Company Overview

MCS Group are delighted to be partnering with a well-established, profitable software company based in Northern Ireland is building cloud platforms used across regulated industries including animal health. Their products replace legacy systems with modern, scalable solutions and are actively used by government bodies and commercial organisations across the US, Canada, Australia, and Europe.

The business is self-funded, stable, and growing steadily, with engineering teams across NI, the US, and Europe.

The Role

You’ll join a product-focused engineering team working on a live, customer-facing platform used by regulated organisations globally. This is a full lifecycle role - from feature design through to production releases - with real ownership and impact.

You’ll work closely with a Dev Manager, Senior Engineers, and offshore developers to deliver quarterly releases, manage complex change requests, and continuously improve a mission-critical system.

Tech Stack

• Ruby on Rails
• SQL / MySQL
• AWS

What They’re Looking For

• 3-5+ years’ experience in Ruby on Rails (or strong backend experience with willingness to cross-train from python)
• Solid commercial software engineering background
• Comfortable owning features end-to-end and working in production environments
• Interested in mentoring others and growing within a stable product team
• Looking for a long-term role rather than short-term contracts

Why Join?

• Profitable, self-funded business with long-term product vision
• Challenging, real-world customer problems
• Opportunity to influence product direction and mentor junior engineers
• Stable team with strong engineering culture
• Profit-share scheme
• Hybrid: 3 days onsite / 2 remote

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Rachael Walker, IT Recruitment Manager at MCS Group or click the apply button below.

If this position is not right for you, we have others that are.

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Skills:
ruby developer ruby on rails developer ruby python ruby engineer software developer

Benefits:
Work From Home

Your new company
This Belfast-based consultancy delivers Mechanical, Electrical, and Public Health engineering services, with expertise spanning project management, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and sustainable design. The practice has an impressive portfolio of landmark healthcare, commercial, industrial, technology, and education projects.

Your new role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior or Associate Mechanical Engineer to play a key role within the Building Services Engineering team. You will:

• Provide discipline leadership within the mechanical engineering team.

• Follow the full design process and undertake mechanical engineering design activities across your projects.

• Help the practice deliver high-quality engineering solutions on time and within budget.

• Ensure full compliance with company procedures and technical standards.

• Be accountable for technical performance, quality delivery, and budget control across your projects, adopting a hands-on approach to resolving design issues.

• Drive technical excellence through best practice and continuous improvement.

  What you’ll need to succeed

• 5+ years’ experience as a Mechanical Engineer in a Building Services environment.

• Strong understanding of UK Building Regulations, CIBSE guidelines, and relevant standards.

• Experience working with Revit and/or IES software.

• Ability to produce specifications, schedules, and technical reports to a high standard.

• Chartered status (or currently working towards it).

• Strong leadership skills and a client-focussed approach.

What you’ll get in return
A fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, forward-thinking consultancy offering clear progression pathways and an excellent remuneration package, including:

• Paid Training & Career Development
• Chartership Completion Bonuses
• Paid Overtime
• Company performance bonus
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Flexible Working (including 2 days WFH and 1pm Friday finishes)
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• 34 Days Annual Leave
• Competitive Employer Pension Scheme
• Active Sports, Social & Wellbeing Committee (fully funded events)
• Employee Wellbeing Scheme

What you need to do now

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Skills:
Senior Mechanical Engineer Associate Mechanical Engineer Chartered Mechanical Engineer

Benefits:
Competitive Package

Your new company
Our client is a large public sector body with an expansive portfolio of property and estate across Northern Ireland.

This body has a dedicated estates department that maintains this portfolio. The team is made up of Maintenance Managers from a range of technical backgrounds, including Architecture, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management and M&E Building Services, as well as direct labour staff.

This estate includes over 1100 buildings for which the Estates Department is responsible for ensuring a safe, comfortable environment for the stakeholders and users of these buildings. It is the responsibility of the Estates Department to deliver a planned preventative and response maintenance works programme annually that satisfies a robust financial and performance reporting regime. The Estates Department also delivers an annual minor maintenance capital budget across its estate of properties.

Your new role
This post is a long-term temporary contract for a period of 9-12 months, potentially longer.

Based from our client’s office in Derry/Londonderry and working across the wider North West area, you will work as part of a larger estates team who report to the Senior Area Manager and have responsibility for Mechanical and Electrical Building Services Maintenance and Minor works projects across a specific geographical area.

This role will involve:

Issuing, and being accountable for, works orders to contractors for maintenance works and tendered projects.

Providing estimates and monitoring expenditure on programmes of work.

Carry out regular visits to properties in relation to day-to-day response maintenance problems and planned maintenance programmes.

Prepare and supervise planned maintenance programmes, minor work projects, projection of costs, drafting of specifications and working drawings.

Submit regular buildings, plant and equipment condition reports.

Further job duties can be provided on request.

What you’ll need to succeed
To be eligible for this position, you must be able to meet the following criteria:
Hold a Degree in Project Management or a Mechanical and/or Electrical related discipline and have three years’ demonstrable experience in a Mechanical and/or Electrical-related Project Management role;

OR

Hold an HND/HNC or equivalent Mechanical and/or Electrical studies discipline with three years’ demonstrable experience in a Mechanical and/or Electrical-related Project Management role;

OR

Have five years’ demonstrable experience working in a Mechanical and Electrical-related project management role.

In addition to the required qualifications / experience, you must be able to demonstrate experience of:

Making managerial and technical decisions. Use of estate management information systems including AutoCAD. Broad knowledge of maintenance issuesKnowledge of Health & Safety regulations, specifically CDM regulations

What you’ll get in return
Salary range £44,075 - £47,181 per annum pro rata

This position offers a unique opportunity to work client side for a large and professional public sector estates department. In this role, you will be exposed to a broad range of construction and engineering challenges while being supported by industry professionals.

