Principal Recruitment Consultant - Energy

Principal Recruitment Consultant - Join Our European Growth Story

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
Are you a high-performing 360 recruiter with experience across European markets?
Do you want to be part of a team building something new - and moving into leadership role as part of a 2-year company strategy?
We have established a new business unit focused on the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) - and we're looking for ambitious Freelance or Permanent Consultants at all levels to build it with us.
The Opportunity
For 25 years, we've successfully placed engineering professionals across the UK, building long-term client partnerships, a trusted brand, and a strong delivery model.
Now, we're taking those proven success stories into the DACH region.
This is your chance to join a team at the ground floor of a strategic European expansion - working collaboratively to establish a new market presence while owning and developing your own niche within it.
You won't be alone. You'll be part of a focused team, supported by leadership, brand credibility, and an established delivery infrastructure - but with the autonomy to shape your market.
What You'll Be Doing
Working as part of a dedicated team to establish and grow our DACH business unit
Leveraging our 25-year UK engineering success to win trust in new European markets
Identifying SME engineering businesses within your vertical and developing key stakeholder relationships
Generating new recruitment opportunities through proactive business development
Building and nurturing a specialist candidate network across the region
Managing the full 360 recruitment lifecycle - from qualification to offer management
Representing candidates through consultative sales calls and targeted marketing campaigns
Cross-selling wider project solutions and collaborating with colleagues to maximise account value
Attending client and contractor meetings to strengthen long-term partnerships
Driving performance through KPI ownership and revenue targets
This is a commercial, market-building role - combining strategic sales with hands-on delivery.
Who You Are
A strong 360 recruiter with experience across European markets (ideally DACH)
Experience of a technical market - ideally engineering
Confident developing new business and opening new territories
Motivated by building something from the ground up and moving into a leadership role
Commercially sharp and comfortable operating at SME and stakeholder level
Skilled in managing the full recruitment lifecycle
KPI-driven and accountable for your own performance
Collaborative - excited to build as part of a team rather than operate in isolation
You understand that recruitment is sales - but you also understand that scaling into a new region requires teamwork, credibility, and long-term thinking. xwzovoh
`What You'll Get
Strong earning potential aligned to performance & investment into your future career
The opportunity to help build a new European business unit
The backing of a 25-year established engineering recruitment brand
A collaborative team environment with leadership support
Clear progression into a leadership role with a supporting training & development programme
Hybrid model with opportunity to work 2 days from home
If you're ready to take proven UK engineering success into Europe - and want to be part of building the next chapter - we'd love to speak with you so please call Nicola Mannion for a confidential conversation.