Bid Manager (Rail) Location: Ashby Type: Contract (6 months with possible extension) Rate: 450 - 525 per day Outside IR35 An opportunity for an experienced Bid Manager to lead competitive and key bids within a major engineering and infrastructure portfolio, managing the full bid lifecycle through to project handover. The Role: Manage the creation of winning tenders through the full bid lifecycle from Bid/No-Bid through to customer negotiation and Contract Award. Lead bids ranging from 100k up to 10m. Define and implement bid strategies, coordinating all technical, commercial and financial aspects of the estimation and proposal process. Prepare, review and coordinate tender documentation, ensuring consistency, quality and mitigation of company risks. Prepare review meeting materials and coordinate the close-out of actions for individual tenders. Ensure all internal bid deliverables are completed prior to bid approval. Provide leadership to tender teams and...

Reward Manager £300 - £425 per day (Inside IR35) Birmingham 6 Month Contract Hybrid Working Available The Opportunity Ford & Stanley are partnered with a key client to recruit an experienced Reward Manager on an interim basis to support a range of Reward and HR workstreams. This is a specialist role requiring a highly capable Reward professional with experience in Job Evaluation, Equal Pay Audits and Executive Remuneration Governance. Working closely with the Head of HR and senior stakeholders, you will provide expert reward advice, support organisational change initiatives and ensure reward practices remain compliant, equitable and aligned to business objectives. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering critical reward projects, facilitating Job Evaluation Panels and providing strategic support to executive remuneration processes within a complex organisational environment. The Role: Reward Manager As Reward Manager, you will lead...

Freelance Civils Project Manager (HS2) Location: Solihull / Kenilworth Corridor Contract Type: Freelance (6-12 Month Initial Contract) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 The Role My principal contractor client requires an experienced Freelance Civils Project Manager to drive operational delivery across key infrastructure packages on HS2 Phase 1 (Sub-lot 2B / Area North). You will lead site operations and contract administration for road realignments, trace/trackbed drainage, and reinforced concrete pumping stations. Key Responsibilities Manage day-to-day site operations for roads/highways, deep trace drainage, and RC wet infrastructure/pumping stations. Act as primary site liaison with Tier-1 JV partners (BBV / HS2 Ltd) and local authorities. Administer NEC4 contract conditions (CEs, Early Warnings, EWNs) alongside the commercial team. Enforce HS2 Target Zero safety policies, environmental compliance (dewatering/silt management), and QA/ITP sign-offs. Requirements...

Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health Lead a high-impact adult social care and public health portfolio, shaping prevention, safeguarding, integration and sustainable services for more than 800,000 residents. This opportunity suits a senior public-sector leader with political awareness and transformational change experience. If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Director of Adult Social Services, Director of Adult Social Care, Director of Adult Social Care and Health, Director of Health and Social Care, Corporate Director of Adult Social Care, Strategic Director of Adult Social Care, Director of Adult Services, Executive Director of Health and Social Care Benefits include a generous annual leave scheme, local government pension and employee discounts.   SALARY: £137,481 to £151,010 per annum + Benefits LOCATION: Hybrid / Matlock, Derbyshire, Oxfordshire JOB TYPE: Full-Time,...

Senior Supply Chain Project Manager Warwick Hybrid Working Long Term Programme Up to 65ph Outside IR35 A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our market leading giant as a Senior Supply Chain Project Manager supporting a major global transformation programme. This role will focus on leading supplier sourcing and source change projects across a complex manufacturing environment, ensuring business continuity whilst delivering strategic supply chain improvements. Working closely with global stakeholders, suppliers and cross functional teams, you will drive projects from planning through implementation whilst managing cost, risk, performance and delivery objectives. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced project professional with a strong background in manufacturing supply chains, supplier management and procurement transformation, gained within the aerospace industry. Key Responsibilities Lead end to end supply chain and supplier sourcing projects...

Job Title : Implementation Lead Location: Warwick (Hybrid) Contract Length : 6 months (Potential for extension) Daily Rate: 500 (Umbrella) The Opportunity Our client is seeking an Implementation Lead to join a high-profile transformation programme that will play a key role in shaping the future of Great Britain's energy system. As part of the ambitious Regional Energy Strategic Planning (RESP) Programme, you will help drive the successful delivery of a major organisational transformation, supporting the implementation of new capabilities, operating models and ways of working across 11 regions. This is a unique opportunity to join a nationally significant programme at a pivotal stage, helping turn strategic design into operational reality. This opportunity is ideally suited to a transformation professional who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments and enjoys leading large-scale people-focused change. Working alongside senior stakeholders, programme teams...

Senior Commercial Buyer - Infrastructure Project Rate - 500- 600 per day (umbrella) Location - Warwick or Wokingham (hybrid with 3 days onsite per week) Contract - 6 months Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Commercial Buyer to support a major infrastructure programme on a fixed-term contract basis. This is an exciting opportunity for a delivery-focused professional looking to make a significant impact in the infrastructure sector. Role Overview: As a Senior Commercial Buyer, you will be at the forefront of coordinating procurement activities, ensuring seamless communication between programme delivery teams and the procurement function. Your hands-on approach will help maintain alignment between project requirements and procurement delivery while supporting the execution of the agreed commercial strategy. Key Responsibilities: Serve as the primary interface between programme delivery teams and the procurement function. Develop and support...

Astute's Power Team is partnering with an established EPC contractor to recruit Commissioning Operators / Control Room Operators for a new-build Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) power station in Stewartby, Bedfordshire. This 5-month contract role is site-based and offers 450.00 to 500.00 per day, outside IR35, with an immediate start. If you're an experienced Commissioning Operator or Control Room Operator with a background in gas-fired power generation and want to play a key role in commissioning and bringing a new OCGT power station into operation, submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities of the Commissioning Operator / Control Room Operator Reporting to the Commissioning Manager, you will: Support commissioning activities across Balance of Plant (BoP) systems, including fuel gas, water treatment, cooling, compressed air and auxiliary systems. Operate and monitor plant systems through DCS/SCADA control systems during pre-commissioning, commissioning and first gas...