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Job Description Title: Concession Manager Location: Selfridges Manchester Trafford Reports To: Retail Manager Founded in Paris in 1948, Longchamp is a world-renowned luxury brand celebrated for its exceptional craftsmanship, fine leather goods, and modern Parisian design. From iconic handbags like the Le Pliage® to elegant accessories and ready-to-wear collections, Longchamp blends tradition with innovation. With boutiques in over 80 countries, the brand offers an elevated shopping experience grounded in French heritage and global appeal. Concession Managers are ambassadors of the Longchamp brand. They are entrusted with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the boutique, driving commercial results, managing high-performing teams, and delivering a refined and luxurious client experience in line with Longchamp’s heritage and values. Values & Culture Longchamp embraces five core values: • Elegance – Providing a refined and polished customer experience, • Authenticity – Acting with honesty and professionalism, • Creativity – Encouraging innovation and fresh thinking, • Quality – Striving for excellence in service and product, • Sustainability – Committing to thoughtful, responsible business practices As a Store Manager, you are expected to foster a culture of performance, inclusivity, client-centricity, and continuous growth within your boutique. Job Purpose To lead and manage the store to commercial success by inspiring and developing a high-performing team, ensuring operational excellence, and delivering a world-class customer experience aligned with Longchamp’s brand identity and luxury service standards. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Development • Recruit, onboard, train, and retain top talent aligned with Longchamp values, • Conduct regular performance reviews and coaching sessions, • Foster an engaging, supportive, and goal-driven team culture, • Manage team scheduling and delegation to optimize boutique coverage Client Experience & CRM • Champion a customer-first mindset, ensuring an exceptional service journey, • Build, manage, and grow a VIP client base through clientelling initiatives, • Drive CRM targets including client data capture, reactivation, and loyalty, • Resolve complex customer issues with diplomacy and professionalism Sales & Commercial Strategy • Develop and execute sales plans to meet or exceed store targets, • Monitor KPIs daily, analyse trends, and take corrective action as needed, • Partner with local management on forecasts, opportunities, and challenges, • Leverage morning briefs to update the team on current performance and action plan Operations & Compliance • Ensure compliance with operational, HR, security, and loss prevention policies, • Manage store budgets, payroll, and controllable expenses, • Oversee stock management, deliveries, inventory accuracy, and shrinkage, • Lead store audits and ensure all operational procedures are properly followed Visual Merchandising & Brand Standards • Ensure consistent application of visual merchandising guidelines, • Maintain a pristine and luxury retail environment, • Coordinate seasonal VM moves, • Uphold the highest standards of store presentation Skills & Qualifications • 4+ years of progressive experience in luxury or premium retail, including at least 2 years in leadership, • Proven ability to lead and inspire teams to exceed sales and service goals, • Strong commercial and operational acumen, • Proficiency in CRM systems, POS, and retail management tools, • Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills, • Fluent in English (additional languages a plus), • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) Person Specification • Visionary and empowering leader who leads by example, • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and integrity, • Client-focused with a refined and polished presence, • Adaptable, composed, and able to manage change effectively, • Strategic thinker with attention to detail and strong execution skills, • Energetic, collaborative, and performance-driven Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Boutique sales revenue and profitability, • Average Transaction Value (ATV) and Units per Transaction (UPT), • Client retention, CRM growth, and VIP sales contribution, • Staff turnover, development, and engagement scores, • Visual compliance and marketing execution, • Stock accuracy and shrink reduction, • Operational audit scores and loss prevention compliance, • Mystery shopper scores and client satisfaction (NPS) Longchamp is committed to fostering inclusive, diverse, and equitable work environments, recognising the value of a diverse workforce in driving innovation and performance. The company prioritises diversity in its hiring process, focusing on the inclusion of diverse perspectives and experiences. With a global presence, Longchamp promotes a culture that values authenticity and individuality, committing to equal employment opportunities for all employees. This approach aims to empower employees, enabling them to reach their full potential and encouraging their personal and professional growth.

📍 Location: Manchester Hybrid role: 2 days office / 3 days remote Pureprint Imprint is seeking an experienced and commercially driven Account Director to lead and grow a major retail client partnership. This is a hybrid role, with two days per week based at the client’s offices in the Manchester area and three days working from home. This is a senior opportunity for a strategic leader to take full ownership of a high-profile account, driving long-term growth, operational excellence, and innovation across retail print and installation projects. You will act as the senior point of contact for the client, shaping the account strategy while ensuring best-in-class delivery through close collaboration with internal teams. You will play a critical role in strengthening client relationships at a senior level, identifying new commercial opportunities, and ensuring the account delivers sustainable value for both the client and Pureprint Imprint. Key Responsibilities • Lead and develop a strategic, long-term partnership with key client stakeholders at senior levels, • Own the overall account strategy, driving growth, profitability and client satisfaction, • Provide leadership and direction across all account activity, ensuring seamless delivery of complex, multi-channel projects, • Oversee project governance across design, production, delivery, and installation to ensure operational excellence, • Act as the senior escalation point, proactively managing risk and resolving challenges, • Identify and unlock new revenue opportunities, including innovation, efficiencies, and expanded service offerings, • Drive commercial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, margin management, and contract negotiation, • Ensure best practice across all commercial and operational processes, including purchase order control and billing accuracy, • Collaborate with internal teams to optimise workflows, improve efficiencies, and enhance service delivery, • Lead, mentor, and support account team members, fostering a high-performance, client-focused culture Skills & Experience • Proven experience in an Account Director or senior leadership role within retail, large format print, signage, or installation environments, • Strong track record of managing and growing high-value client accounts, • Demonstrable experience in developing and executing account strategies that deliver commercial success, • Excellent leadership and team development capabilities, • Deep understanding of print production, materials, and installation processes, • Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels, • Highly commercial mindset, with strong negotiation and financial management skills, • Ability to manage complex, fast-paced project environments while maintaining strategic oversight, • Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, • Proficient in Microsoft Office and experienced in using management information systems What We Offer • Competitive rates of pay based on experience, • An exciting opportunity to work with industry-leading technology in a fast-growing and innovative company 📩 Get in touch If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and feel you can add real value to what we are looking to achieve, please apply below or contact Catherine with your CV and covering letter at: Catherine Hutchinson Head of HR (Imprint) ✉️ About Pureprint Imprint Part of Pureprint Group, Pureprint Imprint is a leading provider of large format print, POS and retail solutions. With manufacturing and offices in Newcastle, we support brands and retailers across the UK and beyond. We’re focused on delivering exceptional quality, sustainable solutions, and outstanding client service, backed by an experienced team and modern production capabilities. You’ll be joining a collaborative environment where partnership, innovation and continuous improvement are part of the day-to-day. Pureprint Imprint is an equal opportunities company

Job title: Part-Time Sales Administrator • Location: Remote / hybrid, with occasional office support if required, • Hours: Part-time, flexible hours by agreement, • Salary: Dependent on experience (PAYE or contract) About the role Cellar Maison is looking for a reliable and organised part-time Sales Administrator to support our sales and client enquiry process. This role is suited to someone who is confident with admin, comfortable speaking to clients and suppliers, and able to keep sales activity moving in a calm and professional way. You will support the team with day-to-day sales administration, CRM updates, customer follow-up, quote chasing, appointment booking, and general communication with clients, suppliers, architects, designers, and contractors. Key responsibilities • Update and maintain the CRM system, • Follow up new and existing leads, • Chase outstanding quotes and project updates, • Send emails to clients, suppliers, and project contacts, • Make basic outbound calls to follow up enquiries, • Send brochures, samples, portfolios, and project information, • Book appointments and calls for the sales team, • Keep records accurate and up to date, • Support general sales admin where required About you You will be: • Organised and detail focused, • Confident on email and phone, • Professional, polite, and helpful, • Able to follow up without being pushy, • Comfortable using CRM systems or willing to learn, • Good at keeping tasks moving, • Reliable and able to work independently, • Interested in interiors, design, luxury homes, or construction Experience Sales administration, customer service, CRM, interiors, construction, design, or property experience would be useful, but attitude and reliability are more important. About Cellar Maison Cellar Maison designs and delivers premium wine rooms, wine walls, and wine storage solutions for private homes, architects, interior designers, builders, and hospitality clients. We are a specialist business with a strong reputation for quality, technical expertise, and personal service. To apply Please send your CV and a short note explaining why you believe you are a good fit for this role.

The Mission: 0-to-1 Are you a retail entrepreneur trapped in a corporate box? This is your chance to break out. As the Founding Retail Leader for RELX in the UK, you won’t just manage a store—you will spearhead the launch of our high-end Flagship "Trend Hub" in the heart of Manchester. From the first brick in the fit-out to the Grand Opening gala, you are the owner of this flagship’s destiny in the UK’s most dynamic Northern city. What You’ll Do (The Core Responsibilities) • Flagship Launch & Project Management Lead the full lifecycle of our Manchester launch, coordinating with architects, contractors, and Global HQ. Turn a "shell and core" site into a premium brand landmark—whether in the Arndale, Exchange Square, or the Northern Quarter—on time and on budget., • Commercial Strategy & P&L Ownership Treat the store like your own business. You have full accountability for the P&L, labor optimization, and inventory strategy. Drive high-performance results through data-backed decision-making., • Hyper-local Marketing & Community Position the store as a cultural landmark. You will independently design in-store activations, lifestyle collaborations, and VIP community events to generate organic "brand heat" within Manchester’s unique creative and professional circles., • Regulatory & Risk Management Ensure 100% compliance with TRPR/TPD regulations and UK Employment Law. The "Grit" Factor (What it takes) • The Launcher Mindset: You thrive in the chaos of a 0-to-1 environment. You don't wait for instructions; you find solutions., • Northern Soul & Network: Ability to build relationships with Manchester’s discerning KOLs, local entrepreneurs, and cultural tastemakers to drive traffic without massive ad spend. Who You Are • Experience: 3–5 years leading premium retail, lifestyle boutiques, or high-end hospitality (e.g., luxury tech, members' clubs, or high-street flagship stores)., • Communication: Fluency in English is a must., • Operational Resilience: You are as comfortable reviewing a P&L as you are managing a shop-fit contractor or a security crisis.

