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Join Our Busy Bees Family – Start Your Career in Early Years Today! Are you passionate about working with children and ready to begin a rewarding career in the Early Years sector? At Busy Bees, the UK’s leading nursery group, we’re looking for enthusiastic, caring individuals to join us as Early Years Apprentices. Whether you’re taking your first step into childcare or looking to grow your skills, this is your chance to learn, develop, and make a real difference every day. Why Choose a Busy Bees Apprenticeship? As an Apprentice, you will: • Work alongside experienced, inspiring Early Years professionals, • Receive dedicated support and mentoring throughout your qualification, • Take part in bespoke Learning & Development courses, • Be regularly visited by your Development Coach for feedback and guidance Why Busy Bees? At Busy Bees, we’re proud to be the UK’s leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries nationwide and more around the world. Our mission is simple: to give every child the very best start in life. We’ve also been recognised for our positive workplace culture, and we’re committed to making sure every team member feels valued, supported, and listened to. You’ll also experience: • Our award‑winning Bee Curious curriculum - designed to spark imagination, confidence, and a love of learning in every child., • A workplace culture where every team member feels valued and supported, • Opportunities to get involved in our charity partnership with BBC Children in Need About our Nursery Chatham, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, is a purpose-built nursery with a capacity of 78 children, featuring a single-level design that includes three rooms with free flow access. We provide essential items such as nappies and wipes for added convenience. Conveniently located near Gillingham and Brompton, our nursery is situated next to the dockyard, offering a unique community connection. We boast free parking, a large garden for outdoor activities, and a longstanding staff team. Our curriculum includes extracurricular activities such as Spanish and Razz, ensuring a well-rounded educational experience for all children. Busy Bees Benefits We offer a fantastic range of benefits, including: • Competitive salary, • Ongoing training and career progression, • Access to our Hive benefits and wellbeing platform - with discounts across a huge range of retailers, • Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays), • Your birthday off — our gift to you!, • 50% childcare discount, • Enhanced family leave and return‑to‑work bonus, • Menopause support through Peppy, • Financial guidance through Salary Finance, • Employee Assistance Programme & Mental Health First Aiders, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Workplace pension with Cushon, • Option for discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI) Your responsibilities and expectations As an apprentice, you will: • Help plan and deliver exciting, age-appropriate activities following the EYFS framework, • Support the team to provide high-quality childcare and positive learning experiences for all children, • Build strong, supportive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, • Ensure children’s individual needs are understood and met, • Contribute to the safeguarding of all children, • Work proactively toward completing your apprenticeship provided by Busy Bees Education and Training within the expected timeframe, • Show enthusiasm, curiosity, and commitment to your own development, • Show an enthusiastic, proactive, and open approach to learning new skills every day, • Provide your line Manager with regular information about the activities and progress within the room Essential Criteria To apply, you must: • Be passionate about childcare and motivated to start a career in Early Years, • To meet funding eligibility, you must have been a resident in the UK for at least the 3 consecutive years, • Be able to provide evidence of Maths and English achievements (GCSE Maths and English grade 3/D or above or Level 2 Functional Skills) Desirable Criteria (not essential) • A Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification Start your future in Early Years with a team that truly believes in you. Apply now and begin your Busy Bees journey!

Senior/Principal Electronics Engineer Location: Rochester, Kent (4 days onsite) Salary: £44,000 - £65,000 depending on skills and experience This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. As a Senior/Principal Electronics Engineer you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to formulate and optimise innovative hardware engineering solutions, for products such as Helmet Mounted & Head-Up Displays, Mission Computers, Flight Controls, Active Inceptors, and other associated safety-critical technology. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with innovating cutting-edge projects as a member of a very experienced diverse team, with the view to progressing your career in this industry. What you’ll be doing: Senior/Principal Electronics Engineer • Executing complex hardware design tasks in accordance with the hardware development plan, whilst meeting agreed timescales and allocated budgets, • Conducting hardware requirements capture, preliminary design, detailed design including a range of analysis tasks, • Coaching & developing the skills of junior team members, • Delivering design artefacts in accordance with company and industry standards, • Working with other disciplines within an integrated team, • You’ll also have people manager responsibilities in this role Your skills and experiences: Senior/Principal Electronics Engineer Essential: • Degree/HND in electronics engineering or an equivalent qualification, • Proven knowledge and experience of digital &/or analogue electronics technologies, • Experience of working through the engineering development lifecycle, from concept to product certification, • Ability to demonstrate a good appreciation of cost and schedule constraints on designs, to meet programme needs, • An inquisitive mind-set, articulate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills Desirable: • Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise, • Analogue simulations tools, such as Simetrix or Spice, • System development tools, such as Enterprise Architect, Matlab, Simulink

