Total 29 Senior Executive job vacancies in Leeds, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS9 0DZ

As a Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will manage cost controls, budgets, and the financial planning of our projects, working closely with the commercial team and senior management. You'll have the opportunity to lead on major projects, mentor junior team members, and contribute to the company's continued success by ensuring each development is delivered within budget and to the highest standards.

• Cost Management: Oversee and manage project budgets from inception to completion, ensuring financial targets are met.
• Procurement and Contract Negotiation: Lead the procurement of subcontractors and materials, negotiating contracts to achieve best value and manage risks.
• Valuations and Payments: Conduct regular valuations and approve payments for subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring work meets quality and contractual requirements.
• Reporting and Forecasting: Prepare and present financial reports, forecasts, and cash flow projections to stakeholders, providing insights and recommendations.
• Risk and Issue Resolution: Identify and proactively manage potential risks to budget or schedule, resolving issues swiftly to keep projects on track.
• Mentorship: Support and mentor junior surveyors, providing guidance and helping develop their skills in line with industry best practices.
• Continuous Improvement: Conduct post-project financial reviews to analyse costs and identify areas for efficiency improvements in future developments.

• Experience: Experience in quantity surveying, ideally with a residential developer or within the housebuilding sector.
• Education: Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a related field; RICS or CIOB membership preferred.
• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of cost planning, budget management, and construction contracts, with experience using cost management software (e.g., COINS, CostX).
• Analytical and Communication Skills: High attention to detail with excellent analytical abilities, along with strong written and verbal communication skills for engaging stakeholders at all levels.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop junior team members and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Driving Licence: Full UK driving licence required for site visits.

• Pension scheme, private healthcare, and life insurance
• Bonus scheme
• Car allowance or company vehicle
• Collaborative team environment with a strong focus on quality and career growth

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.

Salary: NJC Grade 9 £35,235 to Grade 11 £45,718

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Chichester

As a Social Worker within a busy community team, your role will involve working with young people and / or adults from 16 years and upwards (depending on which team you are part of) with lifelong disabilities, including physical and learning disability and autism.

You will be responsible for achieving positive change and improved outcomes for young people. You will have a varied, complex caseload, and provide an accountable social care service to those people who access or need the service.
You will be undertaking high quality assessments and reviews including mental capacity act assessments, responding to safeguarding enquiries, and working as part of a team. You will be expected to work within organisational, policy and legislative requirements. You will have the opportunity to apply your social work skills, experience and values to the work that you do in supporting young people, their support networks and your team.

Qualifications and/or experience:

* Degree in relevant professional or equivalent qualification e.g. Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work.
* Completion of relevant post-qualifying training.
* Registration with the relevant professional registration body and responsibility for maintaining registration with that body.
* Advanced theoretical, practical and procedural knowledge of social work. Good, up-to-date working knowledge of legislation relevant to the specialist area of the post e.g. The Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act.
* Good understanding of the necessity of working with partnership agencies including health, housing, learning, statutory, voluntary and independent sector.
* Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency/ multidisciplinary setting.
* Valid, full driving licence.
* Experience of working in partnership with those who access or need the service and maintaining a focus on the needs of the individual whilst handling conflict and disagreement.
* Experience of effectively coaching and supervising others, acting as practice
role model and promoting exemplary practice.
* Experience of managing levels of risk within a complex caseload.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05420.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Paul Rogers ( Team Manager LLS Western ) at

For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: Leeds
Pay Rate: £750 per day (Inside IR35)

Company: Service Care Solutions
Contact: Lewis Ashcroft - Lewis.Ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk

Overview:
Service Care Solutions is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to support the Digital Working Age Services team, particularly focusing on Universal Credit-one of the UK's most critical Government services. This is an opportunity to directly influence the core systems supporting millions in society. You will be a hands-on engineer and technical leader, responsible for designing, implementing, operating, and evolving new and existing services and infrastructure.

Role and Responsibilities:
As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Work within a multi-functional agile delivery team, leading engineers and driving innovative solutions.
• Develop and maintain automated solutions to support quality, consistency, and reliability of critical services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality systems for agents and claimants.
• Provide technical expertise, mentoring and coaching other DevOps engineers.

Key Technical Skills:

• Proven experience in a DevOps environment, including Continuous Integration & Deployment.
• Strong Unix/Linux platform experience (preferably RHEL/CentOS) and proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python, Go).
• Expertise in cloud-based platforms, especially AWS.
• CI/CD pipeline implementation and maintenance (GitLab CI, Jenkins preferred).
• Skilled in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Packer, CloudFormation, Cloud-Init).

In addition, expertise in at least two or more of the following areas is required:

• Data Persistence: MongoDB/Atlas
• Messaging/Events Platforms: Kafka
• Observability Tooling: Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk
• Container Hosting Platforms: ECS/Fargate, Kubernetes
• Secrets Management: Hashicorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager
• Identity Management: Entra ID, Keycloak
• Security: Cloud Security, CIS Benchmarks, DAST/SAST

Person Specification:
The ideal candidate will be adaptable, quality-driven, and strategically minded, with a passion for innovation and high standards in their work. A positive attitude, resilience under pressure, and strong interpersonal skills are essential for success in this role.

On-Call Requirement:
Due to the critical nature of these services, this role includes participation in a 24/7 on-call support rota.

Application:
If you're ready to take on a challenging role that directly impacts public services and improves the future for millions, please reach out to Lewis Ashcroft at Lewis.Ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk to discuss this opportunity further.

