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Hays Civil Engineering is delighted to be partnering on a retained basis with Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) a firm of civil, structural, and environmental engineering consultants.


The company has been established for 50 years and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Current annual revenues exceed £20M and employee numbers exceed 200. ROD has an office in Otley near Leeds and two offices in Dublin. There are 12 shareholders of ROD, all of whom are full-time employees of the company.

The office in Otley was established in 2019 and a separate operating company, Roughan and O'Donovan UK Ltd, was incorporated in 2018. There are currently 19 people working in the Otley office with a plan to increase this over the coming years.
Current UK projects the team are involved in are:

• A5 Western Transport Corridor ECI,
• A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe D&B,
• Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside Bridge,
• A47 Harfrey's Roundabout and
• Herring Bridge and Approaches, Great Yarmouth and
• Cross Tay Link Road.

Whilst these are major highways and bridge projects, there is an extensive element of Active Travel, SUDS, Environment and Geotechnical elements to them with a keen focus on sustainability.
Past projects include:

• A6 Randaltown to Castledawson,
• A1231 Northern Spire and approaches and
• M8-M73-M74 Motorway Upgrade.

Revenues at ROD UK Ltd are currently of the order of £2M per annum. ROD has an extensive portfolio of past projects in the Highways & Transportation sector in Ireland, having provided services to public-sector, contractor and PPP clients on more than 500km of motorway projects, and Greenways, for instance.

ROD is also a market leader in Urban Realm and Active Travel project design in Ireland and has been requested to provide training in this sector in the UK based on our large portfolio of completed projects. Sustainability and liveability are cornerstones of our design philosophy, and we strive to incorporate circular economy principles in all of our project designs. ROD has targeted the UK market as its principal growth area and is now seeking to recruit an Associate/Technical Director to support the further growth of the ROD UKL business in that sector.
This role is ideal for an individual with a proven ability to provide technical leadership, to develop professional teams, and to provide high quality service to clients. The successful candidate will hold a senior transportation design leadership position in an engineering consultancy and will have the ambition to lead that discipline within the expanding ROD UKL team.

The position will be based in the Otley office.
Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the transportation team, overseeing, supporting, advising and coaching the engineering professionals.
• Supervise highways and transportation projects, lead design evolution and checking with full technical responsibility for deliverables, assign responsibilities and allocate resources efficiently.
• Lead and direct bidding efforts for new highways and transportation projects.
• Be part of the management team in the wider ROD Transportation Group, including organising ROD UKL inputs to projects in Ireland and coordinating resources in Ireland to support UK bidding and projects.
• Maintain excellent levels of customer service.
• Report to the Managing Director of the ROD UKL business.
• Undertake group-wide management functions allocated by the Board.

Required Skills and Experience

• A Chartered Engineer with a university degree, coupled with in excessive of 15 years experience in Civil Engineering design.
• Excellent technical skills in the design of highways, streets, and transportation projects.
• Commercial and financial acumen.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Capable of representing the company with clients and external parties.
• Experience of traffic network analysis is desirable but not essential.

What you'll get in return

• An opportunity to join an established consultancy, offering the autonomy to run the Highways discipline and the strategic goals for future success, by further developing strong new and existing client relationships and maintaining their reputation for quality delivery and ongoing service.
• As a business, they take pride in offering their people consistent progression. Their people are their main priority, which is why they offer a flexible and hybrid working environment for those that choose to utilise it. They also ensure the Leeds office is open 5 days a week for individuals that prefer to work in an office environment too.
• They retain their people by offering long-term, stable, and progressive careers, including supporting continued learning and setting career goals suited to the individual and business.
• A competitive package is available, and you can expect to achieve a basic salary of £70k-£80k basic, plus bonus and benefits associated with this level of appointment.

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, please call Karly Clark-Head of Engineering, on 07802 200 492 or click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Your new company
Continued market success has created a new opportunity for a Manager or Associate Director with an engineering or scientific background to join a Top 4 Accountancy Firm in Birmingham. This Firm offers global integrated professional services in an approach that combines intellectual leadership, industrial expertise, insight, consulting and problem-solving to help and support their clients. The UK Government provides tax incentives to businesses performing R&D and this is an opportunity to join a market leader in helping clients secure these incentives. This Firm can offer coaching and support for returners to refresh knowledge and skills to help transition back into the workplace.


