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Experienced Recruiter Careers
Build specialist markets, develop client partnerships and shape the next stage of your recruitment career.
More Scope for
Your Ambition
Your next recruitment role should give you more than another desk.
At Mane, experienced recruiters can take ownership of specialist markets, deepen client relationships and influence how their desk, team or division develops.
You may want to maximise your performance as an individual biller, expand your business-development capability, build an international market or move towards leadership. We provide the scope to pursue that direction, supported by the infrastructure and expertise needed to deliver it.
Our teams operate across technical and engineering industries where credibility, market knowledge and long-term relationships matter. This gives experienced recruiters the opportunity to become trusted advisers rather than simply fill vacancies.
What Could You Build?
Experienced recruiters at Mane have the opportunity to shape their role around their strengths, market knowledge and ambitions.
Whether your focus is building a high-performing specialist desk, developing stronger client partnerships or taking the next step in your career, there is scope to grow your impact over time.
A Specialist Desk
Develop deep market knowledge, build trusted networks and establish yourself within a specialist technical sector
Strategic Client Partnerships
Grow existing relationships, identify new opportunities and become a trusted recruitment partner to your clients.
Your Next Career Step
Expand into new markets, take on greater responsibility or move towards leadership as your experience grows.
Our Divisions
Build Your Career in Specialist Markets
At Mane, you are not simply joining a desk. You are stepping into specialist markets where strong recruiters can build real credibility, valuable networks and long-term commercial opportunity.
Each division gives you the chance to deepen your expertise, develop influential client relationships and grow a market of your own across contract and permanent recruitment in the UK and internationally.
Aerospace and Aviation
Build your reputation in a truly international industry spanning aerospace engineering, aircraft interiors, manufacturing, aviation and MRO.
You could recruit licensed aircraft engineers, avionics specialists, mechanics, designers, production professionals and technical leaders for businesses operating across the aircraft lifecycle.
For an experienced recruiter, this is a market where specialist knowledge carries weight. There is real scope to become known within a niche, grow long-term client accounts and build an international network of highly skilled aviation professionals.
Automotive, F1 and Motorsport
Recruit at the sharp end of engineering performance.
From Formula 1 and motorsport to high-performance automotive and specialist vehicle engineering, this is a fast-moving market where speed, technical understanding and strong relationships make a difference.
You could work across aerodynamics, composites, design, manufacturing, race operations, mechanics, vehicle development and senior technical appointments. It is an opportunity to build a highly engaged network and establish yourself in some of the most exciting and competitive areas of engineering.
Defence
Build a career in a market where specialist recruitment expertise really matters.
Across Land, Sea, Air, Cyber and Space, you could support organisations delivering complex engineering, manufacturing and technology programmes with nationally significant impact.
Recruitment spans systems, electronics, mechanical and electrical engineering, manufacturing, marine trades, programme delivery and leadership. As your knowledge grows, so does your credibility, particularly around areas such as security clearance, eligibility and compliance.
For recruiters who enjoy complex markets and long-term relationship building, Defence offers huge scope to develop genuine specialist authority.
Energy
Position yourself at the centre of one of the fastest-evolving technical markets.
From offshore wind and grid infrastructure to battery storage, hydrogen, solar and high-voltage systems, the Energy division supports projects shaping the future of power and infrastructure.
You could develop expertise around a technology, project type or geography while building relationships with businesses delivering major programmes across the UK and internationally.
It is a market with breadth, momentum and plenty of room for an ambitious recruiter to build something substantial.
Engineering and Manufacturing
Turn technical complexity into commercial opportunity.
Engineering & Manufacturing covers advanced engineering, automation, special-purpose machinery, medical technology, electronics and specialist production environments.
Recruitment can span design, controls, automation, production, quality, project management and senior leadership. The more you understand your niche, the more valuable your network becomes.
For experienced recruiters who enjoy getting under the skin of a market, this is an opportunity to build deep expertise and long-standing relationships with highly specialised businesses.
Infrastructure and Mission Critical
Build your desk around the projects that keep industries and economies moving.
From civil engineering, utilities and rail to substations, data centres, pharmaceutical facilities and battery storage, this market sits behind some of the most complex and business-critical projects being delivered.
You could recruit across project delivery, construction, commissioning, quality, engineering, authorised-person roles and skilled technical workforces.
The scale and variety of the sector gives you room to specialise, open new client relationships and grow a market around the areas where you see the greatest opportunity.
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Our industries and sectors
Autonomy, Backed by the Right Support
Experienced recruiters need the freedom to make an impact, with the right support around them.
At Mane, you can take ownership of your desk, client relationships and commercial development, backed by the wider expertise, systems and resources of the business.
Commercial Ownership
Take responsibility for developing your desk, building relationships and identifying opportunities within your specialist market.
Candidate and Delivery Support
Work alongside experienced colleagues and wider delivery resources to maintain strong candidate networks and support client requirements.
Marketing and Market Insight
Use Mane’s marketing capabilities, industry content and market intelligence to strengthen conversations with clients and candidates.
Compliance and Operations
Benefit from established systems and operational support that help you focus on building relationships and delivering recruitment solutions.
Development and Leadership
Continue developing your commercial, consulting and leadership capabilities through coaching, feedback and in-house learning.
Careers That Keep Moving
Experienced recruiters join Mane at different stages and with different ambitions. Some focus on building high-performing specialist desks, while others develop new markets, take on greater commercial responsibility or progress into leadership.
Hear from people who have continued to build their careers at Mane.
From day one, I've felt part of a supportive and driven team where everyone works together to achieve the best results for both clients and candidates. The Defence team is fast-paced and challenging, giving me the opportunity to work on some of the UK's largest engineering and defence programmes while continuing to develop my own skills. There's a real culture of collaboration, trust and progression at Mane, and the support from colleagues and management has made it an enjoyable place to build my career. It's rewarding to know that the work we do genuinely helps people secure exciting opportunities while supporting projects that make a real impact
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Explore Your Next Move
Looking for greater ownership, specialist markets or a clearer route forward?
Send us your CV and tell us about your recruitment experience and what you are looking for from your next role. Our internal recruitment team will review your details in line with current experienced-hire requirements at Mane.