17 technical author jobs found

Technical Author - SC Cleared  6-month contract Christchurch – Dorset (3 days a week onsite, 2 remote)   Certain Advantage are working with a leading consultancy who support some of the worlds largest Engineering, defence, nuclear and government projects. We're hiring for a Technical Author who can offer demonstrable experience in Data Module authoring to an S1000D 4.1 standard, and experience using industry proprietary software tools through an EAGLE LSAR and EAGLE Publishing System to construct a comprehensive CSDB.  Role Overview: You'll be working as part of a small technical documentation team on a wide-area military communications system. The role requires the production, amendment, and management of technical documentation outputs to support the development, operation, and maintenance of the system.  Responsibilities Request, gather and assess the required source logistic information from equipment suppliers to inform the required technical publications. Undertake...

Technical Author 6-month contract Christchurch – Dorset (3 days a week onsite, 2 remote)   Certain Advantage are hiring for a Technical Author. We’re working with a global engineering and professional-services company that provides technology, infrastructure, defence, and mission-support solutions for governments and industries worldwide.   Role Overview: The role will be working as part of a small technical documentation team on a wide-area military communications system. The role requires the production, amendment, and management of technical documentation outputs to support the development, operation, and maintenance of the system.  Responsibilities Request, gather and assess the required source logistic information from equipment suppliers to inform the required technical publications. Undertake Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) on electronic computing and communication systems including an array of radios and masts. Author Data modules from the MTA and other publications...

Job Title: Cyber Security Assurance Specialist (Application Security) Client: Urenco Rate: £700 per day Location: Hybrid – Minimum 2 days per week in Paddington, London Clearance: Active SC Clearance required About the Client Urenco is a world leader in the enrichment of uranium for use in the civil nuclear industry. Operating across the United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands, and Germany, Urenco plays a critical role in enabling the safe, sustainable use of nuclear technology worldwide. The Group CISO function is responsible for continuously developing and enhancing Urenco’s cyber security portfolio to protect the organisation, its customers, and the public. The CISO team is structured across three core areas: Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Operational Technology (OT) Cyber & Cyber Assurance Threat Defence This opportunity sits within the Cyber Assurance Team, reporting directly to the Head of Cyber Security Assurance. Role Overview We are seeking an...

Azure Cloud Architect (Transition & Knowledge Transfer) Location: Remote Contract Duration: 6 Months (Initial) Role Type: Contract Role Overview We are seeking a highly analytical Azure Cloud Architect for a critical 6-month knowledge transfer project. This is a unique opportunity for an architect who excels at "technical discovery"-the primary objective is to absorb, document, and validate an existing Azure environment from an incumbent provider to ensure a seamless transition of ownership to the internal team. You will act as the technical lead for the handover, ensuring that every configuration, security policy, and operational workflow is captured and ready for long-term support. Key Responsibilities Knowledge Transfer (KT) Leadership: Receive structured KT sessions from the outgoing architect, covering all aspects of the current Azure estate. Architecture Mapping: Deeply understand and document existing solution architectures, complex integrations, and...

Senior Authorised Person (SAP) – 66kV (Siemens 8VM1) Location: Taiwan (Offshore) Duration: 5–7 Months (Project Dependent) Rotation: 4 weeks on / 4 weeks off Day Rate: £750 per day The Role We are seeking an experienced 66kV Senior Authorised Person (SAP) for a major offshore wind project in Taiwan. This role is focused on the construction and commissioning phases, specifically supporting high-voltage operations within the turbine transition pieces and towers. As a technical lead on-site, you will be responsible for managing safety-from-the-system during the termination, testing, and energization of the Siemens 8VM1 Blue GIS switchgear. Key Responsibilities Switchgear Operations: Perform switching, isolation, and earthing duties specifically on Siemens 8VM1 (66kV) vacuum-insulated switchgear. Safety Management: Act as the primary authority for issuing and cancelling safety documents, including Permits to Work (PTW), Sanctions for Test (SFT), and Limitation of Access (LOA)....

My client is seeking an experienced Senior Circuit Engineer to take technical ownership of high-voltage electricity distribution networks and play a key role in keeping customers connected safely and reliably. This is a senior, authoritative engineering role with genuine accountability. You'll be trusted to make decisions on live networks, provide technical leadership, and act as a key interface between operations, projects and planning teams. What you'll be doing Acting as technical authority for assigned HV circuits (typically 11kV / 33kV). Planning, approving and supporting complex switching, outages and network reconfigurations. Leading and supporting fault investigation, restoration and root cause analysis. Ensuring full compliance with Electrical Safety Rules, company policies and ENA standards. Providing engineering assurance for reinforcement, refurbishment and new connection schemes. Reviewing designs from internal teams and third-party providers (ICPs/IDNOs). Mentoring...

