Entry-Level Recruitment Consultant – Clean Energy | Los Angeles, CA

LHi Group • Santa Monica, CA

3d • $70,000 - $80,000

About The Position

Piper Maddox, part of LHi Group, is hiring an entry-level Recruitment Consultant for its team in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California. This is a commercial, sales-driven recruitment role focused on renewable energy, CleanTech, and related specialist markets—not an internal HR or administrative recruiting position. The consultant connects companies hiring specialist professionals with candidates seeking career opportunities, and learns to manage recruitment processes from start to finish.

The role combines sales, business development, candidate sourcing, talent acquisition, negotiation, and relationship management. The successful candidate will develop client and candidate relationships, identify business opportunities, source and interview candidates, coordinate the hiring process, and work toward activity, sales, and revenue targets. As skills and experience develop, the consultant takes on increasing ownership of clients, candidates, and recruitment processes.

No previous recruitment or renewable energy experience, or university degree, is required. The company provides a structured 12-week sales and recruitment training program, ongoing coaching and mentorship, and specialist energy-market training. Career progression may include Recruitment Consultant, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Principal Consultant, Team Leader, and other senior or leadership roles.

The advertised compensation is a $50,000 annual base salary, $10,000 guaranteed commission during training paid biweekly, and uncapped performance-based commission. Average first-year total earnings are stated as $70,000–$80,000+. The posting also describes paid time off, company holidays, sick days, health and retirement benefits, commuter benefits, employee ownership opportunities, training and development, and team incentives.

Requirements

• No previous recruitment experience is required.
• No university degree is required.
• Motivation by goals, competition, financial rewards, and measurable results.
• Ambition to build a long-term career and progress professionally.
• Comfort communicating with new people and developing professional relationships.
• Resilience and the ability to learn from setbacks while working toward challenging targets.
• Proactivity, initiative, and willingness to learn new skills and step outside one's comfort zone.
• Openness to feedback, training, and continuous improvement.
• A positive, team-oriented attitude and alignment with LHi Group's Good Human ethos.
• Interest in renewable energy, CleanTech, and emerging energy technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in sales or business development.
• Experience in customer service, hospitality, or retail.
• Account management experience.
• Marketing or lead-generation experience.
• Recruiting or talent-acquisition experience.
• Experience in other customer-facing or target-driven roles.

Responsibilities

• Identify prospective clients, generate new business opportunities, and build relationships with organizations hiring specialist talent.
• Generate leads and prospect through cold calling, email outreach, LinkedIn, networking, and other sales strategies.
• Identify, attract, screen, and interview candidates for specialist renewable energy and clean technology opportunities.
• Understand client hiring requirements, provide recruitment solutions, and develop long-term client relationships.
• Coordinate interviews, manage feedback, support offer negotiations, and guide clients and candidates through the recruitment process.
• Work toward daily, weekly, and monthly activity targets, sales goals, and revenue objectives.
• Support salary and contract negotiations between clients and candidates to help secure placements.
• Research renewable energy, CleanTech, and specialist talent markets, including competitor mapping and professional networking.
• Maintain relationships with existing clients and identify opportunities to expand recruitment partnerships.
• Learn consultative selling by understanding client challenges, communicating value, and providing tailored recruitment solutions.

Benefits

• $50,000 annual base salary.
• $10,000 guaranteed commission during training, paid biweekly.
• Uncapped performance-based commission.
• Average first-year total earnings of $70,000–$80,000+, including base salary and commission.
• 20+ days of paid time off.
• 13 company holidays, including the employee's birthday.
• 5 sick days.
• 2 Mind & Body Days.
• 1 volunteering day.
• Summer Fridays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee ownership opportunities, including eligibility for shareholder equity after 12 months.
• Structured 12-week sales and recruitment training program.
• Ongoing one-on-one coaching, hands-on training, and professional development.
• Weekly sales incentives and performance recognition.
• Summer and holiday parties, monthly promotion lunches, breakfast clubs, and quarterly lunch clubs.
• Opportunities to earn up to two international incentive trips per year.
• Long-service rewards, including additional paid time off, international office trips, sabbatical opportunities, and luxury rewards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed