Design Manager - 1 Contractor - Major Civils & Rail Framework - (Covering - West London to Bristol)

My client is a top tier Civil Engineering Contractor.

They are presently delivering geotechnical and civils improvement works on a major Rail Framework which spans from West London to Bristol.

They are seeking to employ a Design Manager to assist with the timely delivery of projects in this region.

Previous experience of working on Rail and Civils project experience is essential.

*My client is currently considering applications from those seeking either permanent or contract positions currently.

Role and Responsibilities:

- Manage permanent works design subcontract packages to achieve delivery of cost-effective and compliant Contractor's design within agreed timescales and fee budgets.
- Implement design management procedures so as to comply with ISO 9001 design requirements and Client requirements for management of contractor's design specified in the Contract.
- Lead project's implementation of Value Engineering, Design for Health and Safety BIM.
- Draft project-specific Design Management Plan and revise same periodically
- Control and track design changes using the Design Manager's Toolkit.
- Implement the joint venture's and/or client's design assurance procedures.
- Facilitate technical co-ordination between disciplines
- Facilitate review of design deliverables to ensure required Quality is achieved, particularly with respect to: Compliance with Client's requirements as defined in the main contract;
- Application of relevant British Standards and sector or Client-specific standards;
- Production team requirements for buildability (cost, programme, safety, repeatability, design for offsite manufacture).
- Ensure compliance with CDM regulations as they apply to design.
- Oversee fulfilment of Principal Designer, Common Safety Method, and Engineering Safety Management functions
- Challenge Work-in-Progress design and facilitate development of design that eliminates or mitigates construction health and safety risk
- Ensure lead designer maintains Design Decision Register.
- Lead administration of main contract with regard to Contractor's design (raise Early Warnings, Compensation Event notifications etc.)
- Monitor cost and schedule performance of sub-contracted designers using EPPR proforma from Design Manager's Toolkit (or project-specific EVM based pro-forma).
- Review subcontracted designers' applications for payment and authorize as appropriate.
- Participate in the development of the project BIM strategy oversee implementation of BIM Execution Plan with the support of the contractor and Design Consultant's BIM specialists

Person Specification:

- Degree qualified in civil engineering or equivalent
- Previous experience working as a Design Manager for a Civil Engineering Contractor

Design Project Manager

Location: Our support office is in the heart of High Street Kensington; you’ll regularly travel to our restaurants nationwide.

Love the feeling of ticking a box and completing a project? Are you a creative design pro with a passion for making spaces not just stand out but keep people talking?

We're looking for someone who spots every detail, someone who is an organised Design Project Manager with lots of ideas that can take our restaurants to the next level.

What You’ll Do? You’ll be the key link between our restaurant teams, design partners, and suppliers, coordinating design projects that take our restaurants to the next level. Bring fresh ideas to life while keeping everything on-brand.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience in hospitality or retail design—you’ve worked with design agencies, architectural practices, or client-side teams.
• Confidence to share vision and collaborate with our talented teams across Côte
• A love for travel and overseeing projects across the UK.

Join us and help shape the future look of our restaurants!

Design Project Manager

Location: Our support office is in the heart of High Street Kensington; you’ll regularly travel to our restaurants nationwide.

Love the feeling of ticking a box and completing a project? Are you a creative design pro with a passion for making spaces not just stand out but keep people talking?

We're looking for someone who spots every detail, someone who is an organised Design Project Manager with lots of ideas that can take our restaurants to the next level.

What You’ll Do? You’ll be the key link between our restaurant teams, design partners, and suppliers, coordinating design projects that take our restaurants to the next level. Bring fresh ideas to life while keeping everything on-brand.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience in hospitality or retail design—you’ve worked with design agencies, architectural practices, or client-side teams.
• Confidence to share vision and collaborate with our talented teams across Côte
• A love for travel and overseeing projects across the UK.

Join us and help shape the future look of our restaurants!

