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Excavation Standards & Compliance ManagerWashington, UKPermanentUp to £50k + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits Freedom Group have an exciting opportunity for an Excavation Standards & Compliance Manager to join our team. This role is critical in ensuring that all excavation activities across our projects meet the highest standards of safety, compliance, and quality. You’ll work closely with operational teams, subcontractors, and clients to monitor, audit, and improve excavation practices in line with legislation and company procedures. Some of the key deliverables in this role will include: • Develop, implement, and maintain excavation standards and compliance processes., • Conduct site inspections and audits to ensure adherence to safety and quality requirements., • Provide technical guidance and support to project teams on excavation best practices., • Monitor compliance with CDM regulations and HSG47 guidelines for underground utility avoidance., • Liaise with clients, local authorities, and subcontractors to ensure smooth project delivery., • Investigate incidents and near misses, ensuring corrective actions are implemented., • Deliver training and toolbox talks to promote a positive safety culture., • Maintain accurate records and produce compliance reports for senior management. We’re looking for a proactive and experienced professional with strong knowledge of excavation standards and compliance. Ideally, you’ll have: • Proven experience in excavation management within utilities or construction., • Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation and practical application., • Knowledge of CDM regulations and HSG47., • Excellent communication and leadership skills., • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities., • Relevant safety qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH). We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes: • Company Car/Car Allowance, • Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle), • Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution, • Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days, • Private Medical Insurance, • Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice), • Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us: Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.#LI-RF1#LI-Onsite#Freedom

Field Manager – New ConnectionsLocation: Northern Powergrid RegionContract Type: Full-time, PermanentSalary: Up to £42.5k + Company Vehicle/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits Freedom has an exciting opportunity for a Field Manager to support the delivery of New Connections work across the Northern Powergrid area. You will play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of new electrical connection projects. Some of the key deliverables in this role will include: • Oversee day-to-day operations for New Connections work, ensuring delivery to specification, on time, and within budget., • Lead and support Supervisors, Planners, Engineers, and Site Operatives, promoting a strong safety and performance culture., • Act as the main operational liaison with Northern Powergrid, strengthening client relationships., • Champion safe working practices and ensure compliance with HSQE procedures and legal requirements., • Manage several projects concurrently from planning through to energisation and handover., • Allocate labour, plant, and materials effectively to meet programme demands., • Monitor KPIs, identify improvement opportunities, and implement corrective actions., • Ensure accurate and timely submission of documentation, RAMS, and as-built drawings., • Operational experience in cable installation, utilities, or power distribution., • Knowledge of new connection processes within a regulated utility environment., • Strong team leadership and people management skills., • Excellent client and stakeholder relationship management., • Good commercial awareness and contract understanding., • IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification., • Experience working on Northern Powergrid contracts., • Streetworks knowledge., • Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution, • 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, • Company vehicle or car allowance, • Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle), • Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days, • Private Medical Insurance, • Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program, • Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us: Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. #Freedom#LI-RF1#LI-onsite

Site Engineer - Electrical Building Services Boldon Permanent Role Competitive Salary + Car/Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits Summary We have an exciting new opportunity for a mechanically biased Project Engineer to join our Boldon team on a multi million pound decarbonisation project in Teeside. In this role you will effectively manage and monitor the safety performance, resource deployment and productivity of all site based activities for projects or designated area of control. Providing accurate and concise information to project management, and ensuring all frontline workforce are engaged, informed and motivated. This is a permanent staff position with NG Bailey. What we’re looking for: • Drive all site activities to ensure that the safety first and foremost message is visible and alive throughout all activities relating to the project or designated area. Ensure all requisite duties are conducted in accordance with the supervisor responsibility matrix., • Provide the workforce with optimum opportunity to perform at the highest level through effective use of planning, organisational and motivational skills. Ensure effective visibility of supervision from start of each shift and throughout the working day., • Drive your project or area to maximise its productivity and profitability by carrying out duties contained within the supervisor responsibility matrix., • Be a key member of the project leadership team, demonstrating gravitas and authority in the carrying out of your duties., • Review the project scope of works, including installation methods, to ensure the precise provision of the customer’s requirements, while maximising efficiency and profitability., • Contribute to the production of/and lead delivery of the project programme, carrying out associated duties in accordance with the supervisor responsibility matrix. Working with the wider team, ensure effective management of programme and communication of progress and constraints., • Understand the financial and commercial objectives within your area, ensuring that he delivery of engineering solutions is managed and installation is deployed in a way that achieves these objectives., • Ensure that scope of packages is understood and that your work is managed accordingly., • As required, provide accurate and timely information to project management, • Be accountable fort the effective management of all direct and indirect frontline workforce. Deploy a high level of engagement and communication to maximise team performance. Set clear expectations, cascade company messages, offer guidance and feedback. Identify and take responsibility for performance issues., • Maintain regular dialogue and positive relationships with the project customer through the efficient delivery of project objectives. Maintain relationships with a view to optimising future opportunities and maximising site production. Be an ambassador for the company, representing them professionally at all times. To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable mechanical building services experience in a construction environment, and previous experience in a similar role. Industry recognised trade or professional qualification Apprenticeship in electrical discipline Experience of working on high value projects (desirable) Benefits: We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes: • Car/Car allowance, • Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle), • Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution, • Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days, • Private Medical Insurance, • Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice), • Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes. As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us: We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be. #LI-LO1 #LI-onsite

