A leading, independent firm of accountants and consultants with offices in the USA, Europe and Asia is recruiting a Consultant to join their Regulatory & Competition practice. You will be a qualified accountant or finance MBA or similar; have significant experience in regulation or competition analysis; consultancy skills; and a good background in financial/statistical analysis and report writing. You will help build-up a new practice area so should be comfortable doing business development and marketing.

The firm is already a preferred consultant to Ofcom, Ofwat and the Competition Commission and other clients include Royal Mail and Cable & Wireless. You will most likely have a background as an accountant or consultant in the regulatory consultancy group of a large accounting firm, in an regulatory consultancy, in a regulator or possibly in a regulated industry.

The role offers significant career development potential as the practice expands as you will work with the existing client base and develop new clients. You will have an interesting range of projects as you will also be able to contribute to other practice areas such as Business Valuation, Economic Loss Quantification, Forensic Accounting and Fraud when your skills can be utilised.

Salary is negotiable but is likely to be in the range £65K to £80K with a bonus scheme ( up to 15%) and other benefits.

A leading, independent firm of accountants and consultants with offices in the USA, Europe and Asia is recruiting an Economist to join their Regulatory & Competition practice. You will have a good degree in economics or similar; significant experience in regulation or competition analysis; consultancy skills; and a good background in financial/statistical analysis and report writing. You will help build-up a new practice area so should be comfortable doing business development and marketing.

The firm is already a preferred consultant to Ofcom, Ofwat and the Competition Commission and other clients include Royal Mail and Cable & Wireless. You will most likely have a background as an economist in regulatory consultancy group of a large accounting firm, in an economic consultancy, in a regulator or possibly in a regulated industry.

The role offers significant career development potential as the practice expands as you will work with the existing client base and develop new clients. You will have an interesting range of projects as you will also be able to contributer to other practice areas such as Business Valuation, Economic Loss Quantification, Forensic Accounting and Fraud when your economics skills can be utilised.

Salary is negotiable but is likely to be in the range £65K to £80K with a bonus scheme (up to 15%) and other benefits.

Research Economist to join a product team in a world leading consultancy specialising in commodities. With a 2.1/1st from a good economics university (probably a MA/MSc or equiv) and some commercial experience, you will have excellent communication skills in English; commercial awareness; a strong interest in industry and market analysis; and be able to work to deadlines.

Ideally with a second European language; you should be prepared to undertake some travel; and be proficient in Word & Excel. You must be an EC national, UK PR or HSMP.

The company has an international client base that includes all segments of the soft commodities industry, ranging from growers to traders, processors, end-users, financial institutions, trade associations, governments and international organisations.
You will work in a specific team building-up expertise in a commodities area, undertaking research assignments both for individual clients and for multi-clients. This is a real opportunity to develop research skills, offering the possibility to advance rapidly in salary and experience within the consulting practice.

In the role you will meet international players in the sectors that the practice serves; understand their concerns; formulate, in rigorous economic terms but simple language, ideas about the economic forces shaping an industrial sector; and find the statistics and other information needed to generate, test and modify these hypotheses. This information is often in obscure places and in foreign languages.
You need to organise and present data effectively; use software (primarily Microsoft Office suite) to bring projects to the point of printing; and complete a project to deadline and within budget.

Salary will depend on experience and qualifications but is likely to be in the range £24K to £28K with benefits. There may also be entry points for more experienced economists.

Our client, a leading Economics Consultancy, is looking for economists at Senior Consultant level to join/lead teams working on policy and market analysis, competition policy, regulation, performance assessment, financial economics and corporate finance across a wide range of sectors including energy, transport, telecommunications, financial services and water. An excellent first degree is needed (ideally a MSc/PhD) and 4+ years of relevant post-graduate work experience. Languages are useful.

As a Senior Consultant you will have extensive project management responsibilities; contribute to business development activities; demonstrate a high level of analytical and consulting skills; and be aware of client requirements and be client-focussed.

You will often be line manager to more junior members of staff; and be involved in the interviewing, selection and management of interns.

