Construction Recruitment Consultant
Job description
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Recruitment Consultant – Construction (Temp or Perm)
London
Competitive Basic Salary + Uncapped Commission + Excellent Growth Opportunity
Our client is a growing, well-established construction recruitment business with a strong reputation across the market. They have built an excellent client base and are known for delivering across both blue-collar and white-collar construction recruitment, with strong relationships across contractors, developers and key industry clients.
Due to continued growth, they are open to speaking with experienced recruiters who can add value across either temporary or permanent markets. They are looking for one experienced hire but are flexible on where that person’s expertise sits.
They are particularly interested in recruiters with experience in:
- Contract Trades & Labour
- Contract Construction Management / White Collar
- Permanent Construction Management / White Collar
This role would suit a proven recruiter who enjoys building relationships, winning business and managing their own desk within a supportive and entrepreneurial environment.
Responsibilities:- Managing and growing your own recruitment desk
- Developing new business opportunities
- Building strong client and candidate relationships
- Managing the full recruitment lifecycle
- Sourcing high-quality candidates
- Working towards revenue targets and business growth goals
- Proven experience within construction recruitment
- Strong track record in temp or perm markets
- Experience within Trades & Labour and/or White Collar recruitment
- Business development capability
- Ambitious, driven and commercially minded
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business with strong market foundations, an established client network and genuine scope to make a significant impact.
For a confidential discussion, please get in touch.
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Application advice
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🏗️ Highlight your construction recruitment experience prominently, specifying whether you've worked in trades & labour or white collar markets as the advert emphasises both
💰 Quantify your recruitment achievements: 'Generated £180k revenue through 45 permanent placements in construction management roles'
🤝 Emphasise your business development skills as they're seeking someone who can win new business and grow their own desk
📊 Include specific metrics about client relationships and candidate sourcing success rates in construction sector
🎯 Show evidence of working towards revenue targets and managing your own recruitment desk independently
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- •Generated £240k annual revenue managing construction recruitment desk, placing 65 candidates across trades & labour and white collar roles for 18 contractor clients
- •Developed 12 new construction client relationships through targeted business development, resulting in £85k additional revenue within 8 months
- •Managed full recruitment lifecycle for 40+ construction management positions, achieving 92% candidate retention rate and exceeding revenue targets by 28%
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Rite Recruit's reputation for delivering across both blue-collar and white-collar construction recruitment aligns perfectly with my proven track record in construction recruitment and business development expertise.
My background in managing recruitment desks and building strong client relationships in the construction sector has consistently delivered revenue growth and successful placements. I have experience across both temporary and permanent markets, with particular strength in developing new business opportunities and managing the full recruitment lifecycle.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you source candidates for hard-to-fill construction roles?
- ›What's your approach to managing both temp and perm recruitment processes?
- ›How do you build and maintain relationships with construction contractors and developers?
- ›What methods do you use to qualify construction candidates' technical skills?
- ›How do you manage competing priorities across multiple construction projects?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to build a relationship with a difficult construction client
- ›Describe a situation where you exceeded your revenue targets
- ›Give an example of how you've developed new business in the recruitment sector
- ›Tell me about a challenging placement you made in construction recruitment
- ›Describe how you've managed your own recruitment desk and priorities
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to build a relationship with a difficult construction client
Describe a situation where you exceeded your revenue targets