Job Description

Service Care Solutions has a new and exciting opportunity which has become available working as a Business Support Officer with Cheshire East Council.

Cheshire East Council are currently looking for someone who can work 37 hours a week, on an initial 3-month Contract, with a view to potentially being extended.

Key responsibilities

• To provide support across the Special Educational Needs and Disability Service
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of policy and procedures within the service areas of SEN & disability
• Be able to Perform Administrative duties, to the high standards already set by Cheshire East Council.

Essential Criteria

The Successful Candidate must hold an Enhanced DBS for both Children and Adults

APPLY NOW - Send your CV to John… John.deane@servicecare.org.uk

Why Service Care Solutions?

• A Dedicated consultant specific to your area of work with up to date knowledge on markets and new positions.
• We operate nationwide working with both public and private domains.
• All Compliance paid for including DBS and Social Work registration.
• We operate 3 payrolls per week
• Bring your Job to us bonus of £250
• Refer a friend Bonus of £250

Job Title: Planning Engineer
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: £33,000 - £43,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56789

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Planning Engineer at our Warrington site.

The role
As a Planning Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. As our experienced Planning Engineer, you will be the driving force behind ensuring a seamless project and programme delivery.

Day-to-day, you'll be the driving force behind orchestrating schedules independently, focusing on complex scenarios across P3M. Your role involves crafting and maintaining integrated schedules for projects and programmes, whilst considering dependencies and resource requirements.

• Develop/implement and maintain the Project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS)
• Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedule. (Level 1-3)
• Ensure alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the companies financial and material demand toolset. This includes alignment of any Level 4/5 schedules.
• Regular status update of the integrated schedule and the provision of metrics (e.g. critical path/total float) and schedule analysis of the impact to the project.
• Resource/cost loaded schedules to inform the IBP and also to provide financial status of the project

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days days in the office/onsite and two days working from home.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Planning Engineer

• Extensive recent and relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector
• Extensive experience applying schedule management in a complex environment
• Awareness of various contracting methodologies (e.g. FIDIC/NEC3/JCT etc…)
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling toolsets e.g. Primavera/MSP etc…
• Quantitative risk analysis experience

Qualifications for the Planning Engineer

• Ideally a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering / project / construction management or a related field

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 20/05/2024

#CAVDESTNUC

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic business where you will join a friendly team and be made to feel welcome from day one.
They are a growing business who help other businesses to find more leads and customers. A small, friendly and inclusive bunch who genuinely care about their clients. “We all want to work in a happy environment, so being positive and supportive of each other and being able to have a laugh and have a nice environment to work in is very important”.
They also understand people would appreciate flexible working arrangements and also offer a hybrid way of working following initial qualifying period.
They share core values of trust, accountability and honesty and these values are central to all their interactions whether with clients, suppliers or other members of the team.
Job description
We’re looking for a someone who is confident, articulate and self-motivated, to join us on a full time or part time basis with hours/days that suit you (from 22.5-37.5 hours per week).You'll have sales experience and ideally outbound calling experience too (although cold calling experience is not a deal breaker as we will provide full training).
As a Business Development Executive you will be mainly making business development calls to other businesses on behalf of our clients across various sectors. You'll need an excellent telephone manner, great communication skills and enjoy talking to people on the phone. You'll be self motivated and driven, with great people skills and be able to work well as part of a team.
We're happy to accommodate flexible work patterns eg school hours, and following successful completion of training and probationary period there are options to work from home for part of the week. This role would suit someone who has previous experience within sales and business development, a positive attitude and who enjoys working across a varied range of interesting projects.
We offer a competitive salary, flexible hours, pleasant working environment and free parking, based just off J8 of the M53 near Ellesmere Port. Laptop and all equipment is provided.
Key Responsibilities:
• Making business development telephone calls to businesses to build & nurture quality relationships & secure qualified meetings for our clients
• Sending personalised business development emails to build & nurture quality relationships & book qualified meetings for our clients
• Accurate record keeping and data entry of call details & project time
• Client meetings as and when required
• Providing feedback & market intelligence to management for client review meetings
What’s in it for you:
• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan and EAP
• Birthday off
• Flexible working
• Free parking
• Small friendly & supportive team
Hours: 22.5 – 37.5 hours per week.
Salary: £26,000 + up to 10% Bonus (pro rata for part time hours) per year
This is a great opportunity to join a fantastic business where you will join a friendly team and be made to feel welcome from day one.

