Engineering Manager - client side - Rail sector (Buildings & Civils) Buckinghamshire / Warwickshire (hybrid role) (Apply online only) per day outside of IR35 Contract duration up to 12 months We are looking to appoint an Engineering Manager to a client side position. You will be working on two rail projects, one of which is in construction stage, the other is in design stage. This is a full time assignment, will be hybrid although there will be requirements for head office and site visits as required. Key responsibilities: Review contractor's submission to facilitate right first time principles and in accordance with NR 02 Standards Support the Project Manager in determining the complexity of the design as well as reviewing all temporary works designs required to support the construction programme Provide a high level of confidence for the submission and mitigate potential time delays to the programme / project Lead an engineering team, coordinate and oversee...

Senior Project Manager - client side - Rail sector (Buildings & Civils) Buckinghamshire / Warwickshire (hybrid role) (Apply online only) per day outside of IR35 Contract duration up to 12 months We are looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager to a client side position. You will be working on two rail projects, one of which is in construction stage, the other is in design stage. This is a full time assignment, will be hybrid although there will be requirements for head office and site visits as required. Key Responsibilities: Lead projects from initiation to close-out, delivering them safely, on time, within budget and to quality using APM or PRINCE2 methodologies. Define scope, milestones and team roles, build and run the project plan Manage internal teams and external contractors Set up governance, including technical working groups and executive steering groups Report regularly to stakeholders on progress, risk and spend against forecast Make sure projects...

Role: Civil Principal Contractor Site Manager (PCSM) - National Grid Location: Buckinghamshire Duration: 12 months, rolling Day Rate: 600 - 650 per day Outside IR35 Start Date: Immediate / ASAP About the Role We are seeking an experienced Civil PCSM to lead high-voltage substation and infrastructure upgrade projects. You will act as the primary point of contact for site safety, compliance, and delivery, ensuring all works align with strict National Grid standards. Key Responsibilities Site Leadership: Manage daily civil engineering and construction activities safely. Compliance: Enforce National Grid SR163 supplier requirements on-site. Safety: Direct temporary works, excavation safety, and risk assessments. Coordination: Act as the main liaison between subcontractors and stakeholders. Essential Requirements Accreditation: Current National Grid SR163 PCSM qualification. Safety: Valid SMSTS and up-to-date First Aid at Work....

Connect2Luton are recruiting a Head of Service - Travel Assistance on behalf of Luton Borough Council. The Role: We are seeking an experienced senior leader to take strategic responsibility for Luton Borough Council's Travel Assistance Service. Reporting to the Director of Education and forming part of the Education Senior Leadership Team, you will lead a large, complex statutory service responsible for SEND travel assistance, home-to-school transport, post-16 transport, transport for children in care, adult social care transport and internal fleet operations. This is a high-profile leadership role with responsibility for service transformation, commissioning, statutory compliance, contract management, safeguarding, and financial performance. Key Responsibilities: Provide strategic leadership for the Council's Travel Assistance Service. Lead the delivery of safe, compliant and cost-effective transport services for children, young people and adults. Oversee SEND...

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Head of Customer Access & Experience on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Main purpose of position: Customer Access & Contact: Lead the Council's customer access and contact function across frontline and service-specific teams, ensuring residents can obtain the information, advice, support and services they need through effective, accessible and sustainable service channels. Customer Insight & Experience: Lead the Council's approach to understanding, measuring and improving resident experience of accessing the Council's services through performance management, standard setting, quality assurance, workforce development, customer insight and organisational learning. Corporate Complaints: Lead the Council's corporate complaints function, ensuring effective complaint resolution, regulatory compliance and robust corporate oversight of the Council's complaints framework. Strategic Leadership: Lead the development and...

Interim Operations Manager Location: Warwickshire Rate: £550-£650 per day PAYE including holiday pay / £500-£600 per day Ltd Company, Outside IR35 Contract: 3-6 Month Contract Ready to make a real difference to a manufacturing operation? If you're an experienced Operations Manager who enjoys walking into a business, understanding what's holding performance back and then making things better, this could be a really interesting interim opportunity. You ll be joining the Warwickshire manufacturing operation of a globally recognised engineering brand at an important point in its development. The focus is simple: improve operational performance, engage the workforce and drive a step-change across safety, quality, delivery and productivity. This isn't a role where you'll be sitting behind a desk reviewing reports. You'll be expected to be visible on the shop floor, work closely with the operational teams and turn improvement plans into measurable results. What will...

