Talent Acquisition Specialist
Tetra Tech is Leading with Science® to implement clean energy projects and policies that advance global climate and decarbonization goals. We advise on national energy transition initiatives and structure finance to deploy clean energy solutions. We help create sustainable utilities and modern power grids. We promote equality and inclusivity in the global energy sector. We improve lives and livelihoods in the biggest cities and smallest villages, and at the intersection of energy-health and energy-water-food.
Position Summary
Play a leading role in building our ever growing, successful global energy practice. Utilize your communication, project management, and business partnership skills to support management in achieving record high results.
Manage the home office and international talent acquisition process. Support the hiring for the operating unit headquarters, international project recruitment, and surge proposals.
Position Responsibilities
- Provide full life-cycle recruitment support to home office, proposal, and project teams.
- Collaborate with hiring managers and HR team to develop and revise position descriptions.
- Partner with management to identify staffing needs.
- Review resumes, phone screen candidates, schedule interviews, check references, conduct salary negotiations, prepare, and extend verbal offers in coordination with HR.
- Advise and train hiring managers on recruitment compliance standards and best practices.
- Develop and maintain a pipeline of key talent through online sources and employ networking strategies to create a personal connection between Tetra Tech and high-caliber consultant talent.
- Drive applicant traffic by listing job postings on job boards, social media, corporate career page, and other possible channels.
- Proactively recruit by engaging with geographical and industry specific candidates, building a relationship with candidates ahead of hiring demands.
- Assist proposal team with recruitment responsibilities to include developing staffing plans, tailoring candidates’ resumes, and other assigned duties.
- Manage the applicant tracking system (Taleo).
- Complete weekly reports on talent pipeline and potential talent markets and report out to the Executive Management Team.
- Manage ad hoc initiatives and projects.
- Additional responsibilities as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, communication, business administration or another related field.
- Five years of professional, business experience working within communications, project operations, human resources, or other related fields.
- Mastery of social media platforms for outreach purposes (e.g., LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook).
- Outstanding multitasking and organizational capabilities, including high-level ability to independently plan, prioritize, take initiative, and manage multiple deadlines.
- Experience working productively in a fast-paced work environment, balancing competing priorities.
- Strong writing and editing skills.
Preferred but Not Required Qualifications
- Prior recruiting experience.
- Prior experience working in a global, multicultural environment.
- Prior experience working with USAID or other multilateral donors funded projects.
- Utilized enterprise applicant tracking systems (Taleo, BrassRing, Workday, etc.)
- Demonstrated knowledge of advanced sourcing techniques.
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 470 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees—27,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.
Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:
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Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, inclusion, and equity are among Tetra Tech’s core values. Throughout our history, the company has prioritized equitable inclusion of all people. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military or veteran status, gender, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information and any other characteristics protected by the law. We invite resumes from all interested parties. Please visit our website at www.tetratech.com to see the array of diverse services and exciting projects we are currently working on.
Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans for available positions.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please no phone calls or agencies.