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The recruitment market is complex and it can be costly to careers and company bottom lines to get it wrong.
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Fluid Recruitment
EXPERTS IN SPECIALIST
PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT
We have a proven track record of delivering results within the most skill short parts of the market. We use robust, innovative and dedicated sourcing methods to offer a superior service to our clients.
Our consultants have a clear mandate to deliver, honest, informed and supportive candidate engagements, helping many individuals to make lifestyle and career moves not otherwise available to them.
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Featured Jobs
Christchurch, Canterbury
Full time
- Client onboarding and compliance focus
- Grow your legal administration career
- Great culture and development opportunities
Build your career in a varied Legal Administrator role supporting client onboarding, compliance, AML requirements, legal documentation, and day-to-day ...
Learn morePort Nelson Nelson
Full time
- Take on interesting and challenging work
- Lead a high performing team
- Partnership potential in the short term
Excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Lawyer to join a high performing team, covering a broad range private client matters.
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- Gain exposure to interesting and complex work
- Unparalleled mentorship with a respected team
- Social, friendly, supportive team and company culture
My client is a boutique specialist law firm with a pristine reputation in the market
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- Relocate to the beautiful Hawkes Bay
- Long term career growth
- Fantastic work life balance!
Hawkes Bay has a small, but busy market. We're seeing strong demand for Solicitors at every level. If you've been considering a move, get in touch!
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- Flexible and WFH arrangements available
- Sophisticated work and clients + awesome culture
- Medium sized, national firm - great in between of top-tiers and boutiques
Sophisticated corporate transactions and clientele with a flourishing culture with genuine flexibility and WFH arrangements available
Learn moreChristchurch, Canterbury
Full time
- CBD Location
- Hybrid Options
- Leading Firm
Join a respected and collaborative law firm where trust accounting is central to daily operations. This role will see you managing trust account trans ...
Learn moreTauranga Bay of Plenty
Full time
- Help build a new Tauranga office
- Lead projects, clients and growth
- Join an established NZ consultancy
Help launch and grow a new Tauranga office for an established NZ consultancy, with leadership, client development and project ownership opportunities
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- Deliver mechanical building services design across HVAC and hydraulics
- Work on diverse NZ projects including commercial, healthcare and education
- Join a collaborative consultancy with strong mentoring and career growth
Mechanical Engineer role in NZ consultancy delivering HVAC building services across diverse projects with strong growth, team culture and flexibility
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- Work on diverse, high-profile projects
- Strong career progression
- Join a respected, people-focused consultancy
Join a leading NZ consultancy delivering diverse projects, with strong career progression, chartership support, flexibility and a great team culture.
Learn moreChristchurch, Canterbury
Full time
- Relocate to the beautiful Hawkes Bay
- Long term career growth
- Fantastic work life balance!
Hawkes Bay has a small, but busy market. We're seeing strong demand for Solicitors at every level. If you've been considering a move, get in touch!
Learn moreFull time
- Step into hydraulic consultancy
- Work on exciting NZ projects
- Grow with a supportive team
Build your career in hydraulic consultancy and design with diverse projects, mentoring, progression, and Auckland or Cambridge opportunities.
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- Work on projects that few others in NZ get exposure to.
- Immerse yourself in exciting industries like aerospace
- Excellent salary, flexible working and genuine career progression
Work on cutting-edge automation projects across aerospace, robotics and advanced manufacturing with one of NZ's leading engineering consultancies.
Learn moreHawera Taranaki
Full time
- Well established Hawera firm
- Strong team culture & career growth
- Competitive salary & flexible working
Senior BAS Accountant wanted in Hawera! Flexible working, great culture, career growth, varied clients & a competitive salary. Your next move awaits!
Learn moreNewmarket Auckland
Full time
- Lead a high-performing team of engineers in delivering engineering solutions
- Oversee the performance & growth of a talented team of protection engineers
- Join an innovative, collaborative, and forward-thinking organisation
Join Ergo's Power Systems Leadership Team, managing their a highly regarded team of Protection Engineers
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- Design MCCs, control panels and electrical systems
- Be part of a team producing world-class automation
- Junior role with internal progression opportunities
Junior Electrical Design Engineer opportunity. Join a global automation leader delivering innovative industrial engineering projects.
Learn moreHamilton, Waikato
Full time
- Relocate to the beautiful Hawkes Bay
- Long term career growth
- Fantastic work life balance!