We're looking for an Major Projects Mechanical Lead to join our Building Services Design team based in Salford / Speke. Kier Design are a top-25 engineering consultancy, delivering a wide range of services across all sectors of the built environment, providing construction-focused, innovative and sustainable solutions. We have preferential access to Kier's £11bn+ project pipeline, including mega projects like High Speed 2 and Hinkley Point C, frameworks with national and local government and other public bodies, and a range of other interesting projects in every sector of the built environment. \n We believe in building teams around our people, rather than squeezing people into our teams, we want to help you carve out a role in which you'll grow and thrive for many years to come. Offering market-leading development opportunities, supporting our graduates through the early stages of their careers, enabling our people to become professionally qualified, providing management training and qualifications, and supporting ongoing technical development throughout our people's careers. Actively promoting, so you can keep pushing and stretching yourself. \n Location: Salford / Speke \n Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us \n \n What will you be responsible for? \n As Major Projects Mechanical Lead, you'll be working within the Building Services team, overseeing and coordinating the mechanical design for large, complex construction projects, acting as the central point for technical excellence, team leadership, client liaison, and ensuring sustainable, compliant, and cost-effective design delivery from concept through to construction, bridging client needs with engineering reality. They must manage design teams, integrate different disciplines, ensure quality control, and drive innovation for high-value projects \n Your day to day will include: \n\n • Taking full responsibility and leading on the management of all works delivered through the Mechanical team, managing all aspects of building services engineering, working together with the Major Projects Electrical Lead coordinating solutions for all allocated works, which include all major projects new builds\n, • Effectively managing team utilisation levels, identifying and implementing necessary steps, balancing team capabilities and resource levels with available workload, setting, monitoring and maintaining standards for quality of product delivery, aligning all aspects of delivery to standard industry practices, overseeing of designs and advice including feasibility, multi stage designs, and condition reports, liaising with other teams within Kier both within own discipline and other disciplines over all matters requiring coordination to achieve effective delivery\n, • Maintaining programme of CPD events to retain up to date competence / capability of the team, championing effective and regular communication to management on all matters affecting output, progress, cost and risks, playing an active part in business development, including production of fees and quality responses supporting bid submissions, preparation of presentation materials, attendance at interviews and client meetings\n, • Providing high level technical advice in mechanical building services engineering, participating in project design meetings, establishing solutions, agreeing concepts, working closely with colleagues and other design team members\n, • Ensuring delivery of co-ordinated design solutions to the end of projects, providing budget costs and pre-tender estimates as required\n\n \n What are we looking for? \n This role of Major Projects Mechanical Lead is great for you if: \n\n • Chartered Engineer and member of CIBSE or IET, with a Degree in Mechanical Building Services or Electrical Engineering plus, significant knowledge of the Mechanical Electrical & Technology industry\n, • Can communicate complex technical concepts into more readily understood information suitable for a wider business audience, experience in the application of quality procedures and document control in engineering design\n, • Ability to pass the BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) requirements\n\n \n Rewards and benefits \n We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here. \n Diversity and inclusion \n Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. \n We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier. \n #LI-MA1

We're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our MEP team based in Liverpool/Manchester/Leeds. \n Location: Liverpool/Manchester/Leeds – with agile working opportunity \n Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us. \n Salary: Starting from £40,000 per annum \n Sector: MEP – across a variety of industry sectors \n We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role. \n This is an excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to join our expanding MEP team, working on a diverse range of projects across public and private sectors. You'll be part of a collaborative and supportive environment, delivering high-quality mechanical design solutions on complex, multidisciplinary projects from concept through to construction. \n Are you… \n\n • A Chartered Engineer (or working towards) and member of CIBSE or IET?\n, • A Design Engineer with strong M&E experience?\n, • A Design Engineer looking to take the next step for a Main Contractor with a secured workload within a variety of industry sectors?\n, • Hold a Degree in Mechanical Building Services Engineering design or related subject\n, • Bring experience of working across both public and private sector projects?\n, • Leading the delivery of high-quality mechanical design on a variety of projects\n, • Providing expert mechanical building services advice to project teams\n, • Coordinating multidisciplinary design and ensuring compliance with regulations and quality standards\n, • Driving innovation, BIM adoption, and sustainable design solutions\n, • You hold a degree in Mechanical Building Services Engineering design or a related subject\n, • You are Chartered (or working towards chartership) and a member of CIBSE or IET\n, • You have strong mechanical building services experience across both public and private sector projects\n, • You possess excellent technical, communication, and quality assurance capabilities\n

We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team based in Liverpool/Manchester/Leeds. \n Location: Liverpool/Manchester/Leeds - remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required. Hours: 40 hours per week - with opportunity for agile working \n Salary: Starting from £50,000 per annum \n Sector: MEP – across variety of industry sectors \n We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role. \n Join our team as a Senior Mechanical Engineer and take the lead on innovative, complex projects across a range of sectors. You'll be instrumental in delivering sustainable, compliant solutions from concept through to construction, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to shape the built environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a chartered or near-chartered engineer looking to make a real impact with a trusted, forward-thinking organisation. \n Are you… \n\n • A Chartered Engineer (or working towards) and member of CIBSE or IET?\n, • A Senior Design Engineer with strong M&E experience?\n, • A Senior Design Engineer looking to take the next step for a Main Contractor with a secured workload in a variety in industry sectors?\n, • Hold a Degree in Mechanical Building Services Engineering or related subject\n, • Bring experience of working across both public and private sector projects?\n, • Leading mechanical design on large, complex multidisciplinary projects from concept to construction\n, • Providing expert technical advice and ensuring sustainable, compliant, and cost-effective solutions\n, • Coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and representing mechanical engineering in design meetings\n, • Driving innovation, implementing BIM, and championing best practice throughout the project lifecycle\n, • You hold a degree in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering and are a member of CIBSE or IET\n, • You're a Chartered Engineer or actively working towards chartership\n, • You have proven senior-level experience delivering complex mechanical design solutions\n, • You bring strong technical expertise paired with clear, effective communication skills\n

University degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering, or a related field, with preferably two or more years of professional experience. As a Controls Engineer, you will contribute to developing the control system from the earliest design stages through final validation.

ServiceNow Product Manager Banking This is a new and exclusive opportunity for a ServiceNow owner Product Manager to join this thriving Banking business as they grow their ServiceNow centre of excellence Role logistics • Job title: Product Manager, • Technology focus- ServiceNow, • Location Knutsford or Manchester, 2 days a week in the office and home working hybrid You will be bringing your ServiceNow expertise to plan, create and design technology solutions which create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. To be successful as a Product Manager, you should have experience with:- • Deep ServiceNow expertise, • Agile product ownership (OKRs, backlog, release planning) leading cross-functional squads and vendor partners For more information, and the chance to be considered, please do send through a CV through to Kimberley Roe at Huxley Many thanks servicenow and architect and strategy To find out more about Huxley, please visit our website Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

Infrastructure Analyst Liverpool or Manchester (Hybrid/2 days on site) £40K An Infrastructure Analyst is required for our legal client who is on a technology transformation journey, consolidating and modernising its infrastructure in line with its wider IT and business strategy. As an Infrastructure Analyst, you'll play a key role in delivering and supporting modern, resilient infrastructure services across the UK and internationally. You will be joining the infrastructure team who are responsible for the delivery, stability and evolution of the organisation's infrastructure and core applications. Key responsibilities: • Support the design, delivery and ongoing operation of infrastructure services, • Provide technical input throughout the project life cycle, from RFP to BAU, • Act as a point of escalation for complex infrastructure issues, • Maintain and improve disaster recovery and high-availability solutions, • Create and maintain technical documentation, test plans and recovery procedures, • Proactively share knowledge and help move repeatable tasks to the Service Desk, • Keep up to date with infrastructure and security trends and contribute to continual service improvement, • VMware management and maintenance, • Microsoft Azure (including Entra ID and application configuration), • Windows Server (2016, 2019, 2022), • Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Sites & Services, • Disaster Recovery and High Availability concepts, • Networking fundamentals (routing and troubleshooting; basic switching desirable), • Monitoring tools (eg SolarWinds, SNMP), • Azure certifications (AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-700), • Office 365 (Exchange Online, Teams, Intune), • Azure VMs, SSO, MFA, SAML, • Hyper-V, FortiGate Firewalls, Mimecast, • Telephony/SIP, Remote Desktop Services, • Datacentre technologies (power, cooling, efficiency), • ITIL Foundation, cyber or information security interest, • Legal systems experience (eg iManage, Aderant, BigHand)

Role Title: Senior Database Administrator (Terraform & DevOps Focus) Duration: contract to run until 31/08/2026 Location: Manchester, Hybrid 1 day per month. The client may ask to visit Coventry office in future for only 1 day per month depending on the business needs Rate: up to £441.60 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose/summary We are seeking a hands-on Senior Database Administrator with immediate production experience in PostgreSQL (Essential), MySQL, and MongoDB, alongside strong Terraform and DevOps practices. This is a delivery-critical role-ideal for a candidate who thrives in fast-paced environments and can own database infrastructure end-to-end, from provisioning to CI/CD integration. This role is not suitable for upskilling or learning; we require proven expertise in cloud-based database administration, automation, and infrastructure-as-code. Key Responsibilities Database Administration: • Own installation, upgrades, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB., • Design and execute database maintenance plans and housekeeping to ensure optimal performance and reliability., • Implement backup, recovery, security, and access control strategies., • Deliver production-grade database solutions in cloud based environments., • Automate database provisioning, scaling, and management using Terraform (non-negotiable)., • Compose Terraform configurations from infrastructure to Git pipelines., • Work within CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or GitHub) to deploy and manage database changes., • Proven production DBA experience in cloud-based environments., • Hands-on expertise in PostgreSQL (Essential), MySQL, and MongoDB., • Strong performance tuning and troubleshooting skills., • Terraform proficiency is mandatory; ability to design, deploy, and manage database infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)., • Experience working within CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices., • Experience with JSON/XML data formats., • Exposure and some experience to Oracle databases., • Familiarity with Kafka or event-driven architectures. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.

Senior DevOps Engineer - Manchester (Hybrid) - £80,000 + Bonus About the Organisation We are working with a rapidly expanding technology business headquartered in Manchester, currently strengthening its platform engineering and DevOps capability. The organisation is undergoing significant investment in infrastructure, automation, and cloud technologies, providing an excellent opportunity to help shape the future direction of its technical landscape. This role sits closely alongside the Data function, supporting the platforms and environments that enable advanced analytics and business-critical insights. The Opportunity As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimising modern infrastructure and delivery pipelines. You'll collaborate with teams across Engineering, Data, Architecture, and Security to deliver scalable, secure, and highly automated solutions. The position involves hands-on work across both cloud and virtualised environments, with a strong focus on container orchestration, infrastructure as code, and automation of operational processes. Key Responsibilities • Design and develop automation solutions for applications and infrastructure., • Orchestrate and manage Kubernetes clusters to support containerised workloads at scale., • Build and optimise multi-region AWS network architectures, including VPC design, connectivity, and inter-region linking., • Manage and provision virtual machines within VMware environments, tailoring configurations to meet specific application and workload requirements., • Implement elasticity and scaling strategies, including load balancing solutions., • Use Terraform to define, deploy, and maintain infrastructure across both cloud and VMware platforms., • Develop, enhance, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices., • Improve system reliability, monitoring, and operational efficiency through automation., • Proven experience in DevOps, platform engineering, or infrastructure roles., • Strong hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration., • Solid understanding of AWS networking, including multi-region environments and VPC architecture., • Experience working with VMware technologies, including provisioning and managing virtual machines., • Practical knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure provisioning across cloud and virtualised environments., • Experience implementing automation for application deployment and operational processes., • Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and modern DevOps practices., • Strong Scripting and problem-solving abilities., • Salary up to £80,000 plus performance bonus, • Hybrid working model, with time spent in the Manchester office, • Generous pension contribution, • 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, • Flexible working arrangements Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

