Total 216 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Leeds, LS1 5AY

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy) is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around 3,600 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. #MoreToMurphy
Planning & Controls Manager
- York / LeedsWelcome to TRU East:
The Planning & Controls Manager is responsible for leading the TRU East planning team to provide robust plans and project controls analysis, insight, and support services to the
Project delivery team, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, progress and likely outcomes.
Within the Alliance, the role will take ownership of a range of ongoing key responsibilities and may have several flexible and evolving project responsibilities as the project and widerTRU East Alliance develops.The Planning and Controls Manager will be responsible for up to 5 direct reports and for an Alliance planning team of 19
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.
The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.
What you will be doing

- The Planning & Controls Manager is responsible for leading the TRU East planning team to provide robust plans and project controls analysis, insight, and support services to the
- Project delivery team, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, progress and likely outcomes.
- Within the Alliance, the role will take ownership of a range of ongoing key responsibilities and may have several flexible and evolving project responsibilities as the project and widerTRU East Alliance develops.
- Ensure that appropriate alliancing behaviours and ‘best for project’ approaches areadopted at all times, leading by example in the pursuit of successful delivery of the Programme to the benefit of all Alliance Members.
- Manage processes and provide support to allow the project to capture scope, programme, cost, performance, assurance and health and safety information, and integrate to provide a monthly update to agreed deadlines.
- Ensure programme, cost, risk, change and report data integrity is maintained through the life of the project.
- Monitor and control programme compliance in respect of our contractual obligations.
- Manage the preparation of on-going project reviews and provide advice on corrective actions.
- Ensure that fully integrated multi-discipline programmes are produced using planning software and spreadsheets, that include resources and are cost loaded.
- Monitor programme and cost trends; provide analysis and forecasting to the Leadership Team to drive project delivery, accountability, responsibility, and efficiency. ·
- Establish operating policies and practices to mitigate risk on behalf of the project.
- Update and manage the Planning and Project Controls strategies for the Alliance. ·
- Responsible for the provision of a professional planning and project controls service which identifies and complies with all statutory, mandatory, and contractual requirements. ·
- Lead the planning & reporting team and ensure all information is produced and available for project reviews and all other internal or external requirements.
- Oversee all planning and reporting activities ensuring integration and de-confliction, whilst maximising all opportunities to gain efficiencies and drive improved performance.
- Continue to work with other disciplines to develop useful and accurate reports and other information for the Commercial and Delivery teams.

Who we are looking for

- Planning team leadership is essential, managing interfaces within a multi-discipline project environment throughout the full lifecycle (i.e design/build/commission) is essential, rail is desirable, Alliance or Joint Venture experience is desirable
- Experienced management of programme interfaces across multiple disciplines. An ability to proactively, extract and assimilate information from multiple sources and present in a manner that clearly communicates work scope to multiple stakeholders.
- Experienced in managing internal, third-party and supply chain interfaces throughout design, build & commissioning phases.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Proven track record in planning and project controls for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects..
- Experienced in multi-disciplinary, whole lifecycle projects, adept at handling multiple tasks and interfaces.
- Primavera P6 – essential
- Report creation (Excel / Power BI) – desirable
- Presentation skills – essential
- Risk identification & QSRA – essential.
- Capable of identifying, challenging and succinctly articulating issues that impact project outcomes.
- Possesses an understanding of the commercial and contractual interfaces with the planning function.
- Personal resilience, thrives in large, face paced teams.
- Independent and proactive with a passion for acquiring knowledge and supporting others integrity and diplomacy.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

The Finance and Planning Directorate in NHS England is looking for talented, diverse, highly motivated people to join the Primary Care, Community Servies, Vaccines and Screening Finance and Planning Business Partner team as Senior Lead Finance and Planning Business Partnering (Primary Care)

This is a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of work to support the NHS. We:

· work closely with government to agree NHS funding;

· ensure the NHS lives within its annual budget set by Parliament;

· decide how to distribute the funding to the different NHS services and parts of England;

· support innovative programmes that improve the care and experience of NHS patients or people using NHS services;

· set out the financial and performance priorities the NHS should be delivering each year;

· report how much the NHS has spent on providing services each year;

· explore how the NHS can make the best use of its money;

· look at howspend on building or equipment can improve the care and experience of people using NHS services.