Your new role
As the Associate Director/Manager within this Firm's R&D team, you will be client facing and lead the technical aspects of R&D claims, interviews and prepare documentation to support R&D claims. You will be working with senior technical and finance staff.


Key Duties:

• Analysing technical and cost data from clients to develop robust and efficient R&D claim methodologies
• Lead the interview process with technical experts to understand their R&D activity, summarising output from these interviews in documentation format
• Leading technical aspects of the R&D claim preparation process within a project
• Preparing clear reports for submission to HMRC.

What you'll need to succeed
The successful R&D professional will have a degree in Engineering or Science with post-grad experience of working in an engineering, manufacturing or scientific role. Experienced in leading project teams to both internal and external customers. Strong communication skills and be happy working within multidisciplinary teams.


What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to apply your technical knowledge across a wide range of areas and to help companies identify the R&D claims for these incentives. This R&D can involve activities starting from basic research, through to early stage new product & process development, industrial scale trials and ongoing process improvement activity across all areas of engineering and manufacturing. This Firm offers flexible working arrangements, an excellent salary package and benefits, along with outstanding career prospects.


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

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Your new company
This Reward & Incentives team is a specialist team very similar to those in the Big 4 - they have a significant number of people who work solely in this area and sits within the Employer Solutions Group, alongside the Employment Tax and Global Mobility offerings.

Your new role
We are looking to recruit at Manager or Associate Director level. This role would be integrated into the wider Birmingham tax team, but also into the national ESG/Reward team. Supporting the national partners on projects won from elsewhere, with access to the junior staff from the national Reward team as required, but you would also focus on winning (with partner support) work from Birmingham clients and servicing work locally.


What you'll need to succeed
Someone with at least a few years specialist Reward/share schemes experience is required for this role rather than a generalist looking to specialise. We are also open to recruiting from law firms provided that they are already specialists.


What you'll get in return
Quality is very high - they go toe-to-toe with the Big 4 in this space. They can offer the right candidate a better culture than Big 4, but with a quality of work that matches them and strong progression opportunities. They are growing rapidly - c. 30% growth last year.
They also do tax valuation work from within the Reward team and generally have the team cover all aspects of Reward work i.e. the structuring, tax advice, valuations and drafting rather than splitting this into sub-teams. Fully training missing technical gaps in experience.
Great benefits package, hybrid working and a close national & local team working environment.


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

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Your new company
Senior Manager/Director required by Big Four Accountancy Firm in Birmingham for their Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Tax Team. Due to my client's diverse client base, you will have the opportunity to expand your Mergers and Acquisitions skills as you will be working with multinational companies, large international private equity houses and emerging capital providers.


Your new role
As the Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Tax Senior Manager/Director, you will be responsible for due diligence services, tax structuring, input into SPAs and financing documents, post-acquisition implementation and reorganisations, and ongoing advice to corporates and individuals. Within this Firm you will have the opportunity to manage a portfolio of high-profile merger and Acquisitions projects, you will be working with shareholders and management teams in the UK and internationally on the structuring of their personal investments and advising on tax technical and commercial issues. In addition, the Senior Tax Manager will participate in client business development activities, pulling on your marketing skills and provide training and coaching to junior staff members.


What you'll need to succeed
The successful Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Tax Senior Manager/Director will be ACA/ACCA/CA/CTA qualified and have experience in Mergers and Acquisitions tax requirements and of providing corporate tax advisory to UK or international corporate clients.


What you'll get in return
Working on high calibre London clients and international transactions from a Birmingham base, you will be advising across the most interesting areas of tax and working with some of the largest PE houses. This firm offers a lot of flexibility, including home working and flexible working hours.


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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
This International Tax Group is leading in its field, as, in turn are its employees. As an incubator for talent, they have a history of accelerated progression within the Midlands team, having brought a number of people through to Partner in the last 15 years. The team is well respected within the market, having been involved in many iconic market-leading transactions over the years. They have a new opening for an International Tax Services Senior Manager/Director to take on projects and assignments to help their clients to develop and execute their international tax strategy.

