£35,000 - £60,000 base plus 30% comms
London UK | Hybrid working model
You’ll join a high-growth organization known for developing outstanding recruitment leaders in Life Sciences. This role offers the chance to step into one of the strongest revenue-generating contract divisions, inherit established client relationships, and accelerate your influence from day one. You’ll guide a motivated group of consultants, build deeper partnerships across Biotech, Pharma, Medtech, and Healthtech, and shape a team with clear headroom to scale. The environment is commercial, collaborative, and invested in professional development, giving you both the platform and autonomy to elevate performance.
The Contract Recruitment Lead – Engineering will lead a high-performing contract team while maintaining a selective personal billing portfolio.
Role Highlights
- Lead a growing Engineering contract team serving senior roles across the Life Sciences sector
- Manage and develop a team of consultants to exceed revenue targets
- Expand an already warm client base through relationship-driven growth
- Shape delivery processes to support predictable results and repeatable success
- Balance leadership responsibilities with targeted personal billings
You Will Need
- 4 - 6 years recruitment experience ideally in Engineering/Manufacturing
- Proven success leading a contract recruitment team in Engineering or related technical fields
- Strong ability to coach consultants and build accountable, high-trust cultures
- A track record of nurturing client relationships and winning repeat business
- Confidence managing senior-level searches within regulated industries
- Skill in forecasting, performance management, and commercial planning
Why You’ll Love It
- Strong base salary plus generous performance bonus
- Warm desk with established clients and consistent contract demand
- High-visibility role within one of the top revenue-producing divisions
- Clear path to equity over the next three years
- Supportive senior leadership with a collaborative, people-focused culture
- Opportunity to partner with industry leaders across multiple global markets
- Training, tools, and operational support to help you scale the team
- Hybrid flexibility promoting work-life balance
- Social, inclusive, and achievement-oriented environment
- Long-term career progression with measurable impact
Apply now to take your career to the next level with a pioneering company.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants. We strive to create and maintain a workplace where everyone can use their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and where all decisions are based on merit.
Due to a high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to successful candidates.
