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At HIVED, we’re steamrolling forward as one of Europe’s fastest growing startups, and our momentum shows no signs of slowing. At HIVED, we’re steamrolling forward as one of Europe’s fastest growing startups, and our momentum shows no signs of slowing. Based in London, we are a climate and logistics start-up building the first sustainable parcel delivery network at scale, powered by a 100% electric fleet. In an ever-growing industry where unreliable service has long been the norm, HIVED has been built from the ground-up to meet the demands of modern consumers and disrupt parcel delivery. A tech company at heart, our talent and technology is laser-focused on delivering the best possible delivery experience for end-customers and meeting the needs of our retail partners. From our drivers to our data engineers, we are constantly working to improve this customer experience that makes us deliver better. Already trusted by leading international brands such as John Lewis, Nespresso, Uniqlo, H&M brands and more, we are solidifying our position as the leaders in Europe to tackle this growing market. Our tight-knit team is made up of ex-Revolut, Bain, HelloFresh, ASOS, Apple and Google employees, and we are backed by some of Europe’s leading investors and VCs in climate-tech, logistics and mobility including Planet A Ventures, Maersk Growth, Pale Blue Dot VC, Eka Ventures, NordicNinja VC and the British government. We’re passionate about driving innovation and redefining the future of delivery. We are looking for a Lead Engineer to take ownership of one of HIVED’s highest-impact technical domains: the planning pipeline that powers supply-demand matching, parcel distribution, and routing optimisation. As part of HIVED’s Routing Squad, you’ll lead the team tackling some of the most complex and intellectually demanding problems in computer science — building systems that decide how parcels move through the city efficiently, reliably, and at scale. This is a rare opportunity to combine deep engineering expertise, optimisation thinking, and real-world domain understanding to shape a core strategic advantage for HIVED. You’ll own the technical direction of the squad, set a high bar for engineering quality, and lead a team of engineers working closely with data scientists, analysts, product, and operations. Your work will have a direct and visible impact: better routing, stronger planning capabilities, more efficient operations, and a delivery network you can see improving in the city around you. • Lead the Routing Squad across technical strategy, delivery, team leadership, and execution of squad goals., • Own the technical direction for systems supporting routing optimisation, supply-demand matching, parcel distribution, forecasting, and planning., • Translate business priorities and operational needs into clear technical strategy, measurable outcomes, and pragmatic execution plans., • Guide architecture and system design for scalable, reliable, production-grade optimisation and planning systems., • Work closely with optimisation engineers, backend engineers, data scientists, analysts, product, and operational stakeholders to turn complex problems into shipped solutions., • Lead the exploration and evaluation of new approaches across routing, scheduling, optimisation, forecasting, and distributed systems., • Set and uphold a high engineering bar through technical reviews, architectural guidance, mentoring, and accountability for maintainable software., • Manage, coach, and develop engineers in the squad, including hiring, performance management, development planning, and resourcing., • Foster a culture of curiosity, ownership, high performance, and continuous learning within the team., • 5+ years of software engineering experience, including backend or distributed systems development., • Experience leading engineers, either as a people manager or as a senior technical leader with meaningful ownership over team delivery., • Proven ability to translate complex, ambiguous business or operational problems into robust technical solutions., • Strong system design and architectural skills in distributed, production-grade environments., • An appetite for hard optimisation problems — especially routing, scheduling, forecasting, supply-demand matching, or other constraint-heavy domains., • Strong analytical thinking and the ability to combine technical depth with practical judgement., • A track record of setting high engineering standards and helping teams consistently meet them., • Experience working cross-functionally with product, operations, data scientists, analysts, and senior leadership., • Strong ownership mindset: you care about the strategy, the system, the team, and the real-world outcome., • Experience with routing, scheduling, optimisation, forecasting, logistics, mobility, or marketplace systems., • Experience productionising algorithms, solvers, models, or data-heavy decision systems., • Familiarity with optimisation techniques such as linear/integer programming, constraint programming, heuristics, or solver-based approaches., • Experience working in a fast-scaling operational environment where software has a direct physical-world impact., • Backend