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Ideas | People | Trust We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We’ll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We’ll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. As a Director or Associate Director in our Transaction Services team, you will lead financial due diligence engagements for clients across acquisitions, disposals and capital markets transactions. This is a diverse role where you will identify opportunities to enhance our service offering, lead high-performing teams and deliver data-driven, commercially focused advice. You will take ownership of the day-to-day delivery of projects, ensuring high-quality outcomes and excellent client service throughout the transaction lifecycle. You’ll be someone with: Extensive experience in Transaction Services and ideally within a consultancy setting. A proven ability to build networking relationships with referrers in order to support business development Experience of managing teams and multiple concurrent projects A strong approach to managing risk Demonstrates a pro-active approach to continuous development ACA/ACCA qualified (or equivalent), or relevant work experience. At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We’re in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO. We’re looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better

My client based in Southampton are a leading provider of outstanding cleaning services, both commercial and residential. They offer a wide range of services with an excellent reputation for getting the job done! They require a New Business Development Manager to join them on an 18-month Contract to work with Commercial and Communal Service Managers to identify new work and expansion of existing client proposals. The hourly rate for this role is £15.39 per hour. Responsibilities will include: Identifying and following up new leads to enable financial growth, and work to defined sales goals. In addition, you will provide sales objectives to ensure the creation of new business opportunities and growth of key customer relationships. Duties will include: Preparing sales documents: Developing quotes and costed proposals within set timeframes & Power point presentations and sales displays Contacting clients to inform them of new developments in the company's products/services Negotiating and re-negotiating - by varied communications channels e.g. phone, email and in person Developing and meeting sales goals and targets Networking and attending events to identify leads and expand the company profile Working with other SM departments to identify opportunities with existing clients Marketing and growing the business through research and knowledge of market trends Identify media and publicity channels to develop business The ideal candidate will need to demonstrate: Knowledge and experience of sales within a service industry Understanding of market forces and business systems Ability to work to sales targets Creation of presentations material using Power point and relevant media Knowledge of project planning and management Utilise financial data and expertise for costings and forecasting Research and planning ability Networking and negotiating skills Time management, prioritising and organisation skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills IT literate including Microsoft Office Knowledge of local area essential If this is the role for you then send your CV in the first instance to (url removed) Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

Modernisation Sales Consultant Portsmouth / Southampton Competitive + OTE+ Car/ Car Allowance + Benefits Moving people. Shaping the future. At Otis, we take pride in leading the industry we founded. There’s never been a better time to join our team as we continue our journey as an independent company. We are the leader in elevators, escalators and moving walkways. We’re seeking a Modernisation Sales Consultant to be based in Scotland; who is ready to help us deliver on our commitments today, plan our strategy for the future and leave their fingerprints on the organisation for years to come. What are we looking for? The main goal of this role is to price, quote and sell modernisation projects to a set agreed financial target within the South West region. As a Modernisation Sales Consultant, you will: Secure modernisation opportunities through existing relationships with direct clients and lift consultants as well as on-portfolio clients through the local branch operation as well as key accounts, convert these opportunities to orders and process through internal booking to handover to operations Identify and develop new customers through close networking alongside a pro-active and robust customer visit plan Gain the necessary internal safety accreditation to enable site surveys for both modernisation and full replacements to be carried out safely with minimal risk Plan sales activity and strategy in conjunction with the Modernisation Sales Director with regard to workload planning and customer analysis To be successful in this role you will: Possess successful Sales experience within an aligned industry Be driven, with high energy and a winning mentality Possess strong listening and communication skills Have technical acumen Lift experience within modernisation, major repairs or new equipment preferred What can we offer you? Strong Remuneration Package A real commitment to career progression with access to funded study schemes such as our industry leading Employee Scholarship Program and Educational Assistance Scheme A culture which encourages innovative ideas and appreciates our talent is the key to our success More about us: Otis is the world’s largest elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service business. We serve customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world and maintain more than 2 million elevators and escalators globally. Our Gen2® elevator system, energy-saving ReGen™ drive technology and Link escalator solutions have set industry standards for innovation and performance. Otis has more than 69,000 employees, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians. We are proud to be a global team that continues to rise to the challenges of a fast-moving, high-performance company. Together, the people of Otis are creating new ideas and opportunities by collaborating across time zones, geographies and cultures to better serve our customers. So just imagine where you can take your career! We are a company with a big commitment to the continuing development of everyone who works for us, strongly supporting career progression and facilitating a culture which encourages innovative ideas and appreciate that our talent is the key to our success. We welcome applications from talented Sales Consultant, Service Sales Executives, Business Development Managers, Account Managers who live within the patch Our commitment to diversity and inclusion helps ensure the ideas, perspectives and experiences of individual employees support a culture of learning and attract world-class talent. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and candidates will be equally assessed and selected based on objective criteria