36 hours per week, Monday to Friday

36 days annual leave including stat days

Paid business mileage - 45p per mile

Hybrid working: 2 days per week in office

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, call Michael Dickson on or click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Skills:
Mechanical Electrical Building Service HVAC Project Manager Contracts Manager

Your new company
A major energy organisation in Northern Ireland is preparing to deliver a large-scale Hybrid Heating Trial (100+ homes) between 2026 and 2028. This pioneering project will explore the household, decarbonisation and wider energy system benefits of Hybrid Heat Pumps, supporting the transition to low-carbon heating across the region.

To support this work, we are seeking a Hybrid Heating Technical Lead to play a central role in the successful delivery of the Trial and future low-carbon heating initiatives.

Your new role
As the Hybrid Heating Technical Lead, you will provide expert technical guidance throughout the Trial, working closely with homeowners, installers, monitoring partners and internal teams. You will review technical reports, analyse performance data, troubleshoot system issues, and ensure installations meet agreed standards. You will also support the development of annual performance reports and contribute to wider learning across the project.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about renewable energy, low-carbon technologies and the future of home heating. Beyond 2028, the role will continue to support additional low-carbon heating projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Assess the suitability of potential trial participants through application reviews and direct engagement. Act as the primary technical interface with installation and monitoring partners, resolving technical issues and ensuring adherence to specifications. Provide technical assurance across all installations, including quality checks, system configuration and performance consistency. Monitor Trial data, identify issues, troubleshoot faults and ensure minimal disruption to data collection. Support the project manager and independent academic evaluator with data interpretation and performance reporting. Assist with the allocation of installation grants to participating households. Maintain ongoing engagement with Trial participants, conducting surveys and capturing feedback for reporting.

What you’ll need to succeed

Recognised qualifications in Heating Installations

Minimum 5 years’ experience designing and/or installing heating systems (or clearly relevant equivalent experience)

Strong knowledge of low-temperature heating system design

Experience managing customer relationships

Ability to interpret technical data and resolve issues quickly

Desirable Experience:

Designing or installing heat pump systemsConducting heat loss surveys

Reviewing or processing large volumes of data

Delivering verbal presentations

Producing heating performance reports

Qualifications in low-temperature heating installations

What you’ll get in return
£42,000 per annum plus 6-9% bonus

22 days annual leave plus 11 stat holidays

Company pension matched up to 6%, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, Free Carparking

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, call Michael Dickson on or click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Skills:
Gas Heating Plumbing Building Services Utilities Project Manager

Benefits:

• 6-9% annual bonus

Your new company
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a senior operational leader to join a high-growth building services organisation specialising in offsite-prefabricated, innovative, and sustainable M&E solutions. This business designs, develops, and delivers modular energy and plantroom solutions for major projects across the UK & Europe, offering full turnkey design, build, and operate services for large-scale energy centres and district heating schemes.

Their offsite operations are rapidly expanding, and they are now seeking a Head of Operations (M&E) to provide strategic leadership across multiple delivery functions and to support long-term growth under a major framework project.

Your new role
The Head of Operations (M&E) will lead and shape the operational delivery of the organisation’s offsite modular plantroom framework. This includes full leadership of mechanical, electrical, BMS and offsite assembly teams, along with responsibility for subcontracted labour management.

This is a senior leadership role, sitting on the project’s SLT, with visibility across commercial, design, engineering, quality and logistics. You’ll drive operational strategy, team development, performance governance, and continuous improvement across a rapidly scaling manufacturing and assembly environment.

• Develop, strengthen and support offsite operations teams to meet current and 5-year projected framework demand.
• Define clear roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes to support business scale-up.
• Recruit key operational talent across M&E, BMS and offsite assembly functions to meet growth and improve cycle times.
• Mentor and support managers to stabilise team structures and develop matrix-based planning systems.
• Implement workload forecasting tools, process automation and KPI-driven reporting for all operational functions.
• Provide operational insight across design, engineering, planning and quality teams to optimise overall project delivery.
• Drive a continuous improvement culture focused on improving cycle times and sustainably reducing programme durations.
• Manage subcontract labour against project requirements, ensuring alignment to programme and capacity needs.
• Establish robust reporting on operational performance to support investment decisions and future work-winning activities.
• Maintain visibility of workload, capacity, risks and delivery constraints across short, medium and long-term plans.
• Lead adoption of digital planning and scheduling tools to enhance governance and forecasting accuracy.
• Act as executive sponsor for Health & Safety, Quality and compliance across all operational activities.
• Ensure company, client and statutory governance standards are fully met.
• Promote operational excellence through investment in automation, modularisation, standardisation and digital tools.

Requirements - What You Need to Bring

• Proven experience as a senior operations leader within data centre, modular or mission-critical sectors.
• Strong mechanical, electrical, BMS or construction background, ideally with modular or offsite experience.
• Demonstrable experience scaling operations while protecting margin, programme and quality.
• Data-driven and confident leading multi-disciplinary teams in complex project environments.
• Strong commitment to quality, health & safety, environmental compliance and governance.
• Proven ability to recruit, develop and build high-performing operational teams.
• Excellent commercial awareness and the ability to analyse KPIs and production metrics to drive improvement.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with hyperscale data centre clients or digital construction tools (e.g. BIM).
• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or working towards chartership.
• Strong commercial experience including budgeting, forecasting and managing contractual/supply chain risk.
• Experience leading multi-site operations and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience with ISO-aligned management systems, Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of sustainability, carbon-reduction and ESG-driven operational frameworks.

Why Join?
This is a rare senior operations leadership role that offers full strategic influence without the travel demands typically associated with high-level M&E or modular delivery positions. As Head of Operations, you will shape the direction of a major long-term framework, drive operational excellence across multiple technical functions, and sit at the heart of strategic decision-making-all while being based on one site.

