Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Job Title: Operational Services Agreement (OSA) Manager Location: Warwick / Hybrid Contract Type: 6 months The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Operational Services Agreement (OSA) Manager to lead the governance, delivery and successful transition of Operational Services Agreements within a complex business separation programme. This is a high-profile role responsible for ensuring operational services are delivered in line with contractual commitments while maintaining robust governance, managing stakeholder relationships and supporting the...

Job Title: Lead Estimator (Cost Intelligence & Benchmarking) Contract Type: Temporary Daily Rate: 450 - 500 (Umbrella) Depending on experience Contract Length: 12 months Working Pattern: Full Time (Hybrid: Warwick office 2 days per week) About Our Client: Our client, a leading organisation in the energy sector, is seeking an experienced Lead Estimator to redefine its estimating capability across major programmes. This is a unique opportunity for a seasoned cost engineering professional to go beyond traditional estimate production and help shape the future of cost intelligence and benchmarking excellence within a significant infrastructure portfolio. About the Role: As part of the central estimating function, the Lead Estimator will play a pivotal role in enhancing systems, methodologies, and cost databases that underpin investment decisions and project delivery. Collaborating closely with the Estimating Manager and project stakeholders, the successful...

Job Title: Senior Category Manager - SC Location: Reading (2-3 days/week on site) Contract Duration : 8 Months Daily Rate : £77.20/hr(Umbrella Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC Essential Requirements: Significant Public Sector Procurement experience (5+ years) Supplier Relationship skills Facility Management (FM) or Works experience (Must have) Not necessarily heavy construction but definitely FM. NEC Experience or at least a good understanding of how it operates Good working knowledge of how a contract operates Must have led/delivered procurement projects in a highly regulated, complex, environment. Project is in Procurement stage - Needs analysis stage to contract stage Need someone with real doing experience. Key Accountabilities: Develop and implement Category Strategies for assigned sub-group of categories, balancing short and long-term objectives to meet business strategy and efficiencies (savings) in alignment...

Job Title: Performance Manager Location: Warwick / London / Hybrid Contract Type: 6 months contract Job Purpose We're working with a leading organisation operating in a complex, regulated environment to appoint a Performance Manager. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for shaping how performance is defined, measured, and understood at executive level. You will ensure senior leaders and the Board receive clear, timely, and high-quality insight that supports confident, evidence-based decision making. You will combine strong analytical capability with strategic thinking, stakeholder influence, and people leadership-translating complex operational, financial, and commercial data into clear executive narratives. What You'll Be Doing You will own and evolve the organisation's performance management approach, ensuring it is robust, relevant, and aligned to strategic priorities. Key responsibilities include: Performance Framework...

The role will have responsibility for coordinating Principal Designer activities across multiple work packages and ensuring that design risks, interfaces, changes and health and safety information are effectively managed from design through to construction and handover. Key Responsibilities Review and familiarise yourself with existing organisational CDM procedures, standards and processes , with particular focus on requirements relating to the Principal Designer role. Take ownership of Principal Designer-related procedures, documentation and processes across the assigned projects and work packages. Ensure all internal and external designers understand and comply with their duties and responsibilities under CDM Regulations . Establish and facilitate regular meetings with Clients, Principal Contractors, Principal Designers, Engineering teams and other relevant project stakeholders. Chair regular Principal Designer coordination meetings , ensuring effective...

Operations Development Manager Purpose of the Role The Operations Development Manager provides operational expertise to support the development, testing, and implementation of railway systems, processes, and operational readiness activities. The role plays a key part in ensuring that infrastructure and operational systems are safe, effective, and ready for service. Key Responsibilities Provide operational expertise throughout the design, development, testing, and delivery of railway systems and infrastructure. Lead and support Trial Operations exercises, including planning, execution, evaluation, and lessons learned. Contribute to operational risk assessments, hazard identification, and safety management activities. Support the development of operational procedures, standards, training materials, and competency frameworks. Lead work relating to the development of Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC) operating models and role profiles. Collaborate with internal...

Procurement Business Partner 6 Month Initial Contract Inside Liverpool (twice per week in the office) Ready to lead end-to-end procurement, influence senior stakeholders, and drive meaningful improvements across a high-impact commercial function? Lead procurement activity across the full commercial lifecycle, supporting senior stakeholders with procurement strategy and evaluation, coordinating category and contract management, ensuring effective delivery timelines, and driving continuous improvement across procurement policies and processes. Responisbilties: Lead end-to-end procurement: Manage high-risk procurements across assigned categories, ensuring legislative compliance, best practice, robust sourcing strategies, governance, contract awards and value for money. Build strong stakeholder relationships: Advise senior leaders and collaborate with commissioners, suppliers, bidders, legal teams and external partners to deliver effective procurement and contract...

Job Title: Commercial Transformation Change Manager - SC Location : Reading/Hybrid - Max 3 Days per Week on site Daily Rate : £77.20/hr (Umbrella) Duration : Until 31/3/27 initially IR35 Status : Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC The SCM Transformation Culture & Change Lead is role within the transformation team responsible for championing and implementing culture change initiatives within the supply chain function. The successful candidate will work closely with the People workstream lead and the Programme Lead along with the other workstream leads to develop the overall cultural and employee engagement vision for the supply chain function Key Responsibilities: Culture Assessment and Development: Provide input into the People workstream overall strategy within the broader transformation program. Collaborate with executive leadership to align on the supply chain team people and cultural change objectives. Conduct assessments to understand the current...

A reputable housing provider in London is seeking an experienced SEND Reforms Programme & Transformation Lead to provide strategic leadership and delivery oversight for a major SEND transformation programme. Day Rate: £525-£550 per day Location: London Working Pattern: Hybrid - with significant travel across hubs, education settings and schools Contract: Interim The successful candidate will lead the implementation of a locality-based, multi-agency SEND support model , designed to strengthen early intervention, improve inclusion and deliver better outcomes for children, young people and families. This is a high-profile transformation role requiring an experienced strategic leader who can operate across education, health, local authority services and wider partner organisations , translating national SEND reform priorities into effective local delivery. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & System Transformation Lead and coordinate the...

Job Title: Commercial Officer Location: Remote (occasional travel for ad hoc meetings to Liverpool/ London) Contract Duration : 6 Months Daily Rate: £ 400/day (Umbrella Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Essential: Public sector procurement experience/ contract management/ stakeholder engagement/ PCR 2015, Knowledge of PA2023/ worked in professional services procurement/ contract management background . This is an officer level role and is a support role but the candidate will be working independently supporting the contract leads. The Role: Organise and develop market engagement and drive deep understanding of customer requirements and their conversion into viable commercial options Embed savings methodology for the category and deliver savings targets Support and develop the category s knowledge and advise customers about commercial excellence and share knowledge and contribute to thought leadership in the category Profile and develop engagement using...