Total 27 Engineering job vacancies in Preston, Lancashire

Full time position available for skilled manual machinists (turners / millers / horizontal & vertical borers).

Ability to read/understand engineering drawings and measure accurately essential. Also a willingness to learn and challenge yourself.
Varied and interesting jobs - not mass production.
Overtime regularly available.


Salary:
£15.00 per hour plus (dependent on experience)

39 Hours per week:
Day Shift
Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Overtime Rate Applicable
25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays

THE BUSINESS

Mill Hill Heavy Engineering are seeking time served Manual Machinists to join our company based in Blackburn. The company specialises in the engineering of large machined parts & equipment for power generation, oil & gas, paper industries and much more. We service a variety of customers from small enterprises to blue chip customers in the UK and overseas. We are at an exciting point in our development and, due to considerable growth, require more manual machinists to join our busy machining team.

THE ROLE

To ensure safety and quality procedures are adhered to and assist in the improvement of processes.
Timely production of parts to pre-determined deadlines.
Produce work to the highest quality standard to achieve customer satisfaction.
Work within British Standards as per company procedures.
Support internal teams to get to the root cause of specific issues.
To take part in specialist or multi-disciplinary team activities.
To behave in a professional manner at all times when dealing with customers, suppliers and colleagues.

THE PERSON

Time served Machinist
Experience running manual lathes
Manual milling, slotting, vertical & horizontal boring
Ability to work to fine tolerances
Good team work and machining capability is essential

Do you live in or around the Preston area?

Are you an experienced M&E Engineer?

If so, we may have a role which is suited to you as we are recruiting an M&E Engineer to join our facilities management team.

• Salary: £35,131 or £40,401 per annum, depending on experience
• Door to door pay
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Additional earnings available through enhanced overtime rates
• 4% bonus, subject to achievement of targets (historically paid out)
• Van (with option for personal use from day 1) and fuel card
• Smartphone, tools, uniform, PPE

If you have a fully valid UK driver's license, Multi-skilled M&E experience, and want to progress your career with an award-winning FM provider then read on….

You'll be out and about on the road travelling to your own dedicated sites as our client's first point of call for PPM and reactive M&E and other general building services maintenance. Tasks could include emergency light testing, fire alarms, lamp changes, basic plumbing, and fabric work.

You'll enjoy working autonomously, where you will be responsible for delivering planned and preventative maintenance, fault finding and repair work. Ideally, you will have the ability to confidently carry out a range of other mechanical tasks as well.

To be successful you will have:

Essential:

• 18th edition
• HVAC Experience
• Full Valid UK driver's license
• "On the job" experience working in an M&E Engineer role or similar
• Strong communication skills and work ethic
• Awareness and knowledge of health & safety

Desirable:

• F-Gas qualification
• IOSH working safely qualification
• Plumbing experience
• Basic fabric skills
• 2391 testing inspection

Other benefits:

• Group personal pension scheme of matched contributions between 5% and 6%
• Life Assurance 
• Access to state-of-the-art training academy
• Funded Training Sponsorship Scheme
• Refer a Friend reward scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Up to 10% off B&Q/ Trade Point
• 20% off Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing Centres

Other Information

• The role will involve working 45 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• The role will also involve working 1 in 4 weeks on call

At Arcus we are passionate about individual development which is why we are proud to offer industry leading Learning & Development opportunities to our colleagues. At our National Training Academy in Stevenage we have our own in-house team of experienced technical trainers who focus on upskilling and cross-skilling our rapidly expanding mobile engineering team. Colleagues can expect to receive significant investment in safety and technical training to ensure ongoing development of their skills and expertise and to ensure we retain our industry leading self- delivery capability.

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed, please submit your application by clicking on the 'apply' button.

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NetOps Engineer

Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

• Would you love the opportunity to install, maintain, upgrade, and continuously improve a large government organisation's operating environment - powering one of the largest digital transformations in Europe?

• Are you someone who could maintain the ongoing reliability, performance and support of our infrastructure?

