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Job Title: Marine Structures Design Engineer
Location: Bristol or Plymouth or Rosyth, UK - Hybrid - working from home options available
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54934

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Marine Structures Design Engineer at our Bristol, Plymouth or Rosyth sites.

Babcock is rapidly establishing itself as an international Naval ship designer and builder. We have built on the success of the UK MoD Type-31 Frigate and have secured contracts for frigate export variants (AH140) with overseas customers. As well as supporting exports of frigates the engineering team is actively working on other ship newbuild and life extension programs around the world, from small fast attack craft all the way up to aircraft carriers.

We are looking to significantly expand our engineering and ship design teams in order to exploit these opportunities and so if you are interested in taking your career in an exciting new direction then consider Babcock for your next move.

The role
As a Marine Structures Design Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is a highly prestigious position within our complex shipbuilding programme, developing designs through concept and early-stage design as well as supporting the bidding process. This role will provide you with the opportunity to deliver complex structural solutions within an exciting, interesting team environment. Each week will provide you with new challenges that will test your skills and knowledge.

Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for is responsible for preparing, developing and substantiating marine and structural designs through calculations, simulations, commissioning and diagnostic test support. You will contribute to product development throughout the design lifecycle and provide technical support, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of engineering outputs.

Primary deliverables:

• Substantiation reports/designs for installation solutions;
• Preparation and production of substantiation reports for solutions throughout the entire design lifecycle in line with recognised standards and to the required time, cost and quality requirements.
• Liaising with design teams and other stakeholders throughout the design lifecycle to ensure coordination and functionality of system designs, including supporting design reviews.
• Develop and support innovative design solutions.
• Provide solutions to manufacturing and installation issues by assisting in the resolution of technical and production queries.
• Produce technical reports and other documentation.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you will continually develop your knowledge and expertise in an interesting and rewarding environment.

Essential experience of the Marine Structures Design Engineer:

• Proven structural design experience from a highly regulated industry
• Experience with appropriate analytical software such as FEA, CFD and/or CAD

This is a permanent position, working Monday to Friday. We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides flexible working with office attendance and travel to meet project requirements. We are happy to discuss this with you in more detail.

Qualifications for the Marine Structures Design Engineer:

• Ideally Degree qualified but HND/HNC level qualification in an engineering discipline with extensive experience in relevant field will be considered;
• Ideally you will be a member of a relevant institution (e.g. RINA, IET, IMechE, IMarEst etc.) and hold Chartered or Incorporated status (or be working towards);
• Either already UK Security cleared or able for achieve UK SC clearance.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century, Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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

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A Defence & Missile client, a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, are currently seeking an experienced Test Architect to join their team in Stevenage. The selected Candidate will be responsible for defining and managing the requirements for Test Equipment and Test Specifications. This crucial role requires someone with a robust skill set and attention to detail.

This position will require the candidate to work on all facets of the FPGA design and verification cycle with confidence and expertise.

What we're looking for:

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) candidates with significant experience in FPGA development.
• Proficient in VHDL language and Design Skills. (*Essential)
• Proficient in verification skills using VHDL and SystemVerilog methodologies. (*Essential)
• Extensive experience designing for Xilinx, Intel, or Microsemi FPGAs.
• Experience in professional configuration and documentation of designs.
• Experience working as part of a large multidisciplinary team.

What you'll get to do as a FPGA Design Engineer:

Task: Generate complex FPGA architectures and design implementations using VHDL, Simulink, etc., for devices manufactured by Xilinx, Intel, and Microsemi. This is an essential requirement for the job.

Verify complex FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog/UVM test-bench methodologies. You will also be expected to utilize FPGA design toolsets and Mentor verification tools such as QuestaSim and ModelSim.

In addition, you will need to develop low-level software using C to facilitate FPGA testing and integration with embedded systems. You will be responsible for configuring and documenting designs to a high professional standard.

"Please Note: Requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based at their, Bristol's state of the art site, which plays a key part in missiles operations. The location offers excellent transportation links, outstanding learning and development opportunities, and social, charitable, and sporting activities.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Job Title
Network Management System Architect

Employment Type
Contract
Estimated Duration (if applicable) – 6 months
This role has been deemed inside of IR35

Location
Bristol

The Opportunity
An incredible opportunity for a Network Management System Architect has become available with the chance of working alongside a leading engineering consultancy who provide through-life technical and engineering support.