Salary will be negotiable depending on work background and qualifications but is unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate.

Our client, a leading Economics Consultancy, is looking for economists at Managing Consultant level to lead teams working on policy and market analysis, competition policy, regulation, performance assessment, financial economics and corporate finance across a wide range of sectors including energy, transport, telecommunications, financial services and water. An excellent first degree is needed (ideally a MSc/PhD) and 6+ years of relevant post-graduate work experience. Languages are useful.

As a Managing Consultant you will normally head a consultancy team, assigning work to it; provide strategic focus to business development and team management; and have a detailed knowledge of a specific sector and/or economic skill. You will need excellent client interaction and development skills.

You must be able to provide intellectual leadership on projects; and to be able to manage significant projects and act as line manager to staff. You will be involved in recruiting consultants into the company.

Salary will be negotiable depending on work background and qualifications but is unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate.

Our client, a leading Economics Consultancy, is looking for economists at Consultant level to join teams working on policy and market analysis, competition policy, regulation, performance assessment, financial economics and corporate finance across a wide range of sectors including energy, transport, telecommunications, financial services and water. An excellent first degree is needed (ideally an MSc) and 2+ years of relevant post-graduate work experience. Languages would be useful.

As a consultant you will be carrying out high quality analysis demonstrating your core economics skills; deliver presentations at meetings, workshops and training courses; and be an integral part of project teams – possibly being the point of contact for specific clients.

Salary will be negotiable depending on work background and qualifications but is unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate.

Senior Software Developer (Licensing software)

Senior Software Developer to be responsible for the software development lifecycle relating to the production of software to protect the licences of an international software plc. Ideally with a degree, you will proven technical experience in systems (rather than application) development; strong C and C++ skills; exposure to languages such as Java and C#; and cross platform experience including Windows, Linux and other Unix flavours on a range of hardware. Cobol expertise desirable

You will be responsible for design, architecture, development, testing, support and maintenance of licensing software; translating customer requirements into product features; and for working with and mentoring a team of highly skilled software developers.

For the successful candidate there is the opportunity for rapid promotion to a lead role.

Salary will be to £50K base with benefits.

Software Engineer / Developer

Software Engineer/Developer to participate in the full software development lifecycle in a successful software house both developing new and enhancing software. With a relevant degree (or equiv); you must have proven experience in commercial OO software development and full lifecycle experience in a Windows environment. You should have strong Java and a basic knowledge of C/C++; and knowledge of RUP, of RDBMS and of SQL would be an advantage. Additional platform experience would be useful.

In this role you will be involved in software design and development to meet project schedules and quality standards; and associated project tasks to complete product deliverables. This will include utilisation and maintenance of development tools and processes, product documentation, source code configuration management, compliance with standards (coding, testing and quality), participation in and contribution to milestone reviews and analysis of software requirements.

You will also assist in resolution of escalated support and implementation issues; contribute towards the maintenance and improvement of development department processes and standards; and undertake any projects assigned to you from time to time by your manager.

Salary will be in the range £25-30K depending on experience, In addition there is a very good benefits package.

Embedded Software & Systems Engineer to join a leading technology innovation group to contribute to the development of medical devices. With a 1st/2.1 or equiv, in science or engineering (and ideally an MSc); you will high level experience in developing embedded systems and software - working across the software lifecycle; and strong C / C++ coding skills. A working knowledge of new sensor and actuator technologies is required as are in skills in UML, Matlab-based modeling and working with RTOS.

The successful candidate will be expected to work in multidisciplinary project teams of scientists and engineers, contributing at all stages of medical device development, including prototype system and device creation through to manufacturing support.
This will include supporting medical device development projects with embedded systems and software; integrate the latest sensor and actuator technologies with software-driven platforms, including micro-controllers, microprocessors and DSP's; and handling multiple development programmes in a fast-moving, multidisciplinary environment.
You will deliver systems, code and documentation to regulatory standards and present work to clients and stakeholders.