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: PMO Lead - Operational Technology & Transformation Location: Warwick / London Contract Type: 6 months with scope to extend Job Purpose The PMO Lead sits within IT&D, supporting a critical operational technology environment and associated transformation activity. The role brings together activity across three interconnected areas of the organisation, providing a clear view of progress, milestones, dependencies, risks and decisions required. Information, expertise and resources are spread across different teams, and the role will connect these...

RESP Geospatial & Digital Product Lead Contract: Initial 6 Months (Inside IR35) Location: Warwick or Wokingham (Hybrid Working) Rate: Competitive Inside IR35 Day Rate We are seeking an experienced Geospatial & Digital Product Lead to drive the development and enhancement of geospatial and digital capabilities within a major strategic infrastructure planning programme. This role will be instrumental in transforming complex geospatial, infrastructure and network data into intuitive digital products, mapping solutions and decision-support tools. Working across business, digital and technical teams, you will act as the bridge between stakeholders and delivery functions. Key Responsibilities: Lead the development and delivery of geospatial and digital product capabilities. Gather, define and translate business requirements into technical solutions and product roadmaps. Act as the key interface between business stakeholders, product teams,...

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 Controls Manager Location: Warwick / Hybrid Contract Type: 12 months About the Role We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Controls Manager to join the Project Controls Team within the Construction Directorate, supporting the delivery of major infrastructure and offshore energy projects. The role will focus on implementing effective project controls processes, maintaining project governance, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required scope. This is a hybrid role, requiring flexibility to...

An experienced Oracle Project Manager - recent Oracle Fusion experience is essential A key role in the successful delivery of Oracle Fusion continuous improvement and change initiatives across the business. Proactive and delivery-focused project manager who is comfortable operating in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment and who can bring structure, discipline and pace to the delivery of Oracle Fusion enhancements, integrations, process improvements and business change. Working closely with the Oracle Programme Manager, business stakeholders, internal IT teams, Oracle functional & technical specialists, and third-party delivery partners, the Oracle Project Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating & delivering multiple projects from initiation through to successful implementation/transition into business-as-usual support. The role requires strong project governance, stakeholder management, financial control, delivery assurance, with the...

Chief Officer Legal and Governance Location: Rugby Duration: 6 months Hours: 37 hours per week Working Pattern: Hybrid 2 to 3 days per week in the office Rate: £681.58 PAYE / £950 Umbrella per day We are seeking an experienced Chief Officer Legal and Governance to join the Senior Leadership Team for an initial 6-month assignment. The successful candidate will act as the Monitoring Officer, providing senior leadership and expert advice across legal, governance and democratic services. You will play a key role in ensuring effective corporate governance, supporting the strategic priorities and maintaining high standards of legal and ethical practice. Key responsibilities will include: Acting as the statutory Monitoring Officer. Providing senior legal, governance and policy advice to Members and officers. Leading Legal Services, Democratic Services, Elections, Business Support, and Equality and Diversity. Overseeing democratic decision-making, scrutiny and committee...

Day Rate: £700-£900 per day Location: Midlands / Hybrid Contract Length: 6-12 Months The Opportunity Our client, a high-growth private equity-backed business, is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Partner to support the executive leadership team through a period of growth, transformation, and value creation. This is a highly commercial role requiring an individual who can operate at pace, challenge and influence senior stakeholders, and provide meaningful insights to drive performance. The successful candidate will have previous experience working within PE-backed environments and understand the demands of investor-led businesses, including cash generation, EBITDA improvement, KPI focus, and strategic decision support. Key Responsibilities Act as a trusted business partner to the CFO, CEO, and operational leadership teams. Lead budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes. Deliver insightful financial analysis to improve...

Digital Engineering Delivery Manager (Mechanical Systems) Contract Length: 3 months (rolling contract) Pay Rate: 700 - 1,200 per day (inside IR35) Location: Reading (x2 days per week) UK Based Aerospace / Defence Senior Delivery Role We are looking for an experienced Digital Engineering Delivery Manager to take ownership of the delivery and ongoing development of sophisticated digital engineering capabilities within a major engineering environment. This is a senior role sitting at the intersection of engineering, digital technology and product delivery, with responsibility for ensuring engineering teams have the tools, environments, processes and integrated capabilities required to support complex mechanical and fluid-system design. You will work closely with engineering teams, technical specialists, suppliers and senior stakeholders to translate engineering requirements into clear capability roadmaps, prioritised backlogs and deliverable solutions. What...