- Do you have proven experience of the design and operation of telecom network management systems?
- Have you got demonstratable experience in the defence or telecommunication industry?
- Do you currently hold SC or DV?

If the answer is yes, then why not read on to find out more about this opportunity and get in touch now to avoid missing out!

Your duties and responsibilities will be:
As part of a modernisation programme this role will examine the current Network Management System for the communications network over the satellites and develop programme architecture to modernise and enhance the system. A background in Telecoms network management and understanding of current products and methodologies is essential, and any knowledge of satellite operations would be an advantage. The role will be responsible for specifying new Network Management Systems requirements with input from users, working with key suppliers to develop and implement a new management system, test and commissioning of the installed system.

You will have the following qualifications & experience:

- Degree or equivalent in a relevant Engineering Discipline
- Proven experience of the design and operation of telecom network management systems
- Demonstratable experience in the defence or telecommunication industry
- Understanding of change and configuration control process in the context of the Engineering Design Lifecycle
- UK SC Clearance

It’s great if you also have the following:

- Be conversant with the standards relating to the Systems Engineering discipline (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEEE15288)
- Experience with the MILSATCOM domain but not essential.
- Previous experience with a satellite network operator
- Knowledge of satellite Network management and configuration systems would be an advantage.
- Understanding of the ITIL model and TM framework

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’. Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.

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We are looking for a Design Manager to join a contractor based near Bristol to join their growing pre-construction team.

The company works across the Bristol, wider South West and Wiltshire patch, are privately owned regional business with 3 other offices and have a highly successful track record working on a range of schemes in the education, commercial, retail and industrial marketplaces and more recently have successfully been awarded the opportunity to to work on some of the latest framework opportunities for local government and local authorities as well as the larger strategic 5 year agreements as well as working on repeat business opportunities for a range of established clients.

Typical projects range from £5 to £25 million in value on both 2 stage negotiated and competitive single stage bids.

The role you will undertake is to work on both bids and tenders all the way through to information management on the live schemes so you will have the unique insight to be able to take the scheme from tender all the way through to the build phase and finally client handover.

Precon duties will include working with bid team, estimating teams, building services and design managers to create and submit best bid possible. This is based on forensic analysis of the design process of each package, working with internal teams as well as specialist consultants and engineers as well as the supply chain to overcome issues and be able to come up with innovative ideas and suggestions for the design elements of the scheme. You will have the opportunity to work with several experienced individuals who can help train and develop your skills.

Upon contract award you will be responsible for drawings and information control with site teams, subcontractors and client. You will be expected to spend time on site working with the teams to ensure compliance with BIM and CDM requirements and work with commercial teams on RFI's, variations etc. and take responsibility for the design elements of the project as it progresses through the programme.

They are currently working on several new bids, 2nd stage opportunities as well as 3 live projects in the Bristol area - all of which you can get involved with.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in every aspect of a construction business and life cycle of a project and the contractor have an excellent training programme and this role would suit someone looking to move up into the role from a trainee or assistant level or an experienced coordinator with a view to gaining both experience and promotion in the medium term.

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.

Job Title: Automotive Engineer - Design Engineering
Location: UK - Flexible Location + Hybrid Working
Compensation: £ 65,000 - £75,000 + Bonus + Car Package
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54113

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Automotive Engineer.

The Role
As an Automotive Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will oversee the design of a new vehicle that will service the British Military.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for developing, designing and implementing new vehicle design solutions in the interest of meeting current and future customer requirements.

• Developing quality requirements to underpin project delivery activities
• Creating concept designs and detailed blueprints
• Component and system development
• Testing, Analysis and Prototyping
• Managing project budgets

This role is full time / permanent. The successful candidate can be based at any compliant Babcock site within the UK, with a hybrid working from home arrangements. There is a requirement to travel to other sites.

Experience required of the Automotive Engineer

• Background in Automotive Engineering / Design
• Experience of whole vehicle design
• Knowledge of industry specific standards and regulations
• Leadership skills and experience of leading a technical team
• Proficiency in a CAD software e.g. AutoCAD, Solidworks etc

Qualifications for the Automotive Engineer

• Degree qualified in automotive engineering or other relevant subject

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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

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This an exciting opportunity to join the largest and most progressive Enterprise Architecture team in the Higher Education sector!



