What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will serve as a Financial Management Specialist for Region One in Cambridge, MA.

Typical assignments include:

• Preparing and submitting allocation requests to fund regional disaster travel and Programs - PA, HM, and IA.
• Reviewing and approving requests for supplies, equipment, or services to support disaster operations, confirming requests have accurate fund coding, are appropriately authorized and justified.
• Managing disaster travel, disaster blankets and funding.
• Adding staff to blankets, certifying blanket funding and local travel vouchers in Concur.
• Assisting staff with travel authorizations, vouchers and any questions, as needed.
• Managing and submitting monthly Disaster spend plans, closely coordinating with Programs and the National Spend Plan Team in reconciling trackers and submitting projections.
• Reviewing various funding reports daily, ensuring funds are allocated, committed and obligated appropriately, including returning funding, as needed.
• Submitting payroll funding for disasters monthly.
• Tracking and resolving unliquidated obligations and submit explanations quarterly.
• Maintaining communications and awareness with the Regional Comptroller.
• Supporting the Finance and Admin Section in an Emergency Assignment role to support the Regional Response Coordination Center if activated.
• Coordinating closely with Logistics and Operations.
• Managing the surge account and transitioning funding to the Disaster Relief Fund, overseeing travel, creating blankets, tracking lodging availability, submitting and processing lodging waivers, as needed.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 2-year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Your new company
Hays are delighted to be working with an energetic, dynamic and growing project management consultancy based in Cambridge. This company has an incredibly diverse and exciting portfolio of projects, keeping the clients at the heart of everything they do, they have formed long-standing client partnerships. They work in Healthcare, Education, Residential, Arts, Heritage, Research Facilities and Commercial.


Due to huge success within the team and continued growth, they are now looking to expand and hire a Project Manager (Senior to Director Level).


Your new role
As the new Project Lead, you'll be responsible for liaising with the client on all aspects of the project, working alongside the client to understand their goals and aspirations. You will also be responsible for monitoring the successful delivery of the project, with financial performance and client satisfaction. In addition to the above, you will ensure compliance, aid coordination between members of the design team and appoint specialists and conduct project presentations.


What you'll need to succeed
Ideally, you will have a diverse range of skills and experience, from building surveying, engineering, architecture, or design management, and would be interested in developing your career in a transformative direction. Preferably, you will be based in Cambridgeshire or London with a track record of project management and delivery of varying scales. You will be passionate about working together with clients and demonstrate a proactive and solution-based approach. It is likely you will be degree qualified, or equivalent, in a relevant industry discipline.


What you'll get in return
Not only will you be joining an enthusiastic and growing team in a central Cambridge location with a portfolio of complex, exciting, and sustainable projects, but you will also receive a highly competitive salary, a mobile phone and laptop where possible, a pension scheme and 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. You will also receive a bespoke and tailored training plan agreed with your managing director to promote and continue your professional development.


What you need to do now
If you're ready to take the next step in your career, click 'apply now' to submit your CV, or call Jack Downes on 01223 464 577 for a confidential discussion on your career aspirations. Even if this job isn't quite right for you, we'd still love to chat about your next career move.


If you know of anyone who may be interested in this role, please do let us know. As a token of our appreciation for any successful referrals, you will receive up to £250 in vouchers.

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• Competitive salary and remuneration package including, 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9%, private healthcare
• Cambridge based the role has the opportunity for hybrid working (approx. 3 days a week in the office)
• Marshall, an independent, family-owned British company, proudly helping our customers move forwards since 1909

Why join Marshall in this role of Senior Planner?

Operationally reporting to the lead Programme Manager/Director, the role of Senior Planner is to actively deliver integrated project planning and scheduling activities across a programme through the creation and maintenance of integrated schedules, provision of project planning reports and metrics.

Working within an applied matrix organisation (in particular working in collaboration with the engineering, procurement, supply-chain and production departments) the role will foster and encourage the culture and operational effectiveness of Integrated Project Teams (IPTs).

As a member of the Bids and Programmes job family, you will be expected to support an integrated - whole Marshall - Life Cycle Management Processes (LCM) and Business Management System (BMS) and bring your experience and knowledge to support the wider team.

Key responsibilities of Senior Planner will include:

• Undertaking the planning and scheduling of various projects within the programme, developing project plans and schedules.

