92 jobs found in Appleton Thorn

Job Specification – VIP Support Analyst Role Title: VIP Support Analyst IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance Required: BPSS Location: Warrington (Full-time onsite with travel to other Amentum locations as required) Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday Shift / On-Call Requirement: Possible on-call support required during periods of business demand Expenses: Travel and accommodation covered when travelling to other sites We are seeking a highly professional, customer-focused VIP Support Analyst to join the International IT Service Desk team. This role provides high-priority, white-glove IT support to senior leadership, VIP users, and key business stakeholders, ensuring a seamless, responsive, and discreet technology experience. The successful candidate will operate across L1 to L3 support activities, combining Service Desk call handling, remote support, and hands-on onsite support across Warrington and other Amentum locations as required. The role is highly...

OLG Recruitment are currently looking for a Projects E&I Design Engineer for our client located in Warrington. This is a contract position for a minimum of 10 months. This role has been assessed as inside IR35, PAYE only. You will be required on site 3 days per week and 2 days from home. Aim: To work within the Projects E&I design team delivering, supporting others delivering and checking design packages to meet safety, functional and business needs. Essential: * Academic Qualification: HNC * Professional Qualification: Incorporated Engineer * Security Clearance: SC * Hours: 37 hours over 4½ days a week * Location: Working 3 days a week minimum at Hinton House, Warrington, Cheshire Experience: * Minimum 3 years successfully delivering as an Electrical Design Engineer on external multidiscipline projects, from concept design through to handover, with a working knowledge of the appropriate Engineering Standards governing the following works: *...

Sybase DBA - Contract (Inside IR35) - 6 Months My client a leading global bank are looking for an experienced Sybase DBA to join their team. This role supports mission-critical environments and requires strong expertise in Sybase ASE and Replication Server within fast-paced enterprise settings. Key Responsibilities: Administer, configure, and maintain Sybase ASE and Replication Server environments Perform upgrades, patching, migrations, and platform transitions (RHEL7/8 → RHEL9) Monitor and optimise database performance, resolving bottlenecks, deadlocks, and query issues Manage backup, recovery, and high-availability/DR solutions Provide L2/L3 production support and assist development teams Automate routine tasks and maintain robust documentation and compliance standards Participate in on-call support rotationRequired Skills: 5+ years' Sybase DBA experience (ASE & Replication Server) Strong SQL tuning and performance optimisation expertise Experience supporting 24/7...

Commissioning Engineer (Mechanically Biased) Warrington Contract until Jan 2027 Inside IR35   Responsibilities The Commissioning Engineer reporting to the Commissioning Team Leader, carries out a role to undertake delivery of assigned commissioning tasks in a safe and effective manner, in line with commissioning process requirements. This role is specific to candidates with experience in nuclear in-cell handler testing.    The Commissioning Engineer is responsible for: Delivering the commissioning work scope to an agreed strategy and plan in a timely and cost effective manner Execution of the arrangements for controlling, witnessing, recording and assessing the results of commissioning tests which may affect safety. Ensuring a proactive and balanced approach to safety (nuclear, radiological, conventional and environmental) to ensure that safety is optimised during commissioning Reviewing commissioning progress and performance and taking appropriate corrective actions where...

Senior Quantity Surveyor Based at Bryn Station £(Apply online only) per day working inside of IR35 Immediate start, 4 month contract - potential for contract extension and future works We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support the delivery of a high-profile rail infrastructure programme. You will play a key role in the commercial management of a portfolio of station improvement projects focused on enhancing accessibility across four stations. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative project team and contribute to meaningful transport infrastructure improvements. Responsibilities: - Deliver accurate commercial reporting, cost forecasting and profitability management. - Ensure contractual obligations relating to cost, quality, time and value are achieved. - Manage subcontractor accounts from procurement through to final account settlement. - Prepare and assess subcontractor valuations, variations, payments and final...

The RLE INTERNATIONAL Group is one of the world's leading providers in the fields of vehicle development, technology and consulting. On the basis of more than 40 years of development & consulting, we provide innovative and effective solutions for our UK customers in the area of Automotive Engineering. RLE INTERNATIONAL is represented at locations close to its customers in Europe, Asia and USA. Position Description: Operational Efficiency and Automation Specialist Rate: £29.96 (PAYE via Umbrella) Job Summary: The Operational Efficiency and Automation Specialist plays a critical role in driving our client’s digital transformation within the Manchester Business Centre (MBC) Operations. This role focuses on leveraging data analysis, automation, and cross-functional collaboration to improve operational efficiency and create customer-centric solutions. A key immediate focus for this role will be leading the strategic migration and decommissioning of legacy Alteryx workflows by...

