Contracts Manager (Sports Pitch Construction) South East, Hybrid £60,000-£75,000 + Project Bonus + Company Car + Fuel + Progression to Director + Overtime + Training + Benefits This is a fantastic opportunity for a Contracts Manager to join a highly regarded specialist contractor delivering professional sports pitch construction projects across the UK. Partnering with elite sports clubs, leading schools, and private sports facilities, you will take a key role in delivering high-profile schemes while contributing to the company's continued growth, with genuine responsibility and clear progression to Director. Are you seeking a varied role with an industry-leading sports pitch contractor delivering high-quality cricket, rugby, and football facilities? Do you bring project or contracts management experience from a sports pitch construction, groundworks, or civil engineering background? This South East-based contractor is a recognised specialist in the design and construction of natural, hybrid, and synthetic sports surfaces. The company delivers projects for professional football, rugby, and cricket clubs, as well as independent schools, academies, and private sports centres. With a strong pipeline of secured work and continued investment in innovation and technology, the business is expanding and looking to appoint an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee multiple high-value sports schemes across the region. In this role, you will lead sports pitch construction projects from pre-construction to completion, managing site teams and subcontractors to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget. You will oversee earthworks, drainage, irrigation, pitch construction, and associated civils, while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring full compliance with technical and safety standards. The role is split between office, home, and sites across the South of England, offering a hands on leadership position across professional and educational sports facilities. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role within sports pitch construction, groundworks, civil engineering, or specialist landscaping. You will be confident managing multiple live projects, leading teams, liaising with clients and consultants, and handling valuations, variations, and contract negotiations to ensure projects are delivered to the highest professional standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape high-profile sports facilities and fast track your career within a dynamic, growing, and technically advanced contractor. The Role: Lead multiple sports pitch construction projects (cricket, rugby, football) across professional teams, schools, and private sports facilities. Manage site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure seamless delivery. Oversee earthworks, drainage, irrigation, pitch construction, and surfacing packages. Maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships. Manage budgets, programmes, and resources while ensuring compliance with technical, quality, and safety standards. Split between office, home, and sites across the South of England. The Person: Contracts or Project Management experience within sports pitch construction, groundworks, civil engineering, or specialist landscaping. Knowledge of sports surface construction, drainage, and associated civil engineering packages is desirable. Excellent organisational, communication, and client facing skills. Commercially aware with experience handling valuations and variations. Full UK driving licence. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
Feb 25, 2026
Full time
Contracts Manager (Sports Pitch Construction) South East, Hybrid £60,000-£75,000 + Project Bonus + Company Car + Fuel + Progression to Director + Overtime + Training + Benefits This is a fantastic opportunity for a Contracts Manager to join a highly regarded specialist contractor delivering professional sports pitch construction projects across the UK. Partnering with elite sports clubs, leading schools, and private sports facilities, you will take a key role in delivering high-profile schemes while contributing to the company's continued growth, with genuine responsibility and clear progression to Director. Are you seeking a varied role with an industry-leading sports pitch contractor delivering high-quality cricket, rugby, and football facilities? Do you bring project or contracts management experience from a sports pitch construction, groundworks, or civil engineering background? This South East-based contractor is a recognised specialist in the design and construction of natural, hybrid, and synthetic sports surfaces. The company delivers projects for professional football, rugby, and cricket clubs, as well as independent schools, academies, and private sports centres. With a strong pipeline of secured work and continued investment in innovation and technology, the business is expanding and looking to appoint an experienced Contracts Manager to oversee multiple high-value sports schemes across the region. In this role, you will lead sports pitch construction projects from pre-construction to completion, managing site teams and subcontractors to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget. You will oversee earthworks, drainage, irrigation, pitch construction, and associated civils, while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring full compliance with technical and safety standards. The role is split between office, home, and sites across the South of England, offering a hands on leadership position across professional and educational sports facilities. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role within sports pitch construction, groundworks, civil engineering, or specialist landscaping. You will be confident managing multiple live projects, leading teams, liaising with clients and consultants, and handling valuations, variations, and contract negotiations to ensure projects are delivered to the highest professional standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape high-profile sports facilities and fast track your career within a dynamic, growing, and technically advanced contractor. The Role: Lead multiple sports pitch construction projects (cricket, rugby, football) across professional teams, schools, and private sports facilities. Manage site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure seamless delivery. Oversee earthworks, drainage, irrigation, pitch construction, and surfacing packages. Maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships. Manage budgets, programmes, and resources while ensuring compliance with technical, quality, and safety standards. Split between office, home, and sites across the South of England. The Person: Contracts or Project Management experience within sports pitch construction, groundworks, civil engineering, or specialist landscaping. Knowledge of sports surface construction, drainage, and associated civil engineering packages is desirable. Excellent organisational, communication, and client facing skills. Commercially aware with experience handling valuations and variations. Full UK driving licence. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
Join Barclays as an Equities Risk Release Manager, where you will lead end-to-end release planning and coordination across complex, cross-functional environments. You will manage scope, milestones, and dependencies to ensure timely, high-quality delivery aligned to business priorities. Working closely with technology and business stakeholders, you will proactively manage risks, ensure compliance with change governance and regulatory standards, and provide clear, executive-level reporting to support informed decision-making. To be successful, you should have: Release planning & coordination-ability to plan, scope, and manage releases end to end, ensuring milestones are met across multiple teams and time zones, and that dependencies are actively tracked and resolved. Stakeholder management (Business & IT)-strong capability to work with developers, testers, BAs, and business stakeholders, aligning priorities and managing expectations while maintaining delivery timelines and quality. Risk, control & compliance awareness-understanding of operational risk, change governance, and internal controls, ensuring releases comply with regulatory requirements and internal technology policies. Some other highly valued skills may include: Technical literacy - comfortable engaging with developers and testers on technical topics (builds, environments, defects, deployment constraints) to challenge assumptions and spot delivery risks early. Resource planning & cross team coordination-ability to ensure the right skills and capacity are available at the right time, especially where releases span multiple systems, teams, or geographies. Executive level communication & reporting-ability to present release status, risks, and decisions clearly to senior management, using concise, structured updates rather than operational detail. You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant to success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is based in London. Purpose of the role To manage the efficient delivery of large-scale technical projects and capabilities across the bank and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations throughout the software product lifecycle, adhering to agreed time, budget and quality requirements. Accountabilities Management of the delivery, resource allocation and improvement of complex technical project capabilities across the bank using Agile/Scrum methodologies for planning, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives and the execution of sprints. Collaboration with customers and business teams to manage and implement customer trails to support the proposal of technically feasible solutions, and effort and timeline expectations. Collaboration with software engineers, quality teams, product managers and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality products and features through the software project lifecycle aligned to the banks objectives, regulation and security policies. Identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks associated with technical projects to prepare the bank for potential challenges. Management of change requests and communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. Management of vendor relations involved in technical projects to ensure they deliver according to agreed terms. Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improving deliver outcomes and to foster a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence and growth. Vice President Expectations To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Feb 25, 2026
Full time
Join Barclays as an Equities Risk Release Manager, where you will lead end-to-end release planning and coordination across complex, cross-functional environments. You will manage scope, milestones, and dependencies to ensure timely, high-quality delivery aligned to business priorities. Working closely with technology and business stakeholders, you will proactively manage risks, ensure compliance with change governance and regulatory standards, and provide clear, executive-level reporting to support informed decision-making. To be successful, you should have: Release planning & coordination-ability to plan, scope, and manage releases end to end, ensuring milestones are met across multiple teams and time zones, and that dependencies are actively tracked and resolved. Stakeholder management (Business & IT)-strong capability to work with developers, testers, BAs, and business stakeholders, aligning priorities and managing expectations while maintaining delivery timelines and quality. Risk, control & compliance awareness-understanding of operational risk, change governance, and internal controls, ensuring releases comply with regulatory requirements and internal technology policies. Some other highly valued skills may include: Technical literacy - comfortable engaging with developers and testers on technical topics (builds, environments, defects, deployment constraints) to challenge assumptions and spot delivery risks early. Resource planning & cross team coordination-ability to ensure the right skills and capacity are available at the right time, especially where releases span multiple systems, teams, or geographies. Executive level communication & reporting-ability to present release status, risks, and decisions clearly to senior management, using concise, structured updates rather than operational detail. You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant to success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is based in London. Purpose of the role To manage the efficient delivery of large-scale technical projects and capabilities across the bank and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations throughout the software product lifecycle, adhering to agreed time, budget and quality requirements. Accountabilities Management of the delivery, resource allocation and improvement of complex technical project capabilities across the bank using Agile/Scrum methodologies for planning, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives and the execution of sprints. Collaboration with customers and business teams to manage and implement customer trails to support the proposal of technically feasible solutions, and effort and timeline expectations. Collaboration with software engineers, quality teams, product managers and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality products and features through the software project lifecycle aligned to the banks objectives, regulation and security policies. Identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks associated with technical projects to prepare the bank for potential challenges. Management of change requests and communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. Management of vendor relations involved in technical projects to ensure they deliver according to agreed terms. Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improving deliver outcomes and to foster a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence and growth. Vice President Expectations To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview This is an associate director role within the growing Advisory team of the BDO International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department. The role involves managing teams of junior managers, consultants and analysts to secure and deliver assignments in the domain of evaluation and value-for-money audit. It also includes business development, supporting IIDA leadership to grow the business. IIDA carries out assignments for international donor organisations all over the world - including UN organisations, multi-lateral development banks, EU bodies, government development agencies and charitable foundations. By helping these organisations perform better, our team supports them in improving economic, social and political conditions in dozens of countries around the world. You'll be someone with: Strong written and spoken English skills, and an ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and constructive manner. A higher degree or professional qualification in public policy/finance, climate finance, international development, economics or operational research. Demonstrable experience of delivering OECD/DAC-based evaluations, value for money audits / assessments and/or organisational reviews. A genuine interest in international development and working in a multi-cultural context. Demonstrable business development success & experience of managing teams of 3-7 people, and projects lasting from 1 to 24 months. