
Description
Construction Trades & Labour Recruitment Consultant
📍 Arklow-based | Full-Time | Permanent
Thinking about a career change? Stay close to construction – just from a different angle.
Dunwood Recruitment is hiring a Recruitment Consultant to join our busy Trades & Labour Hire division. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience in construction, sales, trade counter work, customer service, or site admin who's ready for something new.
You don’t need recruitment experience – we’ll provide full training. If you're organised, a good communicator, and understand how sites operate, you'll hit the ground running.
You'll be supporting our clients by filling short-term construction roles across Ireland – including carpenters, groundworkers, pipe fitters, teleporter drivers, and more.
🔧 What You’ll Be Doing
Managing a busy desk, quickly matching candidates to live vacancies
Registering and screening candidates, ensuring all compliance is in place (Safe Pass, Manual Handling, etc.)
Handling queries around timesheets and payroll
Building strong relationships with clients and site teams
Growing your desk through outbound calls, business development and referrals
Being part of a collaborative, supportive and friendly team
✅ You Might Have Experience In:
Construction or trades
Sales or trade counter roles
Customer service or call centres
Site admin or office-based support in construction
If you’re people-focused, well-organised, and comfortable picking up the phone, we want to hear from you.
🎁 What’s On Offer
Competitive base salary + commission
Full training and ongoing support – ideal for those new to recruitment
Pension scheme
Free parking
A healthy work-life balance and a great team culture
📩 Interested?
Contact Rose for a confidential chat or to apply. We’d love to hear from you.