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Job Introduction: Are you passionate about managing a high performing, customer-focussed on site construction team and genuinely care about building affordable quality homes, where they are needed for the people who need them the most? If you are Passionate about what we do here at Gleeson and are considering a new challenge, we have a great opportunity for an experienced Site Manager to join our Co... ZIPC1_UKTJ

Position: Cover Supervisor COVER SUPERVISOR – WHITEHAVEN & CUMBERLAND Flexible Supply & Long-Term Opportunities Vida Education is currently seeking Cover Supervisors to work across a range of secondary schools in Whitehaven & the Cumberland area. This role is ideal for individuals with experience working with young people, graduates considering a career in teaching, or those looking for flexible work in a school setting. Work is available on a supply basis, with opportunities for day-to-day, short-term and long-term placements. The Role As a Cover Supervisor, you will: Supervise classes during teacher absence Deliver pre-set lesson plans Maintain classroom behaviour and a positive learning environment Support pupils with their work as required What We Offer Flexible work to suit your availability Day-to-day, short-term and long-term placements Opportunities in supportive secondary schools Competitive daily rates of pay A dedicated consultant who understands secondary education Requirements Experience working with children or young people (school-based experience preferred) Confidence managing a classroom environment Strong communication and behaviour management skills Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply) A positive, professional attitude If you feel that you are a suitable candidate for this role, then please APPLY NOW. Benefits of Working with Vida Education Vida Education is an experienced education recruitment agency specialising in the placement of teachers, cover supervisors, teaching assistants, and school support staff across Lancashire and Cumbria. Excellent rates of pay, in line with your experience Fully AWR compliant Experienced and dedicated consultants Free CPD-accredited training, including Advanced Safeguarding, Child Protection & Prevent Vida Education is committed to safeguarding children and young people. As an APSCo Compliance Accredited agency, all post holders are subject to checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. These include, but are not limited to, an Enhanced DBS check, references, qualifications, and UK Right to Work status. Vida Education is an equal opportunities employer and operates as an employment business providing temporary and permanent job-seeking services. INDSUP

Altrad Babcock is a market-leading provider of products and services to the energy, industrial and petrochemical sectors. Our success is built on the quality of our people, our reputation for technological expertise and best-in-class execution, and the collaborative relationships we establish with our customers. We believe that this approach delivers value for our clients and creates exciting opportunities for our people. During 2026 we will be continuing to grow our superb commercial team on the 20 year PPP (Programme & Project Partners) consortium project and we invite Commercial/Senior Commercial Managers to apply. You'll enjoy working with colleagues who embrace a collaborative approach, a genuine desire to do a great job, who love to share new ideas and an empowerment to develop and grow with a company who pride themselves on a world class approach to safety and who positively encourage career development. We are looking to you to bring some different perspectives and some fresh impetus to Major Projects. We'd like you to have formal commercial qualifications and experience, an eye for detail and of course well developed communication skills with experience of Major Projects. If you think you could contribute to our team’s success and think you might be able to bring some new inspiration on how things can be done, then take the next step and hit apply At Altrad we celebrate the importance of having a diverse workforce. We provide an inclusive environment where our people can bring their whole self to work, feel connected and have the space they need to grow – giving everyone an opportunity to reach their full potential.