Job Title: Design Office Core Services Architect SC Cleared
Location: Corsham/Hybrid
Duration: Until March 31st 2025
Rate: Up to £725 via an approved umbrella company

Overview

The System Design Authority (SDA) is responsible for the coherence and assurance of the design activity for the entirety of the platform. The primary focus of the Legacy Systems Service is to advise and assure the design is able to integrate and interoperate with the extant defence Communications and Information Systems estate in accordance with the programme requirements. This service reports directly to the SDA Lead. The Legacy Systems Service's principle responsibilities include:

Support

• Acting as the point of contact for legacy system information and architecture on behalf of the SDA Lead.
• Interacting with programme, project, and engineering team leads to ensure good awareness and communication of legacy and current solution integrations and dependencies.
• Supporting design vision creation, design decisions, and design review as part of the end to end assurance process.
• Supporting Programme and Project Stakeholder engagement and RAIDO management.
• Liaising with team leads across the NSoIT(D) Programme and wider Defence Digital organisations to ensure a robust solution is delivered within Time, Cost and Performance.

Design

• Identifying and communicating solution intent across programme teams and the SDA Lead, and support the review of all high, intermediate, and low-level designs for coherence, technical content, and quality.
• Aligning standards, frameworks, and security with overall business and technology strategy.
• Supporting the design of platform architecture elements to enable the system to function as part of the wider defence estate, during inception, transition, and operations.

Assure

• Ensuring that standards, frameworks, and security postures align with overall business and technology strategies and policies e.g. Defence as a Platform, Federated Mission Networking and JSPs.
• Identifying capability gaps in existing architectures and recommend changes or enhancements in line with Agile and continuous improvement methods.

Essential skills, qualifications, and experience

• In order to deliver this service, it is essential that individuals have:
• A minimum of 10 years demonstrable experience in the following:
• Architecture and development of secure Hardware and Software solutions with successful delivery on complex, large scale programmes utilising emerging technologies where possible.
• Legacy and current operational and deployed MoD systems, services and applications
• Writing technical requirements and producing detailed solution architectures.
• Delivering accredited secure solutions within the UK Public Sector.
• Defining scope for product selections against complex requirements, specifically measuring performance, cost and time.
• Successfully supporting a large development team, ensuring delivery timescales are met.
• Recent experience in low level design and integration of:
• Public and Private cloud architectures utilising Software Defined Datacentre (SDDC) techniques.
• Virtualisation technologies such as VMware ESXi, vCentre, vSAN, Site Recovery Manager and Horizon.
• Microsoft Windows Server operating systems.
• Enterprise Microsoft technologies such as Exchange, Skype, SQL and Group Policy.
• An understanding of Defence Lines of Development and MOD Capability Integration.
• A firm grasp of MOD Service management tooling and ITIL.
• Proven track record of implementing NCSC design patterns.
• Government Grade Cryptography Provisioning and Management
• Exceptional communication skills with diverse and adverse audiences
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Ability to identify risks associated with business processes, operations, information security programmes, and technology projects.
• Competency in MS Office Suite.
• Hold a current SC clearance and be prepared to undergo DV clearance.

Desirable skills, qualifications, and experience

• In order to deliver this service, it is desirable that individuals have experience of:
• Working within the public sector, preferably Defence, and ideally with Defence Digital (formerly ISS).
• Design and configuration of Wide Area Networks, high grade encryption and DSCP traffic management.
• Military Information Services such as NATO Functional Area Services Apps, UK Base Services and MOD Business management applications.
• Automation and Orchestration technologies and principals.
• Security implementations such as PKI and proxy services in line with MOD Security assurance processes.
• Delivering in Agile and Waterfall project management environments
• The Atlassian Toolset - JIRA, Confluence and BitBucket for delivering Agile based projects.

If this is the role for you please submit your CV at your earliest convenience. If you have not had a response within 2 weeks please take this as you have not been successful on this occasion.

Designer Manager- Restaurants

Are you a design visionary with a passion for creating unforgettable spaces? We’re looking for an experienced Design Manager to ensure that every one of our restaurants across the UK looks amazing and stays true to our brand. You’ll be the creative mastermind, coordinating with teams, suppliers, and agencies to bring our vision to life in every location. Creative talent is key in this role with an exceptional eye for detail. We'd love to see examples of your work when we meet!

What You’ll Do:


Oversee design consistency for all restaurants.
Act as the main link between internal teams, external agencies, and suppliers.
Manage design projects from concept to completion, within time and budget constraints.


About You:


You have experience in hospitality or retail design.
You’ve worked in a design agency, architectural firm, or client-side.
You’re confident, creative, and capable of leading teams while maintaining design standards.