Senior Workday Functional Consultant – Workday HCM & Absence Management Location: Sunderland (on-site 3 days per week) Contract Type: Permanent Salary: To be discussed Are you an experienced Workday Functional Consultant / Functional Partner with solid Workday HCM & Absence Management experience? Are you looking for an opportunity to spearhead the ongoing improvement of its use within a progressive end-user environment? If so, apply now for this new permanent role. This role could be based in either central London or Sunderland and will require 3 days per week onsite in your base location. The Senior Functional Partner for Workday HCM & Absence Management will be joining at a time of significant investment and transformation in the way that the organisation uses Workday. You’ll be the SME for Workday HCM & Absence Management and will be key in driving its adoption by the business as well as continuous enhancements to its functionality. This strategic role is responsible for the delivery and continuous improvement of HCM & Absence Management processes within Workday, ensuring optimal configuration, security, and business process alignment. Although your core focus will be the HCM & Absence Management module, the Senior Workday Functional Partner will support junior analysts with other modules where possible, as well as partnering with stakeholders to maximise the value add to the business. Key Responsibilities • Lead and maintain Workday HCM & Absence Management modules, including upgrades and change requests, • Develop and deliver a roadmap for HCM & Absence Management enhancements, • Facilitate workshops and demos to promote understanding and adoption of Workday, reducing off-system processes, • Own communications across relevant workstreams, gathering feedback and driving engagement, • Partner with stakeholders to identify and implement continuous improvements, • Configure and maintain reports, business processes, and security policies, • Test new functionality and manage incident resolution within SLA guidelines, • Leverage Workday Community and Success Plans to stay aligned with best practices, • Support training activities and maintain user documentation This is an exceptional opportunity to make a real impact at a time when the business is supercharging its use of Workday. There is a shared ambition internally to make full use of the systems capabilities and you’ll be supported in achieving this. Please apply to be considered and we will be in touch if the opportunity is a good fit.

Job description • Ensure all proposal and tender opportunities are tracked from opportunity, to delivery, through to post review feedback., • Ensure relevant information is captured from all stakeholders to facilitate the completion of the tender., • Participate in key review meetings / final document review / content sign off and document production meetings., • Write and produce Sales Documents, Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQs), Invitation to Tenders (ITTs) and Presentations in accordance with agreed deadlines., • Manage all clarifications and raise/ review where appropriate, • Liaise with client and record all client correspondence, • Develop and manage the end-to-end tendering governance process to ensure that appropriate levels of approval are secured and documented, • Assign tendering workload within the team to ensure tender return deadlines are met. Monitor individual performance and provide feedback., • Support the handover process from contract award to project management, • Participate in project KOM’s as necessary, • Write and produce Sales Documents, Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQs), Invitation to Tenders (ITTs) and Presentations in accordance with agreed deadlines., • Internally report, provide feedback and promptly raise issues/risk review, • Effectively communicate timetables and key messages throughout the tender process to all key stakeholders., • Maintain CRM for assigned proposals in coordination with Sales/BD and wider team., • Liaise with sales/ marketing / ops teams to produce up-to-date case studies to use within all proposals., • Identify and re-work existing pre-written Bid Library content where relevant keeping it relevant and up-to-date., • Be responsive to the business and P&L sales strategies, supporting as necessarys Profile Responsible for effective bid management solutions, bespoke bid writing and control of the tendering processes. They will lead and manage all aspects of the tendering function throughout, including being the main point of contact, collating all relevant data, writing a competitive bid response, working with the technical & commercials within the business and supporting each stage of the tendering lifecycle. They shall ensure that work is properly allocated within the Tendering team to maximise responses within the required timeframes.