Recruitment Consultant (Permanent Desk) - Southampton Join one of the UK's Top 100 Recruitment Agencies Location: Southampton Full Job Description Recruitment Consultant (Permanent Desk) - Southampton Join one of the UK's Top 100 Recruitment Agencies Location: Southampton Salary: Competitive Basic + Uncapped Commission + Benefits Ready to build something bigger than just another recruitment desk? At Options Resourcing, we're not looking for average recruiters. We're looking for ambitious people who love winning, enjoy building genuine relationships, and want to work for a business where success is recognised, rewarded and celebrated. Whether you're already billing consistently or you're ready for your next challenge, if you've got the drive, we'll give you everything else. Why Options Resourcing? We're a market-leading recruitment business with an outstanding reputation across the Built Environment, Construction, M&E, Facilities Management and Technical sectors. We're growing our Southampton office and want someone who wants to be part of that journey, not just watch it happen. No unnecessary red tape. No politics. No restrictive client ownership. Just the opportunity to build your own market, earn exceptional commission and genuinely progress your career. If you're good, we'll back you. If you're great, the opportunities are limitless. What You'll Be Doing No two days are ever the same, but you can expect to: Build long-term relationships with new and existing clients. Source, interview and represent high-quality candidates. Win new business through calls, meetings and networking. Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from vacancy qualification through to offer. Become the go-to recruitment expert within your specialist market. Negotiate offers and create successful long-term partnerships. Work closely with an experienced and supportive management team that genuinely wants you to succeed. What We're Looking For We're interested in attitude just as much as experience. You'll probably be someone who: Has recruitment experience (any sector considered). Loves speaking to people and building relationships. Enjoys business development and winning new clients. Is resilient, ambitious and motivated by success. Wants to earn well without having earnings capped. Enjoys working in a high-performing team that celebrates success together. Has a sense of humour, we work hard, but we have a lot of fun doing it. What You'll Get Competitive salary Uncapped commission that genuinely rewards performance Clear career progression—your success determines your future Ongoing training and development Recognition and incentives throughout the year Team socials, competitions and celebrations Generous holiday allowance Modern office with a collaborative team Support from experienced leaders who know recruitment inside out The Kind of Person Who'll Love It Here You get excited by closing deals. You still believe picking up the phone beats hiding behind emails. You enjoy turning conversations into partnerships. You want to be surrounded by people who celebrate wins together. You want your hard work to directly impact your earnings. Most importantly... You don't just want another recruitment job. You want a career. Sound Like You? If you're an experienced recruiter looking for a business that genuinely values its people, rewards success properly and gives you the freedom to build something special, we'd love to hear from you. Come and see why more recruiters are choosing Options Resourcing. Join us. Build your future. Earn what you're worth

New Business Development Manager Southampton £ 15.39ph Full Time Responsibilities: Developing quotes and costed proposals within set timeframes & Power point presentations and sales displays Contacting clients to inform them of new developments in the company’s products/services Negotiating and re-negotiating – by varied communications channels e.g. phone, email and in person Developing and meeting sales goals and targets Networking and attending events to identify leads and expand the company profile Working with other SM departments to identify opportunities with existing clients Marketing and growing the business through research and knowledge of market trends Identify media and publicity channels to develop business To find out more information please contact (url removed) Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency

