Total 18 Others level Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Falkirk, FK1 1EA

Job Advert

Applicants for the role of planning enforcement officer should have planning enforcement experience or have a sound working knowledge of being an enforcement officer in a related role or have equivalent experience in another relevant area involving regulatory compliance.

You will be an integral part of, and be supported by, a small planning team at Falkirk Council. You will be responsible for providing the Council’s statutory planning enforcement service. This will involve carrying out investigations, providing professional advice and guidance to customers, dealing with and resolving breaches of planning control.

You must be a good team player with excellent interpersonal and communications skills, be able to maintain accurate records and be mobile throughout the Council area. A full driving licence is required for this post and the council operates a pool car scheme for site visits. Hybrid home, office and site working is required as part of this role.

You will work 22.2 hours per week on a part time basis.

For detailed information on the role please refer to the Job Profile.

For an informal discussion please contact Bernard Whittle or Donald Campbell, the Development Management Co-ordinators on 01324 504875 or 01324 504707

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Business Development Manager (M8 Corridor)

SALARY: £30,000 Basic + (£30,000 Guarantee for First Year)
Realistic: OTE £90,000 (totally uncapped) Top Earners in excess of £150k

The role of Business Development Manager is to develop new business opportunities for my client through working with Telemarketing and the Services Team and building your own referral network.

They are looking for a dynamic, motivated, high performing new Business Development professional, selling Employment Law and Health & Safety outsourcing solutions to the mid-market sector (30+ employee businesses).

Benefits for a Sales Executive include:
* Basic salary of £30k per annum + (£30,000 Guarantee for First Year)
* Company car or car allowance
* 25 days plus bank holidays and an extra day for your birthday
* An exciting role with great progression plans guaranteed

In return for this, we are looking for someone who has:
* 2 years plus track record of selling in a B2B environment (Industry experience NOT required).
* Confident in value based/consultative selling.
* Ability to sell to different audiences including Business Owners, Board of Directors and HR Managers.

Roles and responsibilities:
* Attending sales appointments booked by your Telemarketing partner.
* Working with the Head of Seminars to generate a quarterly seminar plan to maximise sales opportunities.
* Generating and attending meetings with potential introducers and referral partners.
* Self-generating new leads, appointments and referrals through day to day new business activity.
* Achieve quarterly sales targets.
* Accurately build, manage and maintain your sales pipeline.

If interested in the above opportunity apply ASAP for immediate consideration.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

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Can you ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’?

To support the Council’s drive to become Council of the Future we are now looking to appoint on a full time permanent basis a dynamic and enthusiastic Customer & Business Support Assistant who will enjoy working in an environment of continuous change and improvement.

You will be educated to SVQ level 2 or equivalent, with a positive ‘can do’ attitude, the drive to ‘make it happen’ in a busy working environment delivering a high-quality responsive Customer & Business support service across a diverse range of services.

Ideally you will possess strong written and oral communication skills, knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office, Call handling and data protection legislation requirements.

You must be able to work accurately to deadlines within a busy team ensuring excellent customer support to both internal and external customers.

This role will involve some element of hybrid working which will be a combination of home and office working but Service demands will dictate as/when hybrid working will be suitable for the post holder.

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Job Advert

The Falkirk area is experiencing significant economic investment through the Falkirk Growth Deal, Forth Green Freeport, Tax Incremental Finance initiative and other major investment programmes. With significant funding secured and a number of major projects already in development, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of a broad range of roads, flooding, active travel and development-related infrastructure projects. These projects will deliver innovative, greener, more inclusive and sustainable infrastructure, contributing to and supporting economic growth across the Falkirk region.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who has experience of managing and leading professional project teams, both in-house and external, for successful delivery of a variety of transport infrastructure projects.

You will have demonstrable experience of working in a project management environment with experience in managing multiple projects to programme and budget. You should have detailed knowledge of project procurement processes, and experience of managing programmes/projects with conflicting priorities.

You will be responsible for managing the delivery of engineering projects within cost, time, and quality parameters, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will have the ability to work under pressure to meet agreed project deliverables whilst maintaining a customer-focused, innovative and flexible approach. You should demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence others and take initiative in resolving problems.

You are required to be flexible, innovative and reactive to public demands and pressures including communicating directly with elected representatives and public enquiries. You will deputise for the Infrastructure Projects Manager as required.

