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Join us as a Business Design & Solutions Lead

• This is a high profile role in the Operations Centre of Excellence that will see you supporting the ongoing definition of the bank wide Operations strategy alongside key business stakeholders
• We’ll look to you to define and mobilise key components of the Operations strategy in partnership with senior Operations leaders and key supporting functions such as Technology and D&A
• You'll have a real opportunity to add value and deliver lasting results in this role, while building meaningful relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders

What you'll do

As a Business Design & Solutions Lead, you’ll play a leading role in driving innovation across Operations and identifying and designing new opportunities that will allow us to execute and deliver on the five year strategic vision for Operations. You’ll make sure that all solutions align to the bank’s strategy and the franchise and functions’ five year plans.

You’ll create, shape, define and own pan-operations and individual franchise opportunities that support delivery of the Operations five year strategic plan and develop the associated business case, securing sign-off and approval of the same from all major stakeholders.

More specifically, you’ll:

• Work closely with key stakeholders across the business to create, shape, define and own pan-operations and individual franchise opportunities
• Make sure that all designs are compliant with all the appropriate governance and policies and in line with the bank’s risk management appetite
• Manage the programme design and associated working groups and project teams to provide strategic direction and leadership
• Understand the impact and associated risks that other programmes may have and manage any associated dependencies

The skills you'll need

To thrive in this role, you’ll need a background in business design and have experience of delivering strategic programmes that support a business strategy and its growth agenda. You’ll have a track record of designing and delivering end-to-end innovative designs and solutions within Operations. You’ll be a trusted partner to senior stakeholders and have the ability to influence them with your ideas and concepts and secure the buy-in of all key decision makers.

In addition, you’ll need to be resilient, creative and free thinking and be prepared to challenge status quo and the conventional ways of doing things. You’ll be comfortable in analysing data and operating in an environment with ambiguity and have sound decision making skills.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• Experience developing compelling strategies that are tangible and grounded
• Experience of working with senior stakeholders in the design, shaping and mobilisation of innovative solutions in an operational construct
• Familiarity with multiple data sources and the ability to leverage those data sources to create insight and inform, both strategy and execution
• Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Critical thinking skills, enabling you to cut through complexity, and make sound decisions and recommendations that are carefully balanced against risk

Your new company
It is an award-winning building services consultancy which provides mechanical, electrical and public health design solutions with a particular focus on sustainability. This practice boasts a comprehensive project portfolio of landmark projects including commercial and major healthcare and pharmaceutical projects. Due to some key project wins, they are now looking to expand the team by hiring an experienced Senior Electrical Design Engineer with the view to put you on a promotion path as the business continues to grow.



Your new role
It is as a Senior/ Principal Electrical Engineer that will excel in engineering design, the management of projects and the management of teams, working on multiple projects including multi-million pound schemes. You will support the directors with the ongoing development of improved standards and procedures within the company, whilst taking the lead in managing everyday operations utilising their many years' of experience. You will act as design lead on projects, promoting design excellence, and you will mentor and develop the skills of the engineers in their team. Leading by example, you will ensure the highest standards of health & safety and quality.



What you'll need to succeed


You will have a strong technical core competence and background in project delivery. In addition, you will have a broad understanding of the principles of building services and other related building design disciplines and a desire to mentor and lead a team of Engineers.
You must also be-

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering/Building Services.
• Proven experience (6+ years) in electrical engineering design within the building services industry.
• Experience leading and developing senior and more junior engineers.
• Comfortable in a client-facing role and willing to contribute to business development activities.
• Experience leading teams on large-scale and often complex projects.
• Experience in the delivery of all phases of a project from inception to completion, but specifically, design and quality control focused and dealing directly with the customer and project teams.
• Experience and awareness of major digital engineering tools, such as CAD/Revit, and Amtech. You will also have experience of delivering projects in a BIM environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ideally Chartered or willing to work towards

What you'll get in return

They offer a competitive salary and comprehensive range of benefits based on experience and level. These include:

• c £55k - £65k+ per annum (dependent on experience etc.)
• Discretionary bonuses
• 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Pension contribution
• Professional memberships paid for
• Flexible/ Hybrid working
• 2 weeks working remotely abroad (subject to RTW in desired country)

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Your new company
Is a growing MEP and sustainability practice with 4 offices nationally. Their London team is experiencing a period of growth due to some key project wins within the commercial sector. Projects tend to be a mixture of residential and commercial projects with an emphasis on a holistic-sustainability focused design approach. With a design focused culture, an informal office feel, and a love of socialising, the London team are seeking a like-minded engineer to take a new role as a mechanical lead.


