Recruitment Specialist
Industry: Construction | Engineering Consultancy | Contracting
Location: Dubai, UAE
Employment Type: Full-Time
Role Overview
We are looking for a proactive and results-driven Recruitment Specialist to manage end-to-end recruitment across our construction, engineering consultancy, and contracting businesses. The role will focus on sourcing and attracting qualified technical, engineering, construction, commercial, and corporate talent while ensuring a strong candidate experience and timely hiring.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment cycle, from manpower requirements and sourcing through screening, interviews, selection, offer, and onboarding.
- Source candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, recruitment platforms, databases, agencies, referrals, and direct sourcing.
- Recruit for construction and engineering positions including Project Managers, Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineers, QS, Estimators, Planning Engineers, Site Engineers, Procurement, Contracts, HSE, Draftsmen, Document Controllers, and skilled/site-based roles.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand job requirements, technical competencies, and manpower priorities.
- Conduct candidate screening, preliminary interviews, salary discussions, reference checks, and coordinate technical/interview assessments.
- Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future project requirements.
- Manage recruitment trackers, candidate databases, interview schedules, offers, and joining status.
- Coordinate with HR and PRO teams for visa, documentation, and onboarding requirements for selected candidates.
- Support workforce planning and recruitment for new projects, mobilization, and business expansion.
- Work with recruitment agencies when required and monitor agency performance and recruitment costs.
- Ensure recruitment activities comply with UAE labour regulations and company policies.
- Maintain a professional candidate experience and strengthen the company's employer brand and talent market presence.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 3–6 years of recruitment experience, preferably within construction, engineering consultancy, contracting, real estate, or a related industry.
- Strong experience in technical and construction recruitment.
- Good knowledge of the UAE recruitment market and sourcing practices.
- Hands-on experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job portals, ATS/HR systems, and recruitment databases.
- Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple vacancies and meet recruitment deadlines in a fast-paced project environment.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to interact confidently with candidates, hiring managers, and external recruitment partners.
