Technical Recruiter - World Wide Inspections

Job ID:44117

Location:LRQA - Mumbai -Solitaire Corpora

Position Category:Purchasing

Position Type:Employee Regular

Role Purpose

The Technical Subcontractor Recruiter - WWI is responsible for developing and managing a sustainable global ecosystem of subcontractor agencies, independent inspectors, expeditors, technical specialists and auditors to support LRQA's Inspection and other businesses. The role serves as the critical link between business demand and external talent supply, ensuring qualified technical resources are available globally at the right cost, quality and speed.

The role will focus on identifying, attracting, qualifying, onboarding, and maintaining a high-quality network of technical professionals across multiple disciplines, ensuring rapid fulfillment of client requirements while maintaining compliance, quality standards and competitiveness.

This position is critical to supporting LRQA's global growth strategy and ensuring availability of qualified competent technical resources in key markets.

Key Responsibilities

Subcontractor Pool Management:

Source, recruit, & onboard inspectors, auditors, expeditors, and technical specialists globally.

Build and maintain subcontractors and freelance specialists pool (warm bench) across sectors (viz. Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Power & Utilities, Petrochemical, Manufacturing, Mining & Metals, Food & Beverage, ESG and Sustainability Services and other sectors

Develop proactive recruitment campaigns for strategic regions and technical disciplines.

Proactively engage with Sales and operations teams to forecast resource requirements.

Utilize direct sourcing, LinkedIn, referrals, professional associations, industry networks, recruitment platforms, and market mapping techniques to identify suitable resources.

Own and continuously optimize the global resource database, ensuring visibility of competencies, certifications, geographic coverage, availability, rate cards and performance history.

Ensure profiles, certifications, competencies, language skills, and availability are regularly updated.

Develop / refine competency matrix

Develop a robust subcontractor screening and evaluation process

Technical Qualification & Screening

Conduct detailed screening and interviews of candidates. Verify: Technical qualifications, Industry certifications, competencies, work permits and legal eligibility

Coordinate technical assessments with LRQA subject matter experts / Client facing teams.

Contract Management

Lead negotiation with subcontractor agencies or direct inspectors and secure competitive contracts in terms of pricing, payment terms and risks coverage

Ensure smooth onboarding of subcontractors in LRQA systems

Develop relationships and review performances of existing subcontractors

Proactively negotiate and renew existing subcon contracts to ensure contractual compliances

Develop supplier scorecards and performance metrics.

Monitor subcontractor performance, responsiveness, quality, compliance and commercial competitiveness.

Drive supplier rationalization and strategic supplier partnerships.

Closure and exiting resources: Review and establish proper closure procedures for termination. Feedback / evaluation form for non-performing / non-conforming subcontractors

Stakeholder Management

Partner with Sales and Operations teams to forecast resource requirements by geography, service line and discipline.

Develop capacity planning models to identify future talent shortages / recruitment priorities.

Support business growth initiatives through proactive talent pipeline development.

Provide monthly talent intelligence and resource capacity reports to the Leadership, highlighting current activities, talent gaps, sourcing risks and mitigation plans.

Vendor & Agency Management

Manage relationships with subcontractor agencies / independent inspectors

Evaluate sourcing effectiveness and recruitment ROI.

Negotiate recruitment terms where appropriate.

Talent Intelligence & Market Insights

Monitor global market trends

Identify emerging technical skills and talent shortages

Recommend sourcing strategies and new recruitment channels

Benchmark compensation and contractor rates.

Process Excellence & Compliance

Ensure compliance with LRQA policies, Employment legislation, Data privacy requirements, Contractor onboarding processes

Support continuous improvement of recruitment processes and systems.

Qualifications & Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering; Professional certification in recruitment, talent acquisition, procurement, or Supply Chain Management is preferred.

Experience: 5-8 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Resource Management, Procurement, or Vendor Management

Demonstrated experience sourcing technical professionals globally

Experience supporting multinational operations with geographically dispersed resources.

Proven track record in recruiting and/or procuring: Inspectors, Technical Experts, NDT Personnel, Welding Inspectors, HSE Specialists, Engineering Consultants, Auditors

Experience within TIC (Testing, Inspection & Certification), Engineering Services, Industrial Services, Energy, Renewables, Manufacturing, or Certification sectors preferred.

Commercial and Technology Skills

Supplier / Agency Management

Contract Negotiation & Commercial Acumen

Subcontractor & Vendor Qualification

Knowledge and experience of using technology platforms

Data Analytics & Reporting | Microsoft Office / Power BI

Market Intelligence & Talent Benchmarking

Core Competencies

Business & Commercial: Strategic thinking | Cost optimization | Negotiation and influencing | Financial awareness | Demand forecasting

Operational: Process improvement | Resource planning | Risk management | Quality and compliance management

Leadership & Interpersonal: Stakeholder management | Cross-cultural communication | Relationship building | Customer focus | Results orientation | Problem-solving | Resilience and adaptability

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Resource fulfilment rate

Time to source

Supplier evaluation prior to onboarding

Cost savings through negotiations

Completion of onboarding and compliance requirements before deployment

Growth of active subcontractor talent pools by geography, discipline, and service line

Database accuracy and completeness

Client acceptance rate of proposed resources

Compliance documentation completion

Supplier performance reviews completed

Audit readiness of subcontractor documentation.

Compliance with LRQA recruitment, data privacy, and contractor onboarding requirements

Stakeholder satisfaction

Pre-Employment Checks

If you are successful in securing a role with us, you will be subject to pre-employment checks, depending on the legal requirements and practices in your country of employment.

If eligible these checks will include right to work, identification, verification of employment history, education, and criminal records where permitted by local law.

All checks will be conducted in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection regulations.

We will involve the third party supplier to run the background checks as needed and your data will be retained for a period as needed for the purpose of recruitment.

To the extent to be permitted by the applicable local law, your data may be stored outside of your employment country dependent on our operation structure.

Your application of this role will constitute as your consent on this paragraph.

At LRQA, we belive that as a leading Global Leading Assurance and Risk Management Service provider, our talented people are our risk management advantage.

We belive the best outcomes come from diverse perspectives, shared ambition and working together with integrity. That's how we buid a workplace where everyone can contribute, grow and thrive.

Guided by Vision and powered by Expertise, we're united by a shared purpose. If you're driven to make a difference, you'll belong here.