Total 98 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in cardiff cf10 4bz

You will be able to find the job description and person specification within the supporting documents attached. Please note that this is a fixed term/secondment post until March 2025, due to funding.

Your new company
My client is a large financial services organisation based in Cardiff and across Wales who have won a range of awards in recent years. They are looking for a Workforce Planning Manager to join their team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Your new role
The responsibilities involve but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the organisations approach to managing talent, succession planning and resourcing to ensure they have the right people in the right roles at the right time.
• Collaborate with the inclusion manager to make sure the recruitment process remains diverse and inclusive throughout.
• Develop and manage the development programme for the Executive team for continuous learning.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders regarding succession planning by providing regular updates to board committees and external regulators.
• Guide and advise the talent acquisition partners to own and manage executives and board talent hire; and the preferred supplier list to ensure the best value from key agencies
• Be a direct report for 3 talent acquisition partners.

What you'll need to succeed

• CIPD or relevant experience.
• Significant experience managing succession plans and the design and deployment of frameworks and processes to ensure a visible leadership pipeline to board level.
• Experience of shaping and managing resourcing strategies.
• Line management experience.
• Knowledge of leading-edge attraction, recruitment and selection/assessment tools such as psychometrics.

What you'll get in return

The organisation is offering a 12-month fixed term contract with the potential of extension dependent on business needs, with a salary of £50,000 - £60,000 based on experience. You will be entitled to 25 days + bank holiday with the opportunity to buy and sell days, discretionary bonus of up to 12%, annual salary reviews, pension contributions and discount services.

What you need to do now
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Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for its employees?

The Wales team deliver many projects that are important to the local community, as well as supporting on national and international prestigious schemes. We currently have projects in the health, education, transport, commercial, defence, entertainment and water sub-sectors ranging up to £150m in value. Come work with the team who is working on Cardiff Central Station Enhancement, Cardiff Crossrail and ABP's exciting Port Talbot Transformation plans.

You will be part of the Wales team leadership with line management of a team of structural engineers, responsible for technical leadership and mentoring of the wider structural engineering team and actively involved in technical delivery. You will promote and lead on technical excellence and Mott MacDonald will support your own professional development.

We are looking for someone who will provide a proactive and collaborative approach to clients to ensure the best solution is offered to meet their needs. You will support business development and input into business strategies and planning meetings. You will manage your own client accounts and build strong relationships with our wider client base.

You will have accountability for your own portfolio of projects with commercial and contractual management of projects under your direction.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Completion of technical and other project reviews
• Completion of regular project control meetings and monitoring of commercials
• Control and planning of resources and contribution to regular team resource meetings
• Client facing role on projects, including attendance of principal meetings and critical technical design meetings
• Mentoring of junior members of staff and supporting their development
• Supervising, checking and approval of project deliverables
• Preparation of project bids and fee proposals
• Supporting the senior divisional management team
• Preparation of structural reports, specifications and calculations as required to support your team
• Ensure more senior staff are kept informed of important and relevant service/design decisions

The candidate must have extensive experience in design and management of structural engineering buildings projects across a wide variety of sectors and for a range of project sizes and complexities.

Essential criteria the candidate should meet:

• Hold a relevant degree qualification (BEng BSc, MEng or MSc) in a suitable engineering subject such as Civil or Structural Engineering or equivalent
• Be a chartered engineer and a member of a relevant professional institution (CEng, MIStructE preferred)
• Have a broad depth of experience in the delivery of building structures and experience working with other consultants as part of a multi-disciplinary team including architects and MEP engineers
• Be experienced running projects in a client facing role and managing technical, commercial and contractual matters
• Experience guiding and coach teams with excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• Have excellent technical delivery skills, including up to date knowledge of British and European Codes of Practice, BIM, software such as Tekla Structural Designer and Sustainability issues affecting the industry
• Be able to manage and coordinate resources and contribute to business planning exercises.

Desirable criteria the candidate might have:

• Experience of undertaking building or infrastructure condition, defect or deterioration surveys and inspections and the preparations of reports
• Have a good understanding of the buildings market in South Wales, a broad range of contacts and proven business development ability.
• Be able to manage bids and development of new work winning opportunities.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
 
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You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Overview of the job

This is a an administrative job within an establishment

Summary

The job holder will provide administrative support to residential staff and units maintaining the administration systems within specified timescales for the establishment.

This is a non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.

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You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About The Service ICT is part of the Council’s Customer and Digital Services Directorate. Its primary functions are: • to provide high quality IT systems, support and maintenance across the organisation • to provide strategic advice and guidance to the service areas and their directorates • to contribute to the delivery of the Council’s Digital First approach The ICT Service consists of several functions including: • the Service Desk • Enterprise Systems and Data teams responsible for the development, support and maintenance of both in-house developed and 3rd party applications • ICT Services teams delivering network, server and end user computing services • Security and Compliance • Enterprise Architecture
About the job The technologies supported are predominantly based around Microsoft Windows desktop, laptop and server platforms with applications delivered through a range of physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures. Within the school environment there is a strong adoption of Chromebooks and iPads along with both Google and Microsoft cloud-based service offerings. You would be joining an enthusiastic and ambitious team with opportunities to work with a range of cutting edge technologies. You will have access to a diverse range of learning opportunities to enable you to develop your career path as well as access to regular performance and development reviews. Please refer to the attached Recruitment Pack for a detailed list of main duties and responsibilities.
What We Are Looking For From You • Proven delivery of excellent customer service. • Practical understanding of user experience and requirement analysis and the ability to identify user objectives for systems, products or services and define the required solutions and resources to deliver and support the agreed outcome. • Experience in creation, implementation and monitoring of service level agreements with suppliers and contractors including ongoing management of operational facilities to provide the agreed levels of service, seeking continually and proactively to improve service delivery targets. • Proven track record of project management to ensure the smooth planning and delivery of solutions. • Experience creating and presenting business proposals for example, business cases or statements of requirements both orally and in writing. Proven experience managing customer and supplier relationships and the ability to foster positive engagements and where necessary analysing incidents of dissatisfaction, taking appropriate steps to turn the situation around. • Knowledge of ICT procurement and financial resource management.
Additional information You should apply for this post using our online application form by clicking the “Apply now” button on this page. Due to the current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs or accept application forms via the post. The Supporting Information section of your application is the most important part. Please pay particular attention to it. It is where you tell us what makes you suitable for the job and will be assessed against the essential and desirable competencies in our Recruitment Pack for this vacancy. You should refer to and address each competency listed in the Recruitment Pack in turn, providing evidence of the skills, experience and knowledge you have in each area by providing practical examples. Failure to complete this section in this way will considerably reduce the likelihood of you being shortlisted. All the information you need to apply for this post is contained within this Recruitment Pack and the Application Guidance. We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications. These vacancies are suitable for post share.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.