Estates Project Manager Location: Manchester and surrounding areas Contract Type: Contract About the Role Guidant Global is supporting our client in recruiting a talented Project Manager (Estates) to play a key role in delivering accommodation and infrastructure projects that support organisational strategy and evolving operational needs. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects including refurbishments, extensions, and new-build developments across UK hubs and overseas locations. With a strong and growing pipeline of high-value projects, you will contribute to the delivery of modern, secure, and inclusive buildings that have a direct and lasting impact on the workforce. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary project team, collaborating with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and consultants to deliver complex and visible programmes. No two projects are the same, offering a varied and professionally rewarding environment with...

Senior Risk Manager - Outside IR35 - 12 Month Contract - Manchester Based - twice per week in the office - Market rate You'll lead and coordinate Risk Management for programmes and projects, ensuring their successful delivery on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards, while providing expert advice to Project and Programme Managers. This role involves leading and coordinating Risk Management for programmes and projects, providing expert guidance to ensure risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated effectively. You will develop and maintain Risk Management Plans and registers, facilitate workshops to capture risks, and perform qualitative and quantitative risk analyses to inform decision-making. The role also includes monitoring risks, challenging controls, and reporting on trends to protect project delivery. Additionally, you will support tender processes by preparing risk reports and reviewing contractor risk plans. Vast Risk Management experience...

Transfer Agency Project Manager 12 Month Contract (Initial) Manchester Hybrid Working 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. We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile Banking clients. They are currently looking for a Project Manager to support their Transfer Agency Onboarding team for an initial 12-month contract. However, there may be scope for extension. Role Overview: Support delivery of Project Frontier with focus on UK Transfer Agency onboarding and migration Combine strong PM capability with TA experience Operate as a client-facing onboarding PM, supporting regular...

Job Title : Estates Strategy Lead - SC Location: Swindon, Coventry, Newport, Manchester, Leeds or Norwich (Whichever is closest 2 days/week on site) Contract Duration : 31/3/27 Daily Rate : £ 600/day (Umbrella Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC (Must be eligible) My client is seeking a Strategic Estates Lead to design and deliver a future-ready Estate Strategy. This role is central to our transformation, working in lockstep with the design of our new Target Operating Model (TOM). You will act as the critical bridge between internal mission requirements and wider government property standards, ensuring our physical footprint is identified, optimised, compliant, and operationally sound. Key Responsibilities Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate deep-dive sessions with internal stakeholders to capture operational requirements, while managing strategic relationships with external bodies to define the Future Estate Strategy. TOM & Strategy...

Senior Authorised Person (SAP) - HV (Up to 132kV) Location: North of England / Scotland Rate: Competitive Day Rate (Outside IR35 potential) Contract: Long-term contract We are currently supporting a major power infrastructure contractor delivering projects across the North of the UK and are looking to speak with experienced Senior Authorised Persons (SAPs) with experience operating on networks up to 132kV. This role will involve supporting the safe delivery of HV works across a range of substation, cable and network reinforcement projects. Key Responsibilities Acting as Senior Authorised Person for HV systems up to 132kV Carrying out HV switching, isolations and safety documentation Ensuring compliance with DNO safety rules and operational procedures Supporting commissioning and energisation of new infrastructure Working closely with project teams to ensure safe and efficient delivery of works Requirements Senior Authorised Person (SAP) status up to 132kV...

Location: LiverpoolContract: Full-time, Term-time only Salary: 95-100 per day About the Role: We are working with a Primary School in Liverpool to recruit a Learning Support Assistant to join their early years team. You will supporting a mainstream primary school with a high proportion of pupils who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). This role involves supporting individual and small groups of children, some of whom have Special Educational Needs (SEN), to ensure they can access learning and thrive in a nurturing environment. Key Responsibilities: Provide tailored support to children with EAL and SEN needs, helping them engage in classroom activities. Work closely with the class teacher and SENCO to implement individual education plans (IEPs). Assist with language development through structured activities and play-based learning. Promote inclusion and positive behaviour within the classroom. Support with personal care and daily routines where required. Prepare...

Transfer Agency Project Manager 12 Month Contract (Initial) Manchester Hybrid Working 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. We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile Banking clients. They are currently looking for a Project Manager to support their Transfer Agency Onboarding team for an initial 12-month contract. However, there may be scope for extension. Role Overview: Support delivery of Project Frontier with focus on UK Transfer Agency onboarding and migration Combine strong PM capability with TA experience Operate as a client-facing onboarding PM, supporting regular engagement...

Project Manager (Contract) Duration: 12 Months (Possibility for extension) Location: Chester/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Overview The Employee Endpoints and Digital Services team is seeking an experienced technology Project Manager / Delivery Lead to lead the delivery of SMS Capture initiatives across a large global corporate mobile estate. The role will focus on onboarding new SMS Capture vendors, enhancing existing capture solutions, and ensuring full regulatory compliance and auditability of SMS communications. You will operate at the intersection of technology, telecoms, compliance, and vendors, driving delivery of critical regulatory capabilities within a complex financial services environment. Key Responsibilities: Lead delivery of SMS Capture projects across multiple regions and vendors Own end-to-end delivery lifecycle: planning,...

