Database Manager 35,000 pro rata salary Term Time + Key Results Periods 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday Be the systems expert at the heart of a leading independent school. We are resourcing for a skilled, proactive and highly organised Database Manager to take ownership of Management Information System (iSAMS) and associated data platforms. This is a rare opportunity to step into a broad, high-impact role that sits at the centre of both IT operations and educational delivery. You will ensure the smooth running of the school's key academic and operational systems, supporting staff, students, parents and senior leaders across the whole organisation. If you enjoy solving problems, improving processes, working with data and becoming the trusted "go-to" expert for systems, we would like to hear from you. The Role Reporting across operational and academic functions, you will manage and develop multiple school-wide systems, with responsibility for data accuracy, reporting,...

Systems Engineer Canterbury Full-time We are recruiting for a Systems Engineer to lead systems engineering and analysis across new and existing product developments. This role offers involvement across the full product lifecycle, from concept through to end-of-life, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams as well as wider business functions. You will play a key role in supporting new business opportunities, contributing to technical proposals, and ensuring robust system design within complex engineering environments. Key Responsibilities: Analyse, capture, and develop system specifications Support sales and business development with technical input and proposals Contribute to new product introduction, including risk identification and mitigation (FMEA) Work collaboratively with mechanical, software, and product teams Liaise with customers, suppliers, and external stakeholders Stay up to date with systems engineering methods and implement effective...

Job Opportunity: Design Manager - Education & Construction Location: Kent, UK Salary: Competitive, Dependent on Experience Sector: Main Contracting / Construction The Role: Design Manager We are seeking an experienced and motivated Design Manager to join our successful team in Kent . The ideal candidate will have a strong background working for a main contractor, managing the design process from initial concept through to project completion. This role is critical to the delivery of our challenging and rewarding projects, with a particular focus on the Education sector (schools, academies, and higher education facilities). You will be responsible for ensuring design quality, compliance, and buildability across all stages of a project. Key Responsibilities Design Management: Lead, manage, and coordinate the design process and design team (internal and external consultants) throughout the project lifecycle. RIBA Stages: Oversee design activities...

Safety & Continuous Improvement Manager Location: Aylesford Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday) An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and forward-thinking Safety & Continuous Improvement Manager to join a growing manufacturinag business. This is a newly created role, designed to strengthen Health & Safety leadership while driving continuous improvement and lean practices across the organisation. Reporting to the Operations Director, you will work closely with teams across production, logistics, and office functions to identify improvement opportunities, implement best-practice solutions, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and internal standards. This is a hands-on, highly visible role with a strong presence on the shop floor, focused on embedding a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Health & Safety Take ownership of the Health &...

Technical Project Manager Canterbury Full-time We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead and deliver complex engineering projects involving hardware and software/firmware systems. This role will see you managing projects from concept through to delivery, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. You will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, coordinating resources, managing stakeholders, and driving projects forward in a structured and proactive manner. This position would suit someone with a strong engineering background and proven experience in project management, ideally within defence or a related sector. Experience with surveillance, target acquisition, reconnaissance technologies, or similar environments would be highly beneficial. Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate project teams to ensure successful delivery of multiple engineering projects Define project scope, objectives, and...

Summary: Are you a skilled mechanical engineer looking for a role that offers both technical challenge and a genuine work-life balance? Do you want to use your expertise to lead meaningful projects that provide a vital service to our community? As one of our Senior Mechanical Engineers, you'll provide the technical leadership needed to keep our MEICA team moving forward. This is a varied role where you'll oversee resource allocation, solve complex mechanical queries, and help deliver capital engineering schemes from the initial design through to commissioning. Whether you're an experienced professional looking for a more stable, value-driven environment or a rising talent ready to step into a senior position, you'll find plenty of opportunity here to make a tangible impact. Main Responsibilities: Develop Technical Solutions: Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams-including Process and Civil-to create integrated, practical solutions for water infrastructure. Lead...

Job Title: Business Change Manager (Quality & Production) Location: London / Hybrid (South / Essex / Home Counties etc ideal) Salary: £50-60Kpa per annum + benefits Role Type: Permanent; Monday-Friday Days (flexible working options available). Lead engineering improvement and quality excellence across a complex, safety-critical environment. The Role and About You: We are searching for a Continuous Improvement Manager to lead engineering performance, process optimisation and quality assurance activity within a busy production environment. This role gives you the opportunity to drive improvement initiatives, strengthen engineering systems and governance across multiple sites, supporting a wider quality and compliance team within the engineering function. In this role, you will bring together engineering and operational stakeholders to identify, design and implement continuous improvement initiatives across a multi-site maintenance operation. You will play a key role in...

