Senior Recruitment Consultant – Blue-Collar M&E

To £55,000 basic salary + £5,000 car allowance + uncapped commission with no threshold

Join an award-winning provider of skilled labour, professional recruitment and workforce solutions operating throughout the UK.

Established in the 1980s, the company has built an outstanding reputation for supporting some of the UK’s largest infrastructure contractors and nationally significant projects. Its comprehensive workforce offering includes blue- and white-collar recruitment, specialist M&E labour and innovative digital workforce-management tools.

Distinguished by its commitment to quality, compliance and integrity, the business operates across all major infrastructure sectors, including aviation, highways, nuclear, rail, tunnelling and utilities.

The Opportunity

The company is seeking an experienced Senior Recruitment Consultant to develop and manage a blue-collar M&E construction desk.

This is a senior, commercially focused position combining business development, account management and recruitment delivery. You will recruit skilled mechanical and electrical tradespeople for construction and infrastructure projects throughout the UK while developing relationships with both existing and prospective clients.

The successful consultant will join an established recruitment business with a recognised brand, extensive industry relationships and the operational resources needed to support a high-volume temporary labour desk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a profitable blue-collar M&E recruitment desk.
• Build relationships with M&E contractors, subcontractors and major infrastructure clients.
• Identify and secure new temporary labour requirements through proactive business development.
• Manage existing accounts and increase the company’s supply across current projects.
• Recruit skilled M&E tradespeople, including electricians, electrical mates, plumbers, pipefitters, duct fitters, mechanical fitters, improvers and supervisors.
• Source candidates through the company database, job boards, referrals, advertising and direct approaches.
• Screen and qualify workers before submission or placement.
• Negotiate charge rates, pay rates and commercial terms.
• Coordinate worker bookings, site starts, extensions and replacement requirements.
• Maintain regular contact with clients, site teams and temporary workers.
• Work closely with the compliance and payroll teams to ensure workers are fully cleared before starting.
• Monitor weekly gross profit, worker numbers, margins and outstanding requirements.
• Maintain accurate candidate, client and vacancy information using the company’s recruitment systems.
• Represent the business professionally during client meetings, site visits and industry events.

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience as a Recruitment Consultant or Senior Recruitment Consultant within blue-collar M&E, construction, engineering or technical recruitment.
• A proven track record of managing temporary labour requirements.
• Good knowledge of mechanical and electrical trades and the qualifications required for site-based workers.
• Demonstrable experience of developing client relationships and generating new business.
• The ability to manage both recruitment delivery and commercial account development.
• Strong negotiation, communication and relationship-building skills.
• A sound understanding of temporary-worker compliance, right-to-work requirements and construction-sector qualifications.
• Commercial awareness, including experience of managing pay rates, charge rates and margins.
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-moving, deadline-driven recruitment environment.
• A full UK driving licence would be beneficial due to client meetings and site visits.

The Package

• To £55,000 basic salary
• £5,000 annual car allowance
• Uncapped commission with no threshold
• Established company name and extensive infrastructure-sector relationships
• Access to existing clients and live project opportunities
• Dedicated operational, compliance and payroll support
• Long-term career-development opportunities within an award-winning recruitment business

This is an excellent opportunity for an established blue-collar M&E recruiter seeking a senior position with a strong basic salary, immediate earning potential and the backing of one of the UK’s most experienced workforce-solutions providers.

We can only respond to candidates with recruitment industry experience. If you have not heard from us within one week, please assume that you have not been selected for an interview.

This vacancy is for a permanent, full-time role based in the UK. Applicants must have independent legal authorisation to live and work in the UK.