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Passionate about building diverse high performing communities

Sales Director – Built Environment (Agency Recruitment).

You must have agency recruitment experience for this role.

Do you have recruitment experience in the mid-senior space in the Built Environment markets below? Preferably in the US, but can be in Europe too

• Construction
• Buildings
• Land Development
• Water / Waste
• Mission Critical Projects
• Energy

You are ideally operating at a VP grade currently and are passionate about growing a business from $3M+. You will inherit a 10-person team, and be a strategic leader in a 40 person business.

What is the job?

• Have autonomy on go-to-market strategy and execution
• Hire, train and grow a people led business around your markets
• Work with true market specialists
• Have a community driven mentality to build relevant groups on a global scale.
• Build a progressive culture and redefine what “good looks like”
• Customer-obsessed mindset when it comes to business development and fostering relationships with existing and future partnerships

What is in it for you?

• Hybrid model (4 days in office ideally). US hours – choose your own!
• You want to work in a trust lead people centric environment.
• Attend organised global networking events
• Average fee size is $35-50k.
• Learn alongside leadership that have operated in multiple global markets.
• Be a part of a growing, evolving business that is continually looking to be better.
• Flexibility in shaping your career.
• Mature, adult culture, results driven business (not needless KPI's)
• 6 figure accounts to work off.
• Autonomy and trust to inherit & grow your own desk and collaborate.
• Multiple 6 figures placements in 2025. Largest fee of +$150,000 in 2025.
• Learn from the founders who are bringing in +1M GBP every year.
• 75% of revenue comes from retained search or exclusive
• Incredible learning platform
• Excellent salary package (top tier commission & personal & management override)

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Sales, Business Development, and Consulting
• Industries: Staffing and Recruiting

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