Finance Business Partner

Up to £70,000 + Benefits

Three incredible brands, one brilliant team. Together, they're helping us reach our goal: to be the number one home appliance business in the UK and Ireland. As Finance Business Partner, you'll have a key part to play in the success of our organisation.

As Finance Business Partner, you'll be responsible for business partnering our supply chain teams to improve business processes and financial performance, ensuring they understand our key cost drivers and agree value add actions.

Your role will be key to driving the demand to delivery performance through accurate financial analysis, driving continuous improvement and influencing key operational decision makers across the business. Responsible for supply chain financial reporting, you'll provide insightful commentary on performance, supported with detailed variance analysis.

Our business is continually evolving and from the outset you'll be involved in crafting a key element of its future by supporting the embedding and evolution of SAP.

You'll be a fully CIMA/ACCA/ACA Qualified Accountant with demonstrable post qualification experience including business partnering a logistics / supply chain function. You'll be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of freight-in, freight-out, warehousing and 3PL management.

You'll have strong communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to influence across all levels of an organisation and with external stakeholders.

Based from of our fantastic Birchwood park office (WA3 6XG) you'll also have the opportunity to work from home 40% of the time.

Benefits:

• Basic Salary up to £70,000

• 6% employer Pension contribution

• BUPA

• Life Assurance x 4

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Enhanced family leave policies

• Training support schemes to aid your development

• Hybrid working

• 25 days' holiday + statutory

• Brilliant staff discounts on products

• Access to Reward Gateway

• Fantastic offices at Birchwood Park; Birchwood Park has an on-site nursery, numerous restaurants and food outlets, a discounted gym and great public transport links

With the strength of our brands behind you, a culture of high-performance that motivates you and the freedom to drive your career your way, our shared ambition will inspire you and delight every customer. Our future. In your hands. Apply now.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion helps ensure the ideas, perspectives and experiences of all colleagues supports a culture of learning and attracts world-class talent. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and candidates will be equally assessed and selected based on objective criteria. We reserve the right to close this role prior to the advertised closing date should a suitable applicant be found

A highly successful group of independent Opticians are looking for a part time Optometrist at their Nantwich practice.

Optometrist - Role

• Professional independent Opticians
• Work for a company that cares
• Exceptional reputation in the area
• 45 minute appointments
• State of the art equipment including OCT and Optomap
• Chance to complete further training based on your interests
• Working 3 days a week - Tues, Thur and Sat
• Typical working hours from 9am to 5.30pm (8.30am to 4.30pm on a Sat)
• Salary between £55,000 to £65,000 Pro Rata
• Team incentives
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Medical healthcare plan
• Family and friends discounts
• CET training provided
• Professional fees paid (Pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme

Optometrist - Requirements

• Fully qualified Optometrist registered with the GOC
• Team player
• Kind
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic
• Confident

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please send your CV across to Rebecca Wood using the 'Apply' link as soon as possible.

