Recruitment Consultant

Daniel Owen Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top Tier Holiday Allowance

Health and Wellbeing

Director Incentives

Loyalty Rewards

Annual Reward Trips

Learning and Growth

Financial Wellbeing Support

Fast-Track Career Development

Job summary

Daniel Owen Ltd is seeking a Recruitment Consultant to join the Reading team within our Trades & Labour division. You will recruit for a range of roles, building strong relationships with clients and helping them secure top talent.

The role focuses on client needs, skill sourcing and providing recruitment support for temporary opportunities, with a clear path to career growth and earnings potential.

Qualifications

• Proven professional capable of building relationships and delivering high-quality service.
• Motivated, ambitious, and keen to grow a recruitment career.
• Excellent communicator with confidence to engage candidates, clients and colleagues.
• Organised and adaptable to fast-paced recruitment environments.

Responsibilities

• Client Relationships: identify, develop and maintain client relationships, including face-to-face interactions.
• Talent Sourcing: seek skilled candidates for temporary Trades & Labour roles.
• Recruitment Support: provide recruitment and admin support, maintain databases and candidate profiles.
• Temporary Recruitment: assist with temporary placements and matching candidates to roles.
• Client Relationships: build strong partnerships to support repeat business and long-term growth.

Skills

Client relationships

Talent sourcing

Recruitment support

Temporary recruitment

Business development

Job description

Recruitment Consultant - Trades & Labour - Reading

£28k- £32k per annum DOE + OTE Earnings

Daniel Owen is looking for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to join our Reading team, an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career in recruitment.

Working within our Trades & Labour division, you will recruit for a range of roles, building strong relationships with clients, helping them secure the talent they need.

Your Impact as a Recruitment Consultant

• Client Relationships: Not just over the phone, but face-to-face, you'll identify, develop and maintain client relationships.
• Talent Sourcing: Seek out skilled individuals with the right qualifications, experience and career goals for temporary opportunities within the Trades & Labour sector.
• Recruitment Support: Provide recruitment and administrative support, including maintaining databases and candidate profiles.
• Temporary Recruitment: Support the team with temporary Trades & Labour recruitment, helping to match high-quality candidates to suitable roles.
• Client Relationships: Build strong working relationships with new and existing clients, supporting repeat business and long-term partnerships.

The Ideal Candidate Will Be

• A Proven Professional: Whether your background is in recruitment, sales, customer service or another target-driven environment, you know how to build relationships, get results and deliver a high-quality service.
• Motivated and Ambitious: You are driven to succeed, keen to develop your recruitment career and excited by the opportunity to influence your earnings with your work.
• Excellent Communicator: You're a brilliant communicator, both face-to-face and email, with the confidence to build strong relationships with candidates, clients and colleagues.
• Adaptable: You thrive in a fast-paced recruitment environment and can confidently pivot when priorities change.
• Organised: You are able to plan, structure, and manage tasks efficiently, staying organised to meet deadlines, support live vacancies and achieve goals.
• Career-Focused: You are looking for more than a job; you want a long-term career where you can grow, develop and be in more control of your earnings within a supportive team.

Our Benefits Are Second to None

• Top Tier Holiday Allowance: Increasing holiday allowance for the first five years, reaching 28 days, plus your birthday off and an additional day for charitable endeavours.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private healthcare through Vitality, contributory pension and life assurance.
• Director Incentives: Quarterly lunch incentives and personal treat vouchers.
• Loyalty Rewards: Additional holiday entitlement and bonus payments linked to service milestones.
• Annual Reward Trips: Multiple company trips throughout the year, with previous destinations including Marbella, Prague and Portugal.
• Learning and Growth: Access to the Daniel Owen Academy, featuring a structured 12-week training programme alongside one-to-one coaching and ongoing development.
• Financial Wellbeing Support: Access to professional financial guidance through our partnership with One Financial.
• Fast-Track Career Development: Our directors all climbed the ladder from within making progression visible and achievable.

Who Are We?

For over 40 years, Daniel Owen has been a leading specialist recruiter within the built environment, recognised for our honest approach, strong relationships and commitment to developing our people.

We believe recruitment is about people first. We invest heavily in training, reward success and provide the support needed for individuals to build long-term careers. As we continue to grow, there has never been a better time to join our team and make a real impact.