88 jobs found in Smethwick

Job Title: Lead Civil Engineer Rate: £50 - £60 per hour (dependent on experience) Location: Birmingham / Glasgow / Chester / Leeds (Flexible UK base / hybrid) Type: Contract - Inside IR35, Hybrid About the Role: Our client is seeking Lead Civil Engineers to join their Delivery group, working on non-infrastructure UK water engineering projects. You will act as a technical specialist and/or in a lead role, developing and applying advanced engineering techniques, while guiding project teams to deliver high-quality outputs. About the Client: Our client is part of a global engineering and environmental group, delivering projects in over 100 countries. They combine innovation, sustainability, and technical excellence, offering employees opportunities to work on exciting projects worldwide while supporting flexible and hybrid working patterns in the UK. Key Responsibilities: Provide guidance on design guides, standards, systems, and engineering codes. Prepare calculations and...

Service Desk Engineer - Central Birmingham 3 month contract £200 - £250 p/d (please note; this role is inside IR35) Working with a well-known and public-facing organisation of circa 2000 IT end-users and multiple sites across the country, you'll be part of a small team supporting users and resolving technical issues spanning all end-user-computing, infrastructure, business systems, telephony etc across multiple sites. You will be working within a small and friendly IT team of very capable individuals dealing with tickets logged from internal users and resolving or escalating when required. You'll be given the opportunity to rapidly progress your career and gain exposure to 2nd line responsibilities within a well established and thriving organisation. Core responsibilities: * Provide first point of contact technical IT support - both remotely and physically * Support projects as required, such as a current laptop build and deployment project * Ensuring that issues are being...

Janauary 2026 Starts Maintenance Engineer - Electrical / Mechanical / Multi Skilled Location: West Midlands Shifts available: - Days - Double Days - 3 Shift Rotation - 4 Shift Rotation Contract: 6 Months Temp-to-Perm ------These roles are inside IR35------ The Role: We are looking to recruit several Multi-Skilled / Electrical or Mechanical Maintenance Engineers from a conveyor, automated, or fast-paced environment and you will be responsible for ensuring that all production and ancillary machinery, equipment, and power systems operate at maximum efficiency. You must have good electrical or mechanical skills and have prior experience working within a production maintenance capacity. Key Performance Indicators - Equipment reliability and performance - Plant Maintenance (TPM & PPM) Qualifications and Experience - Ideally you will have xxperience with automotive machinery maintenance and fault diagnoses - Mechanical / Electrical / Pneumatics experience - Indentured...

The Interim Fleet Manager will oversee the efficient management of the Fleet department, ensuring smooth operations and compliance with regulations. This role requires strong organisational skills and a deep understanding of fleet management processes. Client Details This organisation is a well-established business, recognised for its customer focused operations. They operate as part of a large organisation, offering a structured and professional environment for their team. Description Manage the daily operations of the fleet, ensuring efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Ensure compliance with all relevant transportation and safety regulations. Oversee vehicle maintenance schedules and coordinate repairs as needed. Monitor and manage fuel usage to optimise costs. Develop and implement fleet policies and procedures to improve operations. Analyse fleet performance data and prepare regular reports for management. Collaborate with the logistics and retail teams to meet operational...

Electrical Design Engineer (Contract) Location: Hybrid, with occasional on‑site attendance Contract: 6-12 months IR35: Inside IR35 (Umbrella or PAYE) Expenses: Business travel expenses covered Role OverviewWe are seeking an Electrical Design Engineer with proven experience in Primary substation design to support ongoing transmission and distribution projects. The role involves delivering high‑quality technical designs, ensuring compliance with UK standards, and contributing to project milestones within a fast‑paced engineering environment. Key Responsibilities * Produce detailed designs for primary substation systems * Develop equipment specifications, cable calculations, earthing designs, and interface documentation * Ensure designs comply with DNO/TSO standards, BS/IEC regulations, and project‑specific requirements * Support design reviews, technical assurance processes, and multidisciplinary coordination * Provide technical input across project stages from concept...