SERVICE DELIVERY The Transformation and Improvement Manager is responsible for the end to end delivery of allocated projects to time, on budget and the appropriate levels of quality in accordance with the appropriate Board To support ongoing work around improvement capability and cultural change to ensure a sustainable improvement workforce across the organisation. Lead the planning and initiation of programmes and projects ensuring the Trusts Improvement Matters approach is followed and the correct governance is in place. This should be carried out in line with lesson learnt from previous programmes and projects, whilst adhering to the strategic direction. Facilitate the definition of programme and project scope, goals and deliverables and develop business case details to enable selection of options where appropriate. These should include a cost/benefit analysis for each option as appropriate include Defining project products and tasks in order to develop full scale project plans and resource requirements. These should be supported by appointed individuals or groups to the Board whilst ensuring that there is efficient allocation of common resources and Track project deliverables using the appropriate tools and techniques whilst taking responsibility for the quality assurance process of all deliverables against pre-defined product definitions and acceptance criteria, in line with the Boards Manage the project's budget on behalf of the Project Board, controlling the expenditures within tolerance and monitoring the costs against project Manage the projects RADIC (Risk, Assumption, Dependencies, Issues and Changes) Log on behalf of the Project Board. Assure all items are allocated owners, reviewed on a regular basis whilst resolving issues and initiating corrective action as Work to develop efficient methods for improving project development and delivery whilst reviewing and initiating extra activities wherever gaps in the Project are Constantly monitor and assess the project, whilst producing highlight reports defining project progress, problems and solutions to the Project Board and wider Create and maintain communication strategies in order to ensure effective and timely communication with all stakeholders. This should include regular Project Board and Team meetings. Understand and use a variety of techniques and strategies to support people through change, motivating and support stakeholders at all levels as part of improvement and transformation programmes. Analyse, interpret and present complex data, insight, intelligence and information in a format that can be understood and accessed by all levels of stakeholders and able to utilise dashboards and software to create statistics process control charts and other complex analysis. Manage third party and external stakeholder contributions to the programmes and project as appropriate. Provide facilitation and improvement coaching as part of programmes of work to support and upskill staff and leave a legacy of continuous improvement to ensure systems and improvements are sustained through operational Ensure that the benefits of programme and project activities are identified, measured and owned in order to support the Programme Team in supporting business benefit Support the development of a culture of Continuous Improvement, capturing lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle and ensure these are incorporated into future development and shared with colleagues and the wider Trust. Maintain a strategic focus, balanced with a thorough business knowledge and develop an understanding of the high level business processes of the Board functions and service Support the Trusts commitment to developing a continuous improvement culture by making everyday improvements as part of your job using Improvement Matters; the Trusts single continuous improvement approach. GOVERNANCE Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking action/alerting senior managers if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient Develop and maintain systems and processes to establish and maintain effective communication and confidentiality of Co-ordinate and report into the appropriate boards and maintain timely and appropriate communication with all represented organisations To work in partnership with all stakeholders to develop the employment model and link the implications of relevant national and local strategies to ensure robust governance arrangements are MANAGERIAL/LEADERSHIP The Transformation and Improvement Manager must have the ability to influence Senior Executives at local level to enable decisions and actions to be taken that support the overall direction of travel of the The Transformation and Improvement Manager must demonstrate the ability to function competently and collaboratively, both as a manager and credible member of the multi-disciplinary project team and understand and acknowledge the role and function of other members of the team. The post holder must be able to motivate the team and offer collective leadership to maintain pace of change, achieve clinical engagement and buy in to ensure that they work effectively to meet project objectives. Act as a role model by demonstrating leadership and expertise and by maintaining credibility across all stakeholders, ensuring a positive image at all Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure that activities are appropriately prioritised and allocated, and that effective supervision is in place to support work delegated to specific teams as part of the work. Able to influence strategic developments across For posts band 8a and above information on the On call duty manager rota requirements need to be included. All people management responsibilities and health and safety e.g. as below Ensure a healthy, safe and secure working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation and reporting any concerns. Be part of the guiding team leading a continuous improvement approach across the Trust

Warrington & Vale Royal College is seeking to appoint a Finance Manager to provide a first-class finance service to all stakeholders and provide proactive support to enable good decision making throughout the organisation.
We offer an excellent salary and benefits package, which includes:
• A competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement (32 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure)
• Occupational pension scheme
• Employee benefits package
• Full programme of training and mentoring
• Induction programme and buddy scheme
• Flexible working, where appropriate
• Focus on sustainabilityIn October 2019 the College was officially commended as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, and we celebrated some of the highest pass rates in England, ranking us in the top 10 nationally for the third consecutive year. Our mission is ‘Realising potential, transforming lives’. Our environment is inclusive, friendly and supportive, with high expectations for both staff and students. To thrive in our environment, you will need to be resilient, positive, able to work autonomously, have a strong work ethic, and put our learners at the heart of everything you do.
Key responsibilities of the Finance Manager post will include treasury and cash flow management, accurate cash flow forecasting, day to day management of the Finance team, preparation of monthly management reports and cost centre reports, and management of the finance system. Please refer to the job description for full details of the role.
Suitable candidates will be qualified accountants, with a strong track record in leading high-performance teams. Applicants must have significant experience of both management and statutory accounts, experience of maintaining and developing a distributed finance information system and in assessing financial viability.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please note that it is college policy that referees of short-listed candidates will automatically be approached prior to interview. One reference should be from your current or most recent employer.
The College operates on 2 campuses – Warrington and WinsfordThis post closes on 5th May 2024. Interviews TBC.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. If you are interested in this post please submit your application as soon as possible.
`Warrington and Vale Royal College is committed to Equal Opportunities and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our learners'

Summary

Job Description for Asset Management Analyst:

NNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you'll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you'll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish - allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You'll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe.

