboarding processes is an advantage.

Languages

Any

Nationality

Any

Company Size

501-1000