Recruitment Consultant

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

Job summary

A recruitment firm in Billingham is seeking a Recruitment Consultant to join their expanding engineering team. This role offers a chance to support various engineering and industrial clients while being part of a high-performing team. With clear opportunities for career advancement and a focus on training and development, candidates with a sales or customer service background are encouraged to apply. The position includes hybrid working options and an uncapped commission structure.

Benefits

Uncapped commission structure

Structured onboarding and training

Clear career progression pathways

Access to Level 3 Recruitment Consultancy qualification

Team incentives and events

Qualifications

• Previous recruitment experience is not essential.
• Background in sales, account management, or customer service is encouraged.
• Must be commercially minded and organised.

Responsibilities

• Support a wide range of engineering and industrial clients.
• Contribute to a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Opportunity for career progression into account management or senior consulting roles.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management knowledge

Customer service

Strong communication skills

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.