Your new role
You will take a bit of a lead on all mechanical matters for the London team. You will work across all projects, work closely with your clients, attend sites, supervise the work of junior engineers, and actively work on mechanical designs. You will also support the London office leadership by working closely with the office lead.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be working as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at a quality consultancy. You will have experience working across multiple project types and buildings, including some experience of commercial, residential, or education projects. You will have a creative and problem-solving mentality, able to take complex challenges and find excellent design solutions. You have an excellent client-facing personality, and be able to work closely with other industry professionals. You will have relevant qualifications in engineering.

What you'll get in return
You will join an established business at a time of growth in its London team. You will work across a desirable range of project types. You will enjoy a flexible working culture, work from home options, and regular company social activities. You will receive a competitive salary and benefits.

What you need to do now
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Your New Company
Is a dynamic and forward-thinking engineering consultancy based in the heart of London. Our client is renowned for delivering innovative and sustainable design solutions with a number of award-winning projects under their belt, across a variety of sectors, with a strong focus on residential and mixed-use developments. They are a big promoter of a strong work-life balance and operate a very favourable hybrid working policy alongside a 9-day fortnight schedule. They are also split evenly between male and female Engineers and are keen to promote from within.

Your New Role
As an Intermediate Electrical Design Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the design and implementation of electrical systems for residential and mixed-use projects. You will be responsible for creating detailed electrical designs, preparing technical specifications, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and clients will be key to delivering successful project outcomes. You will receive exposure to design team meetings and clients with a view to be handed your own smaller projects soon to help aid your career development.

What You'll Need to Succeed
To be successful in this role, you should have:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in an electrical design setting.
• Proven competence in designing electrical systems for residential and mixed-use developments.
• Strong knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• A proactive and problem-solving mindset.

What You'll Get In Return
In return for your expertise and dedication, you will receive:

• A competitive salary package.
• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance and pension plans.
• A 9-day fortnight working schedule, offering a great work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

What you need to do now
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Your New Company
Join a forward-thinking and dynamic team dedicated to bringing buildings to life through innovative and sustainable electrical design. They are passionate about creating solutions that are not only efficient but also environmentally friendly. They work across a variety of sectors, including healthcare, education, residential, commercial, and industrial, ensuring that each project is both challenging and rewarding.

Your New Role
As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will play a crucial role in leading projects and guiding junior engineers. You will be responsible for:

• Acting as Project Leader on selected projects.
• Attending principal meetings and making client presentations.
• Promoting technical excellence within the team.
• Developing client relationships and generating repeat business.
• Working on a variety of technically challenging projects from inception to completion.
• Producing drawings, specifications, and calculations.
• Collaborating closely with team members to achieve common goals.

What You'll Need to Succeed
To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A Degree in Electrical or Building Services Engineering (Chartered or working towards) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5-6 years of post-qualification design experience in building services.
• Proficiency in software design tools such as Microsoft Suite, Relux/Dialux, Amtech, and Revit.
• Knowledge of British and European Standards, Building Regulations, and HTM's.
• Professional Membership (CIBSE, IET) is desirable.
• Strong understanding of HV/LV systems and integration of renewable technologies.
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to learn and develop new skills.

What You'll Get In Return
In return for your expertise and dedication, you will receive:

• A competitive salary and enhanced pay schemes.
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option to buy and sell leave.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• A forward-thinking, agile working environment.
• Access to a range of benefits including a cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, eye care vouchers, and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Full allowance for team-building activities and participation in social and charitable events.