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a NetOps Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• The ability to design, implement, administer, and support infrastructure technologies, solutions and services such as AWS and Azure
• Experience in ensuring that the right actions are taken to investigate, resolve and anticipate network problems.
• The ability to take responsibility of issues that occur and be able to be proactive in searching for potential problems.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code, CI/CD pipelines. Gitlab, Ansible, Python, Terraform.

You and your role

As a NetOps Engineer you will have the ongoing responsibility for the full range of products that make up Network Services.

The role will involve creating and developing our DevOps/ NetOps culture in the team as we transition to new ways of working.

Working in collaboration with a range of internal/external partners, stakeholders and customers you will ensure the operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability, and quality of DWP Networks.

You will actively manage the work backlog and develop reliability improvements as well as leading initiatives to develop the automation of low-value tasks balanced against project delivery demands.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Manchester or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £52,442.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £12,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Data Engineer

Pay up to £73,517, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

As a Senior Data Engineer you will be working within a high-performing team of engineers, offering guidance and support, developing data-centric solutions that positively impact millions of DWP users, helping them to find and use essential DWP services.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Experience of Splunk or Power BI build and development to ensure we can maximise the technology available.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience of relevant data sources, tools and systems, approaches for verifying and validating data.
• Experience of building team capability through role modelling, mentoring or coaching.

Desirable criteria (it's great if you've got these - if not, you can learn them here)

• Working knowledge of ServiceNow.
• Understanding of ITIL and/or IT service management.
• Line management experience.

You and your role

You'll be joining our Service Performance team, which monitors services across DWP's digital landscape of over 700 software applications and systems.

You will be using Splunk, PowerBI, and ServiceNow to collate, review and draw insights on services, developing dashboards that are essential to our wider teams and stakeholders.

You will also be prototyping, and demonstrating the possibilities of data visualisation.

This is an opportunity to be creative and innovative, potentially bringing in new tooling ideas, data items and ways of working to bring data to life and championing new ways of working, data solutions and stakeholder engagement.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Manchester, or Newcastle-upon-Tyne, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £73,517.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £21,246 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days and rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer

Pay up to £38,373, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

This role within our Digital Security Transformation Programme is working in a security engineering team with an objective to improve the Department's Cyber Security posture across our estate of Digital Services, embedding security controls to ensuring we are secure by design.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of Software Delivery Methods: Knowledge of modern software delivery methods (e.g., DevOps, CI/CD) and how they can be applied within security practices, including experience with automation in the SDLC: Demonstrated experience with automating security processes, including the use of infrastructure as code and automated testing tools
• Proven ability to analyse security requirements and develop security cases compliant with legal and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001)
• Experience of writing clear, structured reports and delivering presentations tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience conducting vulnerability assessments, prioritising remediation, and maintaining ongoing security with relevant tools and practices
• Security Frameworks and Standards: Familiarity with security frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Critical Security Controls, or similar
• Strong coding skills in developing and testing secure scripts or programs, ensuring system functionality and security in critical environments.

You and your role

As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will be responsible for embedding security into all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in a large-scale, complex environment.

You will play a key role in maintaining the security of nearly 1 billion lines of code by implementing and maintaining modern software delivery practices, including automation and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, ensuring the development and deployment of secure, resilient software solutions.

Working collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams, you will design and implement security policies and controls that prevent vulnerabilities, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.

