Our Client Our client is a respected professional membership body within the public and not-for-profit sector, dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people across the UK. Known for its commitment to service excellence, high professional standards, and continuous improvement, the organisation plays a pivotal role in supporting healthcare advancement and best practice. They foster a collaborative, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture where finance professionals can deepen their expertise, contribute strategic insight, and deliver high-impact work that supports meaningful social change. The Role The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will play a central role in safeguarding the organisation's financial sustainability and supporting strategic decision-making. Reporting to the Associate Director of Finance, this position will lead the financial planning cycle, oversee budgeting and reforecasting processes, and deliver high-quality financial reporting and...

Senior Associate / Legal Director - Planning Location: Birmingham I'm working with a highly regarded national law firm that is looking to appoint a Senior Associate or Legal Director into its expanding Planning team. This is a standout opportunity to join a top-tier, nationally recognised practice working on some of the most significant and complex planning matters in the UK. The team has grown substantially in recent years in response to increasing demand and continues to build on its strong reputation, with consistent rankings in both Chambers and Legal 500. The Role This is a senior position within a high-performing team where you will: Lead on complex planning, development and infrastructure matters Draft, negotiate and oversee Section 106 agreements and associated obligations Advise developers, landowners, housebuilders, local authorities and national organisations on high-value and sensitive planning matters Manage contentious planning work including...

Senior - Principal Mechanical Design Engineer City of London 9 Day Fortnight Hybrid Working Up to 70k Are you looking for a role where you can lead projects, develop client relationships, and play a key role in shaping a growing team? This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking building services consultancy with a reputation for delivering high-quality, sustainable engineering solutions across a diverse range of sectors including commercial, residential, education, healthcare, science & research, and heritage. With a strong pipeline of work and ambitious growth plans, they are looking to appoint a Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer to strengthen their London team. The Opportunity This role offers the perfect balance of technical delivery, client engagement, and leadership responsibility. You'll be trusted to lead projects from concept through to completion, work closely with clients and design teams, and support the development of junior engineers while...

Senior - Principal Electrical Design Engineer City of London 9 Day Fortnight Hybrid Working Up to 70k Are you looking for a role that offers more than just project delivery? This is an opportunity to join a growing, design-focused building services consultancy where you'll have the chance to lead projects, develop client relationships, mentor engineers, and play a key role in the continued growth of the business. With a strong reputation for delivering high-quality engineering across sectors including commercial, residential, education, healthcare, science & research, and heritage, this consultancy combines technical excellence with a genuinely supportive and flexible culture. The Opportunity As a Senior or Principal Electrical Engineer, you'll take ownership of projects from concept through to completion while helping to shape the future direction of the team. This role would suit someone who enjoys both the technical and client-facing aspects of engineering and...

Do you see yourself as a future leader within Audit, working with a mixed client base across the SME market while playing a key role in developing both clients and people? Then this opportunity with a highly regarded Top 50 firm could be the right next step. A leading Top 50 Practice is looking to appoint an Associate Director into their London office. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Audit professional who wants to take on a broader leadership role, combining portfolio responsibility, team development and close Partner interaction. With a varied client base spanning sectors including FMCG, Retail and Media, this role offers the chance to work on engaging assignments while continuing to build your profile internally and externally. The firm has a strong reputation for investing in its people, and the Partners are genuinely hands-on when it comes to mentoring and progression. Responsibilities: As an Audit Associate Director, you will Take ownership of a...

Our client is a leading multidisciplinary consultancy delivering commercial, project management and advisory services across infrastructure, energy, regeneration and the built environment. Combining technical expertise with strategic insight, they support the successful delivery of complex programmes and capital projects throughout the UK. With a strong reputation for commercial excellence and a growing presence across major infrastructure and energy sectors, they work alongside some of the country's most prominent asset owners and delivery partners to drive project success from inception through to completion. The Role As a result of continued expansion within their Infrastructure & Energy team, our client is seeking an experienced Associate Director (Commercial) to support the delivery of critical infrastructure programmes across North Wales and the North West. This position offers the opportunity to play a key role on large-scale energy infrastructure projects that are...

Are you looking to step up to Associate Director within General Practice? Our client is a well-established firm within Ipswich. Working with a range of clients from partnerships to sole traders. They are looking to grow their team through recruiting a General Practice Associate Director. Responsibilities: As a General Practice Associate Director, you will Lead a portfolio of limited companies, partnerships and sole traders, acting as a trusted adviser, running annual accounts meetings and identifying opportunities to add value. Oversee statutory accounts, management reporting and audit involvement, reviewing teamwork and ensuring assignments are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard. Provide practical tax and commercial advice across corporation tax, personal tax, VAT and PAYE, supporting profit extraction, remuneration planning and business growth. Support and develop the team by managing workflow, reviewing work and maintaining strong technical...