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 25, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview This is an associate director role within the growing Advisory team of the BDO International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department. The role involves managing teams of junior managers, consultants and analysts to secure and deliver assignments in the domain of evaluation and value-for-money audit. It also includes business development, supporting IIDA leadership to grow the business. IIDA carries out assignments for international donor organisations all over the world - including UN organisations, multi-lateral development banks, EU bodies, government development agencies and charitable foundations. By helping these organisations perform better, our team supports them in improving economic, social and political conditions in dozens of countries around the world. You'll be someone with: Strong written and spoken English skills, and an ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and constructive manner. A higher degree or professional qualification in public policy/finance, climate finance, international development, economics or operational research. Demonstrable experience of delivering OECD/DAC-based evaluations, value for money audits / assessments and/or organisational reviews. A genuine interest in international development and working in a multi-cultural context. Demonstrable business development success & experience of managing teams of 3-7 people, and projects lasting from 1 to 24 months. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview This is an associate director role within the growing Advisory team of the BDO International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department. The role involves managing teams of junior managers, consultants and analysts to secure and deliver assignments in the domain of evaluation and value-for-money audit. It also includes business development, supporting IIDA leadership to grow the business. IIDA carries out assignments for international donor organisations all over the world - including UN organisations, multi-lateral development banks, EU bodies, government development agencies and charitable foundations. By helping these organisations perform better, our team supports them in improving economic, social and political conditions in dozens of countries around the world. You'll be someone with: Strong written and spoken English skills, and an ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and constructive manner. A higher degree or professional qualification in public policy/finance, climate finance, international development, economics or operational research. Demonstrable experience of delivering OECD/DAC-based evaluations, value for money audits / assessments and/or organisational reviews. A genuine interest in international development and working in a multi-cultural context. Demonstrable business development success & experience of managing teams of 3-7 people, and projects lasting from 1 to 24 months. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 25, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview This is an associate director role within the growing Advisory team of the BDO International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department. The role involves managing teams of junior managers, consultants and analysts to secure and deliver assignments in the domain of evaluation and value-for-money audit. It also includes business development, supporting IIDA leadership to grow the business. IIDA carries out assignments for international donor organisations all over the world - including UN organisations, multi-lateral development banks, EU bodies, government development agencies and charitable foundations. By helping these organisations perform better, our team supports them in improving economic, social and political conditions in dozens of countries around the world. You'll be someone with: Strong written and spoken English skills, and an ability to communicate in a clear, professional, and constructive manner. A higher degree or professional qualification in public policy/finance, climate finance, international development, economics or operational research. Demonstrable experience of delivering OECD/DAC-based evaluations, value for money audits / assessments and/or organisational reviews. A genuine interest in international development and working in a multi-cultural context. Demonstrable business development success & experience of managing teams of 3-7 people, and projects lasting from 1 to 24 months. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead efforts across our Connected Warfare Division in the UK. Connected Warfare is one of Anduril's divisions focused on building a next gen software defined distributed C2 architecture and C4 hardware focused on orchestrating and automating 3rd party combat fielded sensors and strike networks for synchronised joint operations. We work with mission partners and operators to deploy reliable and robust capabilities on operationally relevant fielding timelines to meet complex challenges across the UK MOD and other European Defence Departments. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead critical programmes with significant impact on our company's growth and strategic positioning in the defence sector. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast paced environment, demonstrate strong leadership skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and complexities, and have a passion for delivering cutting edge technology solutions to our defence customers. WHAT YOU'LL DO Responsible for successful programme execution, exceeding both internal and external stakeholder expectations and meeting all business financial commitments Responsible for managing pre contract activities related to proposed delivery schedules and resourcing Demonstrate collaborative leadership skills by building trust with your teams, customers, and peer while holding yourself and the cross functional team accountable to execute on business outcomes Communicate effectively and with confidence when engaging with customers and Anduril leadership Drive programme execution to achieve key business and financial objectives Create and implement a comprehensive communications plan for internal and external stakeholder management Define and maintain a PMO dashboard to support contractual and internal reporting requirements Navigate customer change requests while maintaining program velocity Ensure decisions support current efforts and position the company for continued on contract growth Oversee the development of media and artifacts to illustrate program velocity Manage complex hardware and software components within the program Manage sub contractors, as required, to performance, schedule and budget REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 8+ years of experience in programme management, preferably in defence or government contracting Proven track record of managing large scale, complex software programmes Strong understanding of government contracting processes and large government programme management Ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes and manage programme impacts across multiple stakeholders Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes and ensure compliance Strong financial management skills, including budget development and tracking Experience with development and management of programme metrics and dashboard Demonstrated ability to actively develop and execute an effective programme risk management plan Experience in developing and executing communication strategies for high visibility programs Willingness to travel as needed (up to 75%) Eligible to obtain and maintain an active UK Secret clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Proven track record in designing and implementing best practices that drive operational efficiency and sustainable growth Experience with both hardware and software development lifecycles Experience with business development and bid writing activities Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; Master's degree preferred PMP certification or equivalent preferred The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top tier benefits for full time employees, including: Healthcare Benefits US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents. Additional Benefits Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees. Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs. Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting. Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available. Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development. Commuter Benefits: Company funded commuter benefits based on your region. Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility. Retirement Savings Plan US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after tax (mega backdoor Roth) options. UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match. AUS Roles: Superannuation plan. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit
Feb 24, 2026
Full time
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century's most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril's family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead efforts across our Connected Warfare Division in the UK. Connected Warfare is one of Anduril's divisions focused on building a next gen software defined distributed C2 architecture and C4 hardware focused on orchestrating and automating 3rd party combat fielded sensors and strike networks for synchronised joint operations. We work with mission partners and operators to deploy reliable and robust capabilities on operationally relevant fielding timelines to meet complex challenges across the UK MOD and other European Defence Departments. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead critical programmes with significant impact on our company's growth and strategic positioning in the defence sector. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast paced environment, demonstrate strong leadership skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and complexities, and have a passion for delivering cutting edge technology solutions to our defence customers. WHAT YOU'LL DO Responsible for successful programme execution, exceeding both internal and external stakeholder expectations and meeting all business financial commitments Responsible for managing pre contract activities related to proposed delivery schedules and resourcing Demonstrate collaborative leadership skills by building trust with your teams, customers, and peer while holding yourself and the cross functional team accountable to execute on business outcomes Communicate effectively and with confidence when engaging with customers and Anduril leadership Drive programme execution to achieve key business and financial objectives Create and implement a comprehensive communications plan for internal and external stakeholder management Define and maintain a PMO dashboard to support contractual and internal reporting requirements Navigate customer change requests while maintaining program velocity Ensure decisions support current efforts and position the company for continued on contract growth Oversee the development of media and artifacts to illustrate program velocity Manage complex hardware and software components within the program Manage sub contractors, as required, to performance, schedule and budget REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 8+ years of experience in programme management, preferably in defence or government contracting Proven track record of managing large scale, complex software programmes Strong understanding of government contracting processes and large government programme management Ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes and manage programme impacts across multiple stakeholders Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes and ensure compliance Strong financial management skills, including budget development and tracking Experience with development and management of programme metrics and dashboard Demonstrated ability to actively develop and execute an effective programme risk management plan Experience in developing and executing communication strategies for high visibility programs Willingness to travel as needed (up to 75%) Eligible to obtain and maintain an active UK Secret clearance PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Proven track record in designing and implementing best practices that drive operational efficiency and sustainable growth Experience with both hardware and software development lifecycles Experience with business development and bid writing activities Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; Master's degree preferred PMP certification or equivalent preferred The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top tier benefits for full time employees, including: Healthcare Benefits US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents. Additional Benefits Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees. Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. Caregiver & Wellness Leave is available to care for family members, bond with a new baby, or address your own medical needs. Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments (e.g., IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carriers, along with resources to support you and your partner from planning to parenting. Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7, including therapy and life coaching. Additional work life services, such as legal and financial support, are also available. Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development. Commuter Benefits: Company funded commuter benefits based on your region. Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility. Retirement Savings Plan US Roles: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after tax (mega backdoor Roth) options. UK & IE Roles: Pension plan with employer match. AUS Roles: Superannuation plan. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit
Are you passionate about raising standards, championing quality, and making a real impact in the logistics training world? We're looking for a dynamic Quality Assurance (QA) Subject Matter Expert (SME) in transport compliance to play a pivotal role in driving exceptional training performance across our organisation. As a key member of our Training Support Services Team, you will help deliver consistent, industry leading training, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure our QMS remains robust, reliable and future ready. Why Join Logistics UK? Joining us means being part of a forward-thinking organisation at the forefront of the logistics industry. You will have the chance to network with key players, develop your expertise, and influence one of the most critical sectors in the UK. Logistics UK, formerly the Freight Transport Association is one of the biggest business groups in the UK, representing the entire industry with members from the road, rail, sea, and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. An effective supply chain is vital to Keep Britain Trading, directly impacting over 7 million people employed in making, selling and moving the goods that affect everyone everywhere. With Brexit, technology and other disruptive forces driving changes in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK PLC. Key Responsibilities In this exciting and varied role, you will take ownership of quality assurance across our training operations, including: Championing QA excellence by monitoring, planning and evaluating trainer performance, observation reports and audits to uphold QMS standards. Coaching and developing internal and associate trainers to deliver outstanding learning experiences. Driving training consistency by ensuring delivery quality aligns with defined standards - and offering support where improvements are needed. Acting as a transport compliance SME, advising on key legislative aspects and supporting the creation and upkeep of high quality training resources. Leading on QA auditing, preparing accurate reports (including NCCI) and managing observations aligned to the QA audit plan. Spotting trends and opportunities, sharing insights to help the Support Services Manager and wider team continuously improve. Supporting course accreditation, re approvals and ensuring our training products stay current, compliant and competitive. Driving data led success by ensuring our training programmes reach the right people and deliver real impact. Living our values - Excellence, Dynamism, Togetherness and Reputation - in everything you do. Qualifications Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training. Proven experience in Quality Assurance and training delivery, especially around training performance and product audit standards. Strong understanding of ISO QMS, instructional design and effective adult learning. Excellent communication, organisation and planning skills, with exceptional attention to detail. Confidence working independently, prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines. Strong customer focus and the ability to convey information clearly and concisely. Up to date knowledge of transport compliance legislation. A proactive mindset, eagerness to learn and passion for delivering exceptional training. Flexibility to travel across the UK. Benefits We value our employees and offer a wide range of benefits recognising that no two employees are the same - everyone has different preferences and needs that change over time. 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays Christmas Working Arrangement for extra days off during the festive period Health Cash Plan for all employees and Private Medical Insurance for managers Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders Enhanced Family Leave policy Flexible and remote working arrangements Two paid days off per year for charity or volunteering work Various learning and development opportunities Range of pension schemes Award scheme to recognise outstanding employees Life Assurance Scheme for peace of mind
Feb 23, 2026
Full time
Are you passionate about raising standards, championing quality, and making a real impact in the logistics training world? We're looking for a dynamic Quality Assurance (QA) Subject Matter Expert (SME) in transport compliance to play a pivotal role in driving exceptional training performance across our organisation. As a key member of our Training Support Services Team, you will help deliver consistent, industry leading training, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and ensure our QMS remains robust, reliable and future ready. Why Join Logistics UK? Joining us means being part of a forward-thinking organisation at the forefront of the logistics industry. You will have the chance to network with key players, develop your expertise, and influence one of the most critical sectors in the UK. Logistics UK, formerly the Freight Transport Association is one of the biggest business groups in the UK, representing the entire industry with members from the road, rail, sea, and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. An effective supply chain is vital to Keep Britain Trading, directly impacting over 7 million people employed in making, selling and moving the goods that affect everyone everywhere. With Brexit, technology and other disruptive forces driving changes in the way goods move across borders and through the supply chain, logistics has never been more important to UK PLC. Key Responsibilities In this exciting and varied role, you will take ownership of quality assurance across our training operations, including: Championing QA excellence by monitoring, planning and evaluating trainer performance, observation reports and audits to uphold QMS standards. Coaching and developing internal and associate trainers to deliver outstanding learning experiences. Driving training consistency by ensuring delivery quality aligns with defined standards - and offering support where improvements are needed. Acting as a transport compliance SME, advising on key legislative aspects and supporting the creation and upkeep of high quality training resources. Leading on QA auditing, preparing accurate reports (including NCCI) and managing observations aligned to the QA audit plan. Spotting trends and opportunities, sharing insights to help the Support Services Manager and wider team continuously improve. Supporting course accreditation, re approvals and ensuring our training products stay current, compliant and competitive. Driving data led success by ensuring our training programmes reach the right people and deliver real impact. Living our values - Excellence, Dynamism, Togetherness and Reputation - in everything you do. Qualifications Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training. Proven experience in Quality Assurance and training delivery, especially around training performance and product audit standards. Strong understanding of ISO QMS, instructional design and effective adult learning. Excellent communication, organisation and planning skills, with exceptional attention to detail. Confidence working independently, prioritising workloads and meeting deadlines. Strong customer focus and the ability to convey information clearly and concisely. Up to date knowledge of transport compliance legislation. A proactive mindset, eagerness to learn and passion for delivering exceptional training. Flexibility to travel across the UK. Benefits We value our employees and offer a wide range of benefits recognising that no two employees are the same - everyone has different preferences and needs that change over time. 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays Christmas Working Arrangement for extra days off during the festive period Health Cash Plan for all employees and Private Medical Insurance for managers Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders Enhanced Family Leave policy Flexible and remote working arrangements Two paid days off per year for charity or volunteering work Various learning and development opportunities Range of pension schemes Award scheme to recognise outstanding employees Life Assurance Scheme for peace of mind
UKRI Salary: £58,589 per annum. Band: UKRI Band F. Contract Type: 3 Year Fixed Term (With possibility of extension) Hours: Full Time or Part Time. (Minimum 0.8 FTE) Location: While UKRI supports hybrid working, the postholder will be required to attend one in-office team day per week at Polaris House in Swindon, Wiltshire. Closing Date: Sunday 15 March 2026. Proposed Interview Date: Interviews are likely to be week commencing 06 and 13 April 2026. Employees applying for any opportunity which may mean being away from your substantive role for a temporary period of time, please refer to the Recruitment Policy and associated guidance for further information in the first instance. If you are made an offer, please ensure you liaise with your line manager and the designated HR team as soon as possible in order that implications of any move are clear and understood, prior to a move taking place. About the role We are looking for a Head of Service Delivery to join the UKRI Infrastructure Team and play a pivotal role in delivering the Next National Supercomputing Service (NNSS): the £750m project to ensure the UK scientific community retains access to the most advanced modelling and simulation capabilities through provision of state-of-the-art compute hardware at the University of Edinburgh and service provision and software services to support users. The NNSS is the cornerstone investment at the heart of the DSIT-UKRI compute roadmap, and a high-priority strategic investment for the UK government. The Digital Research Infrastructure, Infrastructure Fund and Portfolio pillars form the cross-cutting UKRI Infrastructure Team that coordinates and manages UKRI's Infrastructure portfolio. You will collaborate across the organisation and externally, engaging with relevant stakeholders in Government Departments, Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs), academia and industry to gather insight and ensure that UKRI's plans for Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) enable our varied communities to use the most powerful digital tools and techniques. This role will be critical to successful delivery of the new service. You will work closely with the service providers, leading on successful implementation and management of the hardware and service provision contracts. You will lead on monitoring and evaluation to ensure the service fully delivers its intended benefits, as well as proactively looking for opportunities for continuous improvement, drawing on best practices from across the sector and major project management. We encourage candidates with an interest and knowledge in large-scale compute and related aspects of DRI to apply for this position: relevant experience might have been gained from several different types of career path or educational background. It is likely that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work for periods with other policy or technical teams within UKRI to enhance the knowledge needed for their work. For further information, please contact Richard Gunn, DRI Programme Director () or Luke Davis, Associate Director for Computational Services (). Your responsibilities Ensuring that the NNSS service providers fulfil their agreed service requirements and managing any changes, including grant funding and/or contractual issues. Ensuring successful implementation of agreed governance, advisory and management structures, including coordination of the service providers. Ensuring that the NNSS service is effectively integrated within UKRI and DSIT's broader support for the compute ecosystem, including coordination with related initiatives such as National Compute Resources (NCRs) and EuroHPC and proactively seeking opportunities for improvement. Supporting the Head of Policy & Engagement in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NNSS service model to ensure successful delivery, including liaison with the host site, technology provider and other stakeholders involved in delivering the service. Driving working level relationships with infrastructure leads in government, the service providers and other key stakeholders. Developing an understanding of, and communicating, how our work aligns with and supports key national policies. Supporting the delivery of time-bound strategic projects within the UKRI Infrastructure team. Person Specification The following criteria will be assessed at either Shortlisting (S), Interview (I), or both (S&I). Essential Awareness and understanding of large scale compute services, including key technical concepts, their operation, and how they interact within the broader digital research infrastructure ecosystem, sufficient to guide policy, governance, and access-related decisions. (S&I) Extensive experience of leading successful complex, high-profile and fast moving infrastructural and/or technical projects ensuring delivery to agreed specifications, cost, time and quality standards. (S&I) Demonstrable ability to develop and integrate services, projects or programmes within wider strategic or policy landscapes, ideally within a national research or digital infrastructure context. (S&I) Experience developing and coordinating research or innovation communities, consortia, or multi institution partnerships. You must have the ability to build and sustain productive relationships internally and externally and represent UKRI, at all levels of seniority and across government, academic, policy and wider sectors. (S&I) Excellent oral and written communications skills. You must be comfortable in speaking publicly to audiences of varying sizes; be able to write clear, concise and effective technical reports; and be able to absorb and convey detailed information to/from technical and non-technical audiences. (S&I) Able to prioritise and manage multiple commitments across a complex portfolio, applying creative and adaptive thinking to navigate ambiguity, resolve interdependent challenges, and make effective decisions. (S&I) Demonstrable ability to deal with critical and high-profile issues, often working with external organisations, and handle risks independently, calling out to senior managers when required. Show high levels of personal drive, determination and resilience. (I) Benefits We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme. 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent). Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities. Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice. Flexible working options. Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance! For further information on our benefits please see: Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer. Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Please note if you would like to apply for our other NNSS role 'Head of Policy & Engagement', please submit a separate covering letter and CV for each post. Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit or contact .