Your new role
Projects will range from advising on expansion into new markets, pre-merger reorganisations and post-merger integration, business model redesign, managing the risk arising from global law change such as BEPS and optimisation of capital structure and financing. Evidently, this is an opportunity to take on a versatile role with great room for development. Additionally, this offers a great chance to develop your leadership skills further into a renowned international tax adviser working with UK / overseas MNCs, lawyers and banks.

What you'll need to succeed
As the International Tax Services Senior Manager/Director, you will be client focused and strategically and commercially aware with strong international and UK tax technical skills. Your client relationship skills, business development skills and your ability to lead and sustain effective teams will be used to the full.

What you'll get in return
You will be joining a Firm that will invest and support you in offering you the opportunities on projects and assignment to further develop you as a tax professional. In addition to market leading remuneration and benefits packages, the firm also actively support and encourage flexible working for all staff, including home working, flexible hours and fitting around family requirements. Overseas secondments are available for those who want them.

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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
An Associate Tax Director is required by a leading national Accountancy Firm based in Birmingham. This Firm provides investment management, accountancy, tax, corporate and financial advisory services to corporates, private clients and professional services to the UK and Internationally.

Your new role
As the Associate Tax Director you will manage your own mixed portfolio of clients on complicated consultancy and advisory projects. As part of this role you will be responsible for the business development of existing and new clients and potentially develop a specialist field of technical and/or sector knowledge of expertise.

Key Duties will be:-

• Manage portfolio of consultancy work
• Manage portfolio of complex advisory cases
• Identifying opportunities on client portfolio

• Appraisals/monitor staff performance
• On the job training for junior staff on a one-to-one basis

• Involved in business development activities/profile raising locally

• Internal and external seminars and courses

What you'll need to succeed
The successful Associate Tax Director will be ACA/ACCA or CTA qualified with significant corporate tax experience and technically strong and able to manage complex client work. Excellent communication skills to develop existing clients and support others within the team.

What you'll get in return
As the Associate Tax Director you will be joining an established and reputable Firm that provides leading edge advice across the Firm's full range of services. Working closely with Directors and Partners in developing and delivering the Firm's strategies to further the Firm's growth. There is a very clear route through to Partner in 2-4 years.

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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
Senior Manager/Director required by Big Four Accountancy Firm in Birmingham for their Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Tax Team. Due to my client's diverse client base, you will have the opportunity to expand your Mergers and Acquisitions skills as you will be working with multinational companies, large international private equity houses and emerging capital providers.


Your new role
As the Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Tax Senior Manager/Director, you will be responsible for due diligence services, tax structuring, input into SPAs and financing documents, post-acquisition implementation and reorganisations, and ongoing advice to corporates and individuals. Within this Firm you will have the opportunity to manage a portfolio of high-profile merger and Acquisitions projects, you will be working with shareholders and management teams in the UK and internationally on the structuring of their personal investments and advising on tax technical and commercial issues. In addition, the Senior Tax Manager will participate in client business development activities, pulling on your marketing skills and provide training and coaching to junior staff members.


What you'll need to succeed
The successful Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Tax Senior Manager/Director will be ACA/ACCA/CA/CTA qualified and have experience in Mergers and Acquisitions tax requirements and of providing corporate tax advisory to UK or international corporate clients.


What you'll get in return
Working on high calibre London clients and international transactions from a Birmingham base, you will be advising across the most interesting areas of tax and working with some of the largest PE houses. This firm offers a lot of flexibility, including home working and flexible working hours.


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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company is a rapidly expanding Top 15 UK practice with a strong heritage in the Midlands. This is a new position available to support the growth plan in the regional team delivering great service to both existing and new clients. You will work directly as part of the regional leadership group and contribute fully to the strategic development of the team.


Your new role will be responsible for driving and delivering audit assignments, helping to support and mentor the growing team of staff and trainees. Be able to engage in local business development activities including pitching proposals to generate new client income. If not an existing RI, you will be supported towards attaining your RI status with the ability to sign-off accounts and audit reports.


What you'll need to succeed is a strong ambition and an energetic/enthusiastic approach to your leadership role.


What you'll get in return is a varied and fulfilling role with a clear route to partnership.
Flexible working options are available.