Butler Rose are recruiting for an experienced VAT Director, or ambitious Associate Director ready to step up, to join a growing North West tax advisory team. This is a senior opportunity with a highly regarded accountancy and advisory firm, advising owner-managed businesses, entrepreneurs and growing private companies on complex VAT matters. THE OPPORTUNITY This is not a role where you will simply inherit a portfolio and maintain the status quo. You will be joining a business that is investing in its tax advisory capability and looking for a senior VAT specialist who can help drive growth, raise market profile and support clients with commercially focused VAT advice. You will work closely with partners and senior stakeholders across the wider business, taking a lead role in VAT advisory work, client development, team leadership and regional strategy. The client base is varied and often entrepreneurial, so the work is typically hands-on, practical and commercially driven rather...

Private Companies Tax Associate Director - Big 4 Firm London / Cambridge Hybrid £80,000 - £100,000 + £6,700 cash allowance + bonus + benefits I am working with a leading Big 4 firm that is looking to hire a Corporate Tax Associate Director into its growing Private Companies team. This is a senior opportunity for someone with strong UK corporate tax experience who wants to advise privately owned, founder-led, family-owned, PE-backed and high-growth businesses across a broad range of advisory and compliance matters. The team works with ambitious private businesses through key stages of their lifecycle, including organic growth, international expansion, acquisitions, refinancings, restructurings, carve-outs, disposals, PE investment, trade sales and IPO readiness. As an Associate Director, you will take a lead role in managing client relationships, delivering complex corporate tax projects, identifying advisory opportunities and supporting the continued growth of the team. The...

Architectural Studio Lead Birmingham, West Midlands Permanent 60,000 - 80,000 DOE The Opportunity A rare chance to take the helm of an established, high-performing architecture studio embedded within one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary engineering consultancies. There is already a talented 10-person team in place, a strong pipeline of work, and a platform with genuine national reach. The business has ambitious plans to grow the Birmingham studio to 20-30 staff over the next three to four years. The fundamentals are already there: a capable associate director, proven work-winners, and a steady flow of major infrastructure projects shared regionally and nationally. What's needed now is a senior architectural leader with the gravitas, commercial instincts, and West Midlands presence to drive that growth. What You'll Be Doing Studio Leadership Take ownership of the Birmingham architecture studio and set its strategic direction Build on an existing team of...

Technical Manager - Roads & Civil Infrastructure Edinburgh First People Solutions is working with a well-established and highly respected consulting engineer who are seeking a Technical Manager to join their team in Edinburgh. Our client is a large, multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a strong reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable solutions on complex projects across the UK. Their extensive portfolio spans local and national infrastructure, covering disciplines including geo-environmental, transportation, structures, renewables, and water services. The Role This is a senior technical role with responsibility for overseeing design quality, technical assurance, and multidisciplinary coordination across highways and infrastructure projects. You will provide technical leadership, ensure compliance with UK standards (including DMRB and MCHW), contribute to projects success, and support the development of engineers within the team....

Business Tax Associate Director job in Cambridge with Big 4 firm About the Role Join a top-tier professional services practice in a newly created Associate Director role, well positioned for a robust leadership trajectory within the firm with clear milestones for transition to Director and subsequently to Partner.You'll collaborate closely with a market-leading team advising UK-headquartered and inbound professional practice entities-law firms, consultancies, architects, and other service-focused businesses. You'll provide technically nuanced tax advice and lead complex projects across international and domestic tax landscapes. Key Responsibilities Advise on international expansion, restructuring, M&A, tax governance/control, finance & tax tech transformations, and sector-specific tax issues (e.g., mixed-member rules, remote working, permanent establishment) Oversee year-end tax processes for leading UK and US inbound law firms Collaborate with specialist teams (GST,...

Associate Civils Director - Water Cambridge An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Civil Water Engineer to join one of the world's leading engineering and design Consultancies as an Associate Director within its growing Water team in Cambridge. This is a senior leadership position within a nationally recognised multidisciplinary practice that is helping to deliver some of the UK's most significant water and infrastructure programmes. Working with major utility providers and public sector clients, you will play a key role in shaping projects that improve resilience, sustainability and long-term performance across critical infrastructure networks. As a key member of the team, you will help deliver transformational programmes that support some of the country's most important infrastructure assets. The business is involved throughout the full project lifecycle, from strategic planning and concept development through to detailed design, construction support and...

