Trainee Recruitment Consultant

About Us

We are a specialist recruitment consultancy working across Infrastructure (Water, Environmental, Utilities, Rail, Highways) Energy (Nuclear, Solar, Wind, Natural Resources) and Digital Infrastructure (Data Centre, Telecoms) markets.

We re a director-led business with over 40 years combined recruitment experience and a deliberately small, close-knit team. We don t run high-churn trainee intakes, we build strong consultants properly.

Our office is based in the South Downs countryside, offering a calm, focused environment away from city distractions.

The Role

This is a trainee role with a delivery-first pathway into a 360 recruitment consultant position.

You ll start by learning recruitment properly:

• Sourcing and engaging candidates

• Supporting live roles in regulated infrastructure markets

• Building candidate pipelines and market knowledge

• Learning compliance, process and quality standards

Sales responsibility is introduced gradually as you develop.

Training & Progression

• Director-led coaching and mentoring

• Structured in-house training plus online learning support

• Clear, earned progression into a 360 consultant role

Progression is based on capability and consistency, not time served.

Earnings & Benefits

• £25,500 starting salary (Potentially higher depending on experience)

• Uncapped commission with a simple, transparent structure (Benchmarked to be the best structure locally in the South)

• Typical Year 1 earnings around £35-£40k

• Flexible working once established

• Regular team socials

• Supportive, inclusive team environment

Who This Role Suits

This role suits people who want to earn well above average in the long term and are prepared to earn it by mastering the fundamentals of recruitment first

• Early-career candidates wanting to build long-term skills

• People comfortable starting in delivery

• Coachable, reliable, and motivated to learn

• No recruitment experience required

Apply

Apply with your CV and a short note explaining why this role appeals to you.