Interim Principal Education Welfare Officer Rate: 233 per day (UMR) Location: West Berkshire Working Pattern: Hybrid An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Interim Principal Education Welfare Officer to provide strategic and operational leadership across school attendance, access to education, and statutory education functions. This role is key to ensuring the Local Authority consistently meets its legal responsibilities while improving outcomes for children and young people through effective attendance strategies, partnership working, and service delivery. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage education welfare and attendance services across the authority. Provide strategic oversight of school attendance, inclusion, and access to education. Ensure statutory duties relating to education and attendance are delivered effectively and in line with current legislation. Develop and implement strategies to improve school attendance and reduce...

Civil Engineer Location: Workington Contract Duration: Permanent Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week Working Arrangement: Full-time, onsite Role Overview Lead engineering across projects, supporting both work-winning and delivery teams: Manage the engineering function and assess team competence. Support feasibility studies, option selection, and risk reduction. Embed HSEQ in all design stages and decisions. Deliver projects to scope, budget, and company objectives. Promote innovation, value engineering, and alternative designs. Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent. Key Responsibilities Ensure teams follow established processes and procedures. Lead assurance for design, construction, commissioning, and handover. Act as CDM Principal Designer. Advise sector leaders, clients, and support bids/submissions. Line manage design managers and manage staff rotation for development. Maintain safety,...

Construction Manager Location: Workington Contract Duration: Permanent Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week Working Arrangement: Full-time, onsite Role Overview Lead engineering across projects, supporting both work-winning and delivery teams: Manage the engineering function and assess team competence. Support feasibility studies, option selection, and risk reduction. Embed HSEQ in all design stages and decisions. Deliver projects to scope, budget, and company objectives. Promote innovation, value engineering, and alternative designs. Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent. Key Responsibilities Ensure teams follow established processes and procedures. Lead assurance for design, construction, commissioning, and handover. Act as CDM Principal Designer. Advise sector leaders, clients, and support bids/submissions. Line manage design managers and manage staff rotation for development. Maintain safety,...

Lead Test Engineer - Inside IR35 - 600 to 640 per day via umbrella - 12-month contract - SC Clearance is essential (Experience in driving or supporting transformation from monolithic systems to distributed micro-services architectures in Java - is essential) Start date - 25/05/2026 is essential Leeds or Manchester based - in the office not home based Essential Skills & Experience: Technical Expertise: Strong experience designing and implementing test strategies for microservices environments Hands-on automation experience using: o Java, Selenium, Rest Assured o API, contract, and integration testing ( Experience working with monolith and microservices systems is essential) Knowledge of: o CI/CD pipelines o Spring Boot-based applications o Performance testing fundamentals Modern Testing Practices: o Contract testing, API testing, and asynchronous messaging (e.g. Kafka) o Non-functional testing (performance, accessibility) Experience...

Advance TRS are delighted to be supporting a leading engineering consultancy as a preferred recruitment partner for the appointment of a Project Technical Lead within their growing Water Utilities team. Our client is a well-established consultancy delivering major infrastructure and environmental projects across the UK and internationally, with a strong reputation within the water sector for technical excellence, innovation, and long-term framework partnerships. About the Team The Water Utilities division delivers a wide range of clean water and wastewater treatment projects across the UK and Ireland, supporting key investment programmes aimed at improving water quality, protecting the environment, and ensuring resilient infrastructure for future generations. Their multi-disciplinary teams provide support across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility and outline design through to detailed design and project delivery. This provides an excellent opportunity for...