• Monitoring project progress, identifying bottlenecks, and working within the programme IPT, report/take proactive measures to ensure adherence to timelines and budgets.

• Resource load the programme/project schedules.

• Supporting where required the generation of monthly SPI, CPI, whole EVM and CPA information from the integrated project schedules.

• Evaluating project schedule outcomes and identify areas for improvement in those plans.

• Mentoring and providing guidance to junior planners and project teams to enhance their appreciation of project planning.

• Managing the incorporation of authorised changes into the Project Contract Master Schedule (CMS), and provide scenario modelling and assessment of risk events for proposed changes to the CMS and the Performance Measurement Baseline.

• Conducting Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) to analyse the level of confidence of the Forecast Schedule and the contractual Deliverables Dates.

• Conducting Sensitivity Analysis and determine key drivers of the programme uncertainty.

• Undertaking additional activities as required by line management, the Business Line Director and the Central Operations Leadership Team.

• Supporting the adherence of the Lifecycle Management (LCM) Processes.

• Supporting effective 'Lessons Learned' (LFE - Learning From Experience) activities.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Experience in 'front line' project planning roles, ideally in the defence domain - undertaking planning and scheduling, within one or a combination of Bids, Projects and/or Programmes, operations / production and project-engineering.
• An understanding of engineering development principles and manufacturing processes in principle.

• Subject matter expertise in the application of Project planning tools & techniques, including project control and reporting, change management, cost control, Integrated Baseline Planning (IBP), Supply-Chain schedule integration and risk & opportunity management. (Tool knowledge to include MSP, P6 Primavera).

• Practitioner in EVM, SPI and CPI and explain their full terms and how they are set-up and exercised on a Project through planning tools into a Project Plan.

• Experience in generating Critical Path Analysis and Risk Adjusted Schedules.

• Desirable: worked within a collaborative matrix-managed 'IPT' environment.

• Desirable: A qualification in Project Controls or Project Management an advantage, but not essential.

Based in the UK, with operations in Canada, Marshall specialises in the design and production of deployable operational infrastructure and mission support for humanitarian, defence and security operations across the globe.

Other core services include the integration of complex systems into a range of vehicles for use by the military and security services including explosive ordnance disposal and battlefield ambulances all underpinned by a full in-life managed service provision to ensure customers' equipment is available where and when they need it.

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Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will, serve as the Employee Services Branch Chief, reporting to the Mission Support Director. You will provide advisory services to the Region in the areas of recruitment and placement, organizational development and position management and other human resources programs and services. Typical assignments include:

• Planning, developing, and implementing a comprehensive personnel management program.
• Providing authoritative advice and innovative direction on all aspects of human resources management.
• Providing expertise and guidance on workforce expansion, such as, right sizing and re-organization, along with external and internal recruitment and placement.
• Resolving complaints and grievances with Labor and Employee Relations in coordination with Alternate Dispute Resolution.
• Performing research and providing expert policy recommendation and interpretations.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will serve as a Health Physicist.

Typical assignments include:

• Serving as a Regional Radiological and Nuclear technical advisor for off-site preparedness activities associated with Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program.
• Ensuring that State and Regional personnel receive all relevant training IAW the REPP National Training Program.
• Tracking and reporting programmatic demands, activities, funds, expenditures, production, and staff assignments.
• Planning, initiating, writing, and reviewing REPP HP and site reports for pre, during, and post exercise plume and ingestion pathway exercise evaluations.
• Serving as REPP off-site exercise Site Lead and authorized agent to represent the Region at meetings and conferences with senior Federal officials, State and local government officials and private sector on all regional REPP activi

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will serve as an Environmental Protection Specialist for Region One.

Typical assignments include:

• Conducting Endangered Species Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act (Essential Fish), Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other related laws and EOs with the appropriate Services and state and local entities.
• Maintaining Awareness of all Listed, Threatened, and Proposed Species within New England.
• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert for Endangered Species Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act (Essential Fish), Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other related laws and E.O.s.
• Assisting with National Environmental Policy Act reviews as applicable.
• Providing Technical Assistance to internal and external partners.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

This announcement is for a position as a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.