· consider how nationally we use these resources to improve healthcare outcomes, reduce inequality, improve health and support the NHS.



The team offershigh profile, fast-paced projects. This requires adaptability, rigor and innovation and provides exciting development opportunities for those developing their careers in the NHS, health or the public sector.

Below are some of the key duties of the job.If you are unsure whether to apply please do get in touch to discuss further.

You will lead a team of four, experienced, finance business partners responsible for ensuring that our monthly and annual primary care finance reporting is accurate, with the information interpreted in a way that supports internal decision-making from finance and non-finance colleagues.

You will be the lead finance business partner for assigned areas of primary care and will be expected to gain an in-depth understanding the policy and operational plans for these areas. You will need to build strong relationships with colleagues in our primary care directorate in particular to deliver on this.

You will use this understanding and these relationships to ensure there is robust and complete financial forecasting and identification of risks and opportunities for these areas.

You will also be responsible for ensuring the robustness of forecasts produced by your team, and other colleagues in our primary care finance team. You will be responsible for bringing the work of the team together to give the overall financial picture for the directorate we support.



In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

As a Senior Lead Finance and Planning Business Partnering (Primary Care) you will work closely with senior finance, operations, commissioning, and policy colleagues nationally, regionally, and at ICBs. You, and the team you work with, will be responsible for supporting these colleagues in our work to deliver high quality, value for money care for patients in primary care that is affordable within our budgets. You will gain an in-depth understanding of our national primary care plans and performance, and translate this into a robust financial picture to support accurate and timely decision-making.

Within Finance and Planning, we put the Equality Diversity and Inclusion commitment into practice with our staff led delivery group.

We want to see all parts of our community represented in our own team so we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for jobs with us. Diverse teams are often the highest performing and welcome the range of experience that diversity brings to our teams.

Speak to us about flexible working arrangements - job share, part time or another flexible pattern. We are now working in a hybrid way across home and office locations and support flexible working arrangements. We want to be sure you can work in a way that is best for us, for you and for our patients.

Please see attached job description for further information about the responsibilities of this role. You can find further details about the role, a letter from the Deputy CFOs and advice on completing your application in the Document to download section.

Interested in applying and want to find out more about our team and the work we do? Please email Duncan Watson, Deputy Director Finance and Planning Business Partnering (Primary Care, Community Services, Vaccines and Screening) – duncanwatson@nhs.net


This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024

Are you a highly organised dynamic PA with exceptional IT skills and a flair for organisation and creativity?

Are you searching for THAT opportunity where you’ll enjoy a wide variety of responsibilities and autonomy, working in an ambitious and growing company? Then look no further – this is the role for you!

You’ll be joining a dynamic, growing, professional services company with a huge vision, and you will be an essential member of the team.

PA to Business Owner/Coach
Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8GB

• Part time – flexible hours, circa 25 hours per week
• £24,000 - £32,000 pro rata based on experience and hours
• Plus Business Performance Related Bonus, with no cap, the better we do the more you earn!

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

Bill Squires Business Coaching offers expert business coaching services throughout Leeds and Yorkshire. We work with local business owners to increase profits, build stronger teams, and develop their businesses to work without them. Our services include one-on-one coaching, group sessions both in person and via Zoom, as well as running workshops & events - all designed to support businesses to thrive.

Together the team works with business owners/directors to grow and improve their businesses – which in turn improves the lives of the owners/directors, their families and their teams.

We are a small team so you will be an integral part of the business and all decision making.

If you’re an exceptional PA who is curious, open-minded and looking for something slightly different – then we’re looking for you!

