Talent Acquisition Manager
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Joining Requirement: Immediate / ASAP Preferred
Contract Type: Permanent
About the Opportunity
A leading engineering and infrastructure organization is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment operations across large-scale oil and gas construction and civil infrastructure projects in the UAE.
This role will be responsible for driving end-to-end recruitment strategies, managing high-volume hiring activities and leading recruitment teams to support major project delivery requirements across technical, engineering and operational functions.
The successful candidate will bring strong leadership capability, experience in large-scale workforce mobilization and a proven background within oil and gas construction or infrastructure environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage full-cycle recruitment and talent acquisition activities across multiple business units and projects
- Develop and implement recruitment strategies to support large-scale workforce requirements
- Manage recruitment teams and oversee daily talent acquisition operations
- Coordinate white collar and blue collar recruitment campaigns across technical and operational disciplines
- Support workforce planning, manpower forecasting and hiring pipeline management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, hiring managers and external recruitment partners
- Monitor recruitment KPIs, reporting metrics and hiring performance
- Ensure recruitment activities align with business timelines, operational requirements and compliance standards
- Support international and regional recruitment campaigns as required
- Contribute to process improvements, employer branding and talent attraction initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related discipline preferred
- Minimum 15 years of recruitment or talent acquisition experience
- Minimum 5 years of recent experience in a managerial or team leadership capacity within a large organization
- Mandatory experience within Oil and Gas Construction and Civil Infrastructure industries
- Experience supporting major engineering, construction or industrial projects
- Exposure to Water Treatment, Power, Tunneling or Railway Infrastructure projects would be advantageous
- GCC recruitment market experience is preferred
- Strong experience managing high-volume recruitment and workforce mobilization campaigns
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills
- Able to work effectively within fast-paced and project-driven environments
Candidate Submission Requirements
Applicants are requested to include the below information within their CV or application submission:
- Current Employer and Industry
- Total Years of Experience at Team Leader or Managerial Level
- Current Team Size Managed
- Number of Employees Hired during the Last 6 Months and 12 Months
- White Collar
- Blue Collar
- Highest Number of Employees Successfully Hired for Any Specific Project or Company
- White Collar
- Blue Collar
- Key Expertise or Core Strength within Recruitment
- Experience managing or participating in mass recruitment campaigns for blue collar workforce, including brief project details