Total 154 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

Recruit4staff is proud to be representing our client, a leading supplier to the Construction Industry in their search for a Transport Planner to work in their leading facility near Ellesmere.

For the successful Transport Planner, our client is offering;

• £34,000 - £37,000 per year DOE
• Monday - Friday 40 hours per week. The hours are negotiable to the right candidate.
• Temp to Perm
• Additional leave after the probation period
• Company pension after the probation period
• Employee discount after the probation period
• Flexitime
• On-site parking
• Cycle to work scheme after the probation period

The Role of the Transport Planner;

• Coordinate with customers, sales team, production, and yard operations to agree on delivery arrangements.
• Work with the "Trade Counter" to ensure timely deliveries in the local area whilst coordinating and planning deliveries further afield
• Ensure adherence to access restrictions, such as clean air zones and the London Direct Vision Standard.
• Resolve delivery-related issues, working with drivers to overcome problems such as breakdowns, access restrictions, and customer-related issues.
• Ensure all driver licenses, CPC, and medicals are current, including forklift and HIAB operations, and maintain records.
• Monitor fuel prices and usage
• Ensure all maintenance and safety checks are completed and records kept for all commercial vehicles, including servicing and MOTs
• Other duties as required

What our client is looking for in a Transport Planner;

• 2 years of Transport and Logistics experience - PREFERRED
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Own transport due to location
• Strong administration skills
• Class 2 HGV licence - PREFERRED
• The skills above are preferred but not essential, the right candidate will be given full training to conduct the role.

Key skills or similar Job titles:
Logistics Planner, Logistics Coordinator, Transport Planner, Transport Coordinator, Transport Planning, Warehouse Administrator, Transport Administrator, Warehouse Admin Transport Admin, Dispatch Admin

Commutable From;
Oswestry, St Martins, Wrexham, Chirk, Whitchurch, Wem, Ellesmere

For further information about this and other positions please apply now

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff (Wrexham) LTD who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.

Job Description:

As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of construction projects. You will ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Your leadership and project management expertise will be crucial in driving project success and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and implementation of construction projects from inception to completion.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Coordinate and manage project teams, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Monitor project progress and performance, ensuring adherence to timelines and budget constraints.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and quality standards.
• Maintain effective communication with clients, stakeholders, and team members.
• Prepare and present project reports and updates to senior management and clients.
• Foster a positive and collaborative working environment.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in the construction industry, preferably with a Tier One contractor.
• Strong knowledge of construction processes, methodologies, and best practices.
• Relevant qualifications such as a degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent are highly desirable.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• A valid driving license and willingness to travel to project sites within the North West region.

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to work with a prestigious and forward-thinking construction firm.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Diverse and exciting project portfolio.
• Commitment to work-life balance and employee well-being.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

JOB TITLE: Business Agility Lead

SALARY: £62,874 - £69,860

LOCATION: Chester

HOURS: Full Time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About this opportunity

The Purpose of the Business Agility Lead (BAL) is to work in partnership with Labs. You'll drive effectiveness, efficiency and predictability to deliver value to customers and colleagues at pace. The Business Agility Lead (BAL) is jointly responsible for the performance of the Lab including data quality, optimised flow of work, Lab topology, and agile practices. You'll do this by transitioning to a data led approach to increase speed to market through related measures, introduce proactive continual improvements and coach back to delivery when off track. This will be achieved by working hand in hand with Lab Leaders who hold accountability for performance and maturity, whilst providing coaching and transferring capabilities so that Teams are ultimately able to do this for themselves in time.

In this role, you'll support colleagues within your lab and platform to implement and refine agile practices (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, scaled frameworks etc.), using experience, data and relevant business knowledge. You'll have an understanding of different agile approaches and use judgement to decide when and where to apply them.

You'll be familiar with Agile Methodology and Tooling, helping to stand up new agile teams, providing coaching and advice and sharing experience on the most appropriate methods and tools to use for the specific work required.

