# Airport Recruitment Consultant

> Optime Group · Crawley, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-06-02

**Salary:** GBP 28,000–30,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Head Office

## Description

**Join Our Team as a Airport Recruitment Consultant!**

Optime Group, a leader in aviation recruitment, is seeking a dynamic and motivated Resourcing Consultant to spearhead our recruitment initiatives at Gatwick Airport.

While previous recruitment experience is beneficial, it’s not a requirement – with the right attitude, we’ll provide the training and support you need to thrive!

Based at our head office in Crawley, we’re expanding our team and looking for a talented individual to handle recruitment across various airports in the UK. If you're driven, ambitious, and ready for an exciting new challenge, we'd love to hear from you!

**What's on offer:**

-   **Salary:** £28,000 per annum + commission
-   **Contract Type:** Temporary, 6 Months
-   **Hours:** Monday to Friday - 08:30 am-17:00 pm (Office- based)
-   **Location:** Crawley

**Key Responsibilities:**

-   Attract, engage, and recruit high-calibre candidates, ensuring all hiring activities meet the highest standards of quality and compliance.
-   Promote a diverse portfolio of vacancies across multiple sectors and operational areas.
-   Proactively source candidates through a variety of channels, including job boards, social media platforms, referrals, and networking opportunities.
-   Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records within the company's CRM and applicant tracking systems, ensuring full compliance with internal procedures and GDPR requirements.
-   Manage the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, including CV screening, candidate assessment, telephone and face-to-face interviews, offer management, onboarding, and post-placement support.
-   Administer airport airside pass applications, ensuring all required documentation, identity checks, right-to-work verification, referencing, and background screening requirements are completed accurately and within agreed timescales.
-   Liaise with airport authorities, security teams, and candidates throughout the airside pass process, monitoring application progress and ensuring compliance with aviation security regulations.
-   Maintain accurate records of airside passes, renewals, expiries, and associated compliance documentation, supporting audit and regulatory requirements.
-   Provide ongoing support and guidance to placed workers, assisting with payroll, holiday entitlement, rostering, and general employment-related enquiries within airport operations.
-   Build and maintain strong relationships with candidates, workers, clients, and internal stakeholders to deliver an exceptional recruitment experience.
-   Work collaboratively with management and wider teams to identify opportunities for process improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.
-   Consistently achieve and exceed individual targets and key performance indicators (KPIs), effectively utilising recruitment dashboards and performance metrics.
-   Act as a positive ambassador for the business, bringing enthusiasm, professionalism, and a customer-focused approach to delivering first-class service every day.

**The ideal candidate:**

-   Previous experience within recruitment, resourcing, talent acquisition, customer service, administration, or a fast-paced operational environment.
-   Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with candidates, workers, clients, and stakeholders at all levels.
-   Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple vacancies, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously.
-   High attention to detail, particularly when handling compliance documentation, onboarding records, and airside pass applications.
-   Ability to work independently whilst contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.
-   A proactive and solution-focused approach to problem-solving.

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Looking for a change in career? Apply today!

## Apply

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