About You

We're looking for someone who is highly organised, a keen eye for detail, goal-oriented and has exceptional IT skills. You must be willing to explore new ways of working to improve how we deliver for our clients and a continuing appetite to learn.

Are you extremely likeable, charismatic and understand what makes people tick? Are you determined and self-reliant, with an energetic and persistent nature and the ability to influence and persuade?

You must be articulate in both written and spoken communication; be patient with others and confident to put forward & challenge ideas. A positive, proactive, solutions-focused attitude is a must.

You'll thrive on meeting new people and have the ability to think outside the box to find innovative solutions.

What you will do for us:

• Personal Assistance to Business Owner: organising and enabling Bill so he may focus on coaching clients, including preparing the supporting files he needs for every meeting, managing his emails and providing day-to-day IT support
• Client Support: our clients are our business, we need exemplary customer service with all client communications and when rescheduling coaching sessions
• Event Management: organising slick and informative client workshops and community events, preparing PowerPoint presentations, liaising with venues and ensuring all event logistics run smoothly
• Office Management: creating a warm welcome for clients and prospective clients, plus managing all office logistics
• System Improvement: develop the slickest systems and processes to enhance business efficiency, and delivering the best possible service for our clients, embracing the use of technology where possible
• Finance Management: maintaining accurate financial records using Xero, including invoicing, managing cash and updating the business revenue records (experience ideal but not essential, as this element could be outsourced)

What we will do for you:

• Flexible working hours, ideal for fitting around family & study schedules, there are core hours needed in the office
• Competitive salary of up to £32k pro rata, depending on experience and hours
• Business Performance Related Bonus, uncapped – if the company does well, so do you!
• Opportunity to work with a leading business coach with daily on the job development
• Supportive team environment with a focus on personal and professional growth
• Free on-site parking, modern shared offices, with a retail park on the doorstep

The successful candidate has the opportunity to be well rewarded, both in terms of remuneration and flexibility as a result of achieving excellence in the position. You will benefit from additional training and upskilling in your role.

How to apply:

Click “apply” today and check your inbox for an email on how to tailor your application and provide a cover letter or any supporting documents.

If successful, you will be invited to the Company Presentation Evening, via Zoom, on Wednesday 3rd July, between 5pm - 8pm

Final interviews: Wednesday 10 July, in person at our office in Thorpe Park

Other suitable skills and experience include PA, Personal Assistant, Admin, Administrator, Administration, Admin Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Executive Assistant, Office Assistant, Office Administrator, Office Admin, Business Support, Client Support, Customer Service, Bookkeeper, Bookkeeping, Finance, Finance Manager, Officer Manager, Events Manager, Accounts, Accounting.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy) is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around 3,600 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. #MoreToMurphy
Project Manager – Leeds ( Rail)
- Structures and Bridges
Welcome to TRU East:
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.

The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.

You will be responsible to lead and be accountable for a project (or aspect of a larger project) or portfolio of small projects, ensuring that the scope of works are delivered in a safe manner, on time, to the required quality standards, meeting the acceptance criteria and achieving the expected financial outcomes.

