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 prospect 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

Prospect 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.

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📌 Recruitment Consultant | Safety, Trades (Melbourne)
🏢 ManpowerGroup Australia
📍 Melbourne