Feb 23, 2026
Full time
UKRI Salary: £58,589 per annum. Band: UKRI Band F. Contract Type: 3 Year Fixed Term (With possibility of extension) Hours: Full Time or Part Time. (Minimum 0.8 FTE) Location: While UKRI supports hybrid working, the postholder will be required to attend one in-office team day per week at Polaris House in Swindon, Wiltshire. Closing Date: Sunday 15 March 2026. Proposed Interview Date: Interviews are likely to be week commencing 06 and 13 April 2026. Employees applying for any opportunity which may mean being away from your substantive role for a temporary period of time, please refer to the Recruitment Policy and associated guidance for further information in the first instance. If you are made an offer, please ensure you liaise with your line manager and the designated HR team as soon as possible in order that implications of any move are clear and understood, prior to a move taking place. About the role We are looking for a Head of Service Delivery to join the UKRI Infrastructure Team and play a pivotal role in delivering the Next National Supercomputing Service (NNSS): the £750m project to ensure the UK scientific community retains access to the most advanced modelling and simulation capabilities through provision of state-of-the-art compute hardware at the University of Edinburgh and service provision and software services to support users. The NNSS is the cornerstone investment at the heart of the DSIT-UKRI compute roadmap, and a high-priority strategic investment for the UK government. The Digital Research Infrastructure, Infrastructure Fund and Portfolio pillars form the cross-cutting UKRI Infrastructure Team that coordinates and manages UKRI's Infrastructure portfolio. You will collaborate across the organisation and externally, engaging with relevant stakeholders in Government Departments, Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs), academia and industry to gather insight and ensure that UKRI's plans for Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) enable our varied communities to use the most powerful digital tools and techniques. This role will be critical to successful delivery of the new service. You will work closely with the service providers, leading on successful implementation and management of the hardware and service provision contracts. You will lead on monitoring and evaluation to ensure the service fully delivers its intended benefits, as well as proactively looking for opportunities for continuous improvement, drawing on best practices from across the sector and major project management. We encourage candidates with an interest and knowledge in large-scale compute and related aspects of DRI to apply for this position: relevant experience might have been gained from several different types of career path or educational background. It is likely that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work for periods with other policy or technical teams within UKRI to enhance the knowledge needed for their work. For further information, please contact Richard Gunn, DRI Programme Director () or Luke Davis, Associate Director for Computational Services (). Your responsibilities Ensuring that the NNSS service providers fulfil their agreed service requirements and managing any changes, including grant funding and/or contractual issues. Ensuring successful implementation of agreed governance, advisory and management structures, including coordination of the service providers. Ensuring that the NNSS service is effectively integrated within UKRI and DSIT's broader support for the compute ecosystem, including coordination with related initiatives such as National Compute Resources (NCRs) and EuroHPC and proactively seeking opportunities for improvement. Supporting the Head of Policy & Engagement in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NNSS service model to ensure successful delivery, including liaison with the host site, technology provider and other stakeholders involved in delivering the service. Driving working level relationships with infrastructure leads in government, the service providers and other key stakeholders. Developing an understanding of, and communicating, how our work aligns with and supports key national policies. Supporting the delivery of time-bound strategic projects within the UKRI Infrastructure team. Person Specification The following criteria will be assessed at either Shortlisting (S), Interview (I), or both (S&I). Essential Awareness and understanding of large scale compute services, including key technical concepts, their operation, and how they interact within the broader digital research infrastructure ecosystem, sufficient to guide policy, governance, and access-related decisions. (S&I) Extensive experience of leading successful complex, high-profile and fast moving infrastructural and/or technical projects ensuring delivery to agreed specifications, cost, time and quality standards. (S&I) Demonstrable ability to develop and integrate services, projects or programmes within wider strategic or policy landscapes, ideally within a national research or digital infrastructure context. (S&I) Experience developing and coordinating research or innovation communities, consortia, or multi institution partnerships. You must have the ability to build and sustain productive relationships internally and externally and represent UKRI, at all levels of seniority and across government, academic, policy and wider sectors. (S&I) Excellent oral and written communications skills. You must be comfortable in speaking publicly to audiences of varying sizes; be able to write clear, concise and effective technical reports; and be able to absorb and convey detailed information to/from technical and non-technical audiences. (S&I) Able to prioritise and manage multiple commitments across a complex portfolio, applying creative and adaptive thinking to navigate ambiguity, resolve interdependent challenges, and make effective decisions. (S&I) Demonstrable ability to deal with critical and high-profile issues, often working with external organisations, and handle risks independently, calling out to senior managers when required. Show high levels of personal drive, determination and resilience. (I) Benefits We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme. 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent). Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities. Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice. Flexible working options. Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance! For further information on our benefits please see: Benefits of working at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer. Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Please note if you would like to apply for our other NNSS role 'Head of Policy & Engagement', please submit a separate covering letter and CV for each post. Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit or contact .