The asset management analyst is recognised as a data professional and asset management (AM) practitioner that supports subject matter experts and AM activities within NNL. The role provides analysis and insight
across the asset management landscape, in support of developing data led decision making. They lead on:

• Data quality improvement programmes for master data.
• Supporting the development of information management strategies, plans and processes to improve master data.
• Identification and recommendations for AM system and process improvements.

The role operates across the organisation and there is flexibility in the base location (Warrington, Preston, Sellafield or Workington) with regular travel to the other locations a requirement of the role.

Main Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities for Asset Management Analyst:

• The technical support role is the provision of an asset management practitioner who supports deployment of good practice asset management and continuous improvement capabilities, aligned to ISO55001. They will:
  • Produce and develop processes that can deliver assurance and insight / understanding, to enable systems thinking and situational awareness and promote best practice for asset management and engineering, aligned with industry leading practice.
  • Develop and promote good information and data governance, with analytical rigour and presentation of conclusions, to a range of stakeholders.
  • Offer conclusions and recommendations to identify most cost-effective solutions, identify when performance does not meet expectations and provide insight around causality.
  • Attend on-site performance meetings, supporting the Asset Management Team with the communication and embedment of asset management data, information, and insight.
  • Provide recommendations which can help collate information and data from a range of disparate corporate sources, helping to establish a comprehensive and holistic view of asset and system performance.
  • Contribute to the creation of facility asset care plans and their integration with the integrated planning cycle and CAPEX planning process for NNL.
  • Develop and embed asset management processes in the organisation, to continuously improve the facility and organisational asset management capability.
  • Expected to maintain a close working relationship with the facility team and other departments within the organisation.

Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Asset Management Analyst:

• This role provides the right candidate with significant opportunities to apply their technical skills to make real world difference to NNLs operations, maintenance, and engineering functions. Driving business efficiency and effectiveness within a newly formed asset management function.
• Technical Competencies - Essential
  • Degree calibre candidate in a numerical discipline e.g. data science, scientific or mathematical background or suitable experience within a data driven environment.
  • Demonstrable practical experience of deriving value from master data, from differing architectures, to support organisational decision making and drive data quality improvement programmes.
  • Experience of working in asset intensive, regulated businesses with some knowledge of operational and maintenance practices.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to engage stakeholders and translate complex datasets into concise summary reports or presentations, to enable business leaders to make data lead decisions.
  • Ability to independently plan and coordinate own work, within wider team priorities.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Asset Management Analyst:

• Technical Competencies - Desirable
  • Highly resilient and comfortable to deal with ambiguity and change.
  • Experience of working with the following or similar analytical applications; PowerBI, Alteryx.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite; PowerPoint and advanced Excel skills e.g. VBA.
  • Process mapping and process engineering experience, with knowledge of tools such as Microsoft Visio.
  • An awareness of asset management good practice ISO55001, ISO19650 and associated standards.
  • Working experience with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and Maintenance Reporting Systems (MRS) such as IBM Maximo, Infor M3 and Qlikview.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Business Manager for the Educational Psychology Service will be responsible for managing, co-ordinating and leading the business support across all of Cheshire East linked to the Educational Psychology Team. They will also be responsible for the planning, leading and coordinating of all statutory and business requirements of the Service.

The post holder must have excellent IT skills and enjoy working with figures and be an accurate minute taker. Good communication and organisational skills are necessary together with the ability to prioritise workloads.