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Can you ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’?

To support the Council’s drive to become Council of the Future we are looking to appoint a temporary part-time dynamic and enthusiastic Customer & Business Support Assistant who will enjoy working in an environment of continuous change and improvement.

You will be educated to SVQ level 2 or equivalent, with a positive ‘can do’ attitude, the drive to ‘make it happen’ in a busy working environment delivering a high quality responsive Customer & Business support service across a diverse range of services.

You will have sound communication, planning and organisation skills, and must be able to work to deadlines within a busy team, ensuring excellent customer service to both internal and external customers. Key tasks will include the co-ordination and arranging of statutory child care reviews and child protection planning meetings; and updating/maintaining spreadsheets and in-house bespoke systems associated with these meetings.

You will have knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office including Outlook Calendar and Teams functions, and an understanding of data protection legislation requirements.

This role will involve some element of hybrid working which will be a combination of home and office working but Service demands will dictate as/when hybrid working will be suitable for the post holder.

You will work 18.5 hours per week, full-day Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning.

This post is temporary until September 2025 to cover a secondment period.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to carry out a Disclosure Scotland check

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Our client Scottish Power are seeking a Project Manager for a minimum 12 month contract role based primarily in Bonnybridge but also covering other Scottish Power sites.

Business:

At SP Energy Networks our focus is on harnessing technology and innovation to create the networks of the future. Our team is building a dynamic network to meet the changing demands for electricity and increasingly, renewable electricity – safely, securely and sustainably in the communities we serve.
At SP Energy Networks, we know people are central to building a better future, quicker and we are seeking new talent to join our team.

Purpose

SP Energy Networks are experiencing an unprecedented level of network investment and demand for major connections. These works involve significant engineering deliverables at multiple sites across the SPD territory.
The Project Manager is responsible for the management of the deliverables associated with these projects. It is expected that these deliverables will be produced safely and without adverse impact to the environment, within authorised budget, to a high standard of quality and the required timescales.

Location

The role will be based at the St Vincent Cres office in Glasgow. The successful candidate must be able to visit sites across the SPD area.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the support of District Project Managers to ensure they have a full suite of project control tools, throughout their full lifecycle from development through to final closeout.
• Working with the Quantity Surveyor Team, conduct regular Cost Value Reconciliations (CVR) to ensure projects remain profitable.
• Responsible for the preparation of, progress reports, risk and issue management and document management
• Responsible for the scheduling of key service partners, direct labour and material reservation
• Develop accurate capital expenditure forecasts and output projections on assigned projects, with full accountability for project, contractual and financial governance.
• Ensure system data and final records for all assets are entered into the corporate systems in line with required policy and associated timescales
• Drive continual improvement by completing project and contract reviews, identifying lessons learned and sharing these with the wider business. Make proposals and introduce changes for best project management practice and behaviour across the wider project portfolio.

Skills & Requirements

• We are looking for excellent candidates with project management skills and an ability to maintain project management disciplines and outputs, preferable within the electricity / utility sectors
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Experience of customer management
• Experience of contractor management
• Ability to review, dispute and agree variation orders
• Experience of financial management
• An understanding of high-voltage electrical safety – training and authorisation will be provided
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Self-motivated and able to take responsibility
• Able to build good relationships at all levels, internally and externally

Our client is a solutions focused, design and compliance consultancy, with a proven track record of supporting clients in achieving their required goals.

They are seeking a Business Support Administrator who can help grow the Administration / HR function and provide support to the overall business:

Your daily duties will consist of but not limited to:
* Handle all administration and ad hoc tasks.
* Deal with incoming telephone calls passing to relevant person.
* Produce and format letters, fee proposals, minutes of meeting, e-mails and reports, using audio typing equipment where required.
* Attend and minute meetings.
* Diary management dealing with travel arrangements and dealing with incoming and outgoing mail.
* Ad-hoc tasks to support the teams, when and as required.
Human Resources
* Manage the recruitment and leavers process.
* Staff Inductions
* Handle anything Payroll or Finance related
* Keep all personnel information confidential and updated
* Update records on sickness and paternity / maternity leave
* Management of six-monthly staff appraisals, including coordinating appraisal actions and outputs.
* Management and maintenance of the staff handbook.
* Overseeing holiday purchase system
* Support to Directors for following initiatives: Wellbeing, Young Person Strategy, Fair Working
* Organise training for staff as well as medicals and D& A testing
* Ensure training and medical records kept up to date

