Overview
Director of Operations at Insight Executive Group (IEG)
Principal Consultant – Local Authority Property
Location: London (hybrid/flexible) | Employer: Insight Executive
We’re growing our Local Authority Property practice and looking for an experienced Principal Consultant to lead and scale a high-performing desk across Surveying, Housing, Town Planning, and Building Services. If you thrive on building deep client relationships, delivering multiple recruitment campaigns, and shaping a market, this is for you.
What you’ll do
- Own and grow a Local Authority Property portfolio, winning and delivering senior appointments and project teams.
- Build long-term relationships with hiring leaders across councils, ALMOs and public bodies.
- Create and execute sourcing strategies that reach passive talent as well as active applicants.
- Run end-to-end assignments (perm & interim): briefing, market mapping, search, assessment and offer management.
- Carefully match, screen, and reference candidates to ensure long-term fit and measurable impact.
- Champion best practice across the team.
- Hit personal and company targets while modelling our values of integrity, inclusion and accountability.
What you’ll bring
- 3+ years’ recruitment success (public sector property/estates/FM or closely related).
- Credibility across one or more of: Surveying, Housing, Town Planning, Building Services.
- Strong commercial mindset and proven track record in business development.
- Outstanding relationship building, communication, and time-management skills.
What we offer
- Highly competitive salary
- Generous commission structure from day one
- Career progression at the pace YOU choose
- Flexible working environment
- Weekly 1-2-1 coaching and ongoing mentoring
- Quarterly rewards
- Access to one of the widest networks and experienced leaders in Property, Estates & FM
If you want to join a collaborative team that gives you the platform to build a best-in-class Local Authority Property practice, and genuinely supports a positive work–life balance, let’s talk.
Click the apply button to share your interest today.
Insight Executive is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will accommodate reasonable adjustments throughout the process.
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