We are looking for 2 permanent Enterprise Architect posts.



UWE has a strong Strategy 2030 and requires a crack team of architects to help ensure we deliver against it. We’re big into digital transformation, Cloud services, close focus on customer need and making technology both an enabler and joy to use.After a few years of building our foundational work, we’re launching Enterprise Architecture 2.0 – an exciting vision for composable digital services that help deliver our business strategy.



About you: You will have experience of being an architect or having demonstrated architectural thinking. You may be TOGAF or SAFe certified.



You will be a problem solver with mental flexibility and dexterity. You will be a great communicator, both verbally and in written form. You will be awesome at dealing with stakeholders, both business and IT.



You will be interested in the mission – students and their outcomes. If you’ve worked for shareholder value in the past, the work at UWE directly benefits the people you do it for.



Hybrid working – largely remote with travel to campus as required. If you’d prefer you can work on campus as much as you like.



Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – £300m has been invested in new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while we continue to develop incredible new facilities to enhance our offer even further.



Frenchay campus has excellent transport links; as well as being located near the motorway network we are within walking distance of two train stations, our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities.



Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 32,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 4,000 staff from across the globe. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with a strong network of employer and partner connections.



We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we are ranked 24th in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2023 and 39th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.



We are an ambitious and values led university. We're focused on solving future global challenges through outstanding learning, world-leading research and a culture of enterprise and we are looking for people who share our core values to help us achieve those aims.



With inclusivity as a core value, UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We support and celebrate the diversity of our staff and students as a key driver for innovation and success, promoting pathways and achievements to inspire and generate confidence and ambition.



In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:

a generous holiday allowance of 27 days
up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
hybrid working
career average pension schemes available for all staff groups
access to employee assistance programme
1st month free to our Centre for Sport facilities for all new starters
family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.
Retail savings via the Wider Wallet scheme
option to participate in the cycle to work scheme



We also offer a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes and provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.



Add your individuality to ours

Proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always on the lookout for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing staff community of over 4,000 individuals and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive. Add your individuality to ours to help set us apart.



We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic and female candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.





Further information

If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Nick Gleed via email: nick.gleed@uwe.ac.uk



This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week.



This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.



The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.



We may able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.



Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.



Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.




*UWE reserves the right to close the advert early if we received sufficient applications.

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Job Title: Network Management System Architect
Location: Either Bristol or Corsham, wilts. + Hybrid Working
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54708

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Network Management System Architect within our Mission Systems business.

The role

As a Network Management System Architect, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll examine the current Network Management System for the communications network over the satellites and develop the architecture to modernise and enhance the system.

Day to day, you'll be responsible for specifying new Network Management Systems requirements with input from users, working with key suppliers to develop and implement a new management system for the UK Skynet network, and test and commissioning of the installed system.

This role is full time, 37-hours per week and will be based at our Bristol or Corsham sites with hybrid working from home arrangements.

Essential experience of the Network Management System Architect:

• Proven experience of the design and operation of telecom network management systems
• Demonstratable experience in the defence or telecommunication industry
• Understanding of change and configuration control process in the context of the Engineering Design Lifecycle
• Be conversant with the standards relating to the Systems Engineering discipline (e.g. ISO/IEC/IEEE15288)

Qualifications for the Network Management System Architect:

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve SC security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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

We are a looking for a Structural Design Engineer with a minimum background of 2 years experience in building structures design, for a permanent position working on residential and commercial projects in the UK.

As a Structural Design Engineer you will be working on a range of residential, commercial and educational projects and should be able to demonstrate experience in completing structural surveys, inspections and design work on projects in these sectors.

To be suitable for the Structural Design Engineer post you must have a minimum of 2 years previous experience working to British Standards and Eurocodes following a Bachelors degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from a UK based university. (Candidates with an additional Masters degree in these subjects also from a UK based University would be desirable).

Proficiency in these design standards and an educational background here in the UK are requested in order to comply with UK legislation on the required projects, and you must have excellent written technical English with demonstrable experience in producing accurate reports.

Structural Analysis skills in all common design materials is essential, including steel, concrete, timber and masonry. You will also need proficiency in relevant design engineering software which could include Tekla, TEDDS and Revit in addition to AutoCAD.

