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Role: Commercial Lead (MEP – Data Centre Projects) Location: nr. Hertford, Hertfordshire Job type: Permanent / full time / on-site Salary: £100,000 - £120,000 (flexibility for exceptional candidates) Reporting into: Head of Commercial You’ll be joining a leading turnkey data centre solutions provider, delivering end-to-end services across design, build, and installation of mission-critical infrastructure. The business operates across multiple regions and is known for delivering complex, high-value data centre projects for hyperscale and colocation clients. As part of continued growth, they’re looking to bring in a Commercial Lead to support the Head of Commercial and take ownership of the commercial function across key projects. This is very much a quantity surveying role at its core, but with a heavier emphasis on contracts, legal frameworks, and commercial risk than a traditional Managing QS position. What you’ll be doing: • Acting as the commercial lead across major data centre projects or programmes, ensuring full financial and contractual control, • Supporting the Head of Commercial in shaping commercial strategy, governance, and best practice, • Taking ownership of contract management, including interpretation, negotiation, and administration (NEC, JCT or similar), • Managing commercial risk, ensuring the business is protected from a legal and contractual standpoint, • Overseeing procurement, subcontractor management, and commercial performance across packages, • Leading on variations, claims, and dispute resolution, with a strong understanding of contractual entitlement, • Producing accurate reporting, forecasting, and cost control across the project lifecycle, • Working closely with project delivery teams and clients to align commercial and operational objectives What they’re looking for: • Strong quantity surveying background within MEP-heavy scopes, and experience delivering data centre, or mission-critical construction projects, • Experience operating at a senior level (Senior QS / Commercial Manager / Commercial Lead), • Solid understanding of contracts and legal frameworks, with the ability to manage complex commercial risk, • Proven track record managing subcontractors, commercial negotiations, and project financials, • Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making, • Able to operate both strategically and hands-on where required

FP&A Manager - High-Growth Data Centre & Infrastructure Environment Robert Half is exclusively partnering with a rapidly scaling organisation operating at the forefront of AI, advanced computing, and large-scale digital infrastructure to recruit a high-calibre FP&A Manager. This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-growing, capital-intensive business where finance is central to shaping strategy, driving performance, and enabling global expansion. The Opportunity You'll join an innovative and engineering-led environment delivering secure, scalable, and sustainable data centre and digital infrastructure solutions. As FP&A Manager, you'll help define financial strategy, strengthen planning processes, and influence high-value investment decisions. What You'll Be Doing Financial Planning & Analysis • Lead budgets, long-range plans, and rolling forecasts, • Build and enhance financial models to support strategic and investment decisions, • Produce accurate monthly/quarterly reporting with insightful commentary, • Support oversight of £100m+ annual capex programmes, • Monitor proje...

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings. We currently have a superb opportunity for a Senior Bid Manager to join our Infrastructure business, based out of our Head Office in Hoddesdon. The project portfolio is varied and diverse, and includes major civils projects. The successful candidate will represent the company in the delivery of tenders, mentor others in developing their skills and knowledge in Bid Management. About you • Proven IT and desk top publishing skills, • Excellent communication skills, • Construction experience from civils and rail background., • Ability to juggle multiple priorities within demanding timescales., • Ability to effectively delegate duties to supporting staff, • Ability to manage line managers, • Ability to continually improve the quality of work sent out by the company, • Design / Build process experience / understanding Why work with us? VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients. We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including: • Competitive salary, • Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday, • Option to buy additional annual leave, • Private medical care, • Pension, • Life Assurance, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts, • Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training, • Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits, • Employee Assistance programme, • Mental health, physical health, and financial support We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive. If you need support with your application, please contact us at Additional information Note for Recruitment Agencies: Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all. JTRA1_UKTJ

Job Category: PlanningRegion / Division: UK RegionLocation: Civic Offices PortsmouthWorking Hours: 37 Planning Officer Salary: Band 7 £32,061 - £36,363 plus market supplement of £3,113 p.a. (subject to review) Senior Planning Officer Salary: Band 8 £36,363 - £39,151 plus market supplement of £4,373 p.a. (subject to review) Why work for us? We are looking for a Planning Officer or a Senior Planning Officer to join our service. This is a full time, permanent role based at the Civic Offices, here in Portsmouth. We offer hybrid working where 2 days will be office based. This is an exciting time to come and join our Service, we are busy with major infrastructure projects across the city and you will be part of the team that will be unlocking housing and regeneration opportunities to shape the future of Portsmouth. Please indicate in your personal statement which role you are applying for. Your new role You will be responsible for dealing with planning proposals and associated appeals, as well as providing guidance and advice to a wide range of customers inside and outside of the organisation. You will be part of a team that will deliver a responsive development management service focused on delivering sustainable development and growth within Portsmouth . The team is committed to delivering a responsive customer-focused service that brings forward sustainable development that meets the housing and employment needs of the City. Who is the person summary: To apply for the Senior Planning Officer role you must have: Essential: • An appropriate post graduate qualification (e.g accredited by the RTPI), and demonstration of continuous professional development post qualification, • Solid knowledge of planning legislation and experience working within Development Management, • A proven track record of handling development proposals successfully, including major applications, • Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills, • The ability to lead on complex planning matters and support others in the team, • An understanding of local government, political sensitivities, and the role planning plays in delivering regeneration, • Experience in enforcement and a problem‑solving, proactive approach to work About Portsmouth City Council Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act. We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. ___ Additional information If you would like to discuss this role in more detail with the hiring manager, please contact Nick Lloyd-Davies: email: Please indicate in your personal statement which role you are applying for. Our recruitment process Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: ___ Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post. We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office minimum 2 days a week (pro rata for part time), this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs. In the personal statement, you must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be shortlisted. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact or call the recruitment team on . We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at ___ You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it. Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage: ___

