Total 130 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Lancashire, FY7 8JY

At AXA Commercial, we support our business customers, large and small, by making it easy for them to do business with us in the way that suits them. Whether they insure with us via brokers, directly on the phone or online through comparison sites, we've got them covered.
Building on our success, a key initiative for the future of AXA Commercial is enhancing our current teams with experienced, engaging, and forward-thinking Commercial Underwriters. These roles provide a fantastic opportunity for you to build key foundations and shape the narrative, that will provide AXA the exposure and scope required for growth.
We are very proud of our focused SME unit following the successful launch of creating a single SME operating model, that has delivered effective and efficient work streams, giving choice. If you want to take on a new opportunity in a supportive environment, we’re looking for an experienced New Business Underwriter, where you’ll be part of a team where people, development and teamwork are a key focus. We pride ourselves on not only our strong team engagement but forming long lasting relationships with our UK Brokers, based on integrity, honestly and transparency, as well as a great service with the end Customer being at the heart of everything we do.
What you’ll be doing: As Commercial Underwriter you’ll help drive and transform how we partner our broker portfolios, through responsive, flexible, and collaborative relationships. With a strong balance of technical and trading capability, you’ll be empowered to make decisions, supported by data, insight, and decision support tools on mobile technology to succeed. You’ll be focused on developing and delivering profitable growth, across new business within the key markets.

Deliver on trading team targets through profitable underwriting of our products for SME New Business, whilst developing key relationships and credibility with brokers and customers.
You’ll be proactive, outgoing and confident in dealing with our strategic partners, retaining and maximising business through the delivery of exceptional customer service.
Underwrite our products for SME customers profitably, accurately, consistently using the full range of appetite and tools available.
Be an advocate for AXA contributing to meetings with brokers to secure clients, you’ll be an active and visible coach to executive leaders who are change sponsors.
Monitor the overall performance of the book you’re responsible for and ensuring remedial action is taken to correct any performance issues.

What’s in it for you:
We’ll equip you with the technical skills for tomorrow: It’s our job to support you in becoming an expert who has ownership over their work. We want you to be confident that you can make an impact by helping our customers. We ask ourselves what we can do today that will help us in the future. That’s why we offer continuous development to help our colleagues become experts in tomorrow.
Build a career that’s as dynamic as the market you work in: We’re on a journey of transformation, so we’re investing in new technology that enables us to help our people and businesses thrive.
Shape your career one decision at a time: We’ll support you to progress through the business and are committed to developing talent. We do this with training and tailored development plans.
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

Engineering Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with technical skills to support our engineering team to install new conveyor systems within our organisation for a 6 to 9 month fix term contract

Location you will be supporting the Manchester regain which covers some travel to the following locations Warrington, Sheffield, Chester, Preston and Manchester

Day-to-day responsibilities:

Project planning

Field verification of drawings and identifying interference's with existing/new equipment

Raise updates for different project phases, and address concerns, if any, from different groups, prior to start of works onsite.

Project execution

Set-up and manage daily calls with vendors, Provide daily report summary.

Site visits to verify project progress and gather stakeholder/customer feedback. Frequency of site visits to be agreed, address any concerns during these site visits. Escalate any concerns if needed.

Manage any ordered materials (signage, racking, SBL) to be received onsite, inventory and identify any gaps. Coordinate with Ops/RME to transport materials for the material movement and installation.

Coordinate with IT, obtain IDF keys and monitor IDF cabinets during data cable terminations. Validate cable installation and functionality with IT.

Supporting site acceptance tests (4-5d continuous onsite presence)

Project closure

Obtain all documentation from vendor and validate list against vendor deliverables. Validate basic document content (for ex. Declaration of conformity signed, correct DS name, etc.)

Transfer all documentation to appropriate storage location

Qualifications Experience

Working experience in Industrial, Mechanical, Process Engineering or equivalent

Working experience as Project Manager of medium complex projects

Proficiency in tools: AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel

Challenge-trg Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy

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Your New role

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Project Manager to join our construction projects delivery team in the North West Region. Within this role, you will be supporting the delivery of a portfolio of highway construction, maintenance and improvement projects on our large variety of roads and structures within the North West.