Should you get to interview stage for this role there will be a test involving hand calculations, so you will need to be able to demonstrate an ability to perform standard calculations to demonstrate a skill in this area.

In order to be able to attend client meetings and site visits, it is desirable that you have a driving licence and your own vehicle for the role.

Salary dependant on experience, permanent candidates only no contractors considered.

An excellent opportunity for an Experienced Design Engineer to join a well-established company based in Bristol.

Benefits:

• Full Time (37.5hrs)
• Up to £40,000 DOE
• Located at our office near Bristol (BS37). Flexible working options available.
• Company pension contribution and private healthcare options

About The Company:

They are an award-winning Bristol-based remote camera dolly & stabiliser manufacturer. Set up in 2014, pioneering robotic control and stabilisation of cameras to the film and TV industry. The growing team consists of experienced film makers, technicians, engineers and remote vehicle fanatics.

They have an ambitious roadmap of future products; backed by some incredible new technology that continues to elevate the company within the TV and film industry, and now helps to establish their systems in entirely new markets. They have grown a fantastic team to support their progress, but they need to expand to fulfil their ambitions and deliver their exciting product plans.

About the Role:

Reporting directly to the Design Manager and CTO, you will be responsible for the design, development and planning of the mechanical design aspects of their projects. Taking projects from initial concept to full production and latterly customer support, you will ensure your projects are planned and delivered to meet timescales, liaising with all internal departments across R&D, procurement and production teams to provide end to end support for all products.

Candidate Requirements:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in product design, mechanical engineering or related field
• Proven experience (2 years +) in product/engineering design, demonstrating proficiency in Solidworks or high competency in other similar software
• Creative approach to unique design challenges, with problem solving skills and an attention to detail
• Experienced in designing parts for manufacture across a number of materials and processes, including but not limited to CNC machining, turning, sheet metal, injection moulding and additive manufacturing
• Experience creating accurate version-controlled 3D and 2D drawing data for manufacturing
• Basic workshop skills; hand tools and 3D printers to create parts, test rigs and proof of concept assemblies
• Strong communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment
• Supplier liaison with UK and overseas suppliers regarding technical specs and manufacturing support
• Ability to quickly iterate, develop and finalise design schemes to agreed timescales
• Any experience in product development for TV, Film and camera stabilisation would be a bonus, but certainly not an expectation.

Why Join Them:
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and contribute to groundbreaking innovations within the TV & Film Industry and beyond.
• Involvement at every stage of the design process. From concept to manufacture and customer support of the products you design. A real opportunity to put your stamp on the direction of our growing product range.
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture that values creativity, individual contributions and new ideas.
• Professional development opportunities and a supportive environment for career growth.

If you feel that you have the relevant skills/attributes to fulfil this role then please apply now!

Job Title: Naval Architect
Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working
Package: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Role Type: Full time
Role ID: SF16162

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Naval Architect at our Bristol site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry's most brilliant minds.

The role
As a Naval Architect, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary. Our Naval Architecture and Maritime Engineering (NAME) group sits within the Maritime and Land business of QinetiQ and consists a team of over 50 people. The team delivers hydrodynamic testing and design consultancy services. Hydrodynamic problem solving forms a significant part of the project work within group - identifying a methodology for solving a client's hydrodynamic issues, mathematically or through model testing.

The role requires an excellent understanding of Naval Architecture principles and the ability to use that knowledge together with sound engineering judgement to solve our customer's important problems. In particular, knowledge of the methods and tools used within hydrodynamic design and assessment is desirable. Practicing knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics is strongly desired.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Work collaboratively with customers and colleagues to deliver ensure the customers' requirements are and providing innovative solutions to customers' problems.
• Breakdown complex tasks and then execute the planned schedule of work. This will include being customer facing and supervision of others.
• Ensure the work is conducted in a safe manner, highlighting hazards and potentially unsafe practices to Team Lead.
• Actively participate and encourage increased collaboration across the NAME Group.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, based at our Bristol Business Park site, with a hybrid working arrangement.

Essential experience of the Naval Architect

• You should have knowledge of Naval Architecture.
• The Naval Architect should have experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).

Qualifications for the Naval Architect:

We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience then we would like to hear from you.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days' additional leave
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community

Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation, courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You'll receive highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what's happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.

