Consultant, Talent Acquisition

Consultant, Talent Acquisition

Are you a people person with a passion for working closely with the business to further their goals and objectives by sourcing and recruiting top talent? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with high volume, variety and multi-tasking? 

EPCOR is hiring a full-time Consultant, Talent Acquisition to support our rapid growth in the Austin area!  This position will report to our Round Rock, Texas administrative office.  

Reporting to our Director, Talent Acquisition & Integration USA, the Consultant, Talent Acquisition, will collaborate directly with leaders, hiring managers, internal and external customers, and the Human Resources team to provide a full range of talent acquisition services. This includes partnering with the business managers/supervisors to understand and execute their strategic Talent Acquisition goals, and identifying and resolving complex sourcing issues.

What you’d be responsible for

• Delivering proactive and successful talent attraction and recruitment strategies.
• Ensuring the delivery of optimal results against appropriate performance metrics, such as:

       Alignment of candidate pool qualifications with vacancy requirements

       Supporting managers / supervisors in interview and selection process as needed

       Sourcing of passive candidates and creation of talent pipelines

       Timely completion of recruitment activities

• Developing, implementing and reviewing processes to ensure compliance to policies, standards, regulatory requirements and ensure mitigation of risks.
• Working with front line managers to identify core people challenges and provide advice and guidance. Developing recruitment and sourcing tactics to address specific people issues within a business unit.
• Performing full-cycle end-to-end recruitment for a specific business area encompassing exempt and non-exempt positions.
• Continually identifying opportunities and implementing solutions to improve upon current process and/or procedures.
• Supporting and equipping the business to effectively attract and source top talent, making the best decisions about internal and external placements, and onboarding new candidates
• Involvement in Certification training logistics or career fairs as needed
• Acting as an EPCOR ambassador at industry meetings and various external events.

What’s required to be successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources (or related discipline) and/or an equivalency of a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a recruiting role or related experience including progressively responsible experience in Human Resources.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Work, Excel, Outlook) and related software.
• Experience with Oracle, LinkedIn, Jobvite or other Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
• Demonstrated ability to use social media and other online and non-traditional avenues to attract and interface with candidates.
• Proven attention to detail.
• Exemplary communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Self-starter with excellent time management, multi-tasking, organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and/or coach. 

As our best candidate, you possess a high level of initiative, with the demonstrated ability to be proactive as opposed to reactive. You must be fully engaged in professional work and in the continuous improvement of business practices, recommending and making improvements on an ongoing basis. You also have a solid understanding of strategic sourcing techniques including how to engage with passive candidates and build robust talent pipelines. 

You are a team player, who shares information and expertise with others to enable them to accomplish group goals, and seeks opportunities to contribute to the knowledge and success of the team. You are an engaging, respected and credible professional, able to establish and maintain value-added relationships.