About This Role
Leading the Engineering recruiting desk at Primary Talent Partners involves driving performance and ensuring high-quality submissions for enterprise clients in manufacturing, energy, construction, and infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who excels in managing team performance and improving fill ratios across various programs.
Responsibilities
- Set, track, and manage individual and team KRAs: submissions, interviews, offers, starts, and spread/GP
- Run daily huddles and weekly performance reviews using clear, data-driven scorecards
- Identify performance gaps early and implement structured coaching plans
- Build a high-accountability culture where targets are consistently met
- Drive daily submission volume across core Engineering roles, including Manufacturing Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Structural Engineers, Construction Project Managers, and Energy/Utility domain engineering roles
- Ensure first-to-submit speed on MSP/VMS requirements without compromising quality
- Review candidate submittals for skill fit, rate alignment, availability, and right-to-represent compliance
- Prioritize the req board based on fill probability, client tier, and margin
- Improve submission-to-interview, interview-to-offer, and offer-to-start ratios across key accounts
- Analyze lost reqs and rejected submittals to address root causes
- Strengthen candidate preparation, interview debriefs, and offer close-out to reduce fall-offs
- Partner with account managers to understand client hiring patterns and position stronger candidates
- Drive best practices in ATS hygiene, VMS compliance, and pipeline building for repeat roles
Requirements
- Proven hands-on experience recruiting for Engineering roles in manufacturing, reliability, structural, construction PM, and energy/utility engineering
- Hands-on experience with MSP/VMS programs (e.g., Beeline, Fieldglass, VNDLY or similar)
- Proven track record of improving submission volume and fill ratios
- Strong understanding of US tax terms (W2, C2C, 1099), rate negotiation, and margin basics
- Comfortable working with numbers and managing a team based on metrics
- Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with ATS platforms (e.g., Ceipal, Bullhorn, JobDiva or similar)
Nice to have:
- Experience building or turning around a recruiting desk
- Ability to screen Engineering profiles effectively
- Understanding of the differences between various Engineering roles
- Analytical thinking in terms of ratios and pipelines
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