6-Month Temporary Contract (Potential to Extend) | Full-time | Manchester An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Building Surveyor to join a large and complex estate environment on an initial 6-month temporary contract, with the strong potential for extension.This role is ideally suited to a candidate who can hit the ground running and is confident delivering refurbishment, alteration and minor works projects within a fast-paced, stakeholder-rich setting. Your new role Working as part of a well-established projects team, you will provide a building surveying design and project management service across a diverse portfolio of live schemes. Your responsibilities will include: • Managing multiple refurbishment, alteration and planned maintenance projects simultaneously, • Leading projects from brief development through to completion, • Producing cost-effective design solutions and technical documentation, • Acting as Contract Administrator under JCT forms of contract, • Managing internal resources and external consultants, • Controlling project budgets in line with organisational and financial governance, • Acting as Principal Designer under CDM regulations and the Building Safety Act, where required, • Ensuring excellent health & safety compliance across all works, • Maintaining effective communication with a wide range of stakeholders What you'll need to succeed • Degree in Building Surveying, Construction Management or a related discipline, • Full membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. RICS or equivalent), • Proven experience delivering complex refurbishment and alteration projects end to end, • Strong working knowledge of JCT contracts and UK construction regulations, • Proficiency in AutoCAD, NBS Create and MS Office 365 (including MS Project), • Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills What you'll get in return This is an excellent short-term opportunity to work within a highly regarded organisation with a varied and technically interesting project portfolio. In return, you will receive: • A competitive hourly rate of up to £42.10 (umbrella), • Exposure to a large-scale, well-funded estate programme, • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, • A strong possibility of contract extension, subject to performance and project demand What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call me on 0161 236 4949. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact me for a confidential discussion about your career. 4788540

Head of Sales Your new company Hays are seeking an experienced and driven Head of Sales to lead, manage, and motivate our clients' Manchester city centre-based sales function within a professional services environment. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving revenue growth, developing high-performing sales teams, and owning the full client and customer journey from initial engagement through to long-term relationship management.The successful candidate will be hands-on, process-driven, highly client-facing, and passionate about building both people and scalable sales operations.This is a fully office based role in Manchester city Manchester. Your new role Key Responsibilities • Lead, coach, and motivate the sales team to consistently achieve and exceed targets, • Set clear sales strategy, objectives, and performance metrics aligned to business goals, • Take ownership of the end-to-end client and customer journey, with previous experience from lead qualification through onboarding, delivery handover, and ongoing account growth., • Act as a senior client-facing leader, strengthening relationships with key clients and stakeholders, • Design, implement, and continuously improve structured sales processes and pipelines, • Ensure sales activity is well-documented, data-driven, and CRM-led, • Collaborate closely with marketing, delivery, and leadership teams to ensure a seamless customer experience., • Identify new business opportunities, upselling and cross-selling potential within existing accounts, • Significant experience in sales within a professional services environment, • Demonstrated success in leading, managing, and motivating sales teams, • A background as a hands-on sales professional, not solely a people manager, • Extensive client and customer-facing experience at a senior level, • Proven ownership of the full end-to-end client journey, • Strongly process-driven, with experience building and embedding sales frameworks, • Comfortable using CRM systems, sales reporting, and data to drive decisions, • Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skillsWhat you'll get in return, • A senior leadership role with real influence over commercial strategy, • Competitive salary of £50,000 and performance-related bonus, • Excellent culture and Manchester city centre offices. 4788148

REMOTE Enterprise Architect (Architecture Infrastructure Digital Enterprise Architect SecOps Information Security AI Claude Make Zapier OpenAI CoPilot Lovable SOX NIST Compliance Regulation Utilities Services Engineering Remote Working) required by our utilities client in Manchester. You MUST have the following: • Excellent experience as an Enterprise Architect in a global company, • Enterprise architecture experience for infrastructure and/or SecOps, • Exposure to digital initiatives, • Strong commercial experience in AI (Claude, Make, CoPilot, Zapier, OpenAI, Lovable etc), implementing it in technology and ideally within the business, • Excellent enterprise architecture background encompassing:, • Implementation of architectural standards, • SOX/NIST You will have strong enterprise architecture experience that will encompass infrastructure, digital and AI. Experience working for a parenting company that has made continuous acquisitions globally, or a utilities company, would be advantageous but is not essential. The company has a 5 year roadmap for modernisation, including the adoption of AI. There is significant investment to support with this on a global basis. There is SIGNIFICANT flexibility around REMOTE working. There will be monthly meetings in person, but the location can be flexible and any flights and accommodation will be paid for by the company. Salary: £90 - 120k + 20% Bonus + Pension

Skillsets required: "Expertise: F5 Big-IP (LTM, GTM/DNS, APM, AWAF), Jenkins, GitHub Proficiencent: DO, AS3, Python and enterprise integrations Familiarity: AppViewX ADC+ Strong understanding: Network technologies, IP Routing protocols, and Firewalls. Experience: Cloud based architectures, CaaS, IaaS. Knowledge: Traditional datacentre hosted architectures Understanding: Operational Resilience and Security Agile methodologies and tooling such as Jira and CI/CD pipelines." Scope of services: "Seeking an Infrastructure engineer with exposure to F5 Networking services. The Study Engineer sits at the Front End of delivery. Their job is to take a customer or programme requirement and turn it into a clear, build-ready technical solution for the Delivery and Service teams. The Study Engineer is responsible for the technical discovery and design that happens before build and implementation. Understand application, traffic, security, and resilience requirements. Determine whether an existing F5 pattern can be used or whether a bespoke design is required. Produce design and handover artefacts: A key output of the Study Engineer is documentation that enables delivery without ambiguity. • Approved F5 pattern selection or design alignment., • Completed Study - Delivery handover details (VIPs, SSL, persistence, policies, routing, etc.)., • Identification of risks, assumptions, and dependencies before build. This ensures Delivery engineers can execute without rework or clarification loops: • Bridges architecture, security, and delivery., • Study Engineers act as a technical translator across teams., • Align solutions with security and governance expectations., • Ensure designs are compatible with the current F5 estate and tooling., • Validate that what's being requested is achievable within platform standards.

6-month temporary contract for a Project Manager to deliver capital projects Your new company A North West local authority is seeking an experienced Projects Manager to lead the delivery of a diverse portfolio of capital construction projects. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of schemes from early feasibility through to completion, acting as the client-side lead and ensuring high-quality, sustainable and compliant outcomes. Your new role As Projects Manager, you will oversee the end-to-end design and delivery of capital projects typically refurbishment, ranging from £100k to £15m. You will provide expert guidance through feasibility, design, planning, procurement, construction, and handover phases, ensuring that all schemes meet statutory, regulatory and quality requirements. You will manage external consultants and contractors, champion architectural and design standards, and ensure that all project briefs and specifications align with corporate and service priorities. A key part of the role involves preparing planning submissions, monitoring budgets, identifying value-engineering opportunities and reporting progress, risks and issues to senior stakeholders. What you'll need to succeed You will bring strong experience in delivering multiple construction-related capital projects within the public sector. You’ll have solid knowledge of Building Regulations, Building Safety Act 2022, CDM 2015, and experience working with JCT and NEC3/4 contracts. You’ll also demonstrate: • Strong financial and budget management capabilities, • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and contractors, • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage Members, Directors and stakeholders, • Effective risk management, reporting and problem-solving skills, • A degree in Construction, Project Management or a related field (or equivalent experience), • Competitive day rate (£350-£380 umbrella), • 6-month contract with potential extension, • Hybrid working arrangements, • Opportunity to deliver impactful, high-profile projects What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4776128

6-month temporary contract for a Project Manager to deliver capital projects Your new company A North West local authority is seeking an experienced Projects Manager to lead the delivery of a diverse portfolio of capital construction projects. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of schemes from early feasibility through to completion, acting as the client-side lead and ensuring high-quality, sustainable and compliant outcomes. Your new role As Projects Manager, you will oversee the end-to-end design and delivery of capital projects typically refurbishment, ranging from £100k to £15m. You will provide expert guidance through feasibility, design, planning, procurement, construction, and handover phases, ensuring that all schemes meet statutory, regulatory and quality requirements. You will manage external consultants and contractors, champion architectural and design standards, and ensure that all project briefs and specifications align with corporate and service priorities. A key part of the role involves preparing planning submissions, monitoring budgets, identifying value-engineering opportunities and reporting progress, risks and issues to senior stakeholders. What you'll need to succeed You will bring strong experience in delivering multiple construction-related capital projects within the public sector. You’ll have solid knowledge of Building Regulations, Building Safety Act 2022, CDM 2015, and experience working with JCT and NEC3/4 contracts. You’ll also demonstrate: • Strong financial and budget management capabilities, • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams and contractors, • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage Members, Directors and stakeholders, • Effective risk management, reporting and problem-solving skills, • A degree in Construction, Project Management or a related field (or equivalent experience), • Professional membership (CIOB, RICS, ICE) is desirableA driving licence and flexibility to work outside normal hours when required are also essential. What you'll get in return You’ll join a forward-thinking public sector organisation delivering major place-shaping projects aligned to long-term strategic priorities. You’ll play a key role in driving design quality, sustainability and modern construction methods across an exciting programme of works. This assignment offers: • Competitive day rate (£350-£380 umbrella), • 6-month contract with potential extension, • Hybrid working arrangements, • Opportunity to deliver impactful, high-profile projects What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4777906