What you wil be doing

- To be fully ownership for the delivery of the project, ensuring it is completed safely, on time, in accordance with the contract requirements and to the agreed budget.
- Ensure works are planned, managed and delivered in a safe, controlled and environmentally sustainable manner.
- Ensure risk assessments are created, in place and reviewed regularly.
- Ensure responsibilities of Principal Contractor are discharged in line with CDM Regulations.
- Organise the project team to deliver the contracted scope of works.
- Manage the project team, providing guidance and direction and assist their professional development.
- Chair regular project team meetings, ensuring actions are recorded and closed out
- Ensure the project requirements are identified, understood and delivered and key issues are resolved and controlled.
- Refer any significant issues to the overseeing manager and work with them to ensure they are managed and resolved.
- Manage the “fit to start” process to ensure that we mobilise in a controlled and timely manner to facilitate the timely delivery of the project scope.
- Ensure there is an effective, comprehensive and formal handover from the team to the delivery team.
- Where relevant, arrange for mobilisation and demobilisation of projects assisted by PSC
- Develop and maintain effective communication and relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders (internal and external).
- Ensure the requirements of the contract are complied to by the project team and administered and discharged appropriately.
- Ensure that suitable and robust change control processes are in place to identify, notify, measure and concur the impact of change in accordance with the contract requirements.
- Ensure detailed records and allocation sheets are maintained for all aspects of the project.
- Lead the development of resource forecasts (staff, labour, key plant and materials), ensuring they are aligned and coordinated with the programme.
- Accountable for ensuring the financial performance of the project (or aspect of a project) is achieved or exceeded.
- Leading the review of the project CRF on a monthly basis.
- Ensuring the project performance is reported in a transparent and accurate manner
- Lead the development and implementation of improvement actions where necessary to ensure the financial objectives are achieved / bettered.
- Assist the procurement of suppliers and sub-contractors.


Who we are looking for

- Experience in high profile, politically delicate railway enhancement projects with a focus on bridges and structures
- Appropriate safety training and qualification for the nature of the works (e.g. PTS).
- Experience in the project and construction management of an engineering project, integrating multi-disciplinary workstreams from multiple contractors.
- Client and stakeholder management and management of a project team
- Awareness of the use and interpretation of project controls to review the status of a project.
- Commercial awareness and experience of planning programming
- HNC / HND or NVQ Level 5 (or Degree).
- Professionally qualified or working towards.
- Driven forward-thinker who flourishes on finding innovative solutions to delivery challenges

Do you have experience of advising management on employee relations issues?

Do you have experience of working as a People Business Partner or at a Senior level within the People profession?

Are you interested in working in a fast-paced and varied generalist HR role?

Would you like to work for an organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives?

If the answer is yes to these questions, then we have an exciting opportunity for you as a Senior People Business Partner at Reed in Partnership!

We are on a mission to be the partner of choice for developing people and their communities. Reed in Partnership is a public service provider specialising in skills training for the long-term unemployed, increasing employment opportunities by working with employers and providing youth services.

This is a hybrid role working from home and across offices in Yorkshire,North East and London so some travel will be required.

What is the role about?

We are looking for an experienced People Business Partner to provide an effective People service through partnering with our Operational stakeholders (namely first line and senior managers) across a dedicated programme delivering the IPES and Work and health programmes across our offices.

Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Performance & Reward: Analyses and improves performance management practices in the business unit(s).
• Employee Relations: Monitors and implements policies and procedures to ensure positive, fair and legal relations with Co-Members.
• Resource & Talent Planning: Balances resource requirements and advises on recruitment, selection and retention strategies to attract and retain the best talent.
• Organisational Design: Ensures that the roles in the business meet the current and future needs and that any changes are delivered professionally and compliantly.
• Miscellaneous: Contributes to strategic HR change programmes, national projects, employment tribunal claims, L&D interventions, Health & Safety guidelines, organisational charts, secondments, contractual changes, and documentation.

What’s in it for you?

Alongside a generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. You will have access to the range of Reed in Partnership benefits, which include:

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
• Reed Pension Scheme
• Award Winning Management & Leadership training
• Professional & Personal Development Funds
• Bi-annual pay reviews
• Plus much more that can be found Here

With the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community, this role offers immense job satisfaction.

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with

• Previous experience as a HR/People Business partner, at least 18 months-2 years is desirable, very confident acting as a key business partner for internal stakeholders
• Experience managing complex employee relations issues
• previous expeirence of taking the lead on restructuring and change management initiatives
• Recruitment and selection experience
• Experience in creation and delivery of key strategic projects
• Employment law knowledge
• Someone who is confident working in a fast-paced organisation and can be adaptable
• Skills such as being: commercially aware, people-oriented, analytical and decisive, influential and confident, detail-oriented and accurate, highly organised
• Excellent verbal and written communication

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Business Analyst: up to £43,347, 28.97% pension, hybrid working, flexible hours, investment in your L&D and career growth and lots more…  

• Are you a skilled Business Analyst looking for a new challenge? 
• Can you work with a wide range of stakeholders? 
• Do you want to use your skills to provide insight which supports better public services? 

