Recruitment Consultant

We are Hiring!!! Recruitment Consultant - Dayshift and Permanent Remote

About the Role

Our Client is seeking a proactive and experienced Recruitment Resourcer to support its construction, trades, and labour hire recruitment operations. The successful candidate will help identify, engage, screen, and coordinate suitable workers and construction professionals for a variety of temporary, contract, and permanent opportunities.

This role is suited to someone who enjoys a fast-paced recruitment environment, builds rapport easily with candidates, communicates confidently, and takes pride in maintaining accurate candidate records and compliance documentation.

Position

Recruitment Resourcer – Construction, Trades & Labour Hire

Industry

Construction, Civil, Infrastructure, Resources and Labour Hire

Employment Type

Full-time

Work Arrangement

Remote / Offshore support, subject to business requirements

Reports To

Recruitment Manager / Recruitment Team Lead / Business Owner

Key Responsibilities

• Source candidates through SEEK, LinkedIn, internal databases, referrals, job boards, and other appropriate channels.
• Build and maintain active talent pools for construction labourers, skilled tradespeople, traffic controllers, and construction professionals.
• Conduct initial candidate pre-screening and phone interviews to assess skills, experience, availability, location, work rights, and suitability.
• Develop strong relationships with candidates and maintain regular communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Identify candidates for urgent labour hire requirements, project-based workforce needs, and ongoing recruitment campaigns.
• Follow up on licences, tickets, qualifications, White Cards, trade certificates, medicals, references, and other compliance requirements where applicable.
• Complete reference checks and accurately document candidate outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and current candidate information in the CRM / ATS and recruitment databases.
• Coordinate interviews, candidate submissions, onboarding activities, inductions, and mobilisation requirements.
• Provide timely updates to recruiters, managers, clients, and candidates regarding candidate progress.
• Support recruitment reporting, administration, data entry, and other operational tasks.
• Work collaboratively with the recruitment and operations teams to meet service levels, deadlines, and workforce requirements.

Typical Roles Supported

• Construction Labourers and General Labourers
• Carpenters and Form Workers
• Concreters and Steel Fixers
• Boilermakers, Welders, and Riggers
• Dogmen, Scaffolders, and Crane or Hoist Operators
• Traffic Controllers and Traffic Management Personnel
• Plant and Machine Operators
• Trade Assistants
• Foremen and Site Supervisors
• Safety Officers and Site Managers
• Contract Administrators and Project Managers
• Other construction, civil, infrastructure, and resource professionals

Skills, Experience and Personal Attributes

• Previous experience as a Recruitment Resourcer, Recruitment Consultant, Talent Acquisition Specialist, or in a similar recruitment support role.
• Experience in construction, trades, labour hire, civil, infrastructure, industrial, mining, or blue-collar recruitment is highly desirable.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Confident conducting phone screens and discussing job opportunities with candidates.
• A friendly, energetic, approachable, and personable communication style.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with candidates and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working with high-volume recruitment and urgent staffing requirements.
• Highly organised, proactive, dependable, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong attention to detail when recording candidate information and checking compliance documents.
• Experience using ATS / CRM systems, SEEK, LinkedIn, spreadsheets, and candidate databases.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to a collaborative team.
• A strong understanding of confidentiality, candidate care, workplace safety, and professional recruitment standards.

Key Performance Indicators / What Success Looks Like

• Consistent delivery of qualified and engaged candidates for active vacancies.
• Well-maintained and regularly updated construction and trades talent pools.
• Accurate, complete, and timely compliance and candidate records.
• Fast response times to candidate and recruitment team requests.
• High-quality candidate communication and follow-up.
• Effective support for urgent labour hire and project workforce requirements.
• Positive working relationships with recruiters, managers, clients, and candidates.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work with established Australian recruitment agencies
• Fully remote work setup
• Competitive salary package
• Australian business hours
• Career growth opportunities within the recruitment industry
• Supportive and recruitment-focused environment

Who We’re Looking For You are a recruiter who enjoys building relationships, sourcing quality talent, and delivering successful permanent placements. You understand the importance of candidate quality, market knowledge, and a consultative approach to recruitment.

If you have agency experience recruiting technical professionals and want to support Australian recruitment businesses, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and become part of a recruitment team supporting Australia’s leading recruitment agencies.

Please note: Only qualified applicants who meet the required experience and criteria will be contacted.