Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist HOU

Location

Houston, US Requisition

At Hanwha Ocean EPU, we empower our people to engineer the future of sustainable energy through meaningful work on cutting‑edge offshore, onshore, and global infrastructure projects that create lasting impact for industries and communities worldwide. As we evolve into a comprehensive EPCI(O) solutions provider, our expanding portfolio now spans FPSO, FLNG, floating production units, renewables, onshore power generation, and future centric infrastructure projects.

Our globally connected teams collaborate across regions and disciplines to solve complex engineering challenges and deliver world‑class end‑to‑end solutions. Explore opportunities to be part of our dynamic team at the Energy Plant Unit and contribute to groundbreaking projects that redefine the onshore and offshore industry. #OneEPU

The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist [Talent Acquisition Specialist 3] leads end‑to‑end recruitment activities and supports the development of effective talent acquisition strategies aligned with workforce planning, business priorities, and project execution requirements. This role plays a key role in managing complex, specialized, and critical hiring needs across energy, power, utilities, EPC, industrial, and related technical functions. The position is responsible for advanced recruitment processes, including the identification and engagement of senior and principal‑level engineering talent.

The role requires strong passive‑candidate sourcing and headhunting capabilities, with the ability to attract and engage highly qualified professionals who may not be actively seeking new opportunities. The Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist partners closely with engineering leaders, business stakeholders, and HR teams to understand technical requirements, calibrate candidate profiles, develop targeted sourcing strategies, and build sustainable talent pipelines. The role owns recruitment searches from initial intake through offer, providing hiring managers with informed guidance on candidate availability, compensation expectations, market conditions, and competitive talent dynamics.

The position leverages Success Factors Recruiting Management (RCM) to optimize recruitment workflows, maintain data quality, improve process efficiency, and generate recruitment insights. It also supports the standardization and continuous improvement of system‑driven processes while contributing to talent pipeline development, workforce planning, and hiring strategy. This role requires demonstrated energy‑sector recruiting expertise, strong technical recruiting capability, sophisticated sourcing skills, system proficiency, and the ability to integrate recruitment processes with data‑driven market insights.

The role contributes to organizational capability, employee lifecycle management, and people‑related governance by aligning HR processes, business needs, workforce planning, and employee experience across the organization.

• Lead end‑to‑end recruitment with a focus on onshore power EPC projects, supporting engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project execution.
• Partner with Project Directors, Project Managers, Engineering/Construction Managers, and functional leaders to define staffing plans, critical roles, technical requirements, and workforce priorities.
• Develop recruitment strategies aligned with project schedules, manpower plans, mobilization needs, and key milestones to ensure timely hiring.
• Recruit specialized talent across engineering, project management, construction, commissioning, procurement, project controls, HSE, quality, and technical disciplines.
• Build targeted pipelines for senior and hard‑to‑fill roles,…