360 Recruitment Consultant (4 Vacancies)

Location: Southampton / Portsmouth, Hampshire

Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 Basic (DOE)

Commission: 14–20% up to target | 25–30% above target | Zero Threshold

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Working Arrangement: Office-Based Initially | Hybrid Working After Probation

Experience: Over 1 Year’s 360 Agency Recruitment Experience

About the Opportunity

Are you a 360 Recruitment Consultant who enjoys winning new business, building client relationships and making successful placements? Would you like to join an established recruitment business where your hard work is recognised, your earnings are rewarded and you have genuine opportunities to progress?

Pab Staffing Solutions is recruiting for four 360 Recruitment Consultants on behalf of an established, multi-brand recruitment group with offices in Southampton and Portsmouth.

With over a decade of experience in specialist recruitment markets, our client is expanding its Built Environment division and looking for ambitious, commercially driven consultants to join the team.

Opportunities are available across four specialist desks:

• Environmental Recruitment
• Civil & Structural Engineering Recruitment
• Planning Recruitment
• Rail Recruitment

Recruitment consultants from any sector are encouraged to apply. Previous experience within the Built Environment is advantageous but not essential.

Key Responsibilities

As a 360 Recruitment Consultant, you will manage the full recruitment lifecycle, develop new business opportunities and build long-term relationships with clients and candidates.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Proactively generating new business through cold calling, networking, prospecting and client development.
• Identifying, approaching and securing new clients while growing existing accounts.
• Managing client relationships, taking recruitment briefs and providing market insights.
• Sourcing, screening and headhunting candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, professional networks and direct approaches.
• Managing the recruitment process from initial client briefing and candidate shortlisting through to interviews, offer negotiations and successful placements.
• Developing and maintaining a strong pipeline of clients and candidates.
• Working towards individual billing targets and business development KPIs.
• Taking ownership of your recruitment desk and identifying opportunities for growth.

Essential Requirements

We are keen to hear from candidates who have:

• Over 1 year’s experience in a full 360 agency recruitment role.
• Proven experience in business development, including proactively approaching and winning new clients.
• Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing candidates to successful placements.
• A demonstrable track record of generating placements and recruitment billings.
• Confidence in cold calling, telephone-based sales and client relationship management.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• A commercially driven mindset with the motivation to achieve targets and maximise earning potential.
• The ability to commute to Southampton or Portsmouth.

Desirable: Recruitment experience within Environmental, Civil & Structural Engineering, Planning, Rail, Construction or the wider Built Environment sector.

Qualifications: No specific academic qualifications are required. Relevant 360 recruitment experience and commercial performance are the key considerations.

Salary, Commission & Benefits

Our client offers a competitive salary, attractive commission structure and a comprehensive benefits package designed to reward performance and support long-term career development.

Salary & Commission

• £35,000 – £45,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
• 14–20% commission up to target.
• 25–30% commission above target.
• Zero commission threshold, with commission earned from the first pound billed.

Flexible Working & Work-Life Balance

• Opportunity to earn a 4-day working week through performance.
• Flexible working hours between 7am and 7pm.
• Hybrid working opportunities following probation.
• Remote working may be considered for suitably experienced consultants on selected desks.
• Birthday off.

Rewards & Incentives

• Long-term loyalty bonus of up to £10,000.
• Additional holiday entitlement through loyalty rewards.
• Flexible benefits Mastercard on joining.
• Performance-related rewards, including Netflix subscriptions, golf, additional holiday or pension contributions.
• Quarterly competitions worth £1,000, alongside weekly and monthly prizes.
• Overseas incentive trip to Miami for top billers.
• Quarterly company-wide social events.

Training & Career Progression

• Structured 20-week training programme with dedicated mentoring for newer consultants.
• Individual 1:1 mentoring for experienced consultants.
• Quarterly performance and development reviews.
• Opportunity for first promotion within 6–9 months, subject to performance.
• Access to a management academy and clear opportunities for leadership progression.

Why Join?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing recruitment business that values performance, encourages autonomy and rewards consultants for their contribution.

Whether you’re looking to develop your existing 360 recruitment experience, move into a specialist technical recruitment market or progress towards a leadership position, you’ll have the support and opportunities to build a successful long-term career.

With four positions available and recruitment experience from all sectors considered, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

How to Apply

If you have over 1 year’s experience in 360 agency recruitment, enjoy business development and have a proven track record of making placements, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today with your updated CV through Pab Staffing Solutions.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an initial confidential discussion about their experience and the opportunity.

Pab Staffing Solutions is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to these permanent vacancies.

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