Total 227 Engineering job vacancies in Ashford, Kent, TN24 0SD

Salary: M1-M6/UPS + TLR + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: January/ April 2025

Are you the difference? Could you be our new Head of Engineering?

Come and play a vital role by leading our within our technology department, ensuring our students receive the education they deserve and our teachers are guided by your expertise. In collaboration with colleagues, you will lead the engineering division to deliver outstanding teaching to every child, in every classroom, every day.

If you have the teaching experience, curriculum understanding and leadership skills to be our Head of Engineering then we would love to hear from you. This is an ideal role for experienced head of department or an ambitious teacher looking to progress their career.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

About our school:

Firth Park Academy is a vibrant and inclusive secondary school at the heart of the community we serve. With just under 1200 students, we are amongst the largest schools in Sheffield. At Firth Park Academy, we are clear about our vision; students are at the centre of everything we do. Through collaboration, every aspect of our work is of high quality. We deliver an ambitious and inclusive curriculum that enables all students to excel academically and socially.

The role is due to commence January/ April 2025. This is a Permanent position.

Closing date: 28th November

We welcome visits to the school. If you would like to arrange a visit please contact: /

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Production Process Operator

Location: Rochester

Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts

Our client are a forward-thinking company operating a highly automated production site that runs 350 days a year. Their focus is on ensuring efficiency with 24-hour production for 330 of those days. They are currently expanding and looking to bring on a new Production Operative.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate and maintain production machinery with a focus on safety and efficiency.
• Ensure smooth running of the production site and adhere to maintenance cycles (every 30 days).
• Monitor the automated processes, and if required, perform light manual tasks
• Observe and maintain quality standards.
• Participate in comprehensive training, including forklift operation.

Education/Experience:

• A-Level in Chemistry or experience in the oil and gas industry or plastics industry
• Master's Degree in Chemistry (Desirable)
• Computer literacy is essential.
• Previous experience in a production environment (particularly in oil, gas, or plastics) would be advantageous.

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Job Title: Mobile commercial gas engineer

Location: Tunbridge Wells

Salary: £46k

I am currently working on behalf of a large FM and maintenance company, seeking an experienced and qualified commercial gas engineer. This will be a semi mobile based role covering 2 commercial properties, in the Tunbridge Wells. Ideally the candidate has experience working within commercial environments carrying out all areas of commercial gas maintenance and minor remedial tasks .

Package includes:

• Competitive Salary (Depending on Experience)
• Overtime Available
• Core hours Monday to Friday (40 hour week)
• Annual leave + bank holidays
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Training and Development Courses
• Vehicle + Fuel Card

As a Gas Engineer the post holder is responsible for planning and carrying out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs to Commercial/Industrial boilers and completing inspection and gas safety check certificates .

Main duties will include:

• Ensure that Planned Preventative Maintenance is carried out in line with task schedules, frequencies and industry best practices.
• Identify any defects found and provide parts list and estimated timescales to complete the defects.
• Ensure Boilers are transported and handled in accordance with current Health & Safety Regulations.
• Establish and maintain a good working relationship with all colleagues and customers.
• Carry out installation, repairs, maintenance and plan operational duties, working with the various systems and reporting as requested.
• Likely to be involved with appliances such as small scale plant rooms, centralised heating boilers, gas heaters etc.
• Likely to visit customer premises, (commercial), to fit, service and repair boilers and centralised heating systems that have broken down.
• Assessing, dismantling, repairing or replacing relevant parts
• Support the field service team and upkeep and maintain the various internal operational processes.

The Ideal candidate must have the following:

• Domestic Gas Qualifications - Desirable
• Commercial Tickets
• Commercial Catering Tickets - Highly Desirable
• Experience working within commercial Environments
• Driving licence
• Ipaf & PASMA
• OFTEC will be desirable
• Multi-skilled experience within minor electrical / Fabric tasks

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.

Randstad is recruiting a Refrigeration Engineer to join a National Facilities Maintenance Contractor.

The role offers substantial company benefits as well as career progression.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring a proactive and smooth operation of refrigeration maintenance across North Kent/Essex sites.

Salary: Up to £46,000pa

Call Out: 1 in 6

This is a key position, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across several site locations.

You will be the first line in all service and maintenance throughout your allocated sites.

To effectively maintain service and repair Refrigeration Equipment in customer locations and provide assistance to HVAC equipment containing refrigeration circuits.

