Recruitment Manager (RTM004)

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end recruitment process across the holding company, operating companies, and project entities, from workforce planning and intake through sourcing, assessment, offer management, and onboarding handover.
• Partner with project directors, functional heads, and the investment team to anticipate hiring needs tied to project awards and mobilization schedules, advising on market realities, compensation benchmarks, and realistic timelines.
• Build proactive sourcing strategies for technical, engineering, commercial, and corporate talent across direct sourcing, LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and external search partners, with a strong emphasis on Saudi national talent.
• Own delivery against Saudization (Nitaqat) targets and ensure recruitment activity actively supports the group's localization strategy in the Kingdom.
• Manage, coach, and develop a small recruitment team, setting clear performance targets and building capability as hiring volumes grow.
• Oversee relationships with recruitment agencies and executive search partners, negotiating terms and holding vendors accountable to agreed service levels.
• Manage and optimize the applicant tracking system, ensuring data accuracy, pipeline visibility, and reliable reporting on key metrics such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance.
• Strengthen the candidate experience and employer brand throughout the hiring journey, positioning the group as an employer of choice in a competitive market.
• Ensure all recruitment activity complies with Saudi labor law, internal governance, and data privacy requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 to 10 years of recruitment experience, including at least 3 years in a managerial or team leadership capacity.
• Proven track record of recruitment within infrastructure, construction, energy, oil and gas, or a comparable project-driven or holding-company environment in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC.
• Strong working knowledge of Saudi labor law, Nitaqat/Saudization frameworks, and the local talent landscape, including technical and engineering talent pools.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume mobilization hiring alongside specialist and senior appointments.
• Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems and data-driven recruitment reporting.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Fluency in English required.