32 jobs found in Northampton

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Registered Manager to lead a 2-bed children’s home supporting two young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) in the NN4 area. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of the home, ensuring high standards of care, compliance, and a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment. Key Responsibilities * Register and maintain full regulatory compliance * Lead, recruit, and develop a dedicated care team * Oversee safeguarding, behaviour support plans, risk assessments, and care planning * Manage budgets, staffing rotas, and administrative duties * Build strong relationships with families, professionals, and external stakeholders * Monitor outcomes for young people and ensure consistently high standards of care Requirements * Proven experience within residential children’s services, particularly supporting EBD * Minimum 2 years’ experience in a...

Business Change Manager Day Rate Outside IR35 Trading since 1989, e.surv Chartered Surveyors is the UK's number one residential surveyor and the largest provider of property risk expertise and residential surveying services. To put it into numbers, we complete more than one property inspection every 12 seconds and employ over 600 surveyors from Land’s End to John O’Groats and Northern Ireland. This gives us the flexibility to offer nationwide coverage combined with invaluable local knowledge. We're part of the LSL Property Services PLC Group, which includes household names Your Move and Reeds Rains, as well as the mortgage network PRIMIS. We work with lenders, intermediaries, social housing entities and estate agents in addition to private customers. Are you passionate about driving meaningful change and helping organisations successfully adopt new ways of working? We’re looking for an experienced Business Change Manager to lead the planning, development, and delivery of...

Our client, a leading name in the procurement within civil engineering, is looking to bring on a talented Sourcing Manager. This position provides a platform to utilize your expertise in a challenging yet rewarding environment. Role: Sourcing Manager Contract Length: 6 months Location: Milton Keynes *Hybrid - 3 days/week in the office) Pay Rate: £(Apply online only)/day (Inside IR35) Role Overview This role involves managing sourcing activities for medium-cost and business-risk opportunities. You'll be responsible for generating ideas and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver significant commercial and contractual value. Key Responsibilities Manage the sourcing process from business requirement to contract signature for complex spending categories. Implement approved Integrated Category Strategies (ICS) for maximum savings. Apply the Sourcing Framework for opportunities outside ICS and manage risk and governance requirements. Expert negotiation for sourcing savings...

Sourcing Manager (Procurement) | Contract | £646 per day (umbrella) | Inside IR35 | Milton Keynes Ceto Talent is recruiting for a Sourcing Manager (Procurement) to join a major rail infrastructure organisation on an initial 6-month contract, with a view to extension. Based in Milton Keynes with 3 days per week in the office, this is a senior sourcing role managing multi-million-pound opportunities across complex spend categories. Rail experience is essential for this role. Essential Requirements * Rail sector experience — essential. * Degree in Business or Economics, or equivalent proven commercial experience. * Extensive sourcing experience with a demonstrable track record of savings delivery. * Proven negotiation and dispute resolution skills at an expert level. * Demonstrable experience of contract law and financial management. * Proven experience driving value from complex sourcing opportunities, including within an OJEU/procurement legislative environment....

Niche Test Manager – Warwickshire / Hybrid – Outside IR35 A well-established public-sector organisation in Warwickshire is delivering a records management system transformation to Niche RMS and is seeking an experienced Niche Test Manager to support testing activities during the transition. This role will focus on managing testing across system configuration, integrations, and data migration to ensure operational readiness. Key Skills & Experience: Proven experience acting as Test Manager on a Niche RMS implementation or migration Strong background in system, integration, and migration testing Experience coordinating test phases across multiple technical workstreams Understanding of testing within highly regulated, operational environments Ability to manage test plans, cycles, defect management, and stakeholder reporting Experience supporting go-live and post-implementation validation Contract Details: Role: Niche Test Manager Rate: £450–£550 per day (Outside IR35)...

HR, OD and Payroll Manager Location: Warwickshire Contract: Temporary Salary: £40.39 p/h umbrella / £36.07 p/h PAYE Inclusive / £32.18 p/h PAYE Exclusive Start Date: ASAP Contact: (url removed) Job Description Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a local authority in Warwickshire for a HR, OD and Payroll Manager to join the team on a temporary basis, with the possibility of the role becoming permanent. The postholder will be required to provide strategic direction and guidance on organisational development, employment and payroll law, and practice by leading, managing and developing the team’s performance. Key Responsibilities Provide senior-level HR, organisational development and payroll expertise to the Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team and Members, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and best practice. Lead and manage the HR and Payroll team, delivering a proactive, customer-focused service and ensuring service plans, performance...