You’ll be joining an ambitious, well-invested organisation at a pivotal stage of growth, with the opportunity to build and scale high-performing teams, modernise processes, and influence business-wide operational strategy. This is a role where your decisions genuinely matter, and where you can deliver impact without compromising work-life balance.
Employee Benefits Include:

• Full in-house training and structured career development
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Health cash plan
• Free annual health check
• 30 days annual leave (increasing with service)
• Regular social events via the Health & Wellbeing committee
• Free onsite parking
• Complimentary coffee, tea, hot chocolate and fresh fruit
• Supportive and friendly working environment within state-of-the-art facilities

What you need to do now
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Skills:
Operations Director Project Director Senior Operations Manager M&E Project Director

Benefits:
Highly Attractive Salary

Principal Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

Are you ready to take the lead on some of the most challenging and rewarding engineering projects in the nuclear sector? I am looking for a Lead Electrical Engineer to champion the delivery of complex machine design and build projects, guiding them from concept through to manufacture, testing and successful client handover.

In this pivotal role, you’ll head up multi-disciplinary teams, manage the electrical engineering scope of major projects, and ensure designs meet the highest standards of safety, compliance and innovation. Working closely with internal engineering specialists, project teams, and a network of trusted subcontractors, you’ll play a major part in delivering solutions that matter.

Benefits:

• Salary £55-70k depending on experience
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Private Healthcare
• Pension

The Role

• Leading the electrical and EC&I elements of major engineering projects.
• Ensuring outsourced EC&I work meets specification
• Collaborating with design engineers to develop solutions that integrate seamlessly
• Reviewing drawings, documentation and design outputs from subcontractors and internal teams.
• Supporting factory acceptance testing and contributing to project sign-off.
• Building strong relationships with clients, suppliers and subcontractors
• Providing technical input for tenders.
• Supporting the development of future engineering talent through internship and apprenticeship programmes.

You:

• Strong electrical engineering background with experience delivering multi-discipline engineering projects.
• Confidence leading technical scope and reviewing electrical/EC&I designs.
• A collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a regulated, fast-paced engineering environment.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and overseas when required.

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WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Description

Were recruiting a hands-on Senior Maintenance Engineer / Manager (Electrical) to lead and improve site maintenance at a well-established manufacturing business in Leeds!

This role isideal for a hands-on maintenance leader who thrives both on the tools and in team management. You will oversee all maintenance activities across the site, ensuring machinery reliability, managing preventative maintenance schedules, and maintaining high safety and operational standards.

This is a Full-Time, Permanent role offering long-term stability, strong earning potential, and the opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and improving site operations.

What youll be doing

• Lead and support the site maintenance team, allocating daily tasks and monitoring performance
• Carry out hands-on maintenance and fault finding across manufacturing machinery and site equipment
• Develop and manage preventative maintenance programmes to ensure machinery reliability
• Plan and coordinate maintenance activities to minimise downtime and maximise efficiency
• Manage external contractors and ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with site procedures
• Ensure LOLER inspections, electrical systems, and site equipment remain compliant and well maintained
• Maintain maintenance records, spare parts inventory, and support continuous improvement across the site

Hours

Flexible day shifts, Monday-Friday either 6am3pm or 7am4pm

Pay

£50,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Attendance bonuses (up to £1000)

Skills/Experience Required

Essential

• 18th Edition Electrical qualification
• Proven experience in a maintenance leadership or supervisory role
• Strong hands-on maintenance experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment
• Electrical and mechanical fault-finding experience
• Ability to manage maintenance planning and preventative maintenance programmes
• Strong leadership, organisational, and problem-solving skills

Desirable

• Experience managing subcontractors and external service providers
• Knowledge of LOLER regulations and lifting equipment maintenance
• Mechanical engineering qualifications

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Attendance bonus up to £1,000
• Company pension scheme
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Free on-site parking
• Day shifts with consistent hours
• Stable, long-term role within a well-established manufacturing business
• Opportunity to lead and shape the site maintenance function

Essential

All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK (sponsorship not provided).

Must be commutable to Leeds.

What to do next

If youre interested in this role, please apply and we will be in touch!

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Job Title: Principal Systems Engineer

Location: Isle of Wight – Cowes, Portsmouth Broad Oak or Chelmsford – Great Baddow – Hybrid pattern

Salary: Circa £87,200 DOE + bonus scheme

Come and put yourself into a dynamic Principal Systems Engineering role at the forefront of real world demands in the defence industry. Alongside ensuring operational excellence for our existing products, there will be the opportunity to develop next generation radar products to counter emerging threats and contribute to our strategy for new technology. Your new day-to-day will be exciting and diverse by applying the principles of Systems Engineering across the entire engineering development lifecycle as you join in developing radar systems used by those who serve and protect us.

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role description:

You will develop innovative solutions to complex and emerging technical challenges within advanced radar systems, applying broad systems engineering expertise to guide design, resolve issues and ensure technical rigour. Your role includes performing detailed system analysis, managing design trade‑offs and leading the decomposition and governance of requirements using approved toolsets such as IBM DOORS Next.

Acting as a central technical authority, you will drive system‑level decision‑making, lead analytical activities and mentor team members while collaborating with multidisciplinary specialists to shape integrated design solutions. You will also direct system integration, oversee test planning and execution, and define acceptance strategies that clearly demonstrate system performance across diverse operational scenarios to stakeholders.