You'll be a keen problem solver, understanding the challenge, and creating possible solutions using a variety of methods through your experience, data, creativity and knowledge of the customer, business and industry. You'll support and coach teams with various technique, including brainstorming, process flows and value hypothesis setting.

We have a spectrum of agile maturity across our teams and labs, from those trying it for the first time, through to those with established practices and maturity, and we're looking for motivated and experienced Agile enthusiasts to join our team of committed Business Agility Leads.

What you'll need:

• Proven experience in Agile Coaching / Scrum Mastery (with relevant certifications)

• Understanding of Agile Delivery Metrics and Evidenced based decision making

• Experience in coaching and influencing Lab leadership in Agile Ways of Working

• Experience of using JIRA, JIRA Align and Confluence

• Ability to drive data quality and the accurate use of JIRA and JIRA Align

• Ability to use data and insights to problem solve and support Lab performance and productivity to drive Lab cadence

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Agile certifications e.g. PSM 1, PSM 2, PK1 or similar

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job Advert

Unipart Rail is part of the Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading independent logistics’ companies that employs more than 8,000
employees worldwide and has an annual turnover of more than £800 million.

We have a long heritage in the rail industry based on decades of experience, we have continuous improvement plans to embrace
innovation in both products and business techniques to ensure that we remain the first and best choice for our customers.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Project Manager. There is flexibility where the role can be based either at our
Crewe site or Doncaster site.

Benefits

* Competitive salary
* Pension and death in service provisions for employees in pension scheme
* 25 Days Hols (plus Bank Holidays)
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
* Employee offers and discounts from various retailers
* Recognition events and rewards
* Free on site car parking



Main Purpose of the Role

Working as part of the Programme Management Team and the wider Commercial Team, the Project Manager (PjM) will be accountable for
the execution and day to day management of business critical complex NEC4 Infrastructure projects (eg. HS2, SID) in the Rail
sector. Accountable for making daily decisions on the project parameters, processes and project execution to ensure project
successful delivery. The PjM will work alongside the customers PjM in accordance with the NEC4 Engineering & Construction Contract
and is responsible for indirectly managing cross-functional colleagues from across the business to ensure the successful delivery
of the project, on-time, on-schedule and on-quality. This will require effective influencing skills to engage the right people, in
the right way, at the right time. The PjM will be delivering products and solutions in a highly regulated environment and is
expected to critically drive projects over the line in a consistent manner in accordance with the Programme & Project Management
governance processes ensuring both the customer’s needs and Unipart Rail’s targets for sales, profit and growth are met.
Principally focused in the UK Rail markets, this position will require both local and international travel, sometimes at short
notice, as and when required.

The post holder will be making daily decisions on the project parameters, processes and project execution to ensure project
successful delivery. This role will be accountable for the following activities:

* Oversee the introduction and implementation of infrastructure products and solutions to Unipart Rail key customers and includes
the development/roll-out of new and/or existing products/solutions with particular focus on schedule adherence, cost adherence,
quality delivery, tracking and reporting, risks & issue management, cost management and change management in accordance with
best practice Project Management.
* Provide assurance against the Programme Management & Products Development processes
*


The role will require independent decision making within the parameters of the project plan as directed by the site General
Manager and the Head of Programme and Project Management. Use of the Unipart Way and the Programme and Project Management
Governance processes is expected. As a key role within the business, the role will require interface with senior colleagues up to
Director level to manage the project delivery. You will be required to act with little supervision, however will be supported
through your direct line manager and peers as required.

Spread Of Skills & Analysis Required

The nature of the role is varied and complex with a requirement for professional project management expertise, customer and market
knowledge, alongside subject matter/ technical appreciation of product development. It requires a level of operational, commercial
and financial acumen to assess project performance. The ability to nurture and develop relationships will be key to
success. Management of distributed product development and OEM product development experience would be useful. Strong
communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Pressure & Working Environment

The role requires considerable concentration, dealing with complex project plans, costs and resources whilst dealing with a
multitude of stakeholders and multiple competing priorities at any one time. A level of resilience will be required in developing
relationships with internal and external stakeholders, particularly during challenging periods. A consistently high level of
quality of work is required to ensure right first-time approach and to maximise business profitability. The role is UK based with
a requirement to travel to suit the needs of specific projects, this may involve international travel.