Salary is negotiable depending on experience and qualifications and is likely to be in the range £35K to £45K with good benefits including relocation support. This is unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate.

Graduate C / C++ Software Engineer

Graduate Software Engineer to join an established company making a wide range of innovative systems for the offshore, oil & gas, defence & water industries. A BSc/BEng or MSc (or equiv.) with C#, C/C++ or VB and DirectX; you will be involved in the design of real time GUIs along with hardware interfacing and high speed communications, across the project lifecycle. Knowledge of DSP, TCP/IP and serial links and familiarity with Visual Studio 2005 would be useful. You must be an UK or EC national.

Based on the lovely island of Guernsey, our client will provide relocation assistance and obtain a housing/work permit for the successful candidate.

There are entry points at BSc or BEng or MSc level. Salary will depend on experience and qualifications but is likely to be in the range £20,000 to £23,000. Due to the nature of the products and their normal operating environments, occasional world wide travel may be required for on-site commissioning and systems integration.

C#/C++ Software Engineer

Software Engineer to work on technically demanding life science automation and instrumentation projects in a leading technology company. Ideally a good graduate or equivalent or someone with a good automation and robotics background; you should have experience in at least two of C#, C++, STL, .Net, multi-threading, Windows API, OOA or OOD. This role is not suitable for web or database developers or embedded software specialists.

Salary is negotiable depending on background and experience and is likely to be in the range £20,000 to £30,000 depending on entry point but this is unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate. In addition there is an attractive benefits package including relocation where required.

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Software Engineer (Java & C/C++)

Senior Software Engineer for a successful software house. A graduate or equivalent; you will have OOD experience and good software development in Java and C/C++; and experience across the full software development lifecycle in a Windows environment. It would be advantageous to also have skills in some of RUP, additional platforms, RDBMS and SQL. You should be a good communicator and able to work on your own initiative.

Reporting to the Software Development Manager, the objective of the role is to fully participate in the full project lifecycle, developing new, and enhancing new and existing software products, including software design and development to meet project schedules and quality standards; and associated project tasks to complete product deliverables.

You will perform mentoring duties to more junior members of staff as requested; assist in resolution of escalated support and Implementation issues; contribute towards the maintenance and improvement of development department processes and standards; and undertake any projects assigned to you from time to time by your manager.

Salary will be in the range £40K to £45K with a very good benefits package.

Software Developer (Installation/Setup Software)

Senior Software Developer to be responsible for the Software development lifecycle relating to the production of software to install the products of an international software plc. Ideally a graduate, you will technical experience in systems (rather than application) development; strong C and C++ skills; and experience in C#, .net, Java and, ideally Cobol. You should experience with Windows installer technologies (MSI, Wix, Installshield); and be able to compile and debag on a wide range of platforms.

You will need familiarity with Windows (VC6 upwards), Linux, Unix flavours on a range of different hardware architectures; and you should be aware of cross platform portability issues.

As Senior Software Developer you will be responsible for design, development, testing, support and maintenance of installation technologies; internal build and test systems writing in C# and Java; and software protection systems.

Salary will be to £50K base with benefits.

Senior Oracle e-Business Support Analyst to provide support for HR applications within the Application Support Group of a major transport engineering group. With a good understanding of HRMS including basic configuration (key management, descriptive flexfields, value sets, lookups etc); you should have knowledge of configuration and issue resolution in iRecruitment, Oracle Learning Management (OLM), Competences and Self Service. Experience with SQL, Workflow and Oracle Payroll would be useful.

As Oracle e-business Support Analyst you will be the application expert for your specialist area within the group; and will work with the other members of the Application Support team in the day to day use and development of the system. Senior Application Support Analysts provide a second level of support to users and other parts of Information Management.

Specific accountabilities include the provision of support for applications in your specialist area; to be recognised as the company expert in the applications and the manner in which they are deployed; and to manage minor development of applications and related products to meet user requirements and strategic objectives.

