Maryam Islam

Senior Recruitment & Manpower Planning – Substation & OHL Transmission Line Projects (ADNOC, TAQA, SEWA, DEWA)

• Spearheading end-to-end recruitment and workforce strategy for Substation and OHL Transmission Line projects across major utilities including ADNOC, TAQA, SEWA, and DEWA.
• Leading project-based manpower planning and budgeting, ensuring alignment of workforce deployment with project execution phases and contractual timelines.
• Managing full-cycle recruitment for both blue- and white-collar categories, covering Project Managers, Construction Managers, Site Engineers, Supervisors, HSE Officers, QA/QC Engineers, and skilled technical trades.
• Partnering closely with Project Directors and Site Leadership to forecast manpower needs, optimize utilization, and support resource mobility across multiple project sites.
• Overseeing visa processing, onboarding, and mobilization logistics for large-scale, multi-site operations, ensuring compliance with UAE labor regulations and client standards.
• Driving Emiratisation initiatives by identifying, attracting, and integrating UAE Nationals into key administrative and engineering positions.
• Implementing process efficiencies across recruitment operations to reduce time-to-hire, enhance retention, and strengthen workforce readiness for critical project phases.

• Executed large-scale hiring campaigns for over 1,500 workers across construction, oil and gas, EPC, and academic sectors.
• Delivered recruitment services for clients including Ghantoot, Strata, Edge Group, FAB, Sharjah University, and ADCB.
• Managed white-collar recruitment for Engineers, HSE Officers, QA/QC professionals, Planning Engineers, Project Managers, Coordinators, and Document Controllers.
• Oversaw multinational sourcing processes from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and the Philippines.
• Coordinated visa processing, WPS setup, onboarding, and mobilization across multiple project sites.
• Supported executive hiring pipelines for leadership roles within technical departments.

• Managed recruitment for over 500 positions in Oil & Gas and Construction sectors.
• Collaborated with line managers on manpower planning, skills matching, and compliance monitoring.
• Achieved budget alignment across all recruitment cycles, reducing cost-to-hire by 12%.
• Outsourced to the Client Silal, an ADQ Company.
• Aligned recruitment strategies with business needs.
• Oversaw manpower budget management and succession planning.
• Fostered positive candidate relationships throughout the recruitment cycle, thus enhancing employer branding.

• Owned workforce governance for outsourced staff, establishing controls for attendance, leave, and timesheets to ensure billing accuracy and client compliance
• Led manpower planning and PO governance, translating client demand into scalable hiring plans
• Drove large-scale IT recruitment delivery for Etisalat, successfully onboarding 800+ professionals across multiple technologies
• Managed vendor performance, hiring SLAs, and escalations, ensuring timely fulfillment of critical roles
• Acted as single point of accountability for client coordination, delivery timelines, and workforce readiness

• Delivered end-to-end recruitment for both blue-collar and white-collar roles, aligning manpower supply with client SLAs
• Acted as a single point of coordination between clients, internal HR, payroll, and PRO teams to ensure smooth onboarding.
• Maintained high staff morale through regular team building activities.
• Managed employee onboarding for smooth integration into company culture.
• Led client-facing recruitment and HR operations for Etisalat, NYU Abu Dhabi, and Duniya Finance
• Managed bulk onboarding programs across telecom, finance, manufacturing and academic sectors.