Total 9 Manager level Information Technology job vacancies in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4TW

Location: Oxford Leisure, OX4 6JL – across 5 sites
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 39 hours per week, between Monday to Sunday + Excellent benefits
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 + Excellant benefits

Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Technical Contract Manager to join the team. 
This role will see you lead, manage and be responsible the Oxford Technical team and their performance. Working collaboratively with the Oxford Partnership Management team, as well as fully supporting each Facility operations team to ensure that their service deliver is maintained.

In addition to this, you will be required to consistently provide on a pre-planned, ad-hoc, breakdown and reactive basis, a professional and effective maintenance, service, and repair function across the cluster. You will ensure compliance with the operational requirements and contractual obligations whilst providing efficient and effective management of the expenditure for the planned & reactive maintenance budgets for the contracts.


Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

Your main responsibilities:


- Provide the maintenance, service, and repair function on both a hands-on and appointment & supervision of external sub-contractor’s basis.
- Undertake cyclic maintenance and service works on a hands-on basis to satisfy those requirements as set out in the company’s computer aided test, inspection, maintenance, and service asset management plan.
- Populate and record asset condition and completed works detail relating to those works undertaken on a hands-on basis and which by requirement, form an integral part of the company’s computer aided test, inspection, maintenance, and service asset management plan.
- To populate and record completed technical checks and associated works detail using the company’s computer aided quality management system.
- To assist and support any of the Technical, Estates & Quality, Contract, and Health and Safety teams in respect to any reasonable technical request.
- To ensure that building service systems, associated items of plant, equipment and control systems are set and operated to an optimum to facilitate.
- Work with the mgt teams across the contract the contract to manage sub-contractor attendance for inspections and visits.
- Line manager the contract technical assistant to undertake day to day tasks.




What you’ll need to do the role


- A thorough and in-depth knowledge of health, safety, quality, and welfare procedures
- A thorough and in-depth knowledge of electro-mechanical systems and electro-mechanical equipment statutory regulations and approved codes of practice
- Excellent hands-on skill and ability.
- Adequate skill and competency in the effective use of computer aided systems.


Qualifications/Experience


- Relevant training in the building service industry.

Electrical
Mechanical
Building Fabric

This role will require a clean driving license as travel between the sites is involved


What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- 6% employer matched pension contribution
- 21 days annual leave + Public holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Plans, Annual Leave Purchase Scheme and more
- Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, Mobile Phone discounts, Cinema discounts, Leisure, and Hospitality discounts
- Committed to professional and personal development with a wide range of training and coaching opportunities to expand your capabilities.
- For all Leisure benefits please see Employee Benefits (moreleisure.com)


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Location: Oxford Leisure, OX4 6JL – across 5 sites
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 39 hours per week, between Monday to Sunday + Excellent benefits
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 + Excellant benefits

Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Technical Contract Manager to join the team. 
This role will see you lead, manage and be responsible the Oxford Technical team and their performance. Working collaboratively with the Oxford Partnership Management team, as well as fully supporting each Facility operations team to ensure that their service deliver is maintained.

In addition to this, you will be required to consistently provide on a pre-planned, ad-hoc, breakdown and reactive basis, a professional and effective maintenance, service, and repair function across the cluster. You will ensure compliance with the operational requirements and contractual obligations whilst providing efficient and effective management of the expenditure for the planned & reactive maintenance budgets for the contracts.


Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

Your main responsibilities:


- Provide the maintenance, service, and repair function on both a hands-on and appointment & supervision of external sub-contractor’s basis.
- Undertake cyclic maintenance and service works on a hands-on basis to satisfy those requirements as set out in the company’s computer aided test, inspection, maintenance, and service asset management plan.
- Populate and record asset condition and completed works detail relating to those works undertaken on a hands-on basis and which by requirement, form an integral part of the company’s computer aided test, inspection, maintenance, and service asset management plan.
- To populate and record completed technical checks and associated works detail using the company’s computer aided quality management system.
- To assist and support any of the Technical, Estates & Quality, Contract, and Health and Safety teams in respect to any reasonable technical request.
- To ensure that building service systems, associated items of plant, equipment and control systems are set and operated to an optimum to facilitate.
- Work with the mgt teams across the contract the contract to manage sub-contractor attendance for inspections and visits.
- Line manager the contract technical assistant to undertake day to day tasks.