ABOUT YOU

You will have:

Experience of leading and managing financial and administrative systems, including information and data management/transfer
Experience in supervising and managing staff; this includes undertaking performance management reviews, coordinating tasks, and managing business needs to ensure service standards are met and outcomes are achieved.
Experience in the recruitment process of staff; including supporting with inducting, leading, coaching and motivating staff.
The ability to manage communication and responses to all enquiries from stakeholders (i.e., parents/carers, partner agencies, schools/settings, and the public)
The ability to research and summarise key data to aid in supporting the service.
Experience of working in a customer service environment
Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality and data protection.
Experience of using various IT packages i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Databases
A Flexible approach to work
To find out more about our essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the “In this Job you will need” section within the attached JDPS document.

WHAT WE GIVE IN RETURN

ENHANCED ANNUAL LEAVE - 34 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) from day 1, increasing up to 39 days after only 5 years' service.

ENHANCED PUBLIC PENSION - A career average pension (contributions built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay.

FLEXIBLE WORKING PATTERN - 37-hour standard full time working week with flexi time and hybrid/remote working arrangements.

PURCHASE OF ANNUAL LEAVE - The ability to purchase up to 10days' extra annual leave each year in addition to your normal annual leave entitlements (this is pro-rata for part time staff).

CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME - Receive up Income Tax and National Insurance savings of up to 25-39% off the retail price of the bike and safety equipment package (savings dependent on the value of your chosen package and your tax status.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME - A completely free to use and confidential assistance service for all employees to help staff manage, reduce and overcome the impact of life issues which they may experience from time to time, both within work and their personal life.

PAID VOLUNTEER LEAVE – Up to two days paid leave per year to volunteer for local organisations in the borough of Cheshire East

VIRGIN MEDIA AND O2 DISCOUNTS - Exclusive discounts on Virgin Media Broadband and O2 pay monthly plans.

DISCOUNTED GYM MEMBERSHIPS - Access to corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure which includes:

Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
Off-Peak Racket Sports
Athletics Tracks
Sauna/Steam/Spa
To find out more about our rewards and benefits package, please click here

ABOUT US

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we can offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities. At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future –together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

HOW TO APPLY

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you. To apply for the role please click apply for this job at the bottom of the page.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information, or, for or an informal chat about the role please contact Principal Educational Psychologist, Dr Alexandria Brightmore via email; alexandria.brightmore@cheshireeast.gov.uk.

Job Title: Planning Engineer
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: £33,000 - £43,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56789

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Planning Engineer at our Warrington site.

The role
As a Planning Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. As our experienced Planning Engineer, you will be the driving force behind ensuring a seamless project and programme delivery.

Day-to-day, you'll be the driving force behind orchestrating schedules independently, focusing on complex scenarios across P3M. Your role involves crafting and maintaining integrated schedules for projects and programmes, whilst considering dependencies and resource requirements.

• Develop/implement and maintain the Project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS)
• Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedule. (Level 1-3)
• Ensure alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the companies financial and material demand toolset. This includes alignment of any Level 4/5 schedules.
• Regular status update of the integrated schedule and the provision of metrics (e.g. critical path/total float) and schedule analysis of the impact to the project.
• Resource/cost loaded schedules to inform the IBP and also to provide financial status of the project

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days days in the office/onsite and two days working from home.

Agile working may be available to employees in some instances, applying the principles of fairness and consistency whilst ensuring that the overriding business needs can be appropriately met. We are happy to consider flexible, blended working, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing. Please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Essential experience of the Planning Engineer

• Extensive recent and relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector
• Extensive experience applying schedule management in a complex environment
• Awareness of various contracting methodologies (e.g. FIDIC/NEC3/JCT etc…)
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling toolsets e.g. Primavera/MSP etc…
• Quantitative risk analysis experience

Qualifications for the Planning Engineer

• Ideally a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in engineering / project / construction management or a related field

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 30/04/2024

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An exciting opportunity for a PM who is experienced in executing large scale infrastructure migrations and deployments!
Frequent global travel is part of this role
Day-to-day:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute the training and go-live of various Infra projects
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define projects
• Scope out projects, objectives, timelines, and deliverables
• Support the development of project plans, schedules, and budgets
• Monitor progress, identify risks or issues, and implement mitigation strategies
• Deliver project reports, presentations, and documentation for stakeholders
• Facilitate workshops and discussions with project team
• Support on vendor management: selection, negotiation, and performance

Your experience:

• Minimum of 4 years working in an Infrastructure PM role
• Proficient in IT infrastructure, networking, and system implementation
• Demonstrable experience successfully executing large projects
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure vendors and platforms
• Relevant certification - Prince2, Agile, PMP etc.
• Effective stakeholder management and engagement
• Attention to detail, adaptable, able to operate under constraints

Benefits:

• Salary of circa £50,000-60,000
• Pension contribution
• Competitive holidays package
• Regular global travel is required for this role - costs covered

Click apply to learn more!