Lead Engineer Major Infrastructure Project | Britain’s Ocean City The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to oversee the engineering delivery on a flagship civil engineering project in Britain’s Ocean City. This is a high-profile opportunity to take technical ownership of engineering works across a nationally significant infrastructure scheme, ensuring the highest standards of quality, compliance and engineering excellence are achieved. If you’re an experienced engineer who enjoys reviewing work, mentoring teams and ensuring engineering standards are maintained across complex projects, this role offers a unique opportunity to step into a technical leadership position. The Client & Project Our client is a highly respected civil engineering contractor with an excellent reputation across the marine, water, environmental infrastructure and energy sectors. Known for delivering technically challenging projects to the highest standards, they work with...

Quality Lineside Engineer Double Days Double day shift pattern (alternating weeks) Week of mornings - 6:00am - 1:10pm Week of afternoons - 1:30pm - 8:40pm 20% shift uplift Minimum NVQ L3 or equivalent A technical leader on the shopfloor who keeps production flowing, resolves disruptions, and drives operational excellence. Role Summary The Double Day Lineside Engineer acts as the primary technical authority for the production line, supporting Autonomous Production Teams (APT) and First Line Managers by diagnosing issues, removing blockers, and ensuring smooth end‑to‑end production flow. This role combines hands‑on problem solving with continuous improvement, enabling efficient, safe, and high‑quality manufacturing operations. Key Deliverables Technical analysis and enhanced documentation for Assembly Anomalies (AM) and Non‑Conformities (NC) Design Query Notes (DQNs) covering process and equipment deviations Rework work orders and outstanding work management Accurate...

Senior Authorised Person (HV/LV) – Germany x2 Positions Available | Data Centre Projects Are you a Senior Authorised Person (LV/HV) with proven experience in live critical environments? We are recruiting 2 x Senior APs to join high-profile data centre construction and commissioning projects in Germany. These are large-scale, mission critical facilities where precision, safety, and uptime are everything. If you thrive in 24/7 environments, take ownership of safe switching operations, and understand the importance of A/B resilience in Tier III / IV sites — we want to hear from you! 🔹 What You’ll Be Responsible For: Leading HV/LV switching operations in live environments Issuing and controlling Electrical Permits to Work Verifying safe isolation & LOTO procedures Supporting energisation & commissioning activities Protecting uptime and system integrity within Tier III / IV facilities Acting as a senior technical authority on site 🔹 What We’re Looking For: Proven...

Job Title: Mechanical Shift Engineer​ Location: Lewisham​​ Working Hours: 4 on 4 off Days Only - 7am - 7pm​ Role Overview: We are seeking a skilled and proactive Multiskilled Electrical Engineer to join our team in a commercial office environment located in Tottenham. The ideal candidate will have a strong electrical bias, with the ability to perform both planned and reactive maintenance tasks.​ Key Responsibilities: Responsible for ensuring the maximum reliability and optimal performance of all plant machinery and mechanical systems. This role balances high-level strategic planning with hands-on technical leadership to minimize unplanned downtime and extend asset lifecycles. The successful candidate will lead preventive and predictive maintenance (PdM) initiatives, utilizing data-driven techniques such as vibration analysis and thermography to preempt mechanical failures. You will serve as the primary technical authority during equipment breakdowns, performing Root Cause...

Job Title: Technical Architect Max rate: £550p/d via Umbrella Clearance required: BPSS + SC Location: Remote Worker Job Description: Technically Lead the architectural modernisation of a large-scale, established data platform (DWX) within public sector client. This role requires experience of brownfield environments, strong hands-on technical capability, and the ability to reshape existing architectures to align with business and Data & Analytic (D&A) standards while maintaining uninterrupted service delivery. You will be responsible for re-architecting data flows, modernising infrastructure, managing large-scale schema evolution, enabling cross-cloud connectivity, and providing senior guidance to technical teams and stakeholders. Skills & Experience Required Essential Proven experience as a senior technical architect in complex brownfield environments. Strong data platform architecture experience: ingestion patterns, schema evolution, ETL/ELT, microservices...