You will contribute to the enhancement of security processes and tooling that support the DevOps model, ensuring security is integrated at every step of the development cycle.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £38,373.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £10,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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This Lab and Life Science focused consultancy is a leader in the design and construction of modular laboratory environments. Their mission is to deliver adaptable, efficient, and technologically advanced lab spaces that meet the rigorous demands of scientific research and development. They are dedicated to excellence, sustainability, and superior client service.
Job Description:
Modular Lab Designs Ltd. is seeking a motivated Junior Mechanical Engineer with experience in Revit, AutoCAD, and Navisworks to join their innovative team. This role is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional to gain hands-on experience and contribute to the development of state-of-the-art research facilities.
Key Responsibilities:

• Mechanical System Design:
  Assist in the development of mechanical system designs for modular laboratory spaces, including HVAC, plumbing, and structural components, using Revit, AutoCAD, and Navisworks.
• Integration and Collaboration:
  Work closely with senior engineers, architects, and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive and efficient design integration.
• Technical Assessments:
  Support feasibility studies and technical evaluations to inform project planning and decision-making processes.
• Installation and Commissioning:
  Participate in the installation, testing, and commissioning phases of mechanical systems, ensuring adherence to design specifications and industry standards.
• Technical Support:
  Provide technical support and troubleshooting throughout the construction and operational phases of projects.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Stay updated with industry advancements, emerging technologies, and best practices to enhance design methodologies and project outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Educational Background:
  Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Technical Proficiency:
  Basic proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and Navisworks.
• System Knowledge:
  Understanding of HVAC, plumbing, and structural systems.
• Analytical Skills:
  Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Team Collaboration:
  The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Regulatory Knowledge:
  Familiarity with relevant codes, standards, and regulatory requirements is a plus.

Why Rossendale?
Located in the scenic Rossendale Valley, the office offers a unique blend of natural beauty and vibrant community life. The area boasts stunning landscapes, excellent local amenities, and a rich cultural heritage, making it an ideal place to live and work. Enjoy the serenity of the countryside while being conveniently close to the dynamic cities of Manchester and Leeds.
Our Team:
Modular Lab Designs Ltd. prides itself on a collaborative and supportive work environment. The team comprises dedicated professionals who are approachable, knowledgeable, and always willing to assist one another. They foster a culture of inclusivity and mutual respect, ensuring that every team member's contributions are valued.
What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• A collaborative and innovative work environment.
• The chance to work on pioneering projects that have a significant impact on scientific research.
  
  

What you need to do now
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Job Title: Junior Mechanical Engineer
Location: Heysham, Lancashire
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF60150

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Junior Mechanical Engineer, at our Heysham site.

The role
As a Junior Mechanical Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop as a Mechanical Engineer within a high-profile and prestigious energy project within an international, 'people-first' organisation.

Day-to-day, you'll perform feasibility studies, site surveys and liaise with station engineering staff to identify scope of works required.

• You will be involved with producing from scratch or amending existing engineering documentation such as mechanical drawings, quality plans, installation method statements.
• Review and approve contractor RAMS (Risk Assessment Method Statement).
• Carry out secondary roles as required by the Cavendish Site Manager. Training will be supplied as required.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Heysham, Lancashire.

Essential experience of the Junior Mechanical Engineer:

• Mechanical bias preferred but multidiscipline experience will be considered.
• Experience of identifying, implementing and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality standards, company procedures and policies and all site based legislative requirements.
• Have good leadership skills and experience with supervising contractors during project installation phases. Acting as installation team leader where necessary.
• Have a strong health and safety culture able to lead by example and provide coaching where necessary.
• Able to produce a turnkey package of work (Documentation, Install Supervision, testing and sign off to the client once complete).

Qualifications for the Junior Mechanical Engineer:
* Preferably a degree in relevant engineering discipline.
Or
* HNC/HND in relevant engineering discipline.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• Autonomy to perform the role.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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

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

Closing Date: 11/10/2024

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Prestigious opportunity for an IT Infrastructure Engineer with a Global highly acclaimed Retail organisation based in Blackburn. With sites across the UK and Europe, following a period of significant growth and investment, we are seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our success story.

As one of our IT Infrastructure Engineers you will be responsible for:-

• Working with the Infrastructure Manager to ensure changes are planned and implemented in a structured and assured way.
• Testing of the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.
• Infrastructure incident management and resolution.
• Actioning any alerts generated by the monitoring systems in a timely manner
• Supporting the IT Service Desk function.
• Proactively seeking opportunities from across the organisation to improve the infrastructure.
• Documenting common practice, process flow diagrams and maintaining the knowledge base.