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Job Title: Assistant Project Manager
Location: UK, Various Locations - Agile Working Options
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full Time / Permanent
Role ID: SF55339

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Assistant Project Manager at one of our many sites situated throughout the UK.

The role
As an Assistant Project Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll deliver key project management functions in support of the overall project delivery, including schedule, financial and risk functions.

Day to day, you'll operate in support of Project Managers covering specific project tasks, deputising for the lead Project Manager or sometimes managing non-complex projects under supervision. You'll be expected to apply the central project management competencies to a sufficient level. You'll also:

• Support the development of accurate and up-to-date financial and schedule estimates to ensure the project is accurately planned and reported.
• Manage the planning, monitor and control of work packages being delivered by other internal and external resources and apply the Business Management System (BMS) appropriately for the project and produce and communicate project-reporting data on Project Controls and Finance systems.
• Undertake all aspects of stakeholder management and communications activities are required and support development of stakeholder management plans.

This role is full time and can be based from any of our Cavendish Nuclear hubs, including Warrington, Leicester, Newbury or Bristol.

We offer flexible, hybrid working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.

Essential experience of the Assistant Project Manager

• Relevant experience in a similar environment/sector
• Full project lifecycle experience from bid phase through to close out - desirable
• Awareness of various contracting methodologies (e.g. FIDIC/NEC3/JCT etc…)
• Application of core project management techniques
• Awareness of Engineering principles and common project challenges

Qualifications for the Assistant Project Manager
We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Warrington, Newbury, Bristol or Leicester + Hybrid
Compensation: £40,000-£65,000 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time and Permanent
Role ID: SF55340

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Manager at one of our many sites situated throughout the UK.

The role
As a Project Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be managing the Customer and associated management of the project including identification and monitoring of project risks (threats and opportunities). Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. We're also bringing the UK closer to Net Zero, through our work with Hinkley C, Sizewell C and X Energy. As Cavendish Nuclear continues to expand, so do the possibilities.

Day to day, you'll plan and implement responses to threats and opportunities and respond to other issues that affect the project, you'll establish and maintain governance arrangements for the delivery of the project, defining clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities. Leading the project, you'll deliver world class performance by means of employee engagement, continuous improvement and identifying and implementing the latest technology and lead on Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Quality within the project. You'll also:

• Establish and maintain governance arrangements for the delivery of the project, defining clear roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities.
• Lead the project, you'll deliver world class performance by means of employee engagement, continuous improvement.
• Identify and implement the latest technology and lead on Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Quality within the project.

This role is a full time and permanent position. We offer hybrid working as long as you can travel to one of our hubs including Warrington, Leicester, Newbury and Bristol.

Essential experience of the Project Manager:

• Extensive recent and relevant experience in a similar environment/sector
• Ideally some experience in delivering design projects
• Full project lifecycle experience from bid phase through to close out
• Awareness of various contracting methodologies (e.g. FIDIC/NEC3/JCT etc…)

Qualifications for the Project Manager:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering / project / construction management or a related field (or equivalent)
• APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) (previously APMP) working towards
• Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)
• IOSH Managing Safely or higher safety qualifications preferred

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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Join our team in Warrington as a Resource Management Specialist!

Location - Warrington

Salary up to £25k plus bonus

Must be a car driver

The Resource Management Specialist will be an enthusiastic team member and will integrate into our busy, fast-paced environment. The right candidate will have the ability to develop existing relationships, offer excellent account support and resource effectively upkeeping the high standards our clients expect from us.