Role: Area Property Operation Manager Contract Length: 6 Months initially Location: Wolverhampton (4 days/week on site) IR35: Inside Rate: £550/day Security Clearance: BPSS (Must undergo ENHANCED BPSS) Candidates MUST be based within a commutable distance Essential: You should have strong experience in property and FM disciplines and be able to demonstrate compliance with statutory, regulatory and professional requirements in previous roles. You should have experience in: Commercial and financial disciplines People management including mentoring, motivating and development Asset management, maintenance and contract & supplier management Managing complex customer relationships and stakeholder liaison Managing multi-project programmes of maintenance or capital investment Highly Desirable: Experience with project management processes is highly desirable. Qualifications Willing to work towards associate (SEO/band B) level membership of relevant professional body, e.g., IWFM...

Job title: Test Technician (Metrology) (B) Location: Wolverhampton Duration: 6 Months (rolling) Hourly rate: £21.88ph INSIDE IR35 (Via Umbrella Solutions) Heads are required to work 39hr working week. M - F, over alternating 2 shifts. Early shift 06:00 - 14:00 (M-T), 06:00 - 13:00 (F). Late shift 14:00 - 22:00 (M-T), 13:00 - 20:00 (F). POSITION DESCRIPTION: Use metallurgical & mechanical preparation and test equipment to assess components according to standard test processes, as required by engineering specifications or drawings. Carry out routine quality control testing for EDU, Battery and Frame Assembly. Perform teardowns of stators and frames, using destructive equipment, e.g. Bandsaws. Perform visual weld inspection testing and ultrasonic testing of spot welds. Use optical microscopes to measure welds, rivets and porosity content. Perform radiographic analysis of components. Support investigation of product quality issues with cross functional teams. Ensure...

Maintenance Technician Location: Solihull Shifts: 3-shift rotation or double days (37 hrs/week + overtime) Rates: £37.52 - £39.32 per hour (Umbrella), depending on shifts A world-leading automotive manufacturer in Solihull is seeking experienced Maintenance Technicians to support the production of prestige motor vehicles. The role begins on a contract basis, with the potential to progress to a permanent position after a minimum of 6 months. The Role As a Maintenance Technician, you will provide essential engineering maintenance support to maximise uptime and efficiency across advanced manufacturing systems, including robotics, welding, conveyors, and tooling. Key duties include: Preventive and corrective maintenance on plant and equipment Rapid fault diagnosis and root cause analysis Supporting continuous improvement, Kaizen, 5S and lean activities Maintaining compliance with PUWER and safety standards Delivering technical expertise to problem-solving initiatives What We’re...

We are seeking an experienced CMM Programmer, with knowledge of LK metrology Camio software or PC-DMIS for a 6-month role in Worcestershire. Able to assist in the workload of creating new programmes to align new machines. Support to validate the new programs prior to using them in a production environment. This typically involves checking the CMM programs have the correct nominal/tolerances programmed in and the correct features on the component are being probed, followed by a repeatability check. This role falls inside IR35 and would require the use of an Umbrella Company. No Nationality restrictions but requires to be a UK resident for at least 5 years and have Right to Work in UK. Clearance : BPSS (DBS Check, Right to work, ID verification, 3 year work history) & SCTasks include: Creation and management of CMM Programs to maintain efficiency and accuracy. Problem Solve CMM errors, issues and collisions. Provide training and guidance to all team members for relevant...

MPI have a requirement for an Apprentice Assessor to be based on site at DSAE Cosford. These roles are ongoing, working 37 hours per week for 44.4 weeks per year. (Due to holiday shutdown periods), for which holiday will accrue to cover the shut-down period (if PAYE). However, there may be additional stand-down for Air-shows where there will not be a need for assessors to be site. which could be a further couple of weeks, this will be discussed in more detail at interview stage. Rate of pay: Umbrella £45.13 or Paye £33.00 roles deemed in-scope of IR35 Additional information Aircraft Engineering Apprenticeship Flight (AEAF) delivers technical apprenticeships to Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (TG1) and Survival Equipment Technicians (TG13) in the RAF. A vacancy exists to support the Royal Air Force apprenticeship provision for level 3 Aeronautical Engineering Apprentices (TG1 & TG13) located at RAF Cosford. The successful candidates will be responsible to Officer Commanding...

