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Company Profile
Our client is a growing multidisciplinary engineering consultancy headquartered in Scotland, UK, supporting clients across the UK and internationally across food & drink, distilled spirits, chemicals, manufacturing, energy, life sciences and other process industries. The organisation provides expertise across Process Engineering, Process Safety, Mechanical & Piping, Electrical, Control & Instrumentation, Energy Transformation, Project Engineering and Project Management.
Our client works closely with industrial organisations to deliver practical, high-quality engineering solutions across the project lifecycle, from early-stage engineering and design through to project delivery and specialist technical support.
Job Profile: Talent Acquisition & HR Partner
Location: Remote, India
Experience: 5+ years
Work Type: Remote, 6 hours overlap with UK working hours
Employment Type: Full-time
The Role:
We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition & HR Partner based in India to work closely with the UK leadership team. This is an embedded Talent Acquisition and HR role rather than a traditional recruitment agency position. The successful candidate will take ownership of recruitment activities while also supporting HR operations and the wider employee lifecycle.
A key focus will be identifying and engaging experienced engineering professionals in the competitive UK market. The candidate should have a good understanding of technical engineering disciplines and be comfortable communicating with engineers, senior managers and business leaders
Responsibilities:
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
· Develop job descriptions, role profiles and recruitment advertisements.
· Source candidates proactively through LinkedIn, recruitment platforms and other channels.
· Headhunt and engage passive candidates.
· Conduct initial screening and qualification calls.
· Build and maintain strong engineering talent pipelines.
· Coordinate interviews with Engineering Leads and senior management.
· Manage candidate communication, feedback and follow-ups.
· Support salary discussions, offers and joining processes.
· Maintain relationships with potential candidates for future opportunities.
· Build a strong internal engineering talent network and reduce dependency on external recruitment agencies.
Engineering Recruitment
Recruitment will cover positions including:
· Process Engineers / Senior Process Engineers
· Process Safety Engineers
· Mechanical Engineers
· Piping Engineers / Designers
· Electrical Engineers
· Control & Instrumentation Engineers
· EC&I Engineers
· Project Engineers / Project Managers
· Engineering Managers / Discipline Leads
· Graduate and early-career engineers
· Specialist engineering and business support roles
HR & People Support
· Prepare and maintain employment documentation.
· Support employee onboarding and induction.
· Coordinate probation review processes.
· Maintain employee records and HR trackers.
· Support performance and development reviews.
· Coordinate training and professional development activities.
· Support salary and benefits benchmarking.
· Assist with employee engagement and retention initiatives.
· Support graduate and early-career development.
· Manage exit processes and exit interviews.
· Support routine employee relations activities.
· Maintain and improve HR policies and procedures.
· Support employee engagement surveys and related actions.
Key Success Measures
The successful candidate will help our client to:
· Build a strong pipeline of engineering talent.
· Reduce reliance on external recruitment agencies.
· Improve time-to-hire for specialist engineering positions.
· Improve candidate experience.
· Strengthen onboarding and probation processes.
· Support employee retention and engagement.
· Develop effective talent and career development processes.
· Maintain consistent and professional HR practices as the organisation grows.
Must - Have Qualifications:
· Minimum 5 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or HR.
· Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end recruitment.
· Strong experience in sourcing and headhunting passive candidates.
· Experience recruiting technical or engineering professionals.
· Good understanding of engineering disciplines such as Process, Process Safety, Mechanical, Piping, Electrical, Instrumentation, Controls/Automation and Project Engineering.
· Experience recruiting for the UK market.
· Experience in Engineering Consultancy, EPC/EPCM or specialist engineering recruitment.
· Experience within Process Industries, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Chemicals, Energy, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences.
· Previous experience recruiting for specialist engineering roles.
· Experience working with an engineering organisation or specialist engineering recruitment consultancy.
· Experience supporting HR activities across the employee lifecycle.
· Familiarity with engineering terminology such as FEED, EPC/EPCM, HAZOP, DSEAR, COMAH, P&IDs, PLC/DCS and industrial project delivery.
· Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and other recruitment platforms.
· Excellent candidate relationship management.
· Confident in dealing with senior stakeholders.
· Proactive and target-oriented approach to recruitment.
Preferred Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
· Ability to understand technical engineering terminology and candidate experience.
· Strong candidate screening and qualification skills.
· Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
· Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
· Comfortable working with senior engineers, managers and Directors.
· Strong organisational and candidate pipeline management skills.
· Willingness to work with sufficient overlap with UK working hours.
Application Method
Apply on LinkedIn or email your resume to: careers@speedmart.co.in
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