The Assistant Project Manager will support planning management and delivery of allocated highway construction projects within the Region’s 5 year rolling capital programme. Monitoring the performance of project teams, multiple external contactors and consultants. Ensuring adherence to effective governance, quality assurance, health and safety, technical and specialist standards across the supply chain and National Highways ensuring successful delivery of agreed project outcomes and acting in line with mandatory and delegated responsibilities. This role plays a pivotal part in supporting the local economy making sure transport links run safely and smoothly.

What you’ll be leading on

Support the delivery of complex highway construction projects whilst managing standard allocated projects within the Region’s rolling 5 year capital programme, across all stages of the project lifecycle, from design to introduction into service
Develop, support and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Project Managers, key stakeholders, suppliers, contractors and across National Highways teams, to ensure full mutual understanding for the allocated projects. Report on and review delivery performance, to develop solutions that resolve issues and to prepare project business cases
Comply with National Highways Operations Quality Management System (QMS) on all projects in scope to enable delivery within agreed parameters for quality, cost and time ensuring they meet intended outcomes, customer service levels, corporate technical, specialist health and safety
To support the delivery of scheme specific Communication Plans, proactively managing customers’ perception of the schemes in scope, to maintain or improve customer satisfaction scores; respond to customer enquiries and other scheme related matters as and when required.
Assist in programme management, reporting and risk management against the capital expenditure budgets for all projects in scope, ensuring effective financial and contractual practices are in place and adhered to by all project resources
To be Successful

Awareness of relevant legislation, practices and policies for health, safety, environment and wellbeing in construction, including CDM Regs 2015.
Recognised qualification in relevant engineering discipline or significant experience in the delivery of their allocated Civil Engineering projects (desirable)
Project management experience – related qualifications, e.g. APM, Prince2. (desirable)
Awareness of Understanding contract management under the NEC3 and NEC4 forms of contract
Excellent stakeholder management and communications skills
Ability to execute tasks independently, yet work collaboratively within a team
A bit about us

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

Want to know more?

To request a copy of the role profile, please contact hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting reference number #4594

Role: Senior Service Delivery Specialist (Project Co-Ordinator)
Fixed Term Contract 12 months initial (FTC)
Location: Lancaster - commutable

In this role you will act as the first point of contact and providing high quality support to specified clients. Your focus will be to co-ordinate internal resources to ensure key tasks are delivered in line with required learning outcomes and in accordance with contract terms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain project plans and track progress to ensure successful delivery of projects.
• Liaise internally with colleagues to ensure all quality standards are achieved.
• Maintain strong relationships with members of the client team.
• Produce insightful reports for clients to support the management of their programmes and events.
• Raise issues that may impact the RAID log
• Escalate risks to ensure appropriate action is taken to mitigate them.
• Deliver high levels of customer service to assist the wider sales team in developing strategic client relationships.

Key Skills / Experience Required:

• Great Microsoft Office - including Excel using vlook up, pivot tables highly desirable
• Experience within a highly client-centric environment, servicing a wide range of offerings
• Working to tight deadlines with high levels of accuracy
• Experience of implementing improvements to business process
• Experience in offering solutions to more complex queries

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About QA:
QA is one of the largest learning services organisations in the UK, developing skills and capabilities for everyone from apprentices to business leaders. Headquartered in London, with a nationwide network of state-of-the-art training centres, we deliver innovative and cutting-edge skills solutions to UK organisations.

Down time:
Taking time for ourselves is so important these days, which is why we dedicate some of our benefits to support your health and wellbeing. These include: 27 days holiday each year, holiday buying scheme, Medicash plan, Gympass, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and 2 days per year charity leave. 

How we'll help with finance matters:

In addition to pension, group income protection and life insurance, QA are offering you an annual pay review, access to our employee discounts benefit hub with hundreds of deals and savings on goods and experiences, season ticket loan, tech scheme and an employee referral scheme. 

Personal growth:
Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too! 
You'll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you'll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content from Circus Street and Cloud Academy on a variety of tech and business topics.  

Our people:
We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual preference, or if you are disabled or a career, we welcome you and the alternative perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We're proud of the progress we've achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity - our rankings on The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List are a testament to this. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. All applicants with a disability who fulfil the role criteria will be progressed to the next stage of the process. Please let us know what reasonable adjustment, if any, you require. 

If this is what you're looking for, here are the next steps: 
Hit the apply button and register on our QA website to fill out our quick and easy application form. If you'd like to hear more about the role you can find me on LinkedIn - or email me: - happy to help!