Job Title: Finance Business Partner - SC Location: Reading / Hybrid (up to 3 days per week onsite.) Contract Duration : 12 months - Possible extension Daily Rate : £77.19/hr (Umbrella) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC Key Accountabilities: Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to become the trusted partner of the accountable leads. Effectively representing business partners in a wide range of stakeholder forums within the operating units. Ensuring that the services for business partners are delivered to the business rhythm in accordance with appropriate processes and systems. Line and task manage capacity and deployment of business partner managers and their teams in support of Lead Business Partners. Ensuring the teams deliverables are: Produced to acceptable time, cost & quality, including but not limited to forecasts, budgets, procurement plans, reports and variance analysis. Produced to the required Business...

Applicant must be UK Born Citizens (Italian or Japanese) Rate - Open to negotiation Start - 26th October 2026 Duration - 6 months to start, project likely 3-4 years Location - Hybrid (2 days per week in Reading once office up and running) Applicants must hold a Valid SC or DV Function: Digital Engineering - Synthetics, ITEA & TLS Job purpose Enterprise Architect - Synthetics, ITEA & TLS digital engineering is responsible for the integration of the Virtual Environment solution within the whole Digital Engineering environment. This will include all aspects of the architecture i.e. people, process and technology. To ensure the virtual environment solution architecture is optimised to fit the Digital Engineering environment and promote and manage any changes necessary to the overarching Digital Engineering architecture. Validates the needs of the overarching Digital Engineering stakeholders are met by the virtual environment architecture solutions. This will...

Solution Architect - Synthetics Contract Length: 6 months rolling Location: Reading (hybrid - 2 days per week onsite once the office is operational) Start Date: ASAP Day Rate: open to negotiation Security Clearance required: Active SC clearance or higher The Role We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to lead the end-to-end design and ongoing development of synthetic environments and distributed simulation capabilities within a major aerospace and defence programme. This is a technical leadership role sitting at the intersection of systems engineering, simulation, software architecture and product delivery. You will be responsible for translating product objectives and operational requirements into robust, integrated architectures spanning virtual platforms, synthetic environments, simulation frameworks, models, scenarios, data and simulator hardware. Working closely with product delivery leadership, engineering teams, enterprise architects,...

Software/Digital Engineer - 6 months+ (Apply online only)pd Inside IR35 DOE - Hybrid working in Berkshire ( 2 days p/w, rest wfh) Looking for a Software / Digital Engineer to support the implementation, operation, maintenance, and evolution of digital tools supporting Model and Simulation (Synthetics), Virtual and Physical Testing, Qualification, and Certification (ITEA), or Training and Through Life Support (TLS), development toolchains, and automation capabilities. Key Accountabilities and Objectives Accountabilities include (but are not limited to): Implement, configure, test, deploy, and maintain digital tools and environments. Develop scripts and automation utilities. Support platform integration and operational activities. Troubleshoot technical issues and support end users. Produce and review deliverables and technical documentation. Lifecycle Management Support platform maintenance and upgrades. Contribute to automation and continuous improvement...

SC Cleared Electromagnetic Engineer / Radio frequency Engineer - Inside IR35 DOE 3 months+ - Hybrid working of 2 days per week in Berkshire with rest from home Looking for an SC Cleared Electromagnetic Engineer / Radio frequency Engineer who will lead the development and delivery of digital engineering capabilities supporting electromagnetic engineering. This is a hybrid role combining electromagnetic engineering knowledge, systems engineering, digital engineering and delivery leadership. You will work with technical teams and technology partners to improve the tools, systems and digital environments used across complex engineering programmes. You will be responsible for: Shaping and delivering a roadmap for electromagnetic engineering digital capabilities. Working with engineering teams to understand requirements and translate them into practical technology solutions. Supporting the development and integration of modelling, simulation, analysis and engineering data...

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...

We are seeking an experienced Lead Electrical Project Manager to join a growing project delivery team at the start of the construction of one of the largest hyper scale data centre schemes in the UK - A 140 MW scheme! With the project at an early stage this is agreat time to join and work on a five plus year scheme This role will take responsibility for the operational delivery of the electrical packages from pre-construction/ Scope/ Procurement/ validation of subcontractors and ultimately to commissioning and handover. The successful candidate will have experience delivering complex building services installations and coordinating multidisciplinary teams on fast-paced projects and importantly experience in handling as a single discipline electrical project values of 30 + million within a project cost This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Senior Electrical Project Manager looking to work on large-scale mission critical projects. Key Responsibilities Manage...