Senior Manager - Real Estate and Construction

Overview

Senior Manager - Real Estate and Construction Recruitment
New York City Metropolitan Area (Hybrid)
$Strong base + Strong Bonus Structure + Excellent Benefits

About the job
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As a Senior Manager within Real Estate and Construction Recruitment, you will play a key role in driving the continued success of Henderson Scott's recruitment services in these booming industries. You will be responsible for managing existing client relationships, leading recruitment projects, and guiding a team of consultants to achieve their goals. Already highly successful, well established and respected within the market;

2025's hugely impressive revenue figures are set to double again in 2026! Your expertise in getting the best out of recruitment teams and individuals will be essential in helping the group reach and surpass even greater heights.

• Team Leadership
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  Lead, mentor, develop and grow our thriving team of 6 successful recruitment consultants, ensuring they continue to have the support and guidance needed to thrive.
• Performance Management
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  Monitor and analyze recruitment metrics to ensure targets are met and identify areas for improvement. Provide support, direction and coaching through regular one-to-ones and team meetings to get the very best from the team.
• Nurture Commercial Relationships
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  Maintain and enhance the strong relationships we have with clients and candidates from within real estate and construction. Understand their hiring needs and career goals to provide tailored solutions to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
• Recruitment Strategy Delivery
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  Oversee the on-going implementation of our effective recruitment strategies in attracting high-calibre real estate and construction candidates.
• Talent Brokerage
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  Act as an intermediary between clients and candidates. Meet candidates face-to-face or over video call; represent them in the market; provide business insight and interview preparation; conduct external interviews with stakeholders; finalize placements, negotiate and manage offers.
• Networking
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  Attend industry-specific networking events to promote our services and grow our professional network within the real estate and construction sectors.
• Market Insights
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  Stay up-to-date with industry trends, market conditions, and competitive landscape to provide clients and candidates with valuable insights.
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
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  Work with other disciplines across Henderson Scott US, Henderson Scott UK, and the wider Search Recruitment Group to develop business and cross-sell capabilities.

• Attractive Compensation Package
  : A generous base salary coupled with a commission scheme unrivalled in the industry.
• Incentives and Rewards
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  Market-leading weekly team incentives and significant monthly, quarterly and annual rewards for top performers - including all expenses paid, overseas getaways!
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
  : including health, dental, and retirement plans
• Route to the Top
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  Clear, transparent progression path with renowned senior leadership and professional development/training to help you make the most of the opportunity.
• Winning Culture
  : A mature, passionate, dedicated, and driven culture where excellence is the standard. We're always striving for the best in everything we do and support each other to achieve it.
• Primed Network for Success
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  Vast existing client and candidate networks and commercial opportunities to take advantage of; developed by the existing, high-performance team.

Henderson Scott is a leading, global recruitment firm specializing in the Real Estate & Construction;
Accountancy & Finance;
Technology & Data and Legal sectors. We are dedicated to connecting top talent with premier organizations, helping to build successful careers and robust companies. Our team is passionate about the industries we serve and committed to providing exceptional service to both clients and candidates.

• Be a trailblazer, on an upward trajectory who wants to lead, be hugely successful and ultimately reach the very top.
• Demonstrate leadership skills, with experience motivating, inspiring, managing and developing a team of at least 5 recruiters; achieving positive results.
• Have strong organizational skills and attention to detail in regard to themselves and their team.
• Be a proven success in recruitment, ideally within real estate and construction sectors but this is not essential
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• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with clients, candidates and colleagues.
• Have the ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven, elite-performance environment.
• Proficiently use recruitment software and applicant tracking systems (ATS).

If you are excited by this opportunity; passionate about delivering excellent leadership and success within recruitment and you have the skills and experience to deliver, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your relevant…