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

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Sandwell Academy

Director of Careers

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000

37.5 hours per week, required to start ASAP

* Do you want to work in a school that puts its children at the heart of everything it does, making a difference to their lives every day?
* Do you want to work in a forward-thinking school with a progressive outlook on research-based practice?
* Do you want to work in a dynamic school that provides exceptional professional development opportunities for all staff?
* Do you want to work in a well-equipped school that has premier facilities and learning environments?
* Do you want to work in an ambitious school that nurtures excellent talent, and is part of a trust with many opportunities for progression?

Sandwell Academy could be for you

Sandwell Academy is one of the top performing schools in the region. Every year over a thousand students apply to join the Academy in Year 7, while year on year our sixth form is heavily oversubscribed. We place a real emphasis on developing the whole child, with outstanding enrichment and extracurricular opportunities providing a broad experience for our students.

We are an Academy where the culture of celebrating success in all its forms is at the heart of what we do. Giving the best possible education to our students is our core purpose, and developing our highly talented staff is the way that we do this.

The Role

Careers perform a pivotal role in supporting our students to secure the best destinations possible, and to become informed about and equipped for the world of work. We require a dynamic and creative Director of Careers to thrive in this role.

The following knowledge and attributes are required:
* The ability to build rapport with colleagues and young people
* An in-depth knowledge of the UCAS process
* Awareness of the processes and relevant legislation around work experience
* Some experience of line management
* Ability to build networks and engage with stakeholders and external colleagues to secure opportunities for young people
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages

Salary & Benefits
* Salaries are competitive
* Successful candidates are eligible for performance related pay linked to Academy policy in addition to their salary.
* Staff enjoy working in state of the art facilities, with a calm positive and respectful environment.
* Up to 10 days per year are allocated for professional development.
* A modern fitness centre is available for staff use free of charge.

For more information, and to request an application pack, please contact Paul Hunt at Hays Education on
T: 07921583731
E:

Please also see our recruitment site for more information about working at Sandwell Academy:

https://webmicrosites.hays.co.uk/web/sandwell-academy/

Sandwell Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children so you will need to take an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. We are committed to promoting Equal Opportunities and therefore only applications submitted on the Academy's application form will be considered.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
This Reward & Incentives team is a specialist team very similar to those in the Big 4 - they have a significant number of people who work solely in this area and sits within the Employer Solutions Group, alongside the Employment Tax and Global Mobility offerings.


Your new role
We are looking to recruit at Manager or Associate Director level. This role would be integrated into the wider Birmingham tax team, but also into the national ESG/Reward team. Supporting the national partners on projects won from elsewhere, with access to the junior staff from the national Reward team as required, but you would also focus on winning (with partner support) work from Birmingham clients and servicing work locally.


What you'll need to succeed
Someone with at least a few years specialist Reward/share schemes experience is required for this role rather than a generalist looking to specialise. We are also open to recruiting from law firms provided that they are already specialists.


What you'll get in return
Quality is very high - they go toe-to-toe with the Big 4 in this space. They can offer the right candidate a better culture than Big 4, but with a quality of work that matches them and strong progression opportunities. They are growing rapidly - c. 30% growth last year.
They also do tax valuation work from within the Reward team and generally have the team cover all aspects of Reward work i.e. the structuring, tax advice, valuations and drafting rather than splitting this into sub-teams. Fully training missing technical gaps in experience.
Great benefits package, hybrid working and a close national & local team working environment.


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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
Looking for a role where you can make an impact? Get ready to experience what true collaboration feels like. Bring your boldest ideas, and work together to take them further. Feed your curiosity and learn every day. And discover what you can achieve when your determination to make an impact is shared by everyone around you.

Your new role
This is a Midlands based Corporate Tax Senior Manager role within the specialist compliance and reporting team servicing multinational inbound and UK listed groups.

You will be responsible for advising on tax efficiencies, corporate tax compliance management and tax advisory such as corporate restructuring, governance and strategy and capital projects. You will provide reviews of asset base and strategy of companies to maximise tax incentives such as capital allowance and research and development regimes.

You will play a role in co-ordinating overseas and remote teams for projects and have the opportunity to get involved with tax software development including technical research improvement, if this is something of interest to you.

What you'll need to succeed
As a Corporate Tax Senior Manager, you will be client focused and strategically and commercially aware with strong UK tax technical skills. Your client relationship skills and your ability to lead and sustain effective teams will be used to the full. You will be experienced in range of tax technical areas including BEPS, deferred tax and tax depreciation.

