Principal Consultant

AWX; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive commissions

Warm client portfolio

Autonomy to build vertical

National footprint

Job summary

AWX Executive Recruitment is seeking a driven Principal Consultant to lead a technically focused recruitment desk across construction, trades, industrial and related sectors. You will run your own business within AWX, managing the full cycle from business development to permanent placement within our national client network.

You will enjoy autonomy, a competitive commissions structure, and the support of a national footprint.

Qualifications

• Proven recruitment experience (perm) ideally within construction, trades, industrial, or other sectors.
• Proven track record in building a client portfolio and sourcing candidates through headhunting.
• Strong business development and relationship management skills for long-term clients.

Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and place technical and professional candidates across sectors.
• Manage and nurture long-term relationships with clients and candidates.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand needs and deliver tailored recruitment solutions.
• Identify new business opportunities and drive growth with speed to market and quality recruitment.
• Facilitate end-to-end recruitment with integrity and professionalism.

Skills

Recruitment

Business development

Relationship management

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 a driven and entrepreneurial Principal Consultant to join our Executive Recruitment team.

This role combines Business Development and Technical Recruitment, sourcing and placing white and blue-collar professionals across construction, trades, manufacturing, government, scientific or other 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 to run your own business within our business. You’ll manage the full process from business development through to permanent placement, leveraging our large national client base and strong referral network while actively building new relationships to grow your desk.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love relationship building, and want to be rewarded 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 nurture long-term relationshipswith clients and candidates
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs and deliver tailored recruitment solutions
• Proactively identify new business opportunities and drive 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 a warm client portfoliowith live roles ready to fill
• Tools, resources, and autonomy to build 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 to operate 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!
• Strong business development and relationship management skills – we want long term clients, not transactional supply
• A proactive, results-driven attitude with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability to multi-task and deliver strong outcomes quickly
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• A genuine focus on candidate 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 to build a successful perm desk, partner with leading clients, and run your own business within ours, we would love to hear from you.