Summary: Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will be instrumental in defining, establishing, and embedding a robust, risk-based internal controls framework primarily within the Finance function but also within the wider organisation. You will act as a key partner to the First Line of Defence (business processes) while maintaining the necessary oversight and challenge to protect the company. This includes ensuring that there are strong internal controls, overseeing financial compliance, and driving governance standards that protect the integrity of the company's financial information. You will have broad exposure across the business including the senior management team, executive committee, and board members. Your stakeholder management will range from those with little to no internal controls knowledge to experts. Main responsibilities: Design & Implementation: Design, develop, communicate and maintain a standardised, fit-for-purpose internal...

Join Our Team as a Procurement Partner - Projects! Are you a procurement enthusiast with a passion for driving successful projects? Our client, a not for profit organisation specifically created to support the housing sector, is looking for a dynamic Procurement Partner - Projects to join their team in Sittingbourne, Kent. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in delivering top-notch procurement services while working with a diverse group of customers. About the Role: As the Procurement Partner - Projects, you will take ownership of procurement enquiries and ensure compliance while managing competitions and awards through specific frameworks. Your expertise will guide clients through the procurement process, ensuring their needs are met with excellence. Key Responsibilities: Lead High-Value Projects: Design and deliver procurement projects that align with customer objectives. Provide Expert Advice: Offer complex procurement guidance, helping...

Join Our Team as a Procurement Partner - Projects! Are you a procurement enthusiast with a passion for driving successful projects? Our client, a not for profit organisation specifically created to support the housing sector, is looking for a dynamic Procurement Partner - Projects to join their team in Sittingbourne, Kent. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in delivering top-notch procurement services while working with a diverse group of customers. About the Role: As the Procurement Partner - Projects, you will take ownership of procurement enquiries and ensure compliance while managing competitions and awards through specific frameworks. Your expertise will guide clients through the procurement process, ensuring their needs are met with excellence. Key Responsibilities: Lead High-Value Projects: Design and deliver procurement projects that align with customer objectives. Provide Expert Advice: Offer complex procurement guidance, helping...

Deputy Manager Location: Ashford Salary: 39,357.24 - 47,821.80 About the Role We're looking for a compassionate and experienced Deputy Manager to join a children's residential home. You'll lead and support a team of Residential Care Workers, ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed care for young people with complex needs. You'll also step in to manage the home when the Registered Manager is away. What You'll Do Lead, mentor, and develop your team Oversee care planning, safeguarding, and case management Maintain a safe, nurturing, and positive home environment Communicate with families, local authorities, and other professionals What You'll Need Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) Experience in children's residential care with supervisory responsibilities Knowledge of Quality Care Standards and Children's Homes Regulations Calm, resilient, and able to build positive relationships with young people Benefits 28-30 days' holiday...

Summary: As the Engagement Programme Lead, you will be at the heart of our connection with the community, taking the lead on the engagement programme and bringing our insight strategy to life. In this pivotal role, you'll transform data and research into a clear, human story that helps us improve our services and make smarter business decisions. You will guide insight projects from the very first spark of an idea all the way to completion, ensuring the "voice of the customer" is heard in every room. By serving as our internal sector expert, you will support colleagues across the entire organisation and champion what our customers truly need. Main responsibilities: Design, plan, and execute both qualitative and quantitative market research projects to address core business questions. Select the most appropriate research methodologies and supporting techniques to meet defined business objectives. Develop research instruments, including screening tools, discussion guides,...

Are you interested in becoming a Joint Venture Partner at Vision Express, part of Essilor Luxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses?Our Westwood Cross store in Broadstairs , Kent is currently looking for its next Joint Venture Partner. This store could be available as a full or partial investment depending on your situation. The store comprises of 2 testing rooms and is due to expand to 3 and has a small team of 6 employed retail colleagues including an Assistant Store Manager and Dispensing Optician.As a Joint Venture Partner at Vision Express, you'll become a shareholder in your store. You will lead the culture of your store, have access to our Essilor Luxottica product range and support services and you will have the opportunity to make a difference to customers as a custodian of the Vision Express brand. To be successful in this application process, you must have financial capital to invest in a store...

Are you interested in becoming a Joint Venture Partner at Vision Express, part of Essilor Luxottica, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames and sunglasses? Our Westwood Cross store in Broadstairs , Kent is currently looking for its next Joint Venture Partner. This store could be available as a full or partial investment depending on your situation. The store comprises of 2 testing rooms and is due to expand to 3 and has a small team of 6 employed retail colleagues including an Assistant Store Manager and Dispensing Optician. As a Joint Venture Partner at Vision Express, you'll become a shareholder in your store. You will lead the culture of your store, have access to our Essilor Luxottica product range and support services and you will have the opportunity to make a difference to customers as a custodian of the Vision Express brand. To be successful in this application process, you must have financial capital to invest in a...

