Total 4 Information Technology job vacancies in Bristol, Avon, BS1 2DP

Job Title: Software Development Manager
Location: Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59187

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 Software Development Manager at our Babcock Technology Centre site.

The role
As a Software Development Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary where will have the opportunity to play a key role in supporting the Royal Navy's applications to ensure timely software deliveries.

Day-to-day, you'll lead and manage our software development team and help us continue to grow our business and contribute to our goal.

• Lead and manage one of the organisations Software Development teams focused on creating and maintaining software applications using Microsoft Technologies and Oracle backend systems.
• Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from initial planning, requirement analysis, estimation, and design to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaborate and partner with cross-functional teams including project managers, architects, test, business analysts, infrastructure, and service team to deliver software solutions on time, within scope and budget.
• Manage the demands for bug fixing, system enhancements including continuous application development and changes resulting from technology refresh.
• Ensure adherence to best practices in software development, including Agile methodologies and ensure high-quality software solutions that meet business requirements.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Software Development Manager

• Significant experience in software development, with a strong focus on Microsoft Technologies
• Significant experience in .NET, C#, API development and integration, SQL servers
• Experience with Agile development methodology
• Experience working as a Senior or Principal Software Engineer with proven experience of setting the software Development strategies

Qualifications for the Software Development Manager
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/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What we offer

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

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has 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.

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

Closing date: 04/12/2024

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For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

About Us

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

Sweco Building Standards offers clients a class-leading regulatory & consultancy Building Standards service that is specifically co-ordinated to meet the responsibilities being imposed through the Building Safety Act and BCAR processes.

We pride ourselves on our quality and technical expertise and this underpins our full suite of services, our approach is to listen and engage with our clients to anticipate the regulatory issues that will need resolving and work in partnership to deliver a successful project.



Do you have what it takes to transform society?

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated Building Safety Consultant to join our Building Regulations Advisory team, this could be at Surveyor, Senior/Principal level or a Technical Director.

This role has been created within our Building Safety Unit and is a response to the industry changes which have arisen from the Building Safety Act. This role would suit Building Control professionals or other professionals with Building Control experience.

What does the role involve?

Managing a broad and interesting range of projects you will be a member of a highly motivated team and have responsibility for:

Undertaking Building Regulation assessments of designs to ensure and support compliance in the ongoing design prior to submissions to the Regulator or other relevant Building Control Approver.
Supporting Duty holders with their duties to plan, manage and monitor compliance.
Providing Building Regulations compliance strategies, reports and assistance on the prescribed documents required in gateway 2 submissions to the Building Safety Regulator.
Undertaking site visits, preparing site visit reports, witnessing tests, managing change control and coordination with the inspection team (therefore a full, valid driving licence is essential).
Attending client and design team meetings to give professional advice regarding The Building Regulations and The Building Safety Act.
Be familiar with and use management systems, including complying with the Quality Management system.
Operating in accordance with the commercial requirements of the projects (costs and programme)
To be successful in this role you’ll have a MRICS, MCABE or MCIOB or similar qualification (or be working towards) and have will experience in Building Control either as a BC Surveyor or as part of a design team. You will also have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, alongside the ability to develop the business by introducing new clients and expanding the workload.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.



What's in it for you?

Working for Sweco you’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop together. A meaningful career where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

As part of our Building Standards division, and the wider teams, you'll work to maintain the highest standards alongside a team of innovators in a variety of projects, with regular training and bitesized learning opportunities.

We're committed to enabling all our colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible and hybrid working, to ensure we have a healthy work/ life balance, and ask our employees to have an office or site presence on an average of three days a week.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

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For more detail on theSevern Major Trauma Operational Delivery Network & Major Trauma Centre (MTC) Manager, please see the linked job description and person specification.