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Founder & Director at Phillimore Search | Specialist Recruitment Partner for the Built Environment

Phillimore Search is a unique recruitment firm specialising in the built environment sector. Founded by an experienced director with a background in a leading multi-disciplinary surveying consultancy and in multi-disciplinary recruitment, we work closely with leading companies and specialists across the built environment.

As a fully privately-owned company, we are completely in control of our own business, which means we are nimble and able to make fast and agile decisions. We are proud to foster a supportive and collaborative company culture, where innovation, inclusivity, and integrity drive our work. We also recognise the importance of work-life balance, supporting team well-being as an essential part of achieving career excellence.

We pride ourselves on providing exceptional value and supporting individuals at all career stages, from graduates to directors. We also embrace new technology, not as an end in itself, but as a means of serving our clients better. Phillimore uses industry-leading tools, analytics, and CRM technology to enhance candidate and client experience, ensuring streamlined and efficient recruitment solutions.

In addition to recruitment, we specialise in assisting with acquisitions and business mergers, offering comprehensive support to help businesses grow and succeed. As we now embark on a phase of growth, we are looking to hire an ambitious Recruitment Consultant who has the tenacity and drive to build and grow with us. Phillimore is committed to providing structured training, career development opportunities, and a clear path for progression.

We are looking for driven individuals who are ready to advance their careers to the next level. If you have the energy, ambition, and motivation to grow in a fast-paced environment, we’re eager to work with you! While we believe in work-life balance, we equally prioritise finding ambitious candidates with the drive to succeed and make a strong impact within our team.

We believe in recognising and rewarding hard work and offer a generous package and growth opportunities for our team. This is an extremely exciting time to be joining us!

Recruitment Consultant

Candidate Generation & Management

• Ability to fully qualify candidates, ask challenging, probing questions and consult them on relevant opportunities within their market.
• Utilising LinkedIn to build a network of passive candidates.
• Competent in managing each stage of the candidate journey.
• Thoroughly qualify candidates in line with the Phillimore standard and challenge on areas of placement risk. Identify placement risk areas and take suitable steps to mitigate the risk and reduce dropouts.
• Build good working relationships with candidates.
• Maintain good levels of candidate control.
• Selling and differentiating your service to candidates.
• Closing candidates for periods of exclusivity.
• Able to use industry/market knowledge to consult candidates of a technical nature. Confident in using a range of interview techniques to identify needs.
• Creating high-quality, detailed CV profiles for candidates.

Business Development & Account Management

• Building meaningful, influential client relationships. Develop and maintain a portfolio of client relationships.
• Maintain client control throughout the process.
• Advising clients on the benefits of exclusivity.
• Ability to build value and differentiate your service to justify fees.
• Competent in asking good open and probing questions to qualify client’s requirements. Confidence in having face-to-face meetings with clients to win business.
• Developing client accounts to generate multiple placements with existing accounts. Competent in negotiating rates with clients in line with the Phillimore standard.
• Able to use industry insights and Phillimore’s extensive network to advise clients on tailored recruitment solutions.

Vacancy & Placement Management

• Competent in managing the 360-recruitment process.
• Conduct a comprehensive job qualification and use to build value in the Phillimore service.
• Challenge/consult the client on basic issues surrounding the role.
• Confident in preparing candidates and clients for interviews.
• Able to use industry/market knowledge to influence and consult clients.
• Managing expectations of clients. Negotiating and managing the offer process.
• Maintain good control of the post-offer process including managing counteroffer scenarios. Identify and react to areas of placement risk.
• Presenting clients with relevant candidates, and justify any ‘grey area’ submissions.

Soft Skills

• A good understanding of your industry specialism and able to identify good candidates.
• Ability to build rapport and initiate relationships with both candidates and clients with varying degrees of seniority. Demonstrate good active listening skills.
• Organised and able to manage time effectively to handle multiple recruitment projects and maintain activity levels.
• Demonstrate assertiveness where required. Good understanding of negotiation principles.
• Ability to analyse personal performance and make necessary amendments.
• Solution-focused and maintain a positive outlook – Resilience and adaptability are essential in this fast-paced role.
• Remain focused and on task, work with pace, and have a sense of urgency.
• Setting and working towards goals. Able to create a daily plan (to-do list) each day to achieve set goals and productivity levels.
• Questioning techniques.
• Ability to solve general recruitment-based problems.

Joining Phillimore Search means joining a team where your growth is our priority, and where hard work is rewarded with clear advancement opportunities and a collaborative environment. If you’re ready to advance your recruitment career with a company with ambitious growth ambitions, we’d love to hear from you and discuss further!

The role offers hybrid working and candidates must be willing to work in our Central London office, we prioritise collaboration and development within our team.

Feel free to message me directly or contact me via the details below to find out more:

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Consulting
• Industries
• Staffing and Recruiting and Real Estate

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