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The recruitment market is complex and it can be costly to careers and company bottom lines to get it wrong.
We pride ourselves on delivering bespoke solutions that achieve sustainable long term outcomes for both companies and individuals.
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
- Opportunity for a junior OR experienced secretary to step into an exciting role
- Hands-on support role across relationship property, litigation & administration
- CBD Location + development & growth opps + ability to make this role your own!
Join a respected Christchurch CBD firm as a Legal Secretary in family law and relationship property. Supportive team, varied work, and great location.
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Full time
- $130 -$150k + shares + OT + Insurance
- Industrial Projects | Design-Driven Role
- Full Time | Permanent
Due to continued growth & an expanding workload, a fantastic opportunity has opened up for a seasoned mechanical engineer to join a tight-knit team
Learn moreFull time
- Senior legal position + remote working options available
- Diverse, high-quality legal work across a range of areas
- Supportive, empowering, and high-performing team environment
A senior in-house legal role offering broad scope, flexible working, and the opportunity to support community-focused initiatives.
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- Excellent growth position with huge potential
- Award winning business
- Modern office within friendly environment
Wonderful consultancy looking for a permanent Senior Software Engineer to join their award-winning team in new modern offices
Learn moreDunedin, Otago
Full time
- Deliver key infrastructure projects across Otago & Southland
- Collaborate with an experienced estimating team on a diverse project pipeline
- Engage in site and project management across the electrical industry
Drive major infrastructure projects and apply your estimating expertise in a client-facing, project delivery and leadership-focused role!
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Full time
- High-trust, fast-paced role with real variety and ownership
- Dunedin-based, long-standing team, strong culture
- Develop skills across a number of business units
Joined a well-established civil services company with a great culture, real variety with the chance to be exposed to several business units.
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Full time
- Excellent leadership role - Lead from the front
- Be instrumental in organisational success - Drive operational excellence
- Shape culture and lead by example
Are you seeking a career defining role in Dunedin? This is a rare opportunity to take the reins of a multi-channel company known for its quality, cult ...
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- Lead end-to-end audits with high-profile private clients
- Progression to Assistant Manager and beyond
- Supportive, mid-tier culture with flexible work options
Join a mid-tier Auckland firm leading audits, mentoring juniors, and progressing your career in a supportive, flexible, and high-performing team.
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- Must have NZ Residency
- Opportunity to travel across Europe while enhancing your electrical skillset
- Perfect for recently qualified or early-career electricians!
Explore the Netherlands and expand your skills in the thriving industrial and manufacturing maintenance sector, with endless growth opportunities!
Learn moreQueenstown, Otago
Full time
- Full-time role with variety: service fire equipment & deliver training
- Full training provided: all you need is confidence & great people skills
- Autonomous work: travel across Central Otago & the South Island
Looking for a hands-on role with variety, independence, and real impact? Join a growing fire safety company where no two days are the same. You'll be ...
Learn moreChristchurch, Canterbury
Full time
- Unique leadership opportunity + CBD location
- Flexible work arrangements + non-hierarchical culture
- Genuine pathway to partner + generous salary
Lead, cultivate and grow an employment practice!
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Full time
- Relationship Property & Private Client focus
- Develop and progress your legal career further with strong mentors
- Join a positive team environment that truly values you
Harkness Henry are seeking a junior lawyer with a genuine passion for family & private client law to join their wonderful team
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Full time
- Make a real impact on the strategic decision making
- Be part of an innovative and sustainable focused business
A varied position in an industry leading business with a strong strategic vision and sustainable and environmentally responsible values.
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Full time
- One of NZ's leading agri businesses
- Be part of an innovative and sustainable focused business
- Full-time permanent position in Timaru
Lead the team in this pivotal role which reports to the CFO and will be instrumental in supporting the business in making financial decisions.
Learn moreLower Hutt, Wellington
Full time
- Varied and interesting workload + experienced team members to learn from
- Growth opportunity to join a thriving practice
- Excellent work-life balance + flexible working arrangement available
Trusts, Wills & Estates as well as some Commercial work for a Lower Hutt-based firm.
Learn moreFull time
- Excellent opportunity in blue-chip company
- Modern offices and real work/life balance
- Genuine value-add role in award winning business
Fluid Recruitment are working with an excellent boutique firm offering personalised financial products & investment solutions for a Finance BA
Learn moreLower Hutt, Wellington
Full time
- Competitive salary package + influence at the executive table.
- Flexible, supportive environment that values work-life balance.
- Empowered leadership culture with clear path for international growth.
Drive growth, lead a top-tier team, and shape global sales strategy - all with a great package, smart leadership, and real balance.
Learn moreAshburton Canterbury
Full time
- Varied workload and regular travel!
- Concept to completion project management!
- Supportive management, a fun team, and competitive renumeration!
If concept to completion project management, regular travel, a varied work load and a supportive team sounds like your dream job - look no further!
Learn moreAshburton Canterbury
Full time
- New opportunity for a Legal Executive in Ashburton looking for meaningful change
- Opportunity to shape the role yourself with the backing of a supportive team.
- Competitive salary + genuine support and wellbeing initiatives on offer.
Brand-new Legal Executive role in Ashburton. Shape the position, lead quality property work, and enjoy a change in a supportive & dynamic team.
Learn moreWanaka Otago
Full time
- Fast growing business
- Continuous Improvement Projects
- Full-time Permanent Position
You'll be joining one of Wanaka's success stories as they continue on their journey of growth. With a well regarded team culture, internal development ...
Learn moreHear what people say about us.
Lawyer, Top Tier Law Firm
Auckland
Commercial Associate, Large Full Service Firm
Christchurch
Junior Solicitor, Regional Law Firm
Queenstown
Legal PA, Law Firm
Hamilton
Director, Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy
Director, National CA Firm
Hamilton
Senior Associate (Corporate), Top-tier National Firm
Christchurch
General Manager, Full Service Law Firm
Waikato
Managing Partner, Full Service Law Firm
Waikato
Policy Team Leader, Local Government
Waikato
Legal Executive, Law Firm
Waikato
Litigation Solicitor, Large Full Service Firm
Christchurch
Legal Executive, Regional Law Firm
Christchurch
Legal Executive, Law Firm
Dunedin
Junior Accountant, CA Firm
Dunedin
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 615 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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The Modern Legal Secretary: A Career with Impact
The legal industry in New Zealand has undergone a transformation, and nowhere is this more evident than in the role of the legal secretary. If you’ve previously worked in a law firm and found it rigid or hierarchical, or if you’re considering a career in legal support, now is the perfect time to explore the…
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It may seem like a casual meetup on the surface, but don’t be fooled—these seemingly relaxed interviews are just as crucial as formal ones. Both sides, the candidate and the employer, use this opportunity to assess the cultural fit before proceeding to more technical interviews. For the Candidate: Even if it feels informal, remember this…
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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