Principal Recruitment Consultant - Construction
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Principal Consultant - M&E Surveying | Leeds | Employee Owned Trust | £40k-£50k + Uncapped Commission
Principal Consultant - M&E Surveying Recruitment | Leeds | Employee Owned
I'm exclusively partnering with a specialist technical recruitment firm based in Leeds to find a Principal Consultant for their Mechanical & Electrical Surveying division. My client is a genuinely impressive business - 20 strong, growing at 20% year-on-year, and structured as an Employee Owned Trust. They operate across five specialist business lines and have built a reputation for deep technical expertise and long-term client relationships. This is not a revolving-door recruiter - this is a business where people stay, grow, and share in the success they create.
Package:
* Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 (Dependant on experience)
* Uncapped commission
* EOT - Employee Owned Trust - Tax free bonus at the end of the year
* Free Parking on site
* Strong annual leave with the chance to buy more
The Role This is a hybrid of strategic business development and consultative recruitment. You'll own the M&E Surveying desk, working directly with the Managing Director and with real scope to build a team around you if that's the direction you want to go.
You'll be targeting facility managers, heads of department and senior operational leaders across construction and housing, and managing a focused portfolio of strategic key accounts alongside self-generated new business.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
* Building and converting a self-generated new business pipeline across M&E surveying, construction and housing
* Managing a focused portfolio of strategic key accounts (fewer than 10), driving depth of relationship and share-of-wallet
* Running consultative discovery conversations that translate client pain points into tailored recruitment solutions
* Nurturing a strong supply-side network of engineers, chartered surveyors and technical professionals
What My Client Is Looking For
* 5+ years in technical recruitment, ideally across construction, housing, engineering or surveying
* Proven business development track record - self-generated prospecting, cold outreach, and closing deals within 1-3 month sales cycles
* Direct experience recruiting within M&E, structural or surveying disciplines (or a technical sales background in construction)
* Consultative selling skills - someone who leads with questions, not pitches, and is comfortable in commercial conversations at senior level
Desirable But Not Essential
* A background as a practitioner or technical salesperson in construction or engineering
* Experience placing into tier-1 contractors, housebuilders or major FM firms
* Experience mentoring junior consultants, or genuine ambition to grow a team This vacancy is being advertised by Aaron Wallis Recruitment and Training Limited operating as an Employment Agency, registered in England No. 6356563. View our Privacy Policy and Candidate Privacy Notice
Posted: 15/06/2026
Salary £40000 - £50000 per annum Status Permanent Industry Business Services Location United Kingdom,--Leeds Reference JG - 958565