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Billable Works Project Manager Gillingham Lead Projects That Matter Are you ready to take ownership of a dynamic, high-value programme of works that directly supports over 30,000 Defence homes? We’re looking for an ambitious and driven Billable Works Manager to lead refurbishment, maintenance, and improvement projects across a substantial Defence housing portfolio. With an annual programme exceeding £100m, this is a role where your expertise will have real impact — delivering safe, high-quality homes for Service families across London and Kent. The Opportunity From minor remedial works to major seven-figure schemes (up to £3m), you’ll manage projects end-to-end — from scoping and design through procurement, delivery, and handover. This is a fast-paced, high-profile position where quality, compliance, and customer experience go hand in hand. You’ll be trusted to: ✔ Lead the full project lifecycle across diverse refurbishment and improvement schemes ✔ Manage budgets, cost plans, and financial reporting ✔ Oversee supply-chain performance to ensure value, safety, and quality ✔ Maintain strict compliance with H&S legislation, CDM regulations, and contractual standards ✔ Build strong relationships with Service families, DIO representatives, contractors, and internal teams ✔ Identify risks, drive performance improvements, and deliver exceptional customer satisfaction What You’ll Bring We’re looking for a confident project professional who thrives in a high-volume environment and knows how to balance operational delivery with strategic oversight. You’ll have: • Proven project management experience in housing, property services, or the built environment, • Strong commercial awareness and contractor management skills, • Experience delivering complex, multi-project programmes, • Excellent planning, analytical, and reporting abilities, • A recognised construction or property qualification, • SMSTS certification, • Proficiency in MS Office (including MS Project) Why Join? This is more than just project delivery — it’s an opportunity to contribute to the quality of homes for Service families while managing a substantial and rewarding programme of works. You’ll gain exposure to large-scale schemes, collaborate with key Defence stakeholders, and play a pivotal role in shaping high-performing delivery across the region. If you're ready to step into a role with real responsibility, visibility, and impact — we’d love to hear from you.

Headlam, Europe’s largest floor covering distributor, has an exciting opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join its industry leading team covering the ME postcodes. This is a 9 month fixed term contract and comes with a market-leading salary, significant bonus potential and an excellent benefits package, including: • Significant bonus potential (uncapped) and regular incentives, • Premium brand, tax efficient, company car, • iPad and iPhone, • Pension scheme, employer contributions +1% up to 8%, • Private Medical Insurance, • No weekend or bank holiday working, • Christmas and new year shutdown, • 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) + opportunity to buy and extra 5 days, • Colleague discount, with access to buy the broadest range of floor coverings in the industry, at cost price, • Employee affiliation discounts and cashback across thousands of organisations, • Free electric charging points and free parking at majority of Trade Counters and Headlam premises throughout the UK, • Save as you earn / share save scheme, • Colleague “recommend a friend” referral scheme, • Employee Assistance Programme, through Telus Health offering professional and confidential advice, • Life assurance, • 1 paid volunteering day a year, • Regular support from both your line manager and an experience peer, as a buddy In this role, you will: • Build relationships with circa 200 customers across a geographical area., • You will launch our new ranges into retailers and specifiers alike, by creating and delivering a market-leading presentation on a wide range of product., • Educate customers on the benefits of the B2B websites, to enable them to self-serve 24 hours a day., • You will ultimately be responsible for maximising profitable sales of circa £2 million, within your allocated area., • You will achieve this by maintaining and growing revenue streams from existing customer and securing new business opportunities. If you have a passion for sales through service and a proven ability to drive excellent results, we would love to hear from you. To apply for this Area Sales Manager role, you will need: • Previous sales experience, with a history of working to and exceeding targets., • A full driving license., • The ability to engage customers and build lasting relationships., • Previous experience within the flooring industry would also be very advantageous.