Imperial Recruitment Group are delighted to announce that we are working with one of our high-profile clients to appoint a Technical Buyer on a permanent basis. Job title: Technical Buyer Salary: Competitive DOE Location: Sunderland Type: Permanent Overview of the role: The Technical Buyer is responsible for ensuring goods and services are ordered and delivered on time, within budget and to the correct specification and quality requirements. The Technical Buyer is responsible for the entire procurement lifecycle, including • Interpretation of the requirements (scope), • Supplier selection (capability), • Contract & cost negotiation (terms), • Ensuring the purchased item(s) or service(s) is delivered on time and to scope At project buying level, the Technical Buyer will support the creation of the procurement plan, to deliver optimised buying strategies. Responsibilities are but not limited to: • Technical interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications to determine efficient and cost effective RFQ sourcing, • Review purchase specification requirements, identifying potential suppliers based on capability, reputation, quality, cost, and delivery performance., • Function as technical liaison between Project Engineer and Supplier to ensure RFQ detail is fit for purpose and meets scope requirements, • Provide the necessary support and guidance to meet stakeholder and project requirements., • Ensure procurement processes conform with ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 frameworks, • Collaborate closely with key stakeholders to ensure supplier payment terms, framework agreements, and/or unique agreements are negotiated and secured which de-risk and limit potential cost exposure through inferior quality or performance of services., • Manage supplier progress reports, ensuring reports are fully populated and received on time, providing the Projects and Finance teams with accurate updates to aid POC progress (% on completion) throughout and at month end., • Provide feedback to the Project delivery team in a timely manner on plan v’s actual status, escalating any risks or concerns as required., • Review and respond effectively to demand forecasts, RFQs & PO placement, across multiple projects to ensure project and business demands are met to meet, • Ensure Supplier queries are logged and responded to in an efficient manner to prevent delay or impact on schedule., • Create and maintain KPI reports, • Control and manage all stock (on-site / off-site) maintaining accurate stock registers, controlling the allocation of stock assigned to projects, management of off-site storage suppliers and costs., • Support continuous improvement, including leading procurement NCR root cause analysis, and corrective actions., • Assist the Bids team in maintaining accurate information across key suppliers - pricing, capacity, and availability to ensure accurate pricing at bid stage., • Contribute to project closure and lessons learned activities., • Maintain strong relationships across the existing supply chain, negotiating favourable terms which strengthen competitiveness, enhancing opportunities for project success., • Strategic sourcing - expand the current supply chain network, sourcing new suppliers, enhancing competitiveness., • Manage a supplier ‘score card’ system based on performance and pre-defined metrics., • Monitor, track and log socioeconomic impacts to raw materials and transport, considering availability, pricing, and lead times. To be considered for the role you will have: • L3 CIPS qualification (or working towards), • Extensive procurement experience in construction and/or fast-paced heavy engineering/process sectors., • Experience with cost reduction without compromising on quality or service., • Experience of working to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 requirements., • Understanding of EN standards related to fabricated structures (EN1090), • Experience of project related procurement documentation requirements, such as MRB, ITP etc., • Understanding of technical specifications and requirements – with an ability to read/understand technical specifications and drawings., • Strong MS Office package skills – particularly Excel, must be an advanced/competent user., • Demonstratable experience of creating and managing procurement delivery using KPIs., • Demonstratable experience of working in a fast paced project delivery setting., • Effective communication and negotiation skills, contracts, pricing, terms, and conditions including risk reduction and risk management., • Relationship builder, collaborator, key supplier development experience., • End to end supply chain experience, total delivered cost, and knowledge of global logistics., • Completed the required company induction into this role For more information about this great opportunity please contact Rob Colgrave at Imperial Recruitment Group. Imperial Recruitment Group is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, ensuring fair treatment throughout the recruitment process.

