Delivery Consultant

Delivery Consultant (Resourcer) — US Defence

Six months into recruitment, you've probably worked something out: the part of the job you're actually good at — and enjoy — is the candidate side. Finding people nobody else can find, running a tight process, getting the placement over the line. What you could live without is cold BD and chasing new logos.

This role is built around that.

We're embedding a dedicated Delivery Consultant with one of our key US Defence clients — a genuine partnership account with a consistent pipeline of engineering roles to fill. No business development. Your job is pure delivery, done to a high standard:

• Source and headhunt engineering talent across niche defence and advanced technology markets
• Qualify candidates properly — the roles are technical and the bar is high
• Run the full interview process end to end, from first call to offer and onboarding
• Build deep knowledge of one client's teams, technologies and hiring managers, rather than spreading yourself across twenty accounts
• Keep candidates warm, informed and moving — in this market, speed and communication win

Because you're embedded with a single strategic client, you'll get something most resourcers don't: a seat close to the client, real influence over how they hire, and the chance to become the person they trust to deliver.

Tom Johnson founded Hernshead in 2019 on the belief that partnerships are more powerful than placements — and this role is that belief in action. We've since grown to nearly £5m turnover, earned a place on the Fast Growth 50, and won multiple awards including the Community Impact Award at the REC Awards 2025.

You’ll be rewarded for placements and performance, with a clear commission scheme and a path to grow — whether that’s into senior delivery, account management or a full 360 desk later on.

We operate a Share Scheme with a defined exit plan — every consultant is on track for a minimum five-figure sum within six years.

Average length of service across the business is over three years. You’ll be learning from a team that includes £500k+ billers, in a company that’s scaling rather than standing still.

• Monday to Thursday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
• Friday: 10:00am – 3:00pm

Early Friday finishes, funded professional qualifications, high-end dining experiences and two company holidays a year.

• Around 6 months' recruitment experience — agency or in-house, any sector. You know the basics of sourcing and running a process; we'll teach you the defence and engineering side
• Detail-oriented and organised: embedded delivery means nothing slips
• Naturally curious about people and technology — you enjoy digging into what a role really needs and who could genuinely do it
• Professional and personable enough to represent Hernshead inside a key client relationship every day

If you're early in your recruitment career and want to get exceptional at delivery — on an account that matters, in a market with real depth — we'd like to hear from you.