About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is seeking a highly experienced Lead Recruiter with progressive recruitment experience within the Energy sector, specialising in Oil & Gas and Engineering disciplines. Reporting to the Regional TA Director.

This role is critical to delivering large-scale, complex recruitment projects, including Aramco, requiring strong leadership, operational excellence, and the ability to drive performance across teams.

The successful candidate will lead end-to-end recruitment delivery, manage and develop a team of recruiters, and ensure consistent achievement of KPIs, SLAs, and business objectives in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.

Skills and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage full lifecycle recruitment across multiple projects within Oil & Gas / Engineering
• Oversee and develop a team of recruiters, including workload allocation, performance management, and capability building
• Drive and monitor team KPIs, SLAs, and delivery metrics, ensuring consistent performance against targets
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and coaching sessions to enhance team effectiveness
• Lead large-scale, high-volume recruitment campaigns, including mobilisation for major energy projects
• Act as a strategic partner to senior stakeholders, advising on workforce planning, hiring strategies, and market insights
• Ensure delivery of recruitment aligned to project timelines, client expectations, and commercial objectives
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for critical and niche roles across global markets
• Ensure full compliance (ISO Standards) with internal governance and client-specific requirements (including Aramco standards)
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across recruitment processes, systems, and delivery models
• Provide leadership reporting on recruitment performance, risks, and forecasting

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:
Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• CIPD Preferred

Communication:

• Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills.
  

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

• Extensive recruitment experience, with a proven track record of delivering large-scale, high-volume projects, within the Oil & Gas / Engineering sectors, including hands-on delivery and team leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading recruitment teams within high-performance environments
• Proven ability to manage and deliver against KPIs, SLAs, and high-volume hiring targets
• Strong experience conducting 1:1s, performance management, and team development
• Aramco recruitment / project mobilization experience is a must
• Strong stakeholder management skills at senior and executive level
• Experience working in complex, fast-paced, and deadline-driven environments
• Proficiency in ATS systems (Oracle preferred) and recruitment reporting/analytics
• Commercially aware with a strong understanding of project delivery impact

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

Details about the role:
Location: Woking
Relocation required: No
Travel required: No
Contract type: Permanent
Experience level: Lead Level