Principal Consultant

Overview

Director of Operations at Insight Executive Group (IEG)

Principal Consultant – Local Authority Property

Location: London (hybrid/flexible) | Employer: Insight Executive

We’re growing our Local Authority Property practice and looking for an experienced Principal Consultant to lead and scale a high-performing desk across Surveying, Housing, Town Planning, and Building Services. If you thrive on building deep client relationships, delivering multiple recruitment campaigns, and shaping a market, this is for you.

• Own and grow a Local Authority Property portfolio, winning and delivering senior appointments and project teams.
• Build long-term relationships with hiring leaders across councils, ALMOs and public bodies.
• Create and execute sourcing strategies that reach passive talent as well as active applicants.
• Run end-to-end assignments (perm & interim): briefing, market mapping, search, assessment and offer management.
• Carefully match, screen, and reference candidates to ensure long-term fit and measurable impact.
• Champion best practice across the team.
• Hit personal and company targets while modelling our values of integrity, inclusion and accountability.

• 3+ years’ recruitment success (public sector property/estates/FM or closely related).
• Credibility across one or more of: Surveying, Housing, Town Planning, Building Services.
• Strong commercial mindset and proven track record in business development.
• Outstanding relationship building, communication, and time-management skills.

• Highly competitive salary
• Generous commission structure from day one
• Career progression at the pace YOU choose
• Flexible working environment
• Weekly 1-2-1 coaching and ongoing mentoring
• Quarterly rewards
• Access to one of the widest networks and experienced leaders in Property, Estates & FM

If you want to join a collaborative team that gives you the platform to build a best-in-class Local Authority Property practice, and genuinely supports a positive work–life balance, let’s talk.

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Insight Executive is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and will accommodate reasonable adjustments throughout the process.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Other

• Staffing and Recruiting