Principal Recruitment Consultant

Located in the centre of Epsom, Lloyd Recruitment Services is a highly regarded Recruitment consultancy celebrating 29 years'' service in 2025! We pride ourselves on connecting top-tier talent with leading organisations, offering bespoke Recruitment solutions that meet the needs of both Candidates and Clients.

Why Join UsWe offer a culture that is unlike most Recruitment environments. We focus on long term account management as well creating new opportunities; however we don''t operate in an all-out KPI-driven environment. If you''re looking for a recruitment role that offers flexibility, collaboration, and a focus on long-term partnerships, we''d love to hear from you.

Role Overview — Principal Recruitment ConsultantWe are looking for a Principal Recruitment Consultant to join our team. Working closely with the branch team and other Senior Consultant, this role focuses on managing the recruitment process (temporary and permanent) for our valued Clients as well as creating new business opportunities. You will have the support of an Administrator and a Resourcer, to ensure you are focused on the key aspects of the role!

As a Senior member of the Team, you will be expected to lead by example and be able to demonstrate resilience, speed, organisation and the ability to help and nurture other junior team members.

Responsibilities

Manage the recruitment process (temporary and permanent) for clients and create new business opportunities.

Work with the branch team and Senior Consultant colleagues; support from an Administrator and a Resourcer to stay focused on key activities.

Lead by example with resilience, speed, organisation and mentoring of junior team members.

Develop and maintain a talent pipeline for all roles; proactively identify and engage with potential candidates for current and future roles.

Conduct thorough assessments and interviews (in person and via Microsoft Teams) to ensure best fit for candidate and client.

Provide regular updates on recruitment progress, candidate pipelines and successful placements.

Collaborate with the MD to understand key branch objectives.

Ensure a smooth and positive candidate experience from sourcing to onboarding.

Experience and Skills

Able to build revenue by nurturing existing clients (this is a warm desk with excellent revenue).

Increase revenue opportunity by bringing on new clients.

Previous recruitment agency experience of resourcing a multitude of roles within the commercial sector (temp, contract and perm).

Experience resourcing candidates via job boards, LinkedIn, social media, referrals and headhunting.

Extremely organised and able to multitask.

Boolean searching experience.

Experience of candidate management and liaising with clients.

Ability to offer first class communication and a passion to support both clients and candidates.

Able to listen and build relationships with all levels of stakeholders.

Able to qualify job specifications taken from clients and consultants.

Able to think creatively and look for different solutions in candidate shortage markets.

Attention to detail and value the importance of a fully administered database.

Manage the entire recruitment process, from sourcing candidates through to onboarding, ensuring a smooth and positive experience.

What’s in it for you?

Superb earning potential

Competitive salary

Uncapped and monthly paid commission (we never like you to go without!)

Our targets and commission schemes are hands down better than our competitors!

Clawback scheme if you ever miss a target

Privately owned company with no red tape that can be found in larger corporate companies

The latest recruitment software and tech to support you

Full marketing support

Ongoing staff incentives including all paid days out and staff outings

Birthday as annual leave

Ad hoc days off on top of annual leave allowance at Christmas

Season ticket and car parking loans

Career progression and greater earning potential as you ..... full job details .....