What you’ll need to do the role


- A thorough and in-depth knowledge of health, safety, quality, and welfare procedures
- A thorough and in-depth knowledge of electro-mechanical systems and electro-mechanical equipment statutory regulations and approved codes of practice
- Excellent hands-on skill and ability.
- Adequate skill and competency in the effective use of computer aided systems.


Qualifications/Experience


- Relevant training in the building service industry.

Electrical
Mechanical
Building Fabric

This role will require a clean driving license as travel between the sites is involved


What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- 6% employer matched pension contribution
- 21 days annual leave + Public holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Plans, Annual Leave Purchase Scheme and more
- Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, Mobile Phone discounts, Cinema discounts, Leisure, and Hospitality discounts
- Committed to professional and personal development with a wide range of training and coaching opportunities to expand your capabilities.
- For all Leisure benefits please see Employee Benefits (moreleisure.com)


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Location: Oxford Leisure, OX4 6JL – across 5 sites
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 39 hours per week, between Monday to Sunday + Excellent benefits
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 + Excellant benefits

Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Technical Contract Manager to join the team. 
This role will see you lead, manage and be responsible the Oxford Technical team and their performance. Working collaboratively with the Oxford Partnership Management team, as well as fully supporting each Facility operations team to ensure that their service deliver is maintained.

In addition to this, you will be required to consistently provide on a pre-planned, ad-hoc, breakdown and reactive basis, a professional and effective maintenance, service, and repair function across the cluster. You will ensure compliance with the operational requirements and contractual obligations whilst providing efficient and effective management of the expenditure for the planned & reactive maintenance budgets for the contracts.


Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

Your main responsibilities:


- Provide the maintenance, service, and repair function on both a hands-on and appointment & supervision of external sub-contractor’s basis.
- Undertake cyclic maintenance and service works on a hands-on basis to satisfy those requirements as set out in the company’s computer aided test, inspection, maintenance, and service asset management plan.
- Populate and record asset condition and completed works detail relating to those works undertaken on a hands-on basis and which by requirement, form an integral part of the company’s computer aided test, inspection, maintenance, and service asset management plan.
- To populate and record completed technical checks and associated works detail using the company’s computer aided quality management system.
- To assist and support any of the Technical, Estates & Quality, Contract, and Health and Safety teams in respect to any reasonable technical request.
- To ensure that building service systems, associated items of plant, equipment and control systems are set and operated to an optimum to facilitate.
- Work with the mgt teams across the contract the contract to manage sub-contractor attendance for inspections and visits.
- Line manager the contract technical assistant to undertake day to day tasks.




What you’ll need to do the role


- A thorough and in-depth knowledge of health, safety, quality, and welfare procedures
- A thorough and in-depth knowledge of electro-mechanical systems and electro-mechanical equipment statutory regulations and approved codes of practice
- Excellent hands-on skill and ability.
- Adequate skill and competency in the effective use of computer aided systems.


Qualifications/Experience


- Relevant training in the building service industry.

Electrical
Mechanical
Building Fabric

This role will require a clean driving license as travel between the sites is involved


What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- 6% employer matched pension contribution
- 21 days annual leave + Public holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Plans, Annual Leave Purchase Scheme and more
- Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, Mobile Phone discounts, Cinema discounts, Leisure, and Hospitality discounts
- Committed to professional and personal development with a wide range of training and coaching opportunities to expand your capabilities.
- For all Leisure benefits please see Employee Benefits (moreleisure.com)


#leisurejobs





Location: Oxford Leisure, OX4 6JL – across 5 sites
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 39 hours per week, between Monday to Sunday + Excellent benefits
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 + Excellant benefits

Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Technical Contract Manager to join the team. 
This role will see you lead, manage and be responsible the Oxford Technical team and their performance. Working collaboratively with the Oxford Partnership Management team, as well as fully supporting each Facility operations team to ensure that their service deliver is maintained.

In addition to this, you will be required to consistently provide on a pre-planned, ad-hoc, breakdown and reactive basis, a professional and effective maintenance, service, and repair function across the cluster. You will ensure compliance with the operational requirements and contractual obligations whilst providing efficient and effective management of the expenditure for the planned & reactive maintenance budgets for the contracts.


Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

Your main responsibilities:


- Provide the maintenance, service, and repair function on both a hands-on and appointment & supervision of external sub-contractor’s basis.
- Undertake cyclic maintenance and service works on a hands-on basis to satisfy those requirements as set out in the company’s computer aided test, inspection, maintenance, and service asset management plan.
- Populate and record asset condition and completed works detail relating to those works undertaken on a hands-on basis and which by requirement, form an integral part of the company’s computer aided test, inspection, maintenance, and service asset management plan.
- To populate and record completed technical checks and associated works detail using the company’s computer aided quality management system.
- To assist and support any of the Technical, Estates & Quality, Contract, and Health and Safety teams in respect to any reasonable technical request.
- To ensure that building service systems, associated items of plant, equipment and control systems are set and operated to an optimum to facilitate.
- Work with the mgt teams across the contract the contract to manage sub-contractor attendance for inspections and visits.
- Line manager the contract technical assistant to undertake day to day tasks.




What you’ll need to do the role


- A thorough and in-depth knowledge of health, safety, quality, and welfare procedures
- A thorough and in-depth knowledge of electro-mechanical systems and electro-mechanical equipment statutory regulations and approved codes of practice
- Excellent hands-on skill and ability.
- Adequate skill and competency in the effective use of computer aided systems.


Qualifications/Experience


- Relevant training in the building service industry.

Electrical
Mechanical
Building Fabric

This role will require a clean driving license as travel between the sites is involved


What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- 6% employer matched pension contribution
- 21 days annual leave + Public holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Plans, Annual Leave Purchase Scheme and more
- Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, Mobile Phone discounts, Cinema discounts, Leisure, and Hospitality discounts
- Committed to professional and personal development with a wide range of training and coaching opportunities to expand your capabilities.
- For all Leisure benefits please see Employee Benefits (moreleisure.com)


#leisurejobs

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Are you Technical / Sales Manager looking for a new role? Do you have proven ability to develop sales pipeline from both incoming leads and current customers? Join our client in Oxfordshire as a Technical Sales Manager.

The Technical Sales Manager will:

• Build a sales pipeline and manage all aspects of the sales process, from leads to completion of orders, to grow sales
• Meet with existing and potential customers to review their needs
• Maintain good customer relationships to foster referrals and repeat orders
• Using own initiative identify potential customers for contract services and systems
• Make contacts to develop own sales leads
• Report on the competitive landscape
• Respond to contract manufacturing and industrial systems enquiries using the company's technical and manufacturing experts as required
• Prepare quotations and detailed technical proposals
• Provide sales forecasts based on management of sales pipeline
• Update company's CRM system to track the progress of opportunities and manage follow up. Maintain records to support forecast and build pipeline
• Assist with marketing activities as required. This may include attending relevant conferences, exhibitions and trade events

The Technical Sales Manager will have:

• Experience navigating capital approval procedures
• Proven ability to sell technical services and develop repeat customers and Key Accounts
• 5 years sales experience of technical products and services to industry
• >5 years' experience in progressing and generating leads
• >3 years' experience of international sales territory management
• Self-motivation; ability to operate autonomously with limited supervision to develop sales leads into orders
• Proven ability to establish and understand the detailed technical needs of customers relating to laser micromachining and competing technologies
• Experience of laser systems or laser technology would be advantageous. Do not need to be an expert but must be technically credible in front of the customer
• Wide experience of customer types and industries would be advantageous, particularly target markets such as the Semiconductor industry, microfiltration, laser welding of dissimilar materials, bio/medical and electronic devices, optical apertures / X-ray imaging

For a full job spec and list of benefits please apply ASAP

Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Head of Software
£73,000 + 5-7% bonus
Hybrid, Oxfordshire
Permanent, Full-time

Your new company
Our client is at the forefront of energy innovation, aiming to revolutionise the industry with cutting-edge digital tools and software. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the way this organisation uses software development and how the software team develops and changes for years to come.