MPI have a requirement for a Course Scheduler Administrator to work on site at Cosford, West Midlands. Full-time hours, with contract expected to run up to February 2027 Roles is deemed In-scope of IR35 with the PAYE rate of £13.50 per hr with 7.60 weeks holiday accruing per annum. Duties: To Manage the Weapons/Survival Equipment Fitter scheduling desk taking lead from Head of Training Plans (SO2) & liaison with training delivery schools’ instructors & managers. You will be rolling out timely training schedules for use by students & instructors & other site customers. There will also be the requirement to convert Syllabus amendments into updated ADEsoft subject delivery profiles. Qualifications: Formal qualification are not required, but the successful candidate will be responsible to SO2 Training Plans and should have a proven background in IT Based Training Scheduling Systems & application although training is available to the right applicant. This does not...

MPI have a requirement for 2 x Aircraft Course Designers to work on site at DSAE Cosford, West Midlands. Immediate start ongoing contract In Scope of IR35 Overview:- You are to make yourself familiar with the underlying principles of Business Continuity and your responsibilities in your sites Business Continuity Plan and any relevant supporting plans. In particular, you are to be familiar with the immediate response actions you are to take on initiation of the site Business Continuity Plan whether during work hours or outside the normal working day. The requirement is for support within the Course Design space carrying out the duties of Training Design and Development Analyst reporting to OC TDSO(C) The position will be responsible for the creation of training materials including Formal Training Statements (FTS), Learning Specifications (LSpec) and associated documentation. Essential:- Aeronautical Engineering Course Design experience. Desirable:- Military and or Civil Aviation...

Workshop Manual Author / SERP Engineer Location: Whitley, Coventry Contract: 12 Months | Inside IR35 Role Overview We are seeking a Workshop Manual Author / SERP (Service Evaluation & Repair Process) Engineer to support the evaluation and development of serviceability processes for new vehicle programmes, and the creation of Workshop Manuals. This is a unique opportunity to work at the early stages of vehicle design, ensuring products meet service, repair, and maintenance requirements while contributing to high-quality workshop manual content. Working within a specialist team, you will assess whole vehicle designs using virtual and physical methods, representing the voice of the customer and technician within engineering discussions. You will play a key role in improving serviceability, reducing warranty costs, and enhancing overall product quality and reputation. This role would suit an Automotive Technical Author, Vehicle Technician, or Master Technician looking to...

PMO Analyst - Inside IR35 - £300-£350 per day (Umbrella) 3 days per week onsite - Worcestershire / Greater Birmingham area. Investigo are partnering with a fast-moving, B2C organisation who are undergoing significant change and transformation following the recent appointment of a new CIO.   They are looking for a PMO Analyst to join to support a busy portfolio of technology projects, providing a range of PMO Support across the portfolio.   The appointed candidate will have experience of working in a busy PMO / PSO environment and will have ideally worked within a role supporting technology projects.  You'll have great communication skills, the ability to actively support projects through managing risks, issues and RAID logs as well as brilliant stakeholder management skills.This is a great opportunity to work with a team at a time where there is lots of change and project activity

Homologation Engineer Reference: (phone number removed) Umbrella Rate: £33.98/hr (Inside IR35) Are you ready to make a significant impact in the automotive industry? This is your opportunity to join an innovative and forward-thinking company as a Homologation Engineer. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on solving complex challenges, working on cutting-edge projects, and contributing to the development of world-class vehicles. With a focus on vehicle efficiency and compliance, this position offers you the chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of automotive engineering. What You Will Do: • Translate the Voice of the Customer, global regulations, and business goals into concise and actionable requirements for vehicle efficiency. • Author robust technical requirements to guide the engineering of innovative products, including the creation of appropriate test cases for validation. • Collaborate closely with commodity, compliance, legislation, and...