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:  

You will join the Data & Analytics (D&A) team to support DWP's operational, analytical, and reporting needs, with focus on improving citizen outcomes, Data Quality and Security. 

Our goal is to maintain and transform services to reduce fraud, error, and debt, and drive efficiency.

As a BA within D&A, you will be involved in the product delivery lifecycle within our Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service (IRIS). IRIS creates cutting edge data products to prevent and detect fraud and error.

We're all about getting to the root core of complex business problems and user needs. 

You will build strong and sound relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

You'll lead workshops, interviews, focus groups and utilise other techniques to effectively translate research data into detailed requirements to help deliver value and great outcomes for our users.

You'll also work with the Product Owner to agree a suitable mix of epics, features & stories for each sprint, as well as contributing towards prioritisation activities.  

You'll have lots opportunity to develop and improve your knowledge of Business Analysis and Agile principles. Apply today and launch a rewarding career here at DWP Digital as part of one of the strongest BA communities in the UK.

What you'll need to be successful in your application:

• Significant experience of working as Business Analyst
• Experience of using a wide range of tools and techniques to identify improvements and make recommendations
• Experience of 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 £43,347 per annum. 

Our pension offer is great too - with 28.97% pension contributions worth over £12,500 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  
• 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.  

Job Title: Business Development Coordinator

Hours: 36 hours (Full-Time) across 5 days

Job Status: Fixed Term to cover a period of maternity leave

Location: Office-based (hybrid working)

Salary: £39,363.25 per annum

Closing Date: Tuesday 28 May 2024

Interviews: Thursday 6 June 2024

Skills for Care helps create a well-led, skilled and valued adult social care workforce.

Our practical support helps leaders and managers recruit, develop and lead their staff, retaining them from entry level right through to senior leadership and management roles.

Find out more by taking a look at our website www.skillsforcare.org.uk.

Skills for Care has an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Coordinator to join our Commercial Directorate. Reporting to the Business Development Manager, you will be part of a newly expanded team that is fundamental for generating commercial income to achieve impact for the Adult Social Care workforce.

The post is backfill for maternity cover for a period of one year from July 2024.

About the role:

This is a full-time fixed term role to cover a period of maternity leave. The role is Leeds office-based but the team mostly work in a hybrid setting (i.e. a mix of office and home working).

The successful candidate will coordinate and facilitate the development of bids and proposals from early market engagement, expressions of interest, identifying key information, investigating contexts, through to coordinating and supporting all bids/proposals activity until timely completion of high-quality submissions.

You will help to coordinate activities post-submission of bids and proposals, including clarifications required by funders, and initial mobilisation activities until handover to other colleagues. If required, this may include supporting the management and initial implementation of Business Development projects by coordinating and monitoring activities, tasks, and project plans.

You will support the Business Development team with coordination of activities for the management and delivery of products and services from our commercial offer portfolio, including coordinating and supporting the management of workflow for colleagues and/or delivery partners.

We are looking for a person who…


Has excellent interpersonal skills and is able to build effective working relationships.
Is a highly effective team player, with a positive approach to work.
Has the ability to work on their own initiative, with a proactive approach to problem solving.
Has outstanding attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately.


At Skills for Care we are passionate about our workforce becoming more representative of the society we support, this includes all equality characteristics such as age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us in all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We recognise that sometimes an individual’s impairment can mean that some adjustments to our recruitment and selection process would be welcomed. Please contact our HR team to discuss any adjustments that you may need.

A DBS check is not required for this role. Candidates will be asked to disclose any unspent criminal convictions as part of the recruitment process however this will not form part of the initial application stage.