Construction Project Manager opportunity for national leisure club Your new companyYou will be working for one of the fastest growing national leisure clubs.Their estate spans both large-scale external canopy schemes and internal warehouse conversions, they are scaling rapidly across the UK.To support this growth, they are bringing their project management function fully in-house. This is a pivotal hire that will sit at the heart of their development programme and play a defining role in how the leisure club scales.Your new roleYou will take full ownership of delivering the leisure club's venues end-to-end - from initial site identification through to opening day. Acting as the central point of accountability, you will work closely with the Director of Property, external design and build partners, consultants, and the operations team to ensure each scheme is delivered on time, on budget, and to the required standard.This role requires strong commercial acumen. You must be confident analysing cost plans, challenging contractor pricing, identifying inflated variations, and protecting the clubs financial interests throughout the lifecycle of each project. While not a Quantity Surveyor, you will be expected to operate with commercial awareness and discipline at every stage. Key ResponsibilitiesSite Inception & Feasibility • Partner with the Director of Property from day one to define briefs and establish scheme requirements before costs are committed, • Produce initial feasibility layouts, including court configurations, clubhouse placement, and key spatial planning, to support early site viability assessments, • Review and challenge feasibility cost plans alongside the independent QS, identifying inconsistencies or risks, • Carry out early-stage risk assessments to minimise abortive spend, • Maintain a live pipeline tracker across all active and prospective sitesPlanning & Design Coordination, • Manage planning activity across all schemes, ensuring submissions, approvals, and condition discharges remain on programme, • Act as the primary liaison between the club and external consultants, driving responsiveness and eliminating bottlenecks, • Track planning milestones and proactively escalate risks to programme delivery, • Review design outputs to ensure alignment with brief, budget, and operational requirements, challenging unnecessary complexity or cost, • Coordinate landlord approvals, including licences to alter, ensuring timelines are metProcurement & Contract Management, • Lead all contractor and consultant appointments from a client-side perspective, • Oversee contract management across schemes, scrutinising payment applications prior to approval, • Procure and manage specialist suppliers, including courts, security systems, AV, FF&E, surfaces, signage, and operational equipment, • Evaluate and benchmark supplier pricing, negotiating commercially advantageous terms, • Work with insurance brokers to ensure appropriate coverage is in place, • Enforce robust change control, ensuring all variations are costed and agreed before instructionProgramme & Delivery, • Own and manage the master programme for each scheme, with clear milestones and accountability, • Chair regular progress meetings and provide clear, accurate reporting to HQ, • Identify and mitigate programme risks early to avoid delays, • Manage the transition from practical completion through to operational readiness, • Ensure utilities are procured and delivered in line with programme requirementsCommercial Oversight, • Work closely with finance to manage payment schedules in line with programme delivery, • Flag disputes or cash flow risks proactively, • Maintain accurate cost-to-complete forecasts and regularly report on financial performance, • Review valuations and payment applications against progress and scope, • Track budget performance, providing clear variance reporting with recommended actions, • Support final account negotiations alongside the QS, • Challenge scope creep and cost escalation at sourceHandover & Closeout, • Lead practical completion across all schemes, • Manage snagging through to full resolution, • Ensure a seamless handover to operations, with venues fully ready to trade, • Compile and maintain all project documentation, including O&M manuals, warranties, and compliance recordsWhat you'll need to succeed, • Proven track record delivering leisure, hospitality, or retail construction or fit-out projects - including both ground-up builds and warehouse/industrial conversions, • Demonstrable commercial awareness: able to read a cost plan, challenge a contractor's numbers, and manage a budget with confidence - without being a qualified QS, • Strong experience managing D&B contractors and fit-out contractors as the client-side PM, • Confident coordinating multidisciplinary teams of external consultants - architects, planning consultants, building control - keeping them aligned and on programme without doing their job for them, • Ability to produce basic site feasibility schematics to support early-stage site assessment, • Ability to manage construction programmes confidently, • Excellent supplier and contractor management skills including direct procurement of FF&E and specialist packages, • Strong communicator - able to give clear, concise programme and cost updates to senior stakeholders, • Highly organised, self-sufficient, and comfortable managing multiple schemes concurrently If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4795254

Controls Engineer Outside IR35 Hybrid working Mission Control Engineer role with the responsibility for helping upgrade existing infrastructure using Siemens latest portfolio of control systems to ensure future sustainability for T&D network Duties • Ensure compliance with customer technical specifications on allocated projects, • Understanding of Cyber Security requirements in control and automation systems (IEC62443,IEC62351)., • Development and configuration of engineering control solutions. Configuration and testing of networks (RSTP, PRP) utilising software tools for analyses and fault finding., • Production/checking of all test documentation. Production/checking of functional design specifications and design intent documents, • Carry out FAT activities, • Provide SAT support, • Responsible for technical issues/support on allocated projects, • Ensuring that solutions meet the requirements of the latest policies and standards, • Attend internal and external design reviews providing technical input, • Experience of National Grid delivery and/or Control/Automation background, • Experience of Serial and Ethernet based communication protocols and topologies (IEC60870-5-101/103/104, IEC61850)

Permanent QS Role, £55,000 - £60,000 + package, Office-Based in Manchester Your new company You will be joining a well established, international main contractor with a strong presence across the North West. Known for delivering high quality flagship schemes, they have an excellent pipeline of work and a reputation for developing and progressing their people. Due to continued growth, they are now looking to appoint a Quantity Surveyor to support a major new build hotel project based in Manchester. Your new roleAs Quantity Surveyor, you will take commercial responsibility for a key project within the business, working closely with the commercial lead and wider delivery team. You will be involved in: • Managing subcontract procurement and package management, • Valuations, variations, and monthly reporting, • Cost control, forecasting, and budget management, • Working collaboratively with site and design teams to ensure commercial targets are achieved, • Ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and company processes, • Previous experience as a Quantity Surveyor within the construction sector, • Strong commercial acumen and understanding of standard forms of contract, • Experience on new build projects (hotel, commercial, residential or similar), • Ability to work autonomously while being part of a collaborative team, • Salary of £55,000 - £60,000, depending on experience, • Opportunities for career progression with a financially stable contractor, • Supportive team culture with long-term project pipeline, • Permanent employment with strong benefits packageWhat to do nowIf you're interested in this role, please apply today or contact me directly for a confidential discussion about your next career move. If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4781370

At Virgin Active, our purpose is simple: to change people’s lives through wellness. \n We are evolving into social wellness clubs. Sophisticated, design-led spaces where movement, recovery, connection and community come together. Our ambition is to deliver a fully integrated approach to wellbeing, combining physical training, mental wellness, nutrition and social experience into one seamless member journey. \n As a Personal Trainer, you are not just delivering sessions,you are shaping lifestyles, building confidence and playing a direct role in changing lives. \n A Different Model \n This is not the traditional Personal Training model. \n At Virgin Active, you are employed, giving you stability alongside flexibility and the opportunity to grow your earnings. \n There is: \n\n • No rent to pay\n, • No requirement to hold your own insurance\n, • Structured onboarding with up to 110–120 paid hours of development in your first 8 weeks\n, • A premium, engaged member base\n, • A high-quality club environment designed for PT success\n, • Deliver HYROX-inspired training sessions and programmes\n, • Support members in preparing for competitive fitness events\n, • Be part of a globally recognised performance movement\n, • Deliver exceptional one-to-one and small group personal training sessions\n, • Design intelligent, personalised programmes aligned to each member’s goals and lifestyle\n, • Build meaningful relationships that drive long-term engagement and results\n, • Grow your client base through proactive member interaction, experiences and referrals\n, • Create standout fitness experiences that elevate the club environment\n, • Collaborate with club teams to deliver a seamless, premium member journey\n, • Track progress and continuously evolve your approach to maximise impact\n, • REPS Level 3 or CIMSPA equivalent\n, • CIMSPA Level 3 Personal Training qualification\n, • Virgin Active Level 4 Nutrition qualification\n, • A genuine passion for changing lives through wellness\n, • Strong presence and professionalism on the gym floor\n, • Commercial mindset with the drive to grow your business\n, • Ability to build trust quickly and create lasting relationships\n, • Opportunities to deliver Group Exercise classes including Strength & Conditioning and Reformer Pilates\n, • Clear and fast-tracked career progression pathways, including progression from Expert to Icon level\n, • Flexibility to shape your career across personal training, group exercise, or both\n, • Accrued annual leave - we want you to take them\n, • Access to The People’s Pension, with employer contributions at 3%\n, • Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy, plus free membership options for children (including Club V)\n, • Discounts across Virgin Active, including PT sessions, guest passes, products and treatments\n, • Access to Virgin Group discounts (including Virgin Media, Virgin Atlantic and more)\n, • Salary Finance, supporting loans, savings and financial wellbeing\n, • BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, including 4 free counselling sessions\n, • Partnership with Dexters offering complimentary corporate letting services (no tenant charges)\n, • Access to ePoints, offering discounts across major retailers such as Amazon, ASOS and Gymshark\n, • Discounted courses through the Virgin Active Academy, including specialist training such as yoga\n

Contract Opportunity - VMware Cloud Foundation/VCD Migration Specialist We are supporting a major enterprise programme requiring a senior VMware infrastructure specialist to lead a highly complex migration and design engagement within a secure, multi-tenant environment. This engagement will focus on the transition from VMware Cloud Director (VCD) to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, including automation strategy, solution design, parity assessment and migration recommendations. The environment is technically mature and security-sensitive, requiring someone with deep hands-on architecture expertise across VMware cloud platforms and strong experience operating in enterprise or regulated environments. Key Responsibilities • Deliver high-level solution design for migration to VCF 9.1, • Assess and map VCD to VCF 9.1 feature parity, • Provide architectural recommendations and migration approach, • Support VCF 9.1 Automation design and integration strategy, • Work within a secure, multi-tenant enterprise environment, • Engage with senior technical stakeholders and customer architecture teams, • Strong VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) expertise, • Experience with VMware Cloud Director (VCD), • Proven migration experience from VCD to VCF environments, • Deep understanding of multi-tenancy and secure cloud architectures, • Strong solution design/architecture background, • VMware automation experience highly desirable, • Experience working in regulated or highly secure environments, • Initial engagement: 25 days over 5 weeks, • Start: Mid-June, • Likely extension potential, • Remote with potential customer engagement sessions, • Competitive day rate, • Security-cleared candidates preferred

Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to support the delivery of projects within the water and wastewater sector. The successful candidate will be involved throughout the full project life cycle, from concept and detailed design through to commissioning and handover, ensuring high-quality electrical engineering solutions are delivered safely and efficiently. Key Responsibilities • Prepare and review electrical engineering designs for water treatment and infrastructure projects., • Work on systems including Motor Control Centres (MCCs), LV distribution systems, cabling, instrumentation, industrial networks, PLCs, and SCADA systems., • Support both new technology installations and upgrades to existing Legacy systems., • Produce and review technical specifications, schedules, and procurement documentation., • Evaluate supplier tender submissions and provide technical input during procurement activities., • Ensure compliance with relevant design, quality, and safety standards including client and WIMES standards., • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Graduate Engineers and junior team members., • Build and maintain strong client relationships while supporting project delivery objectives., • Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline., • Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status or working towards professional accreditation., • Strong experience delivering electrical engineering projects within regulated environments., • Previous experience within the water industry is highly desirable., • Good understanding of design standards, safety regulations, and quality procedures., • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills., • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to project sites as required

HAYS - Permanent position for a leading global firm -Payroll control manager - hybrid Your new company You’ll be joining a growing professional services organisation with a strong national payroll function. The business is committed to delivering high-quality payroll services, strengthening internal controls, and continuously improving its ways of working. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where developing best practice and enhancing compliance are central priorities. Your new role You’ll play a key role in supporting and developing payroll controls, compliance, and risk management across the national payroll service line. You’ll review and strengthen existing processes, contribute to strategic decisions, and work closely with colleagues at all levels.Your responsibilities will include: • Ensuring robust controls and compliance are built into payroll service delivery., • Continuously reviewing and improving payroll processes and assessing proposed operational changes., • Managing the risk register, monitoring service delivery risks, and overseeing incident reporting., • Reviewing compliance and non-compliance trends and recommending improvements., • Leading legislative and procedural updates and ensuring teams meet requirements., • Managing a team within the payroll controls and compliance function., • Identifying weaknesses in current processes and proposing solutions that add value., • Strong experience as a payroll professional., • Proven ability to design and implement effective control frameworks., • A solid understanding of compliance risks and best-practice approaches., • Experience investigating payroll incidents, making recommendations, and overseeing remediation., • Confident communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues both remotely and in person. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4785692

