Astute People are currently recruiting a Deputy Operations Manager to join the operations department of a large Energy from Waste plant in Kent. This plant can produce up to 45MW of Power by processing up to 550,000 tonnes of waste per year, usually destined for landfill. The Deputy Operations Manager will support with the day to day running of the Operations Team, ensuring safe & efficient operation of the plant. If you have the right qualifications and experience, please apply. Responsibilities and duties: As the Deputy Operations Manager you will be responsible for: Supporting the Operations Manager in the safe, compliant and efficient running of the Energy from Waste Power Station. Providing Senior Authorised Persons duties up to 33kV and assistance for LV apparatus and mechanical plant. Leading the Day Operations department. Providing leadership during outages and supporting HVSP and SAP activities Supervising and directing contractors. Leading continuous...

Nursery – Bright Horizons Swanscombe Day Nursery and Preschool Salary – £34,299 - £44,782 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience) Location – Swanscombe Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.” We’re looking for a Deputy Manager to join our 174 place Swanscombe nursery. This is a large setting with 10 rooms taking up 174 children, as well over 55 staff members. The setting is to local transport links including Swanscombe train station and Ebbsfleet international. Our Benefits Childcare discount of 75% for first child Enhanced parental leave Competitive bonus of up to £1,500, awarded in line with Ofsted inspection outcomes 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas...

Nursery – Bright Horizons Maidstone Boughton Lane Salary – £32,513 - £42,439 per annum (dependent on qualification/s and experience) Location – Maidstone, Kent Are you looking to work for an organisation whose culture is driven by our HEART principles – Honesty, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork? Where you can be yourself, feel supported, and help to make a difference to the next generation? Somewhere you can say: “I did that.” We’re looking for a Deputy Manager to join our Maidstone Boughton Lane nursery. This setting offers free onsite parking within school grounds, small family feel nursery with a large spacious garden offering forest school experiences for children. Our Benefits Childcare discount of 75% for first child Enhanced parental leave 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and paid Christmas closure. Ability to also purchase additional leave* Pension Financial and wellbeing benefits including 24/7...

Construction Lead Field Engineer Lead major electrical infrastructure delivery across the Southern region with UK Power Networks, helping power over 8 million homes and businesses while shaping safe, high-performing engineering teams. Are you a senior field engineering leader ready to take ownership of high-value capital delivery across LV to 132kV projects? This is an opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role, guiding project and commissioning engineers, influencing critical investment delivery, and helping keep communities connected across London, the South East and East of England. Reporting to the Construction Manager within the Capital Programme directorate, you will lead and coordinate a team of around 10 Project and Commissioning Engineers across a portfolio worth approximately 35m. You will drive performance, safety, quality, customer service and resource planning across NAMP and Major Connections projects, while also acting as a mentor and deputy to the...

Summary: Reporting to the Financial Performance Manager, you will be responsible for acting as a supporting project accountant to senior programme and delivery manager teams. In this 1 year fixed term contract role, you will be accountable for helping to manage and track the costs of major projects and/or enhancement schemes. You will collaborate with and support senior managers and the project teams to deliver operational and financial efficiencies through monitoring expenditure, conducting variance analysis, and providing solutions to optimise financial management. This ensures you can help the programmes of work manage their costs effectively whilst improving efficiency in a complex and evolving industry. Please note, this is a one year fixed term contract Main responsibilities: Support financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes to align with corporate targets, internal controls and compliance with all regulatory standards. Provide financial...

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...

We're looking for Highway Maintenance Operatives to join our Area 4 East team based in Area 4 East Depots in Aylesford/Gillingham/Honeywood. In this role you'll play a vital role in maintaining and improving our road network. Location: Area 4 East Depots Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 per week Salary: 13.45 - 15.83 per hour + excellent benefits We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role. What will you be responsible for? As a Highway Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the M&R Supervisor team, supporting them in ensuring the efficient running of the Area 4 network. Your day to day will include: Carrying out highway maintenance duties and responding promptly to incidents on the network Operating a variety of plant and equipment to complete maintenance tasks effectively Working collaboratively with team members to maintain safe working environments and ensure compliance with health and safety...

Are you an experienced Class 2 HIAB driver looking for a change? Would you like to work for a market leading company with fantastic benefits? If so, we have a great opportunity for you! Here at GXO Logistics , we are looking for a full-time, permanent Class 2 HIAB driver to join our home delivery team in Dartford for our customer , Wickes . You will be responsible for delivering large products to customer premises. This is a full time, permanent role, you will be working 48 hours per week , Monday to Friday with start times between 5:00 to 6:00 . Pay, benefits and more: We are offering an annual salary between of £46,176 28 days holiday Extensive retail discounts across all the big retailers including supermarkets, fashion, technology, travel, days out, hair & beauty, sports and much more! Permanent employment contract with an ever evolving and growing market leader Pension scheme Driver Awards and Recognition What you'll do on a typical...

