Recruitment Consultant - #2196905

Data Centre Contracts Recruiter

Manchester | BMS / Mission-Critical Data Centres

The Business

An established international recruitment consultancy with offices across the UK and Ireland, specialising in high-growth markets including Advanced Engineering, Technology, Construction and Mission-Critical Data Centres.

With a strong reputation, established client relationships and ambitious growth plans, the business offers consultants the opportunity to work in specialist markets with genuine earning potential and long-term career opportunities.

The Opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for a Contracts Recruiter to take ownership of an established but underworked BMS desk within the business’s Mission-Critical Data Centres division.

The desk covers the European market, supplying specialist BMS and Controls contractors to hyperscale and colocation data centres, pharmaceutical plants, high-tech factories and automation-heavy facilities.

This is a particularly attractive market, with strong demand for experienced contractors commanding day rates of €600–€900+.

The successful candidate will inherit an existing network of relationships, a warm desk generating approximately £3.5k weekly GP historically and a database containing more than 200 previous interviews.

With an established platform already in place, the opportunity is to reactivate the desk, build a strong contractor book and develop it into a significant revenue stream.

Key Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of and growing the existing BMS contracts desk.
• Re-engaging historic candidates and clients to convert existing relationships into live placements.
• Developing new business through proactive, phone-led business development.
• Sourcing specialist BMS and Controls contractors across European markets, including the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
• Selling strong candidates directly into clients, generating interviews and converting opportunities into placements.
• Managing international contracting arrangements, including Employer of Record (EOR), payroll and compliance.
• Negotiating commercially with clients, contractors and EOR providers.
• Managing the full contract recruitment lifecycle, from initial engagement through to onboarding and retention.
• Building and monitoring a consistent weekly GP book.

The Ideal Candidate

The business is open-minded on experience, with opportunities for consultants ranging from 6–12 months into recruitment through to established contract billers.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong commercial awareness and a genuine desire to build a successful desk.
• Confidence and persistence when developing business over the phone.
• The ability to sell candidates into clients rather than relying solely on live vacancies.
• Resilience and a methodical approach to working in a candidate-short market.
• The ability to quickly understand technical markets and communicate confidently with specialist candidates.
• A team-focused attitude, humility and a positive approach to work.

Previous experience within engineering, construction, data centres or technical recruitment would be advantageous but is not essential.

Salary & Commission

• Basic salary of £30,000–£40,000, depending on experience.
• Competitive contracts commission structure.
• Enhanced commission rates for growing the weekly GP book.
• Additional new contractor and new business bonuses.
• Team incentives and performance-related trips.

The commission structure is designed to reward both individual billings and the growth of a sustainable contractor book.

Team & Support

The successful candidate will join an established, close-knit data centre team with significant experience across the European market.

The division has been operating for 7–9 years, providing access to established client relationships, market knowledge and an extensive candidate network.

The role will work closely with an experienced Associate Director who has played a key part in building the division and developing its contract offering.

The culture is supportive, collaborative and performance-driven, with an emphasis on hard work, accountability and recognising individual contributions.

Working Pattern

• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Four days in the Manchester office, with Wednesdays working from home.
• Standard UK office hours, working predominantly with European markets.

What Makes This Opportunity Different?

• An established desk with approximately £3.5k weekly GP historically.
• More than 200 previous interviews within the BMS market.
• Access to a candidate-short market with premium contractor day rates.
• Existing client relationships and immediate opportunities across Europe.
• Support from an experienced leadership team.
• The opportunity to take ownership of a desk and build a substantial contract book.

Interview Process

The process consists of two stages:

1. Initial interview: A conversation with either the Managing Director or Associate Director to discuss experience, commercial performance and motivations.
2. Face-to-face meeting: An opportunity to meet the wider team, understand the culture and explore the opportunity in more detail.

A January start is preferred, allowing the successful candidate to join following the Christmas slowdown.

Interview Preparation

Candidates should be prepared to discuss:

• Previous billing figures, weekly GP and individual performance.
• Examples of developing candidates into multiple client interviews through proactive telephone activity.
• Experience building relationships and generating new business.
• Exposure to contract recruitment, international markets or cross-border compliance.
• Their approach to reactivating an existing desk and developing a contractor book.
• What they would aim to achieve within their first 3, 6 and 12 months.