Senior Recruiter

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

Help Power PGE's Future by Finding Exceptional Talent

At Portland General Electric, we're powering a clean energy future for Oregon, and we need a talented recruiter to help us build the team that will get us there. As our Senior Recruiter, you'll play a crucial role in shaping our organization by identifying, attracting, and securing top talent across the company.

Why Join Our Recruiting Team?

• Make a meaningful impact by helping build a workforce dedicated to leading an energy transformation

• Partner with leaders across the organization to understand their talent needs

• Enjoy a collaborative culture where your ideas and contributions are valued

• Develop your expertise in the energy sector

What You'll Do:

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for multiple departments

• Develop creative sourcing strategies to build diverse candidate pipelines

• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers throughout the selection process

• Champion our employer brand and values in all candidate interactions

• Leverage data and analytics to continuously improve our hiring processes

To be successful in this role, the Senior Recruiter must have deep expertise in building senior customer relationships through excellence and confidence in recruitment process delivery. They must also have effective communication and organizational skills to juggle multiple recruitment efforts across various lines of business simultaneously. Ideally, they bring the ability to coach and influence stakeholders by staying up to date with industry trends, talent acquisition best practices, and legal requirements related to hiring and employment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Talent Sourcing - Collaborates with hiring managers and/or vendors, if appropriate, to identify appropriate recruitment channels. Develops new platforms to source for qualified candidates.

Selection and Staffing - Develops staffing and/or assessment tools, ensuring adherence to fair employment practices and the organization's HR strategies and plans. Provides coaching and guidance to managers and others in HR on selection process, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. Collaborates with the HR business partner to respond to candidate concerns.

Consultation - Serves as a staffing subject matter expert. Anticipates manager needs and develops solutions within existing guidelines. Provides guidance to managers on recruitment process and general staffing.

Branding - Contributes to initiatives that showcase the organization's brand in the employment market.

Data Reporting and Analysis - Assesses client needs and develops talent data reports to meet business objectives. Obtains data from multiple sources. Collaborates with others to integrate data from multiple systems. Analyzes data from multiple sources to develop regular and predictive analytics.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATIONS

Education

• Typically a bachelor's degree in business, psychology, sociology, finance, human resources or other related field or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Typically five or more years in human resources with at least two years in the area of recruiting.

• Preferred:  Prior experience supporting represented (union) hiring as well as corporate recruiting experience

Certifications

• PHR, SPHR, SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred, other HR certifications a plus

COMPETENCIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES)

Functional Competencies

• Intermediate knowledge of employment laws related to area of discipline

• Intermediate knowledge of PGE's policies, procedures, collective bargaining agreements and benefit plans

• Intermediate knowledge of industry best practices related to area of discipline

• Intermediate skills in project management

• Intermediate skills in facilitation and presentations

• Intermediate skills in systems and programs used in functional area, including data retrieval

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