Below are just some of our amazing benefits

Generous Annual Leave - 25 days rising with service to 30 days
Your birthday off
Holiday purchase scheme
Flexible start and finish times
Flexible Bank Holidays
Work from anywhere - up to four weeks a year
Healthcare / dental / glasses & eye tests / alternative therapies / flu jab
IVF flex & support
Menopause flex - paid HRT treatment
Income protection insurance - Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most
Life insurance
Industry leading training
Career Pathway programme
Paid time off to volunteer / move house

At GI Group, we believe in the power of diversity and inclusion to drive innovation and success. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.

Does this sound like something you would like to hear more about? if so then hit apply now

Main Responsibilities

• Effectively recruit staff for our clients, to the required quality and quantity within the various timelines
  that are required.
• Place adverts that are creative and innovative on various job boards and social media to maximise attraction
• Screening / interviewing candidates providing information and comprehensive advice on the recruitment process and the job role applied for
• Candidate registration
• To provide local support on candidate attraction campaigns by carrying out face to face registration days and attendance at jobs fairs
• Completing relevant candidate identity and Right to Work checks
• Completing progress updates daily through effective pipeline management to provide a detailed and precise update to monitor fulfilment and highlight any recruitment risks
• Through good interpersonal skills, build and establish effective working relationships with our internal colleagues to liaise on resourcing requirements, applicant progress and activity
• Displays ownership and accountability to ensure all candidate vetting is submitted correctly and meets customer standards and employment legislation

The Ideal Candidate

• Excellent communication skills, with candidates, clients and our internal colleagues
• Excellent attention to detail
• Be flexible, as client demands and needs change daily
• Positive can-do attitude
• A self-motivated individual with a desire to succeed
• The ability to contribute to a positive team environment
• A commitment to service excellence
• Excellent Organisation skills
• Target driven

Gi Group iCIMS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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Warrington & Vale Royal College is seeking to appoint a full time Business Development Apprentice to provide efficient and effective efficient and effective administrative support for the college’s Business Development department and support the completion of apprenticeship sign up processes. The role will work as part of an Association of College’s ‘Commended’ team of employer engagement specialists and help the college to maintain its high levels of employer satisfaction by providing high quality customer service.
On the job training will be provided and the successful candidate will undertake a level 3 apprenticeship in Business Administration.
We offer an excellent salary and benefits package, which includes:
• A competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement (48 days for Business Support Staff, inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas closure days, pro rata for part time)
• Occupational pension scheme
• Employee benefits package
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-site parking
• Full programme of training and mentoring
• Induction programme and buddy scheme
• Flexible working, where appropriate
• Menopause friendly
Where appropriate we will consider flexible working options, such as part time or job share. Please include details of any requests in your supporting statement, and we would be happy to discuss this further at interview.
In October 2019 the college was officially commended as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, and we celebrated some of the highest pass rates in England, ranking us in the top 10 nationally for the third consecutive year. Our mission is ‘Realising potential, transforming lives’. Our environment is inclusive, friendly and supportive, with high expectations for both staff and students. To thrive in our environment, you will need to be resilient, positive, able to work autonomously, have a strong work ethic, and put our learners at the heart of everything you do.
The college is proud to hold the Gold accreditation in the Investors in People framework. We have been assessed against the criteria of Leading, Supporting and Improving, and the Gold award means that the college has the right principles in place, and our people and leaders demonstrate a commitment to best practice, people management and personal development.
Sustainability is a key priority for Warrington & Vale Royal College, and we are committed to raising awareness and the implementation of sustainable practices in all aspects of college life. Sustainability principles are embedded across the college, and our sustainability action plan and committee are led by senior leaders to ensure that this remains a key focus.
Suitable candidates should have 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English, an ability to quickly learn office systems and procedures, and have some experience in the use of a range of software packages including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
For further information please refer to the attached job description, or if you would like an informal conversation about this role please contact us.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please note that it is college policy that referees of short-listed candidates will automatically be approached prior to interview. One reference should be from your current or most recent employer.
The College operates on 2 campuses – Warrington and Winsford.This post closes on 6th April 2024; interview date is planned for 16th April 2024.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. If you are interested in this post please submit your application as soon as possible.
`Warrington and Vale Royal College is committed to Equal Opportunities and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our learners'