175 jobs found in Peterlee

HR Business Partner (Contract) - Barnard Castle - Site-Based (4 days onsite, 1 day work form home) IR35: Inside Overview We're looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join a global manufacturing organisation, supporting a key UK site of ~900 employees. This is a hands-on, strategic role partnering closely with senior leaders to deliver people initiatives aligned to business goals. Key Responsibilities Lead organisational design, restructuring, and large-scale change programmes Partner with leaders to drive culture, engagement, and performance Develop leadership capability and support high-performing teams Deliver talent management, succession planning, and workforce strategy Manage employee and industrial relations, including union engagement Use data and insights to shape HR strategy and business decisionsWhat We're Looking For Proven HR generalist experience in a complex, fast-paced environment Strong background in UK restructuring and change management Experience...

Job Title: Commercial Manager Location: Yorkshire / Hybrid Contract: 6-months ongoing Pay: Inside IR35 - £400 to £450 per day DOE The Commercial Manager will be the specialist expert on and be responsible for the commercial management of construction projects from tender stage through to final account. The Commercial Manager is responsible for the development of the service, ensures that projects are delivered profitably, in accordance with contractual requirements, and with effective cost control, risk management, and value maximisation. Qualifications/Experience * Proven experience as a Commercial Manager or Senior Quantity Surveyor within the UK construction industry * Strong knowledge of UK construction contracts (JCT and/or NEC) * Excellent commercial, contractual, and financial acumen * Experience managing multiple projects or large-scale schemes * Strong negotiation and communication skills * Ability to lead and develop commercial teams * Proficient...

Senior / Principal CE&I Design Engineer - Silos MSSS SEP1&2 Sellafield Site (3 days/week on plant) | West Cumbria Design Office | Monthly Warrington visit Up to £80/hour (Inside IR35) | SC Clearance required | An opportunity has arisen for a Senior or Principal CE&I Design Engineer to join the Silos MSSS SEP1&2 CE&I design team, supporting one of the UK's most complex and safety-critical nuclear environments at Sellafield. This role is central to providing front-line, site-based design support to Commissioning teams, ensuring that detailed CE&I designs and changes are delivered, reviewed, and verified to meet stringent functional and business requirements. You will play a key role in shaping safe, compliant, and buildable engineering solutions-while delivery and commissioning execution is handled by dedicated site teams. Key Responsibilities Provide site-based CE&I design support to commissioning activities on MSSS plant (SEP1 & SEP2) Deliver...

Security Officer / Engineer Location: Remote (occasional travel to Leeds required) Rate: £520 per day | Inside IR35 Duration: Until end of November 2025 Overview We are looking for a technically strong Security Officer/Engineer to take ownership of security monitoring, risk management, and compliance across our products and services. This is a hands-on technical role, not an administrative position. The successful candidate will work independently and proactively, raising risks, documenting processes, and performing risk assessments, reporting directly to the Security Lead and Senior Management Team in a timely and structured manner. Key Responsibilities Apply AWS security best practice across Guard Duty, VPC networking, Security Groups, IAM, WAF, and other firewall configurations Monitor the security posture of products and services on an ongoing basis Raise, manage, and track security incidents through to resolution Monitor Tenable and Dependabot outputs, enforcing remedial...

Locations: Surrey, Birmingham, Leeds or Glasgow Contract Length: Minimum 12 Months Start Date: ASAP Rate: £60 per hour IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Hours: Up to 40 hours per week Expenses: Available Security Clearance: Vetting Level C Required Working Arrangement: Flexible / UK Wide Travel Required Our market leading client is currently recruiting for a Senior HV Cable System Design Engineer to join their consultancy supporting major transmission and infrastructure projects across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in the continued growth of an expanding HV Cables team, working on complex and high-profile onshore and offshore transmission projects within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment. The Role As a Senior HV Cable System Design Engineer, you will lead and support HV cable FEED and detailed design activities while also contributing to the wider growth of the business through client engagement, proposal preparation, and mentoring junior...

Senior HV Cable System Design Engineer Location: Epsom, Birmingham, Leeds or Glasgow (Flexible / UK-wide working) Rate: £60 per hour (Umbrella) Contract: Minimum 12 months Start: ASAP IR35: Inside IR35 We are recruiting for an experienced Senior HV Cable System Design Engineer to join a leading engineering organisation delivering major transmission and infrastructure projects across the UK. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in supporting both technical delivery and business growth activities. Key Responsibilities: Lead and support onshore and offshore HV Cable FEED and detailed design activities. Support business development, client engagement and bid/proposal preparation. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and project stakeholders. Carry out site visits where required. Mentor and support junior engineers. Requirements: Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Strong experience in HV cable system design, manufacture,...