Responsibilities:

• Prioritise maintenance and repair work to achieve agreed timescales and response times.

• Identify non-repairable faults promptly advise the Line manager of findings, with recommendations regarding suitable replacements.

• To ensure PPM schedules are completed within agreed timescales and that all necessary paperwork is completed accurately and to the laid-down procedures.

• Ensure that all technical and compliance paperwork is always completed and up to date.

• Requirement to participate on an out of hours standby rota. Responsible for arranging & communication of any cover required due to holidays/ unforeseen circumstances to line manager.

• To be aware of regulations and codes of practise applicable to the tasks.

• To order and fit parts or components as prescribed by company procedures.

• Respond promptly and positively to service call requests from the Helpdesk and to assess the requirements of the job and carry out repairs as and where necessary

• To carry out surveys and complete reports as required by the refrigeration supervisor/ RFM.

• All work will be completed to the highest standards in an efficient and cost-effective manner, whilst complying with the laid-down Company Health and Safety policy.

• To carry out all tasks assigned within the allotted time period to the satisfaction of the company and client.

• To attend training courses as and where necessary and to ensure personal job skills keep pace with technical and business developments.

• To comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act and the company's Health and Safety Policy at all times.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• NVQ/C&G Refrigeration Based Qualification or similar

• Refrigeration

• Electrical Knowledge

• Air Conditioning

• Mechanical Knowledge

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.

79281 - Quality Engineer

This Quality Engineer will report to the Quality and Assurance Manager and will work within Governance, Risk, Compliance & Quality with UKPN Services based in our Chatham/South East office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £51,245, plus car and a bonus of 3%

Close Date:.19/11/2024

JOB PURPOSE:

You will provide competent quality management advice to promote compliance to ISO 9001: 2015 in the review, audit, certification, induction and management of procedures and processes in electrical infrastructure construction projects.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Provide Quality Management advice about ISO 9001: 2015 to other advisors, managers, employees, contractors and clients, both in the tendering and construction phases. Aim to maintain UK Power Networks Services' quality management system to ensure it can design, build, finance, operate and maintain primary electrical infrastructure for its clients.

2. Contribute to the review of existing and the development of new procedures/processes. Procedures include those from central UK Power Networks group and those which are UK Power Networks Services' project/contract specific. There will also be involvement in the communication, implementation and monitoring within the directorate;

3. Monitor compliance with ISO 9001: 2015, procedures, legal and moral obligations, and national, international and client standards. Plan project audits against agreed level 2, 3 and 4 schedules. Will undertake quality management system audits, produce audit reports and ensure findings are resolved promptly.

4. Assist and offer guidance to Project Managers in reviewing quality related project documents and requirements. Develop appropriate quality management system inductions, training and communication materials for the project team and subcontractors. Gather lessons learnt and maintains the project cost of poor quality process. Provide Project Managers with quality related updates for inclusion in monthly reports. Support any quality management system incident investigations.

5. Provide a monitoring function to ensure that suppliers, subcontractors and the services they provide exceed our quality management system expectations. This may include conducting external audits and undertaking random performance inspections of field teams to identify issues requiring improvement and highlighting good performance.

6. Monitor site certification of materials and equipment, including tool calibration, to ensure compliance with client and project requirements. To maintain associated project records to compile final data book documentation.

7. Facilitate third-party audits of UK Power Networks Services by external certification bodies. Champion quality management system processes in the business to ensure certification requirements are maintained.

NATURE AND SCOPE:

UK Power Networks group is owned by the Cheung Kong Group who are one of the largest investors in the UK and employ over 300,000 people in 52 countries. UK Power Networks owns and maintains electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and East of England and employs over 6000 people. UK Power Networks Services are the unregulated commercial arm of this business.

UK Power Networks Services are a national provider of power distribution and distributed energy solutions which improves customers' existing electrical assets and integrates new technologies to deliver improved performance and commercial benefits. Working in the transport, defence, manufacturing and industrial, public and nuclear sectors the business is growing and needs accomplished individuals to be part of this exciting change.

You will report to the Quality and Assurance Manager and be a member of the UK Power Networks Services Quality and Assurance team.

You will visit UKPN Services and client offices and project sites.

You will work with management across all directorates. You will have also represent us at operational/project level with external partners.

SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential

• HNC (minimum requirement) qualification in a discipline such as Quality Management, Construction, Project Management or Technical/Engineering or equivalent.
• As a minimum be a Practitioner member of the Chartered Quality Institute with an aspiration to gain Chartered status, which we will support;
• Have quality management system experience gained in the construction industry (manufacturing based or other experience would not be suitable);
• Be a trained QMS Auditor/Internal QMS Auditor with experience in auditing to ISO 9001: 2015;
• Have experience of root cause analysis
• Attain several client access passes and licenses that may be required to work within UK industries such as airports, defence, nuclear, rail and underground rail;
• Hold a valid UK driving licence

Desirable

• Flexible in your approach to work and be prioritise as directed by the Quality and Assurance Manager and Project Manager on assigned projects or contracts;
• Audit to ISO 14001: 2015 and ISO 45001: 2018 requirements would be desirable;
• Knowledge of ISO 55001: 2014, ISO 44001: 2017, ISO 19650-1: 2018, ISO 19650-2: 2018, ISO 19650-3: 2020 and ISO 19650-5: 2020 would be advantageous;
• Be a team player and with other staff and clients within the business;
• Have excellent communication, presentation, planning and decision making skills at all seniority levels;
• Can work with IT software packages such as Microsoft office;

Job descriptionWe are seeking a highly motivated and proactive Civil Enforcement Officers to join the team at the local Council. The Civil Enforcement team helps the District Council meet the demands of the Traffic Management Act 2004.As a Civil Enforcement Officer, you will perform a unique and innovative role, conducting street patrols within designated areas of the district.Responsibilities:-- Enforce parking restrictions across the district in line with the Traffic Management Act 2004 & Traffic Regulation Orders for Thanet- Issue Penalty Charge Notices to vehicles which are parked illegally- Ensure sufficient evidence is collected when issuing Penalty Charge Notices- Carry out daily maintenance checks of pay & display machines & reporting any issues- Carry out weekly car park inspections- Identify and report any damaged road and car park signs, faded lines that need replacing or missing.- Assist the public with any council-related enquires to provide a high level of customer service- Liaise with other enforcement teams, CCTV, and the police to provide intelligence- Investigate abandoned vehicles from initial report to removal of vehicles- Joint operations with CCTV & Streetscene EnforcementRequirements:-- Basic knowledge of the Highway Code & Road Traffic Regulations of Act 1991, Traffic Management Act & relevant legislation.- Excellent knowledge of the Thanet area- Basic computer skills- Must have a clean valid driving license- Must have excellent communication skills- Must be able to work under pressure- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team- Must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions- Must be physically fit- Must have good attention to detail- Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essentialIf you are a proactive and motivated individual who is passionate about ensuring the safety and security of our community, then we want to hear from you. Apply now to join our team.

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Setting Out Engineer to join a well-established company

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent.
Salary: Competitive Salary, Negotiable Depending on Experience.
Location: Deal, Kent CT14.
Schedule: Monday – Friday.

About The Company:

Providing groundworks and civil engineering services for maintenance and new installations, the company work for private, commercial and public clients across Kent and the South East. They deliver projects large and small from public highways and housing developments to private residential builds and home improvement projects.

They are now looking to recruit an experienced Setting Out Engineer to join their team.

Candidate Requirements:
• Must have proven experience in all aspects of groundworks setting out operations both for residential and commercial projects, including drainage, enabling works, footings, kerbs, S278
• Must be confident in reading & extracting information from architect drawings
• Carry out take offs for materials
• Confident in using Leica instruments
• Minimum of 3yrs experience in site engineering
• Minimum of 3yrs relevant groundworks/site experience
Qualifications & Skills:

• Degree or similar in Civil Engineering (Applicable to role)
• CSCS card
• Confident & clear communicator
• Confident in relevant software such as Microsoft, CAD, Adobe, ASite, Aconnex etc
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other duties as assigned

If you feel that you have the relative skills/attributes to fulfil this role then please apply now for immediate consideration.


The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The employer welcomes applications from all candidates who match their requirements and their decision for employment will be based purely on your skills/qualifications.

Job Description:

Are you a qualified Electrical Maintenance Engineer with commercial maintenance
experience? Are you looking for a company to offer up skilling and training?

They are seeking an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer who has experience working
within commercial environments carrying out all areas of Electrical
maintenance (Mobile role and static role/Shift role) and minor remedial tasks. This is mainly a Monday to Friday
role but will require some weekend work and call outs. This will be focused on various
commercial sites, the role will be covering DARTFORD and the surrounding
areas.