About the job Job summary Senior DevOps Engineer Are you passionate about collaborative working and problem solving? Do you enjoy using your technical skills to help teams work more effectively, and get software into the hands of users with speed and stability? Are you looking for a new role in an organisation that treats you as an individual and supports you on your professional and career development journey? Then this is the role for you! We have an exciting opportunity for a DevOps Engineer, within the Platform Engineering group, during the IPO digital transformation journey. Working within an established team, this role provides an opportunity to turn innovative ideas into customer value using a range of technologies and delivery platforms. Key Tech: Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines, Azure, Terraform, scripting, deploying to Azure Machine Learning Working Style This role will be carried out in-line with IP O Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office . The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office. Job description Main duties consist of but are not limited to: • Support all aspects of the software development lifecycle, applying DevOps principles and to lead on developing, implementing, enhancing and managing DevOps practices following agreed processes and best practices., • Applying industry best practices and patterns across infrastructure and application components e.g. availability, security, performance and scalability., • Leading on the design, release and implementation of automated, repeatable, efficient delivery pipelines and holds responsibility for the management, delivery and improvements of the deployments onto Production., • Lead delivery, integration, administration and configuration of DevOps tools, seeking continual improvement and ensuring effective transition onto operational support (where applicable). This includes tools for source control, build, CI & CD support, code reviews, security scans, test automation, monitoring and agile management etc., • Implementing and configuring DevOps specific monitoring, alerting, auditing and notification strategies and be an advocate for security and performance standards in the organisation, • Contributing to technical decisions and directions in a collaborative team environment, including solution architecture, estimations, product planning, user stories (requirement) creation., • Attending Team and Agile Scrum ceremonies., • Sharing knowledge and expertise and providing mentorship and training to other members of the team, enabling them to work in an automated, repeatable fashion., • Strong understanding of DevOps principles and experience of working in a DevOps or iterative development culture., • Excellent knowledge and proven experience implementing continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) tools, including pipeline design and administration., • Experience with automated testing and embedding this in CI/CD pipelines., • Demonstrable experience in service support including troubleshooting and incident resolution., • Experience in identification and tracking of risks and issues., • Substantial development or scripting experience in one or more of the following:, • Python, • Bash, • PowerShell, • Substantial experience in administration and configuration of Azure DevOps Pipelines (preferred) or other CI/CD orchestration tools., • Substantial experience supporting the build and deployment of, or coding in one or more of the following or equivalent:, • Python, • Net Core / C#, • NextJs / Node frontend, • Experience with Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform, • Experience in containerisation technologies and platforms such as Docker or Azure container services such as Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps or Azure Container Registry or equivalent., • Experience in managing and supporting distributed source code repositories (Git)., • Changing and Improving, • Making Effective Decisions, • Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access, • Access to Microsoft's ESI training suite, • Hybrid working with no core hours, • Substantial support for career progression, • 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments, • UK nationals, • nationals of the Republic of Ireland, • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK, • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window), • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS), • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

