20 other jobs found in Desford

Advanced Resource Manager / Project Quality Control Engineer Location: Leicester Contract Length: 12 Months IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Rate: £40.00 - £45.00 per hour Umbrella OR £30.33 - £34.07 per hour PAYE Security Clearance: SC Clearance (or eligibility to obtain UK Security Check clearance) Overview We are seeking an experienced Advanced Resource Manager / Project Quality Control Engineer to support a major engineering and manufacturing project within a highly regulated environment. This role requires a quality-focused professional with extensive experience in supplier quality management, welding inspection, manufacturing quality assurance, and inspection activities across complex engineering projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring all quality control activities meet customer, project, regulatory, and company requirements while maintaining compliance with industry standards and nuclear-sector expectations. Key Responsibilities Quality...

The Opportunity -Are you an experienced Machinist; who has full operational knowledge in general machining activities i.e. Lathes, Milling machines, Drilling machines, Parting machines etc)? -Would you like to work for one of the World’s most recognized and prestigious Motorcycle manufacturers? -Are you seeking a longer term and secure contract, which is offering a highly competitive hourly rate? If your answer is “yes” to these three questions, please kindly read on…….. Our Client is one of the most iconic and well-known leading Motorcycle manufacturers in the World. Creating modern classics and with a healthy order book, it is our privilege to now be supporting them with the recruitment of an experienced Machinist (Prototype) on what will initially be a 12-Month contract basis, with high likelihood of this seeing extension at the end of the term. Reporting to the Prototype Team Manager, in this role you will be responsible for the machining of all general machining...

Our tier 1 automotive supplier based in Coventry are seeking a Project Manager to join their launch team and lead delivery of complex automotive seating programmes from pre-series builds through to production launch and serial manufacture. The role ensures projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards, while meeting customer and business objectives. KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: * Lead end-to-end project management of automotive seating launch from pre-production through to SOP (Start of Production) and serial production support. * Ensure delivery of all project milestones in line with customer timing, cost, quality, and performance requirements. * Develop, maintain, and execute detailed project plans, including timing schedules, resource allocation, and critical path analysis. * Act as the primary interface between plant team and the Program, Engineering and commercial teams, ensuring clear communication, alignment on...

Location: Coventry – Hybrid, 3 days working from home Pay: £17.47 per hour PAYE Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm Start: 1 September 2026 Contract: Temporary assignment IR35: Inside IR35 ## The Role We are recruiting for an experienced Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) Engineer to provide specialist engineering support across a programme of highway and transport improvement schemes. You will manage the preparation, consultation, processing and implementation of Traffic Regulation Orders, ensuring statutory requirements are met and schemes progress within programme and funding deadlines. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous local authority, highways or traffic management experience and a strong working knowledge of TRO legislation and processes. ## Key Responsibilities Manage Traffic Regulation Orders from initial preparation through to implementation. Prepare TRO schedules, notices, statements of reasons and supporting documentation. Progress Orders...

Programme Manager / Senior Project Manager / Disaster Recovery £650 - £700 Inside IR35 6 Months / Remote Programme Manager / Senior Project Manager / Disaster Recovery We're looking for an exceptional Programme Manager / Senior Project Manager to lead a high-profile, business-critical Backup & Recovery programme. This is fundamentally a delivery role - bringing structure, pace and control to a complex programme with significant executive visibility, multiple technology workstreams and third-party dependencies. What you'll be doing Leading the end-to-end delivery of resilience, backup and recovery initiatives Owning plans, budgets, milestones, RAID, dependencies and governance Coordinating delivery across Technology, Cyber Security, Business Continuity, Risk and operational teams Managing senior stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners Driving recovery testing, failover exercises and operational readiness Ensuring delivery remains aligned to agreed RTOs and RPOs...

Systems Engineer – 6 Month Contract - Warwick VIQU have partnered with an engineering organisation seeking a Systems Engineer to support the development and integration of a next-generation electric vehicle platform. Working across requirements engineering, vehicle electrical architecture and systems integration, the successful Systems Engineer will be responsible for ensuring complex electrical and electronic systems are successfully defined, integrated, commissioned and validated throughout the development lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Capture, analyse and manage system requirements, ensuring traceability throughout the V-Model lifecycle. Develop and maintain vehicle system architectures, interfaces and functional boundaries across complex electrical and electronic systems. Support systems integration activities covering CAN communications, electrical architectures, startup sequencing and subsystem interoperability. Produce technical specifications, interface control...

Business Planner Reference: (phone number removed) Umbrella Rate: £28.54/hr (Inside IR35) Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire Ready to take your planning and communication skills into a fast-moving business environment? This confirmed contract Business Planner role offers the chance to make a real impact across business planning, governance and engagement activities within the Programme Domain. What You Will Do: As a Business Planner, you will support leadership with structured delivery, ensuring priorities are coordinated, communicated clearly, and tracked effectively. • Support the VP Chiefs with delivery of business priorities across the Programme Domain. • Lead budget coordination activities and provide accurate inputs to support planning and decision-making. • Help create and deliver a communication plan that keeps teams aligned and informed. • Maintain an effective cadence across the domain, supporting leadership cadence and governance rhythms. • Support People &...