Package includes:

• Salary £43K
• Core hours Monday to Friday
• Annual leave (25 days + 8 Bank Holidays)
• Pension Scheme
• Training and Development Courses
• No Use of pool van whilst on site
• Call out
• Overtime

Requirements / Qualifications:

Qualification in either of these are preferred but not essential and clients will look at someone who has time served experience.

• NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds Level 3
• NVQ Level 3 Electro technical Technology (the main one that includes AM2, ECS, Gold Card, C&G 2391 Testing & Inspection) = ideal qualification
• City & Guilds Level 3 Electrical Installations
• City & Guilds 2391 Testing and Inspection
• The 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2018, wiring regs, the regs) - 17th edition is the slightly older/out of date version but is still accepted by some clients
• PAT testing

Day to Day Duties:

• Lighting- Change of lamps and ballasts
• Emergency light testing
• Power distribution
• Electrical fault-finding
• Small works - new sockets, new lights, new circuits
• PAT Testing
• Control Panel maintenance
• Transformers
• Star Delta Starters

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.

Mechanical Equipment Engineer – £30K & D2D – Kent & Sussex

I Am Currently Representing An Fire & Security Specialist Company, Who Carry Out A Variety Of Services From Design, Installation And Maintenance To A Number Of Clients.

Salary Package:

- £25,000 - £30,000
- Company Vehicle – Hybrid
- Door To Door
- 40 Hour working week
- Overtime
- 20 Days Holidays & Bank Holidays

Duties:

- Carrying Out Work On Nursing Equipment


Area Of Cover:

- Kent & Sussex

Qualifications:

- LOLER Qualification
- Relevant Qualifications
- Driving License

Please Contact
Zan Saeed
Rgb Network
Office: 020 7932 2800
Email: Zsaeed @Rgb.Co.Uk

About the role:
Please note we don't have a fixed closing date but instead will close the role when we have sufficient applicants to interview so apply soon to not miss out!
The Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and determined individual to be responsible for the delivery of a professional and responsive IT support service to demanding service levels. You will be working as part of the IT Services team to provide IT support services that are delivered within operational levels across multiple sites.
Post-holders will be expected to undertake 2nd line problem solving as well as network administration tasks. You should have experience of working in an IT support role, ideally in a multi-user/site environment, along with previous experience of supporting users in an Active Directory and Hyper V environment. You should have knowledge of Windows 10 & 11, Office 365 suite, and other educational software and networking technologies. Additionally, experience of working with both a PC and Mac platform and using SCCM would be an advantage.
 
Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills both written and verbal. It is essential that you incorporate continuous improvement in your work and have a desire to meet or exceed service targets. Initiative, customer focus and the ability to prioritise under pressure will help ensure the team continue to provide a highly valued service to the college. LSEC is committed to invest in staff to enable them to develop their skills via certified training.

About The Company
The College
London South East Colleges is a successful and innovative College operating with sites across Bromley, Bexley, Orpington, Greenwich and Lambeth. With nearly 14,000 students and 1,000 members of staff, the College is a major employer in the area and makes a significant impact on the lives and future prospects of its learners who travel from across London to study with us. The College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust, a growing Multi-Academy which is rapidly developing a track record of academic and financial success. With a combined turnover of circa£65m and the ambitious growth plans of the group, there has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation.
Benefits
The benefits package includes annual leave of 27 days (excluding bank holidays) plus 3 efficiency closure days during Christmas, up to 2additional College closure days, and leave for volunteering (pro rata for part time staff).There are excellent pension schemes, including employer contributions(Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Staff also have access to our Employee Assistance Programme, free onsite parking, salary sacrifice cycle to work/bike loan scheme and annual season ticket loan. Youwill have access to onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in inhouse restaurants and hair and beauty treatments.
Accreditations
As employers, we recognise and embrace our legal and quality-assurance framework responsibilities, and use these frameworks, as well as other accreditations and schemes, to further develop our development and progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. We also acknowledge that there is always more that we can learn, and so we use these accreditations to provide an external lens and share/gain best-practice information.
In line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance we conduct social media checks for all candidates who are shortlisted for roles in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young adults.
Equal Opportunities
London South East Colleges is fully-committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, and creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.
As a Disability Confident –Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meet the minimum job role criteria.
If you have accessibility needs and/or require any adjustments for the application and interview process, please let us know.
If you have any specific enquires about the role, please email us at peopleservices@lsec.ac.uk

FIRE ALARM ENGINEER NEEDED FOR MEDWAY

Fire Alarm engineer and maintenance worker needed for Kent area.
You will be given a company van, uniform, standard holiday.