Qualifications & Education

Degree qualified in either; Project Management, Engineering, or similar

Formal professional Project Management qualification is required (PMI, APM)

Experience & Proven Ability Required

Essential Criteria

* Experience in administering NEC ECC forms of contract in an equivalent role
* Significant experience and years served in project management
* Capability in programme management planning tools and techniques
* Customer focused, team orientated, determined, accountable and results driven
* Self-starter who identifies and takes ownership of problems and implements solutions
* Can-do and problem-solving attitude
* Skilled in people management
* Ability to drive progress across multiple teams
* Effective networking and influencing skills
* Proven experience in gaining product approval in rail or another regulated sector
* Understanding of risk, issue and opportunity management
* Application of the highest ethical standards in all dealings and transactions
* IT literate with good knowledge of Microsoft & Google software packages
* Excellent communication/ interpersonal skills
* Strong team player
* Communicate well within a team and be able to negotiate in a multi-disciplinary environment.
* Manages time to ensure delivery to customer deadlines
* Valid Driving Licence



Desirable Criteria

* Knowledge of Microsoft Project (MSP) or equivalent
* Knowledge of the rail industry and Engineering
* Appropriate level of CSCS Card or NEBOSH




As a valued employee of Unipart Rail, you can look forward to a varied and rewarding career with a company that holds the
Investors in People accreditation and also world class status in employee engagement.

Strictly no agencies and we would ask that agencies refrain from making contact with any of our colleagues and that no CVs are
submitted to staff across the business. Any CVs sent will be at your own risk. We will reserve the right to engage with
candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your company’s Terms and Conditions.

Are you looking for your first step in a career? Are you interested in Business Administration? This is a fantastic opportunity to gain employment, experience and qualifications within our Business Support department at NPTC Group of Colleges.
Salary: £12,348 per annum or subject to provisions of National Minimum Wage (if applicable)
37 hours per week (including evening work and occasional early mornings and weekends).
Contract: Full-time, fixed term until completion of the Apprenticeship Framework, including QCF (previously known as NVQ) and Essential Skills.
The maximum duration for each QCF level is 66 weeks.
About you: The successful candidate must be willing to undertake a Level 2 QCF qualification in Business Administration (training will be provided). Candidates must hold level 2 qualifications in both Maths and English (GCSE or equivalent). You will be exempt from applying for this role if you hold a qualification (Level 2 or above) in Business Administration.
About us: NPTC Group of Colleges is one of the largest Further Education providers in Wales, providing almost every conceivable vocational area of education and training including an exciting and varied programme of full and part-time courses stretching across locations from South to Mid Wales.
NPTC Group of Colleges has been educating future generations for over 90 years, we believe that qualifications and training are key to many rewarding career paths, with our highly qualified teaching staff and their wealth of industry knowledge on hand we will open the door to a successful and rewarding future, students are at the heart of everything we do, and we want them to leave us having had more than just an education.
Why work for us?
As well as competitive salaries, our pension schemes are some of the best available. These are administered via the Local Government Pension Scheme or the Teacher’s Pension Scheme and provide pensions that are increased each year in line with inflation. We contribute over £20 into your pension, for every £100 you earn.
The holiday allowance is excellent right from year 1. You have 28 days per year of holiday (rising to 32 after 5 years’ service), and as we close the College for up to 5 days over Christmas, this means up to an additional 5 days of leave. With the 8 days of public/bank holidays on top of this, you could benefit from 41 days of annual leave as an Apprentice. This is work-life balance!
We have a range of potential flexible working options available including agile working, sabbatical leave and job share, where it meets the needs of the College. Sickness benefits here are generous, and staff are also provided with free access to independent occupational health, the Employee Support Helpline, a 24-hour life management and personal support helpline. The College also employs a dedicated Heath and Wellbeing Co-ordinator, who provides support and organises very popular events across the Group, as well as providing access to a variety of free wellbeing resources.
There is free car parking at all of our main colleges as well as bike storage, and If you are based in the South we can also offer a 10% discount at the Lilliput Day Nursery in Neath.
The College is an educator and as such we actively promote and encourage Continuous Professional Development for all of our staff; we may even be able to contribute to the fees for higher degrees and other qualifications helpful to your job.
On top of all this, working at the College gives us the privilege of being involved in helping our learners and our communities succeed and thrive.
NPTC Group of Colleges offers far more than just good salaries!

