Senior Defence & Engineering Recruitment Consultant

Kinexus; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinexus is seeking an experienced Senior Recruitment Consultant to join its Defence and Engineering practice in Australia. You will work on an established permanent recruitment desk, partnering with consultants to manage long-standing client portfolios and high-quality recruitment solutions across Defence, Engineering and Technical sectors.

You will focus on business development, expanding existing accounts, and building a strong candidate network.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' recruitment experience, ideally within Defence, Engineering, Infrastructure or Technical recruitment.
• Demonstrated success managing and growing a profitable permanent recruitment desk.
• Strong business development mindset and ability to win new clients and opportunities.
• Proven experience developing long-term client relationships and repeat business.
• Strong commercial acumen and a track record of delivering recruitment revenue.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow an established permanent recruitment desk within the Defence, Engineering and Technical sectors.
• Build and strengthen relationships with existing clients while identifying new business opportunities.
• Generate new revenue through strategic business development and account growth.
• Partner with hiring managers to deliver high-quality recruitment solutions across specialist technical disciplines.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines within Defence, Engineering and Technical markets.
• Develop trusted adviser relationships with both clients and candidates.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts and increase market share.
• Negotiate terms of business and manage end-to-end recruitment processes.
• Contribute to the ongoing growth and success of the Kinexus business.
• Represent Kinexus across industry events, networking activities and client engagements.

Skills

Relationship building

Business development

Permanent recruitment

Defence industry knowledge

Stakeholder management

Job description

Kinexus is seeking an experienced Senior Recruitment Consultant to join its Defence and Engineering practice in Australia. You will work on an established permanent recruitment desk, partnering with consultants to manage long-standing client portfolios and high-quality recruitment solutions across Defence, Engineering and Technical sectors.

You will focus on business development, expanding existing accounts, and building a strong candidate network.