Requirements:


BSc/MSc in Interior Architecture & Design or Architecture.
Strong portfolio with experience in hospitality/retail design.
Excellent project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
Proven ability to manage budgets and deliver on time

Salary: £46,464 - £48,474

Hours per week: 37 hours

Interview date: To be confirmed

Rolling advert: We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.



ICT - Driving Technological Transformation

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Wiltshire Council’s ICT department working in the Enterprise Architecture Team, delivering new solutions for Wiltshire Council.

As a Solutions Architect, you will provide architectural expertise and direction to different council services, programmes, projects, and all levels of management on the council's technical capabilities. You will lead on decisions for designing correct technical solutions that meet business requirements and produce artefacts such as visions, roadmaps, and high and low-level designs.

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect with relevant experience gained by working in ITIL, Prince2 or MSP. To excel in this role, you need to possess a good working knowledge of IT principles and enterprise products, with the ability to make recommendations and Architectural decisions.

If this exciting opportunity aligns with your skills and ambitions, we invite you to apply and become part of our dynamic, flexible team. We offer a hybrid working model, allowing you to work both remotely and in-office, with 50% of your weekly hours spent at our office location.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently seeking to appoint a Teacher of Art (maternity cover) to teach Art & Design across Key Stage 3 & 4. We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative teacher with the ability to inspire, motivate and encourage both staff and students to enjoy the fascination of this subject. This role Is suitable for either an experienced practitioner or someone that is newly qualified.

Key Responsibilities

• To plan and prepare courses and lessons so that teaching and learning has due regard to up-to-date knowledge of the subject and teaching methodology.
• To plan with reference to the Computer Science schemes of work for each Key Stage.
• To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work.
• To assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of students, and to maintain accurate records of student attendance.
• To support and encourage all students to achieve the highest standards that they can. In some cases, this encouragement will extend to independent learning and student involvement in extra activities beyond the classroom.
• To communicate and consult with parents and others outside the school when necessary (including appropriate meetings) according to the routines of the School.
• To maintain good order and discipline among the students, using the scope of the existing guidelines and the expectations of conduct as specified by the Headteacher.

What the school offers its staff

• A supportive, driven and highly committed governing body and teaching and support staff
• Students who are enthusiastic and keen to learn

• CPD programme and ongoing professional development of the highest standard
• Free onsite parking
• Discounted gym membership
• Local Authority Healthcare Cashplan - cover towards optical and dental, private consultations and therapy appointments
• Access to discount scheme that includes over 300 stores
• Cycle to Work Scheme– allows eligible staff to purchase a bike/safety equipment. You do not pay income tax or national insurance contribution on the part of your salary which is “sacrificed” to pay for the bike or childcare vouchers.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All new staff within the school will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. The school has a designated senior member of the leadership team who is responsible for referring and monitoring any suspected case of abuse. All members of staff will receive training in line with our Child Protection policies.

Solutions Architect (.Net Stack, Eligible for SC Clearance).
Salisbury, UK - Hybrid Working average 2 days per week.
Up to £80000 + £5k car potential

Must be eligible for SC Clearance (Last 5 years resident in the UK, with no individual trips over 30 days out of the country). Must have a driving license.

Your new company
Landmarc is the leading Industry Partner for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), managing and maintaining the Defence Training Estate (DTE). With a new 10-year contract (TESC) with DIO commencing in 2024, they are at the forefront of delivering exceptional services. Their Information and Technology Department is crucial in supporting our mission by delivering, supporting, and maintaining all user-facing IT services, enabling their team to excel in their roles.

Landmarc is undertaking a Digital Transformation impacting their entire IT department and are hiring a number of key roles as part of this process. Central to this is a Solutions Architect position (with a background in Software Development).

The IT team is 50 strong and the business has over 120 sites so you will have the opportunity to travel and understand each site, though the head office location is in Tilshead, North of Salisbury and you would be expected to spend some time here on a weekly basis and you must have a driving license due to the remote location.

Your new role
You'll be joining as an experienced Solutions Architect that has progressed from a Microsoft .Net background. You will work alongside 1 other SA and report into the Head of Architecture and Engineering and will manage the evolution of the Enterprise Architecture within a secure / MOD style environment. In addition as part of a small team exposure to other architecture domains including Business, Applications, Data, Integration and Infrastructure would be useful.

The role does not have any direct reports, you are more responsible for shaping the strategy of the architecture roadmap and leading on solutions designs, along with key input into technology suggestions and liaising with stakeholders internally. The role will be 70% Technical and 30% Stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills will be heavily assessed.

