Recruitment Consultant

3661457
  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    Edinburgh
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Recruitment And Resourcing
  • Industry

    Construction
  • Pay

    Competitive Starting Salary and Commission Scheme

Start your career in recruitment with the leaders in the industry.

Join Hays as a Trades & Labour Recruitment Consultant – Build Your Career in Construction

Are you driven, people-focused, and ready to make an impact in the construction industry? At Hays, we’re looking for a passionate individual to join our high-performing Trades & Labour recruitment team.

Why Hays?
  • Specialist Expertise: As the UK’s leading construction recruiter, you’ll work with top-tier clients and skilled tradespeople across a wide range of projects—from residential builds to major infrastructure.
  • Career Progression: Whether you're new to recruitment or looking to advance, we offer clear career pathways, ongoing training, and development opportunities.
  • Fast-Paced & Rewarding: No two days are the same. You’ll be out on-site, meeting clients and candidates, and making a real difference in the construction workforce.
  • Supportive Culture: Join a collaborative, energetic team that celebrates success and supports each other every step of the way.

What You’ll Do:

  • Source and place skilled trades and labour professionals into temporary and permanent roles across the Central Belt in Scotland
  • Build strong relationships with clients and candidates
  • Manage the end-to-end recruitment process in a fast-moving environment
What you’ll need to succeed: Recruitment is a challenging industry, but it is highly rewarding. To succeed, you’ll be able to demonstrate perseverance, resilience and determination in a competitive environment. Further, you’ll be motivated by targets and results, you’ll be ambitious and confident in your own abilities. At Hays, we have high expectations regarding your sales acumen, including business development, sales and activity targets, your commitment to developing your career at Hays, customer service and your overall contribution to our culture in our offices.
What you’ll get in return from us:
High-performing individuals can be fast-tracked to management roles and, as a global organisation, we can offer opportunities to relocate throughout the UK or world. We expect excellence here but the rewards, earning potential and career progression opportunities for those who achieve, are second to none.

Hays Benefits:
  • Highly acclaimed, market-leading training.
  • You’ll be working with an FTSE250 company.
  • Flexibility with structured hours.
  • The opportunity to earn an attractive commission
  • Access to health insurance and gym memberships to promote a healthy lifestyle.
  • Career progression opportunities that are unparalleled in other industries.


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