Core duties:

• Developing novel solutions to evolving technical challenges and emerging issues for complex Radar Systems that our customers and end-user communities are facing
• Applying a breadth of knowledge, skills and experience of Systems Engineering principles, techniques and governance to steer and develop technical solutions and resolve engineering issues
• Conducting system design analysis to manage trade-offs of system parameters to characterise and specify robust product design
• Leading the decomposition of requirements to system and sub-system level and manage these in an approved toolset such as IBM DOORS Next
• Be a technical focus point with a holistic understanding of the system solution, leading analysis activities and system design decisions and providing guidance to own team
• Collaborating with specialists across different engineering disciplines including electronics, electrical, mechanical, software and radar subject matter experts to direct and realise overarching system design solutions
• Directing and undertaking system integration, test planning and execution
• Defining and articulating system acceptance strategies and acceptance evidence demonstrating system performance across a wide range of operational scenarios to internal and external stakeholders

Essential skills:

• Experience of systems design, integration & test
• An understanding of Systems and Product lifecycles from concept through to delivery
• An understanding of a range of Engineering disciplines (Software, Mechanical, Electrical)
• An understanding of Radar Systems is desirable, although not essential if other complementary skills demonstrate a capacity to understand new technologies quickly and effectively
• Good inter-personal skills with the ability to communicate to all levels within the organisation and externally
• Experience of presenting both technical and non-technical information in a formal setting
• Degree (or equivalent) qualified in an engineering or science discipline

The Radar Systems Engineering team:

You will be working as a Principal Systems Engineer within our close-knit multi-function radar team of inter-disciplinary engineers, evolving our radar portfolio of existing and brand-new radar products to address emerging and future threats.

Join us and help shape the future of Radar technology!

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 10th April 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering with a leading international solar and energy storage EPC contractor committed to delivering sustainable infrastructure across Europe to recruit a Civil Design Engineer for a UK home-based position.

This strategically important Civils Design Engineer role offers a salary between £45,000-£65,000, a performance-related bonus, private healthcare, pension contributions, and flexible home working.

If you’re a Civils Design Engineer looking to play a key role in the delivery of large-scale renewable energy projects within an organisation that champions collaboration, technical excellence, and the energy transition, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Civil Engineer role

Reporting to the Senior Civils Engineer, you will:

• Deliver civil and structural designs for utility-scale solar PV and battery energy storage projects from early design through to construction
• Assess site conditions and determine appropriate solutions for foundations, piling, earthworks, drainage, and access infrastructure
• Review and interpret technical specifications, employer’s requirements, and engineering drawings
• Evaluate site surveys and third-party reports, including geotechnical, flood risk, topographical, and hydrological studies
• Define scopes of work and technical requirements for civil subcontractors and external consultants
• Ensure all civil works comply with relevant standards, CDM regulations, and internal QHSE policies
• Coordinate civil design inputs with internal engineering disciplines and project teams
• Provide technical support during the construction phase, resolving design and site-related issues
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for civil engineering matters with external partners and consultants
• Review and approve civil and structural designs and engineering reports produced by third parties

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with:

• HNC/HND or Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (Master’s desirable)
• Experience in renewables, utilities, infrastructure, or a similar engineering environment
• Good knowledge of UK and international engineering standards
• Proficiency in AutoCAD; experience with Tekla Tedds and Tekla Structural Designer advantageous
• Experience in civil and foundation design, including piling and earthworks
• Ability to interpret geotechnical, topographical, hydrological, and flood risk reports
• Knowledge of drainage design and surface water management (SuDS desirable)
• Familiarity with solar PV and battery energy storage projects (desirable)
• Understanding of CDM regulations (desirable)

Personal skills

The Civil Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Passionate about decarbonisation and renewable energy infrastructure
• Comfortable working across multiple projects, locations, and stakeholders
• Analytical with strong problem-solving capabilities
• Able to operate effectively in environments with evolving design requirements
• A clear communicator, confident engaging with internal teams, contractors, and clients
• Well-organised with a structured approach to engineering delivery
• Collaborative, proactive, and professionally minded

Salary and benefits of the Civil Engineer role

• Basic salary between £45,000 - £65,000, dependent on experience
• Discretionary annual bonus of up to 12.5%
• Employer-matched pension contributions up to 6%
• Comprehensive private medical insurance (family cover available at additional cost)
• Life assurance at 4x annual salary
• 33 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays
• Flexible, home-based working within the UK

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Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Principal Software Engineer £100,000 £110,000 + 30% bonus + car allowance (up to £9,000)

Hybrid Manchester (central)

Were partnered with a large-scale SaaS enterprise building out a high-performing engineering function at the heart of a major platform transformation.

This is a Principal-level role within an elite engineering team (Arete) a group of highly capable engineers brought together to solve the most complex technical challenges across the platform.

The role This is not a step away from engineering. Its the opposite.

80% hands-on engineering designing, building, and solving complex problems at scale

20% leadership guiding and elevating a team of Principal Engineers

Driving architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction across multiple product areas

Tackling high-complexity, high-impact work that sits outside the scope of standard squads

Youll operate as a technical authority , influencing how systems are designed, built, and evolved across the organisation.

What makes this different Youre working alongside other Principals , not carrying the standard lone architect burden

A dedicated team focused on solving the hardest problems , not BAU delivery

Real ownership of engineering quality, scalability, and long-term platform direction

Backed by a business making serious, long-term investment in technology

What were looking for Deep expertise in C# / .NET (Core/modern)

Strong experience building distributed, scalable systems

Cloud-first mindset ( Azure ideally )

Proven ability to operate at Principal level influencing beyond your immediate team

Comfortable leading and mentoring high-calibre engineers

Someone who still loves being hands-on and close to the code

Why this role This is a rare opportunity to step into a true Principal position where:

You remain deeply technical

You help shape engineering at scale

You work with other top-tier engineers

You contribute to a platform transformation that genuinely matters

If youre operating at Principal level or ready to step into it this is the kind of role that doesnt come around often.

