Search
One practice. Two very different journeys.
Lusso Search works for both the recruiter considering their next move and the business hiring one, but never at the same time, and never in the same language. Choose your door.
For Recruiters
Considering your next move?
No CV required. A private conversation about where you are, what you're worth, and where the right door might be, engineered quietly, on your terms.
Enter as a recruiterFor Hiring Firms
Hiring recruiters?
The strongest recruiters are rarely actively applying. Lusso finds and engages them privately, judges them from inside the market, and introduces them with context a CV cannot carry.
Enter as a hiring firmThirty Years Inside the Industry
Recruitment looks different from the inside. Richard has spent his career there.
Recruiter, biller, team builder, senior leader and now adviser and search partner. Richard understands why recruiters leave, why they stay, and what makes them perform - and he understands how recruitment businesses actually make hiring decisions.
He works alone, by choice, so that every conversation is with him - and only him.
30
Years
Built
Environment
London
& South East
The Quiet Truth
If any of this sounds like you, you are in the right room.
These are the conversations Richard has had, quietly, for thirty years. There is no form to fill, no CV to upload - only an honest exchange about where you are, and where you could be.
Start a private conversationYou don't want to send a CV
And you shouldn't have to. A conversation with a peer tells us more than a document ever could. Your reputation is the reference.
You're not sure where to go next
The market is opaque from the inside. We map the firms, the cultures and the ceilings - so the next move is a decision, not a guess.
You're nervous about being found out
Discretion is the entire practice. Nothing moves, nothing is shared, nothing is said - until you decide it is.
You're doing well. But you're worth more.
Often the loudest signal that the seat no longer fits. We translate your output into the terms the market actually rewards.
The Approach
A career move shouldn't start with a vacancy.
It starts with understanding the recruiter, their value, and what needs to be true for a move to make sense. Four deliberate stages - vault-level discretion at every step.
Discovery
Where are you now?
Valuation
What are you worth?
Blueprint
Where could you go?
Negotiation
How do we secure it?
Ready to discover your options?
Book a Discovery Call with Richard to understand where your career could go next — you might be surprised.
Newest Opportunities
Newest opportunities. Not job-board noise.
The latest conversations Richard is handling across Construction, Property, Engineering and the wider Built Environment.
Senior Consultant - M&E / Building Services Perm
£35,000 £40,000 Basic + 20% Zero-Threshold Commission
If you recruit M&E professionals, there is a considerable difference between working for a Construction recruiter that happens to cover Building…
Vice President - US
£80,000 £85,000 Basic + 25% Personal Commission + Team Bonus + Growth Shares
You've already proved you can build a US recruitment desk. Perhaps you've built a $300k+ personal book. You're managing a few recruiters. You've…
Senior Recruitment Consultant - Civil & Structural Perm
Up to £35,000 Basic + Commission to 30% + Quarterly Bonuses
What if your next desk was already billing £15k a month before you arrived? Not because you're replacing the recruiter who built it. Because there's…
Senior / Principal Consultant - FM - Perm
Central London | £45,000 £50,000 Basic + Commission to 40% | Hybrid Working
Not every £300k recruiter works harder than the person billing £180k. Sometimes they simply have access to better clients, better vacancies and a…
Remember — this is just a snapshot. If you're a candidate looking for a new role, like many people Richard successfully places, he will create a role for you.
Start a private conversation
For Hiring Firms
The recruiter you want probably isn't applying.
Lusso does not begin with a database search. Richard identifies people worth knowing, engages them first, and introduces only when there is a reason for both sides to talk.
How Lusso SearchesNetwork before database
Richard works through thirty years of relationships and referrals - not a keyword search.
Context before CV
He engages the right people privately, establishes what would make them listen, and judges from inside the market.
Introduction before application
An introduction is made only when there is a genuine reason for both sides to talk.
Private Conversation
No formality required. Just start the conversation.
Whether you're wondering what you're worth, thinking about your next hire, or simply want Richard's view of the market - you can start privately.
Nothing shared. Nothing circulated. No CV required.