Your new role As the Head of Software, you will lead a large central software engineering team encompassing a wide diversity of roles, activities, platforms, and technologies. The role will also be responsible for the dissemination of high-quality software engineering processes across the organisation as well as the implementation and maintenance of the tools and applications across the organisation.
Responsibilities could include

• Provide strategic leadership for the software engineering team.
• Work with stakeholders at all levels to anticipate needs, provide strategic advice, and deliver the most effective software programmes.
• Lead and manage the software team, offering development plans, and motivating team members.
• Transform the organisations activities through modern software, data, and simulation solutions.
• Work across the organisation to highlight and provide guidance on best practices for software development.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proficient in coding languages such as C++, Python, Fortran and Java
• Holds a PhD or M.Sc. in STEM, comfortable managing academics and researchers
• Significant people management experience in varied teams and the ability to define and establish new abilities and develop others as leader
• Substantial experience in software engineering in an R&D environment, including responsibility for managing software team(s)
• Extensive experience with software tools, including version control, editors, DevOps and planning.
• Excellent understanding of modern software engineering practices
• Broad familiarity with a wide range of software and data technologies and approaches
• Ability to establish and work in an Agile/SCRUM environment
• Ability to communicate, build trust, and influence at all levels

What you'll get in return

• A highly competitive pension
• Large holiday allowance and Christmas office closure
• Cycle to work schemes
• Social and community events
• Flexible and Hybrid working policy

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment 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 hays.co.uk

Head of Software
£70,000 + 5-7% bonus
Hybrid, Oxfordshire
Permanent, Full-time

Your new company
Our client is at the forefront of energy innovation, aiming to revolutionise the industry with cutting-edge digital tools and software. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the way this organisation uses software development and how the software team develops and changes for years to come.

Your new role As the Head of Software, you will lead a large central software engineering team encompassing a wide diversity of roles, activities, platforms, and technologies. The role will also be responsible for the dissemination of high-quality software engineering processes across the organisation as well as the implementation and maintenance of the tools and applications across the organisation.
Responsibilities could include

• Provide strategic leadership for the software engineering team.
• Work with stakeholders at all levels to anticipate needs, provide strategic advice, and deliver the most effective software programmes.
• Lead and manage the software team, offering development plans, and motivating team members.
• Transform the organisations activities through modern software, data, and simulation solutions.
• Work across the organisation to highlight and provide guidance on best practices for software development.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proficient in coding languages such as C++, Python, Fortran and Java
• Significant people management experience in varied teams and the ability to define and establish new abilities and develop others as leader
• Substantial experience in software engineering in an R&D environment, including responsibility for managing software team(s)
• Extensive experience with software tools, including version control, editors, DevOps and planning.
• Excellent understanding of modern software engineering practices
• Broad familiarity with a wide range of software and data technologies and approaches
• Ability to establish and work in an Agile/SCRUM environment
• Ability to communicate, build trust, and influence at all levels

What you'll get in return

• A highly competitive pension
• Large holiday allowance and Christmas office closure
• Cycle to work schemes
• Social and community events
• Flexible and Hybrid working policy

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment 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 hays.co.uk

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Technical Contract Manager
Location: Oxford Leisure – across 5 sites
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, between Monday to Sunday + Excellent benefits
Salary: £37,000
- £40,000 + Benefits
Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Technical Contract Manager to join the team. 
This role will see you lead, manage and be responsible the Oxford Technical team and their performance. Working collaboratively with the Oxford Partnership Management team, as well as fully supporting each Facility operations team to ensure that their service deliver is maintained.

In addition to this, you will be required to consistently provide on a pre-planned, ad-hoc, breakdown and reactive basis, a professional and effective maintenance, service, and repair function across the cluster. You will ensure compliance with the operational requirements and contractual obligations whilst providing efficient and effective management of the expenditure for the planned & reactive maintenance budgets for the contracts.


Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

Key Accountabilities


- Manage the technical delivery both back and front of house in a customer focused environment by means of support and working through individual site teams.
- Ensure the legislative and company standards are maintained with regards to statutory compliance and reporting procedure for our trust & local authority clients.
- To provide a professional service to the Oxford Management Team in respect to small project works by producing quality scope of works, tendering such works in accordance with company financial standards and engaging and managing such works.
- To ensure that cyclic planned preventative maintenance and service works are completed to satisfy the contract specification for the Oxford Contract as set out in the company’s planned preventive maintenance procedures and being appropriately recorded.
- To co-ordinate and have undertaken by approved term maintenance specialist works providers, cyclic maintenance and service works on a contract appointment basis to satisfy contract specification for the Oxford Contract as set out in the company’s planned preventive maintenance procedures and appropriately record.
- To monitor the reactive maintenance, service and repair works within the Oxford Contract to satisfy those requirements of the contract specification.
- To assist and support the site-based Management Team in respect to any reasonable technical request.
- To monitor the CAFM defects reports in accordance with agreed procedures ensuring that service standards are maintained to the requirements of the contract’s specification.
- To respond appropriately to all maintenance issues in accordance with the agreed priority rating system and with minimum disruption to facilities.
- To advise the general (facility) managers and site based technical staff in respect of relevant health and safety environmental issues.
- To monitor, manage and focus the site teams to effective use of the facilities second bigger costs base (utilities) via means of an efficient plant and building operation.



What you’ll need to do the role

The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years building services experience, qualified in an associated building services trade and experienced in managing a team.
Previous management or supervisor experience essential. Minor works project management experience, knowledge of swimming pool plant, water hygiene and HVAC system would be advantageous.

Personal Attributes


- A high work ethic.
- Good personal motivation.
- High personal integrity and motivation..
- A willingness to receive formal training and acquire new skills (relevant to the post being applied for).
- A flexible and supportive approach to work.
- A willingness to adopt and deliver a non-standard working day and or week (including for example, nighttime, weekend and bank holiday working).
- A willingness to adopt and deliver an on call out of normal working hour’s emergency call out and site attendance function


This role will require a clean driving license as travel between the sites is involved



What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- Free safeguarding training and DBS check
- Excellent Development and Training Opportunities
- 6% employer matched pension contribution


- 21 days annual leave + Public Holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Simply health cash plan
- Anytime health line
- Employee assistance programme


- Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping and entertainment
- A safe and supportive culture
- A chance to make a positive difference to the community

#leisurejobs



Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

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Position: Technical Sales/Project Manager
Location: Witney (OX18 – hybrid)
Salary: c. £50k per annum base salary + generous uncapped bonus
Hours: Monday – Friday (09:00 to 17:00 with some flexibility)
Experience: Technical Sales, Business Development, Client Relationships, Negotiation, Engineering Sales, Construction, Project Management, Technology

The Opportunity:   

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working on an exciting opportunity within one of our engineering clients based just outside of Witney, who are looking to recruit a value driven Technical Sales professional with a strong interest in project management to join their friendly and well-established team.

This successful candidate will work closely with the Managing Director as well as the existing Sales and Project Management teams to assist in the onboarding of each client as well as the project managing the delivery of impressive engineering projects with both high net worth individuals and well known brands across the UK.

Whilst our client's well established product is truly world-renowned thus many of their customers proactively want to buy, due to the nature of the sales process there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ therefore it is important you are an innovative thinker and able really find think outside the box to find a solution for each and every project.

The successful candidate must be a real team player and be driven to deliver every project to a really high standard. To achieve this you must be a ‘real Chameleon’ by one day being able to attend a board meeting with a global brand and the next be on site project managing the installation.

This role is really well suited to a candidate coming from a technical or engineering background, who either has project management experience or highly organised and keen to make the transition to manage the full sales and delivery process.

The Company:   

Thompson & Terry Recruitment are working with a highly innovative and entirely unique technical business based near Witney who are looking for a Technical Sales/ Project Manager to join their team and contribute towards their growth.

Our client are UK leaders within their sector, offering a product that is not available at this level anywhere else in the UK.

The successful candidate will be joining a really tight-knit and super friendly local team, who boast amazing staff longevity with well over 10 years the average (including the office dog!).

In exchange for your hard work you will enjoy a strong basic salary, a generous uncapped bonus scheme, as well as a great benefit pack which includes flexible hours, hybrid working and an enhanced annual leave allowance.

