138 jobs found in Wells

We're looking for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to join a leading infrastructure business delivering complex engineering projects across the Taunton and Bristol region. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced commercial professional to take ownership of high-value contracts, lead commercial activities throughout the project lifecycle and help drive project profitability within a successful and collaborative commercial team. The Role As Senior Quantity Surveyor, you'll be responsible for: Leading commercial reporting, claims and contractual documentation. Managing subcontractor procurement, valuations, variations, compensation events, claims and final accounts. Monitoring commercial risks and implementing mitigation strategies. Driving cost control and maximising project profitability. Producing commercial forecasts, financial reports and cost value reconciliations. Providing commercial support and advice to Project Managers and Business Unit...

Finance Manager - Transformation 12 Month Contract | Bristol | Hybrid | 4 Days in the office We're looking for an experienced Finance Manager to join a leading organisation on a 12 month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant who thrives in a transformational environment and enjoys driving change, improving processes and leading high-performing teams. The client is willing to consider FTC or Daily Rate. This is far more than a traditional finance role. You'll play a key part in modernising the finance function, delivering continuous improvement initiatives and implementing smarter, more efficient ways of working, while partnering closely with senior operational leaders. The Role Lead and develop a team, creating a high-performing, commercially focused finance function. Drive finance transformation projects, identifying opportunities to improve processes, standardise ways of working and increase automation. Lead change initiatives across the...

Position: Squad Lead - Associate Manager Project Management (Active DV Clearance) Employment Type: Contract (Inside IR35) Location: Corsham, UK Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3-days a week onsite)Overview of the Role The Squad Lead is tasked with directing essential team tasks, encompassing solution design, system construction, comprehensive testing, and bridging backlog deficiencies. Core Duties and Responsibilities Partner with the Authority to align on deployment timelines for every Programme Increment delivery part and ensure compliance with defined governance rules. Cultivate transparent communication and coordination among various groups delivering individual Programme Increment elements. Maintain accountability for the deployment of the primary IT platform, overseeing the design, development, and stabilization of all environments, including Factory, SIT, Pre-Production, and Production. Coordinate with the Technical Lead and Programme Manager to maintain Agile delivery...

Project Manager - DV cleared +9 months + +Hybrid working in Corsham +DV clearance - current active clearance is essential +Inside IR35 +£600 - £625 a day +Sole British national - due to nature of the project We are seeking an experienced DV Cleared Project Manager / SQUAD Lead to join a high-profile government programme based in Corsham. This is an exciting opportunity to lead Agile delivery within a secure environment, working closely with technical teams, programme leadership, and customer stakeholders to deliver critical IT capabilities. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring successful Agile delivery across Programme Increments while acting as the key interface between the Development Squad, Project Managers, and Business stakeholders. Key responsibilities include: Collaborating with the customer to agree deployment schedules for each Programme Increment and ensuring compliance with governance processes. Driving effective communication and collaboration across...

About The Role: Ready to step into a role where every day starts with purpose and ends with impact? We’re looking for a driven, hands-on Senior Warehouse Operative to lead our logistics team and keep our delivery and installation operations running like clockwork. You’ll make sure every run is prepped to perfection, support our drivers throughout, and jump in on the ground when needed in our self-loading depot. You’ll also take the lead on vehicle compliance, ensuring our fleet stays safe, legal, and ready to roll. If you're an experienced Team Leader looking for that next big challenge in a fast-paced, growing business — this is your moment. * Salary: £28,311.89 per annum * Hours: 5 on 3 off, 5 on 2 off (40 hours per week) * Start and finish time: 4am-1pm and 1pm- 10pm * Job Type: Full time and permanent contract * Location: 1 Junction Cut Road, Alexandra Docks, Newport, NP20 2RZ Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing: * Complete in-house reports for the Depot Manager...

A fantastic opportunity for a Repairs Manager has come available for a well-respected housing provider based in Cardiff! You will be based at their head office in Cardiff with hybrid working available As the Repairs Manager , if you have a strong track record of managing a DLO and building up and upskilling a team, I want to speak with you Repairs Manager duties: Lead on the delivery of a safe, high-performing and customer-focused multi-trade responsive repairs service, ensuring services align with organisational priorities and regulatory requirements. Hold overall accountability for repairs service performance, overseeing the use of KPIs, dashboards and data analytics to drive continuous improvement, inform decision-making and provide assurance to senior leadership. Manage the reactive repairs budget, ensuring effective financial control and value for money services.  Lead the procurement, appointment and performance management of external contractors, ensuring contractual...

