[Remote] Technical Recruiter - Commissioning Engineering

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FST Technical Services is seeking an experienced Technical Recruiter to support growth of its Commissioning organization. The role owns full-cycle recruiting and develops talent pipelines for commissioning engineering professionals in mission-critical facilities, data centers, and complex construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for commissioning engineering positions ranging from field-level engineers through senior technical and project management leadership roles
• Recruit Electrical Commissioning Engineers, Mechanical Commissioning Engineers, Commissioning Project Engineers, Commissioning Project Managers, Lead Commissioning Engineers, and other mission-critical technical professionals
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill commissioning positions within the data center and mission-critical facility construction markets
• Proactively identify and recruit passive candidates rather than relying primarily on inbound applicants
• Build and maintain pipelines of commissioning professionals for current projects and anticipated future project needs
• Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networks, referrals, technical organizations, job boards, internal databases, and direct outreach
• Conduct detailed recruiter screens to evaluate commissioning experience, technical background, project history, leadership capabilities, travel requirements, compensation expectations, and overall fit
• Understand the difference between general MEP construction experience and true commissioning, startup, testing, and functional verification experience
• Partner closely with Commissioning leadership and hiring managers to understand project requirements, staffing forecasts, technical competencies, and hiring priorities
• Develop strong relationships with candidates working within the mission-critical and data center construction community
• Maintain accurate candidate, requisition, activity, and hiring information within the applicant tracking system
• Manage candidates throughout the recruiting process and maintain consistent communication from initial contact through offer acceptance and onboarding transition
• Track recruiting activity and performance against established metrics, including pipeline development, candidate submissions, interviews, hires, time-to-fill, and retention
• Represent FST professionally in a highly competitive technical talent market

Skills

• 5+ years of technical recruiting experience within engineering
• With direct experience in construction engineering, commissioning, mission-critical facilities, and data center environments
• Demonstrated success recruiting electrical and/or mechanical engineers with commissioning backgrounds
• Direct experience recruiting within the data center, mission-critical, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, or similarly complex facility construction markets
• Strong understanding of the commissioning lifecycle and the professionals involved in bringing complex facilities from construction through startup and operational readiness
• Demonstrated ability to identify and engage passive technical candidates
• Experience managing multiple specialized technical searches simultaneously
• Strong candidate assessment and interviewing skills
• Experience partnering directly with engineering, construction, operations, or project leadership
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and modern recruiting/sourcing platforms, including LinkedIn Recruiter
• Familiarity with recruiting professionals experienced with some combination of the following:
• Medium- and low-voltage electrical distribution
• Switchgear and switchboards
• UPS systems
• Emergency and standby generators
• Automatic transfer switches
• PDUs and RPPs
• EPMS
• Electrical testing and startup
• Integrated Systems Testing (IST)
• Chilled-water systems
• Chillers and cooling towers
• CRAH/CRAC equipment
• Air-handling systems
• Pumps and hydronic systems
• HVAC controls
• BAS/BMS
• Mechanical startup and functional performance testing
• Levels 1-5 commissioning
• Pre-functional and functional performance testing
• Equipment startup
• Systems verification
• Integrated Systems Testing
• MEP commissioning
• Construction turnover and closeout
• Data center commissioning
• Hyperscale and mission-critical facility construction

Benefits

• Performance-based opportunity
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Remote work environment
• Opportunity to recruit for major mission-critical and technically complex construction projects
• Direct partnership with senior recruiting and operational leadership
• Opportunity to help shape and strengthen FST's national commissioning recruiting strategy

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