6-month contract for an Architectural Project Manager with the potential to convert into permanent An opportunity has arisen for an Architectural Projects Manager to join a busy capital projects team, leading the architectural design and delivery of a varied portfolio of capital schemes. This role will suit a design-led professional who enjoys operating as the client lead, managing multidisciplinary consultants and ensuring high-quality, compliant design outcomes.You will take projects from early feasibility through to delivery, working across all RIBA stages, with a strong focus on design quality, statutory compliance, sustainability and value for money. Your new role • Lead the architectural design and project management of allocated capital projects from inception through to completion, • Act as client lead for early RIBA stages (0-4), including feasibility, options appraisals, design development and planning, • Manage and coordinate external design consultants to deliver integrated, compliant design solutions, • Prepare and review project briefs, specifications, drawings and technical information, • Ensure compliance with relevant legislation including Building Safety Act 2022, CDM 2015 and Building Regulations, • Monitor design-stage budgets, risks and change control, • Administer JCT/NEC contracts through design and construction stages, • Embed sustainability, accessibility and whole-life value principles into design solutions, • Provide professional advice to senior stakeholders and elected members as required What you'll need to succeed • Degree-level qualification in Architecture, Architectural Technology, Construction/Project Management or a related discipline, • Professional membership (e.g. RIBA, ARB, CIAT, CIOB, RICS), • Proven experience leading architectural design stages and managing external consultants, • Strong knowledge of the RIBA Plan of Work and statutory design frameworks, • Experience delivering capital projects through planning and building regulations, • Working knowledge of JCT/NEC contracts, • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, • Experience working within complex, client-side or public-sector environments is highly advantageous What you'll get in return • A 6-month initial contract with potential to convert to a permanent role, • Competitive daily rate of £350 (in scope of IR35), • The opportunity to work on meaningful, design-led capital projects, • Exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic programmes, • Hybrid working arrangements (subject to project requirements) What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4791903

Interim Head of FP&A | 12Month FTC | Up to £96,000 with benefits | Social Housing Your new company You’ll be joining a large, well-established North West-based housing provider with a significant property portfolio and a strong social purpose. The organisation operates across multiple regions, delivers new homes each year, and maintains a clear long-term commitment to financial strength, strategic investment, and community impact. With a collaborative culture and a modern, flexible working approach, the organisation is known for empowering colleagues and driving continuous improvement across all areas of Finance. Your new role As Interim Head of Financial Planning you will take a senior leadership position at the heart of the organisation’s financial strategy. Your remit spans treasury management, long-term business planning, FP&A leadership, and development finance oversight. You will ensure the organisation’s multi-decade financial plan is robust, affordable, and aligned to strategic objectives, while also driving strong financial control and assurance across the development programme. A major focus of the role is the full FP&A cycle - leading the 30-year plan, annual budget, quarterly forecasting, and performance analysis. You will work closely with Finance Business Partners, senior leaders and operational teams to provide high-quality insight, challenge assumptions, and support informed decision-making across the organisation. This is a hybrid role offering flexible home working. • Lead the design and maintenance of a robust 30-year financial plan that reflects current and future business activity., • Deliver effective treasury management in line with the treasury strategy, maintaining strong relationships with lenders and advisors., • Integrate reporting and cashflow forecasting into the wider financial planning framework., • Own the full budgeting and forecasting framework, ensuring high-quality analysis across all planning horizons., • Partner with Finance Business Partners to align annual budgets with long-term financial capacity., • Produce clear, insightful financial reporting to support senior leadership and board-level decision-making., • Build and maintain reporting and KPI frameworks for ongoing monitoring of development activity., • Act as the subject-matter expert for treasury, long-term financial planning and development finance, including ownership of the BRIXX model., • Drive best practice, benchmarking and continuous improvement across the Finance function., • Significant senior experience in FP&A/financial planning and development finance., • Proven ability to produce high-quality long-term financial plans, budgets, forecasts and strategic performance reporting., • Strong leadership capability with experience developing high-performing teams., • Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence non-financial stakeholders., • Strong financial modelling skills and proficiency with systems such as BRIXX, Proval or Sequel., • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). What you need to do now If you’re interested in this role, please click “apply” and we will revert to the most relevant applications as soon as possible. If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you’re an accountant looking for a new job in finance, please contact Benjamin Stanton at the Hays Senior Finance team in Manchester. # 4783621

Operations Manager - UK & Ireland - Expression of Interest RED are an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients. RED Site Services (RSS) is a division of RED Engineering Design that specialises in designing, commissioning, and validating state-of-the-art systems for mission-critical buildings across various sectors, including Technology. With offices in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, we manage projects in numerous countries worldwide. Due to an increased project pipeline, we are expanding our Commissioning Team within RED Site Services. We are seeking passionate, innovative, and energetic Operations Managers to manage a portfolio of Data Centre projects across the UK and Europe. The successful candidates would be based in one of our UK/Ireland offices – London, Newcastle, Bicester, Cork or Dublin. About the roles: You will be a key player in helping to deliver the commissioning management services on a range of commercial and mission critical buildings for top tier main contractors, clients and end users. You will join a growing team of passionate engineers dedicated to project delivery, reporting directly to the Operations Director. Your responsibilities also include: • Represent Red at meetings with customers, professional teams and contractor teams as required., • Maintaining close liaison with clients, suppliers, and team members to ensure successful project delivery and support business development., • Supporting the delivery of commercial bids to secure new and additional work., • Senior members of the team will be expected to lead a team of commissioning managers across a wide range of projects in the commercial, residential, pharmaceutical and technology sectors, • International travel may be required to support projects, develop and maintain contact with other offices within the group, attend events, and visit clients/partners. Role Requirements • A minimum of 10 years working in Commissioning in a similar role or 12 years in a related industry/ engineering discipline, • Willingness to travel and work in diverse environments and conditions, collaborating with local teams across various regions and engaging with clients, partners, and suppliers internationally., • Bachelors degree in engineering or equivalent is desirable, • Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development, including membership in at least one relevant professional institute in the built environment or energy industry, and working towards corporate membership is desirable., • Fluency in English is essential, • A UK driving license or equivalent would also be desirable. Benefits RED offers a variety of benefits, including but not limited to: • 23 days annual leave rising to 28 days annual leave over 5 years’ service, • Holiday purchase and buy back scheme, • Hybrid Working, • Contributory company pension scheme, • Healthcare Scheme (Company funded cover is dependant on level), • Non-contractual bonus awards, • Training sponsorship, • Charity volunteering leave, • Wellness days/ initiatives., • Salary commensurate with experience., • Our people work in friendly teams with a collaborative approach and mentoring support from talented leaders., • We offer a comprehensive benefits package and are an equal opportunities employer. Application Process By submitting your application, you are indicating your interest in this position. Should a vacancy arise that aligns with your skills and experience, we will contact you accordingly: • A 1st stage interview lasting 1 hour with Senior members of the team., • A 1-hour final interview with senior members of the team. Please note that additional stages may be required, depending on the availability of team members and other factors. Any changes or additional stages in the process will be communicated to you accordingly. *This role will ideally suit those with the right to live & work in the UK without restrictions.

“We’re looking for a Project Engineer at VPS Emsys Maritime to help drive innovative emission monitoring solutions in the maritime industry.” WHO WE ARE Come and join the revolution, as the world is challenged to reduce CO2 and Greenhouse gases to prevent further global warming, there is an ever-increasing requirement to report exhaust gas emissions from the shipping industry. VPS Emsys Maritime is a leading manufacturer of ship and maritime exhaust gas emissions measurement systems. Emsys Maritime Ltd. was acquired by VPS in 2023 and has been incorporated into the VPS Digital division. VPS is the world’s leading marine fuel and lubricants testing and analysis company and a pioneer in its field for creating innovative, sustainable solutions to the shipping industry. We are experiencing strong growth, with a forward order book extending well into the next decade. We currently provide accurate measurement systems to the world’s largest and leading shipyards. This continued growth has created the opportunity for an additional Project Engineer to join our ‘Queens Award’ winning company. Our internal supportive culture is ideal for those who want to join an organisation which provides a challenging environment and opportunities for personal skills development. As exclusive suppliers to marine and offshore industries, our highly experienced team have market-leading expertise in the design, installation, commissioning, and through-life support of marine emissions monitoring systems (EMS). THE OPPORTUNITY As a Project Engineer at VPS Emsys Maritime (Altrincham, Greater Manchester), you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of complex engineering projects within the marine and offshore sector. Due to internal reorganisation and continued growth, we are expanding our Project team and are looking for a driven and hands-on engineer to join us. In this role, you will report to the General Manager and contribute to delivering projects on time and within budget. You will be involved throughout the full project lifecycle, from preparation and planning through to execution and documentation, ensuring high-quality delivery in challenging and dynamic environments. What you will do: In this role you will: • Support the Project team in delivering projects on time and within budget, • Prepare installation drawings, schematics, and technical documentation packages, • Develop project plans, methods of work, and risk assessments (including HAZID), • Assist in the installation of mechanical and electrical systems on ocean-going vessels and offshore assets, • Work closely with internal teams and customers to ensure smooth project execution, • Identify and mitigate risks associated with offshore and marine environments, • Contribute to continuous improvement of project processes and documentation What you bring We are looking for someone who is practical, technically skilled and confident working with customers in dynamic environments. • Degree, HND or HNC in Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation, Marine Engineering or a related discipline, • Around 2 years’ experience in a similar role, • Experience preparing installation drawings, schematics, manuals, and work instructions, • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset, • Experience with CAD software (essential), • Proficient in MS Office, MS Project and other relevant engineering tools, • Understanding of installation requirements within offshore or marine environments is an advantage, • Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively OUR OFFER TO YOU • Working in an innovative and maritime environment, • Great team, • Fulltime job, • Competitive salary (£50,000 per year), • 28 days annual paid leave, • Startdate: immediately, • Location: Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Aqua Consultants is looking for an experienced Senior or Principal Process Engineer to strengthen our growing Water Engineering team. You’ll play a pivotal role delivering water and wastewater schemes for UK water companies, while also supporting wider utilities and infrastructure projects. You will act as a trusted process engineering authority, leading the development of compliant, innovative and sustainable treatment solutions across the project lifecycle. Key responsibilities: • Provide expert process input into water and wastewater design and delivery, • Act as a process subject matter expert and technical leader within Aqua, • Carry out capacity assessments for treatment works and develop process options, • Undertake process calculations, gap analysis and consent compliance assessments, • Develop mass balances, P&IDs, control philosophies and commissioning strategies, • Lead and participate in HAZOP, HAZID and HAZCOM studies, • Assess potable water treatment, raw water deterioration and network risks, • Develop process solutions through outline and detailed design, • Produce high‑quality technical reports and design documentation, • Collaborate closely with costing and commercial teams to develop viable options, • Manage client liaison, progress reporting and technical coordination, • Support project delivery through troubleshooting, commissioning and optimisation, • Promote best practice in process design, safety, operability and environmental performance, • Mentor and develop graduate, consultant and senior engineers, • Attend stakeholder meetings, workshops and site visits across the UK About You: • Accredited degree in Chemical, Environmental or Process Engineering, • Chartered member of a relevant professional institution (essential), • Strong experience within water and/or wastewater treatment, • Confident developing mass balances, optioneering studies and optimisation plans, • Experience working in multi‑disciplinary consultancy teams, • Excellent stakeholder, client and communication skills, • Able to lead technical workstreams and support project delivery, • Practical site experience (sampling/jar testing desirable), • Able to consider carbon, sustainability and environmental impacts, • Comfortable working independently and providing technical leadership, • Full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK What We Offer: • Competitive salary + discretionary bonus, • Company pension & salary sacrifice scheme, • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy more, • Company laptop and mobile phone, • Professional membership fees paid, • Ongoing training and clear career progression, • Life assurance (4x salary), • Employee Assistance Programme (GP, physio & mental health support), • Medicash healthcare cash plan, • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay, • Refer‑a‑friend incentive

