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Project Manager Placement Programme - No Experience Required Our training will help you kick-start a new career in Project Management. We are recruiting for companies who are looking to employ our Project Management Traineeship graduates to keep up with their growth. The best part is you will not need any previous experience as training will be provided. You will also have the reassurance of a job guarantee upon completion of the training courses. Whether you are working full time, part time or unemployed, this package has the flexibility to be completed at a pace that suits you. The traineeship is broken down into 3 easy steps, which can be finished in as little as 12 weeks: Step 1 - Online Training The first step is completing a selection of professional, accredited and industry recognised Project Management courses by including Prince2 & Agile. The training is delivered via multimedia rich video tutorials, presentations and quizzes through a portal that you study from home. Step 2 - Practical Training Now that you have learned all the theory it’s time to start applying that into practice so that you have the required experience to start within the industry. Our expert Project Manager tutor will provide you with 2 case scenarios for you to complete that will be based on real-world situations. You will be provided with the required guidance and support from your tutor so that you can successfully complete your projects which will be later added to your CV. Step 3 - Official exams At this final stage, we will prepare you to take your official Prince2 & Agile Foundation exams. The exams can be taken at one of the approved test centres across the UK or online conveniently from your own home. Guaranteed Job Placement At this point you will have fully completed our Project Management Traineeship and be ready to start work. Through our range of partnerships throughout the UK with Project Management organisations, we are able to place you into an entry level role within your local area. You will be working as either a Project Coordinator or Project Administrator. We guarantee you will be offered a job upon completion or we will refund you 100% of your course fees back. At a one off cost of £1499, or 13 interest free monthly instalments of £130, this represents a great opportunity to start a rewarding career in Project Management and have a real career ladder to start climbing. If you are not offered a role at the end of the training we will refund 100% of your course fees. Read through the information? Passionate about starting a new career? Apply now and one of our friendly advisors will be in touch. 'Please note that this is a training course and fees apply

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. We are recruiting a Security Engineer to join our Defence and Security sector. Reporting to Security Sub-Sector Leader, you will be responsible for technical delivery of medium size projects or elements of larger projects in own discipline with fee levels of typically in range of £100K - £500K. You will provide strong technical leadership and dependable delivery across complex security engineering commissions, managing project teams of single (own) discipline engineers and technicians of between 5 to10 people. • Apply sound security engineering judgement to translate threats, vulnerabilities, operational needs and risk appetite into proportionate, integrated and buildable requirements and solutions., • Lead and assure security engineering on major multidisciplinary, security-sensitive and nationally important infrastructure projects within an engineering consultancy environment., • Coordinate security requirements with architecture and other engineering disciplines throughout the design and delivery lifecycle., • Support consistent technical governance, quality assurance and the development of less-experienced colleagues., • Contribute to workload planning, capability development and service improvement, progressing towards broader service leadership as experience and competence develop., • Help convert client needs into credible scopes, delivery approaches, teams and fee proposals. Technical contribution, team development and progression towards service leadership • Contribute to the effective day-to-day delivery of the Security Engineering service, supporting workload planning, resource coordination, priority setting and identification of capability gaps., • Provide visible technical leadership within commissions, promote evidence-led decision-making and help maintain consistent professional and quality standards., • Coach and mentor security engineers and consultants, including support towards relevant professional registration such as RSES, Engineering Council registration and Chartered Security Professional status., • Support delivery across UK and global teams, recognising when specialist input is required and helping ensure work is allocated to suitably competent people., • Develop the commercial, people and operational skills required to take on broader service leadership responsibilities over time, supported by the Security Sub-Sector Leader and senior technical colleagues., • Act as technical lead, discipline lead, verifier or independent reviewer on major or complex commissions, in line with competence and project governance requirements., • Lead the definition of the security problem through asset, business-impact, threat, vulnerability, criticality and risk assessment, including articulation of risk appetite, uncertainty and residual risk., • Lead or assure the Operational Requirements process, defining Level 1 requirements and coordinating Level 2 functional and performance requirements with relevant specialists., • Develop, compare and justify proportionate security strategies and design options that integrate people, process, physical, electronic and digital measures., • Provide security input throughout the built-asset lifecycle, from strategy and concept through design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, handover and in-use review., • Ensure that security requirements are coordinated with architecture, civil, structural, building services, fire, systems, digital, operational and human-factors considerations., • Lead interdisciplinary reviews and quality assurance of strategies, TVRAs, Operational Requirements, design deliverables, specifications, drawings, assurance plans and technical reports., • Apply relevant legislation, standards, guidance, ethical requirements, secure information handling and security-minded approaches proportionately., • Plan and control technical scope, programme, budget, resources, quality and risk