Senior Construction Project Manager, EMEA Construction (Substations) Job ID: Amazon Data Services UK Limited Amazon's High Voltage (HV) infrastructure assets are industry leading examples of highly efficient, resilient, and sophisticated electrical systems. We are the global team responsible for building the HV infrastructure that powers Amazon's cloud business. As a Senior Construction Project Manager you will be part of a highly creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and delivering HV infrastructure projects at scale. If you like to leverage engineering knowledge and judgement in construction projects, we'd like to meet you. The Senior Construction Project Manager is ultimately responsible for the oversight and review of all disciplines including civil, electrical, mechanical, controls, and architectural. You will be a leader within cross-functional teams and drive delivery of your assigned projects through the execution stage. At Amazon we leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the substation, to the server, and back to the cooling systems. We are diverse, upbeat, creative, team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centres for our Customers. The role will be based in London, United Kingdom. Key job responsibilities The role will involve construction project management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new substation and transmission line projects in the UK. This will include ownership of project scope, timeline, and budget. Direct interface with construction general contractors during bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases. Work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high quality project turn-overs in line with electrical utility requirements. Lead negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy. Creation of construction project scope and request for proposals. Construction submittal review. Oversee construction quality control including creation of a commissioning plan and support of commissioning process. Be a leader within internal and external teams that support the project execution. Concurrently managing multiple projects. Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and senior management. Financial analysis of construction work including change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing. Recording and reporting key construction metrics to team members and management. Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment or electrical failures. Coordinate with real estate team negotiating easements with land owners, utilities, etc. Oversee general contractors engagement with AHJs for permits and public domain access. Value engineering: reduce costs through creative solutions with no impact on quality and reliability (new designs, technology, or construction methods). Travel to sites for leadership walk downs, audits, inspections, start-up testing, and full commissioning. Travel to other sites in the EMEA region up to 40% of time. About the team Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying. Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying. Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud. Inclusive Team Culture AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do. Mentorship and Career Growth We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Preferred Qualifications Experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice () to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Feb 23, 2026
Full time
Senior Construction Project Manager, EMEA Construction (Substations) Job ID: Amazon Data Services UK Limited Amazon's High Voltage (HV) infrastructure assets are industry leading examples of highly efficient, resilient, and sophisticated electrical systems. We are the global team responsible for building the HV infrastructure that powers Amazon's cloud business. As a Senior Construction Project Manager you will be part of a highly creative, efficient team tasked with tackling fascinating and challenging problems building and delivering HV infrastructure projects at scale. If you like to leverage engineering knowledge and judgement in construction projects, we'd like to meet you. The Senior Construction Project Manager is ultimately responsible for the oversight and review of all disciplines including civil, electrical, mechanical, controls, and architectural. You will be a leader within cross-functional teams and drive delivery of your assigned projects through the execution stage. At Amazon we leverage unique opportunities presented to us by owning everything from the substation, to the server, and back to the cooling systems. We are diverse, upbeat, creative, team of engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop innovative data centres for our Customers. The role will be based in London, United Kingdom. Key job responsibilities The role will involve construction project management and oversight of construction related activities as they relate to new substation and transmission line projects in the UK. This will include ownership of project scope, timeline, and budget. Direct interface with construction general contractors during bidding, award, execution, and project closeout/punch list phases. Work with general contractors and vendors to deliver efficient and high quality project turn-overs in line with electrical utility requirements. Lead negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy. Creation of construction project scope and request for proposals. Construction submittal review. Oversee construction quality control including creation of a commissioning plan and support of commissioning process. Be a leader within internal and external teams that support the project execution. Concurrently managing multiple projects. Recording and reporting key metrics to team members and senior management. Financial analysis of construction work including change orders, purchase orders, and invoicing. Recording and reporting key construction metrics to team members and management. Drive teams to perform troubleshooting and root-cause failure analysis associated with equipment or electrical failures. Coordinate with real estate team negotiating easements with land owners, utilities, etc. Oversee general contractors engagement with AHJs for permits and public domain access. Value engineering: reduce costs through creative solutions with no impact on quality and reliability (new designs, technology, or construction methods). Travel to sites for leadership walk downs, audits, inspections, start-up testing, and full commissioning. Travel to other sites in the EMEA region up to 40% of time. About the team Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying. Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying. Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud. Inclusive Team Culture AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do. Mentorship and Career Growth We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Preferred Qualifications Experience constructing electrical engineering systems including large scale power distribution/generation gear and mechanical engineering systems including cooling systems Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice () to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Swindon, Wiltshire
Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid) Job Info Job Category Research Programme and Funding Management Apply Before 03/15/2026, 11:55 PM Job Identification 2004 Posting Date 02/19/2026, 03:06 PM Job Shift Day Job Description UKRI Salary: £58,589 per annum. Band: UKRI Band F. Contract Type: 3 Year Fixed Term (With possibility of extension) Hours: Full Time or Part Time. (Minimum 0.8 FTE) Location: While UKRI supports hybrid working, the postholder will be required to attend one in office team day per week at Polaris House in Swindon, Wiltshire. Closing Date: Sunday 15 March 2026. Proposed Interview Date: Interviews are likely to be week commencing 06 and 13 April 2026. Employees applying for any opportunity which may mean being away from your substantive role for a temporary period of time, please refer to the Recruitment Policy and associated guidance for further information in the first instance. If you are made an offer, please ensure you liaise with your line manager and the designated HR team as soon as possible in order that implications of any move are clear and understood, prior to a move taking place. About the role We are looking for a Head of Service Delivery to join the UKRI Infrastructure Team and play a pivotal role in delivering the Next National Supercomputing Service (NNSS): the £750m project to ensure the UK scientific community retains access to the most advanced modelling and simulation capabilities through provision of state of the art compute hardware at the University of Edinburgh and service provision and software services to support users. The NNSS is the cornerstone investment at the heart of the DSIT UKRI compute roadmap, and a high priority strategic investment for the UK government. The Digital Research Infrastructure, Infrastructure Fund and Portfolio pillars form the cross cutting UKRI Infrastructure Team that coordinates and manages UKRI's Infrastructure portfolio. You will collaborate across the organisation and externally, engaging with relevant stakeholders in Government Departments, Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs), academia and industry to gather insight and ensure that UKRI's plans for Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) enable our varied communities to use the most powerful digital tools and techniques. This role will be critical to successful delivery of the new service. You will work closely with the service providers, leading on successful implementation and management of the hardware and service provision contracts. You will lead on monitoring and evaluation to ensure the service fully delivers its intended benefits, as well as proactively looking for opportunities for continuous improvement, drawing on best practices from across the sector and major project management. We encourage candidates with an interest and knowledge in large scale compute and related aspects of DRI to apply for this position: relevant experience might have been gained from several different types of career path or educational background. It is likely that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work for periods with other policy or technical teams within UKRI to enhance the knowledge needed for their work. For further information, please contact Richard Gunn, DRI Programme Director () or Luke Davis, Associate Director for Computational Services (). Your responsibilities: Ensuring that the NNSS service providers fulfil their agreed service requirements and managing any changes, including grant funding and/or contractual issues. Ensuring successful implementation of agreed governance, advisory and management structures, including coordination of the service providers. Ensuring that the NNSS service is effectively integrated within UKRI and DSIT's broader support for the compute ecosystem, including coordination with related initiatives such as National Compute Resources (NCRs) and EuroHPC and proactively seeking opportunities for improvement. Supporting the Head of Policy & Engagement in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NNSS service model to ensure successful delivery, including liaison with the host site, technology provider and other stakeholders involved in delivering the service. Driving working level relationships with infrastructure leads in government, the service providers and other key stakeholders. Developing an understanding of, and communicating, how our work aligns with and supports key national policies. Supporting the delivery of time bound strategic projects within the UKRI Infrastructure team. Person Specification The following criteria will be assessed at either Shortlisting (S), Interview (I), or both (S&I) Awareness and understanding of large scale compute services, including key technical concepts, their operation, and how they interact within the broader digital research infrastructure ecosystem, sufficient to guide policy, governance, and access related decisions. (S&I) Extensive experience of leading successful complex, high profile and fast moving infrastructural and/or technical projects ensuring delivery to agreed specifications, cost, time and quality standards. (S&I) Demonstrable ability to develop and integrate services, projects or programmes within wider strategic or policy landscapes, ideally within a national research or digital infrastructure context. (S&I) Experience developing and coordinating research or innovation communities, consortia, or multi institution partnerships. You must have the ability to build and sustain productive relationships internally and externally and represent UKRI, at all levels of seniority and across government, academic, policy and wider sectors. (S&I) Excellent oral and written communications skills. You must be comfortable in speaking publicly to audiences of varying sizes; be able to write clear, concise and effective technical reports; and be able to absorb and convey detailed information to/from technical and non technical audiences. (S&I) Able to prioritise and manage multiple commitments across a complex portfolio, applying creative and adaptive thinking to navigate ambiguity, resolve interdependent challenges, and make effective decisions. (S&I) Demonstrable ability to deal with critical and high profile issues, often working with external organisations, and handle risks independently, calling out to senior managers when required. Show high levels of personal drive, determination and resilience. (I) We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below: 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent). Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities. Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice. Flexible working options. Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance! For further information on our benefits please see: UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer. Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Please note if you would like to apply for our other NNSS role 'Head of Policy & Engagement', please submit a separate covering letter and CV for each post. Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit or contact . About Us UKRI - UK Research and Innovation UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world leading position in research and innovation. Supporting some of the world's most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world class research, skills and business led innovation. More information can be found at . Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI. How we support EDI in the workforce At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect . click apply for full job details