Senior .NET Developer Global Tech Company | Agile Delivery Teams | Hands-On | UK-Based Millions of customers. One proprietary platform. Infinite possibilities. This global technology business has just completed a massive migration to their own platform, and now, the stage is set for scale, innovation, and speed. Products are being built at pace, technology is unlocking new capabilities, and the experiences delivered to customers worldwide are next-level. At the heart of it all? The tech team. And they’re looking for a Senior .NET Developer to join one of their agile delivery squads and help shape the future of their platform. What You’ll Do: • Build and maintain integrations between web front-ends, back-end services, and third-party systems., • Apply software development best practices and design patterns alongside fellow developers and QA engineers., • Deliver new features while writing clean, maintainable, high-quality code., • Take ownership of developments from initial implementation through to production support., • Collaborate with platform engineering teams to maintain a robust CI/CD pipeline., • Ensure all code is testable, covering unit, integration, UI, and performance tests. Who You Are: • Solid commercial experience with .NET and C#., • Hands-on experience with Akka.NET for building distributed, scalable, fault-tolerant systems., • Familiar with N-Tier architecture and service-oriented design (SOA)., • Strong understanding of OOP principles and design patterns., • Experienced with Web Services, WebAPI, and WCF., • Comfortable with SQL and NoSQL databases., • Skilled in performance tuning and optimisation., • Confident with Git and source control best practices., • Experienced in Agile or Kanban environments., • Excellent collaborator and communicator, with a problem-solving mindset., • Flexible for occasional releases or out-of-hours support when needed. Why This Role Stands Out You’ll be joining a team where your work actually matters, helping millions of users around the world interact with cutting-edge technology every day. You won’t just be maintaining code, you’ll be shaping the platform itself, contributing to a product that’s scaling rapidly and innovating constantly. How MRJ Recruitment Helps We’ve partnered with this company on multiple engineering hires, giving us insider knowledge of their teams, culture, and what makes candidates stand out. Applying through us means more than just sending a CV, you’ll get tailored guidance, interview prep, and strategies to maximise your chances of success. 💡 Ready to join a tech team that’s building for millions? Apply now or drop us a message to learn more.

Purview Data Governance Consultant Our Data & AI team is made up of curious, client-focused professionals who help organisations build trusted, governed, high-quality data solutions. We’re looking for a Purview Data Governance Consultant with strong data governance and data management experience (including data quality and MDM) and hands-on technical skills from a data analyst or data engineer background, with an appreciation of broader cloud architecture and networking. If you’re passionate about helping organisations understand, trust, and govern their data—and you enjoy working at the intersection of governance, platforms, and delivery—we’d love to talk. Come join us As a member of Avanade’s Data & AI practice, you’ll work with clients to design, implement, and embed modern data governance capabilities across Microsoft Purview, cloud data platforms, and analytics ecosystems. You’ll play a hands-on role in helping organisations establish clear data ownership, classification, lineage, and policy enforcement — turning governance from theory into something that genuinely enables analytics and AI. This role is ideal for consultants who are both governance-minded and technically capable, able to work credibly with data engineers, platform teams, and business stakeholders alike. Together we do what matters. What you’ll do • Design and implement data governance solutions using Microsoft Purview Data Governance, including cataloguing, classification, lineage, and domain-based governance models, • Use governance to enable data value creation, discoverability, secure access, and responsible data use, • Work with clients to define data ownership, stewardship, policies, and operating models aligned to business and regulatory needs, • Configure and integrate Purview with Azure data platforms, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Databricks, other data sources, and MDM tools, ensuring governance is embedded within delivery pipelines, • Support the implementation and governance of Databricks Unity Catalog, aligning technical controls with organisational data governance objectives, • Analyse data platforms and pipelines to assess metadata coverage, lineage, data quality signals, and policy enforcement, • Collaborate closely with business and technical stakeholders to ensure governance and data quality are practical, usable, and automated wherever possible, • Translate governance concepts into clear, actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, • Help clients move from ad hoc or tool-led governance to sustainable, product-oriented, domain-aligned models, • Contribute to the development of Avanade accelerators, patterns, and thought leadership in data governance and trust Skills and experience • Proven experience as a Data Governance Consultant, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, or similar role within data or analytics programmes, • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview Data Governance, including cataloguing, classification, lineage, and policy concepts, • Experience working with or implementing Databricks Unity Catalog, • Strong understanding of modern data platforms and architectures, ideally within Microsoft and Databricks ecosystems, • Practical technical skills in SQL, Python, and data engineering / analytics tooling, enabling effective collaboration with delivery teams, • Experience in a consulting or client-facing environment, engaging stakeholders with differing priorities, • Ability to explain governance concepts clearly and pragmatically, focusing on enablement rather than control, • Experience with technologies such as Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and data integration tools is advantageous About you Characteristics that set you up for success in this role include: • Pragmatic and outcome-focused, with a desire to make data governance genuinely useful, • Comfortable working across governance, data engineering, and analytics communities, • Curious about how organisations use (and misuse) data, and how better governance can unlock value, • Confident working in uncertain or evolving data landscapes, • Collaborative, supportive, and able to influence without authority, • Keen to learn and stay current with emerging approaches to data trust, governance, and AI readiness Enjoy your career Some of the best things about working at Avanade: • Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (20 times), • A minimum of 80 hours per year dedicated to learning, certifications, and professional development, • Access to global Data & AI communities, accelerators, and subject-matter experts, • The chance to work on complex, high-impact initiatives across data governance, analytics, and AI, • Clear and supported career progression across Consultant and Senior Consultant levels Find out more about some of our benefits ___. A great place to work As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and our communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look! We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our ___ page

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a start-up who are just over 2 years old, as they make technological breakthroughs in security with a product line built on CHERI technology and RISC‑V cores. I am looking for Verification Engineers between 4-8 years experience to join a talented team. You will work in an environment where you are not pigeon holed to one or two tasks but have the scope and autonomy to work on complex tasks across the whole flow. The company have strong funding behind them and a leadership team made up of experts in processor design and formal methods as well as a CEO who brings over 30 years of semiconductor experience from world renown companies and start-ups. Responsibilities • Collaborates with the design team to understand and define verification requirements for security features, • Develops and maintains verification plans, testbenches, and test scenarios using UVM methodology, • Executes test plans and verifies the correctness of hardware security features, • Works closely with the cross-functional teams to ensure the implementation meets design specifications and security requirements, • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, • Strong understanding of hardware verification methodologies and tools, • Experience with UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) for FPGA/ASIC verification, • Familiarity with security features and protocols, such as CHERI, is a plus, • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team, • Knowledge of UK working rights Cambridge, Sheffield or UK Remote: You must be currently living and working in the UK and able to do so without restrictions. You must have UK working rights to be considered for the role.

Data Engineer Manchester (hybrid, 2 days in the office) £70,000 to £90,000 This is an opportunity to join a scaling SaaS business where data sits at the heart of the product. You will play a key role in shaping modern data infrastructure that directly supports machine learning systems, real time decision making, and measurable commercial outcomes. The role offers high ownership, greenfield projects, and the chance to influence how data is used across the organisation as it continues to grow. The Company They are a UK based technology scale up building a privacy first, cookieless platform that helps businesses protect and optimise their digital marketing spend. Using machine learning and large scale behavioural data, they analyse vast volumes of traffic in real time to identify low quality or invalid activity. With offices in London and Manchester, they operate at Series A stage with strong funding and a collaborative, engineering led culture. The Role You will sit within the Data and Platform function, working closely with Data Science, Engineering, and Product teams to design and run reliable, scalable data systems. Key responsibilities include: • Designing and owning batch and streaming data ingestion pipelines on AWS, • Building and maintaining ML ready datasets to support model training, inference, and experimentation, • Improving data warehouse design and performance within AWS Redshift, including refactoring poorly structured data, • Integrating new and underused data sources to unlock additional value, • Supporting feature store development and data pipelines for A/B testing and analytics tools, • Optimising data systems for cost, performance, reliability, and data freshness, • Strong commercial experience building production grade data pipelines using Python and SQL, • Hands on experience with AWS data services such as S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena, and streaming technologies like Kinesis, • Experience working with large scale, high velocity event data and understanding the trade offs around cost, performance, and reliability, • Ability to think beyond implementation and understand how data supports business and product outcomes, • Comfortable collaborating across Data, Engineering, and Product in a fast moving environment If you are interested in building high impact data systems in a growing SaaS environment, apply now to find out more about this opportunity.

Remote working: Hybrid – once monthly office visits to Manchester (may be once weekly in-office if a short commute from the HQ) About Us We’re an ambitious, fast-growing company building innovative, user-focused digital products used by thousands of people every day. With a focus on high-quality engineering, collaborative problem-solving, and continuous improvement, we’re now looking for Senior Android Engineers to join the team. The Role As a Senior Android Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining our Android applications. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to deliver features that delight our users and meet our business goals. You'll also have the opportunity to influence architecture, mentor junior engineers, and help shape the future of our mobile offering. Key Responsibilities • Lead the development of new features and enhancements across our Android app(s), • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship high-quality solutions, • Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications, • Maintain high standards of code quality through code reviews and mentoring, • Drive improvements in our Android architecture, tooling, and development processes, • Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in mobile development Requirements • 4+ years of professional Android development experience (Senior), • Strong proficiency in Kotlin and modern Android development practices, • Experience with Jetpack Compose, MVVM architecture, and dependency injection (e.g., Hilt or Dagger), • Familiarity with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and third-party libraries, • Solid understanding of the full mobile development lifecycle, • Experience writing unit, integration, and UI tests, • Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives, • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset Nice to Have • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Bitrise), • Previous work in a startup or fast-paced product environment, • Knowledge of mobile analytics and performance monitoring tools

