5 education jobs found in Taunton

Estimating & Pricing Specialist (Defence / Aerospace) Pay Rate: £90 - £100 per hour (Umbrella / Inside IR35) Location: Bristol (Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week) Contract Duration: 6 months with potential for extension Clearance: Must be eligible for BPSS & SC (Can start on BPSS) The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Estimating & Pricing Specialist to provide expert business partnering and lead functional estimating across high-value, complex defence campaign proposals for a premier sector leader in Bristol. You will drive the creation of robust cost and pricing models, advise key stakeholders on risk and financial strategies, and ensure competitive, compliant bidding frameworks. Key Requirements To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate strong capability across three core areas: Advanced Cost Modelling & Pricing Acumen: Proven experience building complex financial, risk, and pricing models from technical requirements, including...

Senior Quantity Surveyor Location: Taunton / Bristol (Hybrid - Minimum 3 Days on Site) Rate: Circa £550 per day (Inside IR35 - Negotiable for the Right Candidate) Contract: Temporary Duration: 3rd August 2026 - 29th January 2027 Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 17:00 Search Recruitment's Transmission & Distribution team is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor to support a major energy infrastructure programme with one of the UK's leading utility contractors. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven Quantity Surveyor with experience in utilities, power, civil engineering or infrastructure projects to join a busy commercial team on a long-term contract. The Role: Working alongside Commercial and Project Managers, you'll be responsible for supporting the commercial delivery of multiple projects, ensuring robust cost control, contract administration and commercial governance throughout the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities:...

Quantity Surveyor - Power & Civils Projects Location: Taunton / Bristol (Hybrid - Minimum 3 Days on Site) Rate: Around £450 per day (Inside IR35 - Negotiable for the Right Candidate) Contract: Temporary Duration: 3rd August 2026 - 29th January 2027 Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 17:00 Search Recruitment's Transmission & Distribution team is currently recruiting for an experienced Quantity Surveyor to support a major energy infrastructure programme with one of the UK's leading utility contractors. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Quantity Surveyor with experience in utilities, power, civil engineering or infrastructure projects to join a well-established commercial team on a long-term contract. The Role: Working alongside Senior Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers and Project Managers, you'll play a key role in the commercial management of projects, helping to control costs, manage subcontractors and maximise project profitability. Key...

Project Planner Location: Yeovil (BA20) - fully onsite Duration: 12 months Rate: £16.24 p/h (PAYE) IR35: Inside Clearance: Not specified Overview We're looking for a Project Planner to support the Operations Directorate by implementing planning and control processes. You'll work with key stakeholders to ensure products/bids are planned effectively, with clear visibility of cost and schedule performance against plan, and strong control of baseline/schedule integrity. Responsibilities: Produce and maintain level 2 Final Assembly plans in accordance with the Aircraft Centre planning process that takes into account the key constraints of build logic and material availability. * Report on schedule, including financial and contractual milestones, and cost performance for all aircraft in production providing timely information at the right level of detail for the various customers including Aircraft Centre department managers, the aircraft managers, the aircraft boards and for...

Role: Application Operations Engineer Contract Duration: 12 Months Inside IR35 via Umbrella Location: Exeter Job Description Responsible for supporting, managing, and maintaining single applications or full application services suites. Key tasks include monitoring, batch process management, and user/security administration. May also involve end-user computing tasks like technical troubleshooting, hardware maintenance, and collaborating with Incident or Problem Managers. Team and Platform Context The OPV Team supports forecasting platforms for Operational Meteorologists. This role joins the OPV Vortex Support Team to support Vortex (introduced in 2025 to replace legacy systems) during its ongoing development and deployment. The primary focus is configuring and managing data products to ensure seamless usage. Key Responsibilities Configure Vortex products using template logic (Handlebars.js/Moustache.js) and layout languages (Typst). Collaborate with Product and Service...