AWS Platform Engineer - NHS Experience Required Location: Leeds (1 day per month on-site) Rate: £650 per day Inside IR35 Contract Length: Until November 2026 Overview We are looking for an experienced AWS Platform Engineer to join a critical NHS programme on a contract basis. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining cloud infrastructure, leading the migration from Puppet to a fully Terraform-driven platform across a complex, regulated healthcare environment. Key Responsibilities Design, provision, and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform as the primary IaC tool Lead the transition away from Puppet toward Terraform-based configuration management Write and maintain Ansible playbooks for configuration, patching, and deployment tasks Manage and support Linux-based server environments across the platform Ensure infrastructure is secure, scalable, and aligned with NHS standards and compliance requirements Collaborate with DevOps, security, and...

Senior Substation Primary (HV Plant) Design Engineer Locations: Birmingham, Epsom, Glasgow or Leeds Rate: £60 per hour IR35: Inside IR35 Duration: Minimum 12 Months We are recruiting multiple Senior Substation Primary (HV Plant) Design Engineers to support major UK transmission and distribution projects. The role will focus on FEED and Detailed Design for HV substations across large-scale energy infrastructure programmes. Key Responsibilities Deliver and reviewHV Primary Plant designs including: HV layouts and elevations Earthing designs Busbar calculations Maintenance access drawings Technical specifications for HV plant equipment Provide technical leadership on FEED and Detailed Design projects. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, suppliers and subcontractors. Support technical reviews, tenders and client meetings. Attend design reviews and site visits where required. Requirements Strong experience in HV Primary Plant / Substation design. Transmission or...

Content Designer - NHS & GDS Experience Required Location: Leeds (1 day per month on-site) Rate: £500 per day | Inside IR35 Duration: Until September Overview We are looking for an experienced Content Designer to join a high-impact NHS programme. You will be responsible for creating clear, user-centred content that meets GDS standards and works for a diverse range of users in a complex healthcare environment. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams including UX designers, researchers, product managers, and developers to ensure content is accessible, consistent, and aligned to user needs throughout the delivery lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Design and deliver clear, accessible content across digital NHS services and products Apply GDS content design principles and the NHS content style guide to all outputs Work within multidisciplinary agile teams, contributing to sprints, reviews, and retrospectives Collaborate with User Researchers to validate content...

Freelance Internal Auditor required for a project in West Yorkshire for around 10+ weeks. Up to £525 per day umbrella (Inside IR35) Hybrid working 1-2 days in the Leeds office. Your new company A leading international group with a strong reputation for operational excellence and innovation. With a diverse portfolio and global presence, they are committed to maintaining the highest standards of governance and internal control. Your new role Plays a pivotal operational leadership role in delivering a high‑quality Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) compliance programme and ensuring robust internal controls over financial reporting. Acting as a central coordinator, you will oversee the timely and effective execution of all financial‑control‑related projects across a diverse customer portfolio. You will be responsible for driving the consistency and integrity of the SOX framework by coordinating testing activities, supporting management with control design and documentation, and assisting in...

Delivery Lead - NHS experience is essential £660/day Inside IR35 Primarily Remote - Occasional need in Leeds 3-4 Months (Alpha/Discovery Project) The Opportunity We are currently supporting a consultancy delivery the Alpha phase of a digital transformation project. This is your chance to lead delivery on a programme that will have real impact on how NHS services are designed and delivered. As Delivery Lead, you'll be the engine room of a multidisciplinary team bringing structure, pace, and clarity to a complex stakeholder environment. Alpha phases move fast and require someone who can balance rigorous delivery disciplines with the flexibility to adapt as the team learns. What You'll Be Doing Leading day-to-day delivery across a cross-functional agile team, ensuring the project progresses against Alpha objectives and timelines Establishing and embedding ways of working from the outset sprint ceremonies, backlogs, retrospectives and adapting them as the team matures Owning...

Contract - Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical or Electrical bias considered) Location: Leeds Hourly rate: £38.00-40.00 Inside IR35 Working hours: 12-hour shifts (days and nights) - 4 days on 4 days off Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role. The Role As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of production equipment by carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities. You will work closely with operations teams to minimise downtime and improve machine performance. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a large, well-established manufacturing business with modern facilities in the Leeds area with lots of career progression opportunities and PLC training. Due to expansion and increased staffing across shift teams, we are currently recruiting 05 Maintenance Engineers to support operations within a highly automated production environment. Key Responsibilities Perform planned...

Lead Test Engineer - Inside IR35 - £600 to £640 per day via umbrella - 12-month contract - SC Clearance is essential (Experience in driving or supporting transformation from monolithic systems to distributed micro-services architectures in Java - is essential) Start date - 25/05/2026 is essential Leeds or Manchester based - in the office not home basedEssential Skills & Experience: Technical Expertise: * Strong experience designing and implementing test strategies for microservices environments * Hands-on automation experience using: o Java, Selenium, Rest Assured o API, contract, and integration testing * (Experience working with monolith and microservices systems is essential) Knowledge of: o CI/CD pipelines o Spring Boot-based applications o Performance testing fundamentals Modern Testing Practices: o Contract testing, API testing, and asynchronous messaging (e.g. Kafka) o Non-functional testing (performance, accessibility) * Experience with...