Are you proficient in the development of business capability and value? Is your forte developing solutions to complex business problems? If so, we can offer the opportunity to work on some of the biggest, most exciting and sophisticated organisational change portfolios.

This is an exciting time to join the Transformation Directorate within HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group (CCG). We are looking to fill 2 posts leading on the overarching business architecture and information architecture across the group respectively.

Customer Compliance Group (CCG) is a business area that ensures that HMRC successfully collects the full and correct amount of money due from UK taxpayers, investigates offences against the tax system and takes action to identify and mitigate potential threats.

The compliance work we carry out across CCG is vital in making sure HMRC is collecting the money that pays for the UK’s public services and providing targeted financial support.

See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference to how HMRC compliance business services run in future. Our work on delivering new service designs towards our target operating model will not only help make our services more effective and responsive to customers but will also ensure that we keep managing risks and collecting the taxes essential for the future operation of the NHS, Schools, Police and other public services.

To this end you will be a leading source of business architecture expertise, developing wide ranging blueprints and artefacts across all aspects of the business, developing and maintaining effective relationships and networks with senior leaders and across the wider organisation.

You will have the opportunity to actively develop your own professional experience and expertise, participate in & support the development of architecture communities within CCG, HMRC and across government, sharing and re-applying skills and knowledge and bringing in good practice.

You will also become a member of the CCG Transformation Extended Leadership Team contributing more widely to corporate leadership challenges.

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Experienced Senior Design Manager required to work for a tier one contractor specializing in Education, Healthcare & Commercial projects up to £100m.

Responcibilties

Tender Stage - Pre Contract

• Review the Tender Information including the Employer's Information Requirements and any existing Design Team appointments and determine the scope and extent of all remaining design work, prior to the Tender Start-up meeting
• Verify that the existing Tender (design) Information is compliant, coordinated, affordable (within the existing budget) and buildable prior to the Tender Settlement meeting
• Determine, in conjunction with the bid team, the strategy for the completion of all remaining design work
• Assess / audit all novated Design Team members and if applicable negotiate any additional services
• Prepare and issue fee enquiries for supplementary Design Team members
• Select and informally appoint supplementary Design Team members for both Pre and Post Contract Stages
• Prepare and issue fee enquiries for any additional survey work and or reports
• Produce and agree the Tender Stage Design Programme and Design Deliverables with the primary, secondary and specialist subcontract designers and monitor / report on progress
• Produce and agree the Project Stage 'draft' Design Programme, Design Deliverables and Specialist sub-contractor Procurement Schedule
• Establish a Common Data Environment (CDE)
• Produce the 'draft' Design Management Plan (DMP) and BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
• Develop, in conjunction with the Design Team, competitive, technically robust design and engineering solutions that respond to the Employer's Requirements
• Engage with 'preferred' specialist subcontractors to develop innovative design solutions and close out design interfaces
• Compile a schedule of design assumptions, design opportunities (VE), design risks (HSE/CDM) identified during the Tender Stage design process
• Assist in the technical review of specialist subcontract tender returns and review all alternative design solutions
• Evaluate the commercial responses to specialist sub contract tender returns and propose recommendations for bid inclusion
• Establish the extent of all outstanding Planning and Building Regulation Matters
• Review any existing BREEAM Assessments and or undertake a Design Stage Assessments
• Chair and record the outcomes of all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor design workshops
• Produce technical responses for all design questions contained in the tender enquiry document and compile a schedule of Tender Stage design clarifications, qualifications and derogations
• Approve all design proposals that are to be included in the tender offer