The Northern Powergrid Foundation is an independent grant-giving charity, with a mission to help communities turn energy challenges into opportunities. To date we have funded 120 organisations, providing them with £1.8million funding to enhance the energy resilience of their communities, but we’re now ready for the next step in our story. About to launch our new three-year strategy, the Foundation is at a point of significant change with an ambition to grow our impact across our region. We want to provide greater flexibility in our funding, to reach more communities who need support to maximise the benefits of the ever-changing energy landscape. We are looking to recruit a dynamic Operations Manager, with experience in funding or programme management, to lead the development of our existing and newly emerging grant programmes, delivering greater impact for our communities. Working with the Head of Foundation, our Operations Manager will play a key role in delivering the Foundation’s business plan as well as coordinating and providing support to the Foundation’s Trustees. They will bring with them demonstrable experience of managing funding processes, from assessing applications to social impact assessment and reporting, and will be able to engage and build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including our beneficiaries and other regional funders. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing our communications plan, ensuring that we communicate clearly and effectively with potential applicants, and reach the communities who need our support the most. Additionally, they will lead the development of our fundraising strategy, to enhance the sustainability of the organisation and ensure it exists to support those who need it in the future. This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised and engaged person, with a desire to make a difference to the communities in which we live and work. Along with a competitive salary of up to 45k, we also offer great benefits such as: • 25 days holiday increasing with tenure, • Up to 10% performance related bonus We’re excited to hear from candidates with a passion for making a difference in our local communities, driven by creating a positive impact to our regions’ energy resilience needs. This will be a varied and dynamic role where you will work alongside a diverse set of stakeholders delivering both operational and strategic outcomes. Apply now and we’ll be in touch. Key Responsibilities • Manage all operational activity of the Foundation according to the strategic direction provided by the Board including grant making, stakeholder management, communications and marketing., • Be responsible for planning and delivering a range of support, services and financial grants for communities most in need., • Ensure robust and clear processes for awarding grants in line with our grant making policy and individual programme funding criteria., • Be responsible for all aspects of service delivery, grants and performance, including monitoring and reporting., • Have a key role in the delivery of the Foundation annual business plan., • Maintain existing and develop new partnerships with statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations for the benefit of our communities., • Develop and manage initiatives, events and campaigns, working with respective Northern Powergrid teams to increase engagement in our mission and ensure we can measure the impact., • Be a known face of the Northern Powergrid Foundation, recognised in our communities to build a positive brand image., • Ensure you are managing the Foundation in accordance with our commitment to DEI, creating social impact through funding and partnerships delivering to a broad range of recipients., • Provide relevant information to enable effective reporting to the Board of Trustees, providing board reports and accurate, up to date information pertaining to funding and community engagement by the Foundation., • Work in partnership with external partners to drive awareness, identify potential beneficiaries and engage with the wider community., • Supporting the updates and revisions to the charity’s business plan and develop our funding strategy in accordance with the Board’s strategic direction., • Develop and maintain policies and procedures in accordance with the Board’s strategic direction., • Deputising for the Head of Foundation as required., • Undertake any other relevant duties within the overall scope of the role, as requested by the Trustees. Key Competencies • A commitment to working in partnership with our local community partners., • Demonstrates a flexible and adaptable approach, remaining comfortable with change, adjusting priorities when needed, and responding positively to new challenges or ways of working, • A good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with internal and external stakeholders., • Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative., • Ability to manage the end to end process of managing grant and funding programmes Essential Criteria • A passion for the mission of Northern Powergrid Foundation., • Experience of managing grant or other funding programmes., • Financial literacy and knowledge of charity governance and regulations., • Proven organisational, project management and problem-solving skills., • Highly competent in the use of email, internet, MS Office and social media platforms. Date advertised: 09/02/2026 Date closed: 23/02/2026 may close early due to applicants Interviews: w/c 9th interviews Start date: subject to notice

The Company Our client is a market leader in the North East manufacturing sector. They have been very stable through recent times and are now starting to grow this is the reason they now require a Quality Engineer. The Role The Customer Quality Engineer is to liaise with the customer on quality and technical issues, for assigned key customers. Managing all quality aspects targeting agreed objectives, supporting customer quality satisfaction. Providing service/support on all quality related aspects to the Customer and other interested parties. Quality interface to customer, overseeing a high volume of engineering changes. Key point of contact for customer returns, complaints and non-conformances and driver of internal processes to closure. Leading role for internal and customer quality issues-driving investigation, root cause analysis verifying and validation of corrective actions. Involvement in the NPI process verifying specific customer requirements. Conducting FAIs. Technical support to production on all product quality issues, advising on and carrying out technical component inspection. Support Internal Auditing Scheme to ensure internal procedures are being followed and audits are conducted in and closed out in a timely manner. Ensuring the QMS is adhered to, identifying continuous improvement opportunities where possible. Analysing interested parties KPIs and other available data/metrics to identify improvement areas. Periodic evaluation of customer quality performance: focusing on customer complaints, PPM levels, quality of 8D reports. Presenting quality metrics at regular business review meetings. Respond to supplier quality issues on material. Maintaining compliance to accreditations and approvals. Any other reasonable duties as required. The Person HND Electronics qualification. Strong interpersonal skills, personable, team player and focused. Application of quality management systems. Experience of Internal Auditing ISO9001. Working knowledge of IPC-610. Worked within a volume electronics manufacturing environment. Computer literate: Microsoft programs. High-level of data analytic work. Solving tools: Root Cause Analysis, 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone Diagram, Pareto Analysis Commercial awareness. Highly developed communication skills at all levels. The Benefits You will be working for a well-established growing employer. An excellent salary. A good pension scheme. A company experiencing continued growth, expansion and investment. The company are fully compliant with the latest health and safety requirements for current safe working practices. TPBN1_UKTJ

As a Senior expert in the SAP Business Data Cloud Analytics and Insight Services team you will be responsible for leading the design and delivery of Analytics and Data Management solutions with a focus on Cloud including SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA Cloud an