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Job Title: Mission Systems Engineer

Location: Warton – onsite

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £51,772+ depending on experience

Job Description:

We are looking for a Vehicle Management Systems Engineer to join the Systems Delivery Team within FalconWorks, contributing to the next generation of Mission and Vehicle Management Systems for a diverse portfolio of platforms. In this role, you will work as part of a highly collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering team to develop, integrate, test, and deliver novel Mission Systems concepts for crewed and uncrewed applications. You will help define architectures, refine platform concepts of operations into system requirements, and integrate Vehicle Management Systems with onboard and ground systems. The role involves managing a small team of engineers, coordinating virtual stakeholders, liaising with suppliers, and ensuring tasks are delivered to time, cost, and quality targets. Frequent collaboration with internal specialists, including AI & Autonomy, Human Factors, Software, Modelling & Simulation, and Test & Evaluation, as well as external partners, is a key part of the role. This is a highly innovative position, requiring self-motivation, planning and coordination skills, and the ability to operate beyond the current state-of-the-art to establish routes from low Technology Readiness Level concepts to assured delivery of coherent Vehicle Management System capabilities.

Core duties:

• Develop and deliver Vehicle Management System (VMS) architectures and designs, integrating low Technology Readiness Level concepts into coherent, flight-ready capabilities.
• Work collaboratively within a small engineering team and lead a wider virtual stakeholder group to expand the VMS engineering capability across FalconWorks®.
• Ensure all tasks are delivered to time, cost, and quality requirements, adhering to Systems Delivery monitoring and engineering governance processes.
• Refine platform concepts of operations into VMS requirements, interface strategies, and control system designs, including integration with onboard systems and ground control.
• Manage internal and external suppliers, providing technical oversight during procurement, contract management, and system testing activities, including test rigs and flight trials.
• Support system safety, qualification, and assurance activities, including Fault Tree Analysis, clearance documentation, and oversight of compliance with engineering standards.

Essential Skills:

• Experience with safety-critical airborne control systems, including flight control and vehicle sub-system control, and the ability to build, set-to-work, and fault-find within these systems.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles across the full lifecycle, including requirements development, management, and integration with platform systems.
• Knowledge of interfacing and control techniques in both digital and analogue domains, with an appreciation of physical, functional, and performance challenges of airborne systems.
• Experience analysing test data, developing test plans, and supporting system qualification to ensure compliance and performance.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work autonomously, build relationships, provide guidance, and deliver innovative, methodical solutions.

The FalconWorks Systems Delivery Team:

You’ll be joining the FalconWorks Systems Delivery Team, a dynamic, multi-disciplinary engineering group focused on shaping and delivering the next generation of Mission and Vehicle Management Systems. Working in a highly collaborative environment, the team brings together experienced Mission Systems and Vehicle Management Systems engineers to develop innovative capabilities across a diverse portfolio of platforms. This role offers exposure to cutting-edge technologies in a non-traditional development environment and provides opportunities for long-term career growth, including progression into specialist technical roles or higher-level technology leadership positions such as Licensed Technologist and Lead Technologist.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 13th April 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Lead Embedded Software Development Engineer - Aerospace Location: East Midlands (Leicester area) Type: Permanent, Full Time (Onsite, 37.5 hrs) Visa Sponsorship: Not available The Role We're looking for a Lead Embedded Software Engineer to drive technical delivery across safety‑critical aerospace projects. You'll lead small development teams, define software architecture and design, and ensure high‑quality embedded software for mission‑critical systems. Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate embedded software development teams. Define architecture, design, coding standards, and debugging approaches. Analyse and refine system, hardware, and software requirements. Create and maintain high‑ and low‑level software designs. Develop embedded C code for bare‑metal and low‑level drivers. Perform static/dynamic analysis using tools such as Parasoft or similar. Support unit and integration testing. Ensure documentation, traceability, and deliverables meet certification needs. Collaborate with hardware, systems, verification, and quality teams. Mentor junior engineers and support continuous improvement. Essential Skills Strong embedded C development experience (bare‑metal, low‑level drivers). Experience in safety‑critical environments (e.g., AS9100, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, IEC 62304, EN 50128). Hands‑on experience with static/dynamic analysis tools. Ability to produce efficient, deterministic code for resource‑constrained hardware. Solid knowledge of microcontrollers, communication protocols, and hardware interfaces. Ability to read circuit diagrams and debug using scopes, logic analysers, etc. Experience producing engineering artefacts to formal quality standards. Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship). Desirable Experience working with DO‑178B/C. RTOS or real‑time scheduling experience. What You'll Gain Involvement in advanced aerospace embedded systems. Growth in high‑integrity engineering practices. Collaborative, technically strong team environment. Competitive salary and benefits

Cardiff
Up to £52,000 + Bonus

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join a heavy industrial site in Cardiff. This is a hands role focused on maximising plant reliability, minimising downtime, and driving continuous improvement.

The Role

• Plan and manage electrical maintenance activities (PPM, shutdowns, breakdowns)
• Lead and develop a team of electrical engineers and technicians
• Deliver efficient, cost-effective maintenance and repair programmes
• Control maintenance budgets, estimates, and work progress
• Manage and audit contractors, ensuring compliance with PTW and site standards
• Support production by coordinating maintenance with operational teams
• Drive continuous improvement and implement engineering best practices
• Ensure compliance with H&S, SOPs, and risk assessments

The Person

• HND/Degree in Electrical Engineering (or similar)
• Strong PLC experience (Omron, ABB, Siemens S7)
• Knowledge of SCADA/HMI systems
• Experience with AC/DC motors, drives, inverters, and converters
• Proven team leadership within a heavy industrial environment
• Strong understanding of Permit to Work and contractor control
• Committed to safety, reliability, and continuous improvement

This is a great opportunity to step into a key role within a demanding, high value industrial environment where you can make a real impact. This role is working a Monday to Friday, 8 hour days shift pattern

