Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
McDermott International Inc., United States
Total years of experience :18 years, 4 months
Sep 2015 - present - Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Dec 2007 - Nov 2008 - Talent Acquisition Specialist
McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. McDermott design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions—from the wellhead to the storage tank—to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.
Lead in-house recruiter for MENA region for the onshore and offshore requirements.
Achievements:
• Received a certificate of recognition for recruiting 506 professional staff in 2019. Also, commended for the highest number of placements not only in the Middle East but Globally.
• Achieved nationality and gender diversification drive set out by the company.
• Directly recruited more than 1, 000+ Professional personnel over the course of 4 years from General Manager up to business support level, most of my placements were recruited personally which saved McDermott millions in external agency fees.
Projects:
• QatarGas NFPS Project - taking care of recruitment and identifying potential candidates for Engineering (FEED/ Detailed Engineering), PMT, QHSES, Hook Up, Completions, Commissioning & Construction, Supply Chain, and Client (QatarGas) Support staff.
• Qatar Petroleum - Bulhanine
• Saudi Aramco Projects - Marjan 1 (3 Bln USD Project), Marjan 4 (1.5 Bln USD Project), Safaniya, Zuluf, TP10, LTA-II, Berri, and Client staff (Engineers, Quality Inspectors, and Support staff).
• Nakilat JV Yard, Qatar
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide exceptional client service with an expert level of knowledge in full lifecycle recruiting components, but not limited to sourcing, qualifying, networking, wage & salary trends, relationship management and due diligence.
• Confers with senior leadership to identify personnel needs, workforce planning strategies, and search assignments.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with hiring managers, vendors, and other team members to create a partnership that yields success, predictable results and credibility.
• Work with Global Talent Acquisition Manager and HR business partners to support strategic initiatives and planning of recruitment in the MENA region.
• Provide input for continuous improvement of the Talent Acquisition processes and practices; proactively monitor and enforce compliance of TA within permitted activity rules, policies and as per local labour laws.
• Delivers high quality professional and executive-level candidates and advances the McDermott brand across numerous markets and professional communities while guiding hiring managers and candidates through the selection process.
• Maintain the progress of candidate status in the applicant tracking system (Oracle Taleo) throughout the entire recruiting process.
• Creates and fosters relationships with colleges and diverse professional organizations to attract and recruit alumni and diversity of candidates.
• Conducts regular visits to the hiring managers to develop a thorough understanding of the department culture and uses that understanding to help candidates fully understand the opportunity.
Brunel provides consultant to International oil & gas, petrochemical, power generation and associated industries. Through a network of 110 offices in 41 countries in over 5 continents. Brunel provides technical / professional specialists to the largest multinational Oil & Gas companies and major EPC contractors.
Achievements:
• Managed McDermott Middle East account. Successfully renegotiated contracts for Permanent and Contract hire. Placed more than 350+ personnel from Managers up to skilled level personnel. Generated a net annual revenue of not less than 2 Million AED from 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Successfully recruited contractors for the following companies:
• Shell Iraq - (Majnoon Project)
• Exxon Mobil - West Qurna Phase I & II, Basra, Iraq
• Crescent Petroleum - Khor Mor and Chemchemal Gas Field, Erbil, Kurdistan
• Qatar Petroleum/ Qatar Gas - Barzan and GTL Projects
• ADNOC Group
• Saudi Aramco
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Mentored and coached senior/mid/associate recruiters and recruitment coordinators.
• Sourced candidates for outstanding jobs, using most suitable candidate sourcing channels and methods including advertising, job portals, headhunting, and career fairs.
• Interviewed, screened, and evaluated potential candidates confidence level, communication skills, attitude, experience, salary expectations, and commitment.
• Updated and maintained the progress of candidates status in the applicant tracking system. (XRM and Carerix)
• Negotiated rates/salaries and keeping candidates “warm” throughout the recruitment process.
• Provided inputs in the preparation of Bids and Tenders.
• Provided salary grade parameters (Day rates / Monthly salary) of different nationalities to clients for the Middle East based contract roles.
• Developed and maintained a strong candidate network and database ensuring a constant flow of new candidates and talents from the market.
• Managed client and candidate expectations or vice versa on compensation, benefits, and onto acceptance stage, help in the preparation of contract for contract/secondment positions, and providing assistance on candidate mobilization and in-country settling.
Rehired by McDermott International Inc. where I am presently working.
Database Researcher (Recruitment)
International Resourcing / Corporate Recruitment Team (UAE)
Project Support Specialist (Team Leader)
Ma’aden Infrastructure Project (Ras Al-Zawr, KSA)
WorleyParsons is a leading international engineering and project management company, serving the oil and gas, minerals and metals, hydrocarbon, infrastructure and power industries.
Duties Responsibilities:
• Supported offices in Australia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) in sourcing resume particularly with experiences in the Oil and Gas, Infrastructure, Hydrocarbons, Power, and Minerals & Metals.
• In-charged for heavy Internet sourcing of resumes’ i.e. Directors, Managers, Engineers, Supervisors, Designers, Specialists, Controllers, etc…particularly in the upstream and downstream markets with experiences in Greenfield and Brownfield from minor up to major modifications of the plant. (mainly Western Expats)
• Participated in Recruitment Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Managed recruitment database within WorleyParsons Applicant Tracking System (HRSmart).
• Posted online advertisement, technical screening of CVs.
• Prepared weekly and monthly MIS reports in HRSmart Reporter.
A leading Saudi vendor catering for Saudi ARAMCO and for all the other local oil & gas drilling and production Operators, aimed at fine tuning the drilling operations to optimize rig time, improve well integrity, improve well trajectory, and cut drilling cost.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Monitored/Follow up shipments (drilling mud additives, hydrocracking catalyst, drilling fluids, lubra glide beads, etc...) purchased from agents/vendors abroad and keep record of delivery deadlines set by the Clients.
• Prepared purchase order, quotations and invoices.
• Planned, organized and supervised the Accounts Payable and Contracts Administration functions.
• Supervised and evaluated the work of subordinates; communicate effectively, both orally in person and using telephone and writing.
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