Engineering Recruiter (Temporary)

Description We are ERock! ERock (NYSE: EROC) is enabling energy for a new era. ERock delivers onsite utility-grade power that gets customers up and running quickly, while supporting long-term grid development. ERock’s proprietary natural gas generators help critical facilities address grid constraints, interconnection delays, and outage risks while accelerating speed-to-power for new and expanding operations. Trusted by data centers, utilities, manufacturers, healthcare systems and government organizations, ERock engineers for rapid deployment, long-duration reliability, low local emissions, and scalable performance to meet the evolving energy demands of today and tomorrow.

Role Overview: The Engineering Recruiter/Talent Acquisition Partner (Temporary) will be responsible for driving full-cycle recruiting efforts and building high-impact talent pipelines across ERock's Engineering organization. This role will partner closely with Engineering leadership, hiring managers, and HR Business Partners to identify, attract, and hire top technical talent while ensuring an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience.

This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role for a recruiter who thrives in fast-paced environments and is driven by results. The Recruiter/Talent Acquisition Partner will manage active requisitions from intake through offer acceptance, owning pipeline health, sourcing strategy, candidate engagement, stakeholder partnership, and hiring outcomes to consistently deliver against hiring goals.

This is a temporary hybrid position based in the Houston area. Team members may work from either of ERock's Houston office locations based on business needs, collaboration opportunities, and interview activities. Our hybrid work environment offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with hiring leaders through in-person collaboration while providing flexibility throughout the work week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the full recruitment lifecycle for positions across ERock's Engineering organization, including intake meetings, sourcing strategy, candidate assessment, interview management, offer negotiation, and offer acceptance.
• Partner closely with Engineering leaders, hiring managers, and HR Business Partners to align on hiring priorities, workforce needs, candidate profiles, and recruiting strategies.
• Lead intake meetings to define role requirements, success profiles, interview processes, hiring timelines, and sourcing approaches.
• Develop and drive proactive sourcing strategies focused on identifying and attracting top engineering and technical talent, particularly for niche and hard-to-fill positions.
• Manage multiple active requisitions simultaneously while maintaining strong, conversion-ready candidate pipelines.
• Generate consistent candidate flow through high-volume outreach, including LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, email campaigns, direct sourcing, and industry engagement.
• Conduct outbound calls and direct candidate engagement to increase response rates and accelerate pipeline conversion.
• Identify, engage, assess, and convert both passive and active candidates through targeted outreach and relationship-building.
• Conduct recruiter screens and candidate evaluations to assess qualifications, experience, compensation expectations, motivation, and overall fit.
• Present qualified candidates and provide hiring managers with candidate assessments, recommendations, and recruiting insights.
• Facilitate interview scheduling, candidate communications, debrief discussions, and hiring decisions throughout the recruitment process.
• Provide real-time market intelligence, including talent availability, compensation insights, competitive hiring trends, and market conditions.
• Partner with hiring managers, HR, and compensation stakeholders to develop offer strategies and successfully close candidates.
• Track recruiting activity, response rates, pipeline health, conversion metrics, and hiring progress using ATS and sourcing tools.
• Ensure a high-quality candidate experience through timely communication, follow-ups, transparency, and professional engagement.
• Continuously optimize sourcing strategies, outreach messaging, recruiting processes, and stakeholder engagement to improve efficiency and results.
• Support workforce planning initiatives, talent mapping efforts, succession planning discussions, and proactive pipeline development.
• Attend and support local job fairs, hiring events, military recruiting initiatives, networking events, and community outreach activities.

Requirements Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in full-cycle recruiting within fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Proven experience supporting engineering, technical, manufacturing, industrial, energy, infrastructure, or technology hiring.
• Demonstrated ability to manage 15+ concurrent requisitions while maintaining strong pipeline activity and candidate quality.
• Proven track record of high-volume outreach (messages, emails, and calls) with strong candidate engagement and conversion rates.
• Strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms.
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers, business leaders, and HR partners on hiring strategy and talent acquisition initiatives.
• Demonstrated success sourcing, assessing, and closing passive talent.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to track recruiting metrics, pipeline conversion, hiring outcomes, and time-to-fill.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and execute with urgency.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience recruiting within power generation, energy, industrial services, manufacturing, infrastructure, engineering, or technology environments.
• Familiarity with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and CRM tools.
• Experience with talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and workforce planning.
• Experience supporting high-growth or scaling organizations.
• Strong reporting and analytics experience.
• Experience partnering directly with senior leaders and technical hiring managers.

Benefits:

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
• Wellness Programs and Incentives
• 401(k) Retirement Plan & Company Match
• Paid Time Off – Sick & Vacation Time
• Paid Holidays

Do you have what it takes to join the ERock team? Send us your resume today.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ERock is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.