As Oracle e-business Support Analyst you will develop metrics relating to use of the above modules of the system to guide training needs and system development; maintain problem information in the call tracking system, liaising where appropriate with the Problem Management Team and the IT Helpdesk; and identify and implement an appropriate resolution plan and escalate where necessary to the Customer Relationship team.

Other aspects of the role are to prepare and submit requests for change deployment to change control and manage the implementation process for new releases of supported applications; and to identify, prepare and test an appropriate resolution.

Salary will be in the range £40K to £45K with a good benefits package.

Senior Oracle e-Business Support Analyst to provide support for the Supply Chain modules within the Application Support Group of a major transport engineering group. Ideally a graduate or equiv; you should be able to offer expertise in at least one of EAM, CRM or Inventory and have skills in Warehouse Management, Order Management or Oracle Mobile. You should have some knowledge of SQL, configuration and regression testing and in change management and skills in MS Office and project management.

As Senior Oracle e-Business Support Analyst you will be the application expert for your specialist area within the group; and will work with the other members of the Application Support team in the day to day use and development of the system. Senior Application Support Analysts provide a second level of support to users and other parts of Information Management.

Specific accountabilities include the provision of support for applications in your specialist area; to be recognised as the company expert in the applications and the manner in which they are deployed; and to manage minor development of applications and related products to meet user requirements and strategic objectives.

You will develop metrics relating to use of the above modules of the system to guide training needs and system development; maintain problem information in the call tracking system, liaising where appropriate with the Problem Management Team and the IT Helpdesk; and identify and implement an appropriate resolution plan and escalate where necessary to the Customer Relationship team.

Other aspects of the role are to prepare and submit requests for change deployment to change control and manage the implementation process for new releases of supported applications; and to identify, prepare and test an appropriate resolution.

Salary will be in the range £40K to £45K with a good benefits package

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Senior Oracle e-Business Support Analyst to provide support for the Financials modules within the Application Support Group of a major transport engineering group. Ideally a graduate or equiv; you should be able to offer expertise in at least two of the Oracle Financials modules. You should have some knowledge of configuration management; and experience in regression testing and in change management and have skills in MS Office and project management.

As Senior Oracle e-Business Support Analyst you will be the application expert for your specialist area within the group; and will work with the other members of the Application Support team in the day to day use and development of the system. Senior Application Support Analysts provide a second level of support to users and other parts of Information Management.

Specific accountabilities include the provision of support for applications in your specialist area; to be recognised as the company expert in the applications and the manner in which they are deployed; and to manage minor development of applications and related products to meet user requirements and strategic objectives.

As Senior Oracle e-Business Support Analyst you will develop metrics relating to use of the above modules of the system to guide training needs and system development; maintain problem information in the call tracking system, liaising where appropriate with the Problem Management Team and the IT Helpdesk; and identify and implement an appropriate resolution plan and escalate where necessary to the Customer Relationship team.

Other aspects of the role are to prepare and submit requests for change deployment to change control and manage the implementation process for new releases of supported applications; and to identify, prepare and test an appropriate resolution.

Salary will be in the range £40K to £45K with a good benefits package

A world leading niche engineering contractor in which engineers are encouraged and empowered to act on their ideas, develop their initiative and deliver innovation is looking to strengthen its team with Senior and/or Principal Process Engineers. You must have a degree or equiv in Chemical Engineering; be a C.Eng and have proven experience in Refinery, Petrochem , Oil & Gas or Utilities engineering.

The roles have several dimensions:

Technical: in terms of technical input you will prepare, check and approve as appropriate, the basic design and engineering of all process, utility and offsite equipment and systems; perform onsite activities of pre-commissioning, commissioning, start up and performance test run; and act as the discipline technical representative in dealings with Clients and Third Parties.

You will also assist with the preparations of proposals within your area of competence; perform the technical and administrative functions of the Process PSL; and perform standard calculations to ensure the design of a "safe" plant. Good written and verbal skills in the communication of technical information are required,

People/Activity Management: you will be demonstrates ability to plan, prioritise and complete allocated workload within the allotted man-hours and schedule; co-ordinate, supervise and allocate design activities performed by subordinates; and prepare discipline reports for the monitoring of progress, man-hour utilisation, efficiency and manpower requirements.