If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LETS TALK!

• Active Directory Administration.
• Office 365 / Exchange online
• Hypervisor technologies (Hyper-V, AHV or equivalent).
• Networking knowledge (LAN, IPv4, DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, Managed Switches, VLANs).
• PowerShell or any other scripting language or automation methodology.
• Windows Server (2008-2019).
• Windows (7, 10).
• Veeam Backup - desired but not essential.
• Linux/Unix administration experience - desired but not essential

In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and training in addition to an enviable team environment, and an extensive benefits package!

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Oracle Database Engineer

Pay up to £48,347, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

Join our team of Oracle Database Engineers with decades worth of knowledge to support the Oracle applications and databases across the DWP estate.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for an Oracle Database Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Oracle Database Technologies - Installation and configuration.
• Oracle Database Technologies - Support and tuning.
• Public Cloud Technologies (particularly OCI and AWS).
• A proactive, approach to self-development and teamwork.

You and your role

Our Oracle team team are responsible for tasks such as patching, upgrades, management, monitoring, development, design and implementation of Oracle.

For this role you should be able find it easy to work well with other team members to deliver that value in a sustainable, organised and observable way. You'll develop your Oracle skills and knowledge and will be driven to develop and maintain a deep and well-rounded knowledge of database technologies and methods of building and managing them.

Whilst we are looking for someone with Oracle experience, in-house training will be provided.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £48,347.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £11,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Pay up to £68,517, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will work in an agile multidisciplinary team building and operating products and services that are consumed by the rest of DWP Digital.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab or equivalent.
• Writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code.
• Azure Networking.
• Developing and supporting Azure cloud-based or containerised applications.
• Writing and maintaining Python, or a similar programming language.

You and your role

You will build centralised, shared cloud infrastructure services that allow application teams to build, deploy and scale applications quickly to serve our citizens. Our infrastructure hosts applications that serve 22 million people each year.

You will design, implement, administer and support cloud infrastructure technologies, solutions and services such as:

• Networking and Cloud connectivity.
• Continuous integration.
• Infrastructure as Code.
• PaaS and SaaS services.

You will be working across one or more of these services, liaising with other technical teams, with the autonomy to identify and build the right solution to meet user needs.

This role does have line-management responsibilities, and you would provide technical support and assistance to junior team-members.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £68,517.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £15,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Unix

Pay up to 73153, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join DWP Hybrid Cloud Services (HCS) as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at a time of significant transformation, as we look to drive the adoption of Public Cloud services in line with Government Digital Service (GDS) and DWP's own strategic hosting architectural principles.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer skilled in Unix to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Experience in designing, building, configuring, administering, and/or supporting AIX based solutions.
• A deep understanding of the technical concepts required for the role and understanding how these fit into the wider technical landscape, specifically in relation to AIX server and associated technologies e.g. Hardware Management Console (HMC), Virtual IO Server (VIOS), Network Installation Manager (NIM), IBM Storage Scale (Formally known as GPFS), Power HA (Formally known as HACMP), Live Partition Mobility (LPM).
• Significant experience in Server Operating Systems - AIX (5.3 > 7.3) and associated technologies.
• Significant experience in Server Infrastructure - IBM Power Series Server platforms.
• Significant experience in configuration management & Automation tooling, e.g. Ansible, shell scripting, Terraform.
• Significant experience in server technical functions - OS upgrades & patching, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, security hardening, performance monitoring & tuning, service improvement.

You and your role

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer you will build, administer, support and maintain solutions as directed and according to departmental policy. You'll manage operational support of IT solutions and services including the workload, performance and development of a team.

