Recruitment Lead - White Collar Construction

Your tasks

• As Recruitment Lead, you will take responsibility for developing permanent white-collar construction recruitment, building on existing relationships while identifying and securing new business opportunities.
• Initially operating as a standalone recruitment lead, you will manage the full 360 recruitment process while helping to establish the foundations for future growth. There will also be opportunities to develop recruitment services within the social housing sector.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Developing and growing permanent recruitment opportunities across the construction sector.
• Building relationships with contractors, hiring managers and key decision-makers.
• Converting existing introductions into vacancies while proactively winning new clients.
• Recruiting white-collar construction professionals, including Quantity Surveyors, Estimators, Commercial Managers, Bid Professionals, Site Managers, Project Managers and Contracts Managers.
• Managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from client brief through to candidate sourcing, offer management and placement.
• Building strong candidate networks and developing long-term relationships.
• Negotiating fees, managing offers and generating repeat business.
• Identifying opportunities to expand recruitment services into the social housing market.
• Monitoring performance and contributing to the growth and development of the recruitment function.
• Building, developing and leading a recruitment team as the business grows.

Requirements

• Are you an experienced White Collar Construction Perms Recruiter who enjoys winning business, building relationships and delivering successful placements? Are you ready to take your recruitment career in a new direction and play a key role in growing a recruitment function within an established business?
• My client is an established training and skills provider working with businesses across the construction sector, alongside a specialist service supporting social housing organisations. They are now looking to expand their recruitment offering and are seeking an ambitious recruiter to take ownership of this exciting opportunity.
• This is an excellent opportunity to use your existing recruitment expertise, develop new business opportunities and help shape a growing recruitment service, with the potential to build and lead your own team as the business expands.

• You will be an experienced recruitment professional with a proven background in permanent white-collar construction recruitment and a strong understanding of what it takes to build a successful recruitment desk.
• Ideally, you will have:
• Proven experience recruiting permanent construction professionals.
• A track record of winning vacancies, delivering placements and developing repeat business.
• Strong business development, networking and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing the full 360 recruitment process.
• Commercial awareness, with the confidence to negotiate fees and identify growth opportunities.
• The ability to work autonomously, manage priorities and take ownership of your results.
• The ambition to develop your career beyond the traditional agency recruitment model.
• Experience mentoring or managing other recruiters would be beneficial, but just as importantly, you will have the ambition and ability to grow into a leadership role.

What we offer

What's on Offer?

• Salary of up to £45,000, plus bonus.
• Hybrid working.
• An opportunity to move beyond the traditional agency recruitment environment.
• The chance to take ownership of and influence a growing recruitment function.
• Access to established client relationships and opportunities to develop new business.
• Autonomy to develop your market and shape the future of the service.
• The opportunity to build and lead your own team as the business expands.
• 25 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Professional development and networking opportunities.

How to apply

• If you're an experienced White Collar Construction Perms Recruiter looking for a fresh challenge, greater autonomy and the opportunity to build something for the long term, this could be the ideal next step in your career.
• Get in touch with Anna Maher Recruitment for a confidential conversation to find out more.
• Apply today to explore this exciting opportunity.

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Recruitment Lead – White Collar Construction

• Salary: Up to £45,000 + bonus
• Working Pattern: Hybrid
• Sector: Construction / Social Housing
• Job Type: Permanent