286 jobs found in Ferndown

Contract Lead Engineers - Air-to-Air Refuelling & Actuation Systems 📍 Wimborne, Dorset (Hybrid - 3 days onsite) 📅 Contract £70.00/hr UMB (Inside IR35) We're working with a prominent aerospace organisation, currently looking to engage two experienced Contract Lead Engineers specialising in Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) and Actuation Systems. This is a fantastic chance to work on cutting-edge aerospace technology alongside world-class aircraft manufacturers. Note: Preference for candidates with an Avionics background for the AAR position. About the Role As a Lead Engineer, you'll take ownership of engineering activities across the entire product lifecycle - from requirements capture to system qualification. Key responsibilities will include: Leading the design, development, integration, and verification of complex systems Planning, managing, and executing engineering activities, reviews, and project milestones Collaborating with customers, suppliers, and internal...

A client within the Public Sector based in Dorset is currently recruiting for an Enforcement Officer to join their Public Protection – Trading Standards Team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a public protection or enforcement environment. The Role Key purpose of the role is to manage a workload which aims to support those affected by rogue trading practices and criminality, improving the quality of life for the people of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The post holder will ensure appropriate intervention and prevention measures are taken to address criminality which is causing harm and adversely impacting the most vulnerable members of society. Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to: • Responding to complaints about product safety, fair trading, food standards, illicit tobacco and alcohol, age-restricted...

Contract C++ Software Engineer – Inside IR35 Avanti Recruitment is looking for a C++ Software Engineer to support long-term defence projects involving real-time processing, high-performance computing and mission-critical software. Prior defence experience is preferred, and experience with sonar or signal processing will be highly advantageous. You’ll be working in a C++-focused environment across system design, algorithm development, optimisation, simulation/modelling and complex data handling. Key Skills * C++ * UML * TCP/IP network * Linux * Open Architectures * Databases / SQL Additional Details * Onsite requirement * SC clearance required to start * Sole UK nationality required * 6-month contract with extensions expected * Inside IR35 If you are currently available, match the description and are interested, please apply online today

Contract Java Software Engineers – Inside IR35 Avanti Recruitment is looking for Java Software Engineers for long-term defence projects focused on secure, real-time and mission-critical systems. Previous defence experience is preferred, and those with sonar, submarine or maritime combat systems exposure will be prioritised. You’ll be developing in a Java-led environment with work spanning system design, integration, complex data handling, and operational visualisation. Key Skills * Java (core + enterprise) * UML / software modelling * Service-oriented or open architectures * Microservices * TCP/IP and comms middleware * Windows / Linux environments * Virtualisation / containerisation * APIs (design & integration) * Databases / SQL * Real-time data, visualisation or HMI experience (advantage) Additional Details * Mix of onsite requirements * SC clearance or eligibility required * 6-month contract with extensions expected * Inside...

Job title: Integration Project Manager Location: Fareham & Romsey min 3 days per week onsite Duration: 6 months Day Rate: £650 per day IR35: Inside SC security clearance is required for this role I am looking for an Integration Project Manager for a client of mine who are a leading tech and engineering company operating within the UK defence sector, you will take ownership of planning, executing, and monitoring the integration program. Key Responsibilities: Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, always ensuring clarity on progress. Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams including senior leadership (IT, Finance, Operations, Compliance, Supply Chain) to deliver integration objectives. Act as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders, providing clear and timely updates to senior leadership. Demonstrate problem solving skills and the ability to manage and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders Proactively identify and...

Interim Senior Procurement Officer - Property Management About Us Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council, providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities within Dorset Council. Our service is built on our values of being ethical, trustworthy and caring, with profits returned to our Local Authority shareholders. Location: Hybrid (minimum 2 days in office per week) Contract: Interim - 4 months Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35) Start Date: Immediate Role Purpose We are seeking an experienced Interim Senior Assets & Property Procurement Officer to lead urgent and complex procurements. This role will support the delivery of high-value contracts for property management during a critical period of transition. The primary purpose of the recruitment is a skilled procurement officer with an understanding of property management. This supports the strategic procurements including: managing agents for farms, hotels and industrial units (must be...

Role: Software Engineer Location: Eastleigh(Hybrid) Duration: 12 months Inside IR35: Umbrella About our client: Our client is a leading aerospace engineering company specializing in jet engines, avionics, and integrated systems for both military and commercial aircraft. They operate major UK facilities, including maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sites Job Description Summary The Ground Application Software Engineer designs, builds, and sustains ground-based software applications and services that support mission-critical operations, including data ingestion, processing, and integration with back-end services and hardware systems. This role partners closely with product, systems, platform, data, and test teams to deliver high-quality, secure, and reliable software that improves Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. Essential Responsibilities As a Ground Applications Software Engineer in the Aircraft Services Department, you will; Drive design reviews, define...

