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Technical Authority. Engineering Excellence. Safety & Compliance Leadership. Are you a senior lift engineering professional with deep expertise across design, compliance and technical governance? Do you want to play a central role within a growing, Private Equity-backed engineering services business where your technical knowledge, leadership and judgement will directly shape engineering standards and operational quality? Liftec Express - one of the UK’s leading independent lift engineering specialists - is entering an exciting new phase of growth and transformation. We are now seeking a Lift Engineering Design Manager to lead technical governance, design assurance and compliance activity across major works, repairs and maintenance operations nationwide. The Role at a Glance: Lift Engineering Design Manager Dartford + Frequent Site Travel Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits Package inc Car Allowance Reporting to: Major Works Director Company: Pioneer of the British lift industry. Formerly part of global brand Otis. Private Equity-backed by R Capital since 2025. Independent specialist in lift installation, maintenance, repair and modernisation Pedigree: Clients include national retail chains, major hospitals, facilities management providers and MOD sites Culture: Safety, Ethics & Quality Focused Your Background: Lift Engineering | Technical Governance | Building Services | Compliance | Major Works | Modernisation Qualifications...

Contracts Manager – Planned Refurbishment (Social Housing) Ready to step into a role where you’re genuinely valued, well rewarded, and part of a business that’s going places? We’re exclusively partnered with a high-performing main contractor to find a driven Contracts Manager to report directly into the Operations Director, delivering impactful planned refurbishment works across London’s social housing sector. This is more than just another role — it’s a chance to join a cash-rich, fast-growing contractor with a secured pipeline (70% of next year’s work already locked in) and a reputation for looking after its people. Why This Opportunity Stands Out 💰 Excellent salary + lucrative bonus 📈 Rapid growth with real career progression 📚 Diverse, meaningful projects that improve homes and communities 🤝 Strong leadership, supportive culture, low staff turnover 🔒 Job security with a full and expanding order book The Role Reporting to the Operations Director, you’ll take ownership of multiple planned refurbishment contracts across London, all within occupied social housing environments. Projects are varied, high-value, and purposeful, including: Decarbonisation programmes Building safety upgrades Compliance works Planned maintenance Damp & mould remediation You’ll be tru...

Director of Estates £60,000 - £70,000 + Autonomy + Enhanced Pension + Excellent Benefits Dartford (Multi-Site) Are you an experienced Estates Director, Head of Estates, or senior Estates professional looking for the opportunity to take ownership of the long-term estates strategy for a thriving, multi-site educational institution? On offer is an exciting opportunity to play a key strategic role within a growing organisation, where you will have genuine autonomy to shape the future direction of estates, facilities, risk management, and operational delivery across multiple campuses. This is a highly influential leadership role where you will work closely with senior leadership and board-level stakeholders, overseeing a multi-disciplinary estates function and ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the College's estate. You will lead on long-term estates planning, capital projects, sustainability, health & safety, and risk management, while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence. This role would suit an established Estates professional with experience leading multi-site estates or facilities operations, looking for the opportunity to put their stamp on a growing institution and directly influence long-term business strategy. The Role: Strategic leadership of a multi-site Estates & Facilities function Ownership of long-term estates strategy, maintenance planning, and capita...

Director of Estates £60,000 - £70,000 + Autonomy + Enhanced Pension + Excellent BenefitsDartford (Multi-Site)Are you an experienced Estates Director, Head of Estates, or senior Estates professional looking for the opportunity to take ownership of the long-term estates strategy for a thriving, multi-site educational institution?On offer is an exciting opportunity to play a key strategic role within a growing organisation, where you will have genuine autonomy to shape the future direction of estates, facilities, risk management, and operational delivery across multiple campuses.This is a highly influential leadership role where you will work closely with senior leadership and board-level stakeholders, overseeing a multi-disciplinary estates function and ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the College's estate. You will lead on long-term estates planning, capital projects, sustainability, health & safety, and risk management, while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.This role would suit an established Estates professional with experience leading multi-site estates or facilities operations, looking for the opportunity to put their stamp on a growing institution and directly influence long-term business strategy.The Role: Strategic leadership of a multi-site Estates & Facilities function Ownership of long-term estates strategy, maintenance planning, and capital projects * Oversig...

Business Development Director – Fire Sprinkler Installations Salary: £75,000–£90,000 basic DOE + bonus potential Package: Company car or car allowance, 25 days holiday plus birthday and bank holidays, pension, death in service insurance Location: Home-based, with UK-wide travel as required Job Type: Full-time, Permanent About the Role Cannon Fire Safety is looking to appoint a commercially driven Business Development Director to support the continued growth of the business. This is a newly created, business-critical role focused on driving sales performance, developing new business opportunities and shaping the sales strategy for the next stage of growth. The successful candidate will take ownership of new business development, tender opportunities, key account growth and sales forecasting, while working closely with the Board and wider operational teams. This role would suit an experienced sales leader with a proven background in fire sprinkler installations, strong commercial awareness and the ability to build long-term client relationships across technical, construction, fire safety and facilities markets. Key Responsibilities Lead and deliver the sales strategy for new business growth across fire sprinkler installation projects. Identify, develop and convert new customer opportunities in line with agreed margins and business targets. * Build and manage a stro...

