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Senior Recruitment Consultant – Engineering (Contract)
Location: Bristol or London – Hybrid
Salary: Up to £42,000 DOE + Commission
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
We are working with an established recruitment business looking for an experienced Contract Senior Recruitment Consultant to join its specialist Engineering recruitment team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Contract Engineering recruiter who enjoys managing client relationships, recruiting specialist technical talent, and taking ownership of the recruitment process, without the heavy cold business development expectations of a traditional 360 role.
The Role
You will manage and develop relationships with a number of existing clients, working predominantly across contract Engineering requirements.
Responsibilities
- Managing and developing existing client relationships
- Recruiting across a broad range of Engineering disciplines, including Electronics
- Managing predominantly contract recruitment requirements
- Headhunting and engaging specialist and hard-to-find Engineering candidates
- Managing vacancies and recruitment processes from initial brief through to placement
- Working closely with clients to understand their requirements and provide consultative recruitment support
- Working with Directors to identify strong candidates and proactively introduce them to relevant clients
- Identifying opportunities to further develop existing accounts
- Building and maintaining strong specialist candidate networks
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There is no requirement for high-volume cold business development, however, this is not purely a delivery role. You will need a 360 recruitment mindset, strong commercial awareness, and the confidence to own and develop client relationships.
What We're Looking For
You MUST have:
- At least 2 years' agency recruitment experience within Engineering
- Strong contract recruitment experience
- Experience recruiting within areas such as Electronics, Embedded, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, R&D, or another specialist Engineering market
- Strong candidate sourcing and headhunting skills
- Experience managing client relationships and recruitment processes
- A commercial, proactive, and consultative approach
- The ability to identify opportunities within existing accounts
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What's on Offer?
- Basic salary up to £42,000
- Commission
- Hybrid working
- Established client relationships and live recruitment requirements
- No reliance on cold business development
- Opportunity to work across specialist Engineering markets
- Bristol or London office location
- Professional, mature, collaborative team
This role would suit an experienced Engineering recruiter who enjoys contract recruitment, specialist candidate sourcing, and building strong client relationships, but would prefer to focus on developing existing accounts rather than spending their time cold calling for new business.
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