Required Experience:

* Educated to HNC/HND or Degree level, with minimum 5 years office experience.
* Excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages, in particular Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio.
* Experience of diary management.
* Accurate and fast typing required
* HR experience is desirable

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

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You will be a key member of the Transport Planning team within the Transport Planning Unit of Place Services, assisting with the provision of Transport Planning functions and projects in the Falkirk Council area.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Assisting with the implementation and monitoring of the Council’s Local Transport Strategy and assist with the Local Development Plan.
• Providing analysis and feedback to the Council’s Development Management team and developers on proposed developments/planning applications including trip generation and junction suitability, swept path analysis and recommending and active and sustainable interventions required;
• Providing professional advice and comment on transport issues relating to major development.
• Management of Council’s transport survey programme and budget, including the supervision of casual and contract staff and maintenance/ update of databases.
• Assisting with Council’s input and access to national traffic / trip generation databases.
• Assisting with risk assessments for Transport Planning Unit staff.
• Preparation of technical reports and provide transport data to internal and external clients as appropriate.
• Liaison with internal and external bodies when necessary.
• Preparation of project design briefs to define “client” needs in scheme delivery.
• Responding to general enquiries on transport planning.
• Assisting with transport modelling and economic evaluation for transport proposals.
• Liaising with internal and external bodies as appropriate, in particular to secure the implementation of transport projects.
• Providing professional advice on transportation issues to Members and senior managers of Falkirk Council.
• Assisting with developing and managing the Council's Parking Strategy and Blue Badge scheme
• Liaising with internal and external bodies including other Council services, other Councils, ATCO, SCOTS, Scottish Government, Transport Scotland, Community Councils, Scottish Enterprise, Police Scotland, consultants, Scottish Canals, Network Rail, ScotRail, Sustrans, bus and train operators, contractors, Forth Valley NHS and Forth Environment Link.
• Ensuring that the Service’s responsibilities in relation to Health and Safety are achieved by implementing, promoting and monitoring safe working practices and ensuring compliance with safety regulations and the Corporate and Service Health and Safety Policy.
• Assisting in assessing, providing feedback and monitoring implementation of travel plans (internal and external).

This post sits within the context of the Council progressing a major transformation program towards the ‘Council of the Future’, with investment in transport, economic development and infrastructure related projects intended to be a catalyst for the area’s transition to a greener, more inclusive and prosperous future. Working with the Transport Planning Co-ordinator, this Officer post will have a role in delivering the transport elements of this program.

You should be educated to degree standard in an appropriate discipline and have Chartered status (or be working towards) e.g. CMILT, CTPP or equivalent with relevant experience of working in a transport related environment. It is essential that you are self-motivated and able to operate within a team dynamic. You should have IT skills and experience and sound written and verbal communication skills. A proven ability to manage competing demands and to negotiate effectively will also be expected.

You should have the required skills, knowledge and experience that will make a positive contribution to the delivery of the Council’s Transport Planning function.

Further details of the key responsibilities and requirements of this post are shown in the job profile.

