Job Title: Associate Consultant, Infrastructure Recruitment Location: Venice Beach, Los Angeles (hybrid post-training period) Company: Talisman Advisory Partners LLC FLSA Status: Non-exempt Base pay: $25/hour during training; $30/hour post-probation Average Year 1 Earnings: $124,000 Average Year 2 Earnings: $160,000 The Opportunity talisman’s Infrastructure practice partners with the organisations designing, engineering and delivering the built environment across North America. From our Los Angeles office, we support engineering consultancies, environmental specialists, developers, contractors, utilities and infrastructure owners. Our specialist teams cover Structural Engineering, Environmental, Water & Land Development, and Power Generation & Industrial. We connect these businesses with the technical, commercial and leadership talent needed to deliver projects and grow their organisations. As an Associate Consultant, you will join our structured Sales Academy while working directly within one of these teams. You will learn how to research specialist markets, identify high-performing professionals, assess their experience and build relationships with candidates and clients. This is an opportunity to apply your commercial skills to a career in specialist recruitment, develop your own market and take increasing ownership of client relationships and business development. Our clients design, develop and deliver projects ranging from buildings and communities to water systems, power facilities and industrial assets. You will learn how these projects work, which professionals deliver them and how hiring decisions support business growth. Your First 90 Days Our Sales Academy combines formal learning, practical application and on-the-job coaching. During your first four weeks, instructor-led and desk-based training will cover: The complete recruitment and search lifecycle. Infrastructure markets, technical terminology and the project lifecycle. Market mapping and candidate research. Candidate engagement and structured interviewing. Business development and client relationship management. Job qualification and candidate assessment. Negotiation, objection handling and process management. LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM systems and AI-enabled recruitment technology. You will apply this learning immediately by supporting live assignments and researching real clients, projects and candidate markets. Over the following eight weeks, you will begin: Identifying and approaching passive candidates. Conducting structured candidate interviews. Assessing technical expertise, project experience and career motivations. Building specialist talent pipelines. Preparing candidate submissions and market intelligence. Supporting interviews, feedback and offer processes. Participating in client conversations and qualifying hiring requirements. Identifying prospective clients and developing your business development skills. By the end of your first 90 days, you will understand the foundations of specialist recruitment and have begun building relationships within your own defined market. What You’ll Do Working alongside experienced consultants and Partners, you will learn every stage of the recruitment process while supporting live assignments across the Infrastructure sector. You will: Research engineering businesses, infrastructure projects and specialist talent markets. Map relevant teams and identify high-performing professionals across competing organisations. Understand candidates’ technical expertise, project portfolios, qualifications and career goals. Approach and engage professionals who are not actively seeking a new position. Conduct candidate interviews and prepare clear, evidence-based assessments. Build long-term relationships with candidates, hiring managers and business leaders. Qualify vacancies and understand the commercial reasons behind a client’s hiring needs. Coordinate interviews, communicate feedback and manage recruitment processes. Support negotiations and guide candidates through offers and start dates. Produce compensation intelligence, competitor insights and market updates. Identify new business opportunities and develop prospective client relationships. Build a specialist market and become a trusted source of talent and market knowledge. As your experience grows, you will take increasing ownership of placements, client relationships and your own recruitment desk. Career Progression Following successful completion of the Sales Academy, you will continue developing within our Infrastructure practice. Progression is based on performance, commercial contribution and the expertise you build within your market. Sales Academy → Consultant → Senior Consultant → Principal Consultant → Associate Practice Director → Practice Director → Business Unit Leader Over time, you will have the opportunity to: Build and lead your own specialist market. Develop direct relationships with engineering consultancies, developers, contractors and infrastructure owners. Manage recruitment assignments from initial briefing through to successful placement. Advise clients on hiring strategy, compensation and competitor activity. Mentor and develop junior consultants. Progress into leadership and partnership opportunities. Who We’re Looking For Previous recruitment or Infrastructure experience is not required. We are looking for commercially ambitious, curious people who enjoy building relationships, working towards targets and learning how businesses operate. You may currently work in: Sales or business development. Account management or client services. Recruitment, research or expert networks. Engineering, environmental or technical services. Consulting or professional services. Another commercially focused, relationship-driven role. You will bring: Evidence of achievement through work, education, sport or other commitments. Strong communication skills and confidence speaking with new people. Commercial curiosity and an interest in Infrastructure. The ability to absorb unfamiliar information and ask thoughtful questions. Resilience when facing rejection, setbacks or challenging conversations. A competitive mindset and motivation to achieve measurable goals. Initiative and a willingness to take action. Coachability and the ability to apply feedback. Strong organisation, professionalism and attention to detail. The ambition to build a long-term career in specialist recruitment. Why talisman You will join an established Infrastructure team with specialist market knowledge, strong client relationships and experienced leaders invested in your development. Through the Sales Academy, you will receive: Structured recruitment and sales training. Dedicated Learning & Development support. Direct mentorship from experienced consultants and Partners. Exposure to live assignments from the outset. In-depth market and sector training. Modern AI-enabled recruitment technology. A clear, performance-based career path. Uncapped commission on your personal billings from day one. Six-figure first-year earning potential. Based in Venice Beach, our LA office combines a competitive, collaborative sales environment with access to Southern California’s engineering, environmental and infrastructure businesses. You will have opportunities to build relationships locally while developing a national client and candidate network. This is an opportunity to build a rewarding commercial career, develop expertise in a specialist market and help the organisations shaping North America’s infrastructure find the people they need to grow.

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