Role: Senior Quantity Surveyor Location: Manchester Rate: £500 p/d - Inside IR35 Duration: 12 Months+/ongoing Sector: Water/Wastewater Are you an experienced Quantity Surveyor with a knack for capital delivery frameworks within a Tier 1 Contractor environment? Do you possess a background in claim management, both upstream and downstream? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Our client, a design & build contractor in the water/wastewater sector, and is seeking a Senior QS to join their dynamic team. You'll be responsible for principal contractor duties on a major AMP8 framework. With a framework stretching until 2030this is your chance to be at the forefront of ground breaking projects in the water industry. What We Offer: ·Opportunity to manage multiple schemes and projects with a combined value of circa £100m, heavily subcontractor-delivered. ·Flexibility to work remotely for 2/3 days a week, with2/3 days in the office. ·Chance to contribute to planned...

Project Procurement Manager Location: Manchester / Hybrid Contract: 6-9 Month Rolling - Inside IR35 Rate: Umbrella : £54/hr or £40 per hour -PAYE We're working with a world-leading organisation in the Energy sector, delivering cutting-edge products, solutions, and services across the full energy value chain. They are seeking a skilled Project Procurement Manager to support high-value, complex projects. The Role As a Project Procurement Manager, you will play a key role in delivering procurement strategies, managing supplier engagement, and driving value across engineered and bespoke product environments. Key Focus Areas We are particularly interested in candidates with: Strong Project Procurement experience within complex delivery environments Progression towards or completion of CIPS (Level 6 / MCIPS preferred) Experience sourcing engineered or bespoke products / solutions Background in Civil Construction (highly desirable) - though other industries will be considered.Key...

Operational Efficiency and Automation Specialist Reference: 56493 Umbrella Rate: £29.96/hr (Inside IR35) Do you have a background in data analysis & visualisation, with experience working with ETL? This is your chance to join a forward-thinking organisation as an Operational Efficiency and Automation Specialist. This role offers an incredible opportunity to drive innovation, collaborate across departments, and make a real impact within a dynamic and inspiring environment. With a focus on digital transformation and operational excellence, this position is perfect for someone looking to challenge themselves and be part of meaningful change. What You Will Do: • Lead the strategic migration and decommissioning of legacy Alteryx workflows by 2027, ensuring a seamless transition to modern tools. • Analyse operational data to uncover trends, develop actionable insights, and create data-driven recommendations for process optimisation. • Design, develop, and implement...

Job Title: SAP FICO Specialist Job Type: Contract, Hybrid Duration: 6 Months Industry: FMCG Job Location: Remote/Manchester Rate: £550 to £700/day Ltd (Inside IR35) Job Role - SAP FICO Specialist Reporting to the Solution Architect a Functional Specialist, your role is to drive the design and deployment of SAP based solutions for your functional area of expertise (FICO). The SAP Functional Specialist (FICO) contractor shall support SAP Finance across both business as usual activity and a two stage SAP transformation. The role covers all core areas of FI and CO, including General Ledger, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, and FSCM (Financial Supply Chain Management). Duties – SAP FICO Specialist • Supporting SAP FI/CO and FSCM processes across Finance • Configuring SAP and supporting changes through testing and deployment • Working on small enhancements, fixes, and transformation activities • Supporting cutover, early life support, and day to day functional queries •...

Are you a Senior Project Engineer with extensive experience across OLE or third rail infrastructure? Do you have a strong background managing engineering assurance, construction compliance and technical delivery on major rail projects? Contract Length: 8 Months Rate: £550-£600/day Umbrella (Inside IR35) Location: Manchester - 3 days onsite per week This is an excellent opportunity to join a client organisation on a high-profile national programme, supporting the safe and compliant delivery of critical OLE infrastructure works across the rail network. If you have a proven track record delivering engineering assurance on major rail projects and are confident overseeing design, construction, testing and commissioning activities within a safety-critical environment, this role is for you. As the Senior Project Engineer, you will lead and manage the application of engineering standards across design and construction activities, ensuring all projects comply with legislation,...

Senior Project Engineer (E&P) Location: Manchester Hybrid Working: 3 days per week onsite Contract Length: 8 Months Rate: £550 - £600 per day Umbrella IR35 Status: Inside IR35 We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer (E&P) to support the successful delivery of major rail infrastructure projects within a high-profile national programme. This is an excellent opportunity for an established engineering professional with strong Overhead Line Equipment (OLE/OCS) and/or Third Rail experience to work on complex multidisciplinary rail projects in a safety-critical environment. Key Responsibilities * Manage the application of engineering standards across design, construction, testing, and commissioning activities * Ensure projects comply with relevant legislation, rail standards, and engineering assurance requirements * Provide technical leadership and guidance to Project Engineers and wider project teams * Review contractor competence, engineering...

