Principal Consultant

People Infrastructure; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive commission structure

Warm client portfolio

Autonomy to build your own vertical

National footprint

Entrepreneurial culture

Job summary

AWX Executive, part of PeopleIN Group, is seeking a driven Principal Consultant to join our Executive Recruitment team in Brisbane. You will run your own desk within our national client base, sourcing and placing white and blue‑collar professionals across property, construction, engineering, and related sectors.

This role blends business development with high‑level recruitment. You’ll manage end‑to‑end processes, build long‑term client relationships, and enjoy a competitive commission structure

Qualifications

• Proven recruitment experience (permanent) across multiple sectors.
• Strong business development and relationship management skills.
• Ability to build and manage a client portfolio and candidates through headhunting.

Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and place technical and professional candidates across chosen sectors.
• Manage long-term relationships with clients and candidates.
• Partner with hiring managers to deliver tailored recruitment solutions.
• Identify new business opportunities and drive growth with speed and quality.

Skills

Business Development

Technical Recruitment

Relationship Building

Head Hunting

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Job description

AWX is part of the larger PeopleIN Group. PeopleIN is the largest ASX-listed talent solutions company in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

As the fastest growing labour hire company in Australia, we have expanded our business to meet the needs of our client partners. Leveraging our 21 years' experience in delivering the right talent at volume and speed, AWX Executive provides permanent and contract recruitment solutions in the white-collar and technical space across Property, Construction, Engineering, Finance, Business Support, FMCG, and many more.
Due to strong business growth and increasing demand from our clients, we are seeking adriven and entrepreneurial Principal Consultantto join our Executive Recruitment team.

This role combinesBusiness DevelopmentandTechnical Recruitment, sourcing and placing white and blue-collar professionals across construction, trades, manufacturing, government, scientific orother sectors you specialise in—we’re flexible. We are currently across all industries with a diverse group of companies in our Group.

This position, giving you the autonomy torun your own business within our business. You’ll manage the full process from business development through to permanent placement, leveraging ourlarge national client base and strong referral networkwhile actively building new relationships to grow your desk.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love relationship building, and want to berewarded with competitive commissions for your results, this is your chance to take the next step in your career. We will not tie you down with corporate red tape or tell you how many phone calls to make a day, we measure results!

Key Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and place technical and professional candidates across your chosen sectors
• Manage and nurturelong-term relationshipswith clients and candidates
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and deliver tailored recruitment solutions
• Proactively identify new business opportunities anddrive growth with speed to market and quality recruitment – we are seeking high value outcomes in this space
• Facilitate the end-to-end recruitment process with integrity and professionalism – demonstrate the value in your structured professional submissions and most importantly finding those hard to find candidates.

AWX is part of the larger PeopleIN Group. PeopleIN is the largest ASX-listed talent solutions company in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

As the fastest growing labour hire company in Australia, we have expanded our business to meet the needs of our client partners. Leveraging our 21 years' experience in delivering the right talent at volume and speed, AWX Executive provides permanent and contract recruitment solutions in the white-collar and technical space across Property, Construction, Engineering, Finance, Business Support, FMCG, and many more.
Due to strong business growth and increasing demand from our clients, we are seeking adriven and entrepreneurial Principal Consultantto join our Executive Recruitment team.

This role combinesBusiness DevelopmentandTechnical Recruitment, sourcing and placing white and blue-collar professionals across construction, trades, manufacturing, government, scientific orother sectors you specialise in—we’re flexible. We are currently across all industries with a diverse group of companies in our Group.

This position, giving you the autonomy torun your own business within our business. You’ll manage the full process from business development through to permanent placement, leveraging ourlarge national client base and strong referral networkwhile actively building new relationships to grow your desk.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love relationship building, and want to berewarded with competitive commissions for your results, this is your chance to take the next step in your career. We will not tie you down with corporate red tape or tell you how many phone calls to make a day, we measure results!

Key Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and place technical and professional candidates across your chosen sectors
• Manage and nurturelong‑term relationshipswith clients and candidates
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and deliver tailored recruitment solutions
• Proactively identify new business opportunities anddrive growth with speed to market and quality recruitment – we are seeking high value outcomes in this space
• Facilitate the end-to-end recruitment process with integrity and professionalism – demonstrate the value in your structured professional submissions and most importantly finding those hard to find candidates.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive commission structuredesigned to reward high performance
• Access to awarm client portfoliowith live roles ready to fill
• Tools, resources, and autonomy tobuild your own verticaland make it your own
• A supportive, experienced team culture that values collaboration – frequent client relationship sharing between our companies with win win outcomes
• The opportunity tooperate like an entrepreneurwhile backed by a strong brand and national footprint – supply clients across Australia and NZ
• We also don’t restrict you to perm and support ability to deliver high margin temp services to compliment your perm earning power

What You’ll Bring

• Proven recruitment experience (perm) ideally within construction, trades, industrial, or other sectors but we are flexible to all industry backgrounds
• Proven track record in building a client portfolio and sourcing candidates through headhunting in a competitive market – show us how you get candidates and clients to follow you through your positive relationships you consistently build!
• Strongbusiness development and relationship management skills – we want long term clients, not transactional supply
• A proactive,results-driven attitude with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability tomulti-task and deliver strong outcomes quickly
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• A genuine focus oncandidate care and building deep client relationships
• Ability to work autonomously while being part of a collaborative team
• FUN!Enjoy what you do and thrive on the thrill of the wins

If you are motivated tobuild a successful perm desk, partner with leading clients, andrun your own business within ours, we would love to hear from you.