for significant security engineering tasks, projects or portfolios., • Build trusted relationships with senior client and project stakeholders, communicate complex security issues clearly and support informed, auditable decisions., • Manage change, interfaces, assumptions, decisions, hazards and residual risks, escalating matters that exceed personal or team competence., • Support commercial management, including scope definition, estimating, fee preparation, forecasting, supplier management, change control, invoicing and debt management where appointed., • Lead the resolution of technical differences and ensure that recommendations are evidence-based, proportionate, practicable and aligned to client outcomes., • Convert client needs into clear technical propositions, delivery approaches, resource plans and competitive fee submissions., • Provide technical leadership for bids, frameworks, capability statements, interviews and client presentations., • Work with account and sector leaders to identify opportunities, shape early client conversations and demonstrate the value of security engineering within major programmes., • Develop a credible external professional profile through client engagement, industry networks, professional bodies, publications, events and technical communities., • Support cross-selling by connecting security requirements with wider engineering, design, resilience, programme and asset-management services., • Strong technical acumen in security engineering, supported by substantial experience developing, coordinating and assuring security requirements and design solutions., • Substantial experience delivering security engineering or protective security within an engineering consultancy on large, complex, multidisciplinary and security-sensitive infrastructure projects, including projects of a type commonly associated with nationally important or critical infrastructure., • Broad General Security Advisor capability, with practical understanding of threat, vulnerability and risk; security surveys; asset criticality; security zoning; Operational Requirements; concept development; risk treatment; assurance; and residual-risk communication., • Detailed understanding of the built-environment design and delivery lifecycle and the ability to integrate security into staged design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and operation., • Ability to interpret and critically review security strategies, Operational Requirements, specifications, drawings, schedules, technical reports and assurance evidence, and to identify gaps, interfaces and buildability issues., • Sound understanding of the interfaces between physical, electronic, personnel, procedural and cyber or digital security, with the judgement to engage specialists where needed., • Ability to develop and critically appraise options, use evidence and cost-benefit considerations, manage uncertainty and explain the implications of competing solutions., • Experience planning and controlling significant technical work, including people, resources, budgets, quality and delivery commitments, with the potential to develop broader service-management responsibilities., • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary contributors, reviewing complex work, mentoring others and improving technical practice., • Excellent written, verbal and visual communication, including the ability to present proposals, risk and technical conclusions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences., • Demonstrable professional judgement, integrity, discretion and commitment to health, safety, welfare, sustainability, equality, inclusion and continuing professional development., • Degree or equivalent professional learning in an engineering, security, risk, built-environment or closely related discipline, supported by relevant experience., • Relevant experience at a level consistent with leading significant technical work and taking responsibility for complex security engineering outcomes., • Evidence of sustained continuing professional development and active maintenance of technical competence., • Current registration on the Register of Security Engineers and Specialists (RSES), ideally as a General Security Advisor and preferably at, or demonstrably progressing towards, Principal Member grade., • Chartered status in an engineering or related professional discipline, or equivalent professional recognition., • Chartered Security Professional (CSyP) status, or a credible and active pathway towards CSyP., • Additional RSES specialist-category competence relevant to the service portfolio, for example electronic security systems, hostile vehicle mitigation, forced entry, blast and weapons effects, search and detection, force protection, digital built environment, TSCM or counter-UAS., • Appropriate security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain clearance where required by client work. We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. 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About The Role Currie & Brown is currently looking for an Assistant Cost Consultant to join our Glasgow office. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career, broaden their project experience and work towards achieving their APC with the support of an experienced team. The successful candidate will support project leaders in delivering a high standard of service to our clients, contributing to successful project outcomes and developing their cost management skills across a varied portfolio of projects. These include large commercial new builds for blue-chip clients, private residential developments, towers and national government frameworks. Currie & Brown's quantity surveying team is one of the largest in Scotland and is currently working on a wide variety of notable projects which the successful candidate could get involved in. • A multi-phased redevelopment of prominent city centre and beachfront • Programme of school projects across Scotland Your core duties will involve: • Providing cost advice and support to clients across a range of projects • Assisting with the delivery of projects, commissions and professional assignments • Supporting the preparation of cost plans, estimates, reports and project documentation • Working collaboratively with project leaders and colleagues to achieve successful project outcomes • Developing an understanding of commercial management, cost control and financial reporting • Maintaining effective communication with clients, colleagues and project stakeholders • Ensuring all work is completed accurately and within agreed timescales • Building strong client relationships and representing Currie & Brown