Experienced Recruitment Consultant – Building Control | London | Permanent

Join Matchtech, a market-leading STEM recruitment specialist, and take ownership of a red-hot Building Control desk from our London office. This is a standout opportunity for an Experienced Recruitment Consultant who thrives in a candidate-driven market, enjoys headhunting at a senior level, and wants to build a highly lucrative permanent desk within the regulated profession.

Due to strong growth within this desk, there is now the opportunity to bring in additional heads to the team. This is a rare chance to join a high-performing desk at a pivotal stage, helping to shape its future and contribute directly to its continued success.

The Opportunity:

As an Experienced Recruitment Consultant, you will take ownership of a high-performing permanent Building Control desk within a genuinely candidate-short, vacancy-rich market. This desk offers realistic and proven earning potential, with experienced consultants delivering 10–15 permanent placements per quarter, translating to circa £(Apply online only)k NFI per year. This is a quality-led, relationship-driven market where success is built through strategic headhunting, strong candidate engagement, and intelligent client qualification - not high-volume CV sending.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the full end-to-end permanent recruitment lifecycle across Building Control/RBI roles.
• Build and nurture long-term relationships with highly sought-after Building Control Surveyors/RBIs.
• Partner closely with clients to extensively qualify requirements, shape hiring strategies, and deliver hard-to-find talent through proactive search.
• Headhunt passive candidates using market mapping, database intelligence, and targeted outreach.
• Use Recruiter, Lusha, and Matchtech’s database to identify, engage, and “open up” candidates through consultative conversations.
• Develop your desk through spec recruitment, candidate-led business development, and trusted advisory relationships.

What you’ll bring:

• A proven permanent billing track record as a Consultant (sector experience not essential).
• Experience working in a candidate-short or candidate-led market.
• Strong capability in headhunting, relationship-led recruitment, and candidate care.
• Confidence in winning and qualifying roles through candidate-driven strategies.
• Commercial mindset with the resilience and motivation to grow a high-performing desk.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence both candidates and clients.

Why join Matchtech?

• Competitive base salary with a clear, transparent, and highly rewarding commission structure.
• A genuinely red-hot market with strong demand, limited supply, and exceptional NFI potential.
• Hybrid working from a modern London office.
• Access to industry-leading recruitment technology, data, and research tools.
• Comprehensive benefits including Health Cash Plan, Pension, Match Share Scheme, incentives, and regular socials.
• Clear progression opportunities within Matchtech’s professional and technical recruitment teams.

Who we are:

For over 40 years, Matchtech & InfoSec People, part of Gattaca PLC has helped organisations grow by solving their biggest talent challenges. Our vision is to be the STEM talent partner of choice. Our values of Trust, Professionalism, Ambition and Fun, guide how we work with our clients, candidates and each other.

Our Recruitment Process

We’re committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Our process typically includes a mix of phone, video and face-to-face conversations. If you need reasonable adjustments - such as interview questions in advance, written formats, flexible timings, or an office visit beforehand, tell us what would help and we’ll make it happen.

Sound like your kind of desk? Apply now and we can talk.