Electrical Package / Project / Contracts Manager – Data Centre (Harlow, Essex) Up to £65,500 + travel James Lewis are assisting a leading, multi-disciplinary Principal Contractor in the appointment of an Electrical Package / Project Manager to join the team on a major data centre project in Harlow, Essex. Our client delivers projects across critical infrastructure (data centres as a key market), plus education, commercial, healthcare and science & technology across London and the South East. They provide an end-to-end service from design, through construction and fit-out, to maintenance — and with a strong secured pipeline and repeat campus work, this role offers longevity and genuine job security. The Project You’ll be joining a live data centre campus with the current scheme forming the next hall/phase. Works are progressing through the early build stages, with a total program running through to summer 2027, and future phases expected thereafter. The Role This position blends electrical package ownership with strong programme, quality, HSEQ and commercial control. You’ll lead the electrical works from pre-construction coordination through installation, testing/commissioning and handover, ensuring delivery is on time, to spec, and fully compliant. Key Duties & Responsibilities * Full ownership of the Electrical package, including delivery strategy, sequencing and interface management with CSA, commissioning and client teams. * Manage and lead the electrical site team and supply chain: subcontractors, vendors and specialists. * Drive programme performance: short-term planning, lookaheads, progress reporting, constraints and recovery planning. * Commercial and contract management: support tender reviews, manage variations/change, track cost/value, and assist forecasting and payments. * Ensure subcontractor compliance with HSEQ; demonstrate safety leadership and maintain site records and reporting. * Lead QA: inspections/ITPs, benchmarking, snagging, defects, and close-out. * Ensure installations are delivered in line with drawings, specs and standards. * Own technical issues: RFIs/TQs, design clarifications and closures with client/design teams. * Manage procurement: take-offs, requisitions, lead times, deliveries, materials and logistics. * Compile/review RAMS, keep documentation current, and ensure works follow approved methods. * Support testing, commissioning, IST and handover, including O&M, training and final documentation. * Provide clear reporting into the Project Manager / Contracts Manager on progress, risks and delivery status. About You * Proven experience delivering electrical packages on large-scale MEP/critical infrastructure projects (data centre experience preferred). * Strong subcontractor management and coordination across complex interfaces and high-spec install works. * Confident managing programme and commercial alongside technical delivery. * Solutions-led communicator, comfortable with client-facing environments and driving close-out. * AP/HV experience is an advantage, particularly in live/sensitive environments. Reward / Options * Up to £65,500 + travel

Our client, a leading water sector specialist are seeking an experienced Project Manager based near Waltham Abbey. This role would be best suited to somebody with a Mechanical background, however candidates with an overall MEICA background would be considered. As this role is working within the water sector, you will ideally have previous water sector experience. Role Overview The Project Manager holds full accountability for delivering engineering projects from initiation through to completion. This includes ownership of programme, cost control, technical scope, quality standards, and health & safety compliance. The role requires strong commercial awareness, proactive stakeholder management, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver profitable, high-quality outcomes while maintaining client satisfaction. Job Responsibilities Project & Commercial Management Take full responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of multiple projects, including financial performance (P&L). Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and cost forecasts. Monitor actual performance against budget and programme, identifying and reporting variances early. Control expenditure, manage invoicing schedules, and ensure timely revenue realisation. Manage procurement activities including supplier selection, ordering, and delivery coordination. Oversee subcontractor performance to ensure compliance with contractual and quality standards. Scope, Risk & Governance Define and document clear project scope and acceptance criteria. Implement structured change control procedures to manage scope adjustments. Maintain and actively manage risk and issue registers, implementing mitigation plans where required. Ensure all activities operate within established management systems and company procedures. Secure required permits and approvals relevant to project delivery. Client & Stakeholder Engagement Act as the primary contact for clients, engineers, and technical teams throughout project execution. Prepare proposals and solution outlines aligned to client requirements and operational constraints. Provide clear and consistent progress reporting to senior management and stakeholders. Conduct structured project close-out activities including handover documentation and lessons learned reviews. Health, Safety & Compliance Lead a proactive health and safety culture across all project activities. Prepare and review risk assessments and method statements. Conduct site inspections, toolbox talks, and safety briefings. Investigate incidents and ensure corrective actions are implemented within required timeframes. Ensure compliance with quality, environmental, and safety standards at all times. Candidate Overview Proven experience managing engineering or infrastructure projects within a site-based environment. Strong leadership capability with the ability to motivate and coordinate multidisciplinary teams. Commercially astute with solid analytical and financial management skills. PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management certification. HND in Engineering (essential); degree-qualified in Engineering or related discipline desirable. Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Ability to define project scope clearly and develop structured delivery plans. Organised and capable of managing multiple concurrent priorities effectively. Experience within regulated or utilities sectors advantageous but not essential

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings. We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our Aviation business working on multiple projects across the UK. The Senior Project Manager is the most senior project based member of staff and is both an integral member of the Project Operations Team and the leader of the Team. The Team is responsible for the effective and efficient running of the project throughout the delivery ensuring the project is planned, programmed and delivered on time to the satisfaction of the client with respect to quality, safety, environmental impact and budget. About you Proven technical and project management abilities Strong organisational and management skills Knowledge of the requirements and implementation of CDM regulations Ability to produce Work Package Plans, Task Briefing Sheets, and implement safe systems of work Detailed knowledge of Safety, Quality and Environmental issues relevant to the project environment Experience from a Civils background. If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us. Why work with us? VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients. We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including: Competitive salary Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday Option to buy additional annual leave Private medical care Pension Life Assurance Cycle to Work scheme Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits Flexible working opportunities Employee Assistance programme Mental health, physical health, and financial support 24/7 Virtual GP serviceFairness, inclusion and respect We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive. If you need support with your application, please contact us at Additional information Note for Recruitment Agencies: Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all

