Managing Consultant - Contract Recruitment
7 days ago
Bristol
Managing Consultant – Contract Recruitment Markets: Engineering & Technology (Medtech / Medical Device / Complex and Highly Regulated Product Environments) Location: Bristol The Role As ARCA continues to grow, we’re investing in our contract recruitment capability and are looking for a senior managing consultant to lead it from the front. You’ll be the subject-matter expert for contract technology and engineering recruitment. Initially hands-on, you’ll design and scale our contractor solutions, embed best practice, and build and lead a team underneath you. You’ll report directly into the Co-Founder and work closely with the leadership team as the business continues to scale. Key Responsibilities Building & Leading • Own the strategy and execution of ARCA’s contractor recruitment solutions across engineering and technology, • Define how we attract, engage, place and retain contractors in medtech, medical devices and adjacent engineering sectors, • Shape commercial models including margins, rates, IR35 and client solutions Hands-On Delivery • Personally manage and grow a high-value contract desk, • Win new contract opportunities and expand existing client relationships, • Deliver against live roles across engineering, software, electronics, systems and project teams Client Partnership • Act as a trusted advisor to clients on contractor hiring strategies, • Support workforce planning, ramp-ups, project hiring and embedded solutions, • Maintain high standards around compliance, quality and delivery pace Building a Team • Hire, mentor and develop contract recruiters as the desk scales, • Put structure and process in place without sacrificing pace or culture, • Lead from the front… this is not a hands-off role What success looks like • Build a high-performing contract desk from a solid base, • Win and grow long-term engineering-led client relationships, • Be trusted as the contract recruitment expert internally and externally, • Put the structure in place to scale a team underneath you Who this is for • Experienced contract recruiter in engineering or tech, • Someone who understands rates, margins, IR35 and delivery, not just CVs, • Comfortable operating in complex, regulated, technical environments, • Ambitious enough to build something, not just maintain a desk What this is not • Not a volume / transactional desk, • Not a hands-off “manager” role, • Not a step-up role for someone still learning contract recruitment Why ARCA • Genuine ownership and influence, • Direct access to founders, • Clear progression path, • Excellent salary, industry-leading commission scheme, and end-of-year bonus, • High-performance, values-led culture, • Strong emerging brand across engineering, life sciences and digital healthcare