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We have an exciting career opportunity!

We have a 2 x Business Development Advisor roles available, with a superb local established business in Lytham.

Business Development Advisor salary: c£22000 - £25000 basic salary + £7500 bonus - uncapped

Business Development Advisor hours: Flexible working options available -37.5 hours Monday - Friday - flexi time

Some of the perks you can expect as a Business Development Advisor:

25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Performance bonuses
Onsite canteen and coffee shop (gorgeous food!)
Bupa Cash Plan (including dental and optical care) and Bupa Select Health Scheme (including
inpatient and outpatient services)
Pension (up to 4% contribution match)
Onsite subsidised gym
Death in service benefit
Long service award
Workplace listener scheme
Free onsite parking

The role of a Business Development Advisor:

• Maintain regular communications with customers to remain 'front of mind' and encourage increased business
• Develop communications plans for agencies and ensure planned activities are completed
• On-board new customers, assess business potential and develop plan with Head of BD to secure additional customers
• Fielding incoming calls and emails
• Attend presentations and training sessions to improve business development relationships and skills
• Ensure that the CRM system is kept up to date with accurate and relevant information to assist with Business Development and Marketing communications
• Liaise with internal departments

Our ideal Business Development Advisors will…

• Have excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Be confident
• Have the ability to prioritise and work on own initiative
• Have great time management skills and be able to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• be a good team player
• Be IT literate

Join the team! Click apply now - we look forward to receiving your application.

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The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we're committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Heating Engineer / Plumber

The Company:
A well respected renewable heating supplier requires an experienced Plumbing and Heating Engineer to help commission, service and fault find systems, predominantly throughout East England. Using your excellent Plumbing and Heating knowledge, combined with your customer service skills, you will be able to ensure that renewable heating systems are correctly installed and commissioned in line with company and industry guidance.
As an organised and self-motivated individual, you will manage your own van, van stock and diary, whilst maintaining a high visit rate. You will also ensure that any post visit documentation is completed accurately and quickly to ensure a smooth journey for the customer.

Job Responsibilities:

- Commission heat pump and underfloor heating systems. Check the installation against the design, set up the system according to the commissioning document provided, test for correct operation and provide the customer with a system handover
- Servicing systems in line with the documentation provided, answering any queries the customer may have
- Trouble shooting on systems. Identify, resolve and test the system, aiming for first visit resolution
- Provide telephone support to our customers for trouble-shooting problems as required
- There will be a requirement to stay away an average of three nights per month although this may be increased in winter months
- Ensure that van stocks are managed according to the process, are kept up to date and are accurate

Preferred Skills:

- City & Guilds or equivalent qualification in plumbing and heating
- G3 unvented qualification highly desireable
- Minimum 3 years practical knowledge in the heating and plumbing industry
- Renewable industry knowledge preferable
- Full driving license essential.

Associated Benefits:
Company van, equipment, mobile and laptop provided
Individual Performance Related Bonus up to 2% of salary
Up to 3% matched pension contributions
23 days holiday (rising to 28 with tenure) plus bank holidays
10% membership discount for LED leisure

Working Hours:
8.30-5pm Mon-Fri with overnight stays required approximately 3 times per month (possibly more in the winter months)

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Senior Business Analyst: up to £63,517, 27.9% pension, hybrid working, flexible hours, investment in your L&D and career growth and lots more… 

 

• Are you a skilled and experienced Senior Business Analyst?
• Can you work with a wide range of stakeholders?
• Want to use your skills, as part of purpose driven multidisciplinary team, on projects and services that will make difference to millions of people?

DWP. Digital with Purpose. 

In DWP our expert technologists are working on stuff that is genuinely massive. And we're driven by a unique and extraordinary purpose. 

We have 1bn lines of code in over 12,000 code repos and 90+ programming languages.

Over 22 million people - 1/3 of the UK's adult population - access our services daily to get support, access benefits and find work. 

Over 110,000 colleagues and agents use the kit, tools, and systems we roll out. 

We're one of the biggest payers in Europe with over £195bn payments made annually. 

And you'll be part of the biggest, best established BA community of practice in UK government with access to all the support and learning you need to be at your best and grow your career. 

Your role: 

We're growing our team so we have a number of opportunities.  