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Business Services Team Leader to join our Traffic Orders team in the Operations Orders Team. This role focuses on the preparation and promotion of Statutory Orders, Notices and Agreements, delivered under the appropriate legislative framework, in order to safely maintain and improve traffic flows on the Strategic Road Network, and to deliver improvements that support economic growth and local communities. The role will also provide resilience to our Business Services Team.

The role can be based at either our Manchester or Birchwood office. However, if based at Birchwood, the role will require travel to our Manchester office.

What you’ll lead on

Manage the delivery of timely and accurate Traffic Regulation Orders to support effective, safe and efficient delivery of the Routine and Scheme Programmes, to time, quality, and cost.
Deal effectively with objections received in relation to Statutory Orders, and organise and attend Public Local Inquiries, where necessary.
Deliver timely and accurate financial reconciliation ensuring that National Highways is receiving good value for money from its Statutory Advertising provider.
Managing the preparation of Third-Party Agreements, Orders and Notices under the Highways Act 1980 and Acquisition of Land Act 1981 ensuring that they are delivered on time and in line with defined procedures and standards.
Enable and support effective information management including the maintenance of documents and records in accordance with National Highways Policies and Procedures and legal requirements.
Lead, motivate and develop team in providing proactive and flexible support to time and quality; build capability to meet developing business needs and improve resilience.
Manage the effective application of consistent working practices and procedures, ensuring deployment of resources according to priorities, adapting work methods to organisational changes to continually improve delivery and performance to provide a high quality, accurate and timely service to meet business and customer needs.

To be successful

Exhibit good attention to detail and ability to analyse a variety of data.
Experience in using relevant MS Office software and other related tools to enable production and maintenance of a range of complex documents and spreadsheets.
Ability to research a range of complex legal issues and make decisions based on this.
Able to work to tight deadlines whilst organising and prioritising workloads.
A good understanding of managing staff performance / experience with successfully leading people.
An understanding of the preparation and delivery of Traffic Orders is desirable.

A bit about us

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.

Want to know more?

For a copy of the Job Description please contact hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.comquoting reference #5291

Are you organised and methodical? Then why not apply to join our administration team within the Business Support department at NPTC Group of Colleges.
Scale 4, Points 21 – 24, £26,622 - £28,669 per annum.
Permanent, full time.
37 hours per week (including occasional early mornings, evenings and weekends).
About you: Ideally you will have a level 4 qualification in Business Administration (HNC or equivalent), and relevant experience. Candidates must hold a level 2 qualification in English and Maths (GCSE or equivalent) and be IT literate to Level 2 (with working knowledge of MS Word and Excel). Experience of managing procedures and co-ordinating staff is essential.
About us: NPTC Group of Colleges is one of the largest Further Education providers in Wales, providing almost every conceivable vocational area of education and training including an exciting and varied programme of full and part-time courses stretching across locations from South to Mid Wales.
NPTC Group of Colleges has been educating future generations for over 90 years, we believe that qualifications and training are key to many rewarding career paths, with our highly qualified teaching staff and their wealth of industry knowledge on hand we will open the door to a successful and rewarding future, students are at the heart of everything we do, and we want them to leave us having had more than just an education.
Why work for us?
As well as competitive salaries, our pension schemes are some of the best available. These are administered via the Local Government Pension Scheme or the Teacher’s Pension Scheme and provide pensions that are increased each year in line with inflation. We contribute over £20 into your pension, for every £100 you earn.
The holiday allowance is excellent right from year 1. You have 28 days per year of holiday (rising to 32 after 5 years’ service), and as we close the College for up to 5 days over Christmas, this means up to an additional 5 days of leave. With the 8 days of public/bank holidays on top of this, you could benefit from 41 days of annual leave. This is work-life balance!
We have a range of potential flexible working options available including sabbatical leave and job share, where it meets the needs of the College. Sickness benefits here are generous, and staff are also provided with free access to independent occupational health, the Employee Support Helpline, a 24-hour life management and personal support helpline. The College also employs a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Co-ordinator, who provides support and organises very popular events across the Group, as well as providing access to a variety of free wellbeing resources.
There is free car parking at all of our main colleges as well as bike storage, and If you are based in the South we can also offer a 10% discount at the Lilliput Day Nursery in Neath.
The College is an educator and as such we actively promote and encourage Continuous Professional Development for all of our staff; we may even be able to contribute to the fees for higher degrees and other qualifications helpful to your job.
On top of all this, working at the College gives us the privilege of being involved in helping our learners and our communities succeed and thrive.
NPTC Group of Colleges offers far more than just good salaries!

Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager - Business Winning
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF57997

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Business Winning Senior Engineering Manager.

The role
As a Business Winning Engineering Manager you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary.

Day-to-day, you'll lead the planning and management of engineering input into multi discipline bids. This role leads the engineering team to deliver technical solutions to meet budget, targets and governance. This includes defining, estimating, and programming the engineering scope delivery for Projects from concept design to full Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC). The management responsibilities include the identification and development of strategic capabilities (people, processes, methods and tools) to meet bidding and delivery objectives.

• Be accountable for management and delivery of engineering solutions to feed into the bid submission
• Adhere to Health & Safety standards and be fully familiar with all authorised documentation, Good Practice Guides and ISO standards.
• Ensure effective management of engineering disciplines to ensure timely & efficient delivery of engineering work to meet bid requirements and timescales
• Promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams
• Maintain knowledge of Industry best practice, promote a culture of Engineering best practice and provide leadership and assist in driving cultural development and change

This role is full time 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Business Winning Senior Engineering Manager

• Demonstrable management experience, including experience in managing multi-discipline teams to deliver activities on a range of project types
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines
• Previous experience of working in a business winning environmen

Desirable experience of the Business Winning Senior Engineering Manager

• Member of relevant institute or significant demonstrable engineering experience and capable of registration with the Engineering Council
• Experience in managing engineering scope for Projects from concept design to full Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. F

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

#CAVDESTNUC

​

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Job title: Project Support
Job type: Permanent
Start date: ASAP - Subject to clearance
Salary: Negotiable/Competitive
Location: Warrington
Hours of work: 37 hours per week

Applicants must posses the following:
- Experience in the use of document control systems
- Experience maintaining a master document register of a large complex project
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
- Able to gain security clearance or already have

Role information:
- Manage hard and soft copy documents ensuring compliance with classifications
- Ensure project documentation is managed in line with established procedures
- Manage and maintain electronic and hard copy documentation to verify configuration control
- Liaise with doc controllers for the processing of incoming documentation
- Ensure documentation is distributed internally and externally inline with procedures
- Ensure control and coordination of documentation and data
- Assist in the preparation and issuing of reports and registers as required

Interested in this position? please click "apply now"
We try to respond to all applicants, but sometimes this is not possible due to high volumes of applications; if you have not heard from us within 14 days, regrettably it means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
This permanent vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd
Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands, to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Serco: Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract (AASC)
Base Location: Warrington
Permanent / Full Time
£30,000
- £35,000 per annum dependent on experience + Excellent Corporate Benefits Package 
Here at Serco, we have an exciting opportunity for a Business Improvement Specialist who will be responsible for driving continuous improvement, transformational change and Operational Excellence activity for the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contract (AASC) based in Warrington and working across North West, Midlands and East of England.