Chichester College Group have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Specialist Technician – Engineering at our Crawley College campus. You will join us on a full time, 1 year fixed term contract. In return, we will offer a competitive salary of £26,238 - £26,334 per annum plus £610.08 Crawley Weighting. A unique opportunity to contribute to teaching and learning within our new Institute of Technology and Construction Hub. As our Specialist Technician, you will be involved in the setup, maintenance and stock control of practical workshops in engineering and construction. The position, working alongside an outstanding teaching team, will play a key role in creating exceptional learning environments that support outstanding teaching and learning. There will be opportunities for training on new equipment and developing new working practices as the area grows to meet the employment and skills needs of the future. As our Specialist Technician, you will possess a solid...

This role has a salary of £61,784 per annum, based on a 36‑hour working week. This is a fixed‑term contract until 31st March 2027, with the possibility of extension subject to ongoing programme funding in 2027/28 and beyond. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the South East's manufacturing economy. Join our dedicated Economy and Growth Team and play a pivotal role in delivering the Made Smarter Adoption programme across the region. If you are a relationship‑driven professional with experience in digital transformation, consultancy, engineering, or business engagement, and you're passionate about supporting SMEs to innovate and adopt new technologies, we encourage you to apply. This role offers hybrid working, with regular travel across the South East, and weekly anchor days at Woodhatch Place, Reigate. Our Offer to You 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service Option to buy up to 10 days of additional...

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Stress Engineer. Candidates can be based in Derby and will be engaged on a contract basis. Job Description Your Missions: Technical Delivery You will lead project teams and technical work in client facing roles, delivering high-quality stress analysis and structural integrity assessments: Act as a technical lead for stress and structural integrity, providing expert advice, troubleshooting, and technical oversight. Serve as an Independent Technical Approver to ensure the highest engineering standards. Use Finite Element Analysis and traditional hand calculations to justify strength, fatigue, defect tolerance, and structural performance to international codes and standards (including pressure vessel and defect-tolerance codes). Collaborate closely with safety case authors, design engineers, and multidisciplinary delivery teams. Mentor junior engineers, offering technical guidance and helping shape our next generation of...

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Stress Engineer. Candidates can be based in Derby and will be engaged on a contract basis. Job Description Your Missions: Technical Delivery You will lead project teams and technical work in client facing roles, delivering high-quality stress analysis and structural integrity assessments: Act as a technical lead for stress and structural integrity, providing expert advice, troubleshooting, and technical oversight. Serve as an Independent Technical Approver to ensure the highest engineering standards. Use Finite Element Analysis and traditional hand calculations to justify strength, fatigue, defect tolerance, and structural performance to international codes and standards (including pressure vessel and defect-tolerance codes). Collaborate closely with safety case authors, design engineers, and multidisciplinary delivery teams. Mentor junior engineers, offering technical guidance and helping shape our next generation of...

Broughton £19.54 per hour PAYE / £26.14 per hour Umbrella 9 – 12 Month, possibility of extension   Opportunity for a Quality Technician from a Process driven background   They role will be working alongside the production management team to coach and facilitate business improvement using the companies Operating System. Based on ‘Right first time’ Lean principles such as, Problem Solving, Kaizen (continuous improvement) and Quality Standards the Lean Operating System department of the Broughton site, is an exciting opportunity to influence and drive change in an established wing manufacturing facility.   Main activities: Implement and improve boards & routines with operational teams. Train/ coach by running awareness sessions with teams. Launch & participate in management go-look-see providing structured feedback. Measure and report maturity (KPIs, activities, self-assessment). Co-facilitate workshops. Participate in industrial assessments. Co-facilitate building / MES...

Position: IMS Core Engineer Location: Reading and customer offices as required Salary: On Application Duration: Ongoing Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm Overview of an IMS Core Engineer As an IMS Core Engineer, you’ll be part of a specialist technical team responsible for testing, validating, and supporting mission critical communication solutions. This role is key to ensuring the performance, availability, and reliability of IMS Core services across Core, RAN, and Application layers. You’ll work closely with test, support, and delivery teams to ensure systems meet customer expectations, contractual milestones, and service level agreements. Responsibilities of an IMS Core Engineer • Provide technical expertise in IMS Core and MCX, supporting the definition and execution of test strategies for all network elements and software releases. • Define and execute Functional, Performance, Accessibility, and Compatibility testing to agreed project timelines. • Perform end-to-end testing,...