Recruitment Consultant | Safety, Trades & Technical
Recruitment Consultant | Safety, Trades & Technical
Build Your Market. Partner with Industry. Drive Growth.
Are you an experienced 360 Recruitment Consultant looking to take ownership of a specialist market with significant growth potential?
Manpower is seeking a commercially focused Recruitment Consultant to join our Safety, Trades & Technical team. This is an exciting opportunity for a recruiter with experience in safety, trades or related sectors to build and grow a hybrid desk across both permanent and temporary recruitment.
You'll be responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle while actively developing new business opportunities, building lasting client partnerships and becoming a trusted talent advisor within your market.
If you're motivated by business development, relationship building and delivering outstanding recruitment outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.
Who This Role Would Suit
• An experienced 360 Recruitment Consultant recruiting across Safety, Trades, Technical or related specialist markets
• A recruiter who enjoys balancing business development with delivery and candidate engagement
• Someone with experience managing permanent, temporary or hybrid recruitment desks
• A consultant motivated by building a specialist market, developing new business and growing long-term client partnerships
• A recruiter looking to leverage an established brand while having the autonomy to grow their own portfolio
What You'll Be Doing
Business Development & Client Growth
• Proactively identify and secure new client opportunities within the Safety, Trades & Technical market
• Develop and execute business development plans to drive revenue growth
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and decision-makers
• Conduct market mapping, lead generation and networking activities
• Prepare and present tailored recruitment solutions and proposals
• Grow and develop existing accounts through exceptional service delivery and strategic account management
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for permanent and temporary opportunities
• Identify, attract and place top Safety, Trades & Technical talent
• Build engaged talent communities and proactive candidate pipelines
• Partner with clients to provide market insights and tailored hiring solutions
• Ensure compliance and onboarding requirements are managed efficiently
• Deliver exceptional service to both clients and candidates
Desk & Relationship Management
• Manage a hybrid desk across both permanent and temporary recruitment solutions
• Maintain accurate candidate and client records within CRM systems
• Drive client and candidate engagement through consistent communication and follow-up
• Ensure recruitment assignments are delivered to agreed service standards and timelines
• Contribute to achieving divisional revenue, GP and growth targets
What We're Looking For
Essential
• Proven experience as a 360 Recruitment Consultant
• Demonstrated success in business development and client acquisition
• Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to identify growth opportunities
• Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills
Highly Regarded
• Recruitment experience within Safety, Trades, Technical or related specialist recruitment markets
• Experience managing a blended permanent and temporary recruitment desk
• Knowledge of talent attraction strategies and candidate sourcing methodologies
• Experience using Bullhorn or similar CRM/ATS platforms
• Understanding of Awards, labour hire and workforce compliance requirements
Why Join Manpower?
• Join a globally recognised workforce solutions business
• Take ownership of an established specialist market with significant growth potential
• Access leading recruitment technology, tools and support
• Build your personal brand within the Manpower Brand
• Opportunity to work across both permanent and temporary recruitment solutions
• Competitive salary package plus uncapped earning potential
• Career development opportunities within the broader ManpowerGroup network
About Manpower
Manpower specialises in connecting skilled professionals with organisations across a range of professional and technical disciplines. Our Safety, Trades & Technical division partners with businesses to deliver high-quality talent solutions across permanent, temporary and project-based workforce needs.
Backed by the global strength of ManpowerGroup, we combine industry expertise, market insight and innovative workforce solutions to help organisations and professionals succeed.