About Accelerant Accelerant is a data-driven risk exchange connecting underwriters of specialty insurance risk with risk capital providers. Accelerant was founded in 2018 by a group of longtime insurance industry executives and technology experts who shared a vision of rebuilding the way risk is exchanged – so that it works better, for everyone. The Accelerant risk exchange does business across more than 20 different countries and 250 specialty products, and we are proud that our insurers have been awarded an AM Best A- (Excellent) rating. For more information, please visit ___. Full Stack Software Engineer - Data Observability & Operational Tooling Accelerant is building a new platform that will serve as the backbone of how risk is exchanged in the future. The Data Observability team is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer with a front-end emphasis to build and serve the internal operational tooling and data observability capabilities that power our data platform. This is a unique role: you'll be a software engineer embedded within a data analytics engineering team, working with a high degree of independence to design and deliver tooling that makes data pipelines visible, actionable, and trustworthy for stakeholders across the business. What you'll be doing • Designing and building front-end interfaces for internal operational tooling, including dashboards, data observability views, and stakeholder communication surfaces, • Developing rich data visualizations that surface pipeline health, data quality metrics, and business KPIs to technical and non-technical audiences, • Building and maintaining backend services that support operational tooling, integrating with data infrastructure such as Snowflake, dbt, and monitoring platforms, • Collaborating closely with data engineers, analytics engineers, and business stakeholders to translate data observability requirements into intuitive, high-quality interfaces, • Working independently as a software engineer within a data-focused team, driving technical decisions for the tooling layer while leveraging other full stack teams across the organization for guidance and support, • Shipping iteratively, balancing speed of delivery with code quality, maintainability, and scalability What you bring to the table • Experience building and scaling web applications, with particular strength in front-end development, • Strong understanding of modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks and component-based architectures, • Comfort working with data-heavy interfaces: tables, charts, filters, and interactive visualizations, • Ability to work independently and drive projects end-to-end with minimal oversight, • Strong coding ability and a track record of shipping high-quality software, • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with data engineers, product managers, and business stakeholders, • Passionate problem-solving mindset and a strong sense of ownership. Desired qualifications • Experience with TypeScript, • Experience with Svelte, or equivalent modern component framework (React, Vue), • Experience building data visualization and dashboard interfaces (e.g., D3.js, Chart.js, Plotly, or similar), • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, • Familiarity with data platforms and tools such as Snowflake, dbt, or similar analytics infrastructure, • Experience with SQL and comfort working with analytical data sets, • Experience with Python is a plus, given the data team's tooling ecosystem, • Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (e.g., Datadog, Grafana) is a plus.

📱 Junior Android Developer | Building the Future of Mobile !! IMMEDIATE JOINERS !! Mobile Engineer (Junior Android Developer) Location : London Work mode : Onsite Experience: 2–5 years CITIZEN & DEPENDENTS Are you a mobile enthusiast who lives for clean code and smooth UI transitions? We are looking for a Junior Android Developer with 1+ years of professional experience to join our engineering team. At this stage in your career, you’ve moved past "Hello World" and are ready to tackle real-world scalability, complex APIs, and the occasional Gradle headache. If you’re eager to learn from seniors while making a tangible impact on a product used by thousands, let’s talk. 🛠️ What You’ll Do • Feature Development: Collaborate with our product and design teams to build and ship high-quality features for our Android application., • Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable code in Kotlin (and some legacy Java) while following modern architectural patterns (MVVM/MVI)., • UI/UX Implementation: Turn Figma designs into pixel-perfect layouts using Jetpack Compose or XML., • Bug Squashing: Identify, debug, and fix performance bottlenecks and edge-case crashes., • Continuous Learning: Participate in code reviews, contribute to technical documentation, and stay up-to-date with the latest Android Jetpack libraries. ✅ What You Bring • Experience: 1+ years of professional experience in Android development (internships count if they were high-impact!)., • Language Proficiency: Strong foundations in Kotlin and a solid understanding of Java., • Android SDK: Familiarity with Activities, Fragments, Services, and Lifecycle components., • Networking: Experience working with RESTful APIs using Retrofit and handling JSON data., • Tooling: Proficiency with Git and a working knowledge of Android Studio., • Mindset: A "can-do" attitude and the humility to ask for help when a bug just won't budge. 🌟 Bonus Points if You Have: • A published app on the Google Play Store (send us the link!)., • Experience with Dependency Injection (Hilt/Dagger)., • Familiarity with Coroutines and Flow for asynchronous programming., • A passion for Material Design 3. 🚀 Why Join Us? • Mentorship: Work directly with Senior Developers who actually enjoy teaching., • Tech Stack: We stay on the cutting edge—no ancient legacy codebases here., • Growth: A clear path to becoming a Mid-level Developer within [Timeframe]., • Perks: [Insert Perks: e.g., Remote-first culture, Learning stipend, Health benefits].

Over 20 years of market experience, Intellias brings together technologists, creators and innovators in Europe, North and Latin America, and the Middle East. Join our international team and take the mission to solve the advanced tech challenges of tomorrow! Project overview: Сlient is a leading multi-brand technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, Client was founded in 1984 and employs approximately 10,000 coworkers. For the trailing twelve months that ended September 30, 2023, the company generated Net sales of over $22 billion. Requirements: • 3+ years of hands-on experience with ServiceNow as a platform engineer, administrator, or ITSM/ITOM engineer., • Strong practical experience with ServiceNow ITSM processes (Incident, Problem, Change Management)., • Hands-on experience with ServiceNow upgrades and new releases (including Xanadu or similar recent versions)., • Experience configuring and supporting integrations, preferably PagerDuty ↔ ServiceNow., • Solid understanding of incident management and operational workflows in enterprise environments., • Experience working with ServiceNow REST APIs and integration patterns., • Knowledge of ITIL principles and service management best practices., • Ability to collaborate effectively with SRE, Platform, and Infrastructure teams., • Good troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills., • Design, configure, and maintain the ServiceNow platform, including ITSM/ITOM processes., • Implement and support incident, problem, and change management workflows., • Integrate PagerDuty with ServiceNow for real-time alerting, incident creation, and escalation workflows., • Collaborate with SRE, Platform, and Infrastructure teams to align operational processes with system reliability needs., • Automate operational workflows and improve service visibility, reporting, and SLA tracking., • Support platform upgrades, new ServiceNow releases (incl. Xanadu), and continuous process improvements.

Senior Core Systems Developer Remote - UK or Europe About us At Auros, we’re dedicated to advancing the cryptocurrency ecosystem through unparalleled liquidity and market-making services. We’re one of the largest participants in the market, trading across 10+ global locations, facilitating 3-4% of global daily volumes, and have connectivity to over 50 venues. What sets us apart, though, is our culture. We believe in hiring smart people and empowering them to do their best work. From day one you’ll have the autonomy and support to really excel. Our relentless focus on delivery drives us to continuously push boundaries and achieve exceptional results, all while offering abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth in the dynamic realm of digital assets. The Opportunity • Develop trading system infrastructure in Python and C# as directed., • Work with traders, middle office and other stakeholders to understand the core problems that each of the teams is facing, in both Cefi and Defi environments and design solutions., • Deploy trading system components in to our production environment., • Be responsible for troubleshooting system issues as and when they occur., • Identify opportunities for system improvements., • Engage with the team during system design discussions, code reviews, trading idea brainstorms. Who you are Our ideal candidate will have: • Software engineer with 5+ years experience in developing clean, maintainable, performant code., • You have 3+ years experience developing in both Python and C#., • Good programming skills, with a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms., • You can find the balance between delivering clean, testable, reliable code and rapidly deploying new system features to take advantage of market opportunities., • You are reliable, take pride in delivering robust software and are willing to be on call to support the systems you develop., • You’re able to precisely articulate software concepts and designs., • You have a Bachelor's degree (or above) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar, with excellent results. What We Offer in Return • Opportunity to work at the forefront of the digital asset industry., • Remote and flexible work., • Autonomy and a flat structure means you can contribute your ideas from day one and help shape the foundation that will power our future business. At Auros, we value nimbleness, drive for success, owner mentality, and collaboration. Join us in shaping the future of financial services across Asia and beyond!

Senior React Developer - Remote (UK-based) - Up to 80k - Fintech Morson Edge have teamed up with a fintech company on their search for a Senior React Developer to help evolve and enhance the frontend. You’ll be working on a complex, data-driven web application used to manage lending operations including integrations, workflows and partner APIs, all within a modern AWS-hosted environment. What you’ll be doing • Building responsive, user-friendly interfaces using React & Material UI, • Creating reusable components and maintaining consistent design patterns, • Working with GraphQL APIs to manage data efficiently, • Improving existing and legacy UI components, • Writing clean, well-tested code and contributing to peer reviews Tech stack • React (TypeScript), • Material UI, • GraphQL, • GitLab CI/CD What they’re looking for • Strong experience with React & TypeScript, • Experience building scalable, component-driven UIs, • Familiarity with GraphQL, • Solid understanding of accessibility and cross-browser compatibility, • Strong communication skills (remote + offshore collaboration) What's in it for you? • Salary up to 80k, • Fully remote working, • Annual bonus, • 25 days hols + bank hols + birthday off, • Private healthcare, • Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle2Work / Tech Equipment) If you're interested, apply through the link and I'll be in touch ASAP

Senior Python Software Engineer Permanent | UK Remote + Travel We’re hiring a Senior Python Software Engineer to join a globally distributed engineering team working on cutting-edge AI-driven digital solutions for major enterprise organisations. This is a permanent, full-time position for UK-based candidates. While the role is primarily remote, it involves regular travel to client sites across the UK and Europe, with all travel expenses covered. About the Company They are a globally distributed team of engineers, data specialists, and designers focused on building modern digital platforms and intelligent software solutions for enterprise clients. Their teams partner with organisations to modernise legacy systems, develop innovative digital products, and implement AI-powered technologies that deliver real business impact. We pride ourselves on combining deep technical expertise with a collaborative, people-first approach to engineering. With a presence across multiple countries, our engineers work closely with clients to solve complex technical challenges and deliver scalable, high-performance applications used by millions of users worldwide. The Role • As a Senior Python Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and building scalable applications, often incorporating modern AI frameworks and data-driven technologies, • You’ll work alongside experienced engineers, architects, and client stakeholders to deliver robust solutions in fast-moving project environments, • This role suits someone who enjoys technical ownership, solving complex problems, and collaborating closely with both internal teams and client organisations Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain Python-based applications, • Contribute to technical design, architecture, and engineering best practices, • Build scalable data storage and processing solutions, • Optimise application performance for speed, scalability, and reliability, • Translate complex business requirements into technical solutions, • Collaborate with engineers, technical leads, and client teams, • Contribute to source control, build, and deployment standards, • Gather feedback from stakeholders and continuously improve solutions, • Support project delivery alongside technical leadership What We’re Looking For • 8+ years of commercial software engineering experience, • Strong expertise in Python and modern AI frameworks, • Experience building AI-powered applications or working with agent-based frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, Agentspace, or similar), • Strong understanding of Git and version control workflows, • Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing, • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and database technologies, • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation practices Nice to Have • Experience with Golang, • Frontend experience with React, • Knowledge or hands-on experience with Kubernetes Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this role. If this role sounds of interest please apply asap with your most recent CV.