AASC is a complex and critical contract and you will have the ability to work in a complex environment, to understand and articulate business requirements and priorities for transformation, assessing business readiness, designing new operating models, driving business adoption and providing specialist change management support options. You will support the Head of Business Support and Operational Excellence Governance board by providing guidance to those running their own projects, helping to remove barriers for business units to drive improvement and identifying and running your own business improvement initiatives and projects.

We are looking for a change professional, adept in both the people side of change (stakeholder management, change readiness etc) and the more technical elements (process design, resource modelling, MI reporting etc). You will have the attention to detail, the approachability, initiative and the people skills required to encourage and drive both business and personnel development across the organisation and contribute to the continuous improvement of human performance. Inspiring and leading Operational Excellence, Personal Development and Business Improvement activity across the AASC contract, you’ll also be responsible for supporting the business to achieve Operational Excellence maturity and to implement positive change throughout the organisation.

What you'll need to do this role

We need a confident facilitator who is experienced in eliciting information in a complex & highly specialised contract. You will have the ability to work in a small highly motivated team in a collaborative way and to share research, information, skills and insight with colleagues where you will also act as a positive influence across the business.

Having experience within a complex organisation and of complex data structures is required and a good understanding of process mapping is essential. You will also have experience and understanding of business improvement disciplines (LEAN, Six Sigma) and the ability to positively influence others in the desired direction to achieve identified outcomes.

It is desirable if you have some ability to design blended learning to include digital media, classroom based and e-learning content, making use of all available learning technologies and have the ability to recognise the appropriate style, level of detail and message for the audience with the ability to translate complex information in simple terms
- this is not essential
You will need excellent communication skills, verbal and written, as you will be liaising, maintaining, and developing respectful relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders across the AASC contracts, and within wider Serco and you will need a full UK Driving Licence as travel is required between contracts where you will facilitate a holistic approach to improvement and projects, to include in-house solutions such as job-shadowing, action learning, 1-2-1’s, internal workshops.

CRB Clearance and/or Security Clearance at Baseline level (Serco Civil Government is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all offers of employment are subject to security clearance checks and approval by the Home Office)

This is a challenging but exciting role and in addition to the above we are also looking for you to be:


- Trained or on the path to Green Belt accreditation
- Demonstrate abilities to successfully engage and influence
- Experience in presentation of communication
- Strong administration skills

SC is a complex and critical contract and you will have the ability to work in a complex environment, to understand and articulate business requirements and priorities for transformation, assessing business readiness, designing new operating models, driving business adoption and providing specialist change management support options. You will support the Head of Business Support and Operational Excellence Governance board by providing guidance to those running their own projects, helping to remove barriers for business units to drive improvement and identifying and running your own business improvement initiatives and projects.

We are looking for a change professional, adept in both the people side of change (stakeholder management, change readiness etc) and the more technical elements (process design, resource modelling, MI reporting etc). You will have the attention to detail, the approachability, initiative and the people skills required to encourage and drive both business and personnel development across the organisation and contribute to the continuous improvement of human performance. Inspiring and leading Operational Excellence, Personal Development and Business Improvement activity across the AASC contract, you’ll also be responsible for supporting the business to achieve Operational Excellence maturity and to implement positive change throughout the organisation.

What you'll need to do this role

We need a confident facilitator who is experienced in eliciting information in a complex & highly specialised contract. You will have the ability to work in a small highly motivated team in a collaborative way and to share research, information, skills and insight with colleagues where you will also act as a positive influence across the business.

Having experience within a complex organisation and of complex data structures is required and a good understanding of process mapping is essential. You will also have experience and understanding of business improvement disciplines (LEAN, Six Sigma) and the ability to positively influence others in the desired direction to achieve identified outcomes.

