0191 428 3309 | etb@elliotthomasconsulting.co.uk ELLIOT THOMAS CONSULTING
Executive Search
Specialist Executive Search Recruitment, Done Properly
Elliot Thomas partners with organisations across the Built Environment sector, connecting proven leaders with the businesses that need them most.
Our expertise covers executive and board-level appointments across architecture, town planning, interiors, and the wider built environment — including Director, Practice Principal, Head of Discipline, and Senior Associate roles.
We take a discreet, consultative approach—working closely with clients to understand their leadership requirements and candidates to understand their career ambitions, ensuring every appointment is the right long-term fit.
Our focus is on lasting alignment between leaders and the organisations they help to shape, building trusted relationships across the built environment community.
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Step One
Discovery & Brief
We begin with a confidential conversation to understand the role, the culture, and the leadership qualities that matter most — building a clear, tailored search brief.
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Step Two
Confidential Search & Approach
We map the market and discreetly approach senior professionals who aren't actively looking, opening a conversation on your behalf without exposing your search.
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Step Three
Assessment & Placement
Shortlisted candidates are rigorously assessed against the brief, before we manage the offer, negotiation, and onboarding to secure a lasting appointment.
The Positions We Recruit For...
Executive & Board-Level Director, Practice Principal, Head of Discipline, Senior Associate & Associate Director.
Why Choose Executive Search With ETC
Placing senior leaders across the built environment takes more than a database search. Here's what sets our approach apart.
Built Environment Specialists
We recruit exclusively across architecture, interior fit-out and town planning. We understand the roles, the practices, and the people who lead them.
Total Discretion
Every search is handled in the strictest confidence, protecting your business and the candidate's current position throughout.
Relationship-Led, Not Volume-Led
No cookie-cutter placements. We take the time to get the match right — building long-term partnerships, not one-off transactions.
Discreet. Specialist. Built Environment Focused.
100%
Confidential process, from first conversation to placement.
15+ Yrs
Combined experience recruiting across the Built Environment.
Elliot Birtwistle, Director
Elliot leads Elliot Thomas Consulting's Executive Search practice, drawing on several years of experience across the Built Environment sector. He works with practices and organisations to secure senior, board-level and leadership appointments.
His approach is discreet, consultative and relationship-led — taking time to understand a client's leadership requirements and a candidate's career ambitions before making the right connection. No volume targets, no cookie-cutter placements — just the right match, done properly.