Senior Software Engineer in Test  Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our globally renowned brand for a Senior Software Engineer in Test. This is a temporary contract inside IR35 initially until March 2027 working a couple of days onsite per month in Manchester for meet ups. We’re seeking Engineers who can offer demonstrable experience in developing and testing bespoke cloud-native applications; programming with Java, Python (or another OO language) utilising quality tools like SonarQube, with proven experience of automated software testing. If you embrace quality-first coding and want to work on real projects alongside experienced engineers with iterative and agile processes, please apply! Key Responsibilities Define and implement testing for cloud systems (platform and APIs) in an agile manner Implement testing frameworks; utilising automation tools where possible. Support the investigate and resolution of issues. Work closely with the SRE team to develop...

Our client has an opportunity for an Electrical Inspector to join them on a 12 month contract. Role: Electrical Inspector Location: Bolton - fully onsite Clearance: BPSS required to start Hourly Rate: £28.35 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 What you'll be doing: Responsible for all elements necessary to achieve and maintain the quality of deliverable hardware. Certification of product in line with processes and procedures. Examining for correct assembly including verifying all forms of electrical connections. Examining the finish of all parts to detect faulty finishing or painting, deterioration of surfaces etc. Inspect for physical damage. Intermediate inspection checks for non-Product Certification activities. Monitoring of operators within the Product Certification Scheme. Check, complete and certify all paperwork associated with the manufacturing data pack. Control of non-conforming items. Raise and maintain relevant data records/non-conformance reports. Produce...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Systems Design Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.   Rate: £80.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: The role can be based either from the companies Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol sites Hybrid / Remote working: circa 4 days onsite (more remote working may be possible) Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview   Systems Design Engineer Job Description: Seekers department develop RF Seekers for use in Missile products.  Responsibilities: Working as part of team developing system architecture and design utilising MBSE. Deriving and managing requirements Communicating with various stakeholders with the Seeker team and the external customer and suppliers Developing Physical...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a number of Mechanical Systems Engineer / Architects on an initial 6 month contract.  The department can have the role based from either the Stevenage, Bristol or Bolton sites.   This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong background of working as a Mechanical Design Engineer, Mechanical Systems Engineer, Mechanical Architect or has experience of Mechanical Systems Architecture.  A defence / aerospace background is ideal but not essential. DOORS experience would be great.    Rate: £60.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol depending on your preference Hybrid / Remote working: 3-4 days onsite needed. Will be 5 days onsite to begin with due to training needs Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid role of working from home and onsite (2 days per week). This role would suit a candidate who has bid manager / bid proposals experience along with a project manager experience.  A defence / aerospace / manufacturing background would be great.  Job Title: Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead Rate: £33 per hour Location: Bolton   Hybrid / Remote working: 2 days per week onsite Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Manufacturing Project Manager / Bid Lead Job Description: Generation of Manufacturing Bids for Industrial Transfer packages of work, ensuring they are competitive, compliant and are...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit 2x Test Equipment Design Support Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.     This role would suit a candidate who comes from a strong Electronics Engineer OR Production Support Engineer OR Test Systems Designer OR Electronics Design Engineer background.   Rate: £65.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Bolton Hybrid / Remote working: 4-5 days a week onsite (possible for remote work occasionally).  The department are happy for a Compressed week to be worked, for 4 days per week (Monday to Thursday) Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Test Equipment Design Support Engineer Job Description:   We have a phenomenal opportunity for experienced Electronic Design Engineers to play a leading role in the...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton is currently looking to recruit a Test Equipment Obsolescence Manager subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid position of 2 days in office, rest of the week remote.   Rate: £60 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Bolton Hybrid / Remote working: Hybrid, 2 days per week onsite and the rest remote from home. Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Test Equipment Obsolescence Manager Job Description:   We have a phenomenal opportunity for experienced Engineers to play a leading role in the support of production activities at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. Working within Production Design Support (PDS) is a highly rewarding role working close to the manufacturing environment helping to shape the design of...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Missile Test Architect subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.    Rate: £60.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bolton (depending on your preference)   Hybrid / Remote working: This role is a hybrid role, 1-2 days a week possibly in lab up to 3 in first weeks Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Missile Test Architect Job Description: The department are looking for experienced test equipment engineers that want to use their knowledge in a system/sub system management role. The role includes determining the project test equipment needs, managing the requirements for test equipment and managing the development through delivery and into service. In this role, you will be responsible for the projects test equipment and...