Talent Acquisition Partner - Site, Construction and Commissioning, EMEA

Powering the world sustainably starts with the right people - and that begins with you.

Hitachi Energy is accelerating the energy transition, and our Site, Construction & Commissioning (C&C) teams are at the heart of delivering safe, efficient, and complex infrastructure projects across the region. To support our rapid growth, we're looking for a high-impact, hard-selling Recruiter who thrives in competitive talent markets and knows how to engage, influence, and close top engineering and site-based talent.

This is not a role for the faint hearted or for those who will take the 'post and pray' approach. This is a role for someone who is passionate about building networks, finding the talents that no-one else can, and takes pride in building a robust talent pools for now, and for the future.

As a Talent Acquisition Partner for Site, Construction and Commissioning roles, you'll play a key role in our recruitment efforts across our businesses within EMEA. You'll have the freedom to structure your days and have the support of a fantastic team. We offer a collaborative environment, a company full of amazing people, and plenty of opportunities for personal and professional growth.

This role will support EMEA and therefore location is flexible. Visa support and/or relocation support will not be provided. Fluent English is essential. Additional European languages (German, French, Italian, Spanish or Swedish) would be beneficial.

How you'll make an impact

• Fill critical C&C roles fast: Own end-to-end hiring for construction, installation, and commissioning talent across EMEA-driving proactive search, outreach, and conversion of passive candidates for Site/Field based roles such as Commissioning Engineers, Site/Construction Managers, HSE-savvy field specialists, and other site based roles.
• Sell the opportunity with conviction: Lead high-energy, consultative conversations that clearly articulate Hitachi Energy's mission, project impact, and career growth-overcoming objections, managing offer negotiations, and closing top technical talent in competitive markets.
• Be the market maker: Build and continuously refresh actionable talent maps and pipelines by location, skill cluster, and mobilization readiness; surface real-time intel on rates, availability, and competitor activity to shape hiring strategy.
• Raise the hiring bar: Coach and influence Hiring Managers and HRBPs with data-backed recommendations on profiles, assessment, and process design; align demand with market reality and ensure crisp, decision-oriented hiring forums.
• Run a tight, high-velocity process: Orchestrate structured sourcing sprints, keep slates warm, and move candidates from first touch to offer with urgency-while maintaining excellent candidate experience and rigorous compliance.
• Strengthen our employer brand at source: Tailor go-to-market messaging for site-based communities (events, associations, referrals, guilds) and convert brand interest into qualified pipelines, especially for hard-to-hire geographies.
• Create repeatable wins: Capture what works (messaging, channels, profiles, interview rubrics) and codify playbooks for the broader TA team supporting Construction & Commissioning.

• Proven closer in technical recruitment: Demonstrable results headhunting and closing passive candidates in construction, commissioning, field service, EPC, or industrial engineering environments (agency, in-house, or RPO).
• Hard-selling, consultative style: Skilled at objection handling, offer strategy, and stakeholder influencing; you're comfortable challenging assumptions and guiding decisions with market data.
• EMEA talent fluency: Experience running multi-country searches, navigating mobilization considerations (travel, rotations, sites), and adapting to local market nuances; additional European languages are a plus.
• Pipeline and insight led: Hands-on with talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and funnel analytics (e.g., time-to-slate, pass-through rates, source effectiveness)-and you use them to accelerate outcomes.
• Process excellence: Strong command of structured interviewing, assessment design for hands-on site roles, and ATS/Workday best practices; meticulous with documentation and compliance.
• Action oriented & resilient: Thrives in fast-moving project environments with shifting priorities; balances high requisition loads without compromising quality or candidate experience.
• Purpose-driven: Genuine interest in the energy transition and in hiring the people who make complex infrastructure safe, reliable, and sustainable.