Power BI Developer (Contract) 📍 Hull (Onsite) 💰 £18.00 per hour (PAYE) 📅 Start Date: ASAP (08 June 2026) ⏳ Contract: 6 months initially (potential extension to 12 months) 🕒 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri, flexible core hours 9am-3pm) 📌 Inside IR35 About the Role We are currently seeking a skilled Power BI Developer to join Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy at their Blade Factory in Hull. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-impact environment, supporting data-driven decision-making through the development of robust reporting solutions. This is an onsite role, ideal for a candidate who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced operational setting. Key Responsibilities Design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards using multiple data sources (SQL, dataflows, SharePoint, etc.) Build and maintain scalable and efficient data models Manage and maintain KPI scorecards, ensuring alignment across the business Ensure all reporting is standardised, consistent, and...

Job Title: Power BI Developer/Specialist (Contract) Location: Hull (Fully On-Site) Contract Details: Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6-month contract Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Working Hours: Between 8:00am - 6:00pm (Core hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm) IR35 Status: Inside IR35Salary: £18.00 per hour (PAYE) About Our Client: Our client is a global organisation within the renewable energy sector, specialising in the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of large-scale energy solutions. This opportunity is based at a key UK manufacturing site and offers the chance to contribute to innovative, sustainable projects within a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards using multiple data sources (SQL databases, dataflows, SharePoint) Build and maintain scalable data models Manage KPI scorecards to ensure consistency across the business Standardise reporting in line with design and data quality...

Rullion are looking to recruit for our leading client for the following position: Port Operatives Alexandra Dock, Hull Start Date:ASAP End Date:October 2027 IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Pay Rates: £15.95 per hour (Day Shift) Night Shift: +10% uplift Shift Pattern: 14 days on (Day Shift), 14 days off (unpaid) 14 days on (Night Shift), 14 days off (unpaid) Rotation then returns to Day Shift Requirements: Valid manual driving licence is a requirement for this role Right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract Job Description Your daily duties will involve supporting port operations at the Port of Hull. This will mainly include assisting with the use and coordination of plant and machinery such as forklifts, tugs, scissor lifts, and telehandlers. You will also support the transportation of wind turbine generator components, including spotting and traffic management to ensure safe and efficient movement within the port. Candidates must demonstrate strong...

Network Infrastructure Architect Onsite in Barrow in Furness Up to £600 per day Inside IR35 Active SC clearance & Sole British National We're looking for an experienced Network Infrastructure Architect to lead the design and delivery of critical on-site network infrastructure within a highly secure environment. This is a hands-on architecture role focused on communications rooms, structured cabling, Cisco networking, storage integration, and power resilience. You'll take ownership of end-to-end designs, produce HLDs and LLDs, and support the implementation of robust enterprise infrastructure. Key Skills Required: Strong Cisco networking experience (Switching, Routing, Wireless, Firewalls) Cisco ACI and ISE expertise Structured cabling (copper and fibre) Comms room and rack design SAN/NAS and UPS infrastructure Active SC Clearance Sole British NationalIf this role is of interest, apply now or email your CV to me at (url removed)

Kennet Solutions are supporting a leading tier 1 Contractor in their search for 2 Quantity Surveyors. These opportunities will involve supporting on a £65m Utilities framework in the North-West of the UK, based in Preston. They are seeking candidates with: Civils/Infrastructure experience Knowledge of CEMAR Experience in managing subcontractors and AFP's These roles are inside IR35, offering day rates up to £400 per day. This is long-term work, minimum 6-12 months duration

EC&I Engineer - Sellafield Projects £46-51 per hour (Inside IR35) On-site - Sellafield Sector: Nuclear Are you an EC&I Engineer looking for a hands-on, site-based role on one of the UK's most complex and nationally significant nuclear sites? This is a strong opportunity to join a multidisciplinary engineering team delivering critical EC&I design and engineering solutions across Sellafield projects. This role is fully site-based, ideal for engineers who enjoy being close to construction, commissioning, and real-time engineering challenges in a highly regulated environment. Key Responsibilities Deliver and support EC&I engineering activities across nuclear infrastructure projects Produce and review design documentation, drawings, and calculations Ensure EC&I designs comply with Sellafield standards, safety case requirements, and site licence conditions Interface closely with construction, commissioning, safety, and project teams to support effective delivery...

Design Manager to work on various AMP8 RESERVOIR Frameworks, particularly Severn Trent Water, United Utilities and Yorkshire Water. Previous experience in this sector is imperative. * 1-2 days can be worked remotely, but the rest of the week/some weeks will entail being on site/visiting clients. Our client requires you to have experience with: * Change Management * Temporary Works * Being based on & working from site, where actual construction work is taking place.  This is to ensure the project is delivered in accordance with the design. The work will be across the Peak District, Yorkshire and Wales. This role has been deemed INSIDE IR35.  Based on our client's policy, the only permitted options for payment are Umbrella PAYE (not CIS!) or PAYE itself, on a freelance basis