Expert Recruiter

Requisition ID # 175169 

Job Category: Human Resources 

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: People

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The People team delivers expertise, resources, and solutions to positively impact our coworkers, contract coworkers, company, partners, and hometowns so that PG&E can achieve amazing outcomes. We are an enthusiastic and collaborative group of professionals who strive to improve our work, our results, our skills, and our company. The People team provides the tools and the guidance our coworkers need to be their best and find joy at work.

The People organization at PG&E is comprised of the following groups: Benefits; Compensation; Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging; People Partners; Labor Relations; People Development & Growth; People Solutions; Talent Acquisition & Mobility (Recruiting); Workforces Development; and the Enterprise Change Office. 

The Talent Acquisition & Mobility team focuses on strategically aligning with the lines of business to act as talent advisors who can identify, recruit, and acquire top talent both internally and externally to meet client needs and company goals. We believe that People are our business. Trust is the foundation of everything we do. Together, we partner to deliver a joyful coworker experience.

Position Summary  

The Expert Recruiter will be responsible for owning and leading the recruitment efforts for the Journey Line Worker Program and other classifications within the same line of progression. The Line Worker is a critical job necessary for maintaining PG&E’s electric infrastructure.

You will have demonstrated a proven ability to manage a high volume of requisition and tasks. You take initiative, are resourceful, and work with minimal supervision while producing positive results. You will develop and execute on strategic sourcing strategies while maintaining excellent relationships with hiring leaders, candidates, and team members to efficiently drive the process. You must have the ability to adapt to changing priorities while managing a complex and robust recruitment process in a regulated industry. You will work with a lean mindset and drive process improvements to ensure the program is operating as efficiently as possible. You will act in a consultative manner to the functional area and be poised as a subject matter expert for union hiring. 

To be successful, you must possess a natural passion for building and maintaining strong professional relationships and for developing a deep understanding of the business and its unique challenges.

The role is hybrid working from your remote office and various PG&E locations to support the program as needed. Currently, this position requires attendance and participation at the Candidate Dinners (Friday evening prior to an Assessment/ Interview day) and Assessments/ Interviews days (Saturday's) which take place approximately once per month in Livermore, CA. On occasion, you will be expected to attend and support career fair activities and LOB events such as the Lineman Rodeos. Lastly, your HQ location will be the Oakland General Office, where you will be required to attend in-person team meetings and training as needed. 

Job Responsibilities

• Relationship management is at the Director, Senior Director and Vice President level, providing strategic guidance, direction and consultation.
• Lead the development and management of an array of strategies and action plans to meet short and long- term recruiting and sourcing needs and objectives of the organizations supported.
• Monitor the progress and success of strategies, plans and programs. The plans, programs and solutions that are developed are often new and unique, requiring innovation and creativity.
• Maintain accurate and well-ordered documentation on all candidates, searches, hiring leader interactions, and other recruiting activities to ensure complete and accurate audit records.
• Partner with and/or lead project or program teams consisting of recruiting team and other resources in support of plans, programs, and solutions.
• Determine when to partner with search firms or use other external tools and resources considering expected results, associated costs, & other considerations.
• May lead cross functional projects for the recruiting department that have impact across the broader People team.
• Research and advise management on industry/function best practices.

Qualifications

Minimum: 

• High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma
• 7 years of related recruiting experience

Desired: 

• Experience with coaching hiring leaders
• Project Management experience
• PHR or SPHR
• Data driven, leveraging insights to pivot and meet performance metrics.
• Knowledge of union recruiting processes including bidding, letters of agreements, contracts, testing, etc.
• Ability to lead specific assigned recruiting projects, programs and sourcing initiative

Compensation

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity,   specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint of the range. The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. 

• Bay Area Min: $126,000
• Bay Area Mid: $163,000
• Bay Area Max: $200,000