You will ensure you and others follow architecture governance, guidelines, standards, best-practices and agreed designs/patterns. You will Develop and communicate architectural artefacts that guide development, test and implementation (e.g. Architecture Impact Assessment, Solution Design Decision).

The team run Agile and you'll be encouraged to reinforce and embed these practices. Also a migration to the cloud is definitely on the roadmap so experience with moving from on-prem to Azure would be useful.

What you'll need to succeed
The Landmarc stack is heavily centred around Microsoft so experience here is key. This is supported by several COTS back-office systems including IBM Maximo, Select HR, ESRI ArcGIS, and SharePoint so a broad coverage across these would be great.

We would expect core knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (i.e. TOGAF, COBIT) and use of EA tools (e.g. Sparx EA, Orbus, LeanIX).

Deep understanding of architectural styles (e.g. 2-Tier, 3-Tier, Microservice Architecture).

Deep understanding of Architectural Patterns and when and where to apply them (e.g. Saga, API Gateway). Experience of modelling languages like ArchiMate / UML.

You will be skilled at structured problem solving, and not intimidated by large and complex problems. Able to analyse & break down problems, solving them piece by piece while keeping sight of the overall 'big picture'.

What you'll get in return
Please view the separate page for full benefits at Landmarc, but highlights include access to industry leading training/certifications, good pension, free parking and working alongside some highly experienced and talented colleagues to share knowledge (which is actively encouraged). There's also great opportunity to accumulate holiday through their annual leave policy and Christmas shut down period.

What you need to do now
To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director on 0333 010 5724.

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Would you like to join us on our journey to become an outstanding school of first choice at the heart of our local community? Do you care enough to want to make a significant difference to the lives of our amazing students? In this role you will provide technical and administrative support to the Design Technology teachers and ensure that they have everything required for their lessons and carry out tasks as delegated by the Design Technology team. A good knowledge and experience of using CAD software (2D Design) and laser cutter (CAM) is required together with demonstrable awareness of health and safety procedures, although training will be given to the right candidate. In addition, you will be required to undertake other duties as required by the school.
We have been on a journey of improvement over the past seven years and in July 2022 were judged GOOD in all categories by Ofsted which is a major achievement. We are keen to continue to improve to be the best we can be. As a member of staff, you will be highly valued and will be supported to flourish within the Business and Technology Faculty as well as the academy as a whole.
The Dorcan Academy is a popular 11-16 school with an exciting and enriching curriculum, and a myriad of learning experiences. We are located on the eastern edge of Swindon, within easy reach of the scenic Cotswolds and nearby Bath, Bristol and Oxford. In a recent survey 98% of staff said they were proud to be a member of staff at The Dorcan Academy with 95% stating that they enjoy working here. 95% said that they support the vision of the academy.
Although we don’t boast a shiny new building, we do have excellent facilities, with a supportive, friendly school culture and ethos which is often commented upon by visitors.
We will offer you:
• A supportive and bespoke staff induction programme
• Unrivalled support from the leadership team
• Excellent specialist facilities and resources
• Committed staff who ‘go the extra mile’
• Motivated, enthusiastic students who are ready and eager to learn
Our vision is to be an outstanding school of first choice at the heart of our local community. We aim to do this through our:
1) Culture - An inclusive school where everyone is valued, cared for and nurtured in an extraordinary way.
2) Curriculum - Students acquire ‘powerful knowledge’ and skills that prepare them fully for the world work and their wellbeing, delivered through outstanding teaching
3) Character - Students stand out as model citizens, showing kindness, respect and doing their best
4) Community - All stakeholders use their unique gifts and talents to serve others and enable them to flourish
At The Dorcan Academy our ethos is underpinned by the five principles of: Belonging, Purpose, Aspiration, Perseverance and Achievement and seek to develop in our students the character virtues of Honesty, Integrity, Compassion, Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Personal Responsibility, Resilience and Self-Discipline.Closing Date: Wednesday 21 August 2024 at noon
Hours: 30 to 37 hours per week, term time only (44.84 paid weeks including leave)
Salary: NJC Scale £24,294 to £29,269 full time equivalent dependent on qualifications and experience
Start Date: As soon as possible