Principal Engineer Location: Manchester Salary : £66,582 to £77,368 a year This role qualifies for a 12,5% per annum R&R (Band 8b) Vacancy Type: Permanent (Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours) This role qualifies for a 12.5% per annum recruitment and retention payment, in addition to the Band 8B base salary. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is seeking a Principal Engineer to provide senior leadership across the engineering, deployment, and production operation of digital applications and services. This is a strategic role focused on ensuring services are technically robust and designed to meet real user needs. You will lead the engineering of modern, high-quality live services, applying best practice in product development and user-centred design from early discovery and prototyping through to secure, scalable, and maintainable production environments. Working across the full product lifecycle, you will partner with...

Astute's Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading building services consultancy to recruit an Associate Director to support the management and growth of their office and engineering team. This Associate Director role offers a salary of up to 110,000 along with a car allowance, private healthcare, and an excellent benefits package. If you have strong building services experience, proven leadership capability, and a track record in business development, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Associate Director role Within this role, you will: Act as the discipline lead for the office, providing technical and operational support to engineers locally and across multiple offices Assist in the day-to-day management of the office and engineering team, including client management, invoicing, resource management, team morale, and business development Manage multiple projects and lead frameworks/workstreams in a co-ordinated manner, ensuring...

Senior Architect Leeds, UK Permanent Full-time The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a well-established, award-winning architectural practice at a pivotal moment in their growth story. Having recently opened a Leeds office, the practice is looking to appoint a Senior Architect as a key early hire, someone who will play a central role in shaping the team and its culture as it scales. This is far more than a delivery role. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership, take ownership of projects, and be positioned for progression into management as the office grows, with a clear pathway towards Associate and Associate Director level. About the Practice This is a RIBA-chartered practice with a strong national reputation across the public and civic sectors. They hold well-established public sector framework positions and are known for delivering thoughtful, enduring architecture that genuinely serves the communities it is built for....

Principal / Associate Mechanical Engineer Birmingham Up to 70,000 A highly regarded building services consultancy is making a significant strategic investment into a newly established Birmingham office, and is now looking to appoint a Principal or Associate Mechanical Engineer to sit at the heart of that growth. The business has built an outstanding reputation across the North of England over a number of years, consistently ranking as a top-three preferred consultant for several of the UK's leading Tier 1 contractors. Having made the decision to expand southwards, Birmingham represents a serious long-term commitment - with plans already in place to extend further into London over the next two to three years. This is not a speculative hire. The office is operational, the workload is live, and the team is already delivering. The role sits between the Mechanical Director and the junior team - a genuinely senior position with real influence over both day-to-day delivery and the...

Audit Director Location: Manchester About the Role This is a rare and genuinely senior opportunity for an experienced audit professional to step into a Director-level role at a well-regarded practice, with real breadth of responsibility and strategic influence. Our client is looking for a Director to join their Audit function, holding full responsibility for audit delivery, regulatory compliance, commercial performance, and strategic direction across a substantial portfolio and wider department. The role carries Recognised Individual (RI) status (or equivalent signing responsibility) and operates as a key member of the firm's leadership team, working closely with the Head of Audit to shape, execute, and continuously enhance the audit strategy. The Director will be accountable for audit quality, risk management, and departmental performance, setting the tone for a strong control environment and a high-performing culture consistent with mid-tier market expectations....

Associate / Associate Director - Transport Planning (Development Planning) Location: Flexible / Hybrid Working Salary: 60,000 - 75,000 (DOE) + Benefits Type: Full-Time Permanent Associate / Associate Director - Transport Planning A fast-growing and highly respected transport planning consultancy is looking to appoint an Associate or Associate Director to join its expanding development planning team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transport planner with strong development planning expertise who is looking to take on a more senior, visible and commercially influential role within a successful consultancy environment. The position offers the opportunity to lead complex development projects, manage client relationships, contribute to business growth and play a strategic role in the continued expansion of the business. The Role You'll lead and manage a broad range of development planning projects across residential, commercial, mixed-use and...

An established and growing consultancy operating across infrastructure, regeneration and development is looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager / Associate Director to support the continued expansion of its Project Management division. Working across major public sector and built environment programmes, this is a key strategic appointment for the business and an opportunity to join a consultancy delivering complex projects throughout the UK. The role will focus heavily on front-end project governance, stakeholder engagement and programme leadership across infrastructure and regeneration schemes, making it ideally suited to someone with strong pre-contract experience gained within a consultancy or client-side environment. This is not a delivery-only or site-based PM role. The successful candidate will have a proven track record operating at the early stages of project lifecycles, managing governance structures, public authority engagement and multidisciplinary consultant...