Project Stage - Post Contract

• Review the Project Information including the Employer's Requirements, Contractor's Proposals and formally appoint the Design Team and consultants and brief the Design Team on their contractual obligations and their corresponding duties
• Agree, in conjunction with the site team, the specialist subcontractor procurement strategy
  • Produce and agree the Project Stage Design Programme and associated Design Deliverables with the primary, secondary and specialist subcontract designers and monitor / report on progress
  • Produce and agree the Project Stage Specialist sub-contractor Procurement Schedule and Installation/Commission Programme
  • Monitor / report on progress to ensure overall progress against programme is maintained
• Establish and agree the project Common Data Environment (CDE), the project file structure, virtual file links, email file links, security rights, work flows and voting rights
• Establish the frequency and content for all design coordination workshops and progress meetings
• Produce the project specific Design Management Plan (DMP) and BIM Execution Plan (BEP) and monitor compliance
• Close out design assumptions, design opportunities (VE), design risks (HSE/CDM) made during the early stages of the design and or tender process
• Verify that all new design documentation is compliant, coordinated, affordable and buildable on a weekly basis in accordance with the DMP
• Manage the submission and timely approval of all reviewable design data
• Assist in the commercial and technical review of specialist subcontract tender returns, establish interfaces and review alternative design
• Prepare technical submissions for alternative designs, system, component, product and or material proposals for client approval
• Progress the discharge of all outstanding Planning Conditions and the approval of all Building Regulation matters
• Manage the post contract change control process in accordance with the DMP
• Ensure all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor Design Risk Assessments are produced for review and approval
• Chair and record the outcomes of all primary, secondary and specialist subcontractor design workshops/meetings
• Obtain responses to primary, secondary designers' TQs from the client's team and specialist subcontractor TQs from the primary designers
• Monitor the production and quality of all design documentation against the agreed Design Quality / Key Performance Indicators
• Obtain Design Reports from the primary and secondary designers to accompany the monthly CVRs
• Progress the approval of specified design certificates including, CDM, BREEAM, Secure by Design, etc.
• Ensure that all changes to primary and secondary design work are incorporated in the As-Built design documentation

A Defence & Missile client, a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, are currently seeking an experienced Test Architect to join their team in Stevenage. The selected Candidate will be responsible for defining and managing the requirements for Test Equipment and Test Specifications. This crucial role requires someone with a robust skill set and attention to detail.

This position will require the candidate to work on all facets of the FPGA design and verification cycle with confidence and expertise.

What we're looking for:

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) candidates with significant experience in FPGA development.
• Proficient in VHDL language and Design Skills. (*Essential)
• Proficient in verification skills using VHDL and SystemVerilog methodologies. (*Essential)
• Extensive experience designing for Xilinx, Intel, or Microsemi FPGAs.
• Experience in professional configuration and documentation of designs.
• Experience working as part of a large multidisciplinary team.

What you'll get to do as a FPGA Design Engineer:

• Generate complex FPGA architectures and design implementations (VHDL, Simulink, etc.) for Xilinx, Intel, and Microsemi devices. (*Essential)
• Verify complex FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog/UVM test-bench methodologies.
• Utilize FPGA design toolsets and Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim).
• Develop low-level software (C) to facilitate FPGA testing and integration with embedded systems.
• Configure and document designs to a high professional standard.
• Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver FPGA-based projects.

"Please Note: Requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based at their, Bristol's state of the art site, which plays a key part in missiles operations. The location offers excellent transportation links, outstanding learning and development opportunities, and social, charitable, and sporting activities.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Job Title: Senior Naval Architect
Location: Bristol or Plymouth or Rosyth, UK - Hybrid - working from home options available
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF54381

At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Naval Architect at our Bristol, Plymouth or Rosyth sites.

Babcock is rapidly establishing itself as an international Naval ship designer and builder. We have built on the success of the UK MoD Type-31 Frigate and have secured contracts for frigate export variants (AH140) with overseas customers. As well as supporting exports of frigates, the engineering team is actively working on other ship newbuild and life extension programs around the world, from small fast attack craft all the way up to aircraft carriers.

We are looking to significantly expand our engineering and ship design teams in order to exploit these opportunities and so if you are interested in taking your career in an exciting new direction then consider Babcock for your next move.

The role
As a Senior Naval Architect, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This is a highly prestigious position within our complex shipbuilding programme, developing designs through concept and early-stage design as well as supporting the bidding process. This role will provide you with the opportunity to deliver complex structural solutions within an exciting, interesting team environment. Each week will provide you with new challenges that will test your skills and knowledge.

Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for authoring, reviewing and substantiating marine designs through calculations, simulations, commissioning and diagnostic test support. You will contribute and lead product development throughout the design lifecycle and provide technical support to our key customers, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of engineering outputs. You will act as Technical Authority and have deep subject knowledge of an aspect of marine engineering.