CFD Engineer Reference: (phone number removed) Umbrella Rate: £27.30/hr (Inside IR35) Are you ready to take your career to the next level in the exciting world of Computational Fluid Dynamics? This is your chance to join a forward-thinking company that thrives on innovation and precision engineering. As a CFD Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of cutting-edge projects, contributing to advancements in thermal analysis and fluid dynamics. This is more than just a job; it’s an opportunity to be part of a team that values expertise, creativity, and collaboration. What You Will Do: • Conduct detailed thermal CFD analysis using StarCCM+ to ensure robust design and system performance. • Manage and maintain simulation models, ensuring their accuracy and completeness. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including test engineers and technical specialists, to resolve technical issues. • Provide clear and concise reports that effectively communicate analysis results and...

Advanced Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Leader Reference: (phone number removed) Umbrella Rate: £33.99/hr (Inside IR35) Are you ready to take the lead in shaping the future of vehicle efficiency? This exciting opportunity as an Advanced Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Leader offers the chance to work on innovative projects that push the boundaries of modern luxury and engineering excellence. Joining this company means contributing to groundbreaking developments in the automotive industry, where your expertise will drive real-world impact and sustainable solutions. If you're passionate about data-driven decision-making and delivering intelligent, optimised energy solutions, this is the role you've been waiting for. What You Will Do: • Support the Efficiency Product Owner in delivering optimised energy nodes to achieve vehicle efficiency attributes such as driving range and energy consumption. • Collaborate with diverse stakeholders and engineers during the initial phases of...

Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Leader Reference: (phone number removed) Umbrella Rate: £33.99/hr (Inside IR35) Are you ready to take the lead in shaping the future of vehicle efficiency? This is your opportunity to join a forward-thinking company that is redefining the automotive industry. As a Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Leader, you will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative solutions that enhance driving range, energy consumption, and emissions, contributing to a modern luxury experience. This role offers the chance to collaborate with industry leaders, work on cutting-edge projects, and make a significant impact in a dynamic and inspiring environment. What You Will Do: • Support the Efficiency Product Owner in delivering key Vehicle Efficiency attributes, including driving range, energy consumption, fuel economy, and CO2 emissions. • Ensure attribute requirements align with system and sub-system specifications. • Cascade and arbitrate targets for energy nodes such...

Senior UI and Automation Designer (Production) Reference: (phone number removed) Umbrella Rate: £33.99/hr (Inside IR35) Step into a world of creativity and innovation with this exciting opportunity as a Senior Production UI and Animation Designer. Working across some of the most desirable automotive brands globally, this role offers the chance to collaborate with cross-functional teams, bringing cutting-edge designs to life while shaping the future of user interfaces. If you are passionate about design, animation, and delivering pixel-perfect UI components, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic and forward-thinking environment. What You Will Do: • Collaborate closely with UX and UI teams to interpret creative intent and produce visually engaging components that align with the brand’s vision. • Design and deliver complex HMI specifications with pixel-perfect UI, ensuring visual quality control. • Act as a champion for UI design, promoting best...

Project Engineer 11-month contract Based in West Midlands £33.88 per hour (Inside IR35) *Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility, to work full time, and travel within, the UK* About the company I am currently recruiting on behalf of an automotive OEM, based in West Midlands, who are looking for a Project Engineer to join their team. Job Description As Project Engineer, your main responsibilities will include: Lead the engineering delivery of programme content. Managing communications with stakeholders. Liaising with functional attribute leaders. Lead and coach team members to success. Apply Agile working practices. Experience Required: Engineering Programme Management. Data Analysis Skills (using Excel, Jira, Smartsheet). Good communication and presentation skills. Experience with propulsion or electrical commodities. Experience in automotive industry. Experience of supplier management. Why work through Contechs? Contechs is a leading...