About the Position

NEI Electric Power is a Power Systems Engineering Consulting firm supporting clients across multiple industries since 1982. Based out of Lakewood, Colorado, NEI is looking for a Technical Recruiter to join the team full-time to support NEI’s growth across multiple departments.

The Technical Recruiter will play a key role in helping NEI continue to foster an award-winning company culture (voted Top 100 Places to Work in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) by managing and optimizing NEI’s full cycle recruiting process; attracting and hiring high-performing individuals that support growth areas across NEI.

The Technical Recruiter will work in tandem with their supervisor to optimize and implement and recruiting best practices and manage candidates through NEI’s Applicant Tracking System. Throughout the full cycle recruiting process, this individual will be the main point of contact for candidates engaged in the hiring process.  

Salary Range: $70,000 - $105,000 / year

The salary range above is based upon the Denver, Colorado labor market.

This opportunity is available to both local / in-office (Lakewood, CO) and full-time remote candidates.

Essential Responsibilities

• Generates and maintains a pipeline of qualified, diverse candidates through multiple channels including cold calling, networking, research, data mining, and the use of other available resources
• Owns and optimizes the full recruitment process including candidate screenings, interview, feedback, and the offer process
• Serves as a brand ambassador for NEI through candidate interactions and external communications
• Prioritizes and champions the candidates, ensuring every candidate interaction is an exceptional experience
• Sells the NEI culture and benefits to engage and recruit top talent to the organization
• Builds a diverse pipeline of technical candidates using creative sourcing channels
• Utilizes recruiting metrics to understand recruiting effectiveness and improve processes
• Manages interview scheduling and coordination (across multiple time zones) between candidates and our hiring teams, including onsite interviews, video interviews and interview debrief meetings in a timely manner
• Communicates interview details to candidates, ensuring that they have all the necessary information for a successful interview experience
• Collaborates with hiring managers to understand specific position requirements, job responsibilities, and how they relate to business goals
• Makes travel arrangements for candidates as necessary, as well as processes any candidate travel-related reimbursements
• Assists in organizing internal and external events such as on-campus recruiting to attract top talent
• Updates and maintains accurate candidate records in our applicant tracking system
• Supports hiring managers with job postings, requisition management, and compliance
• Assists with a variety of administrative tasks to support NEI’s recruitment strategy
• Works in tandem with their supervisor to design, develop, and execute sourcing strategies to identify the top talent nationally
• Creates, updates, and tracks changes to job descriptions (e.g., add tasks or modify requirements)
• Provides regular and transparent feedback throughout interview process for candidates
• Maintains and manages a list of open positions ranked by priority and regularly works with Marketing to update list of open positions across various channels
• Initiates contact and develops relationships with potential leads and candidates
• Conducts initial phone screen of potential candidates to evaluate and assess their interest level, qualifications, geographic preference, salary range, etc.
• Recommends qualified candidates to hiring managers
• Reports to hiring managers and People Services on the status of open positions
• Interviews, extends offers, negotiates and assists with the onboarding of candidates
• Maintains and shares knowledge of recruiting trends and best practices
• Complies with federal, state, and local employment law and regulations
• Maintains strict confidentiality
• Other job duties as assigned

Must Have

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a human resources or business-related field is preferred but is not required

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years sourcing or recruiting experience is required
• Previous experience recruiting or sourcing for technical positions, particularly in the field of engineering, is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communications with all levels of team members inside and outside of the organization
• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
• Possesses effective written and oral communications skills
• Good interpersonal and people skills
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Nice to Have

• Proficient with Boolean search strings across multiple sourcing channels
• Familiarity with HRIS systems; experience with Paycom is a plus

Working Conditions

About NEI Electric Power Engineering

Serving Others. Enriching Environment. Improving Continually. Quality Results. Voted as a top workplace by the Denver Post for four straight years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), our values have been woven into the fabric of who we are since 1982, guiding our decision making throughout the years. As an engineering services firm, NEI’s mission is to create a great organization that serves people and solves problems.

Since NEI’s founding, we have developed a culture of collaboration and accountability across our teams and departments, and externally with our clients across the United States. We believe in two core ideas: hiring great people and celebrating our team members diverse background and unique experiences; bringing in new, unique, and exciting perspectives that can only strengthen NEI as we chart out path into the future.

We are a proud equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

Team Member Benefits

We believe that taking care of our team members is of the utmost importance. We strive to foster a community of belonging, professional development, and industry involvement; providing our team with the benefits, tools, and support systems to excel in their roles. Out comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 100% Employer paid team member premiums for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching; 100% immediate vesting
• Annual & discretionary bonus programs
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Employer paid licensure (FE/PE), certifications, seminars, & conferences
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Eight (8) paid holidays including a floating holiday to use at your discretion
• Annual Team Building
• Hybrid work environment with remote flexibility
• Career development, training, and coaching opportunities
• Pet insurance