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Programme Manager Rochester £35,000 - £40,000 ASAP - ongoing Academics is currentlt recruiting a Programme Manager to lead and support the maths education programmes within a prison setting. Experience in programme management or leading educational programmes. This role combines p

Brompton Office (covering London & Kent) On-site role.An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and highly motivated Billable Works Manager to join a growing organisation supporting the UK Defence estate.This role plays a key part in delivering a diverse programme of refurbishment, mainte

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Project Finance Manager based in Rochester. Required skills include experience in project finance and proficiency in Excel. The successful candidate will provide project accounting support for major programs, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance, while

Panel Beater - Aylesford/Gillingham Are you ready to make your next great move in the automotive industry? Are you an experienced Panel Beater wanting to join a growing company? Do you want to be part of a market leading and growing automotive business that looks after its employees? What can we offer you? Competitive Salary Team bonus 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) Length of service awards Healthcare Cash Plan (including Gym and shopping discounts) Employee Assistance Programme Celebration Day (to use as you wish to celebrate a significant day in your life) Car Insurance discount with LV Employee Pension Employee Engagement Budget (money to go out as a team and have fun!) Access to Mental Health First Aiders Cycle to Work Scheme Refer a Friend Scheme (earn £1,000 for referring people to join the team) More benefits coming soon.. ABL 1 Touch are a market leading vehicle repair business since 1994, working in partnership with insurance companies. ABL 1 Touch prides itself not only in the quality of its work but in providing excellent customer service. As we continue to grow, ABL 1 Touch are looking to recruit a Panel Beater to join their Team based in Kent ( Aylesford, Gillingham) As a Panel Beater , you will ensure the repair of motor vehicles of all types is carried out to motor manufacturer industry standards or repair methods. Responsibilities of a Panel Beater will include: Strip & refit where necessary including adjustment and panel alignment. Report any defects or damage linked to associated job but not down for repair. Observe, recognise and report on vehicle structure and paintwork. Ensure that vehicles comply with safety standards when returned to customers, or that faults have been reported and noted on the job card. Removal and safe storage of vehicle components, fluids and gases as directed by work order. Removal and safe disposal of vehicle components and fluids as directed by work order. Quality control of all repairs, with final stage sign off. Report all faults, defects noticed whilst working on vehicles not apparent before dismantling. Take care of equipment, special tools, personal tools and report any faulty equipment to your line manager. Actively make sure the repair method is in the job pack and is fully read, understood (e-scribe, manufacturer or other source) and displayed with the vehicle at all times. It is also your duty to sign off the QC section of the Repair Inspection sheet at your and other operatives relevant repair stage. Ensure seat covers & foot mats are in place on all vehicles being worked on and soft top vehicles are protected. Panel alignment and adjacent components. Filler repairs & finished correctly in P180 and pinholes are checked. Underseal, weld through primers, anti-corrosion measures are complete before next stage. Skills and experience required as a Panel Beater: Previous experience in a similar role Motor manufacturers qualifications and experience Undertake training courses as required Driving licence Current AOM009 welding certificate or BS equivalent Training in mig braze, spot welding, rivet and bonding, high strength and Boron steel awareness. Light MET qualification linked to ATA. Bonding certification Full UK Driving licence. Team Player who uses initiative, be flexible and have a can-do attitude. Cultural and organisational insight and takes responsibility for own actions. Joining our team at ABL1 Touch means becoming part of a dynamic organisation that values its employees and provides opportunities for professional growth. We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and a supportive work environment. ABL 1 Touch are committed to growing and maintaining a diverse team and an inclusive work environment. Our goal is to develop inclusive work activities and projects that bring together people with different experiences and backgrounds. Through this we aim to make sure everyone can be at their best at work. Were also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. TPBN1_UKTJ

