Role: Procurement Manager Salary/Rate: £70-77 per hr inside IR35 Location: Hybrid, Reading Contract Duration: 18-months We are currently looking for a Procurement Manager for our government client. This Procurement Manager role is hybrid, based between working 2 days per week on site in Reading and the remainder of the week working remotely. There is no further flexibility with the on-site requirement. The contract for the Procurement Manager position is for 18-months, with potential to extend, operating inside IR35. Security Clearance: Security Check ("SC Clearance") This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution. Essential skills/experience required: Proven procurement and strategic sourcing experience within the public sector, including use of Government frameworks Strong working knowledge of PA23 and PCR, with demonstrable compliance in complex procurement environments Experience managing NEC...

VAN DRIVERS NEEDED WITH IMMEDIATE START! EARN £800+ PER WEEK! 1 OR 2 DROPS PER DAY! NEXT DAY PAYMENTS! DRIVER AGENT are the UK's Fastest Growing company specialising in Van Drivers We are looking for delivery drivers in ALL AREAS of the UK to deliver parcels from 1 Depot to another Previous experience is not required and we can have you set up and ready to work within days from applying. You will be working with some of the largest courier companies in the UK with work available to you 7 days per week. The benefits to this oppertunity; Daily payments of up to £500 depending on mileage completed Payments are made the following working day after completing a run There is work available 7 days a week, all year round. Work to your own schedule, you decide how many and which days you work Fixed routes can be planned with the customer Collections and Deliveries to and from all areas of England, Wales and Scotland There is no parcel scanning or sorting...

Job Title: Senior Finance Transformation Manager - SC Location: Green Park, Reading (3 days/week on site) Contract Duration : 24 Months Daily Rate: £77.20/hr (Umbrella Maximum) IR35 Status : Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC (Must be eligible) Qualified accountant recognised qualification or equivalent experience PMO skills/Experience Proactive, a self-starter who can use initiative to get assigned tasks completed. Essential: Active SC Clearance or eligible/willing to be put through SC. SC would need to be in place prior to starting. Co-ordinating across finance function and working with cross functions to deliver change, I.E. IT Experience of driving system enabled business improvement related to finance 5 10 years experience (Proven individual) Qualified accountant recognised qualification or equivalent experience PMO skills/Experience Proactive, a self-starter who can use initiative to get assigned tasks completed. Has worked on a...

We are supporting an emerging investment-backed technology business to appoint an Temporary Finance Analyst to build and shape a newly created analytics function. This is a high-impact role offering significant scope to influence business strategy, with flexibility to mould the position around the individual s strengths, and potential to turn permanent. Finance Analyst Responsibilities - Establish and lead the finance analytics capability, building robust reporting, insight, and performance tracking across P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow - Deliver core FP&A outputs including budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis to support rapid growth and strategic decision-making - Partner directly with senior leadership and investors, providing clear, actionable insights to inform business performance and funding decisions - Analyse capital expenditure and investment cases, supporting prioritisation and return-focused decision-making - Operate as a key member of a lean...

Our Client, Reading council are looking for a Childcare Advocate paying 65 an hour We are seeking an experienced Childcare Advocate to work in our dynamic and supportive Advocacy Team within the Joint Legal Team, a centre of excellence recently commended by Lawyers in Local Government. Our team handles a wide range of Family Court hearings, primarily care proceedings and related matters, delivering high-quality advocacy and ensuring continuity of representation for our clients throughout their cases. In this role, you will undertake a variety of hearings, including contested matters, final hearings, and emergency or short-notice hearings. While some hearings will be conducted remotely, you will also be required to attend hearings in Reading, Slough, and occasionally London or other court centres. We pride ourselves on providing an excellent standard of service, so you will be expected to bring both strong advocacy skills and a client-focused approach to your work. Job Purpose...

Water Project Manager Ganymede Guildford, England, United Kingdom (On-site) Project Manager Water (Non-Infrastructure) Contract Guildford Area Up to £475 per day Are you a results-driven Project Manager with a passion for the water sector? Do you thrive in leading high-profile projects and delivering excellence? If so, this exclusive contract opportunity with a leading UK contractor is not to be missed. The Role: A prestigious UK contractor is seeking an experienced Project Manager to spearhead a major non-infrastructure water project based around Guildford. This long contract offers stability, exciting challenges, and the opportunity to work on a flagship project in the UK water sector. Key Responsibilities: Lead and manage all aspects of a complex non-infrastructure water project, ensuring successful delivery on time and within budget. Oversee project planning, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership. Ensure compliance with...

We are seeking a qualified Finance Business Partner to support a key period of finance transformation, leading system implementation projects across a global organisation. This is a highly visible, stakeholder-facing role suited to someone who enjoys driving change and working across international teams. Finance Business Partner Key Responsibilities: - Lead internal delivery support for migration system implementation, including bank reconciliations, payment processes, cash visibility, and project tracking - Manage and coordinate project plans, ensuring timelines, milestones, and deliverables are met across multiple stakeholders - Support the implementation of new accounting framework in a wider business expansion, including system rollout and process design - Partner with global finance and operational teams to drive engagement, adoption, and effective communication throughout change initiatives - Provide broader finance transformation support, including controls, reporting...