Astute's Power Team are currently recruiting for 2 Thermal Plant Operators to join the Operator on an Operational Gasification plant on the Isle of Wight for a 6 months contract. The Thermal Plant Operator positions come with a day rate from £500.00 to £600.00 per day inside IR35 (PAYE) Role responsibilities and key skills for the role: Must have proven Energy-from-Waste (EfW) experience, ideally within gasification, pyrolysis, or thermal conversion technologies. Hands-on background as a Commissioning Operator, preferably with subsequent operational experience on a live waste-to-energy plant. Operate, monitor, and optimize thermal gasification equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and continuous plant performance. Conduct routine inspections of boilers, gasifiers, feed systems, turbines, and auxiliary plant equipment to identify abnormalities or potential issues. Adjust process parameters, control systems, and fuel feed rates to maintain optimal combustion and syngas...

Job Title: Senior Research Advisor Location: Newport / Hybrid (need to attend the Newport office for meetings as and when required) Contract Duration: 31/3/26 (extension tbc) Rate: £30/hr (Umbrella – Maximum) IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: SC We are looking for a proactive Research Analyst to support work on measuring the physical stocks and depletion of natural resources in the UK. This role will play a key part in developing future natural capital accounts aligned with international statistical standards. You will lead early-stage scoping work on data availability, quality, and methodologies for estimating renewable resource stocks — with an initial focus on timber and fish. What you’ll do Identify, collect, and review data from government departments, agencies, research bodies, and charities. Conduct literature reviews of academic and grey sources on natural resource stock estimation. Assess existing data on resource stocks, harvesting rates, and...

A client within the Public Sector based in Wiltshire is currently recruiting for a Surveyor to join their Maintenance – Operations team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full-time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority or social housing environment. The Role Key purpose of the role is to provide technical surveying across a geographical portfolio of properties and deliver effective contract management for planned maintenance programmes. Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to: • Undertaking domestic and commercial building surveys to advise on construction defects, disrepair and dilapidations • Managing planned maintenance delivery through external contractors and overseeing refurbishment works • Producing detailed survey reports including remedial solution proposals, cost estimates and safe working methods • Conducting void, repairs, and post-inspection surveys to...

Safety & Environmental Compliance Engineer Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire (Hybrid – 3 days on-site) Contract: 6 months (likely extension) Rates: Up to £70 an hour (Inside IR35 via umbrella)  Security Clearance: SC required prior to start Overview We’re seeking an experienced Safety & Environmental Compliance Engineer to join a leading defence and communications engineering organisation in Portsmouth. This role plays a pivotal part in ensuring Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Compliance across multiple engineering projects — supporting delivery through the full lifecycle and ensuring all programmes meet MOD and EU standards. You’ll work closely with multi-disciplinary project teams, providing technical leadership, regulatory oversight, and clear safety guidance within a complex engineering environment. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain Safety and Environmental Management Plans (SEMP) and Safety & Environmental Cases (SECR) in accordance with UK...

HCC are currently looking for EHC Coordinators (SEN Caseworkers) 3 month contract with possible extension Inside IR35 Fully Remote Full time hours onlyPAYE - £235 Umbrella/ LTD - £307 Essentials Experience of working in similar role within an LA - 12 months minimum ideally longer to experience the whole cycle. Must be competent to talk about their previous caseloads and experience as well as the statutory process, 250+ caseloads experience Must have experience in tribunals and preparing packs etc. Must have experience carrying out 20 week assessment workRole Profile Manage the EHC needs assessment process for a set locality. The key contact and responsible for carrying out day to day casework, ensuring quality, consistency and the effective prioritisation of tasks for a set number of cases within a locality. Ensure that all processes and decisions are accurately recorded on the SEN data base and the casework file and that all relevant parties are informed Ensure that all...

HR Advisor 12 Month Contract Portsmouth Based (Hybrid working) £31.37 an hour Umbrella Inside IR35 This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UKs leading Defence companies based in Portsmouth. Hybrid, 2-3 days per week on site. As an individual in the HR Generalist Discipline, the role holder will be a part of an HR Partner team and will focus on the following type of activities: - Builds on understanding of line of business or sector and stakeholder management skills to implement change - Analyses line of business or sector people data and feeds into the CoE, to benchmark and to implement short and long term solutions that improve performance, demonstrating value add - Participates in the identification of opportunities for increased efficiency and synergy across the Company's approaches to service delivery through enterprise-wide knowledge sharing, as part of CoE driven steering/working groups - Supports engagement with critical business processes,...

