Experienced Recruitment Consultant – STEM Recruitment

Billericay| Office-based | USA Hours: M-T 12-9pm & F 10-5pm

If you’ve been in recruitment for a few years, built a strong track record and feel like you’re ready for your next move, the question is probably less about whether you can recruit and more about where you can take your career next.

At Darwin Recruitment, we’re looking for experienced 360 Recruitment Consultants who want to work in specialist STEM markets, earn what they’re capable of earning and have a genuine opportunity to progress.

You’ll be joining established, high-performing teams working across some of the fastest-growing technology and engineering markets in the USA.

Why Darwin?

Darwin Recruitment has been around for over 25 years, specialising in STEM recruitment across the UK, Europe and the USA.

We’re headquartered in Billericay, Essex, with offices in Leeds, Amsterdam and Umhlanga. We’re continuing to grow, and we’re looking for experienced recruiters who want to be part of that next stage.

This isn’t about joining a business and starting from scratch, You’ll have established markets, existing opportunities, experienced people around you and the support to build on what you already know.

Whether you want to become a top biller, move into management or build a reputation as a specialist within your market, there’s a clear route to do it at Darwin.

The teams we’re hiring into

We’re currently looking for experienced 360 consultants across:

• US Perm – Space & Satellites
• US Perm – Semiconductors
• US Perm – AI Hardware
• US Perm – Data Centres
• US Contracts – Data Centres

These are specialist markets with strong demand, high-value placements and plenty of scope to build a genuine network and reputation.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll have ownership of the full 360 recruitment process, including:

• Winning new business and developing existing client relationships
• Managing and growing your candidate network
• Taking vacancies from initial brief through to placement
• Building long-term relationships with clients and candidates
• Negotiating fees and commercial terms
• Developing your own specialist market and becoming the person clients and candidates go to
• Taking responsibility for your own billing and career progression

You’ll also have access to dedicated candidate delivery and sourcing support, allowing you to spend more time doing what good 360 consultants do best, building relationships, winning business and making placements.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for recruiters who already understand the 360 recruitment model and want more from their next move.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• 2+ years’ 360 recruitment experience
• A proven track record of winning business and making placements
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Commercial awareness and confidence dealing with clients
• The resilience and ambition to work in a high-performance environment
• A genuine interest in building a career within specialist STEM recruitment

We’re not looking for someone who simply wants another recruitment job.

We’re looking for people who want to see how far they can actually take it.

What you can expect from Darwin

• Uncapped commission with no threshold
• Competitive basic salary
• Established, high-growth STEM markets
• Existing opportunities from day one
• Dedicated candidate delivery and sourcing support
• Specialist internal training and ongoing development
• Clear career progression into Senior Consultant, Management and Leadership
• Regular promotion opportunities
• International business trips
• A genuinely collaborative office environment
• The opportunity to build a long-term career within an established international recruitment business

Where could Darwin take you?

We’ve built a culture around giving ambitious recruiters the opportunity to progress.

You could become a top biller within your market, develop into a Senior Consultant, move into management or eventually build and lead your own team.

Your next move shouldn’t just be about changing companies. It should be about giving yourself a better opportunity to succeed.

If you’re an experienced 360 recruiter and you’re considering your next move, we’d be interested in speaking with you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation about what your next step could look like at Darwin Recruitment.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Danny Arnold