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PRS are currently working with a growing Building Services design consultancy, based in Rochester (Kent) who are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their team. You’ll play a key role in leading mechanical design on a range of projects across commercial, residential, hospitality, education, and mixed-use developments. This is a hands-on design role with real influence — you’ll be trusted to make technical decisions, mentor junior engineers, and work closely with clients, architects, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, efficient, and sustainable solutions. What you’ll be doing: • Leading mechanical building services design from concept through to construction, • Designing HVAC, ventilation, heating, cooling, and domestic services systems, • Producing and reviewing calculations, specifications, reports, and drawings, • Coordinating with electrical, public health, structural, and architectural teams, • Managing technical delivery on projects and supporting project programmes, • Mentoring and checking the work of junior and intermediate engineers, • Attending client meetings, design reviews, and site visits, • Ensuring designs comply with relevant standards, regulations, and best practice What we’re looking for: • Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering, • Significant experience in mechanical design within building services / MEP, • Strong technical knowledge of HVAC and related building systems, • Experience working across multiple project stages (RIBA or equivalent), • Familiar with UK building regulations, CIBSE guidance, and industry standards, • Confident communicator with clients and internal teams, • Experience using industry software (e.g. Hevacomp, IES, AutoCAD, Revit), • Working towards or holding CEng status (or equivalent) is highly desirable What you’ll get: • Competitive salary based on experience, • Clear progression and leadership opportunities, • Varied and technically interesting project portfolio, • Collaborative, supportive team environment, • Ongoing training and professional development, • Private healthcare and pension If you are interested in this role please contact 07908533003 or

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future . Centrica Energy is a leading European energy trading company with a global reach, operating out of eight offices across all time zones to move energy from source to use. Our mission is to drive the green transition while offering sustainable and predictable energy costs for suppliers and offtakers. We currently trade gas across 20 countries and power across 28 European countries and the United States, whilst our LNG business has a global reach with cargoes delivered almost anywhere in the world. To service our clients across the globe. #LI-CET As the LNG Credit Risk Manager , you will be responsible for managing the credit risk across the Centrica Energy LNG business, ensuring the monitoring, control, and mitigation of credit risks while supporting the development of business strategy. The role may also involve supporting credit risk activities related to the Gas and Power portfolio, depending on the needs of the business. The role holder will take decisions regarding credit risk within delegated competences and provide management with a motivated opinion regarding decisions to be taken at higher levels. You will ensure a high level of professionalism, knowledge, and exemplarity within the credit risk function and support the Head of Credit Risk and Head of Risk (Centrica Energy). The role is based out of our central London office (close to Marble Arch) with 3 days per week typically based within the office. What you'll be doing: * Oversee credit risk activities related to LNG transactions (with potential involvement in the Gas and Power portfolio), ensuring integrity of credit systems regarding exposure capture * Monitor and analyse credit exposures, identifying potential risks and opportunities for risk mitigation * Demonstrate an insightful understanding of financial accounts to review and approve credit assessments and scorings and set appropriate limits within group credit appetite * Implement and continually push the development of state-of-the-art information systems ensuring a thorough view of credit risks in cooperation with the dedicated IT and specialist quantitative teams * Collaborate closely with trading desks, finance teams, and other stakeholders to assess credit risks associated with new and existing transactions * Regularly review and update credit risk models, methodologies, and tools to enhance accuracy and effectiveness * Stay abreast of market trends, regulatory changes, and industry best practices related to credit risk management in commodity trading * Represent Centrica in negotiations with external trading counterparties regarding credit matters and demonstrate an excellent knowledge of trading documentation and credit clauses. We have a few must-haves: * Extensive experience in credit risk management, especially in the LNG business, from within either a commodity trading house or investment banking environment, with an in depth understanding of market dynamics, key energy market players and trading practices * Energy commodity knowledge ideally within LNG and Gas * Proven track record of developing and implementing effective credit risk policies and procedures * Deep knowledge of credit risk assessment methodologies, financial analysis, and risk modelling * Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and make informed decisions * Sound understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance frameworks relevant to commodity trading * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and present findings in a clear manner to senior management * Experienced within stakeholder management, able to respond to demands of front, middle and back office teams * Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities with a strategic mindset.

Outreach Recovery Worker Location: Gillingham Salary: £24,000 per annum Vacancy Type: Permanent Advertising End Date: 25 Feb 2026 About The Role Are you driven to help people move away from street-based living toward safer, more stable futures? We're looking for a committed Outreach Recovery Worker in Medway to engage individuals living on the streets and help them move toward safer, more sustainable lifestyles. In this role, you'll empower service users, increase their involvement in their own recovery, and work collaboratively with partners to coordinate effective support that leads to positive outcomes. What You'll Do You'll spend much of your time out in the community, reaching out to individuals who are experiencing homelessness or living street-based lifestyles. You'll build trust, offer support, and help people overcome barriers to engaging with services. This includes offering persistent, compassionate engagement to those who may be reluctant to accept help, guiding people away from street-based living where possible, and supporting smooth transitions from hospital into safe, appropriate accommodation. Your key responsibilities will include: • Building strong, trusting relationships with service users and delivering flexible, strengths-based interventions. * Using approaches such as Motivational Interviewing to advise and support individuals around substance misuse. * Working closely with drug and alcohol teams, mental health services, healthcare providers, housing partners, and local authorities to ensure coordinated support. * Contributing to case conferences and representing the team at external forums where required. * Maintaining accurate, confidential case records and participating in rough sleeping counts and national monitoring programmes. * You'll play a vital role in helping people access ongoing healthcare, reconnect with their home communities if appropriate, and move towards stable accommodation and improved well-being. What We're Looking For Someone who can: • Bring compassion, professional resilience, and a proactive, assertive approach to supporting people experiencing rough sleeping, begging and multiple disadvantage to achieve sustainable change. * Demonstrate a strong understanding of complex needs, including mental health, substance and alcohol misuse, and the impact of trauma and long-term exclusion. * Work confidently and patiently with people who may be reluctant to engage with services and who may at times present challenging behaviour. * Uphold anti-discriminatory practice, maintain clear professional boundaries, and contribute to safe working environments for service users and staff. * Work effectively within a multi-agency, strength-based approach, building positive relationships with statutory and voluntary partners. * Commit to ongoing learning, training, reflective practice and supervision. * Thrive in a fast-paced, challenging environment and adapt to changing priorities and client needs. * Work flexibly across sites and be able to work unsociable hours in line with service delivery requirements. About Us We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - • Flexible working * Training and development opportunities * Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional) * Season Ticket Loan Scheme * Cycle to work scheme * Crisis Loan Scheme * Electric Car Scheme * 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees) * Access to Blue Light Card * 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays * Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter * Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) * Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria) To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.