Do you have solid, practical HR experience and sound knowledge of UK employment law? Are you confident advising managers, handling employee relations issues, and working in a values led, unionised environment? You could be the person we are looking for to join the Musicians' Union as our HR Manager. The Musicians' Union (MU) is the UK trade union for musicians and represents over 36,500 musicians across the UK working in all sectors of the music business. We are also committed to being a fair, inclusive and progressive employer for our own staff. We are now recruiting a new role of part time HR Manager (0.6 FTE) to lead and deliver high quality HR support for our staff team of 60+ employees. This is a senior, hands-on role, combining operational HR delivery with strategic input. You will act as the MU's lead internal HR professional, providing trusted advice to staff and managers, overseeing employee relations, recruitment and HR policies. You will help foster a positive organisational culture that values staff wellbeing, helping to implement progressive equality, diversity and inclusion approaches to HR in consultation with Head of ED&I. You will work closely with the Assistant General Secretary (who holds overall responsibility for HR), as well as with colleagues across the organisation, and you will engage constructively with recognised staff trade union representatives. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong organisational judgement, and the ability to prioritise a varied workload within a part time role. Experience of working in a trade union, membership organisation or third sector environment is desirable but not essential. This post is offered on a part time (4.5 hours per day, 5 days per week), permanent basis and can be carried out anywhere in the UK with hybrid working predominantly from home and linked to your nearest MU Office . Occasional travel to any MU office where related to managerial or HR matters may be required. We are offering a basic salary of £39,105 per annum, calculated pro rata from a fulltime equivalent (FTE) salary of £65,175 with the addition or pro-rated Regional Weighting (£2,073) or London Weighting (£4,146) depending on location. The MU also offers excellent staff benefits including a contribution towards a personal pension, flexible working and access to ongoing training and development. The annual leave entitlement for this post is 30 days, pro rata, excluding public holidays. For an application form and full job description, please visit our website via the button below Closing date for applications is Thursday 23 April 2026 at 12:00 (midday). Interviews will be held in-person in Mid-May (exact dates and location to be confirmed). If you require this application in a different format or reasonable adjustments to be made to the recruitment process, please contact to discuss how we can accommodate your needs. Please note: Applications are only accepted using our Application Form - we do not accept CVs / Resumes. The MU's mission is to create an equitable music industry where all musicians can thrive. We're committed to doing the same with our workplaces. As our membership becomes more diverse, we're working to make sure our teams reflect our members. At the MU we welcome people with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. You'll be encouraged to be your authentic self and you'll have the freedom to develop professionally and personally in a supportive and empowering workplace. Actions speak louder than words so to further our culture of inclusion, we invest in several ED&I initiatives. You can find out more about our ED&I work here . We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for roles with us. We particularly welcome applicants from the Global Majority and Disabled applicants as these communities are currently under-represented in our workforce. The MU are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can find more information in the advice for applicants' section here.

Would you like to be part of our Utilities team and play a key role in shaping this new department.

We have an exciting opportunity for a M&E Technician to join our Stourton dairy engineering team. This would be joining an established engineering team within a well invested fast- paced production site. This is a MondayFriday role with one in four on call including that weekend.

How would you make an impact

• Maintaining services across the site in line with providing corrective maintenance in case of site equipment failure and breakdown across the following; Effluent plant, Industrial steam boilers and systems, waste heat boiler, refrigeration plants, compressed air systems, chilled water system, DAF plant, hot & cold water systems, domestic water systems, heat exchangers, cooling towers, HVAC maintenance, 240v electrical systems, 3 phase motors and pumps, and chemical dosing units.
• Daily checks on cooling towers and boiler,. Legal compliance checks, Conduct equipment and plant condition appraisals and work alongside the OEM’s when services are carried out.
• Challenge current processes and practices to identify new opportunities to improve operation and efficiency. Help define ways of works, ppm structure, create SOPs, risk assessment creation and review.
• Awareness of relevant QEHS compliance within the role such as Legionella, fire safety, PSSR, LOTO, BOAS.
• Authorise permits and ensure the work is being carried out in a safe and controlled manner.

What will make you successful

Youll thrive in this role if you hold a Level 3 NVQ or a recognised engineering qualification mech, elec or multi skilled, supported by hands-on experience in both reactive and planned preventative maintenance within a regulated environment. Previous experience in similar site services settings will help you hit the ground running and understand the pace and demands of the role, Boas operator and legionella operator training would be advantages but is not essential as this training can be provided.

Success here also comes from your mindset a positive, resilient approach to problem-solving, a strong commitment to teamwork, and a drive for continuous improvement, self-starting and driven to excel, with best practice mindset when it comes to safety will set you up to make a real impact from day one.

What do we offer?

Were committed to your growth and development, offering internal and external training opportunities giving you the tools to carry out your role to the best of your ability. Youll enjoy a competitive salary, 26 days holiday, matched pension contributions up to 6%, life assurance, and flexible benefits. At Stourton, youll join a team proud of its high job satisfaction and steep learning curve, with plenty of challenges and support to help you succeed.

Would you like to join us?

Please apply as soon as possible as we will process applications on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found.

We have a purpose for good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call itStronger People Stronger Planetand it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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Essentials:

• An expert in the management and manipulation of complex datasets with strong expertise in one or more data languages.
• Extensive experience in ITIL-based configuration management within an IT organisation.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and manage geographically dispersed, diverse teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills; building strong relationships and ensuring alignment on CMDB strategy.
• Experience establishing and enforcing governance processes and data quality standards within an ITIL framework.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; effectively leading and managing teams.
• Strong time management and workload prioritisation skills.
• Commitment to delivering high quality work and understanding its impact on the business.
• Ability to quickly understand and adopt new technologies and best practices within the ITIL configuration management
• Ability to quickly understand and adopt new technologies and best practices within the ITIL configuration management process.
• Enthusiastic and pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

Preferred:

• Experience with the Common Data Services Model (CSDM) framework.

Responsibilities:

• The key responsibilities revolve around ensuring that all Service Management-related disciplines are supported via high quality Configuration Management Database (CMDB) data, including working with Service and Application owners to ensure that they are meeting their responsibilities for maintenance of CMDB data, and ensuring compliance with the Global Target Operating Model (GTOM).
• Ensure that the CMDB is correct, complete and compliant, including its data model, CI relationships, data quality metrics, and security.
• Develop and improve the current CMDB data model and its core data sources.
• Define and maintain relationships between CIs within the CMDB to ensure accurate dependency mapping.
• Oversee and manage data input and updates to the CMDB, ensuring data accuracy and completeness through automated and manual processes, including data validation and reconciliation.
• Define and report on key CMDB data quality metrics, such as completeness, accuracy, and compliancy for leadership and key stakeholders.

