Assistant Manager - HR

PSP Projects Limited

PSP Projects Limited is a leading multidisciplinary construction company in India, delivering industrial, institutional, residential, and government infrastructure with precision, integrity, and innovation. From civil construction to interior fit outs, our solutions are engineered to endure because everything we create is Built to Last.

Job Description – Lead Talent Acquisition

Position: Lead Talent Acquisition / Lead Recruiter

Department: Human Resources - Talent Acquisition

Reporting To: Head HR / AGM HR

Team Handling: Talent Acquisition Executives

Location: Corporate Office, Ahmedabad

Job Purpose

To lead the Talent Acquisition function by managing a team of recruiters and driving end-to-end recruitment across Corporate, Project Sites, Plants, and Regional Operations. The role is responsible for ensuring timely closure of vacancies, senior-level hiring, stakeholder management, consultant coordination, and maximizing offer-to-joining conversion ratios.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Talent Acquisition professionals to achieve hiring targets and recruitment KPIs.
• Drive end-to-end recruitment for Corporate, Project Sites, Plants, and Regional Office requirements.
• Handle recruitment for senior, leadership, critical, and niche technical positions.
• Partner with Project Heads, Project Managers, HODs, and Business Leaders to understand manpower requirements and workforce plans.
• Ensure timely closure of vacancies within approved Turn Around Time (TAT).
• Allocate vacancies, monitor recruiter performance, and drive accountability for closures.
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline through portals, referrals, networking, social media, and headhunting.
• Coordinate and manage recruitment consultants, agencies, and executive search firms for timely delivery of quality candidates.
• Conduct screening, assessment, and evaluation of candidates to ensure quality hiring.
• Facilitate interview scheduling, feedback collection, and hiring decisions with stakeholders.
• Drive offer management activities and negotiate compensation within approved guidelines.
• Ensure maximum offer acceptance and joining ratios through continuous candidate engagement and follow-up.
• Minimize offer dropouts and improve candidate conversion during the notice period.
• Track recruitment metrics including TAT, vacancy aging, offer acceptance ratio, joining ratio, and recruiter productivity.
• Prepare and present recruitment MIS, dashboards, and hiring status reports to management.
• Conduct regular manpower review meetings with business stakeholders and hiring managers.
• Ensure adherence to recruitment policies, approval processes, and documentation requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement, process optimization, and recruitment automation initiatives.
• Support employer branding and talent attraction initiatives to strengthen the organization's market presence.
• Build a high-performing recruitment function that consistently delivers quality talent aligned with business objectives.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• MBA / PGDM in Human Resources preferred.
• 8-12 years of Talent Acquisition experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience managing a recruitment team.
• Experience in Construction, Infrastructure, EPC, Manufacturing, Engineering, or Real Estate industry preferred.
• Proven experience handling large-scale hiring and senior-level recruitment.
  
  

Key Competencies

Functional : Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Stakeholder Management, Workforce Planning, Recruitment Analytics, Vendor Management, Interviewing & Assessment.

Behavioral : Leadership, Team Management, Influencing Skills, Negotiation, Decision Making, Result Orientation, Planning & Execution, Relationship Management.

Preferred Industry Exposure : Large organizations managing 500+ annual vacancies across multiple project sites and business locations.

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