Senior Network Engineer (Contract) Duration: 12 Months (Possibility for extension) Location: Chester/Hybrid (3 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Profile Working as a Network Implementation engineer is to provide technical implementation services to support the evolution and ongoing support of the Bank EMEA IP Network in response to projects, upgrades, and feature enhancements. The work is always aligned to the current and approved architectural, roadmaps, technology standards, templates, governance, and change management policies. The main technology area of focus for the role is Business to Business connectivity via various DMZ's throughout EMEA via both public and private connections. The role is primarily focused on refreshing network devices that are approaching end of support dates. Key Responsibilities: Ability to analyses in detail current in production...

Principal Design Engineer (Contract) Location: Leeds We are seeking an experienced Principal Design Engineer to provide technical leadership on major infrastructure and civil engineering projects. Key Requirements: 10+ years' experience in structural, temporary works, tunnelling, or infrastructure design. Strong knowledge of reinforced concrete, steel structures, foundations, retaining walls, and underground structures. Experience delivering designs to Eurocodes and UK standards. Proven leadership of multidisciplinary design teams and design assurance processes. Chartered status (ICE or IStructE) preferred. Experience on major UK infrastructure programmes desirable. Responsibilities: Lead permanent and temporary works design activities. Review and approve technical calculations, drawings, and design deliverables. Coordinate with geotechnical, construction, and engineering teams. Support bids, technical governance reviews, and client...

Principal Geotechnical Engineer (Contract) Location: UK Rate: 600- 750/day (Outside IR35) We're seeking an experienced Principal Geotechnical Engineer to provide technical leadership across major infrastructure projects. Key Requirements: 10+ years' experience in geotechnical engineering within heavy civils, tunnelling, or major infrastructure. Strong knowledge of Eurocode 7, UK standards, and geotechnical risk management. Experience with ground investigations, foundation design, retaining structures, deep excavations, and soil-structure interaction. Proven technical leadership, design review, and mentoring capability. Chartered status (ICE or Geological Society) preferred. Experience on major UK infrastructure programmes desirable. Responsibilities: Lead geotechnical design and assessment activities. Review and approve technical deliverables. Provide technical assurance and support bid/project teams. Mentor junior engineers and support...

Job Opportunity: ServiceNow Business Analyst - Modern Workplace Location: Leeds or Edinburgh (2 days per week onsite) Contract: 12 months Rate: £550 per day (umbrella) Why This Role Matters: Join our client's Service Transformation Lab (STL) and play a key role in revolutionizing the Modern Workplace Platform! Your efforts will simplify colleague technology experiences, enhance Service Catalogue journeys, improve the Employee Centre, and modernize workflows. STL operates through SAFe-aligned feature teams, driving investment-funded enhancements, business-as-usual improvements, and strategic ServiceNow transformations. What You'll Do: Shape Clear and Actionable Requirements: - Lead requirement discovery sessions with Product Owners, Customer Journey Managers, Tech Leads, Architects, Support Teams, and operational SMEs. - Translate colleague and business needs into structured epics, features, and stories for SAFe teams, ensuring clarity of expected outcomes,...

Job Opportunity: ServiceNow Business Analyst - Modern Workplace Location: Leeds or Edinburgh (2 days per week onsite) Contract: 12 months Rate: 550 per day (umbrella) Why This Role Matters: Join our client's Service Transformation Lab (STL) and play a key role in revolutionizing the Modern Workplace Platform! Your efforts will simplify colleague technology experiences, enhance Service Catalogue journeys, improve the Employee Centre, and modernize workflows. STL operates through SAFe-aligned feature teams, driving investment-funded enhancements, business-as-usual improvements, and strategic ServiceNow transformations. What You'll Do: Shape Clear and Actionable Requirements: - Lead requirement discovery sessions with Product Owners, Customer Journey Managers, Tech Leads, Architects, Support Teams, and operational SMEs. - Translate colleague and business needs into structured epics, features, and stories for SAFe teams, ensuring clarity of expected outcomes,...

Senior UX Designer (Contract) Duration: 6 Months (Possibility for extension) Location: Leeds/Hybrid (2 days per week on site) Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates Role Profile Are you a passionate UX Designer looking to make a meaningful impact in the banking sector? We're seeking a talented UX Designer to join our dynamic team on a fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to shape user experiences for our innovative banking applications, driving design solutions that engage and empower our customers. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design process for our investments and pension platforms, ensuring a user-centered approach. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement innovative design solutions that enhance user engagement. Utilize your storytelling skills to convey design concepts and user journeys to stakeholders, ensuring alignment and buy-in. Engage with...