Hawkes Bay has a small, but busy market. We're seeing strong demand for Solicitors at every level. If you've been considering a move, get in touch!
Learn moreChristchurch, Canterbury
Full time
- Lead a high-performing team of engineers in delivering engineering solutions
- Oversee the performance & growth of a talented team of protection engineers
- Join an innovative, collaborative, and forward-thinking organisation
Join Ergo's Power Systems Leadership Team, managing their a highly regarded team of Protection Engineers
Learn moreQueenstown, Otago
Part time
- Part-time, within school hours Monday-Friday
Bring your bookkeeping and AI experience to this newly created position in beautiful Queenstown.
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- Market leading remuneration package + benefits
- First-class training and mentoring from recognised leaders in the field
- FTC for 12-24 months available as well as perm opportunities
Join a top-tier construction team advising on major NZ infrastructure projects - hands-on involvement, strong mentoring, and excellent career pathways
Learn moreChristchurch, Canterbury
Full time
- Lucrative salaries and benefits available
- Locations include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth
- Opportunities across multiple practice areas
International law experience in Australia for NZ qualified lawyers with at least three years of PQE.
Learn moreHear what people say about us.
Litigation Solicitor, Large Full Service Firm
Christchurch
General Manager, Electrical Distribution Network
Legal PA, Law Firm
Hamilton
People and Culture Advisor, Mid-tier National Firm
Christchurch
Solicitor, Law Firm
Nelson
Practice Manager, Regional Law Firm
Waikato
National Sales Manager, National Retailer
Lawyer, Mid-tier Law Firm
Auckland
Human Resources Advisor, National Wholesalers
Dunedin
Commercial Associate, Large Full Service Firm
Christchurch
Junior Solicitor, Mid Sized Law Firm
Christchurch
Managing Director, Accounting Firm
Dunedin
Business Manager, Health and Safety Sector
Practice Manager, Boutique Law Firm
Waikato
Legal Executive, Law Firm
Waikato
OUR TEAM
Speak to a Consultant
Peter leads Fluid Recruitment as Managing Director. He utilises his extensive experience to deliver senior and executive appointments for our legal, commercial and finance divisions.
Contact Peter on 021 278 8653 or peter@fluidrecruitment.com
Tom manages our Engineering Division. His focus is on the electrical distribution sector, working with asset owners across NZ on technical and executive vacancies.
Contact Tom on 021 348 016 or tom@fluidrecruitment.co.nz
Jason is a Principal Consultant in our Commercial division, based in the Dunedin office. He recruits IT, sales and administration vacancies nationwide.
Contact Jason on 020 4151 6215 or jason.sutton@fluidrecruitment.co.nz
Marlene is a Principal Consultant in our accounting and finance division. She focuses on corporate, commercial, and public practice accounting sectors.
Contact Marlene on 027 558 8345 or marlene@fluidrecruitment.co.nz
Holly specialises in In-House Legal recruitment on a national basis. Managing a team internally, she works with Private & Public Sector clients and across a range of industries.
Contact Holly on 021 229 9634 or hollyc@fluidrecruitment.co.nz
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ABOUT US
Established in Dunedin in 2009, Fluid Recruitment has grown from a boutique recruitment agency to a leading provider of recruitment services across New Zealand.
We focus on professional level recruitment across four key verticals, with specialist teams in Legal, Accounting & Finance, Engineering and IT/Commercial.
We recruit nationwide, with a physical office presence in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wanaka, Wellington and Sydney.
Our Values
We believe excellence in recruitment is driven by
Integrity
Expertise
Commitment
Our purpose is simple; to add genuine value through consulting.
To expertly advise clients on securing the best talent and be perceptive and innovative in bringing new opportunity to the market.
OUR BUSINESS IS A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY
Community Sponsorships
We sponsor a number of sports franchises and community organisations who share our Fluid values - Integrity, Expertise and Commitment.
Fluid believes in the power of sport to empower communities and make positive change for people of all ages.
Our sponsorships include Basketball Otago, Roslyn Wakari AFC, Otago Cricket and Otago Rugby Referees Association.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE GIVE BACK
Corporate Social
Responsibility
We operate Fluid on a quadruple bottom line - People, Profit, Planet and Purpose.
Our quarterly CSR initiatives help us to measure our wider impact outside of traditional business measurements. We love to get out in the community and give back.
A few recent highlights have been our involvement with KiwiHarvest, Kingslea School and the annual Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust Appeal.
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