It is desirable if you have some ability to design blended learning to include digital media, classroom based and e-learning content, making use of all available learning technologies and have the ability to recognise the appropriate style, level of detail and message for the audience with the ability to translate complex information in simple terms
- this is not essential
You will need excellent communication skills, verbal and written, as you will be liaising, maintaining, and developing respectful relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders across the AASC contracts, and within wider Serco and you will need a full UK Driving Licence as travel is required between contracts where you will facilitate a holistic approach to improvement and projects, to include in-house solutions such as job-shadowing, action learning, 1-2-1’s, internal workshops.

CRB Clearance and/or Security Clearance at Baseline level (Serco Civil Government is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all offers of employment are subject to security clearance checks and approval by the Home Office)

This is a challenging but exciting role and in addition to the above we are also looking for you to be:


- Trained or on the path to Green Belt accreditation
- Demonstrate abilities to successfully engage and influence
- Experience in presentation of communication
- Strong administration skills

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Zest Optical are currently supporting a family run optical group to recruit a Practice Manager into their team in Widnes, Cheshire.

This is an opportunity to lead a great team in a practice where customer care and service is the #1 priority.

Considering the size of the team and the fact the pace in the store is a little more relaxed, this would be a great move for somebody taking their first step into management or somebody looking to utilise their skills in a slower paced environment where they can really focus on the patients.

Practice Manager - Role

• Lead, direct and motivate the team
• Responsible for all day-to-day operations
• Monitoring of targets & KPI's
• Introduce and implement new ideas to help drive the business forward
• Train existing and new member of staff on technical and customer service issues
• Support with the recruitment of new members into the team

Practice Manager - Requirements

• Proven track record in the optical industry
• Drive - developing both yourself and those around you
• Initiative - identifying new opportunities for growth
• Communication - supporting the team around you, enabling them to be their best

Practice Manager - Salary

• Base salary up to £25,000
• Range of additional benefits

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please send your CV across to Kieran Lindley using the 'Apply' link as soon as possible.

A highly successful group of independent Opticians are looking for a part time Optometrist at their Nantwich practice.

Optometrist - Role

• Professional independent Opticians
• Work for a company that cares
• Exceptional reputation in the area
• 45 minute appointments
• State of the art equipment including OCT and Optomap
• Chance to complete further training based on your interests
• Working 3 days a week - Tues, Thur and Sat
• Typical working hours from 9am to 5.30pm (8.30am to 4.30pm on a Sat)
• Salary between £55,000 to £65,000 Pro Rata
• Team incentives
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Medical healthcare plan
• Family and friends discounts
• CET training provided
• Professional fees paid (Pro rata)
• Cycle to work scheme

Optometrist - Requirements

• Fully qualified Optometrist registered with the GOC
• Team player
• Kind
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic
• Confident

To avoid missing out on this opportunity, please send your CV across to Rebecca Wood using the 'Apply' link as soon as possible.

Working for a leading engineering firm based in Warrington, we are currently seeking a Project Manager to join a fast paced, forward thinking, hugely profitable business on a full time Permanent basis. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake the management of projects within strategic business technology team. Additionally, you will be asked to monitor the overall commercial performance of the projects. The salary for this role is up to GBP55,000 per annum plus GBP425 per month for car allowance.

What will you be doing as a Project Manager?

