Recruiting Team Lead

Becker Wright Consultants; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Autonomy to build desk

Strong operational support

Job summary

You will join an established Energy business with an active client portfolio across North America, focusing on expanding into new markets and technologies while leading a small, high-performing team of recruiters. This role combines leadership with hands-on execution in a fast-growing environment.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of recruitment experience within clean energy, renewables, power, utilities or related markets.
• Proven track record of high personal billings and successful business development.
• Experience mentoring, coaching or leading recruiters within an agency environment.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to develop lasting client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Win, deliver and manage permanent, contract and executive search assignments across North America.
• Develop long-term partnerships with clean energy developers, utilities, EPC contractors, investors and tech firms.
• Lead, mentor and develop a small team of recruiters.
• Drive revenue growth through personal production and strategic business development.
• Collaborate with leaders across the Energy business to maximize opportunities with shared clients.

Skills

Recruitment leadership

Business development

Mentoring recruiters

Client relationships

Executive search

Team building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Our client is a specialist search and talent advisory firm focused exclusively on the energy and infrastructure sectors. With offices in Los Angeles, Houston and New York City, we partner with operators, investors, developers, engineering firms, utilities, technology businesses and advisory firms to build the leadership teams driving North America's energy transition.

Our Energy business supports organisations across the entire energy value chain, from capital allocation and project development through engineering, construction, operations, commercial optimisation and executive leadership. We recruit technical, commercial and leadership talent that enables our clients to deliver reliable, affordable and resilient energy systems.

Our conviction is simple: energy security and resilience are among the defining priorities of our generation. As extreme weather, aging infrastructure, increasing electrification and unprecedented power demand reshape the energy landscape, resilient and secure energy systems have become board-level and national priorities. The people leading this transformation will determine

how successfully North America delivers the next generation of energy infrastructure.

Role Overview

As Team Leader – Clean Energy, you'll lead and grow one of our client's specialist teams within our Energy business. This opportunity is designed for an experienced, entrepreneurial recruiter who enjoys combining exceptional personal performance with leadership. You'll continue building your own desk while mentoring consultants, developing long-term client partnerships and helping shape the continued growth of our Clean Energy practice across North America.

You'll join an established Energy business with an existing client portfolio spanning developers, utilities, investors, EPC contractors, engineering consultancies, technology companies and infrastructure owners. Rather than building a business from scratch, you'll focus on expanding an already successful team, identifying new market opportunities and developing the next generation of recruiters.

Supported by an experienced leadership team and dedicated operations, finance, marketing and talent acquisition functions, you'll be empowered to focus on what you do best - building relationships, winning new business, delivering exceptional recruitment solutions and developing a high-performing team. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone looking to step into

leadership while remaining highly commercial and hands-on within one of North America's fastest-growing specialist search firms.

The Opportunity

Joining our client means becoming part of a collaborative, entrepreneurial business where successful leaders are trusted to grow.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Lead and develop a growing Clean Energy team within our established Energy business.
• Continue generating exceptional personal billings while mentoring and developing recruiters.
• Leverage hundreds of existing client relationships across energy, infrastructure, investment and engineering markets.
• Expand into new technologies, disciplines and geographic markets as demand continues to grow.
• Work alongside experienced recruitment leaders across complementary areas of the Energy business.
• Play a key role in the continued expansion of North American platform.

Key Responsibilities

You’ll balance personal production with leadership, coaching and commercial growth while helping to drive the continued success of the Clean Energy team. Working closely with the Head of Energy and Managing Partners, you’ll identify new market opportunities, strengthen existing client relationships and support the growth of one of our client's fastest-growing specialist markets.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Winning and delivering permanent, contract and executive search assignments across North America.
• Developing long-term partnerships with clean energy developers, utilities, investors, EPC contractors, engineeringconsultancies and technology companies.
• Leading, mentoring and developing a small team of recruiters.
• Driving individual and team performance through coaching, accountability and best practice.
• Developing new client relationships and expanding existing accounts across the Energy sector.
• Maintaining exceptional delivery standards while ensuring an outstanding client and candidate experience.
• Driving revenue growth through a combination of personal production, strategic business development and effective leadership.
• Collaborating with leaders across the wider Energy business to maximise opportunities across shared clients and projects.

Typical Recruitment Markets

Clean Energy sits at the heart of our client's broader Energy business and supports organisations accelerating the transition to a lower-carbon, more resilient energy system. The team partners with developers, utilities, investors, technology companies, OEMs, EPC contractors and engineering consultancies across renewable energy, solar, onshore and offshore wind, battery energy storage

systems (BESS), hydrogen, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), nuclear and small modular reactors (SMRs), geothermal, grid modernization, transmission and distribution, electrification, EV charging infrastructure, distributed energy resources (DER), virtual power plants (VPP), energy software, independent power producers (IPPs), clean energy investment and emerging energy technologies.

They recruit across the full project lifecycle, supporting organisations with technical, engineering, commercial, project delivery, operations, finance, strategy and executive leadership talent.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an ambitious recruitment leader who enjoys developing people, building long-term client partnerships and driving commercial success.

You’ll likely bring:

• 5-10+ years of recruitment experience within clean energy, renewables, power, utilities or related markets
• A proven track record of consistently high personal billings and successful business development
• Experience mentoring, coaching or leading recruiters within an agency environment
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to develop lasting client relationships
• An established network across clean energy developers, utilities, EPC contractors, engineering consultancies, investors or technology businesses
• Experience recruiting across permanent, contract and/or executive search markets
• A leadership style centred around coaching, accountability and high performance
• The ambition to continue building a market-leading Clean Energy practice within an entrepreneurial environment

A bachelor's degree is preferred but not essential.

Why Join

Our client believes exceptional recruitment businesses are built by exceptional people who are given the freedom, support and trust to succeed. Our business has established itself as a respected specialist across energy, infrastructure and industrial markets, with a growing North American platform and hundreds of existing client relationships that create immediate opportunities for experienced recruiters. Rather than navigating layers of bureaucracy, you'll work directly alongside experienced founders and business leaders who remain actively involved in the market and are committed to helping you grow your own business.

You’ll benefit from:

• An established client platform with hundreds of existing relationships across North America
• The autonomy to build your own desk, team and long-term market strategy
• Outstanding operational, finance, marketing and talent acquisition support
• A collaborative, high-performance culture built around entrepreneurship and accountability
• Uncapped earning potential with genuine opportunities for future leadership and equity participation as the business continues to grow

If you're looking for more than just another management role - and want the opportunity to build something that reflects your own ambition, reputation and leadership - our client offers the platform to do exactly that.