R&D Engineering Manager Certain Advantage is hiring for an R&D Engineering Manager based in the Warwickshire area. This role is on a contract basis and is site-based. The Company We’re working with a Manufacturing business that blends British craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovation to create luxury vehicles that redefine performance and style. Does this sound like your next career move? If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role. The Role: This role is for an R&D Engineering Manager —someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Responsible for improving or developing new products, components, equipment, systems, technologies, or processes Assisting with formulating business plans and budgets for product development Analysing quality/safety test results Keeping abreast of new developments in the industry and...

IT Programme Manager Certain Advantage is hiring for an IT Programme Manager based in the Warwickshire area. This role is on a contract basis and is site-based. The Company We’re working with a Manufacturing business that blends British craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovation to create luxury vehicles that redefine performance and style. Does this sound like your next career move? If you’re ambitious to grow, this may be your next role. The Role: This role is for an IT Programme manager —someone ambitious and ready to make an impact. You’ll be results-oriented and driven to succeed. You’ll be leading a small, experienced, and collaborative team, and be responsible for: Delivery of an enterprise IT system that delivers all artefacts required for Regulation 154 Compliance Requirements development (customer, functional & software) Customer Testing Production Deployment & In-Service Support Management of the software development plan with computer programmersThe...

Senior HR Manager (6-Month FTC) We are working with an industry leading client on the lookout for an experienced and confident Senior HR Manager to join their team in Warwick on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is a senior leadership role requiring a seasoned HR professional who can hit the ground running, operate with limited supervision, and confidently engage stakeholders at all levels — from frontline colleagues through to Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Reporting directly to senior leadership, this role will lead and manage a geographically dispersed HR team, acting as a coach, mentor, and escalation point for complex employee relations matters, while providing clear oversight of the overall ER landscape across the organisation. This is a hands-on role where you will personally manage complex and high-risk cases, hear appeals, and support the Extended Leadership Team on confidential matters — including managing and investigating “Speak Up” (Whistleblowing) cases received via...

Interim Accounts Payable Operations Manager South Leicester (fully office based role) £500 per day | 6 Month Contract | Immediate Start We’re seeking a hands-on Interim AP Operations Manager to stabilise and turnaround a busy Accounts Payable function. This is a high-impact assignment where you’ll need to quickly take control of the operation, lead the team through a challenging period, clear backlogs, strengthen controls and drive improvements across AP processes. Key focus areas include: Leading and stabilising the AP team Tackling operational backlogs Implementing KPIs, SLAs and stronger controls Managing supplier escalations Driving process improvement and automation opportunities Overseeing month-end AP activity We’re looking for a resilient, experienced AP leader with a strong operational background who can parachute in, assess quickly and deliver improvements at pace

Network management technician required for our public sectior client Job role * Organized with management processes * Flexible approach to working and adapting work planning * Confirm (HMS) * Street Manager (Specific to Network Management) * Computer literate * Street Works experience in approving Permits via Street Manager or Confirm and is able to use One Network to approve minor permits * Admin work in clearing the inboxes and be able to plot diversions Working in the office 2/3 days a week for couple of weeks for training and then be able to reduce to 1 day in the office, Core hours are 10am-3pm but is flexible Parking onsite 9 months initially

Deputy Team Manager required in Luton Borough Council's children and families team! About the Role To lead and manage an experienced team of ASYE's, Social Workers and Senior Practitioners, aimed at supporting the best possible outcomes for children and young people. Enable children and young people to remain safely within their home and /or community environment, wherever possible, including appropriate provisions identified by the Local Authority, and ensure they achieve good outcomes through effective social work intervention. Where this is not possible to ensure that the children and young people are safeguarded via statutory routes including Care Proceedings and alternative permanent care. Ensure the team provides effective services, employing best professional practice and standards, which have measurable benefit for service users. Requirements as a Social Worker include: SWE Registration Eligible to work in the UK Drive and have access to a car Post-qualified experience...

A place to create moments that matter    Location: Peterborough, Hybrid with approx. 1 day in the office on average and travel to national sites as required. Salary: £60,074 per annum   12 month Fixed Term Contract, 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9am-5pm with flexibility to work out of hours.    Thousands of families across the country rely on us for a safe, affordable home. And as the housing crisis deepens, the work we do has never been more important.     It’s this belief - that everyone deserves a place to call home - that drives everything we do. Together, we find new ways to understand and champion our customers, support them and drive positive change.      For a career that means more and makes a meaningful impact on society, this is the place to be.    About the role     As a Development Manager, you’ll lead schemes from inception to completion, hitting the ground running and managing a high volume of detailed handovers. You’ll take properties from developers with...