We are recruiting a Senior Strategy Manager to join NHS England’s Strategy Team, which sits within the Strategy Directorate. You would join our team at a critical and exciting time as we continue to support the NHS to tackle some of its biggest complex and important issues.



At the heart of strategic development in the NHS, the team works across directorates to inform strategic decisions and shape policies. The team’s key functions fall into three broad categories:

· Cross cutting strategy – Holding the central strategy narrative and feeding into wider NHS processes. This includes generating insight into challenges and opportunities, feeding into development of the long and medium term strategy. The team also supportsthe Chief Executive and the Board in strategic discussions; for example, election and spending review preparations,as well as feeding into NHSE business planning

· Strategic reviews- Leading or supporting specific strategy projects. Recent examples include a review of the eyecare pathway, co-ordinating national, regional, system and provider stakeholders in the development and drafting of the elective recovery strategy to reduce waiting lists, a review of national Infrastructure

· Setting and supporting strategy standards across NHS England.

Senior Strategy Managers work across a range of projects and all will include:  



· setting direction for complex, high profile programmes 

· managing teams, resources and relationships with senior stakeholders 

· providing support and thought leadership to the strategy team as a whole, supporting team and corporate development activities as a member of the extended leadership team. 



You will have excellent strategic problem-solving skills, the ability to lead analysis and use data and evidence to maximum effect, combined with an excellent knowledge of the health and care sector. If you are excited by the prospect of leading teams in complex environments to solve some of the most significant challenges in the health and care system, we would like to hear from you.    

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

The role offers a stimulating and rewarding opportunity to use your strategic and analytical skills to contribute to a stronger NHS.   



We have flexible working policies and would be happy to discuss flexible working requirements with any candidates.  If you would like to find out more about this role, please contactengland.stratsupport@nhs.net. 



You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8d with a full-time starting salary of £83,571 with a pay step increase after 5 years’ service.

For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum.

This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location.


This advert closes on Wednesday 22 May 2024

To provide relevant and high quality financial input to the development of the Trusts operational and strategic financial planning, ensuring that income is accurately reflected and ensuring that expenditure plans are fully aligned. To work with the Assistant Director of Finance Financial Management on the development of the Trusts contracting arrangements ensuring there are robust contracts / service level agreements in place for the provision of clinical and non-clinical services provided by the Trust in line with national requirements. To represent the Trust in contract negotiations for clinical and clinical related services, ensuring that timely, relevant, integrated and accurate contract monitoring and performance reports are provided which meet the requirements of commissioners and are owned and understood within the Trust. The post holder will have a pivotal role in supporting the Assistant Director of Finance Financial Management to coordinate and bring together activities within information, planning and performance, finance and operational managers. To ensure that the Trusts decisions as to whether to respond to a competitive tender, work in partnership to develop services or respond to any other commissioning intention is based on accurate, timely financial information and is fully cognisant of the financial and contractual implications for the Trust. To provide expert and specialist knowledge of the contractual implications associated with the implementation and development of currencies and any other payment related initiatives that apply to the Trusts services, community physical health services, community based mental health services and health and justice services. Provision of expert financial advice and support to the Trust by interpreting broad national policy guidance and use own judgement in applying the knowledge to specific circumstances with minimal supervision. To work closely with Directors, General Managers and Heads of Service, in their response to the development of commissioner initiatives, including competitive tenders, and how these need to be translated into contracts/SLAs. Develop and maintain close working relationships with a range of senior colleagues from outside the Trust to develop best practice.

The role offersa stimulating and rewarding opportunity to useyourstrategicand analyticalskills to contribute to a strongerNHS. We have flexible workingpolicies andwould be happy to discuss flexible working requirements with any candidates. If you would like to find out more about this role,please contact england.stratsupport@nhs.net. You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Salary Progression Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8d with a full-time starting salary of £83,571 with a pay step increase after 5 years service. For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum. This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location.

