Senior Recruitment Consultant – Blue Collar

Take ownership of a warm desk and build something substantial in Queensland

Momentum Consulting is looking for an experienced 360 Recruitment Consultant to grow our blue-collar recruitment business from our Brisbane CBD office.

This is a genuine warm desk with existing clients, national accounts and immediate opportunities across warehousing, logistics, supply chain, trades, labour, industrial and manufacturing recruitment.

You will manage both temporary and permanent recruitment while developing new business throughout Brisbane and South-East Queensland. The initial expectation is that you will quickly build the desk to $300,000 in annual billings, before growing it beyond $500,000.

For the right person, this is much more than another recruitment consultant position. It is an prospect to establish yourself as a key Queensland leader and, as the desk grows, build and lead a local recruitment team.

About Momentum

Established in 1999, Momentum Consulting is an Australian recruitment and workforce solutions business with more than 25 years of experience. We operate nationally across blue- and white-collar markets, with particular strength in distribution and logistics, industrial and manufacturing, trades, engineering, automation, construction and managed workforce solutions.

Momentum is part of a broader and expanding group of recruitment businesses with more than 1,000 temporary employees currently working across Australia. Our client portfolio includes national accounts, major government agencies and some of Australia’s largest ASX-listed organisations.

You will have extensive support from our Sydney headquarters, established national systems and access to modern AI recruitment tools, business development platforms, candidate management technology and CRM systems. Momentum’s operating platform supports temporary, contract and permanent recruitment, candidate onboarding, payroll, reporting and national account delivery.





The opportunity

You will be responsible for the complete 360-degree recruitment process, including:

- Taking ownership of an established warm blue-collar desk.
- Managing and growing existing client relationships and national accounts.
- Winning new business across Brisbane and South-East Queensland.
- Recruiting temporary, labour-hire and permanent employees.
- Managing client meetings, site visits, job qualification, pricing and proposals.
- Sourcing, interviewing, assessing and presenting candidates.
- Coordinating compliance, onboarding, inductions and commencement processes.
- Managing candidate performance, retention and ongoing workforce requirements.
- Maintaining an accurate sales pipeline, forecasts, margins and personal billings.
- Leveraging national relationships and identifying cross-state opportunities.
- Building the Queensland desk from $300,000 in annual billings to more than $500,000.
- Recruiting and leading a Queensland team once the business supports further growth.

This is not a delivery-only or account-maintenance position. You will inherit a strong platform, but you must be comfortable developing business, creating opportunities and being accountable for commercial growth.

About you

You will already understand agency recruitment and what it takes to successfully run a busy temporary and permanent desk.

Ideally, you will bring:

- Proven experience as a 360-degree agency Recruitment Consultant or Senior Recruitment Consultant.
- Experience in blue-collar recruitment, labour hire or high-volume temporary staffing.




- Knowledge of warehousing, logistics, supply chain, trades, labour, manufacturing or related markets.
- A demonstrated ability to develop new business and convert opportunities into active accounts.
- Strong account-management and candidate-management capabilities.
- Commercial awareness, including rates, margins, forecasting and desk profitability.
- The ability to manage urgent bookings, changing workforce requirements and multiple priorities.
- Confidence using a CRM, recruitment technology, business development platforms and AI-enabled tools.li>
- A practical, accountable and results-focused approach.
- The ambition and leadership capability to build a team around you.

A current driver’s licence and reliable car are essential, as the position involves regular client meetings and site visits.

What Momentum offers

- Base salary of $90,000–$120,000, depending on experience.
- A genuinely uncapped commission structure.
- A warm temporary and permanent recruitment desk.
- Existing client relationships and access to national accounts.
- A clear pathway from a $300,000 desk to billings exceeding $500,000.
- Extensive support from Momentum’s Sydney headquarters and broader group.
- Access to modern AI, sourcing, CRM and business development technology.
- The scale and credibility of a group with more than 1,000 temporary employees working nationally.
- The opportunity to establish and lead Momentum’s Queensland team.
- Longer-term career opportunities across an expanding national group of businesses.
- An office-based role in the Brisbane CBD.

Make your mark in Queensland

This position will suit an experienced recruiter who wants more ownership, stronger earning potential and a genuine opportunity to build a business rather than simply inherit a job description.

Momentum is committed to promoting diversity, equality and an inclusive working environment.

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📌 Recruitment Consultant (Queensland)
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