Executive Jobs

Executive search is a targeted, confidential way of filling senior roles, where the recruiter goes out and approaches the right people directly rather than waiting for applications. 

We start with a detailed brief from the client, work out who's doing that kind of role across the market, and quietly approach people who fit, including those who aren't actively looking. After honest conversations on both sides, we put forward a small number of genuinely suitable people rather than a long list. 

For you, it often means a discreet call about a role you would never have seen advertised, because most senior positions are never posted publicly.

The main difference is that executive search is proactive and confidential, while standard recruitment is mostly reactive. A normal recruiter advertises a role and works through whoever applies.

In executive search, the strongest people are usually already employed and not reading job ads, so the work is in finding them, approaching them properly, and earning enough trust for them to consider a move. 

It's slower and more discreet, and it suits leadership roles where the wrong hire is expensive. It's less about volume and more about getting one appointment right.

We recruit leadership and senior management roles across environment, water, mining and engineering. 

That includes general managers, technical directors, principals, project directors, engineering managers and heads of function, the roles that need both technical credibility and the ability to lead a team. 

If you're at that level, or moving towards it, in one of those sectors, it's worth being known to us.

The best way to get headhunted is to be easy to find and known for something specific. Keep your LinkedIn current and clear about what you've actually delivered, not just your job titles. 

Stay visible in your industry through professional bodies, events, or simply being the person others recommend when a role comes up. It also helps to know a specialist recruiter in your field before you need one, so you're already on their radar when the right role appears. 

We're happy to have an early conversation, even if a move is a year or two away.

Moving into leadership is less about technical depth and more about showing you can lead people, manage a budget, and be trusted with commercial and safety decisions. 

Look for exposure to those things now: managing others, owning outcomes rather than tasks, and understanding the financial and HSE side of the business. Be realistic about the step, because the path to general manager often runs through a smaller site, a project lead role or a deputy position first. 

We can give you an honest view of where you sit and what a sensible next move looks like.

Senior salaries in WA vary widely with the sector, the size of the company, and how much of the package sits in bonuses and benefits rather than base pay, so a single figure is rarely useful. 

Base salaries for senior technical and management roles in WA resources and engineering are strong compared with the rest of the country, and the total package often matters more than the headline number once superannuation, bonus and other benefits are counted. 

For any specific role, we'll talk you through a realistic range based on that job, that employer and your background, rather than a number that dates quickly.

No. Nothing happens without your agreement, and your details and your interest are never shared with anyone you haven't approved. 

In a market as small as WA, confidentiality matters a great deal at senior level, and we treat it seriously. Plenty of people start by exploring an opportunity quietly while staying exactly where they are, and that's completely normal.

Your CV stays with us and is only ever sent to a client once you've agreed to a specific role. We don't forward your details to employers without asking, and we don't circulate them around the market.

If there's nothing suitable right now, we keep you in mind for future roles rather than losing track of you, and you can ask us to update or remove your details at any time.

It starts with a confidential, no-obligation conversation to work out whether the role is even worth your time. If it is, we'll talk you through the client, the brief and the honest pros and cons, and agree exactly what is shared and when. 

Nothing goes to the client until you're comfortable. From there we run the process with you, including preparation, feedback, and any offer and negotiation, and we keep you informed throughout rather than leaving you to wonder.

No. Candidates never pay to work with us. Our clients cover the fee, which means our job is to represent you well and find a move that genuinely suits you, not to push you towards whatever role happens to be open. There's no cost to send us your CV, have a conversation, or be considered for a role.