You will need to identify circumstances which would adversely affect schedules and man-hour consumption; perform the function of process PSL on projects of moderate complexity; and act as a mentor to graduate members of the Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Computer Systems: you will be involved in performing complex calculations and help develop new software as appropriate.

Client Contact: You will co-ordinate SPL activities in a task force containing client personnel; and establish a good working relationship with clients' engineers.

Quality Management: you will provide input for the need to prepare new or revise existing quality procedures to ensure the document is suitable for its purpose; be familiar with a wide variety of quality procedures relating to all aspects of a project; ensures that all work is carried out in accordance with company technical procedures; and identify all national and international codes and standards applicable to a specific project and ensures their utilisation.

Salary will be to £55K depending on relevant experience. In addition there is a car allowance and benefits.

Mechanical Engineer / Physicist to work for leading technology / innovation company. You must have an excellent first degree in engineering or applied physics from a top university in these subjects (or equivalent); and commercial experience in product development including customer contact; and some project management experience.

You will be working on a wide range of scientific products. You must have strong communication skills, be creative, show initiative, and be able to work under pressure.

Salary is negotiable based on experience and qualifications and is likely to be in the range £30-40K; but this will not be a bar to attracting top candidates. In addition there is an attractive benefits package including relocation where required.

Optical Physicist or Optical Engineer for leading technology/innovation company. You must have as a minimum an excellent first degree in physics or optical engineering (or equiv) and commercial experience. Self-motivated and creative,

You will have strong analytical capabilities; experience in optical systems design, fab and test; a good background in imaging; and project management skills. You will have an in-depth knowledge of simulation tools such as Zeemax.

Salary is negotiable based on experience and qualifications and is likely to be in the range £26-35K, but this will not be a bar to attracting top candidates. In addition there is an attractive benefits package including relocation where required.

A leading technology innovation company is looking for an experienced Project Leader with a strong track record in one of: drug delivery devices, diagnostic instrumentation or surgical technology. You must have a 1st/2.1 in engineering or physics (or equiv); excellent communication skills; the gravitas gained by significant experience in the relevant medical sector; and familiarity with the regulatory context. You will be delivering technology research and/or product development projects.

You will gain an understanding of the needs of clients, and enjoy the challenge of meeting these needs by providing excellent development services. You will take the lead in demanding medical technology projects, with responsibility for a project team consisting of engineers, physicists, designers and technicians; and you will manage all aspects of a project including proposals, financial management, execution, resources, all client communications, review and on-going sales.

Salary is negotiable depending on background and qualifications and is likely to be in the range £45 – 55K but this unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate. In addition there is an attractive benefits package including relocation where required.

Electronics Engineer to work within multi-disciplinary teams on major development projects in this hi-tech/innovation group. You must have a 1st/2.1 in electronic engineering (ideally an MSc) or equiv. and relevant industrial experience and will have strong technical skills in analogue and power electronics. Experience of the following will also be beneficial: Matlab / Simulink, micro-controller systems design and embedded control systems, or embedded software design & implementation.

You will be involved in concept generation, analysis and development of system architectures and analogue, digital & power electronics design. You will be expected to liase with others across many engineering disciplines and be responsible for specifying, designing and executing experimental programmes with teams of scientists and technicians.

Initially, this position involves taking roles within development projects with exposure to all aspects of development from contract negotiation to final delivery. You will have contact with clients at an early stage, getting involved in defining work programmes, holding workshops and giving presentations. You will manage tasks within projects requiring delivery within tight time-scales and budgets, managing both internal and external resources. There are opportunities for this side of the role to develop rapidly into management of projects including having full responsibility for delivery to our clients.

Salary is negotiable depending on experience and qualifications but is likely to be in the range c.£30-40K and there is a profit share scheme, relocation assistance and other benefits.