Requirements:   

- Extensive experience of excelling within a client focused Technical Sales position
- Experience within Project Management or highly organised with the desire to learn
- Personable and dedicated to providing an exceptional customer experience at all levels, whether that be when speaking directly with a high-net-worth individual or a delivery person delivering a part
- The ability to manage own workload and consistently think outside the box in an innovative way to find a solution for every project
- A real team player, who genuinely wants to be a valuable part of a well-established special business over the coming decades
- Full UK driving license and access to own car


Thompson & Terry Ltd, trading as Thompson & Terry Recruitment (thompsonandterry.co.uk), are an Abingdon based recruitment agency specialising in placing candidates into jobs in Oxford and across Oxfordshire. We typically source candidates into Office Administration Jobs, Sales Jobs and Marketing Jobs. No terminology used in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of any of the protected characteristics.   

PLEASE NOTE: Due to a high volume of applications, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful at this time. 

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Technical Contract Manager
Location: Oxford Leisure – across 5 sites
Contract Type: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, between Monday to Sunday + Excellent benefits
Salary: £37,000
- £40,000 + Benefits
Here at More Community Leisure Trust our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver those services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team
- and right now we are looking to recruit for a Technical Contract Manager to join the team. 
This role will see you lead, manage and be responsible the Oxford Technical team and their performance. Working collaboratively with the Oxford Partnership Management team, as well as fully supporting each Facility operations team to ensure that their service deliver is maintained.

In addition to this, you will be required to consistently provide on a pre-planned, ad-hoc, breakdown and reactive basis, a professional and effective maintenance, service, and repair function across the cluster. You will ensure compliance with the operational requirements and contractual obligations whilst providing efficient and effective management of the expenditure for the planned & reactive maintenance budgets for the contracts.


Serco manages these facilities on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Trust.

Key Accountabilities


- Manage the technical delivery both back and front of house in a customer focused environment by means of support and working through individual site teams.
- Ensure the legislative and company standards are maintained with regards to statutory compliance and reporting procedure for our trust & local authority clients.
- To provide a professional service to the Oxford Management Team in respect to small project works by producing quality scope of works, tendering such works in accordance with company financial standards and engaging and managing such works.
- To ensure that cyclic planned preventative maintenance and service works are completed to satisfy the contract specification for the Oxford Contract as set out in the company’s planned preventive maintenance procedures and being appropriately recorded.
- To co-ordinate and have undertaken by approved term maintenance specialist works providers, cyclic maintenance and service works on a contract appointment basis to satisfy contract specification for the Oxford Contract as set out in the company’s planned preventive maintenance procedures and appropriately record.
- To monitor the reactive maintenance, service and repair works within the Oxford Contract to satisfy those requirements of the contract specification.
- To assist and support the site-based Management Team in respect to any reasonable technical request.
- To monitor the CAFM defects reports in accordance with agreed procedures ensuring that service standards are maintained to the requirements of the contract’s specification.
- To respond appropriately to all maintenance issues in accordance with the agreed priority rating system and with minimum disruption to facilities.
- To advise the general (facility) managers and site based technical staff in respect of relevant health and safety environmental issues.
- To monitor, manage and focus the site teams to effective use of the facilities second bigger costs base (utilities) via means of an efficient plant and building operation.



What you’ll need to do the role

The successful candidate must have a minimum of 3 years building services experience, qualified in an associated building services trade and experienced in managing a team.
Previous management or supervisor experience essential. Minor works project management experience, knowledge of swimming pool plant, water hygiene and HVAC system would be advantageous.

Personal Attributes


- A high work ethic.
- Good personal motivation.
- High personal integrity and motivation..
- A willingness to receive formal training and acquire new skills (relevant to the post being applied for).
- A flexible and supportive approach to work.
- A willingness to adopt and deliver a non-standard working day and or week (including for example, nighttime, weekend and bank holiday working).
- A willingness to adopt and deliver an on call out of normal working hour’s emergency call out and site attendance function


This role will require a clean driving license as travel between the sites is involved



What we offer

- Free membership at the Centre plus heavily discounted use of classes and facilities
- Free safeguarding training and DBS check
- Excellent Development and Training Opportunities
- 6% employer matched pension contribution


- 21 days annual leave + Public Holidays
- Life assurance up to 2x base salary
- Simply health cash plan
- Anytime health line
- Employee assistance programme


- Benefits portal offering discounts on eating out, travel, shopping and entertainment
- A safe and supportive culture
- A chance to make a positive difference to the community

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Head of Integrated Software Solutions

Salary- £63,575 per annum + additional market premium + fantastic benefits

Hours: Full-Time / Hybrid

Location: Culham, Abingdon, OX14 3DB

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Our client has set an ambitious challenge of putting fusion energy onto the national grid by the 2040s. For this to succeed, traditional engineering techniques need to be supplemented and transformed using advanced digital tools and software. This role is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lead the transformation of how fusion energy plants are designed and built, through new software solutions and ways of working.

