Senior 360 Contract Recruiter – Defence & Space

Experis LTD; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped earning potential

Career progression

High-performance culture

Work-life balance: 24 days holiday (27

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Manpower is seeking a Principal Recruitment Consultant with a contract specialism to own a high-value security-cleared talent function in Bristol. This 360 role combines business development, contractor redeployment and account growth in Defence, Aerospace, Space and Nuclear markets.

The role focuses on revenue growth, contractor redeployment, and scaling the Secure Projects function into a market-leading capability, with hybrid working and uncapped earning potential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a contract sales recruiter (360).
• Strong background in SC-cleared / MOD / secure projects recruitment.
• Deep understanding of contractor lifecycle, aftercare and retention.
• Ability to own and deliver against revenue targets and grow accounts.
• Operate autonomously in a sales-driven environment.
• Experience building and scaling recruitment functions.

Responsibilities

• Business Development & Revenue Generation.
• Develop new client relationships within secure/defence sectors.
• Leverage SC/DV-cleared contractor pool to create opportunities.
• Build and manage a structured sales pipeline for long-term growth.
• Collaborate with Group Sales, MSPs and Account Management.
• Manage full contract recruitment lifecycle from client to placement and aftercare.
• Redeploy contractors to maximise utilisation and profitability.
• Identify redeployment triggers and secure continuity of assignments.
• Collaborate with delivery teams for roles needing extra sourcing.
• Provide high-quality contractor aftercare to drive retention.
• Ensure compliance and best practices across assignments.
• Support account growth through extensions and redeployment strategies.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to team growth.
• Help establish best practices across the Secure Projects recruitment function.
• Play a key role in scaling the 360 Defence recruitment capability.

Skills

360 recruitment

SC/DV-cleared recruitment

Business development

Autonomous seller

Job description

Manpower is seeking a Principal Recruitment Consultant with a contract specialism to own a high-value security-cleared talent function in Bristol. This 360 role combines business development, contractor redeployment and account growth in Defence, Aerospace, Space and Nuclear markets.

The role focuses on revenue growth, contractor redeployment, and scaling the Secure Projects function into a market-leading capability, with hybrid working and uncapped earning potential.