PROJECT MANAGER Location: Kent Salary: £65,000 – £85,000 per annum Benefits: Company Car, Pension, 24 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and oversee high-voltage (HV) projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled professional with strong leadership abilities and a proven track record in the HV industry to take the next step in their career. About the Role As Project Manager, you will act as the primary representative on project sites, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget. You will provide leadership, commercial oversight, and guidance to your team while maintaining strong client relationships. Key Responsibilities • Demonstrate leadership aligned with company goals and values • Represent the organisation at project and site levels, ensuring professionalism in all interactions with clients and third parties • Provide management advice and solutions to overcome project challenges • Take commercial and financial control of assigned projects • Manage project schedules to ensure key milestones and deliverables are met • Ensure Site Managers and Supervisors comply with company policies and procedures • Promote compliance with relevant legislation for staff and representatives • Uphold site safety, quality, and environmental best practices in line with QHSE Management Systems and customer requirements Requirements • Minimum of 3 years' experience in the HV Industry on NG/DNO projects • Completion of a recognised industry apprenticeship or graduate programme (HNC, HND, Degree) • Pre-requisite training prior to starting the role • Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills Why Join • Competitive salary within a clearly defined band • Company car and pension benefits • Generous holiday allowance including bank holidays • Opportunity to work on high-profile HV projects with a supportive team How to Apply If you are a Project Manager looking for the next stage in your career, then please apply. TPBN1_UKTJ

Interim Corporate Finance Manager - Capital Programme Monitoring – 6 months. Work closely with the Project Management Office and support improving and developing the Capital Programme and governance. Ensure narratives and explanations from project managers stand up to scrutiny.

Programme Manager Local Government Transformation. As a Programme Manager, you will:. Lead complex transformation programmes from initiation to delivery and benefits realisation.

About the role As a Programme Manager within Barnet's Strategy & Innovation directorate, you will play a pivotal leadership role at the heart of the council's growing Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) function. You will be responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of a broad port

Programme Manager Circa £110k 12m FTC or 900 Day rate Outside IR35.

SAP Programme / Portfolio Manager Permanent | Hybrid | 2 days per week onsite in West Susses, remainder remote £80,000-£88,000 base + performance-related bonus + benefits Eligibility for SC Clearance essential We're looking for an experienced SAP Programme / Portfolio Manager t

I'm supporting a business who are looking to engage a senior Salesforce Programme Manager to lead a complex, multi-platform Salesforce programme. Senior Programme Manager with the ability to flex into hands-on project management where required. Affiliate Salesforce Programme Manager - 6-Month Contra

They are recruiting a Programme Manager to deliver an innovative Jobs Plus pilot programme! The programme has been delivered across Europe but this is the first pilot in the UK. They are looking for an experienced programme manager with a track record of leading successful recruitment or community p

You will: Manage, motivate and support a project team delivering core ERP programme workstreams. Establish and maintain strong project governance, reporting into programme boards, senior leadership and Chief Officers. Location: Hybrid (South Wales) Contract: Full‑time, 37 hours per week Day

The Programme Manager will act as a role model for staff; they will demonstrate excellent programme management skills and have an outstanding knowledge of the student experience and teaching, learning and assessment. The Programme Manager will work closely with the Director of English and maths, pee

Senior Programme Manager - Defence & Regulated Infrastructure (Portsmouth or Gosport) Hybrid: On‑site average 3 days per week Security: Must be eligible for SC Clearance Are you ready to lead major infrastructure programmes that genuinely shape the future? We're supporting a leading or

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. You’ll be someone who is comfortable working pro-actively and, managing your own tasks, as well as confident co

About The RoleEngineered to Protect, thats our promise, we protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.This role will lead the product development and subsequent enhancement of our decoy launcher product.

Programme Manager - EdinburghJob Description At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. About the CandidateQualifications & Experience – EssentialTrack record of large-scale programme or project delivery in Financial Services – ideally in Wealth ManagementE

NPI / Programme ManagerDaysPermanent role Based in Stone, Staffordshire Working in a factory - manufacturing and production £55,000 per annam + EV Car Scheeme Duties of a NPI / Programme Manager Manage fthe process from new product through to productionExperience required as a NPI / Programme Manag

About UsGrwp Llandrillo Menai was established in 2012 as a result of mergers between Coleg Llandrillo, Coleg Menai and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor.It employs 2,000 staff and delivers courses to around 21,000 students, including over 1,500 higher education students, across Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire and

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Trainee Project Manager Placement Programme Please note that this is a career training programme including placement, and fees apply. However, if you have no vocational certifications such as PRINCE2 or PMQ you may still be able to benefit from this programme. Step 2 - PRINCE2 Foundation * PRINC

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