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Assertive Recovery Outreach Service
Project Coordinator
Are you passionate about helping people sustain their recovery? Do you want to be part of a dynamic recovery community? If so, this is an excellent opportunity to take on a meaningful and rewarding role where your
actions will make a difference to people’s lives and to the community. Be part of a vibrant charity that has been supporting and empowering vulnerable adults since 1975.
Recovery Scotland is a charity dedicated to providing a range of recovery focussed services for people affected by addictions. We provide opportunities to help people change their addictive behaviours, engage with recovery communities and fulfil their aspirations.
We are looking to appoint a Project Coordinator to coordinate our Assertive Recovery Outreach
Team’s activities in Forth Valley, to engage with hard-to-reach individuals who are affected by
problematic substance use and associated mental health problems, and to support and motivate them to engage with treatment services and recovery focussed activities. Furthermore to develop the project, to liaise with various services and to expand our recovery network.
A Full-time (35 hours per week) or a Part-time post (28 hours per week)
Based at Recovery Scotland’s premises in Falkirk.
£26,735 – £28,676 pro-rata (SPS 28 - 30) for a full time post of 35 hours per week.
Duration: This is a limited term post until 31 October 2026 with the possibility of further
extension depending on the availability of funds and the performance of the post holder.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a generous pension contribution, competitive salary, and generous annual leave.
You will be passionate and enthusiastic about recovery. If in recovery, we are looking for you to
have had a minimum of three years stability from substance use or addictive behaviours. You will have a recognised professional qualification or training award in social care or health care or community work or counselling or addiction studies to a minimum SVQ level 4 or equivalent, will have a good understanding of the impact that substance use can have on individuals, families and communities and you will be familiar with what works to promote and sustain recovery. An ability to work flexibly and creatively in motivating, supporting and encouraging people is essential.
This post requires an enhanced disclosure. Successful candidates must undertake a satisfactory
Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Record for Restricted Work with Protected
Adults.
If you are interested in this post please call Becky Wood on 07920576377 for an informal chat
or email at servicemngr@recoveryscotland.org.uk
For the application pack please contact Recovery Scotland at enquiries@recoveryscotland.org.uk
or download the pack from GoodMoves website.
Closing date for applications is Thursday 25th July
Interviews will be held on Friday 2nd August 2024
Please do not send a CV as it will not be considered.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as per the Government’s guidance.
This post requires a Standard Disclosure.
Recovery Scotland aims to be an equal opportunities employer.
SCO Charity Number SCO2335

See Job Description and Person Specification Develop high quality integrated childrens and young peoples services, ensuring parity of access to services are available for the whole population, whilst adapting for local need, using health insights from population health tool Provide strategic contract management support and ensure that contracts are compliant and performing in line with performance indicators specified and remain strategically relevant in line with national, South West London and local strategic priorities. Work closely with Sutton partners to implement national, South West London and Sutton strategies and priorities. This will require working with colleagues across the system to translate national and ICS programmes into local schemes, developing business cases and project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues, and dependencies, considering best practice and options and monitoring the progress of programmes Lead on the management and delivery of key transformation and commissioning projects within the Children and Young Peoples portfolio, ensuring that results are delivered within deadlines and to a high standard. Adopt a strong performance management culture that supports continuous improvement, professional curiosity to demonstrate best value and best practice. Provide strong project management, producing clear plans, setting direction and ensuring successful delivery on time, to high quality standards and in a cost-effective manner. Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting, and presenting accurate and timely data and information. Ensure flexibility of the programme to meet conflicting/changing requirements if required. Demonstrate effective stakeholder management across the system and at all levels, with in-depth knowledge to be able to respond to and resolve conflict between different providers when this arises, through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms. Consider the impact of any change on existing contract arrangements and oversee any necessary changes, ensuring full ownership and buy-in of providers at senior and executive levels. Work closely with a wide range of stakeholders including, including Sutton Council, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust, Community Care, Primary Care, Education and Sutton based voluntary, charitable, social enterprise and faith group organisations The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop strong service delivery.

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Can you ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’? To support the Council’s drive to become Council of the Future we are now looking to appoint on a permanent basis a part-time dynamic and enthusiastic Customer & Business Support Officer who will enjoy working in an environment of continuous change and improvement. You will be educated to SVQ level 3 or equivalent, with a positive ‘can do’ attitude, the drive to ‘make it happen’ in a busy working environment delivering a high quality responsive Customer & Business support service across a diverse range of services. You will have the ability to minute complex multi-agency meetings transcribing these accurately and timeously to meet statutory timescales. Meetings and associated data will be of a highly sensitive nature. You will be involved in attending and minuting a high volume of complex statutory review meetings on a weekly basis and high profile or high risk offenders within Justice Services. You will have sound communication, planning and organisation skills, and must be able to work to deadlines within busy teams ensuring excellent customer service to both internal and external customers. You will have knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office and data protection legislation requirements with highly developed I.T. skills. You will have knowledge of Local Authority services. Previous applicants need not apply. If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to carry out a Disclosure Scotland check. You will work 18.5 hours per week. (Wednesday afternoon, full-day Thursday & Friday)

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Can you ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’?

To support the Council’s drive to become Council of the Future we are now looking to appoint on a permanent basis a dynamic and enthusiastic Customer & Business Support Assistant who will enjoy working in an environment of continuous change and improvement.