languages: Python, Go, • Tech infrastructure: AWS, CDK TypeScript, Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, RDS, DynamoDB, • Data tooling: GCP, BigQuery, Looker, Looker Studio, • Observability: Loki, Tempo, Grafana, Prometheus, • Event-driven architecture and domain-driven design, • Intro call with the hiring manager, • Live coding challenge solving a problem, • A take home case study, followed by a discussion, • On-site interview at our Shoreditch HQ (role and culture), • We Are Kind - Kind to the planet, our team and our partners. We listen with purpose, leave our egos at the door and aren't afraid to make difficult decisions. We must never confuse kindness with being "nice" - it requires us to be fair, consistent, honest, thoughtful and compassionate., • We Are Tenacious - We fight every day to keep the customer promise, for every parcel entrusted to us. No matter how hard it gets or whatever stands in our way, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence., • We Are Curious - We never settle, constantly challenge convention and are never afraid to ask why. We believe there is always more to learn, always a better way, and that we're always only just getting started. We never fight the urge to be inquisitive, to understand the world around us and to explore where others might not., • We Are Resourceful - Our planet's resources are scarce and our future depends on our ability to use them wisely. Waste is the enemy. We strive to do more with less, be more efficient and make the most of what we have., • Dynamic hybrid working environment with a diverse and driven team, • Huge opportunity for learning in a high growth environment, with progression opportunities based on success in the role, • 25 days of holiday allowance plus public holidays, • 1 Birthday Day Off + 2 Tenure-Based Additional Days Off, • Subsidised Private Medical Insurance including dental, vision & mental health therapy, • Bi-annual performance reviews and tailored development plans, • Competitive salary + EMI options scheme, • Annual compensation review, • Team lunch provided once a week, • Quarterly team socials and annual sports day (HIVED Olympics), • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption policy as day 1 right, • Community volunteer days, • Cycle to work scheme, • Dog friendly office and depots, • MacBook Air or Windows Laptop (depending on your preference), • Meet the team in 60 seconds: Behind the scenes with HIVED, • HIVED is B Corporation certified, • HIVED is #7 on The Sunday Times Tech 100, • Read how HIVED raised $42M to transform parcel delivery with AI and all-electric logistics network, • Check the Impact Reports for 2024 and 2025, • Keep up with HIVED here #J-18808-Ljbffr

We are looking to strengthen our Construction team with a Construction Manager based within the Thames Water Region and working from the Guildford location. You will report directly to the Senior Construction Manager/OperationsManager and your role will include managing Health, Safety, Environmental and Sustainability with responsibility for managing compliance for all delivered construction work. Managing your local construction delivery team to ensure all construction activities are provided in compliance with the scheme deliverables • Lead and manage site construction teams within designated portfolios to deliver projects within approved budget and to an agreed time frame; facilitate project construction kick off meeting and lead health checks, • Responsible for the performance of suppliers in relation to Safety, Time and Quality including approving RAMS ensuring they are appropriate and adequate, • Take the lead with Constructability Reviews, Project Rehearsal and Fit for Assembly sign-off which drives outperformance and innovation where possible, • Drive a focus on zero waste and reducing embodied carbon within construction activities, • Ensure that the site teams are raising the relevant contractual and commercial notices to the rest of the Project Team in a timely manner, • Work with the Lead Construction Manager to establish long term and short term resource needs (labour, plant and materials), • Ensure full H&S compliance is achieved where the team feel safe everyday and have the confidence and autonomy to raise safety concerns, • Look to implement a blend of standard products and innovation techniques which will maintain our position as industry-leaders, • Skills/ExperienceTemporary Works Experience/QualificationProject Management Experience., • Degree or equivalent qualification in a construction related discipline., • APMP or equivalentExtensive experience in large scale programmes of construction delivery, • Experience in the water / wastewater treatment industryExperienced in management of and monitoring of Project Programmes., • Working knowledge of CDM and construction Health & Safety., • Excellent oral and written communicator with the ability to work in close partnership with clients and end users., • Must be delivery driven with the ability to set targetsAble to manage and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to deliver to time, cost and quality objectives., • Strategic, operational, technical and management skills Commercially astute #J-18808-Ljbffr