Role: General Manager Company: Baxter Storey Location: Sellafield, Cumbria Salary: £57,000 per annum Working Pattern: Primarily Monday–Friday (Breakfast & Lunch) with flexibility required for some evenings and weekends Role Overview An opportunity has arisen for a General Manager to lead a complex, multi-site contract at Sellafield within Baxter Storey’s portfolio. Baxter Storey are recognised for delivering high-quality, modern hospitality experiences across diverse environments, with a strong focus on innovation, food quality, and service standards. This role offers the chance to take full ownership of a varied catering operation, spanning traditional dining, coffee concepts, grab-and-go outlets, and mobile services. Reporting into a wider senior management structure, you will oversee the full operational and commercial performance of the contract, with the autonomy to shape the offer, implement new concepts, and drive growth across the estate. The position suits someone who enjoys operating with accountability and treating a contract as their own business. This is a particularly exciting time to join, with planned expansion and new opportunities to enhance revenue streams and evolve the current offering. Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage a multi-site catering operation, ensuring consistent delivery of high standards across all locations, • Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring performance aligns with agreed KPIs across financial, safety, and service metrics, • Develop and implement innovative food and service concepts in line with current market and high street trends, • Identify and capitalise on opportunities to increase revenue and profitability across the contract, • Build strong, credible relationships with clients and key internal stakeholders, • Lead, develop and empower a management team to deliver operational excellence, • Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and exceptional customer experience, • Maintain full financial accountability, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control, • Lead strategic planning initiatives, including mobilisation of new units and development of annual marketing plans Skills and Experience • Proven experience in a General Manager role within a multi-site or contract catering environment, • Strong commercial awareness with full P&L ownership experience, • Ability to lead, inspire and develop high-performing teams, • Experience building and maintaining client relationships within a contract environment, • Strong understanding of KPIs across Health & Safety, financial performance, and governance, • Operational experience across varied food service formats (e.g. retail, grab-and-go, café, or similar), • Strategic mindset with the ability to implement and deliver business plans, • Experience introducing new concepts or driving innovation within catering or hospitality settings, • Exposure to large, complex sites or multi-outlet operations About You • You are a commercially minded General Manager who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-site environment. You’re confident taking ownership, making decisions, and driving performance, while maintaining a strong focus on quality and customer experience., • You bring a balance of operational control and creative thinking, with the ability to spot opportunities, evolve an offering, and lead teams through change. Comfortable engaging with clients and stakeholders, you build credibility quickly and operate as a trusted partner. What’s on Offer • Salary of £57,000 per annum, • 28 days holiday including bank holidays, plus birthday leave, • 3 volunteering days, • Enhanced maternity and secondary carer leave, • Grandparent leave and wedding/commitment day leave, • Free meals on shift, • Ongoing training and development, including apprenticeship opportunities, • Pension and life insurance, • Access to Perkbox discounts (retail, travel, leisure), • Wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme, • Cycle to work scheme Don't meet every single requirement? At Realise, we are dedicated to helping our clients build diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplaces, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we would encourage you to apply anyway! You might be just the candidate we're looking for! Realise HR Ltd is operating as an employment agency on behalf of its clients. We may keep your CV on file for the purposes of providing recruitment services and in accordance with our privacy policy which can be found on our website. http://www.realisehr.co.uk

Based - Cumbria The Programme and Project Partners (PPP) at Sellafield brings together KBR, Amentum, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Altrad Babcock, Sellafield Ltd as the client, and a wider supply chain to deliver a 20-year pipeline of major infrastructure projects. This 20-year pipeline of work along with the size, scale and complexity of our projects allows us to offer our people rewarding long-term opportunities with the ability to develop their skills and progress their careers. The PPP Start Up Capability (Commissioning & Pre-Operations) play a vital part in all the projects by ensuring our new-build or modified plants are transitioned to safe and reliable operations. With several major projects already in-flight and other projects in the pipeline now is a great time to join PPP and drive your career forward. We are looking for a person with a proven operational background (ideally in Nuclear) to lead a multi-disciplined Team. The team will provide input to the design process based on knowledge and learning, input to the training requirements of future facility end users and deliver the “operational quality management system” (e.g. Maintenance/Operator instructions, COSHH,PUWER, Pressure regs) to enable the project to hand over the facility to the End User. You would work collaboratively with developers, design engineers, production managers, end users and human factors experts to make our facility user-friendly. Role: The pre-operations managers role is to support and leads the team through: • Input O&M learning into project processes (Design, HAZOP, Risk, Contract, Schedule and Estimate)., • Implement Pre-Operations allocated work-scope in accordance with the respective management system., • Supporting a proactive and balanced approach to safety (nuclear, radiological, conventional and environmental) to ensure that safety is optimised. Responsibilities: • Interfaces with internal / external regulators and stakeholders., • Provides input to the Design process for operability, maintainability and commissionability of the plant and equipment., • Subject Matter Expert in specific areas to support Document production, Training development processes, maintenance and asset care arrangements., • Supports delivery of disciplined operations and maintenance., • Assist commissioning tests in accordance with working level instruction., • May hold nominated roles. Reports to the Head Of Commissioning Essential Requirements: • Level 3 qualification in relevant discipline and able to present qualification certification., • Ability to lead and manage the plan work schedule, • Current passport holder., • Computer literate (MS applications including Word, Excel and Visio) with evidence of producing plans and reports., • Ability to understand and read design engineering documentation and drawings, • Able to travel to on occasion and as required to other work locations such as Risley and works test facilities. Desirables: • HNC/Level 4 qualification in relevant discipline and able to present qualification certification., • IEng professional registration with Engineering Council., • P4 Pass Holder., • Monitored worker status for unescorted access to SIXEP facility., • SC Clearance, • Clean driving licence. Behavioural: Able to work collaboratively with all levels of the organisation to achieve successful project output/outcomes. Ability to work autonomously – including remotely from team. Challenging attitude – willingness to intervene if observing unsafe acts or non-compliance – prepared to have the difficult conversation. If you feel you can add to our team's success then take the next step and hit apply Altrad is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion for making a difference. Everyone is welcome to apply

Finance and Commercial Manager. Adecco Workington are delighted to be recruiting for a Finance and Commercial Manager on behalf of a well established and growing organisation based in West Cumbria. Assisting with operational delivery during key commercial periods.

