Senior Recruitment Consultant
- Precision People
- Braunstone, Leicestershire
- Jan 21, 2026
Full time
HR / Recruitment
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:
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:
Who We're Looking For:
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:
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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
- 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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