Electrical Project / Contract Manager – Data Centre Harlow, Essex | Permanent | Site-based £80,000 – £90,000 + package If you are tired of “managing” projects where the decisions are made somewhere else, this is a role where the electrical package is genuinely yours to deliver. You understand that data centres are not ordinary projects. Programme discipline, technical standards and coordination across multiple trades all matter, and the electrical lead sits at the centre of that delivery. You want responsibility, clear scope and a project where performance is measured by what actually gets built, tested and handed over. James Lewis are supporting a leading multi-disciplinary Principal Contractor in the appointment of an Electrical Project Manager for a major data centre campus in Harlow, Essex. With a strong secured pipeline and repeat campus work already confirmed, this is a long-term role on a programme running through to summer 2027 with further phases expected beyond that. You will take ownership of the electrical package across the live scheme. The project forms part of an expanding data centre campus, with the current phase delivering a new hall within an established programme. Works are moving through early construction stages, with the electrical scope developing rapidly as the build progresses. You will be central to that delivery. What you will do Take full ownership of the electrical package from coordination through installation, testing, commissioning and final handover Lead the electrical site team and specialist supply chain including subcontractors, vendors and commissioning partners Drive programme performance through lookahead planning, progress reporting and constraint management Manage key commercial interfaces including variations, change control, procurement coordination and cost awareness Ensure strong HSEQ performance across the electrical works with clear reporting and visible leadership on site Lead QA processes including inspections, ITP management, benchmarking and defect close out Resolve technical issues through RFIs, design coordination and collaboration with consultant and client teams Oversee procurement of electrical plant and materials, managing lead times, logistics and installation sequencing Ensure RAMS are in place and works are carried out in line with approved methods and site documentation Support commissioning phases including integrated systems testing, documentation, O&M manuals and client handover Provide clear progress and risk reporting to senior project leadership What you will need • Proven experience delivering electrical packages on large scale MEP or critical infrastructure projects, • Data centre or mission critical project exposure is advantageous but not essential for someone with strong MEP delivery experience, • Confident subcontractor management across complex installations and coordinated services environments, • Strong programme awareness with the ability to balance technical delivery and commercial performance, • Comfortable working directly with client and consultant teams to drive decisions and close issues quickly, • AP or HV experience is beneficial, particularly within live or technically sensitive environments, • Black CSCS card and SMSTS typically expected at this level Package £80,000 – £90,000 salary depending on experience Car allowance or company electric vehicle Private medical insurance Travel expenses Circa 10% bonus Interested? Apply now or send your CV and we will arrange a conversation to walk through the project, the team structure and the next stages of the process

FP&A Manager - High-Growth Data Centre & Infrastructure Environment Robert Half is exclusively partnering with a rapidly scaling organisation operating at the forefront of AI, advanced computing, and large-scale digital infrastructure to recruit a high-calibre FP&A Manager. This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-growing, capital-intensive business where finance is central to shaping strategy, driving performance, and enabling global expansion. The Opportunity You'll join an innovative and engineering-led environment delivering secure, scalable, and sustainable data centre and digital infrastructure solutions. As FP&A Manager, you'll help define financial strategy, strengthen planning processes, and influence high-value investment decisions. What You'll Be Doing Financial Planning & Analysis Lead budgets, long-range plans, and rolling forecasts Build and enhance financial models to support strategic and investment decisions Conduct in-depth variance and performance analysis Management Reporting Produce accurate monthly/quarterly reporting with insightful commentary Identify performance risks, trends, and opportunities Capital Expenditure & Investment Reporting Support oversight of £100m+ annual capex programmes Monitor project spend and alignment with budgets and investor expectations Manage reporting related to project financing and loan covenants Business Partnering & Finance Enablement Partner with technical, operational, and commercial teams Drive process improvements, strengthen systems (e.g., NetSuite), and enhance automation Support the development of scalable finance processes Team Development Mentor junior members as the function expands What We're Looking For Experience & Qualifications Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) 3-5 years' experience in FP&A or commercial finance Strong financial modelling and Excel capability ERP experience (NetSuite or SAP preferred) Evidence of improving processes and delivering actionable insights Industry Background Ideal: data centres, infrastructure, energy, telecoms, engineering, or other capex-heavy environments Open to strong FP&A talent from project-based, capital-intensive industries Attributes Highly analytical with strong attention to detail Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex financial information Comfortable operating both strategically and hands-on in a scaling environment Why Join? Impact: Influence financial strategy in a high-growth, global business Progression: Significant exposure and career advancement opportunities Environment: Collaborative, future-focused team working in a cutting-edge sector Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice. TPBN1_UKTJ