Senior Recruitment Consultant

Job Description:

Senior Recruitment Consultant
Leicester - £30k-£35k basic | £55k OTE
 
We're looking for a recruiter who enjoys complex searches, values depth over volume, and is eager to work closely with clients who expect a thoughtful and consultative approach.
 
Who We Are:
 
Precision People is a specialist engineering and technical recruitment consultancy with established Permanent and Contract teams. Within the Perm division, we focus on placing high-level consultants into engineering consultancies across manufacturing, food, aviation, electronics and other technically demanding sectors.
 
What You'll Recruit:
 
Specialist and high-impact roles, including:
 

• Electrical Engineers
• Compliance Consultants
• Engineering Safety Consultants
• Forensic Specialists
• Materials Engineers
• Explosives Consultants

 
Typical salaries range from £60k-£90k, with fees averaging £10k-£20k.
This is search-led recruitment, built on accuracy, depth, and credibility — not volume.
 
Your Day-to-Day:
 
You'll manage a full, end-to-end search process:
 

• Building strong relationships with clients and understanding how each operates
• Running detailed job-intake and onboarding conversations
• Conducting structured search work using LinkedIn, referrals, job boards, and targeted headhunting
• Interviewing candidates thoroughly
• Managing retained assignments and delivering to agreed timelines
• Developing your own patch within a long-established market with warm clients ready to engage

 
Who We're Looking For:
 

• Experience in a white-collar search or specialist recruitment market

or

• A solid recruitment foundation and the desire to step into a more technical, consultative environment

 
You should be comfortable dealing with detail, confident speaking with technical professionals, and motivated by building a long-term career rather than simply filling roles.
 
Earning Potential: With established retained clients and strong average fees, a realistic first-year OTE is around £55k.
 
Why Join Us:
 

• A proven specialist market built over 12 years
• A professional, straightforward culture
• Genuine investment in your development
• A mapped client base with warm relationships already in place
• Supportive leadership with no micromanagement
• A commission scheme that rewards performance

 
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