Project Engineer (M&E) Location: Canterbury, Kent Rate: 400 - 480 per day Sector: Water Treatment (AMP8) Duration: Ongoing Freelance Start Date: Immediate The Opportunity With the AMP8 cycle accelerating, we are seeking a versatile Mechanical or Electrical Project Engineer (MEICA) to join a major water treatment infrastructure project in Canterbury . This role is designed for a technical lead who excels at the intersection of theory and practice. You will be the vital link between the "drawing board" and the "boots on the ground," ensuring that complex mechanical and electrical designs are not only buildable but optimized for the unique rigors of a live water treatment environment. Key MEICA & Design Responsibilities Design-to-Site Integration: Work closely with the design team to review technical drawings, specifications, and P&IDs. You will provide essential feedback on "constructability," ensuring designs can be executed safely and...

Job Title: Principal Ecologist - Remote / Hybrid Development & infrastructure projects Location: Remote (SE) / Hybrid with site visits Salary: Competitive + Benefits (hire car) Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent Are you an experienced Ecologist looking for your next step? Join a leading international environmental consultancy and become part of a highly respected, established UK ecology team working on a wide range of infrastructure and property sector projects. This position offers remote and flexible working , career progression opportunities, and a platform to help shape the future of our ecology services across the UK. Principal Ecologist roles: Lead and manage ecological projects (technical, commercial, and financial delivery) Carry out and oversee Phase 1 habitat surveys , protected species assessments , and ECoW Produce high-quality ecological reports and contribute to EIAs and planning applications Attend virtual/in-person client...

Group Finance Director Kent 85,000 - 100,000 plus enhanced bonus Construction We are partnering with a growing, investor-backed construction group operating across multiple regions in the UK. The business has grown rapidly over recent years. With an established leadership team and strong growth trajectory, the business is now looking to appoint a Group Finance Director to strengthen financial control, enhance reporting and provide clear commercial insight to support the next phase of development. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role, working closely with the Board and senior stakeholders to improve performance, drive consistency and bring greater clarity to decision-making across the Group. The Role Reporting directly to the Board, you will take ownership of group finance, leading reporting, cash management and financial strategy across multiple operating entities. You will work closely with divisional finance leads and operational teams to improve the...

Project Engineer Role: Project Engineer (Water Industry) Location: Dover, Kent Rate: 400 - 480 per day Duration: Ongoing Freelance Start Date: Immediate The Opportunity Are you ready to play a key role in the AMP8 cycle? We are seeking a high-caliber Project Engineer with either a Mechanical or Civils background to join a major water treatment project in Dover. This is a critical position within a high-pressure, high-reward environment. We need a specialist who understands the unique rigors of the water sector and can drive the delivery of essential infrastructure upgrades. With an immediate start available, you will be integrated into the project team to oversee complex engineering workstreams. Key Responsibilities Compliance & Standards : Ensure all works meet the stringent specifications of the water authority and environmental regulations . Site Coordination : Act as the technical bridge between the design team and site operations...

Summary: Are you a seasoned engineer looking for a role where your expertise truly carries weight? Do you want to lead high-impact projects that ensure fresh water keeps flowing to millions of homes across the South East? This isn't just about managing assets; it's about shaping the future of our network. As our Senior Civil Engineer, you'll be the technical heartbeat of our non-infrastructure capital projects. From the first spark of a concept to the final site completion, you'll provide the solutions that keep our treatment works and plants running at their best. Main responsibilities The coordination and management of Civil Engineering direct reports. This includes: conducting 1:1/Feedback sessions, conducting appraisals, managing workload, technical support, approval of holiday and expenses, quality control, facilitating support during reactive and emergency work situations. Check and Review of project scopes ensuring they achieve the required outputs and quality...

Junior Packaging Engineer Location: Folkestone Job Type: Full-time Temporary We are looking for a Junior Packaging Engineer to join our clients Research & Development (R&D) team. This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate or early-career engineer to develop their technical skills and gain hands-on experience in packaging design, testing, and factory implementation. Working closely with the Head of Technology and Technical Service Manager , you will support the development, optimisation, and continuous improvement of packaging for both new and existing products, with a strong focus on value engineering, performance, and sustainability . This role offers a varied mix of office-based work, laboratory testing, and factory trials , along with regular interaction with cross-functional teams and external packaging suppliers. Key Responsibilities Support and, where appropriate, lead value engineering (G2G) projects to improve packaging cost,...