Recruitment Consultant | Safety, Trades & Technical

  • Melbourne
  • Permanent
  • Fri Sep 18 07:16:51 2026
  • V0160

Recruitment Consultant | Safety, Trades & Technical
Build Your Market. Partner with Industry. Drive Growth.

Are you an experienced 360 Recruitment Consultant looking to take ownership of a specialist market with significant growth potential?
Manpower is seeking a commercially focused Recruitment Consultant to join our Safety, Trades & Technical team. This is an exciting opportunity for a recruiter with experience in safety, trades or related sectors to build and grow a hybrid desk across both permanent and temporary recruitment.
You'll be responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle while actively developing new business opportunities, building lasting client partnerships and becoming a trusted talent advisor within your market.
If you're motivated by business development, relationship building and delivering outstanding recruitment outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Who This Role Would Suit

  • An experienced 360 Recruitment Consultant recruiting across Safety, Trades, Technical or related specialist markets
  • A recruiter who enjoys balancing business development with delivery and candidate engagement
  • Someone with experience managing permanent, temporary or hybrid recruitment desks
  • A consultant motivated by building a specialist market, developing new business and growing long-term client partnerships
  • A recruiter looking to leverage an established brand while having the autonomy to grow their own portfolio

    What You'll Be Doing

    Business Development & Client Growth
  • Proactively identify and secure new client opportunities within the Safety, Trades & Technical market
  • Develop and execute business development plans to drive revenue growth
  • Build strong relationships with hiring managers and decision-makers
  • Conduct market mapping, lead generation and networking activities
  • Prepare and present tailored recruitment solutions and proposals
  • Grow and develop existing accounts through exceptional service delivery and strategic account management

    Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for permanent and temporary opportunities
  • Identify, attract and place top Safety, Trades & Technical talent
  • Build engaged talent communities and proactive candidate pipelines
  • Partner with clients to provide market insights and tailored hiring solutions
  • Ensure compliance and onboarding requirements are managed efficiently
  • Deliver exceptional service to both clients and candidates

    Desk & Relationship Management
  • Manage a hybrid desk across both permanent and temporary recruitment solutions
  • Maintain accurate candidate and client records within CRM systems
  • Drive client and candidate engagement through consistent communication and follow-up
  • Ensure recruitment assignments are delivered to agreed service standards and timelines
  • Contribute to achieving divisional revenue, GP and growth targets

    What We're Looking For
    Essential
  • Proven experience as a 360 Recruitment Consultant
  • Demonstrated success in business development and client acquisition
  • Experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle
  • Strong commercial acumen and ability to identify growth opportunities
  • Excellent relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
  • Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills

    Highly Regarded
  • Recruitment experience within Safety, Trades, Technical or related specialist recruitment markets
  • Experience managing a blended permanent and temporary recruitment desk
  • Knowledge of talent attraction strategies and candidate sourcing methodologies
  • Experience using Bullhorn or similar CRM/ATS platforms
  • Understanding of Awards, labour hire and workforce compliance requirements

    Why Join Manpower?
  • Join a globally recognised workforce solutions business
  • Take ownership of an established specialist market with significant growth potential
  • Access leading recruitment technology, tools and support
  • Build your personal brand within the Manpower Brand
  • Opportunity to work across both permanent and temporary recruitment solutions
  • Competitive salary package plus uncapped earning potential
  • Career development opportunities within the broader ManpowerGroup network

    About Manpower
    Manpower specialises in connecting skilled professionals with organisations across a range of professional and technical disciplines. Our Safety, Trades & Technical division partners with businesses to deliver high-quality talent solutions across permanent, temporary and project-based workforce needs.
    Backed by the global strength of ManpowerGroup, we combine industry expertise, market insight and innovative workforce solutions to help organisations and professionals succeed.