Manage CMDB data access and security, ensuring compliance with relevant global policies and regulations.

The Opportunity:

We are partnering with a large, complex organisation to appoint an Interim (9 Month FTC) People Services Lead to take ownership of end to end HR operations and transactional services.

This is a critical leadership role focused on delivering a seamless, high quality people service across payroll, HR systems, administration and data reporting. You will play a key role in driving operational excellence, improving processes and enabling a modern, efficient, service led HR function. Based along the M5 corridor in the South West this is a hybrid role.

The Role
Reporting into senior HR leadership, you will:
Lead and develop a high performing People Services function
Drive continuous improvement across HR operations and service delivery
Oversee payroll delivery, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timeliness
Take ownership of HR systems, data integrity and user experience
Lead HR administration across the full employee lifecycle
Deliver insightful people data and reporting to support business decisions
Drive automation and efficiency across core HR processes
Champion a self service, manager led HR operating model
Establish and monitor service standards and SLAs across the function
Act as a key partner to stakeholders across the business

About You

You will bring:
Proven experience leading HR operations or shared services teams
Strong knowledge of payroll, HR systems and HR administration
Experience using data and insights to drive decision making
A track record of delivering change and improving HR service delivery
Excellent stakeholder management across senior leaders and wider teams
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels
A proactive, solutions focused mindset with pace and agility

What’s in it for you
Opportunity to lead and shape a critical HR function
Exposure to large scale transformation and change programmes
A collaborative, forward thinking environment
Strong focus on continuous improvement and innovation
Competitive salary and benefits package

If you are an experienced HR operations leader looking to make a tangible impact in a complex, evolving environment, we would love to hear from you.

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Introduction

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

The Role:

This role is part of our Public Safety Solutions Business Unit.

The Information Security Manager is accountable for the organisation’s information security strategy, governance, and compliance, ensuring the protection of systems and data that support UK public sector and emergency service operations.

The role is critical in ensuring that services remain secure, resilient, and available, recognising the operational importance and potential impact on frontline emergency response.

Key Responsibilities:

Security Leadership & Assurance

• Own and be accountable for the organisation’s overall security posture, ensuring alignment with business objectives and public sector expectations.
• Lead the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the ISMS in line with ISO/IEC 27001.
• Maintain Cyber Essentials Plus certification, ensuring ongoing compliance with technical controls.
• Develop and maintain the Security Management Plan, with a focus on resilience, availability, and service continuity.
• Provide regular assurance reporting to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Own and maintain the Security Risk Register, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and managed in line with organisational risk appetite.
• Conduct and support risk assessments, internal audits, and external certification activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant UK regulatory and security requirements, including GDPR and guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre.
• Work with internal teams and suppliers to implement proportionate and effective security controls.

Security Operations & Incident Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for security incidents, leading or coordinating response activities.
• Take a hands-on role in incident investigation, root cause analysis, and remediation.
• Ensure that incident response processes are aligned to the operational needs of emergency service environments, including timely escalation and communication.
• Oversee vulnerability management, security testing, and remediation activities, engaging third parties where required (e.g., CHECK providers).

Service Resilience & Operational Security

• Ensure security is embedded in the design and operation of services supporting emergency response.
• Work closely with operational and technical teams to maintain high levels of system availability and resilience.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, and continuous improvement.

Security Awareness & Culture

• Develop and deliver targeted security awareness and training programmes.
• Promote a strong security culture, ensuring all staff understand their responsibilities in protecting critical services.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, operational teams, and external stakeholders.
• Support engagement with public sector customers, providing assurance on security controls and practices.
• Collaborate with suppliers and partners to ensure security requirements are met across the supply chain.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Proven experience in an information security role within a UK-based organisation, ideally supporting public sector or critical services.
• Practical experience with security monitoring and incident response tooling (SIEM/XDR)
• Strong working knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001 and experience maintaining an ISMS.
• Practical experience with Cyber Essentials / Cyber Essentials Plus certification.
• Experience managing security risks, incidents, audits, and compliance activities in operational environments.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on delivery in a small organisation.
• Strong understanding of service resilience, availability, and risk in mission-critical systems.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

By submitting an application to Saab UK, you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.

Senior Systems Engineer (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)

Denham

Martin-Baker is the world s leading manufacturer of ejection and crashworthy seats, saving over 7,805 lives to date. We combine cutting-edge engineering with a clear mission: protecting aircrew around the world.

We are now recruiting a Senior Systems Engineer (12 month Fixed Term contract) to join our established Systems Engineering team at our Denham site.

The Role:

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will lead complex analytical engineering activities across the full product lifecycle from concept and development through to production and verification. You will be responsible for maintaining system requirements, conducting in-depth analyses, supporting system verification, and producing highly technical documentation required for internal, customer, and contractual purposes.

You will also play a key role in mentoring Systems Engineers, helping maximise team capability, quality, and productivity while supporting continuous professional development.

This role offers exposure to cutting-edge aerospace systems engineering within a highly specialised and safety-critical environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct system requirements analysis and generate specifications
• Prepare highly complex technical documentation for internal, customer, and contract use
• Perform feasibility studies and trade-off analyses to support new and existing programmes
• Carry out physiological load assessments as required
• Conduct simulations, analyses, and test matching using appropriate software tools
• Develop new simulation models and innovative analysis techniques
• Design and develop software, including safety-critical applications
• Support system verification activities across the product lifecycle
• Coach, mentor, and support other Systems Engineers, including new hires
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation and with customers
• Participate in IPT meetings, design reviews, and technical presentations
• Travel within the UK and overseas as required

About You

We are looking for highly capable, analytical, and motivated engineers with a passion for complex systems and safety-critical aerospace products.