• Project Delivery
• Complete typical project management tasks such as creating detailed programmes, issuing Early Warnings, costing and submitting Variations, forecasting, etc
• Assume project management responsibility for all projects within portfolio, this will require the completion of the following:
• Monitor the overall commercial performance of the project, maintaining accurate cost-to-complete forecasts and raising awareness of threats in relation to excessive additional costs, delays or margin depletion.
• In relation to change, evaluate any project early warnings, compensation events and/or variations (or any similarly defined issues) and communicate them to the client and delivery teams.
• Highlight any project risks or delays and communicate these to all stakeholders.
• Communicate programme and progress both with internal stakeholders and the client, primarily by means of project programmes and/or other commercial and engineering updates, ensuring these are up-to-date and relevant.
• Communicate regularly with the engineering design and manufacturing teams to ensure projects are progressing as expected.
• Ensure the project is delivered while adhering to technology quality procedures.
• Ensure that project design reviews are carried out.
• Be the main point of client contact for assigned projects and ensure any significant issues (e.g. delays or cost impacts) are escalated to the Key Account Managers or Operations Manager.
• Support the Key Account Manager on new project bids and quotes, such as through identifying the requirements for project management or administration resources and costs and assisting to define programmes required to complete works in accordance with the clients expected timescales.
• Working with support of the Quantity Surveyor
• Support the wider commercial and technical management needs of the business through:
• Providing regular monthly summary progress reports across all projects, highlighting technical progress and commercial performance and detailing any changes.
• Ensuring all project commercial data is up to date as required, at least monthly
• Escalate significant commercial issues or risks to the Project Managers or KAM in a timely manner.
• Assume full responsibility for the fulfilment of the requirements of CDM Principal Contractor and Designer.
• For allocated projects, ensure a suitable responsible person is assigned to oversee site activities and is fully aware of their site works scope and responsibilities.
• Attend client sites as necessary to review job progress and ensure packages of work are signed off by the clients Project Managers.

What we require for the role of Project Manager?

• ONC/HNC/Degree in electrical, measurement or control engineering or related discipline.
• Good basic education particularly in English language and grammar.
• Project Management skills, APM or Prince 2 practitioner preferred.
• SSSTS/SMSTS and CDM principal contractor qualifications and/or experience preferred.
• The job holder shall be able to demonstrate effective communication, negotiating and influence skills that enable them to work at all levels within the organisation
• Good knowledge of Commercial practices, including basic knowledge of the practical application of contract law.
• High level of computer literacy including MS Project, MS Excel and MS Word

What will you get in return for your work as a Project Manager

• The starting salary is up to GBP55,000 per annum depending on your experience.
• Car allowance.
• Hybrid working options.
• No weekends.
• Flexible working hours.
• Pension scheme.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Private health care.

If this sounds like a role you will LOVE, please send your CV to us today!


We aim to respond to all successful applications within 2 days. If you haven't been contacted within 2 days your application has been unsuccessful. Please check our Website and apply directly for any other suitable positions you see. We apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest.

Are you on Facebook? Consider following our Facebook page as this is the first place where we post the most up to date vacancies, along with CV tips, interview techniques and so much more. Check us out on Facebook.
Jobwise Ltd is an employment agency and the details sent in your application may be stored on our secure database. We will not share your personal data without your consent. Our privacy policy can be found on our Website.

Job Title: Senior Project Controls Manager
Location: Warrington, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58306

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Controls Manager.

The role

As a Senior Project Controls Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will be supporting with a decommissioning project at Hinkley Point A.

This is an exciting and pivotal role in the successful delivery of our most complex projects and programmes. Within this role, you will lead on the implementation and management of effective project controls measures relating to scope, cost, time, risk and quality. Utilising these measures, you will enable strategic performance analysis to be undertaken against the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), highlighting variances, trends and insights needed to inform effective decision making.

Essential experience of the Senior Project Controls Manager:

• Experience in project controls on complex/major projects or programmes
• Has knowledge of project controls approaches and practices, such as planning / scheduling management, cost management, risk management and analysis, performance management (i.e. EVM), change management and configuration control.
• Previous experience of dealing with subcontract management
• Has excellent knowledge of Primavera P6

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC). Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting - Clearance Levels- GOV.UK

What we offer:

• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 12/07/24

#CAVDESTNUC

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Business Support Assistant needed in Ellesmere Port

The rate is £12.00ph PAYE

This is a temporary role working part time

The reference number is: 5250005

The successful candidate will provide general administrative support including photocopying, filling, scanning, minute taking, developing and utilising standard letters and pre-formatted documents, PowerPoint presentations and reception duties to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of supports to ensure service needs are met and business levels maintained.

Ultimately, undertake activities connected with supporting the work of the service ensuring that activities are properly operated to achieve optimum efficiency and effectiveness

Due to high volumes of CVs received, we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to Kirsty@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.

You can also follow us at Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn or via our website