Recruitment Consultant

H2O Recruitment & Training Services Ltd; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment firm based in Billingham is seeking a Recruitment Consultant to join their engineering team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for candidates looking to progress in recruitment with exposure to major engineering clients. The role involves supporting clients in a fast-paced environment with clear pathways for growth into account management or senior roles. Ideal candidates should be organised, resilient, and confident in communication, though previous recruitment experience is not essential.

Benefits

Uncapped commission structure

Structured onboarding and training

Access to Level 3 Recruitment Consultancy qualification

Laptop and mobile phone provided

Regular team incentives and events

Qualifications

• Commercially minded and organised.
• Confident communicating with clients and candidates in a professional environment.
• Previous experience in sales or customer service is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support a range of engineering and industrial clients.
• Work collaboratively in a fast-paced recruitment environment.
• Develop into account management, business development, or senior consulting role.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Resilience

Commercial mindset

Job description

Recruitment Consultant

Location: Billingham

Sectors: Engineering, Manufacturing, Process, Energy & Industrial

About the Role

A well-established specialist recruitment and workforce solutions business is expanding its Billingham-based engineering team due to continued growth and increased client demand. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to join a high-performing team supporting a wide range of engineering and industrial clients.

The Billingham office works across multiple technically driven sectors, supplying both contract and permanent professionals into complex, safety-critical and project-led environments. With an established client base and active contractor workforce, the role offers a strong platform for someone looking to build a long-term career in recruitment.

You’ll be joining a fast-paced, collaborative environment where training, support and progression are genuinely embedded. There is clear opportunity to develop into account management, business development or a senior consulting role, depending on performance and career goals.

What’s in it for You?

• Entry into a respected and established recruitment organisation
• Opportunity to work within a specialist engineering-focused team
• Exposure to major UK and international engineering clients
• Uncapped commission structure
• Structured onboarding, bespoke training and ongoing development
• Clear career progression and promotion pathways
• Hybrid working options (role dependent)
• Access to Level 3 Recruitment Consultancy qualification
• Laptop and mobile phone provided
• Regular team incentives, socials and team-building events

Candidate Background

Previous recruitment experience is not essential. Candidates with a background in sales, account management, customer service or operations are encouraged to apply, particularly those used to working to targets, deadlines and KPIs.

You’ll be commercially minded, organised, resilient and confident communicating with clients and candidates within a professional engineering environment.