Role: Senior Administrator

Office Base: Oldbury or Blackburn

Contract: Permanent - Full-time

Salary: Up to £22,000 Dependant upon Experience

Benefits: 30 days' Annual Leave, rising to 35 day's with length of service, + Bank Holidays, Life Assurance, Company Pension Scheme, On-Site Free Parking, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan.

ABOUT US

We're a high-quality fostering organisation recognised as 'Outstanding' by OFSTED, and one of the UK's only independent fostering agency specialising in cultural and faith-based fostering placements.

That's what we set out to do in 2012, and we're still doing it today. Our focus is on helping children and young people with specific religious or cultural needs find foster parents who share their values and identity and can provide a safe and loving home. No other independent fostering organisation offers this specialist service, and nobody does it so well. In our most recent inspection in 2024, OFSTED rated us as 'Outstanding' in every area of our work

Our first office was in the West Midlands, but as our reputation and services have grown, so has our presence across the UK. We now have an office in Blackburn and also cover the East Midlands and Yorkshire with our local based team. The founding members, Mohammed Bashir, Andrew Nugent and Kasore Khan are still here with us, providing leadership and direction.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking an enthusiastic and reliable Administrator to join us in our friendly, dedicated and established team working at our offices either based in Oldbury or Blackburn.

DUTIES INCLUDE:

• Undertake a wide range of administrative tasks and duties using keyboard, office 365, Teams and strong IT skills
• Co-ordination and sourcing of appropriate training
• Organisation and coordination of meetings and events
• Completion of monthly tasks according to deadlines
• Liaising with the dedicated Referrals team and Local Authorities
• Use key information and matching criteria for all referrals received to ensure that families are carefully matched according to children's needs
• Recording of essential company information to third parties on our database (CHARMS)
• Act as first point of contact for our customers and portray a positive, professional and helpful image of the organisation
• Understand and follow unique processes
• Note/Minute taking at meetings where appropriate
• Liaison with key stakeholders such as Foster Parents and Local Authorities
• Cover reception duties (lunch/annual leaves)

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Previous Administrative experience
• Solid educational background to include GCSE Grade C (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics
• Be able to evidence an understanding of the use of IT and electronic communications including the use of Microsoft Office in particular TEAMS, Word, Excel and Outlook email
• A good knowledge of administrative systems and processes
• Be able to demonstrate effective communication
• Ability to work under pressure and handle changing priorities
• Administration qualification or equivalent

For an informal discussion about this post please contact Andrew Nugent - Fostering Service Manager on 07967 381045.

To be considered for this post, please apply and we'll be in touch.

No agencies please.

ACS is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the disability confident employer by the jobcentre plus. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.

Your new company
An established Mechanical and Electrical contractor based within Staffordshire, that works on a variety of different project types which include; domestic, retail, commercial and public sector buildings. The values of the projects on which they work are varied and typically between £5,000 to £1 million.

Your new role
As a Intermediate Electrical Estimator, you will play a crucial role in our project delivery process. You'll work closely with their project managers, engineers, and clients to assess project requirements, analyse costs, and prepare accurate estimates. This position offers an excellent opportunity for growth and development within their organisation.
What you'll need to succeed
You will need some experience of Electrical Estimating within the Building Services Industry
What you'll get in return
Salary between £30,000 to £60,000What you need to do now


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Senior Scientific Software Engineer needed in Exeter £390per day ref 1393490

A recent round of permanent recruitment did not return the necessary level of experience required to deliver agreed milestones within the Artificial Intelligence for Numerical Weather Prediction (AI4NWP) project. The intention behind this role is to provide this expertise through technical leadership and coordination within a cross-organisation team of Scientific Software Engineers and Data Scientists, primarily by taking on the role of Scrum Master.

Full time hours on a temporary basis

Senior Solution Architect - Data Platforms: Up to £70,000, plus 28.97% pension worth £19,000, hybrid working, flexitime and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

In recent years DWP has successfully brought our IT in-house, introduce elements such as automation and self-service to our digital services, and accelerate the adoption of public cloud.

Now in our Health Transformation Programme, a major initiative aiming to better support people with disabilities and health conditions, we want to build on that success.

Data & Analytics function is central to DWP's digital strategy. We create digital solutions that leverage data to improve service delivery and user experience.

In this role you'll bring the Health Transformation Programme and Data together. You'll be overseeing data products and analytics which will empower our teams to design, build and maintain truly transformative public services, that are so important to millions of people.

Delivery. Work. Projects.

As a Senior Solution Architect, with a focus on Data Platforms, you will help our expert digital teams understand how to build services collaboratively, utilising shared components and working to best practice.

You will deliver the technical and architectural design elements of Health Transformation services.

That means working closely with engineering teams and other digital stakeholders to create value-for-money solution designs, working on DWP's core data architecture and digital strategy.

You will have the authority to advise, steer, and influence decisions at the heart of DWP's digital transformation. That might be through a product roadmap, presenting your architecture at a governance forums, or taking a complex concept and communicating it in a way that cuts through.

You will collaborate and network with other architects across DWP, and work day-to-day as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will share your domain knowledge and experience, including defining the tools and techniques most appropriate for our environment, and help drive the resolution of technical debt.

You will need the skills to:

• Modern Analytics and BI architectures - Data Mesh / Data Lakes / Data Lakehouse
• Schema and data acquisition design
• Able to assist in the development and implementation of Data Strategies
• Modern event-driven distributed architectures, and the implications for acquiring and managing distributed data sets
• Mastering and moving data in Domain Driven Design Contexts
• Security technical controls for handling PI data both on prem and in the Cloud.

Details. Wages. Perks.

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

Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

Pay: We offer competitive pay from £55,557 to £70,000

Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £19,000 a year.

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
• Family-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
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.

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