Full 18th addition is needed.
Salary to be discussed, depending on experience

Standard 45 hours a week, overtime is there if wanted. You'll be responsible for fitting fire alarms and keeping up with maintenance of the alarms.

If you have an up-to-date CV, please email this or
Or please call either of us on 01622235681.

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Title: Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location: Rochester, Kent

Shifts: 4 on 4 off, Day shifts (07:00- 19:00 / 12:00 - 00:00)

Salary: Circa £50,000

Benefits: Annual Bonus + Salary scheme + 28 Days Holiday

This company is a well-established, family-owned business in the Southeast of England, specializing in fruit production. They have a long history in the industry, spanning over 70 years, and are known for their commitment to quality and innovation. With a team of over 250 employees, they operate multiple production warehouses for a variety of clients. They have a strong focus on technology and automation, and are currently looking to add a mechanically-skilled engineer to their team.

The ideal candidate would be a competent maintenance engineer with an electrical bias comfortable working in a fast-paced, regulated, and automated environment. You must be able to bring your established skill set but be willing to learn, adapt and work as a team.

Your responsibilities:

• Join a team of engineers responsible for keeping production lines running smoothly.
• Perform both planned and reactive maintenance on equipment.
• Fault find and repair electrical and mechanical components
• Ensure all safety regulations and policies are followed.
• Maintain a high standard of preventative maintenance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment availability and efficiency.

The requirements:

• You've completed an engineering apprenticeship (City & Guilds, ONC, HNC, or NVQ Level 3) / hold an 18th Edition qualification.
• You've spent at least 5 years working as an electrical engineer or technician in a manufacturing or production setting.
• You've got a solid understanding of PLC-based control systems.
• You're familiar with using CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) to plan maintenance and track repairs.
• You're up to speed on all the relevant safety regulations and compliance requirements.

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.

Maintenance Engineer
Dartford, Kent
Manufacturing
Monday to Friday - DAYS
£40,000 + Overtime

Gi Pro are proud to be working in partnership with a national manufacturing company who are present in the UK, Europe, and Asia with over 200 employees in the UK, the company in question are looking for an multi skilled maintenance engineer - mech bias.

Job Role:

Working at the site based in Northwest Kent the role is to maintain, service and repair, all machinery to ensure smooth running of the site as well as meeting all health and safety requirements. This is a high energy, fast evolving environment with exciting challenges daily.

Typical duties involve:

• To maintain site health, safety & environmental standards, and company policies.
• Be responsible for own safety and the safety of those around who may be impacted.
• To attend and resolve equipment breakdowns within agreed target times.
• To carry out and record works in accordance with the maintenance plan
• To provide engineering support to the operation and minimise non-operational time.
• To maintain workshop inventory
• To support process improvement activities which affect Overall Equipment Effectiveness (product of Quality, Performance & Availability)

Desirable experience

• Mechanical experience within a manufacturing environment
• Hydraulics and Pneumatics
• Practical fault-finding knowledge of Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation systems.
• Mechanical systems - gears, shafts, bearings, drive belts, conveyors.
• Electrical drive systems - direct, geared, fixed & variable speed controllers.
• Must be eligible to work in UK.
• Full driving licence

Benefits:
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Contributory pension scheme
Contributory pension scheme (company match up to 7%)
Life Assurance 4x basic salary
Ample free onsite parking
Access to the subsidised canteen
All tools and PPE required for the role

Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Silver status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data please visit the Privacy page on our Gi Group website.

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Senior Engineer / Sub Agent - Leading Civils Contractor - Kent & East Sussex

My client is a Leading Civil Engineering Company.

They are presently looking to recruit, on a permanent basis, a Senior Engineer / Sub Agent to work on projects in their Southeastern Region which broadly covers Kent and East Sussex.

The successful candidate will have experience of delivering civil engineering projects.