This position will be hired into a temporary 4-year, excepted service appointment. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, you will, serve as the Employee Services Branch Chief, reporting to the Mission Support Director. You will provide advisory services to the Region in the areas of recruitment and placement, organizational development and position management and other human resources programs and services. Typical assignments include:

• Planning, developing, and implementing a comprehensive personnel management program.
• Providing authoritative advice and innovative direction on all aspects of human resources management.
• Providing expertise and guidance on workforce expansion, such as, right sizing and re-organization, along with external and internal recruitment and placement.
• Resolving complaints and grievances with Labor and Employee Relations in coordination with Alternate Dispute Resolution.
• Performing research and providing expert policy recommendation and interpretations.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Mobile Air Conditioning Engineer Needed

Area : Covering Northampton/Cambridge/Colchester

Salary: £43,000 + Overtime

My client is a leading provider of M&E building services engineering and facilities management, providing a high specification client base with tailored and bespoke technical engineering solutions.

A Mobile Air Conditioning Engineer is required to carry out PPM, servicing, fault finding and reactive/breakdown repairs to air conditioning systems & equipment to include VRV, VRF, Splits, Cooling systems and AHU & FCU within a number of commercial/corporate buildings & industrial facilities located throughout Northampton and Cambridgeshire. Candidate will have to travel to slough and Kent once a month.

In addition to the air conditioning aspect of the position the successful candidate will also carry out general building services tasks to include fabric maintenance and basic plumbing as is required.

Candidate Requirements & Additional Information

• City & Guilds and/or NVQ in Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
• City & Guilds F-Gas (CAT 1)
• Recognised Air Conditioning/Refrigeration/HVAC apprenticeship
• Additional Qualifications i.e. City & Guilds 18th Edition IEE and/or ACS Gas
• Driving License

Please Note & Understand The Information Below

• Company Vehicle i.e. Van (Reasonable personal use permitted)
• Call-out rota working is essential and this is approx. 1 - 5 (due to sites being predominately office very little callout)
• Call-out runs from Friday - Friday
• Pension Scheme (Contributory)
• £77.00 paid for being on call.
• If called out paid at a minimum of 4 hours.
• 30 minute travel time each way
• 25 days holiday + stat days + Birthday
• The ability to pass a DBS/CRB check. Please do not apply for this position if you know that you are likely to fail the necessary background checks
• 40 hours a week paid but only work 39 hours 3:30 finish on a Friday
• CPD actively sponsored

Please call or send CV to apply

IDN1

Mobile Air Conditioning Engineer Needed

Area : Covering Northampton/Cambridge/Colchester

Salary: £43,000 + Overtime

My client is a leading provider of M&E building services engineering and facilities management, providing a high specification client base with tailored and bespoke technical engineering solutions.

A Mobile Air Conditioning Engineer is required to carry out PPM, servicing, fault finding and reactive/breakdown repairs to air conditioning systems & equipment to include VRV, VRF, Splits, Cooling systems and AHU & FCU within a number of commercial/corporate buildings & industrial facilities located throughout Northampton and Cambridgeshire. Candidate will have to travel to slough and Kent once a month.

In addition to the air conditioning aspect of the position the successful candidate will also carry out general building services tasks to include fabric maintenance and basic plumbing as is required.

Candidate Requirements & Additional Information

• City & Guilds and/or NVQ in Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
• City & Guilds F-Gas (CAT 1)
• Recognised Air Conditioning/Refrigeration/HVAC apprenticeship
• Additional Qualifications i.e. City & Guilds 18th Edition IEE and/or ACS Gas
• Driving License

Please Note & Understand The Information Below

• Company Vehicle i.e. Van (Reasonable personal use permitted)
• Call-out rota working is essential and this is approx. 1 - 5 (due to sites being predominately office very little callout)
• Call-out runs from Friday - Friday
• Pension Scheme (Contributory)
• £77.00 paid for being on call.
• If called out paid at a minimum of 4 hours.
• 30 minute travel time each way
• 25 days holiday + stat days + Birthday
• The ability to pass a DBS/CRB check. Please do not apply for this position if you know that you are likely to fail the necessary background checks
• 40 hours a week paid but only work 39 hours 3:30 finish on a Friday
• CPD actively sponsored

Please call or send CV to apply

IDN1

An opportunity has arisen for a Business Intelligence Analyst to join a renowned company known for its pioneering research and development in sustainable materials. This permanent role offers salary range of £35,000 to £40,000.

As a Business Intelligence Analyst, you will be providing in-depth patent landscape analysis and combining these insights with broader business intelligence to guide the organisation's research and innovative efforts.