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Your New Company
Is an Engineering consultancy that prides itself on delivering high quality work and successfully creates lots of repeat business as a result. They try to foster a work environment that empowers creativity, innovation, and fun, while doing what you are passionate about every day.

Your New Role
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will lead and manage the full mechanical design on projects of all sizes, ensuring best-in-class engineering. You will provide quality control for mechanical engineering projects across all offices, manage project teams, and collaborate with other offices as needed. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and managing full mechanical design on various projects.
• Providing quality control and project cost control.
• Managing both project teams and cross-functional teams.
• Travelling to client and project locations for meetings, surveys, and training.
• Liaising and collaborating with other offices.

What You'll Need to Succeed
To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A minimum degree level in Mechanical Engineering.
• 6+ years of building services consultancy design experience.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office and experience with thermal modelling, energy assessment, and dynamic energy modelling software.
• Knowledge of commercial sector and BIM experience is a strong advantage.
• Chartership is desirable.
• Proven experience in delivering detailed designs through the full design cycle.
• Expert knowledge in mechanical design areas such as water services, heating/LTHW, HVAC, fuel, above-ground drainage, and BMS.
• Deep knowledge of building regulations and the ability to demonstrate this in design and project lead.
• Ability to lead projects internally and externally, ensuring client satisfaction and project profitability.
• Excellent attention to detail, interpersonal skills, and commercial awareness.

What You'll Get In Return
In return for your hard work and dedication, you will receive:

• A competitive salary.
• Time in lieu/flexitime.
• Performance and development management, including annual salary reviews and performance-related bonus payments.
• Wellbeing allowance.
• Pension scheme and death in service benefits.
• Life balance days.
• Educational support.
• One extra week's paid leave on reaching your 5th anniversary.

What you need to do now


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Your new company
Is a respected building services and sustainability consultancy that has seen consistent growth in recent years, thanks to repeat clients, quality project delivery, and a team of enthusiastic and driven people. Their culture is relaxed, creative, and quality focused, with a new flexible office space to support agile working. Projects are varied and often contain unusual or challenging elements. Projects include residential blocks, workplace refurbishment, and major mixed-use developments. Now with a team of around 40 engineers and consultants, they have identified significant growth opportunities in their MEP design team.
Your new role

You will join as the Senior Electrical Engineer in the London office. Taking lead of the electrical design process, working closely with your Director, and managing a small team of 4 electrical engineers. A key aspect of your role will be to take a lead role on projects, overseeing more junior members of staff and ensuring quality design is achieved. You will also have an external focus on business development and client management, looking to develop existing relationships and bring in new business where possible.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be an experienced electrical design specialist, with experience working at a senior level within the consultancy environment. Equally, if you're are an experienced Intermediate Electrical Engineer looking for a step-up, this role may also be suitable. You will have experience leading on a variety of projects. Ideally, you will have experience on residential, commercial or pharmaceutical projects, however this is not essential. Ideally, you will be charted with CIBSE or a comparable institute, although this isn't essential.

What you'll get in return

You will be joining a well-established, respected building services consultancy with a track record of successfully developing engineers through to leadership level. You'll also get to work on excellent high-profile projects and working with a successful established team. This role is also offering an excellent salary and benefits package. You will also enjoy a leading flexible working arrangement and excellent team culture.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Ben Ellis now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Cloud Technical Lead - Azure, Architecture, Cloud

Up to £695 per day (Inside IR35)

London / Hybrid (2-3 days a week on site)

Up to 20th December 2024 (with a view to extending)

My client is a high-profile insurance company, who urgently require a Cloud Technical Lead to join a business-critical programme.

Key Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Cloud Technical Lead in a large, complex organisation.
• Expert knowledge of Azure and related services.
• Ability to read and assist with Low-Level Designs (LLD) for all Azure-related activities.
• Experience of setting up and managing automation structures.
• Proficiency in deployment, including networking and firewall configurations.
• In-depth understanding of the Azure tech stack.
• Experience with complex implementations.
• Ability to structure technical requirements and tasks.
• Expertise in complex troubleshooting.
• Strong team collaboration skills
• Ability to coordinate with security teams.
• Capability to provide a helicopter view, not just architecture.
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have:

• Certifications in Azure or related technologies.