We are recruiting a Planned Maintenance Manager to join a respected social housing group, leading the delivery of planned investment and capital works programmes across the housing stock. As a Planned Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team of senior surveyors, surveyors and technical assistants, overseeing planned maintenance projects from inception through to completion, and ensuring high-quality services are delivered to residents. What’s on offer: £350-£400 per day Hybrid working 6 month contractPlanned Maintenance Manager key responsibilities include: Managing a team of surveyors, senior surveyors, technical assistants and external contractors Overseeing the delivery of planned maintenance and capital investment programmes, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget Managing contractor performance and ensuring works meet quality, compliance, and health and safety standards Monitoring budgets, financial performance, and programme...

Finance Business Partnering Manager We are seeking an experienced Finance Business Partnering Manager to support the Growth and Prosperity Directorate. The successful candidate will provide strategic financial leadership and manage a Finance Business Partnering Team, supporting key priorities across regeneration schemes and programmes, capital appraisals, and joint venture arrangements. Key responsibilities include: Managing and leading a Finance Business Partnering Team. Providing strategic financial advice and business partnering support. Supporting regeneration schemes and major programmes. Undertaking and advising on capital appraisals and investment decisions. Providing financial oversight and advice in relation to joint ventures. Identifying opportunities for cost savings, income generation, commercialisation, and improved financial performance. Managing team performance, development, and employee engagement. Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders...

Our client Herefordshire Council is looking for a Children's Social Work Manager to join their Assessment & Support (south locality) service. The Role Working within the Assessment Team, you will be managing a team of staff who work directly with children and families. With a rotating duty element, the Assessment teams work at pace, completing robust short-term quality assessments of need, ensuring the right service provision is in place. Each of the four teams consists of a Team Manager, Managing Practitioner and 5 Social Workers. You will provide leadership to your team, and you will be responsible for allocating and prioritising workloads effectively to ensure the care of the child is paramount, whilst also ensuring you develop your team to provide an effective and efficient service. The right candidate will have responsibility for the team plan to meet objectives and ensure performance targets are achieved. You will be fully qualified (DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent),...

ERP Project/Programme Manager | 4 Days Per Week (Mon-Thu) | Hampshire (Fully On-Site) | Outside IR35 📍 Hampshire (100% on-site) 📅 12 Month Contract, 4 Days Per Week 💼 Outside IR35 💰 Rate £(Apply online only)pd DOE I'm working with a growing business embarking on a business-critical ERP implementation and we're looking for an experienced ERP Project/Programme Manager to lead the programme. This isn't simply a technology deployment - it's a genuine business transformation. You'll take ownership of the implementation from mobilisation through to post-go-live, working alongside senior leadership, business stakeholders and the implementation partner to ensure a successful delivery. What you'll be doing: ✔ Leading a full end-to-end ERP implementation programme ✔ Owning governance, project planning, reporting and programme controls ✔ Managing executive stakeholders and Steering Committee meetings ✔ Holding implementation partners and third-party vendors accountable ✔ Coordinating...

Energy Manager Location: Hampshire (Hybrid Working) Contract: Initial 6 Months Rate: £600 per day IR35: Inside IR35 Energy costs remain one of the biggest financial pressures facing local authorities. At the same time, councils are expected to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency across ageing estates, and deliver against ambitious net zero commitments—all while managing tight budgets. This role exists to bring those priorities together. Our client is looking for an experienced Energy Manager who can lead their corporate energy strategy, identify opportunities to reduce consumption and costs, and deliver projects that have a lasting impact across the Council's property portfolio. This isn't just about monitoring utility bills. It's about influencing investment decisions, delivering energy projects, securing funding, and helping shape how the Council manages its energy infrastructure for the future. What You'll Actually Be Doing You'll be responsible for the...

Local authority in Hampshire currently are looking for an energy manager for an initial period of three months. Purpose of the role: To ensure the effective and efficient use of energy and energy services throughout the council by the direction of investment in energy and water efficiency and the co-ordination of corporate programmes and the implementation of efficiency measures. To monitor energy use and to identify opportunities for energy saving measures and the use of renewable energy in the provision of council services including the development of energy partnerships and potential ESCOs. £695 a day umbrella 3 months initially likely to be longer and ongoing work Hybrid working If you would like to discuss the role further please apply for the role and one of the property team will call to discuss

My client, based in Basingstoke, is urgently seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager to join the team on an initial 9-month contract, outside IR35. The suitable candidate will need to be able to achieve NPPV3 and/or SC clearance ***Please note you do not need current clearance to apply*** This is a hands-on role that requires the successful candidate to be onsite 4 days a week In Basingstoke and have previous experience managing IT infrastructure within large enterprise environments. You will be responsible for the management, maintenance, and support of the organisation's IT infrastructure, including End User Computing (EUC), while ensuring the IT Service Desk provides an efficient service to both internal and external users. The role will also take ownership of Disaster Recovery, including developing and maintaining DR policies and procedures, leading infrastructure upgrades, and overseeing IT security initiatives. We're looking for a technically strong...