Do you want to work in an award-winning Agency with fantastic earning potentials? If so, keep reading! Twice listed in the 100 fastest growing companies in Britain, the Prospero Group are a multi-sector recruitment business specialising in public sector and technical recruitment. Working in recruitment is tough but can also be extremely financially rewarding for those competent and dedicated individuals. Prospero has a long term 85% staff retention, and this is testament to our dedication towards our investment in training and development, meeting the career aspirations of our staff, the culture, a supportive and mentoring environment, resources and packages on offer. Voted as 'Outstanding' by our employees in the 'B100 Best Companies To Work For' Prospero are looking for a driven Senior Education Recruitment Consultant to join our Southampton office! If you know how to build a desk, thrive on smashing targets and want to be highly rewarded for your work, then we want to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Build and maintain strong relationships with primary, secondary, and SEND schools. Source, interview, and place high-quality teaching and support staff. Develop new business opportunities through networking, referrals, and business development activities. Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from candidate attraction through to placement. Achieve and exceed individual sales and performance targets. Provide expert advice and market knowledge to clients and candidates. Support and mentor junior consultants where appropriate. Maintain accurate records using the CRM and recruitment systems. What We're Looking For: To succeed in this fast-paced and dynamic business, we need candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit, strong business acumen and a money-motivated attitude. Exceptional communication skills, drive, and ambition are also essential. For this role, you must have previous experience within education recruitment or fast-moving temporary recruitment. This role is suitable for somebody that is looking for the next step in their career! For this role you must hold a UK Driving licence. What We Offer: Industry-leading OTE and uncapped commission Great holidays plus your birthday off! Target-based incentives and rewards Career progression based entirely on your personal achievement Opportunity to become a team leader or manager very quickly Industry-leading training throughout your career A culture that motivates, excites and stimulates Monthly company social events If you're ambitious, financially motivated, competitive, and interested in joining a growing business with a group of like-minded people, then Prospero has the career you're looking for! IND-INT

Senior Infrastructure Engineer Maritime and Coastguard Agency Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 10th September 2026 📍 Location: Fareham, Southampton (This role is suitable for hybrid working) 💷 Salary: £44,241 This role comes with a DDaT Allowance of up to £14,756 p.a and £3,000 p.a On-Call Allowance. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% 🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time 🏆️ Available Positions: 1 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to provide technical guidance, governance and assurance across the organisation’s server, hosting and platform infrastructure. Internally, the role is named Lead IT Systems Engineer – Infrastructure. Working within the IT Support function, you will help ensure core IT services remain secure, resilient, stable and aligned to business needs. This is an opportunity to work closely with managed service providers, technical teams and internal users to support critical systems used across the MCA. You will oversee infrastructure operations, support incident and problem resolution, contribute to project delivery and drive continual improvement across on-premises and cloud-based environments. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide technical oversight of MCA’s server and hosting infrastructure, ensuring services delivered through the Managed Service Provider are maintained, monitored, patched and operated effectively. You will act as a senior escalation point for infrastructure support, contribute to project delivery and help ensure MCA systems remain secure, available and performing to expected standards. Top Responsibilities Providing technical leadership and oversight for MCA server, hosting, storage, backup and disaster recovery infrastructure. Working with the Managed Service Provider to assure infrastructure maintenance, monitoring, patching, capacity management and lifecycle planning. Acting as a senior escalation point for infrastructure incidents, problems and service requests, ensuring support is delivered within agreed targets. Leading, advising and coaching IT colleagues, supporting knowledge sharing and shift-left activity across support teams. Working with technical architects to translate infrastructure designs into effective operational services. For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided. Benefits Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave). 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday. Access to the staff discount portal. Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc. Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues. 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. About You To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience: Experience operating within a technical IT Support environment Line management experience overseeing performance management targets within an IT support environment Experience using and supporting diverse IT systems, including Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft Azure, Active Directory & EntraID & Microsoft Server infrastructure, including networking elements. Experience working with third party vendors. Comfortable with project management techniques. Understanding of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Principles. The eligibility to obtain UK Security Clearance. How to Apply 👉 Read the full description and apply at CS Jobs using the link provided. This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Thursday 10th September 2026