Location: Birmingham Day Rate: Circa £400 per day Contract: 3–6 months Working Pattern: Minimum 3 days per week on site IR35 Status: Inside IR35 We are recruiting an experienced Design Manager to support a portfolio of major electricity transmission projects. The role will involve coordinating and overseeing design activities across multiple schemes, ensuring design outputs are delivered on time, to the required quality and in accordance with relevant technical standards. ### Key Responsibilities Develop, maintain and monitor design programmes across multiple projects Coordinate design activities with planning, procurement and construction teams Lead design reviews and coordinate multidisciplinary design teams Ensure designs meet relevant technical, assurance and CDM requirements Manage assurance submissions, hold-point reviews and gateway approvals Maintain design change registers and manage early warnings and compensation events Assess the impact of design changes on...

Key Duties & Responsibilities * Operate and program Zeiss GOM Scanbox Equipment to perform dimensional inspection of components and assemblies. * Operate and program Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) to perform dimensional inspection of components and assemblies. * Conduct first article inspections, in-process inspections, and final inspections in accordance with quality requirements. * Produce, analyse, and communicate dimensional inspection reports using appropriate metrology software. (Zeiss Calypso, Zeiss Inspect etc) * Interpret engineering drawings, GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing), specifications, and customer requirements. * Verify and maintain inspection equipment in line with calibration and quality system requirements. * Develop and improve inspection programs, fixtures, and measurement processes to increase efficiency and accuracy. * Ensure inspection records and documentation are completed accurately and maintained in...

Astute's Power Team are partnering with a Leading Contractor within the Energy & Power Industries. We are currently recruiting for a Design Manager to join one of the Main Contractors to deliver major electricity transmission infrastructure packages as part of the Great Grid Partnership (GGP). This role is based in Birmingham The Design Manager position comes with a day rate from £400.00 per day Inside of IR35. Role responsibilities and key skills for the role: Lead and coordinate the design delivery of major electricity transmission infrastructure packages as part of the Great Grid Partnership (GGP). Manage the design process from initial development through detailed design and construction, ensuring designs are buildable, compliant and delivered to programme. Coordinate with design consultants, engineering disciplines, construction teams and key stakeholders across a complex multi-partner alliance environment. Provide technical oversight across HV transmission, substation...

Location: Birmingham Rate: Circa £400 per day Contract: 3–6 months IR35: Inside IR35 Working pattern: Minimum three days per week on site We are recruiting an experienced Design Manager to coordinate and oversee design activities across a portfolio of major electricity transmission projects. The role will involve working across multiple schemes, ensuring design inputs are properly coordinated, technically assured and delivered in line with programme requirements. ### Key responsibilities Develop and maintain design programmes across multiple projects Coordinate design inputs from internal and external engineering teams Monitor progress and implement recovery actions where required Manage technical assurance submissions and gateway approvals Lead design reviews and multidisciplinary coordination meetings Coordinate with project, planning, commercial, procurement and site teams Manage RFIs, technical queries and design information Maintain design change registers and...

Rate: £68.16 per hour PAYE + holiday pay Hours: 37 hours per week Contract: Initial 3-month assignment - potential to become permanent for the right candidate Start: ASAP IR35: Inside IR35 Working Pattern: Minimum 3 days per week onsite / undertaking visits ## The Role We are recruiting an experienced Building Control Interim Lead to take operational responsibility for the delivery and leadership of a Building Control service across North Northamptonshire. This is a senior interim appointment with responsibility for Building Control Surveying, Technical and Business Support, ensuring the service meets statutory requirements and Building Safety Regulator standards. ## Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the Building Control service. Provide professional advice on all aspects of Building Control and Building Safety. Ensure compliance with statutory Building Control and Building Safety requirements. Lead implementation of the Building Safety Levy. Maintain quality assurance...

Job Title: Engineering Release Specialist Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire Rate: £29.86ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £22.30ph on a PAYE basis Employment Type: Contract (Currently financed until March 2027) Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week Reference: J(phone number removed) Job Description: The Release Operations team are responsible for the construction, release and maintenance of the Bills of Material for all carlines for all plants in the business. The team support each Engineering area (Tech centres). Engineering Release Specialists are responsible for specific areas of the vehicle. They have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of which parts/commodities are fitted to which specifications of vehicles and for which markets, and will very often provide coaching and support to the Engineering areas on how best to construct a BoM to support downstream consumption. They have a direct impact on vehicle build quality and success at the Manufacturing plants. Key...

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Suspension Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position with a proposed end date of 29th January 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £28.43 per hour. Duties: Apply engineering theories and principles to perform complex work in research and development of suspension engineering systems, including the design, characterization, and iterative refinement of suspension devices. Work within an Agile Squad to develop industrialized products. Responsibilities: Deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time, including maintaining the Worldwide Engineering Release System. Deliver the Engineering Advanced Product Quality Planning deliverables. Assist in the Management of Change Requests, expenditure forecasting and the relevant supplier teams in support of delivery of the programme milestones. Work on spring and damper module test plans, including detailed planning of test and development stages through...