Bus Driving Instructor – Northfleet 39 hours Mon to Sun  Pay: To be discussed during Interview. Permanent The Training Team are recruiting for a Bus Driving Instructor  to join the team based at Northfleet . The main purpose of the role is to train Category D provisional licence holders  to become fully qualified PCV drivers. This includes supporting them to achieve the required standard for their DVSA Module 3 and Module 4 tests, while developing the practical, professional, customer-focused and safety skills needed to become effective in-service bus drivers. The role will also support existing qualified drivers where required, including driver development, coaching, remedial training and support with maintaining Arriva driving standards. The Bus Driving Instructor will be responsible for: Managing the day-to-day progress of trainees. Ensuring the safety of trainees while under instruction. Teaching the technical skills required to drive a bus...

QA Manager Salary: Competitive salary Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary Location: Tilmanstone, Dover Ways of Working: Site based Hours of work: 15.00 - 23.30 (May need to be flexible upon occassions due to business requirements) Contract Type: Permanent Why Greencore? Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately...

Job Title : Standards & Technical Governance Manager - Regulatory & Innovation Strategy Location: South East Coast Salary: Circa £75K + Excellent Benefits (Bonus, Shares, Pension, Travel Benefits/Schemes, Perks) Role Type: Permanent; Monday M-F; Days Only Tired of just applying standards but never truly influencing them? What if you could shape how safety, compliance, and technical standards are defined across a major international engineering business. Why this role might be worth a conversation: If you re currently frustrated by regulations that don t match reality, or limited to applying standards rather than shaping them, this opportunity offers a chance to take proactively leadership within a complex safety critical environment that has a variety of innovation programmes and new regulatory landscapes to maneuver. Here, your decisions will directly influence safety, risk, and operations at scale for now and the future. What you ll get: -...

Our Business Selwood is the leading pump rental solutions company in the UK. We have an outstanding reputation for exceptional customer service backed by one of the largest fleets of quality pump products. Each customer and each project is unique and our deep technical knowledge means we are proud to deliver a bespoke and genuine 24/7, 365 days-a-year service. With an unrivalled depth of technical pumping expertise; a pedigree spanning seven decades and employing a wide variety of skilled staff throughout our nationwide network of branches, our ever-growing business is one of the largest privately owned companies serving the Water, Environmental and Construction industries. This is an exciting time to join Selwood as we drive our business forward and build on a foundation of over 70 year s success within our industry. We are committed to ensuring our staff have the right skills, knowledge & experience to deliver to our customers, as well as creating career paths to help...

Associate Solicitor Litigation & Commercial Law 50,000 - 60,000 3 years PQE The opportunity We are working exclusively with a well-regarded boutique corporate advisory practice to appoint an Associate Solicitor into their Manchester office. This is a rare opportunity to join a firm that combines genuine technical depth with a refreshingly commercial, client-focused culture. The firm acts for a sophisticated client base spanning corporates, SMEs, investors, property developers, trustees, and high-net-worth private clients - both in the UK and internationally. They are known for delivering complex instructions with precision, discretion, and sound commercial judgment. The role You will join one of three specialist teams - New Issuance, Commercial, or Civil Litigation - working at associate level with genuine autonomy from day one. You will manage your own caseload, maintain strong client relationships, supervise and mentor junior team members, and take active...

Victim Support is seeking a committed and detail-focused Team Leader to help coordinate and maintain excellent support for witnesses within the busy Court environment at Medway Magistrates Court. You will play a vital role in supporting the Team Leader, volunteers, and wider service ensuring witnesses receive timely, compassionate, and effective support throughout their justice journey. This role to provide maternity cover for up to 9 months working 30 hours per week and is based at Medway Magistrates Court . Are you an organised, proactive individual with a passion for supporting victims and witnesses as they navigate the justice system? Do you enjoy working collaboratively, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and supporting others to perform at their best? If you thrive in fast-paced environments, have strong communication and data-handling skills, and are motivated by service excellence, we'd love to hear from you. What We Offer At Victim Support, we are...

Salary: 30,255.61 per annum plus Veolia benefits Hours: Average 40.21 hours per week Shift : 06:00-15.00 weekdays / 06.00-18.00 weekends 7 week rota (5 over 7 shift pattern) Location: Ross Depot, Military Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3SP When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone. Whether you're looking to overhaul the industry, or just do a good day's work, we know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture. What we can offer you; 22 days of annual leave Access to our people's pension scheme Free physiotherapy service Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to Ongoing training and development...

Paraplanner Tenterden, Kent Permanent - Onsite - Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Salary: competitive salary depending on experience. Benefits: 25 days per annum + 8 Bank Holidays, additional leave after 3 years service, Birthday Off as an extra day, Xmas Close, Annual Bonus Scheme, Pension, Private Medical Healthcare and Parking, Exam support and study funding available where required Are you a motivated Paraplanner eager to support a team of dedicated Advisers in delivering top-notch, compliant, and client-focused financial planning solutions? If you're ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic financial institution we want to hear from you! About the Role: We are seeking a proactive individual to join our team as a Paraplanner. This position is ideal for either a part-qualified Paraplanner progressing towards Diploma level or an experienced Paraplanner with a robust background in technical and report-writing expertise. Key Responsibilities:...