Are you a dramatic diva? Can you recite Macbeth back to front?
Our Performing Arts department are looking for a full time Theatre Technician! In this exciting role, you will provide technician support to staff and students in the theatre and department. You can expect to set up and test sound equipment, props, stage hands, productions and lighting. You will strive to ensure that we can deliver the best learning environment to our Performing Arts students. You will maintain a clear inventory of equipment and costumes, and order supplies ad hoc when needed.
You will need to have sound Health & Safety knowledge for this role, and a passion for Performing Arts. Training will be provided. You will be required to evenings, weekends and bank holidays when needed.Benefits: 25 days holiday entitlement, 15.9% College pension contribution to LGPS, health care cash plan, free car parking, discounted Hair & Beauty, on-site gym, staff development & training, Sodexo Retail Discount Scheme, and more!
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the published closing date if sufficient applications are received so if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible. To apply, you MUST have Right to Work in the UK.

Would you like to join us on our journey to become an outstanding school of first choice at the heart of our local community? Do you care enough to want to make a significant difference to the lives of our amazing students? In this role you will provide technical and administrative support to the Design Technology teachers and ensure that they have everything required for their lessons and carry out tasks as delegated by the Design Technology team. A good knowledge and experience of using CAD software (2D Design) and laser cutter (CAM) is required together with demonstrable awareness of health and safety procedures, although training will be given to the right candidate. In addition, you will be required to undertake other duties as required by the school.
We have been on a journey of improvement over the past seven years and in July 2022 were judged GOOD in all categories by Ofsted which is a major achievement. We are keen to continue to improve to be the best we can be. As a member of staff, you will be highly valued and will be supported to flourish within the Business and Technology Faculty as well as the academy as a whole.
The Dorcan Academy is a popular 11-16 school with an exciting and enriching curriculum, and a myriad of learning experiences. We are located on the eastern edge of Swindon, within easy reach of the scenic Cotswolds and nearby Bath, Bristol and Oxford. In a recent survey 98% of staff said they were proud to be a member of staff at The Dorcan Academy with 95% stating that they enjoy working here. 95% said that they support the vision of the academy.
Although we don’t boast a shiny new building, we do have excellent facilities, with a supportive, friendly school culture and ethos which is often commented upon by visitors.
We will offer you:
• A supportive and bespoke staff induction programme
• Unrivalled support from the leadership team
• Excellent specialist facilities and resources
• Committed staff who ‘go the extra mile’
• Motivated, enthusiastic students who are ready and eager to learn
Our vision is to be an outstanding school of first choice at the heart of our local community. We aim to do this through our:
1) Culture - An inclusive school where everyone is valued, cared for and nurtured in an extraordinary way.
2) Curriculum - Students acquire ‘powerful knowledge’ and skills that prepare them fully for the world work and their wellbeing, delivered through outstanding teaching
3) Character - Students stand out as model citizens, showing kindness, respect and doing their best
4) Community - All stakeholders use their unique gifts and talents to serve others and enable them to flourish
At The Dorcan Academy our ethos is underpinned by the five principles of: Belonging, Purpose, Aspiration, Perseverance and Achievement and seek to develop in our students the character virtues of Honesty, Integrity, Compassion, Courage, Generosity, Gratitude, Personal Responsibility, Resilience and Self-Discipline.Closing Date: Wednesday 17 July 2024 at noon
Hours: 30 to 37 hours per week, term time only (44.84 paid weeks including leave)
Salary: NJC Scale £24,294 to £29,269 full time equivalent dependent on qualifications and experience
Start Date: As soon as possible

We are looking for a highly creative and energetic designer to join our Marketing Department reporting directly to the Brand & Studio Manager.
The Midweight Graphic Designer will have excellent design skills and strong people skills, enabling them to provide creative support across the entire business. Projects will be wide and varied, including developing marketing campaigns across print and digital mediums, advertising new events, designing signage, POS, guidebooks and much more. The creative work produced will communicate effectively with our target audiences, be commercially successful, and build on the Longleat brand.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To work with the marketing team at Longleat taking briefs from across the business and delivering high quality, integrated creative campaigns and marketing materials plus signage, guidebooks, brochures etc. that reflect the brand proposition.
To develop projects full circle, from coming up with creative concepts, design development to final artworking. The Midweight Graphic Designer will also support the Brand & Studio Manager in delivering large-scale projects across the business.
To take responsibility for understanding our key visitor profiles, ensuring that all creative work is appropriate for our guests, as well as being on brand.
To liaise with departmental contacts across the business, ensuring excellent execution of our brand across our sites and in print and digital mediums.
To work with the wider marketing team to produce outstanding photographic and video content for use in online campaigns.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
The ideal candidate will need to be an energetic self-starter with experience either agency or client-side, and will enjoy being part of a small, tight-knit team.
The successful candidate will have plenty of ideas, coupled with strong end-to-end design skills, right through to artworking. They will have a solid print-process knowledge, experience designing for digital mediums and a strong eye for detail. The ideal candidate will have a great spirit of collaboration and will be able to demonstrate their experience in a strong portfolio.
We are looking for:

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a Graphic Design role.
Extensive experience using Adobe Creative Suite; InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
Mac experience is essential along with proficiency in MS office applications.
Great design and visual communications skills, with experience of developing marketing materials across print and digital mediums.
Experience in digital retouching skills/cutting out in Photoshop.
Strong design skills including layout, typography, application of colour and hierarchy of messaging.
Creative flair and excellent ideation skills, developing concepts and communicating them through scamps, mac-visuals and mood boards.
Confident to present ideas to multiple stakeholders at different levels across the Business.
Experience in picture research, finding images that best reflect the essence of the project and brand.
Great eye for detail, maintaining strong and consistent application of the brand across projects.
Ability to understand project briefs, artwork designs, maintaining consistency of brand elements and performing final checks before projects are sent to print or build.

Ideally you will also have:

A love of visitor attractions, heritage sites and/or animal based attractions would be very useful.
Experience of communicating to varied target audiences.
Skills in storyboarding and animation would be a bonus.
Experience in HTML5

A little about us
At Longleat we offer a day out like no other, our guests are invited to step into the Thynn family home where they will find the finest example of Elizabethan Architecture. They are also immersed into the wild side, where they can visit over 120 species of animals by car, foot, train, bus, and boat.
With a core business of around 1 million guests every year, we are passionate about providing unforgettable experiences that bring family and friends together to create memories that will last a lifetime.
Our values
At Longleat, we believe in engaging and inspiring our employees, putting people first, taking accountability, continuously improving, and acting with integrity. We invite everyone who works with us to subscribe to these values, as they truly set us apart as a place to work.
Why join the Longleat team?
In this unique work environment, you will be surrounded by historic landscapes and listed buildings, all whilst listening to our lions roar and wolves howl. You will even have the opportunity to visit our adorable Koalas and cheeky meerkats during your lunch break.
You will receive a rate of £30,000 per annum, in addition to a range of attractive benefits that include;

29 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
Unlimited free entry to Longleat for our employees
Complimentary tickets to Longleat and Cheddar Gorge and Caves, 18 per annum pro rata
50% off Annual passes for Friends and Family
Discounts on food and beverages and retail merchandise
20% off VIP Experiences, 10% off Accommodation
Discretionary bonus scheme
Employee Assistant Programme
Employer contributory pension scheme
Life assurance scheme
Perks at work
Range of flexible working schemes

Your contract
You will be on a 37.5 hour contract, Monday – Friday.
Location: On Site - Longleat (Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7NW)
Sounds great! How do I apply?
If you are interested in this role, please apply online. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if enough suitable applicants are received.

Solutions Architect (.Net Stack, Eligible for SC Clearance)
Salisbury, UK - Hybrid Working average 2 days per week.
Up to £80000 + £5k car

Must be eligible for SC Clearance (Last 5 years resident in the UK, with no individual trips over 30 days out of the country).
Must have a driving license.

Your new company
This Facilities Management business is undertaking a Digital Transformation impacting their entire IT department and are hiring a number of key roles as part of this process. Central to this is a Solutions Architect position (with a background in Software Development).

You will join at an exciting time for the business having renewed a new key contract for 10 years and with another project launch upcoming. The IT team is 50 strong and the business has over 120 sites so you will have the opportunity to travel and understand each site, though the head office location is North of Salisbury and you would be expected to spend some time here on a weekly basis and you must have a driving license due to the remote location.

Your new role
We are looking for an experienced Solutions Architect that has progressed from a Microsoft .Net background. You will work alongside 1 other SA and report into the Head of Architecture and Engineering and will manage the evolution of the Enterprise Architecture within a secure / MOD style environment. In addition as part of a small team exposure to other architecture domains including Business, Applications, Data, Integration and Infrastructure would be useful.