Essential:

• Degree (2:1 or above) in engineering, science, or a related discipline
• Extensive experience in aerospace or similar systems engineering environments
• Strong understanding of multi-disciplinary engineering principles and practices
• Proven experience producing complex technical documentation
• Understanding of software development and systems modelling
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including senior stakeholder engagement
• Innovative problem-solving ability underpinned by strong analytical skills
• Highly IT literate
• Ability to mentor and support junior engineers

Desirable:

Understanding of UML and/or SysML

Experience developing simulation models

Chartered Engineer (CEng) status

Benefits:

• 9% non-contributory pension (18+)
• Midday finish on Fridays
• 4x salary Life Assurance (18+)
• Personalised training & development plan
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Cycle to Work & nursery benefits
• Discounts via the Martin-Baker+ platform

Your Interview Journey:

Initial Telephone Interview: A detailed discussion with your Recruitment Business Partner
First Stage Interview (Microsoft Teams): Structured interview with the Hiring Manager
Final Stage Interview: Face-to-face technical and competency interview

Why Join Us?

At Martin-Baker, your work directly contributes to saving lives. You ll be part of a collaborative, innovative engineering environment working on safety-critical aerospace systems with real opportunities to develop and progress.

This role is subject to UK Government security clearance. Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK and be currently residing in the UK.

Head of Engineering

Location: South Of England

Salary: £85k £95k (based on experience) plus Benefits
Reports to: CTO

Company Overview:

Our client is a scale-up SaaS technology company that provides services in the Telecoms, ISP, and MSP sectors. They are making significant ground in their growth strategy and are seeking to hire a Head of Engineering to help them achieve their goals.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead and take full ownership of engineering delivery, team performance, and operational excellence across our client s software development organisation.

Reporting to the CTO, this is a high-impact leadership role that sits at the intersection of technical credibility and engineering management. You will be responsible for building a high-performing engineering function, establishing clear accountability, and ensuring the organisation delivers software in a structured, predictable, and scalable way.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and take accountability for the performance of the engineering function, fostering a high-performing, professional, and delivery-focused culture.
• Set clear expectations around ownership, accountability, and engineering standards across all teams
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers, raising the overall capability and consistency of the function including performance management, addressing underperformance where required and recognising strong contribution
• Own the delivery of the engineering roadmap, ensuring work is delivered predictably, on time, and to a high standard including overseeing sprint planning, backlog management, and development workflows to ensure consistent execution
• Monitor delivery performance (velocity, cycle time, bottlenecks) and take action to improve outcomes
• Define and implement consistent engineering processes across teams, including:
  • Agile delivery (Scrum / Kanban)
  • Code review practices
  • Testing frameworks and QA processes
  • Release management and deployment
  • CI/CD workflows
• Set and enforce clear standards for code quality, documentation, and maintainability
• Although this role is not hands-on coding, strong technical credibility is essential. So, an earlier career as a software engineer, with experience building modern web applications (Node.js, TypeScript, Vue.js or similar).
• Comfortable engaging on technical design, reviewing architecture, and supporting complex challenges across AWS, Docker, and event-driven or serverless systems.
• The Head of Engineering directly leads two Development squads and one QA squad, with accountability for delivery, quality, and performance across the engineering function.
• Work closely with the CTO to align engineering execution with technical strategy and partner with Product to ensure roadmap priorities are delivered effectively
• Coordinate with DevOps and Support to ensure smooth deployment, platform reliability, and strong operational feedback loops

Success Measures (6 12 Months)

• A well-structured and accountable engineering function with clear ownership at all levels
• Consistent and predictable delivery of roadmap commitments
• Improved engineering performance, velocity, and delivery confidence
• Strong and consistent engineering standards across teams
• Reduced reliance on the CTO for day-to-day delivery oversight
• A motivated, engaged, and high-performing engineering tea

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading engineering or development teams in a SaaS or software environment
• Experience managing multiple teams or squads
• Demonstrated ability to improve delivery, processes, and team performance
• Experience working closely with Product in an agile environment
• Strong organisational and leadership skills, with the ability to bring structure to complex environments
• A leadership style that sets clear expectations, drives accountability, and improves performance

Personal Attributes

You should be highly organised and operationally disciplined as well as having a demonstrable leadership presence with the ability to build trust and credibility quickly. We need a leader that is pragmatic, delivery-focused, and results-oriented. You should be experienced and comfortable setting and enforcing high standards and able to operate effectively in a fast-moving, evolving SaaS environment

Ashley Kate are delighted to be supporting a fantastic business as they look to recruit a Permanent Director of People and Culture.

Director of People and Culture

Package circa 100k

Permanent and Full time

North West based - travel across NW required

As the Director of People, you will be the expert voice on everything HR related across the business, demonstrating strong leadership and partnering closely with senior leaders.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Responsible for refreshing and delivering on the People and Culture strategy.
• Ensure the day to day delivery of People activities is customer focused and supporting high quality delivery.
• Ensure effective monitoring and reporting across the People agenda.
• Prepare and present comprehensive reports.
• Work closely with all key stakeholders to shape the development of a high-performing People support service.
• Support the organisation to meet and deliver its growth and development agenda.
• Oversee in house monthly payroll.
• Responsible for setting a clear direction contributing to the Annual Business Plan and associated budget.

We are looking for:

• Proven background as a HR Director, leading on People strategy design and delivery.
• Strong record of leadership within a senior level role.
• Excellent experience thinking strategically and delivering high performance.
• Experience of creating and implementing strategic recruitment initiatives.
• Knowledge or experience overseeing complex inhouse payroll.
• Background with delivering significant people transformation projects.
• CIPD Level 7 qualified.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a brilliant business. Interested? Get in touch!

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