Primary Deliverables:

• Substantiation reports/designs for installation solutions.
• Preparation and production of substantiation reports for marine solutions throughout the entire design lifecycle phases (Concept, Basic, Functional, Detail, Manufacturing, Installation and Decommissioning), in line with recognised standards and to the required time, cost and quality requirements.
• Liaising with design teams and other stakeholders throughout the design lifecycle to ensure coordination and functionality of system designs, including supporting design reviews.
• Develop innovative design solutions with robust engineering substantiation.
• Provide solutions to manufacturing and installation issues by assisting in the resolution of technical and production queries.
• Produce technical reports and other documentation.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you will continually develop your knowledge and expertise in an interesting and rewarding environment.

Essential experience of the Senior Naval Architect:

• Proven structural design experience from a highly regulated industry.
• Experience with appropriate analytical software such as stability software (Paramarine, NAPA, FORAN, Maxsurf), FEA, CFD and/or CAD.
• Experience of contributing to design reviews.

This is a permanent position, working Monday to Friday. We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides flexible working with office attendance and travel to meet project requirements. We are happy to discuss this with you in more detail.

Qualifications for the Senior Naval Architect:

• Ideally Degree qualified but HND/HNC level qualification in an engineering discipline with extensive experience in relevant field will be considered.
• Ideally you will be a member of a relevant institution (e.g. RINA, IET, IMechE, IMarEst etc.) and hold Chartered or Incorporated status (or be working towards).
• Either already UK Security cleared or able for achieve UK SC clearance.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century, Babcock International have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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

We are looking for a dedicated and inspiring Senior Art and Design Technology Technician to join our supportive and talented team at City Academy. We are a growing organisation, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning. What we are looking for: We are a diverse and thriving 11-16 school and you would be joining a passionate and talented team of staff in our highly successful Art/ Photography, Catering and Design Technology departments. We are very well resourced, with dedicated specialist practical rooms and equipment as well as two technician prep rooms. We are looking for a highly organised individual who is able to work independently, take initiative in developing the Art/ DT departments, manage other technicians in supporting the department and who is confident in assisting in practical Art, Photography and Design Technology lessons, possibly to include some Catering support work. To be successful in the post, we are looking for someone who will provide practical assistance and support to meet the practical requirements of the Art, Photography and Design Technology curriculum.  This will require a range of practical skills although we can be flexible about this for the right person and can offer some in-house training to develop skills further. This post will include use of a kiln room, a photographic studio and may also include large woodworking machinery, hand tools, and laser cutter, depending on experience.  Excellent ICT skills are essential for this role and knowledge of Photoshop would be helpful too. The successful candidate will prepare, provide, maintain and manage the necessary resources and information required to enable, safe and engaging practical activities to be undertaken by staff and students. They will be required to maintain an appropriate Health and Safety culture, ensuring that all relevant Health and Safety regulations and guidelines are adhered to at all times.  The post holder would also have responsibility for line managing our DT/Art technician and Food Technology technicians, including liaising with HR where necessary. Your opportunity: Not only will you be working within one of our fantastic academies, but you will be a part of a diverse Federation working alongside professional and inspirational people. The Cabot learning Federation are committed to providing the very best learning experiences for every young person we educate which you can be a part of. You will have access to our generous benefits package including excellent annual leave entitlement, access to our pension scheme and a number of other well-being benefits. You will be working within a large multi-academy trust which provides dedicated training programmes and the opportunity to gain experience within other departments and CLF functionsThe CLF is the largest non-diocesan academy group in the South West. We are currently sponsoring academies in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Weston-Super-Mare; six secondary, eight primary, one all-through academy and a Studio School. The Federation also has an overarching CLF Post 16 and specialist inclusion centres. Together we educate over 9000 children between the ages of 3 and 19 and the Federation is a major Teaching School in the South West. Cabot Learning Federation is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
City Academy is a very diverse school with a high proportion of disadvantaged students (51% PPI, 18% SEND and 42% EAL) serving it’s community in the heart of Bristol.  It was the first academy in the South West, opening on the site of the St George School in 2009.  From the 1st June 2016 City Academy has been part of the Cabot Learning Federation and at this point the current Principal was appointed permanently.  In April 2019 the academy was judged “Good” by Ofsted and with an intake of 221 in year 7, the highest for over 8 years, the academy is now becoming the school of choice for the local community.