Senior Recruitment Consultant

Ambitions Personnel; Worcester; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Uncapped commission

Resourcing support

6,000+ contacts database

CRM access

Autonomy to build desk

Career progression opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Ambitions Personnel in Worcester is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to drive a temps and perms desk within civil engineering, groundworks and infrastructure. You will win new business, develop client relationships and manage both temporary and permanent recruitment opportunities.

You will have ownership of building your own client portfolio, supported by resourcing specialists and access to an extensive database. This is a growth-focused, commission-driven role in a busy market.

Formación

• Minimum of 5 years' recruitment experience in civil engineering, construction or infrastructure.
• Proven track record of winning new business and developing client relationships.
• Experience building a recruitment desk from scratch or significantly growing an existing portfolio.
• Strong understanding of temporary and permanent recruitment.
• Confident in cold calling, negotiating and securing new client accounts.
• Commercially aware with a good understanding of recruitment margins and profitability.
• Self-motivated, driven and capable of working independently.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive approach with the ability to manage your own workload and deliver results.

Responsabilidades

• Identify, target and secure new clients across civil engineering, groundworks and infrastructure.
• Generate new business through cold calling, site visits, networking, referrals and face-to-face meetings.
• Build relationships with principal contractors, subcontractors and engineering businesses.
• Identify upcoming projects, workforce requirements and permanent recruitment opportunities.
• Negotiate charge rates, recruitment fees and commercial terms.
• Develop a strong sales pipeline and convert opportunities into long-term client relationships.
• Build and maintain strong, lasting relationships with existing and new clients.
• Manage temporary labour requirements and permanent recruitment assignments.
• Work closely with the dedicated resourcing team to ensure vacancies are successfully fulfilled.
• Identify opportunities to increase temporary workforce numbers and permanent placement revenue.
• Maintain regular client contact to maximise repeat business and account growth.
• Establish, manage and grow a profitable recruitment desk from scratch.
• Develop and implement a structured business development strategy.
• Maintain accurate client records and sales activity within the CRM system.
• Take ownership of revenue, gross profit and business development targets.
• Monitor performance, identify opportunities and continually drive desk growth.

Conocimientos

Recruitment experience

Business development

Negotiation

Cold calling

Account management

Herramientas

CRM system

Descripción del empleo

Senior Recruitment Consultant (Temps & Perms)

Location: Worcester, Worcestershire
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive Basic Salary + Uncapped Commission

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced, commercially driven Senior Recruitment Consultant to establish and grow a successful recruitment desk within the civil engineering, groundworks and infrastructure sectors.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious recruitment professional who enjoys business development, winning new clients and building long-term commercial relationships.

The role offers a genuine opportunity to build a desk from the ground up, with access to an existing database of over 6,000 contacts and dedicated candidate resourcing support.

You will take ownership of developing your own client portfolio, generating new business and creating temporary and permanent recruitment opportunities across the civil engineering sector.

With dedicated resourcing support in place to source, screen and supply candidates, you can concentrate on what you do best: winning business, developing relationships and growing a profitable recruitment desk.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development

• Proactively identify, target and secure new clients across civil engineering, groundworks and infrastructure.
• Generate new business through cold calling, site visits, networking, referrals and face-to-face meetings.
• Build relationships with principal contractors, subcontractors and specialist engineering businesses.
• Identify upcoming projects, workforce requirements and permanent recruitment opportunities.
• Negotiate charge rates, recruitment fees and commercial terms.
• Develop a strong sales pipeline and convert opportunities into long-term client relationships.

Account Management

• Build and maintain strong, lasting relationships with existing and new clients.
• Manage temporary labour requirements and permanent recruitment assignments.
• Work closely with the dedicated resourcing team to ensure vacancies are successfully fulfilled.
• Identify opportunities to increase temporary workforce numbers and permanent placement revenue.
• Maintain regular client contact to maximise repeat business and account growth.

Desk Development & Performance

• Establish, manage and grow a profitable recruitment desk from scratch.
• Develop and implement a structured business development strategy.
• Maintain accurate client records and sales activity within the CRM system.
• Take ownership of revenue, gross profit and business development targets.
• Monitor performance, identify opportunities and continually drive desk growth.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years' recruitment experience, ideally within civil engineering, construction or infrastructure.
• Proven track record of winning new business and developing client relationships.
• Experience building a recruitment desk from scratch or significantly growing an existing portfolio.
• Strong understanding of both temporary and permanent recruitment.
• Confident in cold calling, negotiating and securing new client accounts.
• Commercially aware, with a good understanding of recruitment margins and profitability.
• Self-motivated, driven and capable of working independently.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive approach with the ability to manage your own workload and deliver results.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is ambitious, commercially minded and motivated by success.

This is a sales-focused recruitment role, so we need someone who actively creates opportunities rather than waits for vacancies to arrive.

You will be confident picking up the phone, approaching new businesses, opening doors and converting prospects into paying clients.

Most importantly, you will have the drive, determination and commercial ability to take ownership of your desk and turn it into a successful, profitable operation.

What We Offer

• Competitive basic salary.
• Uncapped commission with excellent earning potential.
• Dedicated candidate resourcing support.
• Access to an established database of over 6,000 contacts.
• Established recruitment systems and operational support.
• Access to a leading recruitment CRM.
• Autonomy to build and develop your own client portfolio.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression.
• The opportunity to make a significant impact within a growing recruitment operation.

If you are an experienced recruitment consultant with a passion for business development and the ambition to build something of your own, we would love to hear from you.