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Senior Recruiter

Columbia, SC

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. Through its design-once, build-many approach and coalition building across communities, regulators, and financial stakeholders, The Nuclear Company is committed to delivering safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost, while catalyzing the nuclear industry toward rapid development in America and globally.

About the role

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Recruiter to support the continued growth of The Nuclear Company Services, helping power America’s nuclear fleet — today and tomorrow. This role will primarily focus on full-cycle field recruitment supporting high-volume outage staffing, skilled trades, technical operations, and plant support roles across nuclear and energy facilities nationwide, with occasional support for corporate hiring needs as the business grows. 

Partnering closely with operational leaders, the Senior Recruiter will help drive workforce planning and talent acquisition strategies that support nuclear plant maintenance, outage execution, and specialty technical services in highly regulated environments. 

This role requires a builder mentality, operational maturity, startup adaptability, and a systems-thinking approach with experience supporting scalable growth in fast-paced environments. The ideal candidate is a hands-on recruiting leader who thrives in time-sensitive, field-driven operations and brings a strong understanding of recruiting within nuclear, energy, industrial, or infrastructure-related industries. 

This is an opportunity to help build and shape a scalable talent acquisition function supporting a rapidly growing, mission-driven organization at the forefront of the nuclear services industry. 

 

Responsibilities

Strategic Talent Acquisition 

  • Own and manage the full recruitment lifecycle for primarily field-based and high-volume outage roles across nuclear and energy operations, including skilled trades, technical operations, maintenance, and plant support positions, with additional support for corporate hiring as needed.  
  • Partner with operational leaders, hiring managers, and executives to scope roles, develop hiring strategies, and support workforce planning initiatives in highly regulated, time-sensitive environments.  
  • Lead structured and efficient hiring processes that support rapid mobilization, operational scalability, and a high-quality candidate experience.  

Sourcing & Pipeline Development 

  • Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies to identify and engage specialized talent across nuclear, energy, industrial, and infrastructure-related industries.  
  • Build and maintain strategic talent pipelines for outage staffing, field operations, and critical technical skill sets to support ongoing and future workforce demands.  
  • Leverage niche sourcing channels, industry networks, and relationship-based recruiting strategies to attract hard-to-find talent in competitive markets.  

Stakeholder & Candidate Experience 

  • Serve as a strategic partner to hiring leaders by providing recruiting insights, market intelligence, pipeline visibility, and hiring recommendations.  
  • Deliver a responsive, high-touch candidate experience through clear communication, efficient coordination, and consistent follow-through in fast-paced operational environments.  
  • Support and influence hiring best practices while helping drive alignment, accountability, and decision-making throughout the recruitment process.  

Data, Systems & Process Improvement 

  • Maintain accurate recruiting data, candidate activity, and requisition tracking within the ATS and related recruiting systems.  
  • Support recruiting operations through reporting, process optimization, and workflow improvements that enhance scalability, efficiency, and operational effectiveness.  
  • Apply a systems thinker mindset to identify opportunities for continuous improvement across recruiting processes, workforce planning, and talent acquisition operations. 

 

Experience:

  • 5–7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a strong emphasis on field recruitment, high-volume staffing, and workforce mobilization within nuclear, energy, industrial, skilled trades, manufacturing, or infrastructure-related industries.  
  • Experience supporting outage staffing, plant operations, maintenance, or other time-sensitive operational environments is strongly preferred.  
  • Proven success building and scaling recruiting processes in high-growth or startup environments with evolving operational needs.  
  • Demonstrated ability to develop creative sourcing strategies and build pipelines for hard-to-fill technical and field-based roles using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, industry networks, and other sourcing tools.  
  • Familiarity with outage and project-based workforce compensation models, including per diem structures, travel-based compensation, mobilization/demobilization practices, variable pay rates, and rapidly changing compensation packages tied to project awards and operational demands. 
  • Experience partnering closely with operational leaders, executives, and hiring managers to deliver recruiting strategies aligned to business and workforce demands.  
  • Prior experience recruiting within nuclear energy or highly regulated industries is a plus 

Skills:  

  • Systems thinker: Understands how recruiting processes, workforce planning, operations, tools, and stakeholder relationships intersect to drive scalable hiring outcomes.  
  • Strategic partner: Builds trusted relationships with operational leaders and hiring managers while providing insights, market intelligence, and practical recruiting guidance.  
  • Startup adaptable: Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.  
  • Builder mentality: Motivated by creating, improving, and scaling recruiting processes, workflows, and talent acquisition infrastructure.  
  • Scrappy and proactive: Takes initiative, solves problems creatively, and operates with urgency in time-sensitive environments.  
  • Highly organized: Effectively manages competing priorities, high-volume hiring activity, and multiple searches with precision and responsiveness.  
  • Exceptional communicator: Communicates clearly and confidently across all levels of the organization and delivers a high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience.  
  • Mission-aligned: Energized by supporting America’s energy infrastructure and contributing to the future of the nuclear industry. 

 

Nice To Have:

  • Experience with Greenhouse or similar ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed Smart Sourcing, and recruiting automation or CRM tools.  
  • Prior experience supporting recruiting efforts within nuclear energy, power generation, industrial services, or other highly regulated environments.  
  • Experience working in an early-stage startup, high-growth, or rapidly scaling operational environment.  
  • Exposure to workforce compliance requirements, badging, or regulated hiring environments, including OFCCP or contractor compliance practices. 

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • 401k with company match
  • Medical, dental, vision plans
  • Generous vacation policy, plus holidays

Estimated Starting Salary Range
The estimated starting salary range for this role is $98,000-$117,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company’s discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role. 

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