Project Manager to deliver medical technology projects for a leading consultancy. With a 1st/2.1 in engineering or science or equiv. (ideally MSc/PhD); you will have a good knowledge of the medical device industry and of the product development life cycle; a track record of delivering technically challenging projects; and experience of the regulatory environment. You should have a proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams; and able to make the trade-offs between different disciplines.

You will be working in a group undertaking the development of innovative healthcare devices and equipment from concept to prototype manufacture, often incorporating considerable technical challenge. The group undertakes development projects in the four focus areas of medical diagnostics and instrumentation, surgical products and medical systems, drug delivery devices and sensing and imaging.

You will be taking the lead role in planning, proposal generation, liaison with clients and programme management of teams of up to 20 people. You will also use your strong technical skills to make a significant contribution to development projects, often working on more than one concurrently, and to participate in consultancy work within client companies.

To achieve this, you will be expected to produce consistently excellent work, autonomously, in your area of expertise and be sought out for advice in this area by engineers within the consultancy; lead meetings with clients, give presentations and communicate ideas and concepts to all disciplines; and support the activities of Business Leaders in sales meetings, writing sales presentations, project proposals and planning projects. You will also take a role in developing new areas of technical expertise in the company through the recruitment, training and mentoring of engineers).

Salary is negotiable depending on background and qualifications and is likely to be in the range £55K to £65K but this is unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate. In addition there is an attractive benefits package including relocation where required.

Business Consultant to manage product engineering consultancy projects for private/ public sector clients of a leading technology innovation group. With a scientific/engineering background, you will have a min 2.1 or equiv (preferably an MBA, PhD or MSc); marketing/selling and project management experience ideally in a consultancy type role. With familiarity with FMCG, F&B, consumer durable or domestic appliances; you will understand innovation, turnkey development and manufacturing transfer.

You will be managing business consultancy projects; providing market analysis and business planning input into product development projects; and developing the group’s consultancy business. You will also be assisting with the commercial development of products and technologies developed in-house within the group.

As you will be participating in a fast moving, world-class business you will have the opportunity to grow your career with the success of the business.

Salary is negotiable depending on background and qualifications and is likely to be in the range £55K to £65K but this unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate. In addition there is an attractive benefits package including relocation where required.

A leading global supplier of minerals used as filter aids, absorbents and additives is looking for a Technical Service Manager (Asia) based in Singapore. With a degree or diploma in chemical or mechanical engineering; you will have a good working knowledge of filtration, paint formation or plastic compounding. You will have a background in a technical support or technical sales role with experience in a regional capacity in an MNC; and good presentation, problem solving and analytical skills.

The products are used across a wide range of industries including food processing, beverages, water treatment, waste water treatment, paints, plastics and other sectors etc.

Your role will be develop strategies and deliver technical customer service programmes for the customer base in the Asia Pacific Region; and take on the role of subject matter expert on all key issues relating to the minerals supplied and the markets where they are used.

You will plan, conduct and present findings on technical trials and develop value propositions for customers; keep up to date with industry trends; and collaborate with the Sales team to uncover new applications and new markets.

Travel is about 50% across the Asia region and you will be spending some time on each visit to customers premises and production facilities conducting tests, undertaking trail runs and providing technical service.

Package will be around US$80K including bonus. While this is not an “expat” posting, the client will welcome applications both from those already in Singapore or from those who would like to work in Asia in which case some relocation support to Singapore may be available.

Senior Optical / Electronics Engineer to join a team working in a major commercial research lab on LCD displays. With a 1st or 2.1 in physics, optoelectroncs or engineering (or equivalent); you will have a keen interest in cutting edge technology; experience in electronics /liquid crystal displays; and commercial experience in product design and development.

You will have good project management experience; and good communication and interpersonal skills are a must as are good customer facing skills.

Salary will depend on experience and qualifications but is likely to be in the range £35K to £40K with a very good benefits package including relocation support where appropriate. Good promotion prospects.

Senior Market Research Executive (SRE) to join a very successful market research agency based in a pleasant market town. You will be responsible for liaising with project leaders and client companies in handling quantitative and qualitative market research projects. With a good practical background of market research experience in an agency; you must have a good degree; and ideally have quantitative and qualitative, "ad hoc" market research experience, preferably in pharmaceuticals or healthcare.