Feb 23, 2026
Full time
Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid) Job Info Job Category Research Programme and Funding Management Apply Before 03/15/2026, 11:55 PM Job Identification 2004 Posting Date 02/19/2026, 03:06 PM Job Shift Day Job Description UKRI Salary: £58,589 per annum. Band: UKRI Band F. Contract Type: 3 Year Fixed Term (With possibility of extension) Hours: Full Time or Part Time. (Minimum 0.8 FTE) Location: While UKRI supports hybrid working, the postholder will be required to attend one in office team day per week at Polaris House in Swindon, Wiltshire. Closing Date: Sunday 15 March 2026. Proposed Interview Date: Interviews are likely to be week commencing 06 and 13 April 2026. Employees applying for any opportunity which may mean being away from your substantive role for a temporary period of time, please refer to the Recruitment Policy and associated guidance for further information in the first instance. If you are made an offer, please ensure you liaise with your line manager and the designated HR team as soon as possible in order that implications of any move are clear and understood, prior to a move taking place. About the role We are looking for a Head of Service Delivery to join the UKRI Infrastructure Team and play a pivotal role in delivering the Next National Supercomputing Service (NNSS): the £750m project to ensure the UK scientific community retains access to the most advanced modelling and simulation capabilities through provision of state of the art compute hardware at the University of Edinburgh and service provision and software services to support users. The NNSS is the cornerstone investment at the heart of the DSIT UKRI compute roadmap, and a high priority strategic investment for the UK government. The Digital Research Infrastructure, Infrastructure Fund and Portfolio pillars form the cross cutting UKRI Infrastructure Team that coordinates and manages UKRI's Infrastructure portfolio. You will collaborate across the organisation and externally, engaging with relevant stakeholders in Government Departments, Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs), academia and industry to gather insight and ensure that UKRI's plans for Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) enable our varied communities to use the most powerful digital tools and techniques. This role will be critical to successful delivery of the new service. You will work closely with the service providers, leading on successful implementation and management of the hardware and service provision contracts. You will lead on monitoring and evaluation to ensure the service fully delivers its intended benefits, as well as proactively looking for opportunities for continuous improvement, drawing on best practices from across the sector and major project management. We encourage candidates with an interest and knowledge in large scale compute and related aspects of DRI to apply for this position: relevant experience might have been gained from several different types of career path or educational background. It is likely that the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work for periods with other policy or technical teams within UKRI to enhance the knowledge needed for their work. For further information, please contact Richard Gunn, DRI Programme Director () or Luke Davis, Associate Director for Computational Services (). Your responsibilities: Ensuring that the NNSS service providers fulfil their agreed service requirements and managing any changes, including grant funding and/or contractual issues. Ensuring successful implementation of agreed governance, advisory and management structures, including coordination of the service providers. Ensuring that the NNSS service is effectively integrated within UKRI and DSIT's broader support for the compute ecosystem, including coordination with related initiatives such as National Compute Resources (NCRs) and EuroHPC and proactively seeking opportunities for improvement. Supporting the Head of Policy & Engagement in implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the NNSS service model to ensure successful delivery, including liaison with the host site, technology provider and other stakeholders involved in delivering the service. Driving working level relationships with infrastructure leads in government, the service providers and other key stakeholders. Developing an understanding of, and communicating, how our work aligns with and supports key national policies. Supporting the delivery of time bound strategic projects within the UKRI Infrastructure team. Person Specification The following criteria will be assessed at either Shortlisting (S), Interview (I), or both (S&I) Awareness and understanding of large scale compute services, including key technical concepts, their operation, and how they interact within the broader digital research infrastructure ecosystem, sufficient to guide policy, governance, and access related decisions. (S&I) Extensive experience of leading successful complex, high profile and fast moving infrastructural and/or technical projects ensuring delivery to agreed specifications, cost, time and quality standards. (S&I) Demonstrable ability to develop and integrate services, projects or programmes within wider strategic or policy landscapes, ideally within a national research or digital infrastructure context. (S&I) Experience developing and coordinating research or innovation communities, consortia, or multi institution partnerships. You must have the ability to build and sustain productive relationships internally and externally and represent UKRI, at all levels of seniority and across government, academic, policy and wider sectors. (S&I) Excellent oral and written communications skills. You must be comfortable in speaking publicly to audiences of varying sizes; be able to write clear, concise and effective technical reports; and be able to absorb and convey detailed information to/from technical and non technical audiences. (S&I) Able to prioritise and manage multiple commitments across a complex portfolio, applying creative and adaptive thinking to navigate ambiguity, resolve interdependent challenges, and make effective decisions. (S&I) Demonstrable ability to deal with critical and high profile issues, often working with external organisations, and handle risks independently, calling out to senior managers when required. Show high levels of personal drive, determination and resilience. (I) We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package. We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below: 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent). Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities. Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice. Flexible working options. Plus many more benefits and wellbeing initiatives that enable our employees to have a great work life balance! For further information on our benefits please see: UKRI is an Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer. Please apply online, if you experience any issue applying, please contact We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Please note if you would like to apply for our other NNSS role 'Head of Policy & Engagement', please submit a separate covering letter and CV for each post. Please note, if you will require sponsorship to work in the UK, as part of your sponsorship application, you and any dependants travelling with you, will be required to pay costs directly to The Home Office for the application before you start your role with us. UKRI is normally able to reimburse some, or all of these fees after you have become an employee and this can be discussed with the Hiring Manager. For more information, please visit or contact . About Us UKRI - UK Research and Innovation UKRI is an organisation that brings together the seven disciplinary research councils, Research England and Innovate UK. Together, we build an independent organisation with a strong voice and vision ensuring the UK maintains its world leading position in research and innovation. Supporting some of the world's most exciting and challenging research projects, we develop and operate some of the most remarkable scientific facilities in the world. We are pushing the frontiers of human knowledge through fundamental research and delivering benefits for UK society and the economy through world class research, skills and business led innovation. More information can be found at . Choosing to come to work at UKRI means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme, excellent holiday entitlement, access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. For more details, visit benefits of working for UKRI. How we support EDI in the workforce At UKRI, we believe that everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect . click apply for full job details
Responsible for overseeing and managing the commissioning process, which is a critical phase in the construction and deployment of data centre facilities. This ensure that the data centre is constructed and equipped according to the design specifications, industry standards, and regulations. Job Summary Mission & Responsibilities Overall accountability for the commissioning strategy to meet the Delivery requirements of projects from design through to RFS/operate. Lead and develop a team of Commissioning Managers across EMEA, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to meet project deliverables. Manage and prioritise multiple projects globally, deal with and make decisions on conflicting priorities. Collaborate with Project Directors & Regional Heads of Delivery on requirements within each region ensuring the standardised approach is suitable and adopted for each region. Accountable for budgets, procurement, contracts and change orders for external Commissioning Agents. Take considered risk-based decisions with incomplete and/or ambiguous data. Be able to deal with uncertainty. Inputs into report formats and information requirement for timely reporting and management for decision making by various reporting structures Accountable for the Colt DCS Global Commissioning standards. So as to ensure they cover all requirements. Where required advise on deviations for customer agreements - conduct gap analysis Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior customer stakeholders. Work with them to understand their requirements and give them confidence as to Colt DCS's Cx capability. Be a point of escalation for projects with all stakeholders as may be required including consultants, contractors and end user Liaise with other internal stakeholders such as Transition and Operations to ensure they understand the outcomes from the commissioning process Input into relevant contract documentation both technical and non-technical Ensure that the Commissioning team reviews engineering, design & delivery documents so that the commissioning & start-up requirements are accounted for in the design. This must balance time, cost and quality. Works with and assists Vendor representatives as may be required Attend performance tests as required Assists the Project Manager in contacts with Client representatives for the handover of the plant. Ensures the preparation of final reports and certificates are available in line with internal processes Reviews and holds specific risk management meetings associated with commissioning Works with the Delivery team to assist in understanding construction works and their relationship with commissioning works Ensure all Commissioning related meetings and workshops. Convening and chairing regular Commissioning team meetings and progress review meetings; recording all actions, decisions etc. Ensuring the project is accepted into operation by the DCS Operations team with formal sign off. Managing the lessons learnt register during the entire project lifecycle and the lessons learnt activity after project completion. Manage commissioning resources on projects and ensure no gaps through the programme Conduct and report audits through the projects to ensure compliance with agreed strategy and requirements Review efficiency processes and ensure works are delivered with time and cost efficiencies Input into designs, Global Reference Design and Basis of Design to ensure Commissionability is considered Ensure all activities meet governance requirements and other internal policies Provide issue management support as required for related activities Job Description Relationships & Key Contacts Internally - Peers, Regional Heads, Design & Engineering, PMO, Development team, sales + marketing, Operations & Transition. Customer management including reporting and meetings as required Development of other Commissioning Specialists under your management The skills and experience you would bring Experience of Delivering Construction projects preferably within the data centre industry Good knowledge of International best practice for health and safety Strong Technical knowledge of construction, & MEP in a Data Centre environment Senior Experience in Design & Build Contract delivery strategies Able to lead complex engineering issue identification and resolution Strong understand of of commissioning test scripts and levels of comissioning An in-depth understanding of the technical, procedural, contractual and commercial aspects of project delivery. Ability to apply due process and governance when managing complex projects from 'end-to-end' through all key stages from initiation to handover and closure. Ability to provide high quality and accurate reports. Experience in managing construction projects involving complex engineering services installations. Experience of successfully delivering data centre projects involving working in live environments. Experience and understanding of procuring supply and construction contracts Experience of managing local and remotely based collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams. Experience in managing customers and their fit out works Methodical and highly organised English speaking - Native or fluent Skills Building and Managing Teams Supervisory Leadership Engineering Standards and Procedures Education A degree preferably in a technical discipline or relevant industry experience. Masters degree optional Job Segment: Data Center, Risk Management, Procurement, Supply, Technology, Finance, Operations
