Summary
Location: Office-based (Aventa office UK) or remote
Work mode: Hybrid or Remote
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Competitive
About Aventa
Aventa is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to the offshore energy, oil and gas, and renewables sectors, placing technical and offshore professionals with clients across Europe and beyond. We connect skilled professionals with projects across the energy transition, supporting clients worldwide with the technical and offshore talent they need for their most demanding campaigns - from offshore wind construction to oil and gas operations and marine works. Aventa is growing, and this role is part of that growth, offering the chance to build a career and a personal client and candidate network from an early stage, with visibility on how the business grows and support from experienced colleagues along the way.
Role overview
Support Aventa's growth by sourcing, qualifying and placing offshore candidates, building long-term relationships with both candidates and clients, and managing vacancies from first brief to successful placement. You work across the full recruitment cycle, from understanding a client's technical and commercial needs to closing offers and coordinating mobilisation to site.
Reporting line: to the Recruitment Manager, working closely with the wider Aventa recruitment team and sector specialists across offshore energy, oil and gas, marine and renewables.
Key responsibilities
Sector knowledge and network building
- Develop a strong knowledge of the offshore and energy sectors
- Build and grow a personal network of candidates and clients
Sourcing and pipeline development
- Source, qualify and reference offshore candidates
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates
Vacancy and client management
- Manage and fulfil client vacancies from start to finish
- Work closely with clients to understand their recruitment needs
- Coordinate candidate mobilisations for offshore projects
Relationship management and negotiation
- Build long-term relationships with candidates and clients
- Negotiate rates and terms between candidates and clients
Key deliverables
- Qualified candidate pipeline built and consistently maintained
- Client vacancies filled end-to-end within agreed timelines
- Candidate mobilisations coordinated smoothly for offshore projects
- Rate and terms agreements negotiated and closed between candidates and clients
- Long-term candidate and client relationships established and grown
Requirements
Experience
Must-have:
- At least 2 years of recruitment experience, specifically within the offshore, energy, oil and gas, marine or renewables sectors
Nice-to-have:
- More senior recruitment experience and an established network within the offshore energy sector
- Prior exposure to international, multi-country recruitment campaigns
Technical skills
- Candidate sourcing and pipeline management (ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter or equivalent tools)
- Rate and contract negotiation between candidates and clients
Soft skills
- Proactive self-starter, comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Highly motivated, ambitious and commercially driven
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong organisational and time-management skills, able to manage multiple vacancies at once
- Detail-oriented, accurate under pressure, and takes ownership of results
- Fluent English.
- Genuine interest in building a long-term career in offshore and energy recruitment.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for client and candidate meetings, where required.