You will also support third party provision of IT Operations services and provide expertise to programmes and projects, as well as the development of architectural solutions for technology. As part of our fantastic infrastructure team you will also provide input into overall management including workforce, budget, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £73,153.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £15,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Job Title: Senior ICT Engineer/Designer
Location: County Hall, Preston (Hybrid role)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 18/11/2024
Contract End Date: 07/02/2025 (reviewed 22/10/2025)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Closing Date for Applications: 08/11/2024 at 12:00 PM
Interview Date: 12/11/2024

Job Description: Lancashire County Council is recruiting for a Senior ICT Engineer/Designer to join their Digital Services team, working across Architecture & Data, Digital Business Engagement, Strategy & Assurance, and more. This role will require lead technical expertise in ICT infrastructure and application support, ensuring high-level design, implementation, and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and build of ICT solutions and manage small teams where necessary.
• Provide operational ICT support, including 2nd and 3rd line emergency on-call assistance.
• Take ownership of solution designs, monitoring performance, and recommending enhancements.
• Assist with disaster recovery efforts and ensure adherence to ITIL operational procedures.
• Lead discussions with suppliers, oversee design deliverables, and mentor junior team members.

Required Skills:

• Experience with Umbraco versions (version 7 and cloud), site migration, plugin development, and AD authentication integration.
• Expertise in .NET core, Bootstrap 5, and JQuery.
• Knowledge in building custom templates using Umbraco and CSHTML.

This hybrid role offers flexibility, with on-site work at County Hall, Preston, as required.

For full details, please see the attached job description.

How to Apply:
To apply, submit your CV by 08/11/2024 at 12:00 PM. For any queries, contact Lewis Ashcroft at lewis.ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk or 01772 208962

Service Care Solutions are proud to assist Lancashire County Council in this recruitment process.

JA are recruiting on behalf of a leading service provider in the water and wastewater industry for an experienced Design Engineer. This in an amazing opportunity for a highly-motivated individual to join their growing Engineering team.

On a daily basis the successful candidate will manage and co-ordinate all activities and tasks within batch or scheme contracts to ensure the design of schemes/solutions within pre-tender, investigation, design, construction and completion stages.

The Design Engineer will be part of the design team covering the design of clean and waste water network, civil engineering and other projects related to the water industry.

The Design Engineer must ensure that all designs are completed to CDM 2015 Regulation.

Responsibilities:

Ensuring work is carried out in a productive and timely manner, maintaining a focus on minimising risk in all functions of Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality and Commercial aspects.
To ensure design drawings and construction packages accurately reflect the work to be delivered in accordance with the relevant Engineering Specification and all relevant Asset Standards or equivalent to that contract.
Produce and check technical documents within their area of expertise and produce construction packs ready for handover to site teams.
Investigation, design, construction and completion of projects in line with client specifications, national standards and codes of practice.
Preparing and registering all relevant documentation.
Working in collaboration with other design/investigation disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall design.
Ensure compliance with all CDM, Health & Safety, and environmental issues in relation to the development of sustainable solutions.
Derive, select and manage innovative methods and use of materials & safe systems of work that will impact heavily on projects.
To liaise with external agencies ensuring the investigation/design and construction phase runs smoothly.
Liaising with internal departments / client to ensure schemes are designed using the most cost effective method available.
Produce accurate statutory notices for work to be carried out on private land in conjunction with the client’s requirements for dealing with private land.
Actively seek out Capital efficiencies and out performance within the works
Producing reports/information documents.
Ensure Liaison with clients, contractors, government agencies, local authorities and suppliers throughout the investigation, design and construction phase.
Ensure that all the relevant information for the H/S file and completions documents are available at the end of the project
To be customer focused with great attention to detail.




Skills and Experience:



Experience of using MS Office Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook
Ability to demonstrate an initiative to work on their own and as part of a team
Have a good knowledge of water and waste water systems including associated MEICAT equipment
Experience of using AutoCAD 2D / GIS Software
Awareness of Process Safety
Understanding of network modelling software and application per client


If you are looking for a fantastic Design Engineer opportunity and want to work for a forward-thinking Company with excellent Company benefits then click on the ‘apply now’ button.



Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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