Billing Director - US Construction

We are working with an established specialist construction recruitment business that is making a significant investment in its next stage of growth: building a standalone US Construction recruitment operation from its London headquarters, with the longer-term intention of establishing offices on the ground in the US.

BILLING DIRECTOR, US CONSTRUCTION RECRUITMENT

Build. Lead. Own.

London | c. £70,000 Basic + Commission to 40% + Bonuses + Growth Shares | Future US Relocation

This is an opportunity to become the founding leader of that business. While initially, you'll be a Billing Director: developing the market, winning clients and billing personally, the intention is that you will rapidly be focused on investment in additional headcount in line with agreed performance milestones, building your own team around you.

The three-year ambition is compelling: a circa 12-20 person US team, an operation established in its own right, US office development underway and you progressing towards US Managing Director, with the opportunity to own shares in what you help create.

The foundations are already there and the business has existing US client relationships and live mandates, alongside a UK operation with experience recruiting across London, Europe and the US.

What it doesn't yet have is a dedicated US Construction business and a standlone leader to seperate it from the UK day to day business. That's what you're being brought in to build.

Several high-growth economic regions have been identified for immediate development, including Texas, Florida and New York, but the strategy is deliberately not constrained to three states,, they are simply high growth states with existing networks to take advantage of.

If you already know another US construction market exceptionally well, our client wants to hear why they should be there and can tailor your role to incorporate it.

Likewise, there is considerable scope to develop the operation across different construction specialisms and client groups, from General Contractors and Developers through to MEP, Mission Critical and Data Centres, recruiting roles including Project Managers, Superintendents, Estimators, Project Executives and other white-collar construction professionals.

You'll have genuine input into where the business goes, what it recruits and how it grows however initially, the emphasis is on personal production: developing clients, delivering mandates and establishing a commercially successful market.

This isn't a proposition where you're expected to bill alone indefinitely. A growth plan will be agreed from the outset, with investment in additional recruiters triggered as the operation achieves defined revenue milestones.

Hit the first milestone, unlock the first hire.

Continue growing and further headcount follows.

The objective is to move progressively from biller → Billing Director → team leader → US Managing Director.

And as the business becomes established, there is a genuine opportunity to participate in its future value through shares in the US operation.

This is an established specialist Construction recruitment business that has been trading successfully for several years, with recruitment activity spanning London, Europe and the US.

The UK operation provides the platform from which the US business will initially grow, including existing infrastructure, back-office support, marketing capability and investment from the Board.

There are also already US client relationships and live recruitment mandates in play, so although this is a greenfield leadership opportunity, you aren't starting with zero.

The intention isn't for the US operation to compete with or replace the UK business. The ambition is to create two substantial operations capable of succeeding independently in their respective markets and the leadership team is prepared to invest behind performance.

As revenue milestones are achieved, that investment will translate into additional recruiters, team growth and, ultimately, the development of a physical US presence.

The longer-term plan is for the successful individual to have the opportunity to relocate to the US and lead the business from there.

That relocation doesn't need to happen immediately, so someone who wants to spend the initial stages building the US market from London can do so, with relocation phased at the appropriate point for both the individual and the business.

This is likely to appeal to a US Construction recruiter who has reached the point where their role no longer feels like enough (challenging enough, rewarding enough, exciting enough).

You will probably be operating at Principal, Lead or Director level and have a strong personal billing record for recruiting in the US market and the credibility required to start building a team.

Equally, you may be an exceptional US Construction recruiter who hasn't yet been given the title or leadership opportunity but can demonstrate the commercial ability, attitude and ambition to step into it.

You may be stuck on a desk in this market with a firm that are too cautious, no plans to put people on the ground in the US and scale.

You don't need to arrive with management experience if the underlying capability is there. What matters is that you can develop business and have the ability to lead people and lead by example.

You'll understand US Construction recruitment, know how to develop and retain clients rather than simply service inherited accounts, and be capable of building a market through your own activity.

You might already specialise in Texas, Florida or New York or you may bring compelling experience from another US state or construction niche that adds something different to the strategy.

You'll also need to be comfortable with the reality of a founding role. There won't be a team of 12 waiting for you on day one. You're being given the backing to create it.

That means billing personally, proving the market, helping determine the strategy and earning each stage of investment before progressively moving away from individual production as the team and your leadership responsibilities grow.

Ultimately, this suits someone who wants commercial autonomy, leadership, significant earning potential and a genuine stake in the business they help create.