Feb 22, 2026
Full time
Responsible for overseeing and managing the commissioning process, which is a critical phase in the construction and deployment of data centre facilities. This ensure that the data centre is constructed and equipped according to the design specifications, industry standards, and regulations. Job Summary Mission & Responsibilities Overall accountability for the commissioning strategy to meet the Delivery requirements of projects from design through to RFS/operate. Lead and develop a team of Commissioning Managers across EMEA, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to meet project deliverables. Manage and prioritise multiple projects globally, deal with and make decisions on conflicting priorities. Collaborate with Project Directors & Regional Heads of Delivery on requirements within each region ensuring the standardised approach is suitable and adopted for each region. Accountable for budgets, procurement, contracts and change orders for external Commissioning Agents. Take considered risk-based decisions with incomplete and/or ambiguous data. Be able to deal with uncertainty. Inputs into report formats and information requirement for timely reporting and management for decision making by various reporting structures Accountable for the Colt DCS Global Commissioning standards. So as to ensure they cover all requirements. Where required advise on deviations for customer agreements - conduct gap analysis Develop and maintain strong relationships with senior customer stakeholders. Work with them to understand their requirements and give them confidence as to Colt DCS's Cx capability. Be a point of escalation for projects with all stakeholders as may be required including consultants, contractors and end user Liaise with other internal stakeholders such as Transition and Operations to ensure they understand the outcomes from the commissioning process Input into relevant contract documentation both technical and non-technical Ensure that the Commissioning team reviews engineering, design & delivery documents so that the commissioning & start-up requirements are accounted for in the design. This must balance time, cost and quality. Works with and assists Vendor representatives as may be required Attend performance tests as required Assists the Project Manager in contacts with Client representatives for the handover of the plant. Ensures the preparation of final reports and certificates are available in line with internal processes Reviews and holds specific risk management meetings associated with commissioning Works with the Delivery team to assist in understanding construction works and their relationship with commissioning works Ensure all Commissioning related meetings and workshops. Convening and chairing regular Commissioning team meetings and progress review meetings; recording all actions, decisions etc. Ensuring the project is accepted into operation by the DCS Operations team with formal sign off. Managing the lessons learnt register during the entire project lifecycle and the lessons learnt activity after project completion. Manage commissioning resources on projects and ensure no gaps through the programme Conduct and report audits through the projects to ensure compliance with agreed strategy and requirements Review efficiency processes and ensure works are delivered with time and cost efficiencies Input into designs, Global Reference Design and Basis of Design to ensure Commissionability is considered Ensure all activities meet governance requirements and other internal policies Provide issue management support as required for related activities Job Description Relationships & Key Contacts Internally - Peers, Regional Heads, Design & Engineering, PMO, Development team, sales + marketing, Operations & Transition. Customer management including reporting and meetings as required Development of other Commissioning Specialists under your management The skills and experience you would bring Experience of Delivering Construction projects preferably within the data centre industry Good knowledge of International best practice for health and safety Strong Technical knowledge of construction, & MEP in a Data Centre environment Senior Experience in Design & Build Contract delivery strategies Able to lead complex engineering issue identification and resolution Strong understand of of commissioning test scripts and levels of comissioning An in-depth understanding of the technical, procedural, contractual and commercial aspects of project delivery. Ability to apply due process and governance when managing complex projects from 'end-to-end' through all key stages from initiation to handover and closure. Ability to provide high quality and accurate reports. Experience in managing construction projects involving complex engineering services installations. Experience of successfully delivering data centre projects involving working in live environments. Experience and understanding of procuring supply and construction contracts Experience of managing local and remotely based collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams. Experience in managing customers and their fit out works Methodical and highly organised English speaking - Native or fluent Skills Building and Managing Teams Supervisory Leadership Engineering Standards and Procedures Education A degree preferably in a technical discipline or relevant industry experience. Masters degree optional Job Segment: Data Center, Risk Management, Procurement, Supply, Technology, Finance, Operations
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients' needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you'll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it's advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you'll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role. BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You'll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you'll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. We're an International Tax Team working across every industry sector with a diverse and interesting range of clients - from entrepreneurial start-ups to large, global FTSE 100 companies. For you, it's the chance to get involved in cross border M&A transactions, tax planning, transfer pricing, US Tax Consulting and more. Your potential will grow too, with plenty of opportunities to learn new skills or further enhance your current ones. Along the way, we'll give you all the client exposure, support and connections you need to take your career in whichever direction you want it to go. We're looking for someone with: US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent A broad base of US tax knowledge Guide and supervise less experienced colleagues. Support, train, mentor and advise others in own area You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state of the art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 21, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward. Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients' needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you'll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it's advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you'll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role. BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You'll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you'll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. We're an International Tax Team working across every industry sector with a diverse and interesting range of clients - from entrepreneurial start-ups to large, global FTSE 100 companies. For you, it's the chance to get involved in cross border M&A transactions, tax planning, transfer pricing, US Tax Consulting and more. Your potential will grow too, with plenty of opportunities to learn new skills or further enhance your current ones. Along the way, we'll give you all the client exposure, support and connections you need to take your career in whichever direction you want it to go. We're looking for someone with: US Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent A broad base of US tax knowledge Guide and supervise less experienced colleagues. Support, train, mentor and advise others in own area You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state of the art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract. Rate: £50.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bolton, depending on your preference. Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days onsite per week Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at 'time and a quarter' Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Supply Chain Manager Job Description: An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager to join ISP in the Equipment's team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies. Responsibilities /Skillset/experience required: Internal and external assessment skills/knowledge; Business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, manufacturing excellence etc Strong interpersonal skills - ability to further develop his / her network It would be desirable if you have SC21 Practitioner experience Very good negotiating and influencing skills Objective driven, determination to succeed Excellent communication skills: able to communicate verbally, in writing and present to at all levels of business Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies. Experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments. A proven ability to: Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and supply chain risk Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet delivery profile for both current state vs Future state Competent in creating/ validating process flows, lead time analysis, understanding capacity bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier Hold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans. Manage risks to closure Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries
Feb 21, 2026
Contractor
World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract. Rate: £50.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bolton, depending on your preference. Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days onsite per week Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at 'time and a quarter' Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Supply Chain Manager Job Description: An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager to join ISP in the Equipment's team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies. Responsibilities /Skillset/experience required: Internal and external assessment skills/knowledge; Business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, manufacturing excellence etc Strong interpersonal skills - ability to further develop his / her network It would be desirable if you have SC21 Practitioner experience Very good negotiating and influencing skills Objective driven, determination to succeed Excellent communication skills: able to communicate verbally, in writing and present to at all levels of business Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies. Experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments. A proven ability to: Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and supply chain risk Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet delivery profile for both current state vs Future state Competent in creating/ validating process flows, lead time analysis, understanding capacity bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier Hold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans. Manage risks to closure Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries
World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract. Rate: £50.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bolton, depending on your preference. Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days onsite per week Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at 'time and a quarter' Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Supply Chain Manager Job Description: An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager to join ISP in the Equipment's team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies. Responsibilities /Skillset/experience required Internal and external assessment skills/knowledge; Business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, manufacturing excellence etc Strong interpersonal skills - ability to further develop his / her network It would be desirable if you have SC21 Practitioner experience Very good negotiating and influencing skills Objective driven, determination to succeed Excellent communication skills: able to communicate verbally, in writing and present to at all levels of business Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies. Experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments. A proven ability to: Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and supply chain risk Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet delivery profile for both current state vs Future state Competent in creating/ validating process flows, lead time analysis, understanding capacity bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier Hold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans. Manage risks to closure Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries
Feb 21, 2026
Contractor
