Why this role stands out
This Principal Consultant role offers significant autonomy and growth potential within a reputable recruitment firm, allowing you to build and shape your own desk with excellent earning opportunities through uncapped commission and a competitive basic salary. If you're an experienced and results-driven recruiter seeking a supportive environment with clear career progression and the flexibility of a hybrid work model, this position is an excellent next step for you. Embrace this opportunity to take ownership and advance your career by applying today!
Quick overview
Job description
Principal Recruitment Consultant
ATA Recruitment (Trading name of Ganymede Solutions)
Sector: Permanent Recruitment
Location: Leicester
Salary: Up to £37,000 basic (DOE) + up to £5,000 Car Allowance, Uncapped Commission
Take ownership of your desk and build your next career move with a business that invests in you.
ATA Recruitment is looking for an experienced 360 Recruitment Consultant to join our permanent Maintenance Engineering team, with responsibility for developing and growing our presence across the South East.
This is an opportunity for an ambitious recruiter to take ownership of a well-supported desk, combining new business development with an existing portfolio of opportunities. You ll be provided with a wealth of sales data from our database, as well as leads generated by Consultants already operating within the sector, giving you a strong platform from which to build your client base and develop new business.
You ll also inherit a number of key local accounts with established relationships and ongoing recruitment requirements. Alongside these, you ll have the opportunity to support our national PSL accounts, giving you access to a broader range of clients and vacancies and allowing you to build your market presence across the South East and beyond.
We re looking for someone who enjoys the commercial side of recruitment and is confident building relationships, generating new business and delivering permanent recruitment solutions. You ll have the autonomy to shape your desk and make your own decisions, while having the backing of an established team and experienced leadership.
You ll report into the Director of ATA, who has over 25 years of experience within the business and will provide the support, coaching and direction needed to help you maximise the opportunity in front of you.
For someone with the ambition to progress, this role also offers a clear route into leadership, with management progression mapped out for those who demonstrate the performance and capability to take the next step.
At ATA Recruitment, we believe you should have ownership of your career without having to do it alone. You ll have access to the tools, training, data, established accounts and leadership support needed to succeed, alongside uncapped earning potential and a clear progression structure.
The Role and About You
As a Principal Recruitment Consultant, you ll be responsible for growing your desk across the South East, balancing business development with the management and expansion of existing accounts. Your responsibilities will include:
- Building and developing long-term relationships with new and existing clients across the South East
- Taking ownership of a portfolio of inherited local accounts and maximising their recruitment potential
- Supporting and developing opportunities through our national PSL accounts
- Using our existing sales data and warm leads to identify and convert new business opportunities
- Developing a strong candidate network across the Maintenance Engineering market through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals and direct sourcing
- Managing the full 360 recruitment process, from business development through to successful placement
- Providing a consultative recruitment service that adds genuine value to clients and candidates
- Using your market knowledge to identify new opportunities and strategically grow your desk
- Building a reputation within your market and becoming a trusted recruitment partner to your clients
We re looking for an experienced recruiter who is commercially minded, ambitious and ready to take greater ownership of their career. You ll bring:
- A proven track record in a 360 recruitment role, ideally within engineering, manufacturing or a related technical sector
- Demonstrable experience of winning new business and developing client relationships
- The confidence and commercial ability to sell permanent recruitment solutions
- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage credibly with clients and candidates
- A proactive and self-motivated approach to business development
- Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- A genuine desire to build and grow your own desk
- Ambition to progress into a leadership position in the future
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Why Join ATA Recruitment?
- A Desk Ready to Grow: Take ownership of inherited local accounts, national PSL opportunities, sales data and warm leads from day one
- Immediate Earning Potential: Uncapped commission with no delay to earning
- Clear Career Path: A transparent 10-tier progression structure with real examples of internal success
- Autonomy With Support: Build your desk your way, with experienced leadership, coaching and the resources of an established recruitment business behind you
- Meaningful Recognition: Your performance and achievements are recognised through progression, incentives and visible appreciation
- Part of a Trusted Group: As part of RTC Group PLC, ATA Recruitment is a recognised name within engineering and infrastructure recruitment, combining high standards with a people-first culture
Next Steps
If you re an experienced 360 recruiter looking for the opportunity to take ownership of an established platform, develop your own client base and build towards a future leadership position, we d like to hear from you.
Get in touch today for an informal conversation about the opportunity and how ATA Recruitment can support the next stage of your career.
Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation
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