Domus Recruitment are working with an established provider who are seeking an Interim Manager for one of their residential services in Cumbria. This Interim Manager will be passionate and experienced to help support a service working with five adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. Key Responsibilities: Provide clear leadership, management, and supervision to a dedicated staff team Ensure high-quality, person-centred care is delivered at all times Maintain robust safeguarding practices Ensure compliance with health & safety and statutory requirements Manage recruitment, training, development, and performance of staff Oversee service budgets and ensure financial sustainability Promote positive outcomes through a proactive and flexible leadership approachRequirements: Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (or equivalent) Experience in a managerial or supervisory role within the care sector Strong understanding of safeguarding and regulatory compliance Avaliable Immediately & Registered on DBS Update Service If you are interested in the above position please apply, or for more information contact Hollie Messenger at Domus Recruitment. As part of our continual pursuit of quality candidates we appreciate and reward candidate recommendations from you if we successfully secure them a position. We will reward you with £300 if you recommend a new candidate to us who is not already...

Job Introduction: Are you passionate about joining a high performing, customer-focussed on site construction team and genuinely care about building affordable quality homes, where they are needed for the people who need them the most? If you are Passionate about what we do here at Gleeson and are considering a new challenge, we have a great opportunity for an experienced Assistant Site Manager to join our Construction team, working with external partners and subcontractors whilst working collaboratively with our onsite Sales team. To be considered for this role you will share our Gleeson Values of being Passionate, Collaborative and Respectful along with having previous experience as an Assistant Site Manager working on high volume new build housing developments. Main Responsibilities: We're looking for proactive people who genuinely believe in what we're doing, building homes, changing lives. Collaborative leaders, who positively influence teams, who can strongly communicate across departments, on and offsite. You'd reinforce directions set out by the Site and Contracts manager, helping deliver the development safely, and on schedule - we need people who lead by example. The role includes: • Ensuring the safe running of site is key. You'd be responsible for reinforcing the Home Safe procedures, maintaining a keen eye for detail and proactively ensuring complian...

During 2026 we will be continuing to grow our superb commercial team on the 20 year PPP (Programme & Project Partners) consortium project and we invite Commercial/Senior Commercial Managers to apply. Wed like you to have formal commercial qualifications and experience, an eye for detail and of cours

We are currently looking to hire and experienced Project Manager to work on one of the frameworks we have at Sellafield. The Project Manager is the senior member of the project team, reporting to the Operations Director.

Interim Transition Manager (Change). We are looking for an experienced Transition Change Manager to lead organisational change and business readiness activity across a high-profile, large-scale transformation and acquisition programme.

The company is looking for a Communications Manager for a 12 month (maternity cover) FTC, and can be flexible in terms of days contracted, between 3-5.

At Barchester, we are offering a rare opportunity for an experienced IT Project Manager to join us in a new permanent position. You're an organised, knowledgeable, and driven IT Project Manager with a passion for delivering high-quality outcomes.

QA Manager – IT Systems and Applications Separation | Remote | Outside IR35 | £450-£650.

As a Customer Care Manager at Barchester, you'll provide polite, empathetic help and support to our customers across the UK. The role of a Customer Care Manager at Barchester is varied and duties include:. Liaising with managers to support the satisfactory investigation and resolution of complaints

Site Manager – Pipework Installation. We are currently seeking an experienced Site Manager to lead the safe and effective delivery of pipework installation on a major nuclear project at Hinkley Point C.

Title: Pre-Sales Technical Solutions Manager - BESS C&I.

Nationwide | Remote when not in service | Competitive salary + car allowance.This is a role where you can truly shape the future of care.UK with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, autism, brain injuries and complex needs.We’re proud to be an award‑winning organisation (Health Investor

Previous experience in a Quality Manager, Group Quality Manager, QA Manager or Senior Quality role. Our client, a well-established civil engineering and infrastructure contractor, is currently seeking a Quality Manager to join their growing team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Q

Electrical Project Manager – 275/400kV Transmission. We're looking for an Electrical Project Manager who will lead and deliver electrical infrastructure projects from design handover through to commissioning and completion, ensuring compliance, safety, and quality across all stages.

My client is urgently seeking an experienced M&E Design Manager to lead the design coordination on a highly secure, 2-year Defence project in Cornwall. Proven track record as an M&E Design Manager on large-scale, complex builds.

