Recruitment Consultant, Scientific

Scantec Personnel Limited; Birkenhead; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and technical recruitment agency is seeking an ambitious 360 Recruitment Consultant to join its expanding Scientific team. This role involves managing placements in lab and site-based roles across various sectors, leveraging an established reputation and strong client relationships. The agency promotes an employee-owned culture, offering competitive salaries, commission opportunities, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Lucrative commission structure

Income tax-free EOT bonus opportunities

Hybrid working

Enhanced professional training

Minimum 24 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a recruiter, ideally in a white-collar professional setting.
• Must hold a UK driving licence due to travel requirements.
• A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Manage the recruitment process for lab and site-based scientific roles.
• Build and maintain client relationships in the pharma and biotechnology sectors.
• Represent Scantec with integrity and professionalism.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Self-motivated

Process-driven

Ambitious

Education

Experience in permanent recruitment

Job description

Hybrid (UK travel required) | Permanent | Competitive salary + lucrative commission + EOT tax free bonuses

Shape your future with Scantec — now employee-owned!

Scantec is a leading engineering and technical specialist recruitment agency delivering high-quality, professional recruitment services to clients and candidates across the UK and overseas. We’re proud to have become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in April 2025, meaning our people directly benefit from our success.

As part of Scantec, you’ll be part of a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team where your voice is heard, your development is prioritised and your achievements are rewarded.

Why join Scantec?

Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) – Share in our collective success through income tax-free profit-related bonuses (up to statutory limits), have a greater say in our future and enjoy the stability of a people-owned business.

• Competitive basic salary
• Lucrative commission structure
• Income tax-free EOT bonus opportunities
• Hybrid working (all employees supplied with a laptop) 2 office days and 3 days home based with additional working from home days depending on role
• Monthly and annual incentives
• Minimum 24 days annual leave (increases based on length of service and job level plus the option to buy more)
• Clear, transparent progression via our competency framework
• Enhanced professional training (including 50 hours external training + mental health workshops)
• Access to AI tools

About the role

We’re looking for an ambitious 360 Recruitment Consultant to join our expanding Scientific team. This is a white-collar permanent desk, focused on:

• Lab and site based scientific roles
• Sectors include pharma, chemical, waste, biotechnology (desk dependant)

You’ll benefit from our strong reputation in the market and existing client relationships and have the opportunity to build your own network in one of the most stable markets.

About you

Experienced permanent recruiter (ideally within a white-collar professional market)

Detail-oriented and process-driven

Self-motivated, ambitious and eager to succeed

UK driving licence holder (some travel required)

Our values

At Scantec, we live by:

• Delivery — Always striving to exceed expectations
• Transparency — Clear and honest communication
• Integrity — Professional, ethical behaviour in everything we do
• Compliance — A relentless focus on quality and risk management

We’re committed to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) — recognising and valuing every individual, with opportunities based on merit.

Ready to take the next step?

Call Andrea Davison on 0151 666 8959

Join us and help shape the future of scientific recruitment!