World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Supply Chain Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract. Rate: £50.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bolton, depending on your preference. Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days onsite per week Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at 'time and a quarter' Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Supply Chain Manager Job Description: An opportunity has arisen for a Supply Chain Manager to join ISP in the Equipment's team. The successful candidate will bring their experience and knowledge to ensure effective Supplier performance, capability & Risk management. As a team, we work across all programmes in a changing environment, managing and implementing both mature and new technologies. Responsibilities /Skillset/experience required Internal and external assessment skills/knowledge; Business maturity, planning & control, relationship management, manufacturing excellence etc Strong interpersonal skills - ability to further develop his / her network It would be desirable if you have SC21 Practitioner experience Very good negotiating and influencing skills Objective driven, determination to succeed Excellent communication skills: able to communicate verbally, in writing and present to at all levels of business Ideally a degree calibre Supply Chain professional with experience of international working in high technology companies. Experience of supply chain management in the Aerospace, Defence or Manufacturing environments. A proven ability to: Demonstrated ability to improve Supplier Performance (Delivery and Quality)using appropriate tools and lean methodologies Managing a portfolio of suppliers on a day to day basis and reporting into designated project the performance and supply chain risk Assess supply chain and suppliers capability to meet delivery profile for both current state vs Future state Competent in creating/ validating process flows, lead time analysis, understanding capacity bottlenecks, yield, resources and sub-tier mapping activities to form an industrial view of supplier Hold excellent problem solving skills and understanding of techniques such as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) to develop and implement root cause analysis and improvement plans within Supply Chain Identify, Escalate and mitigate potential Supply Chain Risks and put in place associated improvement and mitigation plans. Manage risks to closure Conducting analysis and providing/delivering executive summaries
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Oct 06, 2025
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Oct 06, 2025
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Oct 06, 2025
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Oct 06, 2025
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Oct 06, 2025
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Oct 06, 2025
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential. Effective L&D does not happen by chance. It requires specialist resources who partner with the Audit Stream to identify training needs and appropriately respond to them. Careful planning and project management are necessary, as are a critical-thinking and commercial mindset, and an understanding of regulatory requirements. Effective L&D needs consideration of the latest innovation, tools and technology to lead the development of personal and professional learning that is tailored, relevant and timely for our people. An exciting opportunity has arisen within Audit Stream L&D for an experienced Senior Manager or equivalent level to join the function's Leadership Team (LT). We are looking for a talented, high performing and ambitious individual to oversee and manage our compliance and regulatory reporting activities. This role reports to the Director - Audit Learning and Development Strategic Operations (ALDSO) who leads the function and reports into the Head of People and Culture on the Audit Executive (Partner Sponsor for L&D). The Compliance and Regulation Lead (CAR) oversees compliance and regulatory reporting for the function. They work with the ALDSO, the Business Partnering and Learning Implementation Lead (BPI), and the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM), as part of the LT, to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy and maintain the curriculum, ensuring it meets quality standards, supports wider people initiatives, and complies with regulatory reporting requirements. You'll be responsible for: Supporting the scoping, design, development, delivery and evaluation our curriculum to ensure effective learning and compliance with reporting requirements (internal and external) Coordinating stakeholders such as the Audit Quality Directorate (AQD) and the ISQM (UK) 1 team to understand compliance and regulatory reporting requirements and develop appropriate responses Providing insights into the latest thinking and best practice around L&D operations (supported by the Operations Manager and wider team) to optimise our systems, processes and controls Acting as a key liaison for internal stakeholders such as Quality & Risk Management (QRM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Supporting the firm's engagement with regulators in relation to Audit Stream L&D activities, under the direction of the ALDSO, both in respect to leading responses to formal information requests and meeting with the regulators Communicating: Overseeing compliance monitoring and reporting for all Audit L&D programmes, providing regular updates on our compliance status and actively managing any identified risks Leading on response to all internal and external compliance requests supported by the wider team (with appropriate review and sign off from the ALDSO / LT) Working alongside the other LT members to deliver the Audit Stream L&D Strategy Lead, engage and share key messages with the L&D team to support effective achievement of L&D goals Acting as a compliance expert, advising the wider team and business leaders as appropriate Assessing and managing risks in the L&D processes, considering wider factors such as our People Priorities and Quality Findings Supporting the DAM with the development of the learner profiling tool(s) and associated validations process to ensure compliance risks as appropriately managed Reviewing Audit L&D dashboards and recommending enhancements with a particular focus on balancing compliance needs with learning effectiveness Maintaining our quality assurance processes, ensuring effective systems, processes and controls are in place Provide coaching and support to the wider team in the fulfilment of their duties Advocate L&D activities in the business as appropriate to support effective learning culture in the Stream Working as part of the Leadership Team to achieve our Audit L&D objectives Coordinating all compliance or regulatory reporting data with the support of the DAM and the MRC and Ops teams Supporting the ALDSO with regulatory compliance matters, through developing successful long-term strategic relationships with the Audit Stream and the regulators Representing BDO Audit Stream L&D at external events Bringing the latest thinking and innovation to the operational and compliance processes within L&D, enhancing the efficiency of the team and maintaining our system of quality management to support compliance and manage regulatory risk Advocating change where needed, leading by example and seeking support as appropriate Required skills and experience Experienced Senior Manager (or equivalent), ideally with a background in Learning & Development / Adult Education background Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential, subject to proven experience Strong understanding of Audit including the regulatory environment Previous experience in compliance and quality management systems would be beneficial Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with senior stakeholders (internal and external) Proven managerial and leadership skills - the ability to inspire, engage and support teams in the development and execution of strategic and operational plans Strong project management skills are crucial - demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and deliver these to time and to expected quality standards Ability to pragmatically problem solve and generate commercially viable solutions Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal Understanding of business strategy and goals and a focus on delivering effectively against these Focus on operational excellence and quality We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Service Desk Manager 12 Month Contract Location: Gloucester (Onsite Full Time) Rate: £300 - £350 per day (Inside IR35) We are looking to recruit a Service Desk Manager on an initial 12 month contract for a technology driven public sector organisation based in Gloucester. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced IT Service Desk/Helpdesk Manager seeking a role that will contribute to real change in the community. The Service Desk Manager is responsible for leading and managing the ICT Service Desk team, ensuring delivery of high-quality support services and customer satisfaction. The role oversees incident and request handling, drives service improvements, and maintains documentation, policies, and procedures. The manager will also support service transition, financial planning, and liaise with internal teams and third-party suppliers. Key Responsibilities Lead, support, mentor, and develop the Service Desk team to deliver effective customer support. Oversee daily operations, manage high-priority incidents, and ensure timely resolution of requests. Develop and monitor service desk KPIs and SLAs; provide regular performance reports. Maintain and refine service desk processes and documentation. Collaborate with other ICT teams, project managers, and suppliers to ensure successful service transition. Manage feedback, analyse root causes of incidents, and implement service improvement plans. Monitor and manage costs associated with service delivery. Maintain security standards and ensure information confidentiality. Duties and Tasks Ensure adherence to incident management and escalation procedures. Proactively resolve system problems; investigate patterns and trends to prevent recurrence. Manage service catalogues and ensure all supported services are documented and current. Monitor performance metrics and recommend improvements to enhance service efficiency. Conduct capacity planning, forecasting, and system performance analysis. Provide coaching, performance feedback, and on-the-job training to staff. Facilitate communication across stakeholders and act as a single point of contact for escalations. Coordinate configuration changes, system upgrades, and maintenance with minimal service disruption. Maintain strong compliance with ITIL and IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices. Skills and Experience Strong experience managing a busy ICT service desk in a multi-channel environment. Knowledge of IFS Assyst (ITSM) - desirable In-depth understanding of ITIL processes and service desk software/tools. Ability to lead teams, manage resources, and drive performance improvements. Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills. Capable of working under broad direction and taking full ownership of objectives. Demonstrates ethical thinking, innovation, and customer-focus. Experience working with incident and problem management, service transitions, and continuous improvement.
Oct 03, 2025
Contractor
Service Desk Manager 12 Month Contract Location: Gloucester (Onsite Full Time) Rate: £300 - £350 per day (Inside IR35) We are looking to recruit a Service Desk Manager on an initial 12 month contract for a technology driven public sector organisation based in Gloucester. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced IT Service Desk/Helpdesk Manager seeking a role that will contribute to real change in the community. The Service Desk Manager is responsible for leading and managing the ICT Service Desk team, ensuring delivery of high-quality support services and customer satisfaction. The role oversees incident and request handling, drives service improvements, and maintains documentation, policies, and procedures. The manager will also support service transition, financial planning, and liaise with internal teams and third-party suppliers. Key Responsibilities Lead, support, mentor, and develop the Service Desk team to deliver effective customer support. Oversee daily operations, manage high-priority incidents, and ensure timely resolution of requests. Develop and monitor service desk KPIs and SLAs; provide regular performance reports. Maintain and refine service desk processes and documentation. Collaborate with other ICT teams, project managers, and suppliers to ensure successful service transition. Manage feedback, analyse root causes of incidents, and implement service improvement plans. Monitor and manage costs associated with service delivery. Maintain security standards and ensure information confidentiality. Duties and Tasks Ensure adherence to incident management and escalation procedures. Proactively resolve system problems; investigate patterns and trends to prevent recurrence. Manage service catalogues and ensure all supported services are documented and current. Monitor performance metrics and recommend improvements to enhance service efficiency. Conduct capacity planning, forecasting, and system performance analysis. Provide coaching, performance feedback, and on-the-job training to staff. Facilitate communication across stakeholders and act as a single point of contact for escalations. Coordinate configuration changes, system upgrades, and maintenance with minimal service disruption. Maintain strong compliance with ITIL and IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices. Skills and Experience Strong experience managing a busy ICT service desk in a multi-channel environment. Knowledge of IFS Assyst (ITSM) - desirable In-depth understanding of ITIL processes and service desk software/tools. Ability to lead teams, manage resources, and drive performance improvements. Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills. Capable of working under broad direction and taking full ownership of objectives. Demonstrates ethical thinking, innovation, and customer-focus. Experience working with incident and problem management, service transitions, and continuous improvement.