Infrastructure Automation Engineer +6 months +Hybrid working in Corsham 2 days a week on site +SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential +£550 - £625 a day +Inside IR35 Key Skills: + Strong Infrastructure background + Scripting in Powershell, PHP and Javascript Key Responsibilities Build, harden, and maintain automated deployment, provisioning, and monitoring pipelines. Design secure, scalable infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and friends. Develop and refine CI/CD processes that deliver fast, stable, zero-nonsense releases. Manage cloud and hybrid environments with a strong focus on security and compliance. Work closely with engineering teams, including those using PHP and JavaScript, to streamline delivery and ensure smooth integration across systems. Support containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) with military-grade stability. Diagnose issues across the stack-ideally before anyone in uniform even hears about them....

Automation Engineer +6 months + +Hybrid working in Corsham 2 days a week on site +SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential +£550 - £625 a day +Inside IR35 We're looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to join a fast-paced, Agile delivery team supporting large-scale, multi-vendor infrastructure environments. You'll play a key role in developing automated solutions, building robust web services, and ensuring consistent, secure deployment across complex architectures. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving problems, streamlining processes, and working collaboratively within high-performing technical teams. Essential Skills & Experience To be considered, candidates must have at least 12 months of hands-on experience within the last 3 years in: Creating PHP and JavaScript web services Consuming REST-based web services Consuming SOAP-based web services Automated deployment of server, network, and storage technologies across multiple...

Infrastructure Automation Engineer +6 months +Hybrid working in Corsham 2 days a week on site +SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential +£550 - £625 a day +Inside IR35 Key Skills: + Strong Infrastructure background + Scripting in Powershell, PHP and Javascript We're looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to join a fast-paced, Agile delivery team supporting large-scale, multi-vendor infrastructure environments. You'll play a key role in developing automated solutions, building robust web services, and ensuring consistent, secure deployment across complex architectures. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving problems, streamlining processes, and working collaboratively within high-performing technical teams. Essential Skills & Experience To be considered, candidates must have at least 12 months of hands-on experience within the last 3 years in: Creating PHP and JavaScript web services Consuming REST-based web services...

SC Cleared ITIL Service Transition Manager Location: Corsham – Onsite 2-3 days per week. Duration: 6 months + Rate: £575 - £625 per day (inside IR35) Our client, Defence client requires an ITIL Service Transition Manager working onsite in Corsham 2-3 days per week. Key responsibilities: * Planning and coordination: Create and manage the overall plan for transitioning services and coordinate the necessary resources and activities across different teams. * Change management: Manage the lifecycle of all changes to IT services, ensuring they are implemented with minimum disruption. * Operational readiness: Ensure that new or changed services are ready for operation by confirming they meet criteria for operational acceptance, testing, and performance evaluation. * Process implementation: Define and implement the processes for service transition, release, and operational acceptance. * Risk and performance evaluation: Evaluate the performance and risks associated with...

Network Engineer +6 months + +Hybrid working 2 days a week on site in Corsham +SC cleared role +Inside IR35 +£500 - £575 a day Skills: +Cisco +Vmware + VXLAN We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to join our technical team, bringing strong expertise across enterprise networking, routing, security, and modern datacentre technologies. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, designing robust network solutions, and ensuring high availability across mission-critical environments. Key Responsibilities You will be responsible for the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of advanced network infrastructures, working across multi-vendor environments and contributing to the stability, performance, and security of the network estate. Essential Skills & Experience Candidates must demonstrate a minimum of 3 years' industry experience with deep knowledge of: Hierarchical IP Subnetting Routing protocols (internal and external),...

Automation Engineer +6 months + +Hybrid working in Corsham 2 days a week on site +SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential +£550 - £625 a day +Inside IR35 We're looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to join a fast-paced, Agile delivery team supporting large-scale, multi-vendor infrastructure environments. You'll play a key role in developing automated solutions, building robust web services, and ensuring consistent, secure deployment across complex architectures. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving problems, streamlining processes, and working collaboratively within high-performing technical teams. Essential Skills & Experience To be considered, candidates must have at least 12 months of hands-on experience within the last 3 years in: Creating PHP and JavaScript web services Consuming REST-based web services Consuming SOAP-based web services Automated deployment of server, network, and storage technologies across multiple...

Transition Manager - ITIL V3/4 + 3 month initial contract buyt likely minimum 15 months + Inside IR35 + Hybrid working from Corsham + SC Cleared role + £550 to £600 per day Key Skills: + MOD Transition background + Strong ITIL Key responsibilities Planning and coordination: Create and manage the overall plan for transitioning services and coordinate the necessary resources and activities across different teams. Change management: Manage the lifecycle of all changes to IT services, ensuring they are implemented with minimum disruption. Operational readiness: Ensure that new or changed services are ready for operation by confirming they meet criteria for operational acceptance, testing, and performance evaluation. Process implementation: Define and implement the processes for service transition, release, and operational acceptance. Risk and performance evaluation: Evaluate the performance and risks associated with new services before their release into the production...