Site Agent Contract Up to £425/day Guildford Are you a hands-on Site Agent or Senior Site Agent with Tier 1 experience? Do you thrive on taking ownership of complex water treatment projects from day one? If you re ready to make a real impact on an early-stage AMP 8 upgrade, this could be the perfect contract for you. This role is potentially outside IR35 (Subject to determination), offering a 12-month plus contract, working on a chemical dosing / water treatment upgrade. You ll be joining a small but experienced team at the start of the project, giving you real influence over site delivery and performance. What s on offer: Up to £425/day Immediate start, 12-month plus contract Work on a high-profile AMP 8 water treatment upgrade project Opportunity to join the project from the start and shape delivery Hands-on role with responsibility for Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical works The Role: You ll manage day-to-day site operations, including programme, quality,...

Role: Network & Security Engineer - CISCO / ISE Contract Rate: 380 - 420 per day PAYE - Inside IR35 Contract Role: 6 months Location: Didcot - Oxfordhsire Hybrid role 3 days on site / 2 WFH ROLE OVERVIEW Our client are looking for an experienced, fully hands-on Level 3 engineer to strengthen our infrastructure and network security operations capability. This is a senior technical delivery role - not a design-only or advisory position. You will be expected to configure, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across Cisco security suite, networking, security appliances, server infrastructure, and hybrid-cloud connectivity with minimal supervision. The environment spans a multi-building campus network, data-centre infrastructure, SD-WAN fabric, cloud gateway controllers, and enterprise security platforms. You will work closely with leaders in IT Operations to maintain service availability and to assist in fast tracking their infrastructure transformation. KEY...

Finance Business Analyst Location: Windsor Hybrid - 1 day per week on-site Day Rate: £550 per day (via Umbrella) Contract: Initial 6 Months We are supporting a major UK Energy organisation with the appointment of a Business Analyst to join a technology delivery team responsible for IT projects across the Group Finance portfolio . This role will play a key part in bridging the gap between Finance and Technology , ensuring that business requirements are clearly defined and translated into effective technology solutions. The team is specifically seeking someone with strong end-to-end finance process knowledge , particularly across Record to Report , who can work closely with finance stakeholders to support large-scale system and process change initiatives. Key Responsibilities Lead business analysis activities across finance transformation and IT delivery projects Gather, analyse, and document functional and non-functional requirements across finance systems...

Finance Business Analyst Location: Windsor Hybrid - 1 day per week on-site Day Rate: 550 per day (via Umbrella) Contract: Initial 6 Months We are supporting a major UK Energy organisation with the appointment of a Business Analyst to join a technology delivery team responsible for IT projects across the Group Finance portfolio . This role will play a key part in bridging the gap between Finance and Technology , ensuring that business requirements are clearly defined and translated into effective technology solutions. The team is specifically seeking someone with strong end-to-end finance process knowledge , particularly across Record to Report , who can work closely with finance stakeholders to support large-scale system and process change initiatives. Key Responsibilities Lead business analysis activities across finance transformation and IT delivery projects Gather, analyse, and document functional and non-functional requirements across finance...

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 : Senior Project Manager Contract : Initial 6-Month Contract. Location : Windsor - Hybrid (twice a month in office) Rate : 550 - 600 inside umbrella About the Role: We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead a portfolio of transformation initiatives within LRECS as part of the wider Group Functions change agenda. This role will provide dedicated delivery leadership across several concurrent projects, ensuring clear ownership, strong governance and predictable outcomes. The focus is on safely landing complex, cross-functional change that spans...

Astute's contract team is exclusively working with a Power Generation supplier to recruit for a Site Supervisor for its Berkshire site. The Site Supervisor role comes with a day rate of 550- 650 per day, Outside IR35. This is to start early May and is for a 3 week contract. This could possibly be extended. The Key Skills Required: Worked as a Site Supervisor, managing multiple subcontractors on site previously. Have a strong understanding of CDM regulations. Have a strong understanding of site Health & Safety regulations. Qualifications Required: SSSTS or equivalent NEBOSH or equivalent This role is full time on site. Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability...

Interim Financial Controller UK Financial Services Transformation Environment The Opportunity A high-impact interim role for a senior finance professional to own and safeguard financial reporting during a critical transformation phase. You'll act as the accountable owner of reported results, providing confidence, control and leadership across the finance function. Key Responsibilities Full ownership of financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, robustness and compliance with UK GAAP Delivery of monthly management accounts and statutory accounts , including leading audit engagement Treasury and cashflow management : forecasting, liquidity oversight and cash controls Maintaining a strong control, governance and audit framework ; drafting technical accounting papers for senior committees Close partnership with FP&A to align actuals, budgets and forecasts; ownership of entity and business-unit financial statements Active contribution to finance transformation...

