Posted: 29/10/2026

- Competitive Salary
- Perth, Australia
- Permanent

Ready to take ownership of a high-potential mining desk in Perth? NES Fircroft is looking for a recruiter to join our team, building strong client partnerships and connecting skilled professionals with opportunities across Western Australia’s mining and resources sector. This is an opportunity to combine business development with hands-on recruitment in one of Australia’s most active resources markets.

What Youll Be Doing

- Mining Desk Ownership: Manage and grow a specialist recruitment desk focused on the Western Australian mining and resources market.
- Business Development: Identify new opportunities, build a strong pipeline and develop relationships with mining companies, contractors, consultancies and service providers.
- Client Partnerships: Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and talent teams, understanding workforce plans, project requirements and recruitment challenges.
- Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage the recruitment process from initial client brief and sourcing through to interviews, offers, placements and post-placement follow-up.
- Candidate Networks: Develop and maintain talent pools across relevant mining disciplines, creating long-term relationships rather than relying solely on active applicants.
- Market Expertise: Stay close to activity across Perth and regional WA, using market intelligence to advise clients and candidates on talent availability and hiring conditions.
- Commercial Performance: Work to agreed activity, revenue and placement targets while maintaining a high standard of candidate and client experience.
- Team Collaboration: Share market intelligence, leads and candidate networks with colleagues to maximise opportunities across the broader business.





Why NES Fircroft

- Established Brand: Join a global specialist recruitment business with deep expertise across engineering and technical markets.
- Strong Mining Focus: Work within a business that understands the resources sector and the specialist talent required to support major projects and operations.
- Opportunity to Grow: Take ownership of your market and build your desk through both existing relationships and current business development.
- Career Development: Develop your commercial, recruitment and leadership capability within an international organisation.
- Collaborative Environment: Work alongside experienced recruiters who value relationships, market knowledge and shared success.
- Global Reach: Access an international network while developing your reputation within the Perth and Western Australian mining market.

What Were Looking For

- Recruitment Experience: Proven agency recruitment experience, ideally within mining, resources, engineering, technical or another specialist professional market.
- Commercial Mindset: A strong track record of developing business, identifying opportunities and converting relationships into sustainable recruitment partnerships.
- Relationship Building: Confidence engaging with candidates, hiring managers and senior stakeholders to establish credible, long-term relationships.
- Full-Cycle Capability:



Experience managing recruitment assignments from business development and job qualification through to sourcing, negotiation and placement.
- Candidate Sourcing: Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and engage specialist talent using databases, LinkedIn, referrals and professional networks.
- Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to represent NES Fircroft professionally in the market.
- Results Focus: A self-motivated approach with the resilience, organisation and commercial discipline required to succeed on a busy recruitment desk.

Who Are We? NES Fircroft is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment business supporting clients and professionals across energy, infrastructure, mining and related technical sectors. Our global network combines international reach with local market expertise, enabling our teams to build lasting relationships with clients and candidates.

Accessibility & Inclusion

- Inclusive Workplace: NES Fircroft is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are valued.
- Accessibility: We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and encourage candidates who require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to let us know how we can support them.
- Equal Opportunity: Recruitment decisions are based on the skills, experience and capability required for the role.

About Us: https://www.nesfircroft.com Meet The Team: https://www.nesfircroft.com/contact-us

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NESFircroft

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nes-fircroft/

Leonie Jennings Talent Acquisition Manager - APAC

📌 Senior - Principal Recruitment Consultant (Perth)
🏢 Nes Fircroft
📍 Perth