Principal Consultant

Ready to drive growth and shape the future of recruitment in one of North America's most exciting markets? Join NES Fircroft as a Principal Recruiter in Austin, Texas and play a key role in expanding our Contract Recruitment solutions across Engineering, Energy and Technology markets. As a Principal Consultant, you’ll be responsible for establishing new business relationships, leading the recruitment process, and delivering exceptional results across data center sectors. This entrepreneurial role gives you full operational ownership of your desk, clients, and career progression, perfect for someone with a proven track record in full-cycle recruiting. What You’ll Be Doing: Recruiting Top Talent: Source, interview, evaluate, and place technical professionals in contract positions across specialized disciplines within date centers Generating New Business: Drive new business development through leads, referrals, market research, and project tracking. Creative Sourcing: Employ innovative sourcing strategies to expand your talent pool and attract qualified candidates. Building Relationships: Conduct thorough interviews to assess candidate qualifications and maintain strong, long-term connections with candidates and clients. Providing Career Guidance: Maintain consistent communication and offer career advice to candidates throughout the process. Ensuring Quality Service: Balance job orders and candidate pipelines while managing multiple complex opportunities effectively. Account Management: Manage new and existing client accounts, including organizing and attending client visits. Promoting Retained Search: Advocate for retained search recruitment methods, securing exclusive client partnerships. Compliance: Ensure 100% compliance with NES Fircroft’s quality standards, local legislation, and client-specific requirements. Strategic Client Relationships: Develop and maintain key client relationships through phone and face-to-face meetings. Market Awareness: Monitor competitor activity and market trends to inform recruitment strategies. Team Support: Assist with mentoring and training team members, sharing best practices and improving productivity. What We’re Looking For: Industry Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience in related industries such as data centers, power, energy, engineering etc Recruitment Expertise: At least 3 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, preferably agency-based. Business Acumen: Proven ability in 360 recruitment or business-to-business sales. Outgoing Personality: Confident, personable, and skilled at relationship-building. Organizational Skills: Detail-oriented, able to multitask, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Ambitious and Driven: Self-motivated, target-oriented, and hungry for success. Team Player: Collaborative but capable of working independently. Why NES Fircroft? Financial Stability: Competitive base salary with an excellent bonus scheme. Work-Life Balance: 4 ½-day workweek with early finish on Fridays. Time Off: 22 days of PTO, increasing by 2 days on your third year of service, plus 10 paid bank holidays. Career Development: Access to training, mentorship, and international relocation opportunities. Securing Your Future: Life insurance immediately upon starting, 100% medical benefits covered, vision and dental offered. Spending Time with Loved Ones: Festive shutdown from Christmas to the New Year. Culture & Perks: Company-paid trips, prizes, charity days, and engaging team initiatives. If you’re ready to lead, innovate, and build meaningful client and candidate connections, this is the opportunity for you. NES Fircroft – Empowering with energy! #J-18808-Ljbffr