Product Manager Ownership of end-end product vision Why? PE backed SaaS Vendor Location - office visits on day 1 and monthly - Reading area • Do you have experience of working with digital time recording, billing and/or payments tools in regulated / business-critical software?, • Do you have proven Product Management experience owning a product end-end? A growing SaaS vendor is looking for an experienced Product Manager to be responsible for the commercial, strategic and delivered outcomes of an product area (time keeping and recording, billing workflows, and payment management). This role operates as a standalone end-to-end Product Manager for a defined product area. You will own the product strategy and roadmap including discovery, analysis, release, and commercials. This is a great opportunity to take ownership of a fast growing product suite and ultimately have accountability for the product success. Product Manager - Responsibilities • Product strategy & discovery - define and own product roadmap and vision, • Carry out market analysis, customer research and user interviews to create user stories, • Own and manage the product backlog - plan releases and delivery phases in collaboration with Development teams, • Build and maintain business cases, ROI and KPIs/success metrics, • Define pricing and packaging with commercial stakeholders, • Communicate and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels Product Manager - Requirements • Demonstrable experience in a Product Manager, Senior Product Manager, or equivalent product-led role, with clear accountability for end-end product outcomes, • Experience designing and developing products with integrated time-tracking, billing workflows, and/or end-to-end payment management capabilities (example industries include legal / case management, architecture, project management, accounting, or HR), • Excellent understanding of UK Tax Legislation and accountancy compliance, • Experience working in a commercial, regulated, and/or business-critical software environment, • Hands-on experience working with cross-functional delivery teams (e.g. engineering, design, QA, delivery), • Evidence of data-informed decision making, including defining success measures and using qualitative and quantitative insight to guide prioritisation, • Beneficial - exposure to compliance-driven or regulatory change, working alongside specialist legal or compliance functions For more information, please contact Katie at Matched Group.

Metric has partnered with a leading quantum technology company developing next-generation quantum computing systems to hire a Quantum Software Engineer specialising in Quantum Error Correction (QEC)... hiring at the Senior level to! This role focuses on building the foundations of fault-tolerant quantum computation, designing and implementing error-correcting codes, decoding algorithms, and noise-resilient quantum protocols that translate theoretical QEC frameworks into practical, hardware-ready software. You will work at the intersection of quantum information theory, scientific computing, and experimental quantum hardware. You will collaborate closely with hardware, control, and research teams to model device noise, optimise syndrome extraction and decoding performance, and define logical performance metrics that guide system design. The work is highly cross-disciplinary, bridging theory, simulation, and real quantum hardware implementation. We are looking for candidates with: • Strong background in quantum information science, • Fault-tolerant quantum computing, • Scientific programming, • PhD (theoretical physics, mathematics, computer science, or another field closely related to quantum information science), • Strong publication record in QEC or related fields, • Experience with decoder design, quantum simulation frameworks, and hardware-aware algorithm development is highly desirable. This is an opportunity to contribute directly to the development of scalable quantum systems and help shape the future of reliable, fault-tolerant quantum computing. If this sounds like you... apply today!

Our talented Data & AI team is made up of globally recognized experts - and there's room for more analytical and ambitious data professionals. If you're passionate about helping clients transform their business with the latest AI and data technologies, let's talk. Take your skills to a new level and launch a career where you can truly do what matters. As an Solution Architect within our Data & AI Practice, you'll leverage a client-centric approach to understand our client’s challenges and opportunities to deliver solutions and services that make transformative change and deliver high value business outcomes. You'll engage in solutioning and support on the most strategic opportunities, intervene in high-risk complex deliveries, and contribute to shape the strategic direction using Agentic AI, automation, AI engineering, data platforms, reporting and self-serve analytics.. Avanade is the 7 times Databricks global partner of the year, we deliver over 4000 Microsoft data platform projects annually and deliver more Azure Databricks than any other Databricks partner. Key Responsibilities: • As an architect assigned to a client project, you will typically work closely with delivery teams and client stakeholders to provide technical leadership, shape deals and propositions, drive architectural decisions, create plans and roadmaps, and produce design artifacts., • Play a key role in Avanade's sales process by creating solutions that innovate, inspire and are win new business. You’ll have responsibility for shaping the high-level design, estimates, and contractual details for client proposals in collaboration with other subject matter experts in the business., • As a senior member of the Avanade technical community, you will provide coaching and mentoring to motivate and inspire more junior colleagues from within your team and across the organization., • Have the ability to translate complex technical concepts and solutions and present them in easy to understand language and value based outcomes, to senior business stakeholders, technology leaders and internal sales teams., • Engage in early conversations with clients and/or sales team and support origination and deal qualification, requirements capture and solutioning, recommending best practices and approaches to achieve optimal outcomes, building strong relationship with clients to become the trusted advisor. Prepare and represent the solution in Deal Reviews and play an active role in client presentations, and negotiations with key client buyers., • Work collaboratively with the wider Data & AI leadership to shape our current and future offerings, accelerators, and background IP to support go to market activities., • Lead the development of intelligent data platform projects, building strategic capabilities for our clients. Integrating data from many systems, transforming through lakehouse architectures and making available for reporting, AI and conversational analytics. Requirements for the role - • Awareness of channels to market and how to work in a Databricks and Microsoft eco-system to ensure Customer Success., • High energy intent to help clients understand the fast moving data industry, product and service evolution., • Experience working with stakeholders to create technical visions, high-level architectures, and delivery roadmaps for large programs of work that involve the latest data & AI concepts particularly focused on scaling data use across enterprises., • Capability in creating design artifacts and presenting them for approval at architectural forums attended by multi-disciplined stakeholders from engineering to senior ("C level") client executives., • In-depth understanding of modern Data & AI capabilities such as; structured and unstructured data analysis, streaming data, IoT, AI, GenAI and related topical analytics fields., • Comfortable actively engaging and leading sales and business development opportunities with clients., • Hold Databricks certifications, ideally the Databricks Champion or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience. About Avanade - Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital, cloud, and advisory services, industry solutions, and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. The company was founded 25 years ago as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. Back then, digital transformation, automation, and AI weren’t mainstream topics—Microsoft was primarily known for Office 365. But Avanade evolved with the times and is now the number one transformation leader within the Microsoft ecosystem. We have a team of 61,000 professionals in 26 countries. We’re a truly global company with a strong local presence— what I like to call “GLOCAL”: making global impacts on a local level.

Urban Connect are currently recruiting for a Senior Electrical Engineer on a contract basis with a multi-discipline consultancy in Manchester. This key project that this person is involved in is working for an end client on a large healthcare project that is currently in process of moving from RIBA Stage 4 to RIBA Stage 5 design. You will ideally have healthcare experience and should be comfortable working in a client facing capacity. Rate - £40-£45 ph Duration - 3-6 Months + Office Location - Central Manchester (Deansgate) Hybrid - 2/3 Days Home & 2/3 Days Office Please apply with an up to date CV or reach out directly on 07428104312 or if this is of interest.

Semiconductor Design Engineer - Greater Manchester - Oldham Bluegate are looking for a skilled Semiconductor Design Engineer based in Oldham who is looking to elevate their career? This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technology in a dynamic and innovative environment for a global leading company. Benefits: • Professional Growth: Engage with industry-leading projects that push the boundaries of semiconductor technology., • Global Exposure: Collaborate with teams and foundries worldwide, expanding your professional network and gaining international experience., • Innovation: Contribute to the development of pioneering Diodes, • Intellectual Property: Play a key role in enhancing and protecting the company’s Intellectual Property portfolio. Key Responsibilities: • Conduct TCAD simulations to design and optimise process flows for Diodes, ensuring they meet target specifications., • Define process and layout split plans, collaborating with process integration engineers to execute the DOE plan., • Interface with foundries to implement process flow designs that align with product requirements., • Develop photomask layouts of device structures, generate GDS files, and manage tape-outs., • Collaborate with product engineering and marketing teams to ensure products are ready for production. Apply Now! Or for more information on the Semiconductor Design Engineer position, please contact Tommy Beazley quoting job reference TRB515.

Associate Mechanical Engineer – Manchester (Data Centre Sector) We are currently supporting a leading engineering consultancy in the built environment sector in the search for an experienced Associate Mechanical Engineer to join their growing team in Manchester. This is an exciting opportunity to take a key role within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, with a strong focus on mission-critical and data centre projects, alongside other complex and high-profile developments across sectors such as commercial, residential, healthcare, and science & research. You will play a pivotal role in both project delivery and team leadership, acting as a key point of contact for clients and ensuring the successful execution of mechanical design solutions from concept through to completion. This position offers genuine scope to influence project outcomes, support junior engineers, and contribute to the continued growth of the regional team. Key responsibilities include: • Leading and delivering mechanical design on a variety of project types and scales, with emphasis on data centre projects, • Managing client relationships and supporting business development opportunities, • Coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring seamless project delivery, • Overseeing technical quality, resource planning, and project performance, • Supporting and mentoring engineers within the team, • Contributing to bids, proposals, and project strategy About you: • Strong background as a Mechanical Engineer within a consultancy environment, • Solid understanding of HVAC systems (heating, ventilation, air conditioning), • Proven experience delivering complex, mission-critical or data centre projects, • Confident using tools such as Revit and AutoCAD, • Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach, • Familiarity with relevant British Standards, • Ability to manage workload, priorities, and client expectations effectively This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking, people-focused environment that values technical excellence, professional development, and long-term career growth. To apply for this role, please either submit your application through the job posting or send it by email to .

Designer & Production Assistant PHIX is a rapidly growing luxury-inspired fashion brand blending British rock ’n’ roll attitude with elevated tailoring, statement fabrics and iconic cultural collaborations. Known for our collaborations with artists including The Rolling Stones and David Bowie, PHIX creates collections inspired by music, vintage culture and timeless stagewear, combining strong visual identity with modern luxury fashion. We are looking for a highly creative, organised and detail-focused Designer & Production Assistant to work closely with our founder, design team and production team across upcoming collections and product launches. This is not a traditional corporate fashion role. We are looking for someone ambitious, visually driven and deeply passionate about fashion, music and culture, someone excited to help build a globally recognised brand. Responsibilities • Assisting with design development across menswear collections, • Supporting collection organisation, product development and sample tracking, • Creating and updating tech packs, design sheets and product documents, • Communicating with suppliers and factories regarding samples, fabrics and revisions, • Assisting with fittings, measurements and product feedback, • Helping organise trims, fabrics, labels and development approvals, • Supporting creative research and inspiration for upcoming collections, • Assisting with collaboration projects and launch preparation, • Helping maintain organisation across Airtable, Google Drive and internal systems, • Supporting graphics, presentation decks and visual collection planning where required, • Using AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude to improve workflows, organisation and creative development Requirements • Strong interest in fashion, luxury brands, music and culture, • Excellent visual taste and understanding of fashion aesthetics, • Highly organised with strong attention to detail, • Ability to multitask in a fast-moving environment, • Good communication skills, • Comfortable working closely with a founder-led creative team, • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator and Photoshop), • Understanding of garment construction, fabrics and product development is preferred, • Experience within fashion design, production or product development is beneficial, • AI literacy and comfort using modern creative/productivity tools is a major advantage The Ideal Candidate You are someone who: • Loves fashion, music and visual culture, • Understands luxury and premium aesthetics, • Is proactive and highly driven, • Has strong creative instincts, • Wants to be part of building something ambitious, • Naturally notices details others miss About PHIX PHIX is worn globally by musicians, artists and creatives, and has become known for its signature blend of tailoring, rock influence and statement design. Recent collaborations include: • The Rolling Stones To apply, please send: • CV, • Portfolio, • Instagram (if relevant), • A short introduction about yourself and why you feel aligned with PHIX