Recruiting Manager – Primoris Energy Services

The Recruiting Manager is responsible for leading and executing a high-impact recruiting strategy focused on building and sustaining a best-in-class craft and professional workforce across Texas, Louisiana, and surrounding markets. This role requires a strong, field-oriented recruiting leader with deep industry connections, credibility with craft professionals, and a proven ability to support large-scale industrial and power generation projects.

This position partners closely with operations, project leadership, and HR to ensure timely, compliant, and high-quality hiring outcomes while leading the recruiting team and driving regional workforce planning and pipeline development.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the PES recruiting team while serving as the primary recruiting partner to project leadership and operations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with craft professionals, trade schools, training programs, unions (where applicable), and regional labor networks
• Develop and execute regional sourcing strategies and maintain active pipelines for skilled trades, foremen, supervisors, and field leadership
• Oversee full-cycle recruiting for craft, field leadership, and staff roles, including screening, interviewing, offers, and onboarding coordination
• Establish and continuously improve standardized recruiting, onboarding, and workforce planning processes
• Drive proactive workforce planning and requisition alignment in partnership with project and operations leadership
• Implement innovative sourcing methods including field outreach, referrals, industry networking, and community engagement
• Lead participation in job fairs, hiring events, and workforce development initiatives while strengthening PES’s employer brand
• Ensure compliance with company policies, labor regulations, and hiring standards Monitor recruiting metrics, pipeline health, and time-to-fill performance using ATS and reporting tools
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on recruiting best practices and market conditions
• Support new hire orientation and onboarding in partnership with HR and project teams

• 5+ years of progressive recruiting experience with significant focus on craft and field hiring; 3+ years in a leadership role
• Demonstrated success recruiting skilled trades and field leadership in construction, industrial, power, or EPC environments
• Proven experience supporting large, multi-state project work forces and regional labor markets Established network and strong relationships within Texas, Louisiana, and surrounding craft communities
• Strong understanding of craft labor markets, workforce mobility, compliance, and onboarding requirements
• Experience using ATS platforms, recruitment reporting tools, and workforce planning systems Working knowledge of industrial and power construction operations and project mobilization cycles
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing recruiting teams with strong field credibility
• Decisive, solutions-oriented leadership style with the ability to balance urgency, quality, and compliance Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills
• Ability to manage expectations, resolve workforce challenges, and operate effectively in fast-paced, project-driven environments
• Passion for building sustainable craft pipelines and long-term workforce strategies

• Competitive compensation paid weekly
• Best-in-class;
  Medical, Dental, Vision, and LTD/STD
• 401(k) with company match, vested day-one
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan [ESPP]
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, and Community Service Paid Time Off
• Pet Coverage "For our Furry Friends"
• Legal Assistance Coverage
• Award winning safety programs

Primoris was formed in 2004 as the parent company and is traded on the NYSE under the symbol PRIM. We provide a wide range of construction, maintenance, and engineering services for power generation, oil and gas, chemical, pipeline, utilities and distribution, and civil infrastructure clients. Primoris is ranked in the top 1% of the prestigious Top 600 Specialty Contractors List by Engineering News-Record (ENR), having built…