VAN DRIVERS NEEDED WITH IMMEDIATE START! EARN £800+ PER WEEK! 1 OR 2 DROPS PER DAY! NEXT DAY PAYMENTS! DRIVER AGENT are the UK's Fastest Growing company specialising in Van Drivers We are looking for delivery drivers in ALL AREAS of the UK to deliver parcels from 1 Depot to another Previous experience is not required and we can have you set up and ready to work within days from applying. You will be working with some of the largest courier companies in the UK with work available to you 7 days per week. The benefits to this oppertunity; Daily payments of up to £500 depending on mileage completed Payments are made the following working day after completing a run There is work available 7 days a week, all year round. Work to your own schedule, you decide how many and which days you work Fixed routes can be planned with the customer Collections and Deliveries to and from all areas of England, Wales and Scotland There is no parcel scanning or sorting...

Job Title: Commercial Officer -SC Location: Hybrid Salisbury or Fareham (Occasional travel to site) Contract Duration : 12 Months Daily Rate: £463/day (Umbrella Maximum) IR35 Status : Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC & Sole Uk national The Role: As a Commercial Officer within the Commercial Function the successful candidate will be responsible for: sourcing, sales and contract management. The role provides working level support for portfolios, operating as a supervised practitioner in their area of responsibility and can have delegations which include sourcing, contract management, or sales. Working as part of a team of up to six staff, you will typically be working for a Commercial Manager developing procurement requirements with other staff and internal projects. You will determine procurement strategies and support value for money tendering including negotiation with suppliers and supplier selection. You will place contracts and ensure effective...

Ref: 23378 Job Title: Programme Change Manager - Global Your New Daily rate: £569 PAYE or £772 Umbrella p/day £147K equivalent pa The Skills You'll Need: Change, Transformation, PROSCI and/or APMG certification, FMCG/ Pharma/ Supply Chain or Manufacturing background Duration: 1 year temp contract Location: Weybridge, hybrid - 2 days a week in the office Start date: ASAP Working hours: 37.5 hours per week Who you'll be working for: Our client, a major FTSE100 business, who have fantastic offices in London are looking for a Programme Change Manager - Global. What You'll be Doing: This role will focus on the human side of change, which is about preparing, and equipping our colleagues to adopt and adapt to changes in job roles, organisation structures, business processes, systems, and technology, and more. Main Responsibilities: Change strategy: Develop the 3-year change strategy and approach alongside the 2026 detailed change plan for the programme....

VAN DRIVERS NEEDED WITH IMMEDIATE START! EARN £800+ PER WEEK! 1 OR 2 DROPS PER DAY! NEXT DAY PAYMENTS! DRIVER AGENT are the UK's Fastest Growing company specialising in Van Drivers We are looking for delivery drivers in ALL AREAS of the UK to deliver parcels from 1 Depot to another Previous experience is not required and we can have you set up and ready to work within days from applying. You will be working with some of the largest courier companies in the UK with work available to you 7 days per week. The benefits to this oppertunity; Daily payments of up to £500 depending on mileage completed Payments are made the following working day after completing a run There is work available 7 days a week, all year round. Work to your own schedule, you decide how many and which days you work Fixed routes can be planned with the customer Collections and Deliveries to and from all areas of England, Wales and Scotland There is no parcel scanning or sorting...

Site Agent Portsmouth Area Potentially Outside IR35 £425/day Introduction We are seeking a disciplined and hands-on Site Agent with an engineering background to join a major civil construction project near Portsmouth. This role is ideal for someone looking to take ownership of key work packages, delivering them from start to finish. The initial contract is 5 6 months, with potential longer-term opportunities on related projects in the area. Job Details Location: Portsmouth area Duration: Minimum 6 months (long-term opportunities possible) Rate: £425/day Working Hours: Monday Friday, 07 00 Role Level: Site Agent (engineering background essential) Role Overview The Site Agent will lead delivery of pipelines, shafts, and heavy civils works. You ll oversee technical tasks, coordinate on-site engineers and subcontractors, and ensure work is completed safely and to specification. This role suits someone technically strong, confident on site, and ready...

SR163 / TP137 PC Representative - National Grid Substation Location: Cowley National Grid Substation, Oxford Job Type: Contract (Temporary) Start Date: 07/04/2026 End Date: 30/10/2026 Hours: 45 hours per week Working Hours: 07:30 - 17:30 Pay Rate: Up to 600/day Reason for Vacancy: Additional Capacity The Role: We are currently recruiting an experienced SR163 / TP137 PC Representative to support works on a live National Grid substation project at Cowley Substation. This is a key supervisory position acting as the Principal Contractor Representative, ensuring all works are delivered safely, compliantly, and in line with National Grid standards. You will play a critical role in managing site activities, coordinating contractors, and upholding the highest levels of safety and operational control within a live HV environment. Key Responsibilities: Act as Principal Contractor Representative (PC Rep) on site Supervise and coordinate daily site activities across multiple workstreams...