Talent Acquisition Partner (63182)

Summary

NEI Electric Power is a Power Systems Engineering Consulting firm supporting clients across multiple industries. The Talent Acquisition Partner serves as a key talent advisor and hiring partner, managing the talent acquisition lifecycle, candidate assessment, market insights, and advisory guidance to support effective hiring decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partners closely with Directors and Vice Presidents to deeply understand hiring needs, team context, and ideal candidate profiles
• Supports early career hiring and represents NEI at career fairs across the country
• Leads requisition intake meetings, role calibration, and interview design
• Provides guidance to hiring partners throughout the hiring process
• Synthesize interview feedback and facilitate data-driven hiring decisions
• Owns candidate sourcing, outreach, screening, and qualification decisions
• Conducts high-quality screening conversations aligned to the role requirements and NEI’s core values
• Applies market insight to advise hiring leaders on feasibility, tradeoffs, and expectations
• Clearly documents assessment outcomes, recommendations, and decision rationale
• Partners with Talent Acquisition Coordinator to ensure candidates experience a best-in-class experience as they move through the talent acquisition lifecycle
• Maintains strong, consultative relationships with hiring leaders
• Sets expectations, provides regular updates, and manages alignment throughout the process
• Escalates risks, misalignment, or capacity concerns to the Manager – Talent Acquisition as needed

Skills

• * Experience: 1 - 4 years of sourcing or recruiting experience is required
• * Demonstrated experience partnering with hiring leaders in a consultative, advisory capacity, not solely transactional recruiting
• * Proven ability to translate business needs into clear talent profiles, balancing technical requirements, team dynamics, and market realities
• * Strong judgement evaluating talent, synthesizing interview feedback, and guiding hiring leaders to informed decisions
• * Experience facilitating intake meetings, interview debriefs, and calibration discussions with hiring stakeholders
• * Deep understanding of the candidate market, sourcing strategies, and Boolean search strings
• * Comfortable assessing “must-haves vs. Nice-to-haves" and advising leaders when adjustments are needed
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority
• * Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; capable of building trust with candidates, hiring leaders, and cross-functional partners
• * Ability to deliver candid feedback and push back professionally when needed to protect quality, process, or candidate experience
• * Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Travel: Minimal: 15 – 20%
• Physical Activities: | Must be able to lift 25lbs
• * Education: Bachelor's degree in human resources or business-related field is preferred but is not required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Experience: 1 - 4 years of sourcing or recruiting experience is required
• * Demonstrated experience partnering with hiring leaders in a consultative, advisory capacity, not solely transactional recruiting
• * Proven ability to translate business needs into clear talent profiles, balancing technical requirements, team dynamics, and market realities
• * Strong judgement evaluating talent, synthesizing interview feedback, and guiding hiring leaders to informed decisions
• * Experience facilitating intake meetings, interview debriefs, and calibration discussions with hiring stakeholders
• * Deep understanding of the candidate market, sourcing strategies, and Boolean search strings
• * Comfortable assessing “must-haves vs. Nice-to-haves" and advising leaders when adjustments are needed
• * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority
• * Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; capable of building trust with candidates, hiring leaders, and cross-functional partners
• * Ability to deliver candid feedback and push back professionally when needed to protect quality, process, or candidate experience
• * Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
• Travel: Minimal: 15 – 20%
• Physical Activities: | Must be able to lift 25lbs

Nice to Haves

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

Benefits

• 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 Time Off
• 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