Talent Acquisition Manager

Job Purpose:

Lead Talent Acquisition for Real Estate / EPC Projects by delivering timely and high-quality hiring for technical, project, and corporate roles, with strong execution and stakeholder alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition:

• Partner with Project Heads, Business Heads, and HODs to plan and deliver the annual manpower plan across projects and HO functions, track quarterly against approved budgets
• Drive end-to-end hiring for roles across Project Management.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define role requirements and create clear, market-aligned job descriptions
• Build strong talent pipelines for critical and niche roles.
• Source candidates through multiple channels including referrals, job portals, industry networks, vendors, and passive headhunting
• Manage the complete recruitment lifecyclescreening, technical coordination, client/stakeholder interviews, offer negotiation, and closure
• Ensure high offer-to-join conversion through proactive candidate engagement, especially for site-based and remote project roles
• Deliver a seamless candidate experience from interview through onboarding, including mobilization for project sites

Stakeholder & Vendor Management:

• Work closely with business leaders to meet aggressive project timelines and ramp-up requirements
• Ensure cost-effective hiring while maintaining quality benchmarks

Metrics & Governance:

• Track and report key hiring metrics: time-to-hire, cost vs budget, hire-to-join ratio, quality of hire, and stakeholder satisfaction
• Conduct periodic recruitment audits to ensure process adherence and continuous improvement

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong understanding of Real Estate / EPC / Construction hiring
• Expertise in hiring for technical and site-based roles across project lifecycles
• Strong network within construction, contracting talent pools
• Ability to assess technical roles in collaboration with business teams
• Excellent stakeholder management and coordination skills
• Strong negotiation and closing skills in a competitive talent market
• High ownership, agility, and execution-driven mindset

Experience:

10 years of Talent Acquisition experience, with significant exposure to Real Estate / EPC.