What you'll get in return
This firm leads the way, serves with integrity, takes care of each other, fosters inclusion, and collaborates for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision they make and action they take, guiding them to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

In addition to market leading remuneration and benefits packages, the firm also actively support and encourage flexible working for all staff including home working, flexible hours and fitting around personal/family requirements.

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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
Continued market success has created a new opportunity for a Manager or Associate Director with an engineering or scientific background to join a Top 4 Accountancy Firm in Birmingham. This Firm offers global integrated professional services in an approach that combines intellectual leadership, industrial expertise, insight, consulting and problem-solving to help and support their clients. The UK Government provides tax incentives to businesses performing R&D and this is an opportunity to join a market leader in helping clients secure these incentives. This Firm can offer coaching and support for returners to refresh knowledge and skills to help transition back into the workplace.


Your new role
As the Associate Director/Manager within this Firm's R&D team, you will be client facing and lead the technical aspects of R&D claims, interviews and prepare documentation to support R&D claims. You will be working with senior technical and finance staff.


Key Duties:

• Analysing technical and cost data from clients to develop robust and efficient R&D claim methodologies
• Lead the interview process with technical experts to understand their R&D activity, summarising output from these interviews in documentation format
• Leading technical aspects of the R&D claim preparation process within a project
• Preparing clear reports for submission to HMRC.

What you'll need to succeed
The successful R&D professional will have a degree in Engineering or Science with post-grad experience of working in an engineering, manufacturing or scientific role. Experienced in leading project teams to both internal and external customers. Strong communication skills and be happy working within multidisciplinary teams.


What you'll get in return
You will have the opportunity to apply your technical knowledge across a wide range of areas and to help companies identify the R&D claims for these incentives. This R&D can involve activities starting from basic research, through to early stage new product & process development, industrial scale trials and ongoing process improvement activity across all areas of engineering and manufacturing. This Firm offers flexible working arrangements, an excellent salary package and benefits, along with outstanding career prospects.


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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
An Associate Tax Director is required by a leading national Accountancy Firm based in Birmingham. This Firm provides investment management, accountancy, tax, corporate and financial advisory services to corporates, private clients and professional services to the UK and Internationally.

Your new role
As the Associate Tax Director you will manage your own mixed portfolio of clients on complicated consultancy and advisory projects. As part of this role you will be responsible for the business development of existing and new clients and potentially develop a specialist field of technical and/or sector knowledge of expertise.

Key Duties will be:-

• Manage portfolio of consultancy work
• Manage portfolio of complex advisory cases
• Identifying opportunities on client portfolio

• Appraisals/monitor staff performance
• On the job training for junior staff on a one-to-one basis

• Involved in business development activities/profile raising locally

• Internal and external seminars and courses

What you'll need to succeed
The successful Associate Tax Director will be ACA/ACCA or CTA qualified with significant corporate tax experience and technically strong and able to manage complex client work. Excellent communication skills to develop existing clients and support others within the team.

What you'll get in return
As the Associate Tax Director you will be joining an established and reputable Firm that provides leading edge advice across the Firm's full range of services. Working closely with Directors and Partners in developing and delivering the Firm's strategies to further the Firm's growth. There is a very clear route through to Partner in 2-4 years.

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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
This International Tax Group is leading in its field, as, in turn are its employees. As an incubator for talent, they have a history of accelerated progression within the Midlands team, having brought a number of people through to Partner in the last 15 years. The team is well respected within the market, having been involved in many iconic market-leading transactions over the years. They have a new opening for an International Tax Services Senior Manager/Director to take on projects and assignments to help their clients to develop and execute their international tax strategy.

Your new role
Projects will range from advising on expansion into new markets, pre-merger reorganisations and post-merger integration, business model redesign, managing the risk arising from global law change such as BEPS and optimisation of capital structure and financing. Evidently, this is an opportunity to take on a versatile role with great room for development. Additionally, this offers a great chance to develop your leadership skills further into a renowned international tax adviser working with UK / overseas MNCs, lawyers and banks.

What you'll need to succeed
As the International Tax Services Senior Manager/Director, you will be client focused and strategically and commercially aware with strong international and UK tax technical skills. Your client relationship skills, business development skills and your ability to lead and sustain effective teams will be used to the full.