in a professional manner • Taking an active role in personal and professional development, with the opportunity to work towards your APC Your core duties will involve: • Providing cost advice and support to clients across a range of projects • Assisting with the delivery of projects, commissions and professional assignments • Supporting the preparation of cost plans, estimates, reports and project documentation • Working collaboratively with project leaders and colleagues to achieve successful project outcomes • Developing an understanding of commercial management, cost control and financial reporting • Maintaining effective communication with clients, colleagues and project stakeholders • Ensuring all work is completed accurately and within agreed timescales • Building strong client relationships and representing Currie & Brown in a professional manner • Taking an active role in personal and professional development, with the opportunity to work towards your APC What skills and attributes are we looking for from you • BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent • Private commercial sector experience - ideally experience gained from some of the following: offices, residential, hospitality, major projects, fit out and refurb • Proficient CostX or other Cost Planning software About You About Us Why choose Currie & Brown? Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people's futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage - providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long. We don't offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis. We are an international industry leader - Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world's most prestigious projects and for some of the world's top clients. We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be taken seriously. Diverse people, backgrounds and experiences develop the most innovative of ideas, they are essential to our success, that is why we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. We are a truly independent business where our people are empowered to make quick, agile decisions that drive real impact. As part of Sidara, we collaborate directly with some of the world's brightest partner brands in our industry, offering exciting opportunities to innovate and grow. We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives. TPBN1_UKTJ

About The Role Currie & Brown is currently looking for an associate cost consultant to join our Glasgow office. The successful candidate will support project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing, and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider working across a range of projects such as large commercial new builds for blue chip clients, private residential, towers and national government frameworks etc. Currie & Brown's quantity surveying team is one of the largest in Scotland and is currently working on a wide variety of notable projects which the successful candidate could get involved in. • A multi-phased redevelopment of Aberdeen's city centre and beachfront • £450 million exemplar major net zero acute hospital • Multimillion-pound commercial and residential development in Edinburgh's city centre • Major £40 million expansion of Leith's harbour • £26 million incubator research facility for a university and local authority client • New high-quality £30 million teaching facility for a Russell Group university • £55 million exemplar net zero carbon commercial development at Haymarket Your core duties will involve: • Providing accurate cost advice and reporting to our clients • Delivering projects, commissions and professional assignments • Assuming a leading role in setting objectives and priorities, working as a proactive team player • Maintaining effective communication to ensure all information is available for the successful completion of projects; liaising with other managers to ensure efficient financial control • Undertaking commercial management services with limited supervision • Delivering all work outputs in an accurate and timely manner • Providing support to the team leader/service leaders in cost management of projects • Representing the company in a professional and diligent manner; meeting, negotiating and corresponding with clients to form strong working relationships What skills and attributes are we looking for from you • BSc in quantity surveying or equivalent • Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) • Private commercial sector experience - ideally experience gained from some of the following: offices, residential, hospitality, major projects, fit out and refurb • Proficient CostX or other Cost Planning software • Sustainability and Data Skills i.e. carbon assessment and Power BI • Contract administration skills • Pre and post-contract experience About You About Us Why choose Currie & Brown? Unlike some businesses, we prioritise for the long term and honour our commitments. We are compassionate and inclusive in the way we approach our work, and always look to invest in our people's futures. Be it a desire to work internationally, a drive to progress, or even a curiosity to operate in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage - providing advice, support and the structure to achieve. That is why so many of us have established and built successful careers here for so long. We don't offer just a job we offer a career with clear structured route to progression, and a track record of making international mobility happen with international moves encouraged on a permanent or secondment basis. We are an international industry leader - Working for us provides the chance to work for a leading brand with a focus on excellence, being digitally-led in our approach, we present the chance to work on some of the world's most prestigious projects and for some of the world's top clients. We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day and that is why we firmly believe equality, diversity and inclusion should be taken seriously. Diverse people, backgrounds and experiences develop the most innovative of ideas, they are essential to our success, that is why we actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. We are a truly independent business where our people are empowered to make quick, agile decisions that drive real impact. As part of Sidara, we collaborate directly with some of the world's brightest partner brands in our industry, offering exciting opportunities to innovate and grow. We offer comprehensive benefits packages in all our global regions which have been specifically tailored to offer additional rewards to our employees from entry level to senior executives. TPBN1_UKTJ