Managing Consultant - Contract Recruitment
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