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The Opportunity

You will take primary responsibility for managing Parliament's Enterprise Architecture repository (currently OrbusInfinity) working with teams across Parliament to ensure that the data in the repository is up to date and generating outputs to the support the wider work of the Enterprise Architecture team and the Digital Steering Groups.

• helping to align initiatives with overarching digital and parliamentary objectives, analysing the organisation's technology needs, and contributing to the development of standards, reference architectures, and roadmaps in collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture team and subject-matter experts.
• assisting with the development of solid architectural designs, working with teams to adhere to correct technical governance processes while helping to apply the appropriate organisational standards and methodologies.
• assisting with identifying and mitigating architecture challenges or risks ensuring successful outcomes that align with parliamentary priorities and meet parliamentary standards.
• supporting in defining technical procurement requirements that align with strategic goals and parliamentary standards.
• contributing to the maintenance of technical roadmaps, helping to identify opportunities and challenges, while ensuring compliance with parliamentary guidelines and stringent security protocols.

What You Need

• experience in a relevant technical role, demonstrating good awareness of a range of architectures, technologies, and programming languages.
• experience of collecting data, ensuring data quality and analysing and presenting data and information to a range of stakeholders.
• awareness of the use of reference architectures and the application of technology policies and/or technical standards, including experience of following clear technical governance processes.
• experience of building relationships with stakeholders with an ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• experience of solving problems with practical technical solutions, demonstrating an awareness of understanding and following organisational patterns and standards.
• ability to make evidence-based decisions, taking into account risk and complexity, demonstrating an understanding of the impact of organisational context.
• the ability to pass security clearance, backed by the right to work in the UK

About The Team

The Enterprise Architecture team is part of the Office of the CTO. We are responsible for developing Parliament's technology strategy ensuring that Parliament has the technology it needs to do its work. We do this through mapping Parliament's digital landscape, working closely with teams across Parliament to understand how demand for digital will change over time, working with teams in the Digital Service to develop roadmaps and developing Parliament's reference architecture, standards and design patterns.

About Us

UK Parliament is steeped in history and tradition. It is an important part of UK life and we need to ensure as many people as possible can engage with its work. This is why we are at the start of a huge transformation programme powered by technology. The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) works with the House of Commons and the House of Lords with all their IT and digital needs. We are here to realise the digital ambitions of a modern Parliament and welcome you to join us in building a digital democracy.

Our Package

Please refer to our Candidate Information Pack for a full list of our benefits which include:

• up to 35 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• generous maternity pay policy up to 6 months full pay
• great pension scheme options (contributory and non-contributory)
• on-site subsidised gym, nursery, catering, post office, travel office and GP
• flexible options including hybrid working and family friendly policies

How To Apply

Please make sure you're clear on the requirements of the role. These can be found in the Job Description and Candidate Information Pack. You will need to upload a CV and show how you meet criterion 1,2 and 3. Our application process is anonymous, so please remove any personal information from your CV.

Apply By:

Interviews: 7th November 2024

Format: Panel Interview (Remote)

Our Culture

For our people, we provide an amazing opportunity to bring their talents to an institution that sits right at the heart of society in the UK. We are helping to change UK Parliament and strengthen democracy. What matters here is your potential for growth and your commitment to playing your part in our ongoing success.

We are passionate about providing an environment which promotes inclusion, diversity and equality. Regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, beliefs or any of the other things that make you, you. We welcome applications from people who feel under-represented in the workforce. This includes those who may feel disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic circumstances.

Our mission is to support a thriving parliamentary democracy - this means being ready to carry out our essential functions to support colleagues deliver excellent services on the Parliamentary Estate and remotely. The balance of location varies according to the requirements of each job role, including some roles which can only be carried out from the Parliamentary Estate. The usual working arrangements for teams in the Digital Service are set out in team hybrid working plans and are by agreement with the managers and leaders of those teams. All teams are required to attend the estate for part of the time to meet business requirements and for team communication, learning and training. Please refer to the hybrid working plan contained in the candidate pack for more information