Recruitment Specialist – Engineering & Power at African Industries Group (AIG)

Job Description

• We are seeking an experienced and result-oriented Recruitment Specialist to join our Talent Acquisition team and support recruitment across our Engineering, Power and Industrial operations.
• The ideal candidate should have strong experience recruiting technical and engineering professionals, with a good understanding of the talent market within the power, manufacturing, engineering, and industrial sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for engineering, power, technical, and corporate positions.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand manpower requirements and develop effective sourcing strategies.
• Source and attract qualified candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, professional networks, referrals, and industry contacts.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of engineering and technical professionals.
• Screen CVs and conduct competency-based interviews.
• Coordinate technical and management interviews with hiring managers.
• Manage candidate communication and ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and gather relevant market intelligence.
• Support offer negotiation and ensure timely offer rollout.
• Maintain accurate recruitment trackers and provide regular recruitment reports.
• Develop relationships with technical professionals and talent pools within the power, engineering, manufacturing, construction, and industrial sectors.
• Support urgent and bulk recruitment requirements while ensuring agreed recruitment timelines are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree / HND in Human Resources, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 4–6 years of recruitment experience, with significant exposure to engineering, power, manufacturing, or technical recruitment.
• Proven experience recruiting roles such as Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Power Plant Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Project Engineers, Technicians, Operators, and other technical professionals.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing techniques and recruitment platforms, particularly LinkedIn.
• Good understanding of technical job descriptions and the ability to assess candidates against technical requirements.
• Strong interviewing, negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
• Experience within an engineering, power, manufacturing, EPC, construction, or industrial organization will be strongly preferred.
• HR professional certification will be an added advantage.

Ideal Candidate:

• We are particularly interested in recruiters who already have an established network of engineering and power-sector professionals and understand the talent landscape within Nigeria's technical and industrial sectors.