Go back King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The closing date is 12 July 2026 This is a replacement Consultant post. The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for stroke and TIA patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff. The post will be based at Princess Royal University Hospital and the proposed Job Plan is attached. This is subject to review within 3 months of the post holder commencing in post. There is a regular weekday daytime and evening stroke on-call commitment, 1:6 weekend daytime on call rota. There is additional out of hours on call work (1 in 12 night time on call cross-site - classed as Category A). There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs. All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following: • The provision of a first-class clinical service, • Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty, • Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King's College London / KHP King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum - and we are delighted you are considering a career with us. Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon. We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year. We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato‑oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine. Our Strong Roots, Global Reach strategy, published in 2021, sets out our BOLD vision, and commitment towards: • Brilliant People, • Outstanding care, • Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, • Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do, • Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group, • Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract, • Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues, • Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives, • Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure, • Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework, • Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths, • Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies, • Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s), • Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained, • Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues, • Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director, • Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene, • Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence‑based practice and maintaining patient safety, • Kings is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues, • Full MRCP, • Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD), • Full Registration with GMC, • Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment, • On the day of interview applicants must be within 6 months of CCT, in final stages of their portfolio pathway application, or be fully registered on the GMC Specialist Register. Any applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered., • Wide experience in all aspects of Stroke and an appropriate linked specialty such as Geriatric medicine or Neurology, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC, or equivalent, • Specialist fellowship or other training in Stroke, • Experience of successful working at the interface between the specialties of Stroke and other medical specialties, • Experience in day-to-day organisation of Stroke services in a busy Teaching Hospital, • Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills, • Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes, • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams, • Management course and/or qualification, • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit, • Must have undertaken and completed audit projects., • Audit Publications, • Experience of clinical research, • Publication of relevant review articles or case reports, • Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of stroke medicine, • Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation., • Teaching skills course/qualification, • Evidence of experience in management of hyperacute stroke patients including the use of reperfusion therapies, both in standard and extended treatment windows. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust £113,565 to £150,569 a yearper annum excl London Zone Allowance. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Technical Manager Food Manufacturing North Lincolnshire £70,000 - £75,000 Low staff turnover. Less than 1%. Let that sink in for a second - in food manufacturing. People stay here. On average, for 7 years. That tells you pretty much everything you need to know about the culture, the leadership, and how the site is run. Now, due to a wave of long-standing leaders retiring, there's a rare opening. This isn't a “steady the ship” role. This is a chance to step in and shape what comes next. You'll be reporting into the Site Director, with visibility at group level, leading a team of 20+ across technical. It's a broad remit - roughly 70% customer-facing, 30% factory-facing - so you'll need to be as comfortable in front of retailers as you are on the shop floor. They don't need a manager. They need someone who knows what “great” looks like - and isn't afraid to raise the bar. You'll be: • Driving food safety culture forward (not just maintaining it), • Improving standards across the factory, • Building stronger, more credible relationships with major retailers, • Bringing best practice back from head office and making it stick on site This is a flagship operation, with a strong reputation already. But they're not interested in standing still. What they're looking for You've done this before or maybe you're banging at the door of making the step up. Factory Technical Manager, Site Technical Manager or Head of Technical level. You've worked with the big retailers - M&S, Tesco, the usual suspects - and you understand the standards, the pressure, and how to deliver under both. Ideally, you've come from a high-care environment. But more importantly - you're someone people listen to. You're credible. Down to earth. You can challenge without alienating. And you know how to bring a team with you. Why this role? Because opportunities like this don't come up often. A stable site. A strong team. A genuine platform to make your mark. Not a fixer-upper. A builder's role. Interested? If this sounds like your kind of move, apply below and we'll set up a confidential chat. JBRP1_UKTJ