Good career prospects.

As the Senior Research Executive you will have prime responsibility for handling client projects from the internal initiation meeting through questionnaire design to report writing/debrief preparation. This involves working closely with the project leader to ensure that the research design, analysis and interpretation of results fulfil client expectations. You will supervise the work of junior members of the research team.

Salary will depend on background and experience but will be in the range £25K to £32K. There is in addition a very attractive range of benefits including relocation support.

Optical / Electronics Engineer to join a team working in a major commercial research lab. on camera module design/development for mobile phones. With a 1st/2.1 in physics, optoelectronics or engineering (or similar); you will have a keen interest in cutting edge technology; experience in imaging optics and electronics; and commercial experience in product design and development.

Good communication and interpersonal skills are a must as you may be working in multidisciplinary, multicultural teams.

Salary will depend on experience and qualifications but is likely to be in the range £30K to £35K with a very good benefits package including relocation support where appropriate. Good promotion.

Head of Business System Delivery to lead the planning, development and deployment of a major IT system across an enterprise business managing a mixed team across various European locations. With strong programme management experience; you will have managed system delivery teams, ideally in a ISP or telecommunications; be able to support the main business processes and units; use and deploy the business IS systems in line with overall strategy; and be able to build strong links with key stakeholders.

You will ensure a pragmatic delivery roadmap is agreed with the appropriate business units and is within the business’s budget; be responsible for the delivery of the systems to support the end to end business process from prospects, ordering, provisioning and Finance systems; and manage a mixed team. This will include Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and 3rd Party suppliers.

You will be responsible for the management of costs, budgets and resources of the development and delivery of the agreed internal and systems using internal and 3rd party resources; and support the development of the Corporate IS strategy.

Salary will be in the range £60K to £70K depending on experience with good benefits.

Project Manager to manage the product development of advanced radio-based solutions, which are often challenging and complex, for a wide range of wireless applications. With a good degree in engineering and substantial industrial experience working in wireless product design and development; you will be familiar with managing multi-disciplinary projects and have a good knowledge of wireless regulatory and type approval. You will understand the wireless PD process though to manufacture.

You will be managing wireless projects, typically consisting of multidisciplinary teams (including hardware, software, digital signal processing, mechanics and production engineering).

The position involves the management of projects through the complete development lifecycle, from requirements definition through to final delivery. You will be involved in proposal preparation, selection of the team, negotiations with 3rd parties, managing concept generation, analysis of the system architecture, liaison across engineering disciplines and the specification, implementation and testing of the design. You will manage projects typically in the region £10,000 to £3,000,000 that require delivery within tight time-scales and budgets, managing both internal and external resources.

Salary is negotiable and will not be a bar in attracting strong candidates but is likely to be in the range c. £40 - 55K. In addition there is relocation support where appropriate, regular salary reviews and a profit share scheme along with excellent career prospects..

A leading technology innovation consultancy company is looking for a highly skilled consultant in optical physics and engineering to lead demanding technical projects and build new business in product and technology development. With a PhD in physics or engineering, you will have a track record in optics project management and a sound knowledge of a broad range of relevant skills. Business development experience is preferred.

You will be contributing to technically demanding development projects in a technical and/or project management capacity; take the lead in client communications and management; and take responsibility for best-in-class project delivery. You will identify and pursue opportunities to develop new business through individual and team creativity and building relationships with international clients.

Salary is negotiable depending on background and qualifications and is likely to be in the range £50 – 60K but this unlikely to be a bar in attracting the right candidate. In addition there is an attractive benefits package including relocation where required.

Associate Director - Operations to support a growing team of researchers in the healthcare market research subsidiary of a leading agency. You will be a graduate or equivalent. And should have some "ad hoc" healthcare research experience and be interested in people and making teams work. You will also have some account management experience although you will be focusing on the operational side in resourcing, costing and running projects. A 4-day week or reduced daily working hours is possible.