You might work on one large, complex product or service, or across a number of products or services simultaneously.  

Few other organisations globally can offer an opportunity to work within a service at this scale and to make such a critical difference to millions of people.  

You might work on a service that enables people to access the payments they need to live independently, you might help lower the risk of fraud and error, you might help people make better pension choices, or put better tech in the hands of users and DWP colleagues. 

Whatever you're working on you can be sure you'll be taking on huge and complex technical challenges, where your expert Business Analysis insights can make a real difference. 

Day-to-day you'll be leading business analysis activities within your project area(s),ás part of an agile multi-disciplinary team. You know which tools and techniques to use to identify improvements and make recommendations. 

And you'll have a chance to share your skills. You'll manage our junior BAs, develop your leadership skills, and pass on your knowledge and experience to the BA leaders of the future. 

What you'll need to be successful 

• Significant experience of working at Senior BA level. 
• Using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations.  
• Leading business analysis activities within complex projects/environments. 
• Building and maintaining relationships with senior stakeholders. 

Details. Wages. Perks. 

You'll join us in either our Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield digital hubs. 

We offer hybrid working with a mix of working in the office/home, flexible hours, and flexible working so you can do your job in a way that works for you. 

Pay for this role is up to £63,517 per annum.

Our pension offer is great too - with 27.9% pension contributions worth over £17,000 in your pension pot every year. 

Some of the benefits our team love: 

• Generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising further with service 
• Extra days off using flexi time (up to 3 a month) 
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that is right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing 
• Civil service pension with employer contributions of over 27% 
• Training and development opportunities 
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more 
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket 
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. 

 

CLICK APPLY for further information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs.

Reference No: EDP78
SO1/S02 (scp 26-32) £34,834 to £40,221 per annum
37 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our ambitious, forward thinking, and proactive Development Management team; seeking to shape and create sustainable communities whilst protecting and enhancing the rich cultural heritage and landscape of the beautiful Ribble Valley.

The successful candidates will determine a varied caseload of planning applications throughout the Borough and be responsible for mentoring the Assistant Planning Officers.

The position includes a host of benefits including flexible working hours (flexi-time scheme in operation with no core hours), generous leave entitlement, occupational pension scheme, job security, and training/development opportunities.

For further information please contact Lyndsey Hayes, Head of Development Management & Building Control, 01200 414502.

To apply
You can download the application pack from our website www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/jobs
Alternatively, you can email: HR@ribblevalley.gov.uk and quote the reference number or call 01200 414596 (24-hour answerphone)

Closing date for applications: Friday, 12th January 2024
Interviews will be held on: Monday, 22nd January 2024

If you need reasonable adjustments for any part of the recruitment process, please contact us on the details above or provide further information on your application form.

Ribble Valley Borough Council reserve the right to close job vacancies before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

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Abbey Court Solicitors in Accrington are recruiting for an Apprentice Business Support Assistant. The successful candidate will work towards their Level 3 Business Administration qualification which will take approximately 18 months to complete.

Job duties:
•Answering all phone calls
•Dealing with voicemails
•Emails
•Post, franking allocating post
•Creating letters
•Use the case management system, updating case files, opening files and inputting data
•Process of medical records
•Assisting solicitors and team
•Preparing documents for court
•General admin duties

Requirements:
•Must be willing to learn
•Friendly and approachable
•Punctual
•Reliable
•Good communication skills
•Keen and Willing

Grades:
Must have GCSE grade A* - C or 4 or Functional skills level 2

Monday - Friday 9:00-5:00pm / 1 hour unpaid lunch

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• Support the Senior Leadership Team on a day-to-day basis alongside other Business Support Officers.
• Delegate tasks where appropriate and make sure workload is shared amongst the team
• Follow support systems and processes
• Work as a team to handle difficult situations and responses to complex issues
• Understand when to escalate problems when necessary
• Ensure the VIP function runs effectively and follows procedures, escalate to management when appropriate
• Communicate with Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Directors and Heads of Service effectively to acquire urgent responses and build a good rapport with internal services

In addition to the skills knowledge and experience described above, you may be required to undertake a lower graded role as appropriate.

Due to the changing nature of the business, this job description serves as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility. It is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive and will inevitably change. You may be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within the remit of your area of work, as directed by service management, and this may entail working from other locations.