hackajob is partnering directly with Kingfisher to hire for this role. We're Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement. We are looking for a Technical Specialist to join our Infrastructure Services function, to own the operation and continuous improvement of Kingfisher's enterprise storage, backup and storage networking services. You will ensure our services remain secure, resilient, cost-effective and high performing. By supporting and continuously improving these critical platforms, you will enable reliable technology services that help colleagues across Kingfisher deliver great outcomes for customers every day. This role will be based out of our B&Q office just outside Southampton, with an expectation of 12 days a month in the office. There will also be out of hours support required in this position – 24/7 on call support in a one week in four rotation. Own and support enterprise storage, backup and storage networking platforms, ensuring secure, resilient and high-performing services. Deliver operational management of storage services in line with agreed service levels, performance measures and operational standards. Manage incidents, problems, changes and major incidents, driving service stability and continuous improvement. Monitor capacity, performance and lifecycle requirements to ensure platforms remain scalable, efficient and cost-effective. Administer and optimise block, file and object storage technologies, including volumes, shares, snapshots and replication services. Support backup, recovery and disaster recovery services, including recovery testing and validation activities. Work closely with infrastructure, engineering, architecture, security and supplier partners to deliver platform improvements, upgrades, migrations and automation initiatives. Experience supporting enterprise storage environments, including block, file and object storage technologies. Hands-on expertise with enterprise storage platforms such as NetApp, HPE or IBM solutions. Experience managing file shares, NFS exports, volumes, snapshots and replication services. Strong knowledge of enterprise backup, recovery and disaster recovery technologies, including recovery testing and cloud data protection. Experience supporting SAN environments, including Fibre Channel, zoning, multipathing, performance optimisation and storage networking technologies. Good working knowledge of Windows, Linux, VMware and infrastructure automation or scripting tools. Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with experience supporting production services through incident, problem and change management processes. How We Work We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration. We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements. What We Offer An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here. We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits. Diversity & Inclusion Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We're committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible. #LI-KO1 TPBN1_UKTJ

hackajob is partnering directly with Kingfisher to hire for this role. WereKingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama andKoctasto life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement. We are looking for a Technical Specialist to join our Infrastructure Services function, to own the operation and continuous improvement of Kingfisher's enterprise storage,backupand storage networking services. You will ensureour servicesremainsecure,resilient,cost-effectiveand high performing. By supporting and continuously improving these critical platforms, you will enable reliable technology services that help colleagues across Kingfisher deliver great outcomes for customers every day. This role will be based out of our B&Q office just outside Southampton, with an expectation of 12 days a month in the office. There will also be out of hours support required in this position 24/7 on call support in a one week in four rotation. Own and support enterprise storage, backup and storage networking platforms, ensuring secure, resilient and high-performing services. Deliver operational management of storage services in line with agreed service levels, performance measures and operational standards. Manage incidents, problems, changes and major incidents, driving service stability and continuous improvement. Monitor capacity, performance and lifecycle requirements to ensure platforms remain scalable, efficient and cost-effective. Administer and optimise block, file and object storage technologies, including volumes, shares, snapshots and replication services. Support backup, recovery and disaster recovery services, including recovery testing and validation activities. Work closely with infrastructure, engineering, architecture, security and supplier partners to deliver platform improvements, upgrades, migrations and automation initiatives. Experience supporting enterprise storage environments, including block,fileand object storage technologies. Hands-on expertise with enterprise storage platforms such as NetApp, HPE or IBM solutions. Experience managing file shares, NFS exports, volumes, snapshots and replication services. Strong knowledge of enterprise backup, recovery and disaster recovery technologies, including recovery testing and cloud data protection. Experience supporting SAN environments, including Fibre Channel, zoning, multipathing, performance optimisation and storage networking technologies. Good working knowledge of Windows, Linux, VMware and infrastructure automation or scripting tools. Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with experience supporting production services through incident, problem and change management processes. How We Work We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration. We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if youdontmeet 100% of the requirements. What We Offer An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encouragenew ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisherhere. We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits. Diversity & Inclusion Our customers come from allwalks of life- and so do we.Werecommitted to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible. #LI-KO1 TPBN1_UKTJ