The role does not have any direct reports, you are more responsible for shaping the strategy of the architecture roadmap and leading on solutions designs, along with key input into technology suggestions and liaising with stakeholders internally. The role will be 70% Technical and 30% Stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills will be heavily assessed.

You will ensure you and others follow architecture governance, guidelines, standards, best-practices and agreed designs/patterns. You will Develop and communicate architectural artefacts that guide development, test and implementation (e.g. Architecture Impact Assessment, Solution Design Decision).
The team run Agile and you'll be encouraged to reinforce and embed these practices. Also a migration to the cloud is definitely on the roadmap so experience with moving from on-prem to Azure would be useful.

What you'll need to succeed
The IT Stack is mainly Microsoft based so experience here is key. This is supported by several COTS back-office systems including IBM Maximo, Select HR, ESRI ArcGIS, and Microsoft SharePoint so a broad coverage across these would be great.

We would expect core knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (i.e. TOGAF, COBIT) and use of EA tools (e.g. Sparx EA, Orbus, LeanIX).

Deep understanding of architectural styles (e.g. 2-Tier, 3-Tier, Microservice Architecture).

Deep understanding of Architectural Patterns and when and where to apply them (e.g. Saga, API Gateway). Experience of modelling languages like ArchiMate / UML.

Skilled at structured problem solving, and not intimidated by large and complex problems. Able to analyse & break down problems, solving them piece by piece while keeping sight of the overall 'big picture'.

What you'll get in return
These positions come with a generous benefits package includes access to industry leading training/certifications, good pension, free parking and you'll work alongside some highly experienced and talented colleagues to share knowledge (which is actively encouraged). There's also great opportunity to accumulate/stack holiday through their annual leave policy and Christmas shut down period.

What you need to do now
To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director on 0333 010 5724.

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An Exciting Opportunity to join Nova Hreod Academy; the most improved school in Swindon School: Nova Hreod Academy Job Title: DT and Art Technician Required: September 2024Salary: £19,771 per annum 37.5 hours per week over 5 days. Term time only
Nova Hreod Academy is looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic DT and Art Technician who will support staff in school making a strong contribution to pupil's learning and achievement. The DT and Art Technician’s will also assist all teaching staff in providing pupils with a relevant and effective Design & Technology and Art experience and ensure high levels of achievement. After a visit from Ofsted in November 2022, the academy received a second ‘Good’ judgement in a row.In this role you will also:
prepare materials and equipment for practical lessons. maintain and monitor consumables and equipment in D&T and Art to ensure all pupils are able to access a wide range of materials and processes as part of their Design Technology and Art provision.
assist the Faculty Leader (Art) and deputy Faculty Leader (DT) in the ordering of materials and equipment.
carry out weekly material and equipment checks across all Technology and Art rooms.
assist staff in the production and updating of Technology and Art displays.
assist teaching staff in promoting and raising the profile of D&T and Art within and outside the school
assist staff in the demonstration and application of machinery use to students.
The ideal candidate will:

Be educated to a degree level Have experience of working with young people (age 11 to 16) or within schools, working with students and parents
Have ability to understand, interpret and follow systems, policies and procedures
Good numeracy skills; able to analyse and interpret data
Ability to relate well to both children and adults; able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with students, their families, colleagues and other professionals
Demonstrate tact and sensitivity where appropriate
Have excellent customer service skills; ability to relate well to parents and prospective pupils
United Learning
Nova Hreod Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

Are you a dramatic diva? Can you recite Macbeth back to front?
Our Performing Arts department are looking for a full time Theatre Technician! In this exciting role, you will provide technician support to staff and students in the theatre and department. You can expect to set up and test sound equipment, props, stage hands, productions and lighting. You will strive to ensure that we can deliver the best learning environment to our Performing Arts students. You will maintain a clear inventory of equipment and costumes, and order supplies ad hoc when needed.
You will need to have sound Health & Safety knowledge for this role, and a passion for Performing Arts. Training will be provided. You will be required to evenings, weekends and bank holidays when needed.Benefits: 25 days holiday entitlement, 15.9% College pension contribution to LGPS, health care cash plan, free car parking, discounted Hair & Beauty, on-site gym, staff development & training, Sodexo Retail Discount Scheme, and more!
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the published closing date if sufficient applications are received so if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible. To apply, you MUST have Right to Work in the UK.