Our client, a well-established business based in Cambridgeshire they are looking to recruit a Contract Project Manager to join their team on a 6 month Contract basis. This role offers the opportunity to join a well-established team where you will play an important part of the business with the Project Team. This is a high impact role requiring a driven, resilient, and results focused individual who can operate with pace,structure and authority from day one. We’re actively shortlisting candidates for this role, apply early. Contract Project Manager Peterborough £52,000 Monday to Friday Key responsibilities for the Contract Project Manager role: * Lead the full project lifecycle from mobilisation through to delivery and handover. * Define and implement a clear project structure, governance, and reporting cadence. * Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation. * Drive milestone achievement and target delivery within a six-month...

My client are a High end groundworks and civils sub-contractor based out of London with a very busy order book for 2026. they are looking for a Project Manager to take an Industrial project all the way from the start to completion in Oxford. * Develop detailed project execution plans, construction schedules, milestones, and resource allocations. * Review and interpret project plans, specifications, and contracts to understand scope, requirements, and deliverables. * Estimate labour, materials, and equipment needs and assist with budgeting and cost control. * Manage on-site crews and subcontracted labour, ensuring work is performed safely and efficiently. * Coordinate with general contractors, suppliers, and other trades to resolve conflicts and maintain workflow. * Monitor project progress, track milestones, and report status updates to stakeholders. * Ensure compliance with safety standards, building codes, and project specifications. * Oversee procurement...

Groundworks Site Manager – Freelance – Stevenage – Competitive Rate We are currently seeking an experienced Groundworks Site Manager for a long-term freelance opportunity in Stevenage. This is an excellent opportunity to join a major project expected to run for 12 months, overseeing all aspects of groundworks from start to finish. Role Overview The successful candidate will be responsible for managing daily site operations, coordinating subcontractors, and ensuring all groundwork activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and to programme. Key Responsibilities * Oversee and manage all groundwork activities on site * Coordinate subcontractors, plant, and labour * Ensure works are completed in line with programme and specifications * Maintain high standards of health & safety across site * Liaise with project managers, engineers, and client representatives * Manage site documentation and reporting Requirements *...

Configuration Manager Stevenage 12 Month Initial Contract   Overview of department: Configuration Management is pivotal to success in developing and delivering engineered products to our customers and frontline users. Through the controlled application and compliance of processes, we give our programmes confidence and assurance in all products that we produce.   Description of the Role Experienced Configuration professional with an ability to provide technical support to the Configuration Management team. Your ability to build networks and foster strong relationships with the team to review, develop and deliver Configuration Management processes and procedures, as well as supporting and technically coaching project Configuration Managers to deliver technical excellence contributing towards the overall success of our business programmes.   What we’re looking for A proven track record of experience within engineering organisations or operational domains, with a strong technical...

Waste Management Supervisor required for our public sector client Location: Coalville - but will be travelling to other sites Responsible To: Senior Haulage Officer/Haulage & Waste Management Officer Responsible For: Specialist HGV Drivers, Waste Management Operatives Job Purpose: Supervise the Waste Transfer Station (WTS) and Waste Haulage Operations, ensuring safe and efficient service delivery for internal and external stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: * Supervise Waste Transfer Station and Haulage operations in line with legislation, policies, and budgets. * Manage and support drivers and operatives, including recruitment, training, and performance reviews. * Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental, and legal requirements. * Monitor vehicle and driver compliance with regulations, including tachograph and daily checks. * Operate weighbridge systems and manage fuel usage. * Liaise with contractors, fleet teams, and stakeholders to...

Duties will include to; * Review, Challenge and sign off recommended packages and support plans, to ensure that management of care and wellbeing of residents is done in line with agreed service procedures and national legislation. * Resolve complex and high-risk situations using negotiation and diplomacy, involving individuals, their families, or staff groups, seeking support from a senior manager when required to fully protect residents. * Build and develop partnerships and relationships with members, senior officers, external organisations and the community to ensure services are developed in line with changing priorities and needs. * Operationalise plans and deploys resources to meet clearly articulated objectives, whilst using ability to shape and tailor their approach to deliver quality and safe services. If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance

HR Manager – St Albans (Hybrid) Up to £60,000 + Benefits | 6-12 Month Fixed Term Contract This is a hands-on HR leadership role supporting both the UK head office and international subsidiaries of a global technology business. As HR Manager, you’ll lead on a range of core people functions, from recruitment and onboarding to policy development, performance management, and employee engagement. You’ll oversee employee records, manage HR systems and documentation, and play a key part in driving compliance, employee wellbeing, and organisational development. Acting as a key point of contact for both staff and management, you’ll provide practical HR advice and guidance, while managing a small team and supporting the development of the wider HR function across the group. What’s on offer: You’ll work in a collaborative and engaging environment where continuous improvement is encouraged. In return, you’ll benefit from private healthcare, life insurance, a pension scheme, flexible working,...