Catering Operations Manager Medirest (Part of Compass Group UK & Ireland) Location: Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, Kent Salary: £50,000 + Benefits Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent We're Hiring Medirest, the healthcare division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is seeking an experienced and driven Catering Operations Manager to lead our catering services at Darent Valley Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate hospitality professional to make a real impact within a healthcare environment, ensuring patients, visitors and staff receive outstanding food and service every day. As Catering Operations Manager, you will oversee all aspects of the catering operation, leading large teams, driving service excellence, maintaining the highest food safety standards and ensuring contractual and financial performance targets are achieved. About the Role Reporting to the Contract Director, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of catering operations across the hospital, ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient and customer-focused services. Key Responsibilities Lead, motivate and develop a multi-skilled catering team to deliver exceptional service standards. Manage all catering operations, including patient dining, retail outlets, staff restaurants and hospitality services. Ensure full compliance with food safety, health & safety, infection prevention and company policies. Drive customer satisfaction through continuous improvement initiatives and service excellence. Manage budgets, labour costs, food costs and operational KPIs to achieve financial targets. Build strong relationships with NHS Trust stakeholders and key client contacts. Monitor performance through audits, reporting and action planning. Support recruitment, training, succession planning and employee engagement activities. Ensure all services operate in line with Compass Group and Medirest standards. Identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency and commercial growth. About You We're looking for a confident and proactive leader with a strong operational background and a passion for delivering high-quality catering services. Essential Requirements Proven experience managing large-scale catering, hospitality or food service operations. Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams. Excellent financial acumen, including budget management and cost control. Good understanding of food safety legislation and health & safety compliance. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and complex operational environment. Customer-focused with a continuous improvement mindset. Desirable Experience within healthcare, NHS or contract catering environments. Relevant hospitality, catering or management qualification. Food Safety qualification (Level 3 or above). IOSH or equivalent health & safety qualification. What We Offer As part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, you'll benefit from: Competitive salary Performance-related bonus opportunities Company pension scheme Career development and training programmes Access to Compass rewards and discounts platform Employee assistance programme Recognition and reward schemes Opportunities for progression within one of the UK's leading food and support services organisations About Medirest Medirest is the specialist healthcare division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, delivering exceptional catering, portering, domestic and support services across NHS and private healthcare settings. Our teams play a vital role in enhancing patient experiences and supporting healthcare professionals to deliver outstanding care. We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: Contributory pension scheme Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families Please note: This role is contracted to weeks per year About Us Part of Compass Group UK&I, Medirest is the specialist healthcare operating company of Compass Group UK & Ireland, providing a full range of hotel services, including staff, patient and visitor catering, domestics, portering, security and reception, at over 130 NHS Trusts and private hospitals. Job Reference: com/2906/99320001/52815111/R/STC #Medirest Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength! TPBN1_UKCT

Contracts Manager – Responsive Maintenance (Damp & Mould + FRA) We’re recruiting an experienced Contracts Manager to join a well-established main contractor delivering responsive maintenance services across South East London and North Kent. This is a key leadership role overseeing two long-term frameworks, each with a 4-year duration, offering stability, autonomy, and genuine career progression. The Role Reporting directly to the Operations Director, you will take full operational responsibility for two contracts: • A Damp & Mould remediation programme, • A Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) works contract Each contract services approximately 1,200 properties per year, requiring strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams effectively. You’ll lead a team of 5 direct staff, while coordinating a trusted and established supply chain of operatives to deliver high-quality, compliant works. This role demands a balance of commercial awareness, operational oversight, and people leadership. What You’ll Be Doing • Managing day-to-day delivery across both contracts, ensuring KPIs and SLAs are consistently met, • Reporting performance, risks, and progress to the Operations Director, • Leading, mentoring, and developing your direct team, • Overseeing subcontractor performance and maintaining strong supply chain relationships, • Driving quality, compliance, and health & safety standards, • Working closely with clients and senior leadership to ensure smooth contract delivery and continuous improvement Why This Role Stands Out This isn’t just another Contracts Manager position. You’ll be joining a business that: • Is financially strong and cash-rich, providing stability and security, • Has a supportive, experienced leadership team that empowers its managers, • Boasts a great company culture with genuinely low staff turnover, • Is growing at an impressive 30% year-on-year, creating real opportunities for progression, • Offers excellent salary and benefits, reflecting the importance of the role About You • Proven experience as a Contracts Manager (ideally within social housing or responsive maintenance), • Strong understanding of damp & mould remediation and/or FRA works (highly desirable), • Confident managing subcontractors and supply chain delivery models, • A natural leader who can motivate teams and build strong client relationships, • Commercially aware, organised, and solutions-focused If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real impact, work with a forward-thinking contractor, and develop your career as the business continues to expand, this is an opportunity worth exploring

Health and Safety Manager Gravesend (With Travel to London) Circa £75,000 + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits Irwin and Colton has been engaged by a large, high-profile specialist contractor operating across multiple sectors, including demolition and civil engineering, to recruit a Health and Safety Manager. This well-established organisation has been operating successfully for nearly 30 years and has built an outstanding reputation for delivering complex, high-profile projects across the UK. Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager will include: Leading the delivery of the health and safety strategy across multiple projects while managing and developing the Health and Safety team Partnering with operational leadership to promote a positive safety culture and provide expert health and safety guidance Overseeing audits, inspections and incident investigations, ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvement Monitoring health and safety performance, reporting on key metrics and influencing strategic decision-makingThe successful Health and Safety Manager will have: Proven experience in a Health and Safety Manager or senior health and safety leadership role within demolition, civil engineering or a related construction environment Experience managing health and safety teams and influencing senior operational stakeholders Strong knowledge of ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 management systems, supported by a NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or equivalent) Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple sites This position will require an individual who is passionate about Health and Safety and high performance. For further information or to discuss your career, contact Beth on or (phone number removed). Ref: BH4830. Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company based in the South East of England, recruiting across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and safety Director through to Health and Safety Manager positions. Irwin and Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website (url removed)

