Manager - Talent Acquisition

What we do

Petrofac is a respected international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility, they need.

Diversity & Inclusion

We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. Petrofac is striving to develop a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can contribute. Applications are also welcomed from candidates who want to discuss flexible working or job-sharing requests.

Main purpose of the role:

The incumbent will be responsible for the full Talent Acquisition function for the India-based office. The TA team in India is split between our Chennai and Mumbai offices and has a total of 4 recruiters currently. This role reports into local HR leadership with a dotted line into the global TA team.

Key Accountabilities:

• Create strong talent pipelines for our Company’s current and future hiring needs.
• Source potential candidates through online channels (e.g., social platforms and professional networks).
• Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments, and in-person interviews.
• Maintain regular reports on key talent acquisition metrics.
• Manage respective candidate pools to ensure qualified candidates remain engaged in current or future opportunities.
• Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates.
• Proactively seek market intelligence to gain an advantage in attraction, assessment, and sourcing methodologies.
• Coordinate the activities of those assigned members of the HR Shared Services Talent Acquisition team in Chennai at all stages in the hiring lifecycle.

Skills & Experience:

• Degree & preferably CIPD qualified
• Knowledge of standard hiring practices, recruitment metrics, interview techniques, and management systems and approaches.
• Actively embraces social media, cv databases, professional networks, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines, and able to handle multiple projects.
• Can-do attitude, willingness to help and advise others but not undertake their activities for them.
• A proactive approach to HR and Talent Acquisition as a value-add function
• Engineering, Industrial, Infrastructure, Oil and Gas,  or energy sector experience would be beneficial
• Having worked alongside an HR Shared Service would be desirable