You will be responsible for:

- Developing and executing patent search strategies, presenting your findings through visualisation tools to inform research teams.

- Conducting detailed patent searches and analysis to map competitor activity and identify trends in areas of strategic interest.

- Gathering and interpreting business intelligence from non-patent sources to deliver comprehensive reports.

- Managing relationships with external patent search providers and maintaining licences for patent search software.

- Collaborating with internal research teams to align patent analysis with ongoing technological developments.

What we are looking for:

- Previously worked in a similar role such asBusiness Intelligence Analyst, BusinessAnalyst, research analyst, data analyst.

- Proven experience in conducting patent searches, with the ability to distil large datasets into actionable insights.

- A PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, or equivalent experience in a relevant research position.

- A strong interest in patents and delivering business intelligence to influence research strategies.

- Ability to quickly understand new technologies and areas outside your prior experience.

- Familiarity with patent databases such as Derwent Innovation, PatentSight, or Orbit is desirable.

What's on offer:

- Competitive salary

- Sign on bonus

- Birthday off

- 27 days plus bank holidays (for full time employees)

- Private health and dental care

- Life assurance

- Income protection insurance

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Pension scheme

- Flexi-time scheme

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a cutting-edge research and innovation role!

Important Information: We endeavour to process your personal data in a fair and transparent manner. In applying for this role, Additional Resources will be acting in your best interest and may contact you in relation to the role, either by email, phone or text message. For more information see our Privacy Policy on our website. It is important you are aware of your individual rights and the provisions the company has put in place to protect your data. If you would like further information on the policy or GDPR please contact us.

Additional Resources Ltd is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as defined within The Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.

Housekeeping Supervisor

Holiday Inn Cambridge

The Opportunity

We are looking for a reliable and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Housekeeping Supervisor. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the housekeeping department, ensuring that our guest rooms and public areas are always clean and tidy to the highest standards.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and train housekeeping staff, ensuring they are meeting our cleaning standards and service levels
• Schedule and assign daily tasks to the housekeeping staff, ensuring that all areas of the hotel are cleaned in a timely and efficient manner
• Inspect guest rooms and public areas regularly to ensure they meet our high standards of cleanliness and presentation
• Maintain inventory of cleaning supplies and equipment, ordering more as needed
• Liaise with other departments, such as front office and maintenance, to ensure guest needs are met
• Report any maintenance or safety issues to the appropriate departments
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations

Benefits

• Our enviable employee discounts on bedroom rates across the lgh hotel portfolio.
• Access to the ihg employee room benefit programme across their global portfolio. (t&cs apply).
• Shopping discounts - ranging from groceries, fashion, travel, utilities, days out, and even holidays.
• Eye care
• Free legal & money advice
• Counseling sessions
• Hospital & death benefit plans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing tips and support fitness videos
• Recipe ideas
• Advice on keeping active and healthy living
• Wellbeing podcasts and tv
• Breathing exercises
• 24/7 advice and support line
• Team reward & recognition
• Free meals on duty
• Free parking

Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience as a housekeeping supervisor in a hotel environment
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Attention to detail and a high level of cleanliness
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and cleaning chemicals

If you are passionate about providing a clean and comfortable environment for our guests, and have experience leading a team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Hotel

The Holiday Inn Cambridge is ideally located by a serene lake in Impington, offering guests a peaceful stay amidst rolling countryside while still being conveniently close to the heart of Cambridge. Just 2 miles from central Cambridge colleges, shops, museums, and theatres, the hotel features 100 luxurious bedrooms and a range of dining facilities, including the Junction Restaurant and Bar, and the lobby lounge.

The hotel's Academy conference centre boasts 10 meeting rooms, making it an ideal location for corporate events, while the extensive health & fitness club ensures guests can maintain their fitness routine while staying with us. Our peaceful hotel is truly a home away from home.

At the Holiday Inn Cambridge, we pride ourselves on providing a welcoming and comfortable stay for all our guests, and our friendly and professional team is dedicated to ensuring that each guest has a memorable experience.

About us

Looking for an exciting career in the hospitality industry? Look no further than LGH Hotels Management! With a growing portfolio of 42 hotels throughout the UK, including globally recognised brands such as Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Best Western, all located in prime locations, we are the premier destination for those seeking a fulfilling career in hospitality. Join our dynamic team and be a part of shaping the future of the UK hospitality industry.