The nature of the work that this contractor varies but their core sectors include;

• Highways and Bridges
• Section 278 Development Infrastructure
• Environment Agency Works
• Coastal & Marine
• Nuclear
• Water & Wastewater
• Public Realm
• Earthworks & Ground Remediation
• Piling & Foundations

My client would currently consider individuals who are already in a Sub Agent role, or those who are in a more junior role (Site Engineer / Section Engineer) that are looking to transition into this type of position.

Sub Agent duties include assisting the Site Agent with the successful and timely delivery of the projects:

• Advising the engineering team with solutions to technical challenges
• Assist in production and integration of 3-week programmes
• Manage designs from the inhouse and external designers
• Support the project team with construction methodology and sequencing
• Collaborate with the project team on resource, plant and material requirements
• Training and mentoring the junior members of the engineering team
• Demonstrate value engineering throughout the construction process
• Managing RFI's and Technical Queries

Benefits:

• Competitive basic salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• 25 days holiday as standard to include all Bank Holidays
• Training and progression
• And much more

The business will be able to keep you working on the South East Coast, offering a variety of projects, security and package that reflects your contribution to the company.

Please contact Antony Whorton at Fawkes & Reece (South) to discuss the role in more detail on 07739546267

Colleague Support Engineer

Salary: Up to £25,725

FT – 35 hours per week

Hybrid – Ashford 2 days a month in office

At Saga, our Technical Operations team supports c.2500 colleagues! With most of our workforce being remote. We need our Support Engineers to have a keen interest and knowledge of IT equipment and tools and be able to use their own initiative to find the best resolution or diagnosis.

You will be responsible for delivering the best possible service to our colleagues ensuring that the technology systems they use operate to the highest levels possible in terms of reliability and performance. You will do this by providing outstanding service delivery and responding to ever-changing priorities and demands from across the business.

Package Description

Everyday our colleagues deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. We believe exceptional work deserves even more exceptional rewards, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.

We offer total flexibility over where you work you choose a place that you feel most comfortable and productive, either from home or in one of our hubs in London, Ashford or Sandwich.

BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ALL COLLEAGUES:

• Our working week is 35 hours per week, these can be worked flexibly to suit your working style
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave up to 5 extra days
• Pension scheme matched up to 10%
• Life assurance policy on joining us
• Wellbeing programme
• Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises and holidays
• Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Grandparents leave
• Income protection
• Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform

Main Responsibilities

Working as one of our Colleague Support Engineers, your responsibilities will be:

• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.
• Providing first lines of technology support to the business user community.
• Working closely with all areas of the Technology team to identify and resolve problems affecting service delivery.
• Resolving problems where feasible and/or owning the problem resolution (liaising with third parties as appropriate) until solution, ensuring that the business users are regularly informed of progress.
• Recognising issues and escalating appropriately, according to procedures, to both the Technology team and other areas of the business.
• Liaising with internal and external bodies, including user groups, business supervisors, Technical Consultants, Strategic Planning, Project Managers and IT consultants.
• Communicating technology support issues effectively to the business by translating of technical jargon into layman’s terms.
• Monitoring machine and application performance and recognising and raising issues with the business, Services and Technology teams as appropriate.
• Working within any SLAs agreed with management and various areas of the business.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the business to make sure my team and I support Saga’s strategic initiatives.
• Creating and maintaining technical and process documentation.
• Taking support requests on the phone & through webchat.
• Managing my own queue of work in Service Now within the SLA requirements.
• Maintaining a reasonable CSAT rate and providing an exceptional level of customer service.
• Monitoring and managing a shared mailbox.
• Managing my own workload and using my initiative to complete tasks and training during off-peak times.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate the following skills and experience;

• Communication skills
• Strong customer service capability. Experience working in customer service is favorable
• Able to work methodically under pressure.
• Good analytical skills, able to use data to determine the cause of incidents, and able to act on this data to resolve incidents
• Experience working on an IT Service Desk within a corporate environment is beneficial
• A basic level of awareness of the ITIL service management processes including incident, problem and change management is useful.

About The Company

Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.

At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.

We’re passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Championing diversity is important to us, and diverse teams really are the best ones. We’re dedicated to creating a culture where every colleague feels like they belong. So that at Saga, more than anywhere else, you can be your best, be yourself and make a difference.

Fair consideration is given to all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over the age of 50. As champions of age inclusivity and signatories of the Age-Friendly Employer Pledge, we are proud of our multigenerational teams. We are also an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.

​Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.

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