Contracts Manager – Planned Refurbishment (Social Housing) Ready to step into a role where you’re genuinely valued, well rewarded, and part of a business that’s going places? We’re exclusively partnered with a high-performing main contractor to find a driven Contracts Manager to report directly into the Operations Director, delivering impactful planned refurbishment works across London’s social housing sector. This is more than just another role — it’s a chance to join a cash-rich, fast-growing contractor with a secured pipeline (70% of next year’s work already locked in) and a reputation for looking after its people. Why This Opportunity Stands Out Excellent salary + lucrative bonus Rapid growth with real career progression Diverse, meaningful projects that improve homes and communities Strong leadership, supportive culture, low staff turnover Job security with a full and expanding order book The Role Reporting to the Operations Director, you’ll take ownership of multiple planned refurbishment contracts across London, all within occupied social housing environments. Projects are varied, high-value, and purposeful, including: • Decarbonisation programmes, • Building safety upgrades, • Compliance works, • Planned maintenance, • Damp & mould remediation You’ll be trusted to lead from the front — managing teams, driving performance, and ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards while keeping residents at the heart of everything. What You’ll Be Doing • Leading multiple refurbishment projects from inception to completion, • Managing site teams and supply chain partners, • Driving programme delivery, quality, and commercial performance, • Building strong relationships with clients and residents, • Reporting directly to the Operations Director on progress and performance, • Ensuring best-in-class health & safety and compliance standards About You • Proven Contracts Manager experience within social/affordable housing, • Strong background in planned refurbishment, especially in occupied properties, • Knowledge of decarbonisation, compliance, or building safety projects is highly desirable, • A proactive, hands-on leader who takes ownership and drives results, • Commercially aware with a focus on quality and customer satisfaction If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real impact, be part of an ambitious growth journey, and be financially rewarded for your success, this is one you don’t want to miss

Job Title: Legionella Risk Assessor Location: Dartford, Kent Salary/Benefits: £27k - £40k + Training & Benefits Due to recently winning new contracts across the South East of England, our client is recruiting for an experienced Legionella Risk Assessor. You will be conducting risk assessments on domestic hot and cold water systems, ensuring to highlight any technical faults and non-conformities. It is essential that applicants have strong technical knowledge and will be able to work self-sufficiently on site. Our client is offering competitive salaries and benefits packages, including: company vehicle, overtime, pension scheme and annual leave allowance. Locations of work include: Dartford, Erith, Gravesend, Sidcup, Bromley, Orpington, Sevenoaks, Croydon, Mitcham, Caterham, Oxted, Redhill, Epsom, Kingston upon Thames, Hounslow, Aylesford, Maidstone, Sittingbourne, Chatham, Rainham, Grays, Tilbury, Hornchurch, Ilford, Barking, Basildon, Billericay, Canvey Island, South Benfleet, Chigwell, Epping. Experience / Qualifications: • Will hold the City and Guilds (WMSoc) in Legionella Risk Assessing, • Experience working as a Legionella Risk Assessor, • Fully versed in ACOP L8 and HSG 274 guidelines, • Able to communicate technical matters to clients, • Good literacy and numeracy skills, • Proficient in using IT software The Role: • Conducting legionella risk assessments on domestic hot and cold water systems, • Working across a wide range of sites, including: commercial, local authority and public sector, • Producing detailed technical reports and schematic drawings, • Water sampling, • Temperature monitoring, • Meeting with clients to provide appropriate technical advice and recommendations, • Adhering to safety and compliance guidelines, • Working to set deadlines Alternative job titles: Legionella Consultant, Water Hygiene Risk Assessor, Water Hygiene Consultant, Environmental Consultant. Future Select are recruiting in the Water Treatment/Hygiene industry; we work with the best clients & candidates and supply the majority of permanent jobs in the market. We would be interested in speaking to candidates with experience in any disciplines from Risk Assessors, Service Engineers, Account Managers and Business Development/Operational Managers through to Director level. We are inundated with applications, we will endeavour to get back in touch, however if you have applied to Future Select and you have not heard from us after a week, on this occasion, you will not have been successful. Your details will be saved on our system and you will be contacted in the future if a vacancy matches your skills. Future Select Copyright 2026