What you'll get in return
You will be joining a Firm that will invest and support you in offering you the opportunities on projects and assignment to further develop you as a tax professional. In addition to market leading remuneration and benefits packages, the firm also actively support and encourage flexible working for all staff, including home working, flexible hours and fitting around family requirements. Overseas secondments are available for those who want them.

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

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Hays Civil Engineering is delighted to be partnering on a retained basis with Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) a firm of civil, structural, and environmental engineering consultants.


The company has been established for 50 years and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Current annual revenues exceed £20M and employee numbers exceed 200. ROD has an office in Otley near Leeds and two offices in Dublin. There are 12 shareholders of ROD, all of whom are full-time employees of the company.

The office in Otley was established in 2019 and a separate operating company, Roughan and O'Donovan UK Ltd, was incorporated in 2018. There are currently 19 people working in the Otley office with a plan to increase this over the coming years.

Current UK projects the team are involved in are:

• A5 Western Transport Corridor ECI,
• A6 Dungiven to Drumahoe D&B,
• Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside Bridge,
• A47 Harfrey's Roundabout and
• Herring Bridge and Approaches, Great Yarmouth and
• Cross Tay Link Road.

Whilst these are major highways and bridge projects, there is an extensive element of Active Travel, SUDS, Environment and Geotechnical elements to them with a keen focus on sustainability.

Past projects include:

• A6 Randaltown to Castledawson,
• A1231 Northern Spire and approaches and
• M8-M73-M74 Motorway Upgrade.

Revenues at ROD UK Ltd are currently of the order of £2M per annum. ROD has an extensive portfolio of past projects in the Highways & Transportation sector in Ireland, having provided services to public-sector, contractor and PPP clients on more than 500km of motorway projects, and Greenways for instance.

ROD is also a market leader in Urban Realm and Active Travel project design in Ireland and has been requested to provide training in this sector in the UK based on our large portfolio of completed projects. Sustainability and liveability are cornerstones of our design philosophy, and we strive to incorporate circular economy principles in all of our project designs. ROD has targeted the UK market as its principal growth area and is now seeking to recruit an Associate/Technical Director to support the further growth of the ROD UKL business in that sector.
This role is ideal for an individual with a proven ability to provide technical leadership, to develop professional teams, and to provide high quality service to clients. The successful candidate will hold a senior transportation design leadership position in an engineering consultancy and will have the ambition to lead that discipline within the expanding ROD UKL team.

The position will be based in the Otley office.
Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the transportation team, overseeing, supporting, advising and coaching the engineering professionals.
• Supervise highways and transportation projects, lead design evolution and checking with full technical responsibility for deliverables, assign responsibilities and allocate resources efficiently.
• Lead and direct bidding efforts for new highways and transportation projects.
• Be part of the management team in the wider ROD Transportation Group, including organising ROD UKL inputs to projects in Ireland and coordinating resources in Ireland to support UK bidding and projects.
• Maintain excellent levels of customer service.
• Report to the Managing Director of the ROD UKL business.
• Undertake group-wide management functions allocated by the Board.

Required Skills and Experience

• A Chartered Engineer with a university degree.
• Excellent technical skills in the design of highways, streets, and transportation projects.
• Experienced Bid Manager, excellent bid writing and tender price estimation skills.
• Commercial and financial acumen.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Capable of representing the company with clients and external parties.
• Experience of traffic network analysis is desirable but not essential.

What you'll get in return

• An opportunity to join an established consultancy, offering the autonomy to run the Highways discipline and the strategic goals for future success, by further developing strong new and existing client relationships and maintaining their reputation for quality delivery and ongoing service.
• As a business, they take pride in offering their people consistent progression. Their people are their main priority, which is why they offer a flexible and hybrid working environment for those that choose to utilise it. They also ensure the Leeds office is open 5 days a week for individuals that prefer to work in an office environment too.
• They retain their people by offering long-term, stable, and progressive careers, including supporting continued learning and setting career goals suited to the individual and business.
• A competitive package is available, and you can expect to achieve a basic salary of £70k-£85k depending on experience, plus bonus and benefits associated with this level of appointment.

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, please call Karly Clark-Head of Engineering, on 07802 200 492 or click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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