M&E CEM (Contractors Engineering Manager). M&E CEM (Contractors Engineering Manager). Undertake the role of Contractors Engineering Manager (CEM) in accordance with Network Rail standards.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to join a highly established and rapidly growing food manufacturing business at one of their flagship UK sites.

As QA Manager, you will take responsibility for maintaining and continuously improving the.

Technical QA & Release Manager.

Ofsted Registered Children's Home Manager (for a Dual Registered: Ofsted & CQC Service) | Leicestershire (Ofsted Registered Supported Living Managers Considered). You'll be backed by a provider that invests in clinical infrastructure, values quality over volume, and understands that a well-supported

If you're an M&E Design Manager weighing up your next move, or open to a confidential conversation about what else is out there, drop me a message. A well-established fit-out contractor is looking for an M&E Design Manager to lead the mechanical and electrical design function across a varied portfol

Reliability Manager (Critical Environments). We are partnering with a leading facilities management organisation to appoint a Reliability Manager who will support a diverse portfolio of client sites across the UK.

Clinic Manager (Aesthetics & Laser). An rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced and driven Clinic Manager to oversee a premium aesthetics and laser clinic.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Service Manager and Responsible Individual to lead and develop our Children’s Residential Services. As a Service Manager, you will lead and inspire a group of teams delivering high-quality children’s social care services.

Business Development Manager – Industrial Services & Engineering. A leading engineering and maintenance provider is seeking a high impact Business Development Manager to drive growth across the South and South West of England. The Business Development Manager will play a pivotal role in expanding

My client is looking for a Packaging Technical Manager, to be focused on semiconductor laser diode packaging. The Packaging Technical Manager role would cover R&D and production, and provides an opportunity within solid-state laser development. If you’re interested in the position of Semiconductor

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Conversion Manager to join a fast paced manufacturing operation in Markham Vale. The successful Conversion Manager will play a critical role in improving machine performance through speed increases, downtime reduction, set up time optim

An established and rapidly growing UK manufacturer within the health, wellness, and consumer products sector is seeking a Quality Operations Manager to support the next phase of its growth journey.

Provide leadership and technical oversight for all maintenance activities within a high-hazard process facility, ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant operation of safety-critical systems, plant, utilities, and infrastructure.Develop and deliver risk-based maintenance strategies that optimise asset

This is a brilliant opportunity for a hands-on solar PV professional to step into a more office and field-based Technical Manager role, leading surveys, planning installations and making sure residential solar PV, battery storage, backup systems and EV charging projects are safe, compliant and comme

Other organisations may call this role a Project Cost Manager, Project Quantity Surveyor, Commercial QS Manager, Project Planning & Cost Manager or Cost & Planning Manager. As Project Cost Control Manager, you will play a key role in managing the commercial and project control aspects of complex ind

We are supporting a major UK transmission system operator on Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1), one of the most significant electricity transmission projects driving the UK’s energy transition.EGL1 is a 525 kV HVDC interconnector connecting Scotland and England, enabling large-scale renewable energy tra

As a Deputy Manager, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the well-being of our residents, overseeing the operations of a care home. To support the Registered Home Manager in providing leadership and direction to staff, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment. When needed to deputise

They are currently seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead and develop their Quality Management System, ensuring compliance, continuous improvement and a strong right-first-time culture across the business.

Locations: Epsom, London, Peterborough or Cambridge.Hybrid Working – 3 days office/site based.We are recruiting for two experienced Electrical Engineers to join AtkinsRéalis’ Design & Advanced Technology team, supporting major UK water infrastructure projects.Deliver electrical design work on c

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Technical Services Manager, Technical Engineering Manager, Building Services Manager or Engineering Manager seeking a broader, more strategic role within commercial real estate. Joshua Robert is delighted to be partnering with a leading UK property

Mechanical Engineering Manager.

Planet Pharma is hiring a Senior Manager, Quality Operations to oversee a network of EU/RoW Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs) and ensure the compliant manufacture, release, and supply of medicinal products.

Project Manager — Major Civils & Structures. This is a rare opportunity to take on a senior Project Manager role at the heart of a complex, multidisciplinary civils and structures scheme — with long-term delivery responsibility and genuine career impact. Proven Project Manager experience on majo

Prior experience as a project manager is essential. Technical Project Manager (Front-End Engineering Team). As Technical Project Manager, you will partner closely with the Front-End Engineering team, and take ownership of day-to-day delivery, operational discipline and cross-team coordination across

Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Manager, Quality Manager, or Senior Quality Engineer within the construction, engineering, industrial, or infrastructure sectors. Reporting directly to the Operations Director, the Quality Assurance Manager will be responsible for ensuring that all projects a

We are currently seeking an experienced Construction Quality Manager to support a major high-voltage power infrastructure project.