Senior Recruitment Consultant (Construction)

We were founded back in 1969 and have grown from very humble beginnings to a £1.4b global technical recruitment specialist organisation. With over 30 offices UK wide, along with offices in Canada, USA, Australia and across Europe, we are the UK's leading technical recruitment agency and the 3rd largest globally in engineering. We consist of multiple specialist practices that offer complex talent solution needs across Engineering and Technology. Ranking nationally as one of the Best Big Companies to work for and continuing to grow, it has never been a better time to explore career opportunities at Morson Group.

Location: Central London – Cornhill

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office

The Opportunity: We are seeking an experienced and commercially driven Senior Recruitment Consultant to join our well-established construction recruitment division, specialising across the built environment sector. This is a warm desk opportunity with access to established PSL accounts, offering the platform to develop and grow a successful white-collar recruitment desk. This role is ideal for a consultant with experience recruiting across construction, civils, utilities, fit-out, refurbishment, and M&E markets who is comfortable operating in a broad white-collar environment and building long-term client relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and grow a warm desk within the construction and built environment sector
• Develop existing PSL accounts while generating new business opportunities
• Recruit across a wide range of white-collar positions, including: Site Supervisors, Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Commercial Managers, Quantity Surveyors and Production & Operational professionals
• Work with new-build contractors, fit-out specialists, refurbishment contractors, civils and utilities businesses
• Deliver a consultative recruitment service across permanent vacancies
• Undertake elements of the full 360 recruitment cycle, including business development, client management, candidate sourcing, and placement delivery
• Promote and sell the wider capabilities of the business and group to clients and prospects

About You:

• Proven recruitment experience within construction, civils, utilities, or the wider built environment sector
• Strong network and ability to bring an existing client and candidate portfolio
• Experience recruiting white-collar construction professionals
• Permanent recruitment experience is highly desirable
• Background working with contractors involved in new build, fit-out, refurbishment, M&E, or civil engineering projects
• Utilities and water industry recruitment experience would be particularly advantageous
• Commercially minded with a proactive approach to business development
• Comfortable managing a varied desk and recruiting across multiple disciplines rather than specialising in a single niche

What's on Offer:

• Warm desk with established client relationships
• Access to large PSL accounts
• Opportunity to work across a broad range of construction and infrastructure sectors
• Strong support from a wider recruitment group with established market presence
• Hybrid working model with a central London office location
• Excellent opportunity for an ambitious consultant looking to build and expand a high-performing desk

Alongside working at one of the UK's Best Big Companies to work for, you will also receive:

• Investment into your learning & development
• A colleague health and well-being programme
• Meritocracy incentive trips (50 colleagues went to Mexico this year!)
• Mental health support via free confidential advice and counselling services
• Access to free wellbeing apps

If you're a motivated recruitment professional looking for the autonomy to grow your market while benefiting from existing client relationships and group support, we'd love to hear from you.