71 non working coss jobs found

Senior Mechanical Handling Engineer Duration: 12 Months Location: Devenport Dockyard, Plymouth (remote/hybrid) Pay Rate: £63-£70 per hour inside IR35 via Umbrella (35 hours per week) Clearance required: SC Clearance/ eligibility required Summary: To deliver the MoD's submarine and warship programmes, a significant programme of infrastructure investment is required on the Devonport site. The 'Major Infrastructure Projects' (MIP) Business Unit has been established to support this. One of the key scope elements within MIP is establishing a defuel capability for out of service submarines, which is delivered under the programme banner of 14 Dock Readiness. This work comprises of several interrelated projects to develop various multi-disciplinary infrastructure systems, with an overall value more than £100m. The Submarine Defuel Delivery Project (SDDP) sits within the Dock Readiness programme. SDDP provides the Reactor Access House (RAH) which supplies the necessary tools and...

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Duration: 6 months Rate: £70 per hour inside IR35 via Umbrella Location: Amesbury Hybrid (travel to Farnborough/ Malvern required ad hoc) SC Clearance/ eligibility required Role Purpose Being a go-to individual within the Allocated Design Team & surrounding SME's, the Senior Engineer - Mechanical Designer's Main role will be leading the delivery of Mechanical Design solutions and taking ownership of delivery on complex tasks, requiring high integrity engineering and managing complex, unusual tasks involving significant challenges. They will explore and test the problem space thoroughly, guiding others in generating their own hardware solutions and be prepared to lead and co-ordinate the reviews and testing of these ideas at design reviews and group critiques to delight customers. The company support numerous Domains, such as Aircraft Modification, Land Platforms Development & Autonomy and Ship design. Each Team will have unique...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Materials and Process Laboratory Technician  subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.   Job Title:  Materials and Process Laboratory Technician Rate: £33.56 per hour Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: 4 days onsite / 1 day from home Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Materials and Process Laboratory Technician Job Description:   Understanding the technology of Materials and their related use and manufacturing processes is a key part of ensuring that our products meet our demanding technical, cost and reliability requirements. The Material team consists of a federated UK/Fr integrated team based in Mechanical Engineering, operating with a common process set and links to the...

MATERIALS AND PROCESS LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - 3682-1 Initial 6-month contract (likely to be extended) Stevenage - 4 days onsite per week £33.56ph, UMB inside IR35 Please note, SC level Security Clearance must be in place prior to starting this position. Overview of department: Understanding the technology of Materials and their related use and manufacturing processes is a key part of ensuring that our products meet our demanding technical, cost and reliability requirements. The Material team consists of a federated UK/Fr integrated team based in Mechanical Engineering, operating with a common process set and links to the other materials teams across the business. We have a wide range of test facilities and specialist knowledge within materials used across the business. The Materials group can provide expertise, support and advice, including details of the laboratory facilities and contacts at our sites across the UK and France. We achieve this by: Technical Guidance and...

Procurement Agent Gosport (Hybrid - Minimum 3 days onsite) £45.00 - £75.00 per hour Inside IR35 12-month contract (ASAP start) UK Right to work required without sponsorship. About the Role We are seeking an experienced Procurement Agent to manage a major, high-value (£100m+) subcontract supporting key UK Defence Helicopter programmes. You will oversee contract performance, drive continuous improvement, mitigate risks, and lead complex negotiations. This is an individual contributor role embedded in a long-term enterprise contract through 2029, focused on optimizing support, driving value, and building robust stakeholder relationships. Key Responsibilities Contract Management: Oversee major subcontracts, execute binding contractual agreements, and ensure alignment with programme strategies and UK MoD regulations. Supplier & Performance Management: Monitor KPIs, lead issue resolution, and drive cost savings and continuous improvement across cross-functional teams....

We’re looking for a Senior Process Engineer to join a major nuclear decommissioning project, supporting detailed design during the Define phase. This hybrid role, based from Warrington or Cumbria, involves working three days a week on-site. It’s an excellent opportunity for a Chartered Chemical Engineer to contribute their expertise to a highly regulated and critical sector. Salary Inside IR35 – 12-month initial contract Location and Working Pattern Hybrid working from Warrington or Cumbria – 3 days on-site per week Client Overview Our client is a leading organisation in the UK nuclear sector, delivering major projects to ensure safe decommissioning and long-term sustainability. This role provides the opportunity to work on a significant, high-value project impacting the future of the industry. Responsibilities Provide regular updates on process team progress to Project Management and engineering leads. Collaborate with multi-discipline teams including engineering,...

Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence sector, is looking to bring onboard two experienced Senior Buyer's to support a procurement team during a critical period. Role: Senior Buyer (x2) Duration: 6-month contract Pay: £40 - 45 p/hr (Inside IR35 via Umbrella) Location: North Wales (3 days onsite)This is a results-focused team looking for someone who can hit the ground running. You'll be working directly on challenges that impact customer delivery and business performance, with the autonomy to make decisions and drive positive outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Managing a portfolio of suppliers and commodities. Driving supplier performance across Quality, Cost and Delivery metrics. Resolving material shortages and supply chain disruptions. Negotiating pricing, lead times and commercial agreements. Working closely with engineering, planning and operations teams. Developing supplier improvement plans and corrective actions. Supporting supplier rationalisation and long-term...

IT Assurance Lead Reading 6-Months Paying up to £108p/h (Inside IR35) Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold a high level of UK Security clearance - please only apply if suitable Key Responsibilities: Security by Design & Compliance: Be responsible for safeguarding applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments throughout their lifecycle according to the Security by Design framework and principles. Ensure knowledge and application of relevant standards, including but not limited to (ISO 44001, NIST 800-53, (Apply online only), (Apply online only), NIS2, DEFSTAN, JSP's). Secure Development: Define and follow secure development guidelines. Collaborate with development teams to embed requirements and guarantee controls to protect critical data. Co-ordinate technical solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities during development and in production. Monitoring & Assurance: Assure infrastructure and cloud through continuous compliance with...

DevOps Engineer - SFIA 3 Rate: £480 - £530 Clearance Required: SC Active Duration: 6 months Location: Remote IR35 Status: Inside Job Description: We are seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps Engineer to join our Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform capability. This role is pivotal in enhancing our CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes, and improving overall team efficiency. You will work closely with developers, testers, and architects to streamline delivery and ensure secure, scalable, and reliable deployments across our Microsoft cloud infrastructure. Key Responsibilities: Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions. Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. Manage and optimize Azure DevOps (ADO) pipelines, and repositories. Maintain version control and manage code branching, merging, and release strategies. Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automation and...

Back-End Developer Location: Leeds (1x/month on-site, otherwise remote) Rate: £500/day, Inside IR35 Duration: Until March 2027 Overview We are supporting a consultancy in the public sector looking for a Back-End Developer to help build, scale and maintain backend services underpinning citizen-facing and internal systems. This is a hands-on engineering role with real ownership over infrastructure as well as code, so you'll be just as comfortable in Terraform and AWS as you are writing TypeScript. Mostly remote working with one day a month in Leeds for team collaboration and planning. Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs using TypeScript Take ownership of AWS infrastructure, including provisioning, scaling and cost management Build, maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines to support frequent, reliable deployments Write and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform, keeping environments consistent and reproducible Work closely with product...

Data Engineer (SFIA 5) - Contract Client: UK Government (Central Government Programme) Rate: £540 per day (Inside IR35) Contract Length: 6 Months Clearance: SC Eligible (BPSS required to start) Location: Predominantly Remote Telford - 2 days per month Worthing is also a possible base location Overview We are seeking experienced Data Engineers to support delivery within a large‑scale Government data exploitation programme. You'll be working within an established ETL and data platform, contributing to mission‑critical data services in a secure environment. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines using Talend Build and manage Oracle SQL and DDL artefacts (Oracle RDS) Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) Investigate and resolve defects across development and test phases Conduct component testing, including test data creation Support QA, performance testing, and production releases Perform peer reviews of development and testing...

Civil & Structural Engineer Location: Stratford, London - 3 days onsite Contract: 5 months initially, rolling Rate: £420 per day Umbrella, Inside IR35 Working Pattern: Hybrid About the Role We are seeking an experienced Civil or Structural Engineer to support the safe delivery of third-party development and infrastructure works close to operational transport infrastructure. The role involves engineering assurance, technical document review, infrastructure risk assessment and stakeholder management, working closely with developers, designers, contractors and internal assurance teams. Key Responsibilities Review engineering documents, designs, assessments and monitoring reports. Assess risks to operational infrastructure from construction and development activities. Manage interfaces between developers, designers, contractors and assurance teams. Coordinate specialist technical reviews and obtain relevant consents and access. Review construction, demolition and...

Product Development Engineer Glascoed Based £38.25 per hour Umbrella Inside IR35 12 Month Contract initially. This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based in Glascoed. Product Development Engineer: This role provides a unique opportunity to work with the design of defence products and processes, as well as the chance to witness and conduct product trials. The role requires broad scope of fundamental engineering techniques with good variation of day-to-day activities and involvement across the whole product lifecycle. What you'll be doing: Supporting product design and systems engineering activities for new and legacy products, including product design and evaluation using systems engineering tools (e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)). Process design, definition and critical evaluation e.g. Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Process Control...