Job Title: Engineering Release Specialist Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire Rate: £29.86ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £22.30ph on a PAYE basis Employment Type: Contract (Currently financed until March 2027) Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week Reference: J(phone number removed) Job Description: The Release Operations team are responsible for the construction, release and maintenance of the Bills of Material for all carlines for all plants in the business. The team support each Engineering area (Tech centres). Engineering Release Specialists are responsible for specific areas of the vehicle. They have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of which parts/commodities are fitted to which specifications of vehicles and for which markets, and will very often provide coaching and support to the Engineering areas on how best to construct a BoM to support downstream consumption. They have a direct impact on vehicle build quality and success at the Manufacturing plants. Key...

Location: Redditch, Worcestershire Pay: £33.43 per hour PAYE Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday Contract: Temporary – initially 3 months Working Hours: 9:00am – 5:30pm IR35: Inside IR35 Working Pattern: Office/site based Driving Licence: Required We are recruiting an experienced Capital Quantity Surveyor to support a busy Housing Property Services team. This is a hands-on Quantity Surveying position covering the development of contract documentation, procurement of goods, services and works, financial measurement and valuation of works, interim payments, final accounts and project financial reporting. ## The Role Key responsibilities will include: Preparing tenders, Bills of Quantities, work schedules, specifications and Schedules of Rates. Procuring goods, services and works contracts. Participating in tender evaluations and reporting outcomes. Undertaking site measurements and valuations. Preparing payment notifications and associated documentation. Preparing and...

Location: Fully Remote Rate: TBC – Inside IR35 Hours: 37 hours per week Contract: Until 31 December 2026 Start: 7 September 2026 Interview: MS Teams ### The Role We are recruiting an experienced Interim Technical Accountant to undertake a comprehensive review of the year-end closedown and Statement of Accounts processes across two local authority organisations. This is a senior technical assignment requiring extensive local government accounting and closedown experience. The successful candidate will review the 2025/26 closedown process, identify weaknesses and opportunities for improvement, strengthen audit readiness and ensure processes comply with the CIPFA Code of Practice and local authority accounting requirements. Alongside the closedown review, you will provide senior technical support to the Corporate Finance function, undertaking responsibilities aligned with a Chief Accountant-level role. ### Key Responsibilities Undertake a fundamental review of the 2025/26 year-end...

DV Cleared Duty Manager - Command Centre Location: Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes Working Arrangement: Onsite Rate: £600-£650 per day, Inside IR35 Contract: 3 years Clearance: Developed Vetting (DV) - Essential The Role We are seeking an experienced DV Cleared Duty Manager to join a high-profile government Command Centre capability based at Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes. The Duty Manager will act as the senior operational authority and primary point of contact for the Command Centre during their shift, providing command and control across a broad range of operational capabilities, including Cyber/SOC, NOC, Infrastructure, Service Management and Physical Security. This is not a SOC Manager, Cyber Operations Manager or hands-on technical engineering position. The successful candidate will sit across multiple specialist teams, maintaining the overall operational picture, understanding business impact, setting priorities, coordinating responses and managing escalation. Key...

DV Cleared Security Manager - Command Centre Location: Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes Working Arrangement: Onsite Rate: £600-£650 per day, Inside IR35 Contract: 3 years Clearance: Developed Vetting (DV) - Essential The Role We are seeking an experienced DV Cleared Security Manager to join a high-profile government Command Centre capability based at Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes. The Security Manager will act as the senior operational authority and primary point of contact for the Command Centre during their shift, providing command and control across a broad range of operational capabilities, including Cyber/SOC, NOC, Infrastructure, Service Management and Physical Security. This is not a SOC Manager, Cyber Operations Manager or hands-on technical engineering position. The successful candidate will sit across multiple specialist teams, maintaining the overall operational picture, understanding business impact, setting priorities, coordinating responses and managing escalation....

Job Description: Paint Sprayer on Rolling Stock Vehicles Position: Paint Sprayer Location: Milton Keynes Rate: £28.54 per hour on Earlies/Afters or £32.58 per hour on Nights (Role is Inside IR35)  Hours: Earlies: 06:00-16:00 / Afters: 12:00-22:00 / Nights: 22:00-06:00 Summary: A Paint Sprayer is responsible for applying paint and other finishes to vehicles, Vehicle components, machinery, equipment, and various surfaces using spray guns. This role involves ensuring a high-quality finish, maintaining equipment, and adhering to safety protocols. Key Responsibilities: - Surface Preparation: - Cleaning, sanding, and masking surfaces prior to painting. - Ensuring surfaces are properly primed and free of defects before application. Painting and Finishing: - Mixing paints to achieve desired colours and consistencies. - Applying paint, varnish, or other finishes using spray guns or other applicators. - Achieving uniform coverage and thickness according to...