You will be educated to SVQ level 2 or equivalent, with a positive ‘can do’ attitude, the drive to ‘make it happen’ in a busy working environment delivering a high-quality responsive Customer & Business support service across a diverse range of services.

Ideally you will possess strong written and oral communication skills, knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office, Call handling and data protection legislation requirements.

You must be able to work accurately to deadlines within a busy team ensuring excellent customer support to both internal and external customers.

This role will involve some element of hybrid working which will be a combination of home and office working but Service demands will dictate as/when hybrid working will be suitable for the post holder.

If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to carry out a Disclosure Scotland check.

Multiple posts available on a permanent and temporary, full time and part time basis.

Various locations throughout the Council area, combining a combination of hybrid and office based roles.

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Our Graduate Scheme is designed to give you a positive start to your career in local government. You will be mainly based in the Planning Team in Falkirk Community Stadium but as a Hybrid Worker will also work from home.

You will provide support and assistance to the Planning Team. You will gain experience in a range of areas of work and will be required to:

• Support the preparation of the Statutory Development Plan.
• Collect, analyse and present planning and environmental data
• Process local development planning applications.
• Fulfil enforcement duties.

You will have an HND or above in Planning, environmental, social or economic subjects or other recognised relevant subject and should have an understanding and /or experience of land use planning. Knowledge and experience of GIS mapping tools (e.g. ArcGIS) would be advantage, although not essential as training will be given.

You will communicate with internal services, outside agencies and the public.

We look for core skills for all our graduate posts which are:

• Good written and spoken communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Organisation skills
• Project management experience
• Report writing experience
• Team working experience
• Computer skills including use of Microsoft 365
• Ability to use your initiative and organise your own workload

This could be gained through volunteering, internships or student honours projects as well as from previous employment.

For our graduate scheme, it’s desirable for you to have graduated in the last 2 years. If you meet any of the additional desirable criteria below your application will be given priority:

• Care Experienced
• Live in Falkirk Council area
• Currently unemployed/employed for less than 16 hours per week
• Not working in the professional area you are applying for

You will sometimes be required to travel to sites or meetings at other premises and in connection with work activities. A full driving licence is desirable (Pool cars are available).

The graduate programme is designed to give you a broad and diverse experience of how Falkirk works, where you can contribute to the delivery of our vision and values.
Your duties and job roles will vary during your programme.

This post is temporary until August 2026.

Please see the attached job profile and information pack.

This post will start in August 2024.

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Job Description

Service Care Solutions has a new and exciting opportunity which has become available working as a Business Support Officer with Cheshire East Council.

Cheshire East Council are currently looking for someone who can work 37 hours a week, on an initial 3-month Contract, with a view to potentially being extended.

Key responsibilities

• To provide support across the Special Educational Needs and Disability Service
• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of policy and procedures within the service areas of SEN & disability
• Be able to Perform Administrative duties, to the high standards already set by Cheshire East Council.

Essential Criteria

The Successful Candidate must hold an Enhanced DBS for both Children and Adults

APPLY NOW - Send your CV to John… John.deane@servicecare.org.uk

Why Service Care Solutions?

• A Dedicated consultant specific to your area of work with up to date knowledge on markets and new positions.
• We operate nationwide working with both public and private domains.
• All Compliance paid for including DBS and Social Work registration.
• We operate 3 payrolls per week
• Bring your Job to us bonus of £250
• Refer a friend Bonus of £250

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Can you ‘MAKE IT HAPPEN’?

To support the Council’s transformation, project the Strategic Property Review, we are now looking to appoint on a temporary basis, a dynamic and enthusiastic Customer & Business Support Officer who will enjoy working in an environment of continuous change and improvement.

You will be helping support the 3 Customer & Business Support teams across Place Services with a range of duties.

You will be educated to SVQ level 3 or equivalent, with a positive ‘can do’ attitude, the drive to ‘make it happen’ in a busy working environment delivering a high quality responsive Customer & Business support service across a diverse range of services.

You will have sound communication, planning and organisation skills, and must be able to work to deadlines within busy teams, ensuring excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.

You will have knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office and data protection legislation requirements with highly developed I.T. skills.

You will have knowledge of Local Authority services.

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