Recruit4staff is proud to be representing their client, a leading Manufacturer in their search for a Electrical Project Engineer in their workshop based in Leeds.

For the successful Electrical Project Engineer our client is offering:

• up to £45,000 Per Annum
• Hours of Work Monday to Thursday 0815 - 1700 / Friday 0815am to 12.45pm
• Permanent
• Benefits: Company Car: TESLA, 25 Days holiday per year, BUPA Wellbeing packages, Cycle to work scheme, Death in service, Company pension 3% employees contribute 5%, Fruit & Refreshments, onsite parking, Mobile, Laptop

The role – Electrical Project Engineer :

• Provide Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering assistance throughout project life cycle including tendering, procurement, design, manufacturing, installation, testing and commissioning
• Organisation of labour, subcontractors and materials ensuring that projects are delivered to a high standard and within set budgets
• Tendering and sales support
• Preparation and development of risk assessments, method statements, work packages, planning & scheduling and final site commissioning reports

What our client is looking for in a Electrical Project Engineer :

• Electrical / Electronic City & Guilds Apprenticeship 2381, 2391 as a minimum - ESSENTIAL
• Broad knowledge of power engineering plant and equipment, i.e. Transformers & Reactors, HV & LV Switchgear, Cabling and HV & LV protection schemes - ESSENTIAL
• Previous exposure working with projects from initiation to completion
• Electrical Power Engineering qualification, minimum HNC level - DESIREABLE

Key skills or similar Job titles: Project Manager, Mechanical Project Manager, Engineer, Electrical Engineer

Commutable From: Leeds, Bradford, Tong, Dewsbury

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This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff (Wrexham) who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.

Fawkes And Reece are proud to be working with a leading Tier 1 Main Contractor in their search for an experienced Project Surveyor to join their construction team in Leeds focusing on £60m high rise development.

You will be responsible for all commercial aspects of Construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then apply for the role to join my client help to create a better tomorrow.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

THE ROLE

As Project Surveyor you are a valuable part of our clients business, where they lead the team on a project or cluster of packages having full accountability for the development and implementation of all pre and post contract strategies, commercial functions and contract reporting. You will take the lead; working collaboratively with all customers and industry specialists with a firm focus on added value, compliance, commercial viability, and best practice.

Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

· Manage the project commercial team ensuring all Main Contract obligations are met and process obligations are complete with particular reference to Procurement, Sub-contract orders, Managing Supply Chain, Measurements and Valuations, Contractual Notices and Valuing Change

· Complete and submit Monthly Cost Reports, Procurement Strategy Updates and Internal/External Progress Reports alongside developing and implementing internal and external tender stage and delivery strategies

· Agree external valuations upstream/downstream to maintain a positive project cashflow and produce and agree main and subcontract final accounts

Benefits

· Salary up to £75,000 DOE & profit share scheme

· Flexible working

· Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)

· Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)

· Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…

· Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.

· Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity.

Please apply directly to this advert or for more information please call the Sheffield F&R office (North) on 0114 213 0900 (option 3) and ask for Alex.

My client, an industry leading civil engineering and construction contractor are actively recruiting for a project engineer with a mechanical / electrical background, to join their existing team on a high profile rail project in the North East.

Candidate Responsibilities:

• Supporting the existing team to deliver the scope of works
• Develop and implement management solutions for the Site Wide Team to keep the leads accountable for their scope.
• Construction method improvement plans
• Development of Methods of Construction to solve issues
• Review of construction documentation
• Chair or support construction reviews
• Weekly consolidated construction reports
• Weekly update of construction progress notice boards
• Coordination of project photography and pictorial progress report

Candidate Requirements:

• HNC/HND/Degree Qualification (or Equivalent)
• Relevant Professional Accreditation (PM, Construction, Engineering)
• AutoCAD and Navis Works knowledge
• Proven experience as a Project Engineer within a infrastructure project-based environment
• Experience working within large scale projects
• PTS - Desirable

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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.

