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Ward Personnel is a highly successful and award-winning recruitment agency, headquartered in Cork, with offices in Dublin, Poland and Denmark. We specialise in supplying staff to the Construction and Mechanical and Electrical sectors. Our core business is the supply of Blue- Collar workers, but we are also expanding our existing White-Collar Division (currently two consultants), and we see major opportunities to further grow this division. As part of our continued ambitious scaling and growth plans, we are now recruiting for a:

Experienced Construction Sector Recruitment Consultant to Lead our White-Collar Division

This role will be focused on the recruitment of Management and Technical staff across all levels of Construction professionals for our growing client base which includes the majority of the Top 50 Construction and Mechanical and Electrical contractors in Ireland.

The role, which reports directly to the Operations Director, can be based in either our Dublin or Cork offices.

The key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Recruiting a broad range of construction professional and technical staff for Ireland’s main contractors (including, Contracts Managers, Project Managers, Site Managers, Site Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Health and Safety professionals, Site Foremen, Site Administrators etc).
• Undertaking candidate searches for our assignments, utilising job boards and website advertising, database searching, head-hunting, networking, social media etc.
• Undertaking a combination of extensive telephone and face to face interviews with candidates and presenting suitable candidates to our clients for their open roles.
• All administration and logistical duties around the recruitment process – including the management of the weekly timesheet process for candidates on temporary assignments.
• Developing and building long-term relationships with candidates, based on trust.
• Expanding our client base through working with the business development team, service delivery, and networking.
• Building and maintaining outstanding relationships with our clients to ensure that Ward Personnel is their recruiter of choice for Construction Professionals throughout Ireland.
• Manage and support the development of our existing team and over time grow the overall division and team by recruiting and then mentoring new consultants.

The successful candidate will:

• have at least 5 years Construction recruitment experience in a fast-paced environment.
• be a dynamic, highly motivated individual with an outgoing personality and excellent people skills.
• ideally be degree qualified.
• be IT proficient and have very strong attention to detail.
• have the ability to manage a small team and grow the team over time as the business grows.
• have a desire to work hard and be a team player to develop a long-term successful career in construction recruitment.

An excellent induction and training program is in place to support this new hire.

This role offers fantastic opportunities for career growth and progression. A competitive salary package is on offer, including strong base salary, attractive commission structure, pension etc. Please send your CV to pcarr@wardpersonnel.com if you are interested in this position or call Paul at 087 796 3747 for an initial confidential discussion. Ward Personnel is an equal opportunities employer.