RAN Optimisation Specialist - 5G 📍 London or Bristol (Hybrid) | 📅 12 Months | Inside IR35 Our client, a leading telecoms company are looking for an experienced RAN Optimisation Specialist to improve network performance and customer experience across 4G/5G environments. Responsibilities: Analyse UE logs, OSS KPIs, and drive test data to identify performance issues Perform parameter and feature optimisation across LTE and 5G networks Carry out root cause analysis and implement performance improvements Support network trials, validation, and KPI enhancements Ensure effective interworking across 4G/5G (NSA/SA) Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to resolve network issuesKey Skills: Strong experience in RAN optimisation & KPI management (4G/5G) Hands-on with TEMS, Actix, Accuver, Wireshark or similar tools Experience with Nokia/Ericsson RAN environments Good understanding of LTE/5G architecture (VoLTE/VoNR preferred) Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills📩...

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for an Engineering Delivery Project Manager to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position with a proposed end date of 17th September 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £28.43 per hour. What to expect: Engineering Delivery is responsible for driving our obsession for the precise execution of our products. We are integrated within the Group Structure of the Programme Product Map to ensure robust delivery using Technical Delivery Plans, Commodity Plans and Obstacle Escalation. This team play a vital role supporting the roll-out and continual improvement of the Agile Philosophy. The successful individual in post will have a responsibility for ensuring that we have the engineering entitlement to deliver the programme cycles to agreed Cost, Quality and Time targets. Join us and make a difference! Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities: To act as the day-to-day contact in Vehicle Groups to ensure successful...

Join a leading FMCG manufacturer where your engineering expertise will drive operational excellence and deliver measurable improvements across high-performance manufacturing operations. Reliability Engineer Contract - Initial 3months (potential to extend) Inside IR35 - Day Rate Somerset FMCG Manufacturing Do you like to drive engineering excellence, improve asset performance, and deliver sustainable improvements across our manufacturing operations… Working closely with Engineering and Operations teams, you will lead reliability initiatives, identify performance losses, and implement improvement strategies that increase equipment availability, reduce downtime, and improve overall plant performance. This is a key role for an experienced engineering professional who enjoys solving problems, developing teams, and creating lasting improvements. Key Responsibilities: * Drive engineering reliability improvements across production assets and processes * Lead structured...

Lead Azure Databricks Platform Engineer / Architect Hands-on Platform Engineering | Serverless | FinOps | POSIT/RStudio Migration 6 Month contract Inside IR35 - 500 a day London/Hybrid Role Purpose We are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on Azure Databricks Platform Engineer / Architect to enhance and optimise an enterprise Data Platform. The role combines architecture with direct implementation: the successful candidate must be able to configure, develop, troubleshoot and optimise Azure Databricks rather than operate only at design or governance level. The role is centred on three outcomes: enabling and optimising Databricks Serverless, strengthening FinOps and platform controls, and enhancing the Databricks Discovery Zone to support workloads currently delivered through POSIT/RStudio. Key Responsibilities 1. Databricks Serverless Enablement and Optimisation Assess existing workloads and determine suitability for Serverless, classic, job or interactive compute based...

Location: London - Hybrid - 4 days per week onsite Start Day: ASAP Contract Rate: £485 per day inside IR35 Duration: 12 months initially Role Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Azure DevOps Engineer to design, implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, cloud environments and DevOps best practices on Microsoft Azure. This role requires strong hands-on experience across Azure services, Infrastructure as Code, containerisation, monitoring and release management. Key Responsibilities * Design and maintain Azure DevOps YAML CI/CD pipelines. * Automate build, deployment, testing and release processes. * Manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform, ARM Templates and Bicep. * Support Azure services including VMs, App Services, AKS, Azure Functions and Storage Accounts. * Deploy and manage Docker and Kubernetes (AKS) environments. * Implement monitoring and logging using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights and Grafana. *...

Waltham Forest are currently looking for an Interim Project Manager for Housing Delivery and Capital Projects. £400 per day. Inside IR35. Hybrid working Mon-Wed onsite.Role Overview: As a Senior Project Manager within Capital Delivery, you will lead the successful delivery of complex and high-profile development projects that support the Council's regeneration, growth and placemaking ambitions. Managing projects from inception through to completion, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of delivery including business case development, procurement, planning, design, stakeholder engagement, construction and handover. Working across a diverse portfolio of residential, mixed-use, education, commercial and community infrastructure schemes, you will ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards. The role requires strong leadership and relationship management skills, with responsibility for coordinating multidisciplinary...

Stamping Die Toolmaker Location: Castle Bromwich Contract: Inside IR35 | Ongoing | With opportunities to go permanent Shift Pattern: 3 Shift Rotation Rate: £40.12 per hour (Umbrella PAYE) The Opportunity We are recruiting for an experienced Stamping Die Toolmaker to support a major automotive manufacturing operation based in Castle Bromwich. Working within a high-volume press shop environment, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving complex stamping dies to ensure optimum production performance, quality and uptime. This is an excellent contract opportunity for a skilled toolmaker with a strong automotive background and experience supporting large transfer, tandem or progression press tooling. Key Responsibilities Perform planned and reactive maintenance on stamping and press tooling. Diagnose tooling issues and carry out repairs to minimise production downtime. Strip, inspect, repair and rebuild complex press tools. Support continuous improvement...