Recruitment Consultant (Engineering)
Swift Shift Recruitment • Derry/Hybrid • Full-time • £40,000 - £80,000 OTE
About the Role
At Swift Shift Recruitment, we specialise in connecting talented people with ambitious businesses, and we're growing fast.
We're looking for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to help develop and grow our busy Engineering division, with the autonomy and support to build a commercially successful desk and play a key role in the next stage of Swift Shift's growth.
This is an opportunity for an experienced recruiter or high-performing B2B sales professional to join a growing business, develop their own market and make a genuine impact.
The Opportunity
Swift Shift is continuing to expand across technical and industrial recruitment, supporting businesses with the people they need to grow.
We're looking for someone who can identify opportunities across Engineering, develop strong client relationships and build a sustainable recruitment desk.
You'll have the freedom to:
• Develop your own approach to recruitment and business development.
• Target the businesses and roles with the greatest commercial opportunity.
• Build lasting client relationships and a strong candidate network.
• Establish a desk that can become a significant part of the wider Swift Shift business.
Potential markets include:
• Manufacturing
• Mechanical and electrical engineering
• Maintenance and production
• Project management
• Technical design
• Operations and engineering leadership
We're open to experienced recruiters from a range of sectors. If you're commercially driven, enjoy business development and want to build something rather than simply inherit a desk, we'd like to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
• Develop and grow a recruitment desk across Engineering.
• Build relationships with engineering firms, manufacturers and technical design businesses.
• Identify and secure new recruitment opportunities through proactive business development.
• Develop a strong candidate network through sourcing, headhunting, referrals and market engagement.
• Manage the full 360 recruitment lifecycle, from winning vacancies through to successful placements.
• Source, interview and engage high-quality candidates across technical and industrial disciplines.
• Manage candidates throughout the recruitment process, maintaining clear communication and a positive experience.
• Advise clients and candidates on market conditions, salary expectations and recruitment strategies.
• Negotiate offers and successfully close placements.
• Build a strong pipeline of clients, vacancies and candidates while taking ownership of desk performance.
• Work closely with the wider Swift Shift team to identify opportunities and support business growth.
Requirements
We're particularly interested in people who:
• Have at least three years' experience in recruitment or proactive B2B sales.
• Have a proven track record of winning new business and building lasting relationships.
• Are confident with outbound communication, cold calling and business development.
• Understand the importance of developing a market rather than relying solely on incoming vacancies.
• Are comfortable building a desk and taking ownership of their own performance.
• Have a target-driven, commercially focused mindset.
• Are resilient, ambitious and motivated by achieving strong results.
• Have excellent communication skills and a professional approach.
• Can work autonomously while contributing positively to a small, ambitious team.
• Want to build a long-term career within recruitment.
Experience in Engineering recruitment would be advantageous, but isn't essential. We'd also welcome recruiters from other sectors who have a strong commercial track record and the drive to develop a new market.
Equally, if you're a high-performing B2B salesperson looking to move into recruitment, we'd be interested in speaking with you.
Benefits
• £40,000–£80,000+ OTE with uncapped commission.
• Hybrid working.
• The opportunity to build and own a recruitment desk.
• Freedom to develop your own market, client relationships and approach.
• A growing business where you can make a genuine impact.
• A supportive, ambitious culture with no unnecessary hierarchy or big egos.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• The opportunity to grow alongside Swift Shift as the business expands.
Build Something With Us
We're at an exciting stage of Swift Shift's growth, with established recruitment activity and plans to continue expanding across technical and industrial markets.
We're looking for someone who wants to take ownership, develop strong relationships and contribute to building a successful recruitment business.
Whether you're an experienced recruiter looking for a new challenge or a high-performing sales professional ready to move into recruitment, this is an opportunity to join a business where performance is recognised and rewarded.
Interested? Get in touch for a confidential conversation.