Senior Recruitment Consultant – Construction
City of London – Blackfriars
Kenna are a professional recruitment consultancy for the construction sector, specialising in white collar for permanent, temporary, freelance and interim roles. We operate across commercial, production/build, technical/design, and business support.
We are a market leading, fast growing and dynamic specialist, at the highest end of the professional construction market with an established market presence. We work predominantly with Tier 1 and Tier 2 clients, with a main focus on developers, main contractors, and fit-out contractors.
We offer a highly rewarding career path with in-depth training, on-the-job mentoring, advanced career development, promotion, foreign travel conference incentives with a highly competitive commission structure and basic salary.
Day-to-day:
- Manage a portfolio of key client accounts providing permanent, freelance or retained services
- Regularly visit clients across the region maintaining existing relationships and building new ones
- Interview and advise candidates, getting to know their career ambitions and matching them to their ideal company
- Source high quality candidates via our CRM database, websites and social media as well as headhunting and referrals
- Reference check candidates by telephone to ensure quality and suitability
- Produce detailed CV’s and introduce the right candidates to the right clients
- Keep up to date with the market via press releases, social networking and through clients and candidates
What we need from you:
- Previous recruitment experience within an agency or in-house environment (construction-focused preferred).
- Proven 360 recruitment experience with a strong billing history.
- Confident using LinkedIn Recruiter and job boards to source talent.
- Driven, proactive, and motivated to succeed in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills and a personable, relationship-focused approach.
Why join Kenna Recruitment?
- Competitive basic salary
- Industry-leading 40% uncapped commission
- Accumulative bonus structure
- Christmas bonus (non performance based0
- Free on-site gym
- 4pm finish every Friday
- Hybrid working
- Michelin-star “Top Table” incentives
- Annual all-expenses-paid summer trips abroad
- Weekly drinks, socials, and company events
- London and overseas Christmas parties
- Clear progression, mentoring, and management training
- Structured induction with external training and certifications
Please reach out to Lily Martin or send your CV to lily@kennarecruitment.co.uk
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