Highways Contract Manager (NEC4) – 6-Month Contract Location: Oxfordshire (2–3 days per week in the office, Tuesdays mandatory, other days subject to business needs) Rate: £65 per hour (Umbrella) Contract: 6 Months (Potential Extension) We are seeking an experienced Highways Contract Manager to join on an initial 6-month contract. This is a senior opportunity to take responsibility for the NEC Service Manager function across major highways maintenance contracts valued between £30m–£50m per annum. This role is ideal for a highways professional with strong NEC4 contract management experience who can drive performance, value for money, and continuous improvement while working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external contractors. Key Responsibilities Act as the delegated NEC Service Manager for Highways Maintenance contracts. Oversee the delivery and performance of highways contracts, ensuring compliance with NEC4 contract requirements. Manage contract performance,...

Planning Performance Manager Oxfordshire, UK 6-Month Initial Contract - Inside IR35 Hybrid Working (2-3 Days Onsite) £Flexible Day Rate Sellick Partnership is seeking an ambitious Planning Performance Manager to support a high-profile improvement programme across Planning and Building Control services This is a key leadership role focused on driving performance, transformation, customer satisfaction and service improvement within a service undergoing significant change. Working closely with senior leadership, you will play a pivotal role in improving operational performance, implementing efficiencies and supporting preparations for Local Government Reform Key duties of the Performance Manager include: Leading performance management, monitoring and reporting across Planning and Building Control services. Analysing and interpreting performance data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement. Driving service improvement initiatives and embed a culture of...

Test and Verification Manager +12 months + +Hybrid in Portsmouth +Inside IR35 +£60 - £66 ph +Elligible to go through SC clearance - sole British nationals only due to nature of the project You will be leading the overall test definition aspects of the project to which you are assigned. You will be accountable for defining the test approach to meet the Customer requirements and managing the team to deliver against this approach. You will be training other engineers and leading by example. We need a highly experienced professional to produce the test artefacts that will be entered into the bid submission and who can then lead the Test & Verification on the delivery of the project, defining and then conducting, or overseeing, all test and verification activities on the project to cost, time and quality targets in line with the Business Management System. This includes the definition of the IVV Strategy to deliver the capability, for example, of satellite segment, control...

Systems Test Manager 12 month contract Based in Portsmouth Offering £60ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience producing test artefacts? Do you have experience within the Defence, Aerospace, or Satellite Communications sector? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Systems Test Manager, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Using appropriate tools and techniques to verify and validate deliverables to standards defined in the BMS and specification requirements Be aware of technological/engineering developments and issues in industry and interact with the Engineering Management to continuously improve Engineering Manage production...

About the Role This is a great opportunity to step into a visible Information Governance Manager role and lead a practical records management project with real organisational impact. You will manage the decommissioning of on-site modern records storage, helping ensure important records are reviewed, retained, transferred or preserved with confidence. Key Responsibilities Lead a key records-management workstream for the decommissioning of storage facilities. Review records and make clear recommendations on retention, disposal, transfer and preservation. Support staff and managers with practical, confident information governance advice. Carry out information audits and keep project records accurate and up to date. Handle physical records safely, including lifting and moving boxes where required. About You You will suit this role if you enjoy bringing order to complex information, working with different teams and turning records management requirements into clear,...

Our client Reading Borough Council is looking for a Team Manager to join their Children and Young people Disability Team. Main Duties and Responsibilities Ensure effective delivery of a service in a specialised field in accordance with legislative requirements, all relevant policies and procedures and agreed performance targets. To advise your line manager of any significant incident, event or identified trend, in order to ensure effective and timely management and resolution. Provide advice and support in relation to complex cases; respond to complaints from service users/relatives/carers. Allocate and supervise workload to agreed service priorities; monitor case files, computerised records; deal with workload management issues as they arise. Lead a team of staff, including recruitment, induction, training and personal development, absence management, retention, grievance/discipline/capability, succession planning, work force planning. Undertake professional supervision of...

Accounts Assistant (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract) Location: Bromsgrove Salary: £23,500 per annum Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm (1-hour lunch break) Holiday: 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract DBS Check: Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check prior to employment. About the Role Pertemps are currently recruiting on behalf of our client for an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with finance or accounts administration experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and has a keen eye for detail. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will provide comprehensive and flexible accounts processing and administrative support to the Management Accounts team, helping to ensure the smooth running of the finance function. Key Responsibilities •    Input and approve payments made outside of the Group.  •    Manage and...