As a Head of Integrated Software Solutions, you will lead a large central software engineering unit encompassing a wide diversity of roles, activities, platforms, and technologies. The group within the unit are responsible for the dissemination of high-quality software engineering processes across the Authority as well as the implementation and maintenance of the tools and applications across both corporate and research functions.

Benefits:

• Market premium
• Flexible working options- including family-friendly policies.
• Emergency paid leave
• Generous annual leave allowance (25 days)- increased with length of service.
• Outstanding pension scheme
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7%
• Relocation allowance- if applicable*
• Career development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing strategic leadership for the software engineering profession
• Working with the stakeholders at all levels to anticipate needs, provide strategic advice and deliver the most effective software solutions.
• Leading and managing our client’s central Integrated Software Solutions unit, offering development plans, and motivating other team members
• Transforming our client’s activities through modern software, data, and simulation solutions
• Developing opportunities outside the organisation for collaboration, partnership and/or bringing in income

The ideal candidate will have or be:

• Degree (or relevant experience) in a STEM subject
• Substantial experience in software engineering in an R&D environment, including responsibility for managing software in production.
• Proficient in coding languages such as C++, C#, Python, Fortran, Pascal, and Java.
• Extensive experience with software tools, including version control (e.g. GitHub) Editors (e.g. Studio Visual Code), and planning (e.g. Airtable)
• Excellent understanding of modern software engineering practices to support quality, innovation, and teamwork, and how to apply and adapt them to non-standard situations.
• Broad familiarity with a wide range of software and data technologies and approaches
• Ability to manage broad portfolios of work, ensuring systems and roles as in place to prioritise goals, and manage budget.
• Significant people management experience in varied teams of 20+ technology professionals and the ability to define and establish new capabilities and develop others as leaders.
• Ability to communicate, build trust and influence at all levels.

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There’s never been a better time to join our client and be part of something bigger!

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Job Reference: CTNPO4927

An exciting opportunity has become available, working as a Senior Project Manager - Applications & Software for a Public Sector organisation.

This is a permanent opportunity, working Hybrid based out of their offices in Didcot, 3 days in the office with 2 WFH, this will be reviewed after 6 months with potential for office days to be reduced.

My client is seeking an Experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the new Software Development Team. This is a hybrid role focussed on spearheading the build and implementation of innovative solutions to transform resident services and optimise operations. Working on modernising systems and new elements, applications, and modules, with future projects looking into Cloud technology.

This is a great opportunity to help push forward the technology focus within the organisation and build a strong team around you.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and manage the Software Development team.
• Bridge communication between developers and internal stakeholders.
• Manage software projects from inception to completion.
• Create project plans and ensure milestones are achieved.
• Foster an environment of innovation, collaboration, and agility.
• Guide the transition to advanced IT systems and modernisation.

Essential skills and experience

• Strong experience within IT and Technology focussed Project Management.
• Proven leadership managing a team.
• Must have IT Project Management experience with an Application & Software focus.
• Agile / Scrum / Prince2 experience.
• Expertise with Microsoft Power Platform.
• Collaborative mentality focused on solutions.
• Strong collaborative experience working with multiple internal departments and stakeholders.
• Budget management skills.

Desirable skills and experience

• Working within Housing Associations and the software/platforms involved.
• Understanding of SQL, including querying databases.

This is an opportunity to impact and shape the client's technological future. If you have the required experience leading development teams and delivering complex implementations, please feel free to apply.

A permanent opportunity paying up to £62,500 per annum, with good company benefits, hybrid working, based out of Didcot near Oxford, working 3 days per week in the office, which can be reviewed after 6 months.

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