Principal Consultant

🔥 Principal Consultant – Energy, Infrastructure & Financial Services (New York)

🚀 High-growth, global recruitment firm | 💼 360 desk | 💰 Top-tier commission | 🌍 Energy, Infrastructure & Finance markets

🌎 About the Business

A leading international recruitment firm specialising in Energy, Infrastructure, Sustainability, and Financial Services is expanding its footprint across the US. Originally built within traditional Oil & Gas, the business has evolved with the market and now supports clients across:

⚡ Renewable Energy

🏗️ Infrastructure & Power

💻 Digital Infrastructure (Data Centres)

💼 Private Equity, Investment Banking & Corporate Finance

Backed by private equity, the firm is scaling aggressively and is investing heavily in the New York team, with plans to grow from 13 consultants to 18–19 this year, and 35 across the US by next year.

🎯 The Opportunity – Principal Consultant

This is a 360, client-facing Principal Consultant role within a high-performing US division. You’ll build and own a specialist vertical within:

• Energy & Infrastructure Finance (PE, IB, M&A, FP&A, Project Finance)
• Corporate Legal / General Counsel
• Investor Relations
• Digital Infrastructure (Data Centres, Mechanical Engineering, BD, Site Acquisition)

The firm has exceptional candidate delivery capability, but needs Principals who can originate clients, build markets, and create job flow in job-short, BD-heavy environments.

If you’re commercially sharp, thrive in a British-style recruitment culture, and want to build something big — this is the place.

💼 Key Responsibilities

🌟 Build, grow, and lead your own market niche

🤝 Originate and manage relationships with PE firms, investment banks, corporates, and digital infrastructure players

📞 High-volume BD: meetings, outbound strategy, market mapping

🎯 Deliver full 360 recruitment (search, headhunt, pitch, close)

🚀 Drive retained search, multi-hire projects, and long-term client partnerships

👥 Potential to step into a Team Lead / Senior Manager pathway

📈 Work closely with leadership to expand the US business footprint

💡 What You’ll Bring

To thrive, you should have:

✔️ 2–6 years 360 recruitment experience

✔️ A proven track record of client wins and job creation

✔️ Experience in job-short or BD-heavy markets

✔️ Ability to build and dominate a niche

✔️ Entrepreneurial drive — comfort owning your desk like a business

✔️ Experience from a global or UK-style recruitment environment (highly advantageous)

Candidates from Tech, Pharma, Engineering, Finance, or Energy backgrounds are welcomed — as long as you are a proven 360 biller with client origination experience.

💰 Compensation & Earnings

While the base salary is competitive (typically $70k–$90k depending on experience), the commission structure is one of the strongest in the market:

💵 $300k billed in a quarter = ~$90k commission

💵 Typical Finance deal value: $45k–$50k

💵 Recent 360 deal closed at $180k

🎯 Expectation: $400k billing in 12–18 months

Top performers consistently earn well above equivalent roles at other global agencies.

📍 Location & Culture

🗽 Based in New York (4 days in-office)

🕒 Friday 3pm finish

🏡 Hybrid flexibility (Mon/Wed/Fri WFH rotation)

👨 👩 👧 Family-friendly, supportive environment

🌍 Expat-friendly — E2 visa sponsorship available

🤝 High-performance, British-influenced recruitment culture

You’ll join a team with strong candidate delivery capabilities but huge appetite for Principals who can build revenue. There is immediate access to warm clients, existing accounts, and a high-growth platform.

🎤 Interview Process

1️⃣ Initial video call (30 mins)

2️⃣ In-person panel in NYC

3️⃣ Final stage: 20-minute presentation Q&A — demonstrating market plan, BD strategy, and commercial depth

🚀 Why Join?

• Build a profitable desk in a booming sector
• Enter a business in hyper-growth phase
• Work for a brand with global reach and deep sector legacy
• Earn top-end commission
• Fast-track into leadership
• Join high-performing recruiters with strong expat community support

📨 Apply Now

If you’re a driven 360 recruiter ready to take ownership of your market, build something significant, and accelerate your earnings — this role will give you autonomy, opportunity, and a fast pathway to leadership.