Recently named as one of the 'Best Big Companies to Work For’ by Best Companies, J. Murphy & Sons Limited (Murphy) is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; power and water. Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around 3,600 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’
- directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. #MoreToMurphy
Planning & Controls Manager
- York / LeedsWelcome to TRU East:
The Planning & Controls Manager is responsible for leading the TRU East planning team to provide robust plans and project controls analysis, insight, and support services to the
Project delivery team, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, progress and likely outcomes.
Within the Alliance, the role will take ownership of a range of ongoing key responsibilities and may have several flexible and evolving project responsibilities as the project and widerTRU East Alliance develops.The Planning and Controls Manager will be responsible for up to 5 direct reports and for an Alliance planning team of 19
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) aims to deliver faster, longer, more frequent, and more reliable services across the north of England, from Newcastle, Hull and York towards Manchester and Liverpool via Leeds.
The aim of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North’s great cities. Providing passengers with more choice, more seats, and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.
What you will be doing

- The Planning & Controls Manager is responsible for leading the TRU East planning team to provide robust plans and project controls analysis, insight, and support services to the
- Project delivery team, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of intended delivery strategy, progress and likely outcomes.
- Within the Alliance, the role will take ownership of a range of ongoing key responsibilities and may have several flexible and evolving project responsibilities as the project and widerTRU East Alliance develops.
- Ensure that appropriate alliancing behaviours and ‘best for project’ approaches areadopted at all times, leading by example in the pursuit of successful delivery of the Programme to the benefit of all Alliance Members.
- Manage processes and provide support to allow the project to capture scope, programme, cost, performance, assurance and health and safety information, and integrate to provide a monthly update to agreed deadlines.
- Ensure programme, cost, risk, change and report data integrity is maintained through the life of the project.
- Monitor and control programme compliance in respect of our contractual obligations.
- Manage the preparation of on-going project reviews and provide advice on corrective actions.
- Ensure that fully integrated multi-discipline programmes are produced using planning software and spreadsheets, that include resources and are cost loaded.
- Monitor programme and cost trends; provide analysis and forecasting to the Leadership Team to drive project delivery, accountability, responsibility, and efficiency. ·
- Establish operating policies and practices to mitigate risk on behalf of the project.
- Update and manage the Planning and Project Controls strategies for the Alliance. ·
- Responsible for the provision of a professional planning and project controls service which identifies and complies with all statutory, mandatory, and contractual requirements. ·
- Lead the planning & reporting team and ensure all information is produced and available for project reviews and all other internal or external requirements.
- Oversee all planning and reporting activities ensuring integration and de-confliction, whilst maximising all opportunities to gain efficiencies and drive improved performance.
- Continue to work with other disciplines to develop useful and accurate reports and other information for the Commercial and Delivery teams.

Who we are looking for

- Planning team leadership is essential, managing interfaces within a multi-discipline project environment throughout the full lifecycle (i.e design/build/commission) is essential, rail is desirable, Alliance or Joint Venture experience is desirable
- Experienced management of programme interfaces across multiple disciplines. An ability to proactively, extract and assimilate information from multiple sources and present in a manner that clearly communicates work scope to multiple stakeholders.
- Experienced in managing internal, third-party and supply chain interfaces throughout design, build & commissioning phases.
- Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Proven track record in planning and project controls for multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects..
- Experienced in multi-disciplinary, whole lifecycle projects, adept at handling multiple tasks and interfaces.
- Primavera P6 – essential
- Report creation (Excel / Power BI) – desirable
- Presentation skills – essential
- Risk identification & QSRA – essential.
- Capable of identifying, challenging and succinctly articulating issues that impact project outcomes.
- Possesses an understanding of the commercial and contractual interfaces with the planning function.
- Personal resilience, thrives in large, face paced teams.
- Independent and proactive with a passion for acquiring knowledge and supporting others integrity and diplomacy.