Manager, Recruiting

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. All applications will be submitted via our company career page, www.x-energy.com/careers/. We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. If anyone claiming to represent X-energy directs you in a manner otherwise, please contact us at www.x-energy.com/contact-us.

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of recruiters and staffing coordinators who support professional, technical, and hourly hiring pipelines.
• Provide day-to-day operational leadership to ensure positive candidate experience across all recruiting touchpoints.
• Foster a culture of accountability, urgency, and continuous improvement within the recruiting function.

• Partner with operations, manufacturing, engineering, and project leadership to forecast labor demand and develop scalable staffing strategies to support production ramp-ups, construction schedules, and operational milestones.
• Analyze hiring trends, turnover data, and Labor Scorecard metrics to proactively address talent pipeline gaps.

• Design and execute recruiting strategies for high-volume hourly hiring across manufacturing, production, warehouse, quality, maintenance, safety, and construction roles
• Manage relationships with approved staffing agencies, including requisition distribution, candidate submittal review, markup/referral cost tracking, and compliance oversight.
• Maintain onsite operational presence as needed to support shift-based hiring, production floor engagement, and real-time staffing adjustments.

• Lead full-cycle high-volume recruiting for non-exempt roles across manufacturing, construction, testing, and other nuclear roles.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies leveraging job boards, social media, professional networks, trade schools, unions, and workforce development organizations
• Build partnerships with technical colleges, trade schools, apprenticeship programs, and nuclear/engineering academic institutions to cultivate skilled trades and technical talent pipelines

• Work with the Workday team to support changes and updates to HRIS configuration, optimization, and ongoing maintenance to support recruiting workflows
• Design, document, and continuously improve recruiting processes that relate to skilled trades recruiting, including application workflows, interview protocols, onboarding handoffs, and compliance tracking.
• Maintain recruiting data integrity and generate Open Positions Reports and hiring metrics dashboards

• Prepare and deliver weekly/monthly recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, aging requisitions, hiring volume, offer acceptance rates, source effectiveness, and Labor Scorecard KPIs.
• Analyze recruiting performance data to identify bottlenecks, develop solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Track and report staffing agency costs, contractor conversion rates, and cost-per-hire metrics.

• Train and guide hiring managers on interview best practices, behavioral interviewing, candidate evaluation, compliance, and decision-making.
• Facilitate intake meetings to clarify role requirements, hiring timelines, and candidate profiles.
• Serve as strategic advisor and consultant to hiring managers, providing market intelligence, compensation guidance, and talent availability insights.

• Ensure all recruiting activities comply with federal, state, and local labor laws, EEO regulations, OFCCP requirements, and X-energy policies.  Support audit and compliance reporting as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive candidate and employee information.
• Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including career centers, workforce development boards, union representatives, program administrators, and community organizations.
• Partner with marketing and communications teams to strengthen X-energy's reputation as an employer of choice in the nuclear and advanced manufacturing sectors.

• 10+ years of progressive recruiting experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership or management capacity.  Experience recruiting for nuclear operations roles (reactor operators, instrumentation & control technicians, radiation protection specialists, nuclear maintenance crafts) is preferred.
• Proven experience in manufacturing, industrial, or high-volume production environments. 
• Skilled trades recruiting experience, including partnerships with trade schools, unions, apprenticeship programs, and technical training organizations
• Demonstrated expertise in full-cycle recruiting for both professional/salaried roles and hourly/frontline positions.
• Experience managing staffing agency relationships, temp-to-hire processes, and contractor pipelines.

• Advanced ATS experience (Workday is preferred)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience with online recruiting tools such as Indeed, Handshake, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other advanced sourcing platforms
• Strong recruiting analytics competency including workforce planning strategies and ROI analysis

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Diplomatic communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
• Strong organizational, project management, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated capability to build and mentor high-performing recruiting teams.
• Client service mindset with strong stakeholder management skills (hiring managers, executives, external partners).
• Ability to work onsite daily, with flexibility for shift work, ad hoc schedule adjustments, and occasional production floor or warehouse presence.
• Willingness to travel to multiple sites as needed.