Location: Pantex, Amarillo, TX - Downtown PAC
Job Title: Talent Acquisition Technical Recruiter
Career Level: Specialist
Organization: Talent Acquisition (51356113)
Job Specialty: Staffing
What You'll Do
As a Talent Acquisition Technical Recruiter, you will focus on full-cycle recruiting from candidate identification, engagement, and acquisition of top talent to support organizational objectives across salaried non-exempt, exempt, managerial, and executive positions. This role focuses on talent acquisition, candidate engagement, and pipeline development for specialized technical and high-demand roles.
You will utilize strategic sourcing techniques, Boolean search, competitive intelligence, passive candidate engagement, and employer branding to build and maintain a strong pipeline of professionals. This role partners closely with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to execute effective technical hiring strategies and support workforce planning initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team needs and hiring priorities
- Source candidates using multiple channels including LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, events and direct outreach
- Screen candidates for both technical and cultural fit
- Coordinate and manage interview processes with candidates and internal stakeholders
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of passive and active technical tale
- Strategic Sourcing & Talent Pipelining
- Identify, engage, and nurture passive talent through cold outreach, networking, referrals, and talent communities to build a high-quality pipeline.
- Conduct talent mapping, competitive intelligence research, and market analysis to anticipate future hiring needs and drive data-driven recruitment.
- Build relationships with technical organizations, professional associations, universities, and industry forums to expand sourcing reach.
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including job postings, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offer negotiations for technical roles across bargaining, salaried non-exempt, exempt, managerial, and executive levels.
- Utilize applicant tracking systems (ATS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools, and recruitment marketing to enhance candidate experience and hiring efficiency.
- Collaborate with internal teams to strengthen employer branding and talent attraction initiatives.
- Data-Driven Recruitment & Process Optimization
- Track and analyze key recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, source effectiveness, pipeline conversion rates, and diversity hiring goals.
- Optimize recruitment marketing campaigns, leveraging social media, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), job boards, and programmatic advertising to attract top talent.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
- Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
- PhD
- OR Applications without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 13 years of completed education and/or relevant experience.
Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements
Preferred Job Requirements
- Proven experience in full-cycle technical recruiting, with a strong emphasis on strategic sourcing and engaging passive candidates.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, with the ability to build rapport at all levels.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience recruiting across diverse technical domains and organizational structures.
- Background in developing and executing employer branding and recruitment marketing initiatives.
- Familiarity with workforce planning and talent analytics.
#JointheMission: Your Impact Starts Here
At Pantex, you won't just find a job—you’ll discover a career of purpose safeguarding national security through work performed nowhere else on Earth. We empower dedicated, innovative individuals like you to achieve their greatest impact surrounded by exceptional talent and limitless opportunities for professional growth.
When you #JointheMission, you choose a lifetime career where your commitment is genuinely valued and rewarded. At Pantex, we believe that extraordinary talent thrives when supported by a balanced life. Discover the flexibility that empowers you to excel, coupled with a benefits package designed for your total peace of mind from comprehensive health coverage and robust retirement planning, to opportunities for continuous learning through education reimbursement.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