Your key responsibilities include:

To assign teams for every project, taking into consideration: client continuity, skills required for the project (e.g. specialist techniques, client relationship etc.), current workloads and team dynamics / interpersonal skills.

To monitor on a day to day basis, resources for live projects (communicating with Project Leaders), supplementing/modifying teams, including outsourcing to other subsidiaries of the group or others, as required and generally acting in the role of troubleshooter to ensure smooth progress of all projects.

To define the optimum processes and tools to run projects and ensure that this is communicated to the Healthcare Team to promote effective implementation.

To help the Healthcare subsidiary win proposals by effective management of all suppliers (internal and external) and by vetting and managing costs.

To take an overview of the management of all live projects, ensuring that relevant meetings take place - initiation, mid-project update, product handling, field, data processing and data analysis briefings, debrief planning and postmortems.

To monitor progress of proposals to foresee and plan workload levels.

To scrutinize proposed timings for projects and discuss them with the key departments to ensure that they can be achieved, before they are sent to clients.

To oversee the promotion and monitor implementation of the Group ISO procedures throughout the Healthcare Team.

To maintain effective communication with the Group Office Manager to input into the development of Group quality procedures.

To help promote and monitor the quality of outputs from the Healthcare Team, by ensuring that good research practices are adopted.

To attend the weekly senior scheduling meetings.

To communicate regularly with Group's Director of Research Resource to ensure both parties have holistic understanding of resource needs.

To line manage Office and Field Manager and any Research Assistants within the Healthcare Team, planning their career development, identifying training needs, supporting them with their own line management responsibilities, conducting appraisals and acting as a mentor on a day to day basis

To identify resource needs within the Healthcare Team and submit proposals with costs for consideration within the budget. Ultimately, to become involved in Healthcare recruitment and retention strategy

To keep the Healthcare subsidiary's Board informed, responding to issues raised and pro-actively submitting proposals for business developments / changes to operating practices in line with Healthcare subsidiary's business strategy

To promote, at all times, a pleasant working environment for all staff and workers in the healthcare subsidiary

Salary will be in the range £35K to £45K with an additional £4K car allowance, a bonus scheme, relocation support, pension, private medical, flexible working practices, good holidays and other benefits.

Market Research Executive to join an expanding market research company. You will undertake mainly "ad hoc" quantitative and qualitative market research. You must have a good degree 9or equiv); be numerate; and have previous experience (6 months -1year) in a market research agency undertaking "ad hoc" projects in the pharma, healthcare, F&B or consumer sectors. You will have good communication and self-management skills; be a good planner and organiser; and importantly be team player.

Super opportunity for an RE with just a little agency experience to join a leading group.

As Research Executive you will handle client projects through all the stages from initial briefing, decisions on research protocols, to report writing and debrief. You will work closely with the Project Leader to ensure that the research design and analysis and interpretation of results meet the client's needs.

This includes making the correct use of quantitative and qualitative techniques; writing research proposals; managing research assistants, designing questionnaires; data analysis and maintaining quality standards.

An attractive package c. £21K to £26K with good benefits is offered - entry point will depend on experience. The company has a nice working environment in a pleasant market town.

Due to expansion, this leading market research agency is looking for a Research Director to "share the load" in a successful online research team. You will be primarily involved in online, consumer, market research so need to have some experience and a real interest in this area (although you will also lead non-online work). You need to have quantitative skills and, because of the large number of multi-country studies undertaken, international experience. Business development skills are a must.

You will contribute as a key member of the online research team to achieve the continuing growth of the company. There are a number of aspects to the job:
A first dimension is managing client accounts. You will have ultimate responsibility for the quality of service provided and business developed on allocated accounts; for the provision of internal consultancy and sign off (as appropriate) on research design, proposal and debrief content; and the provision of a senior presence (gravitas) at key client interface situations.

You will add value to the client experience in NPD and research; decide on the identification of business risk and development opportunities within accounts and the implementation of appropriate solutions; and promotion of all the company's proprietary methodologies to all potential customers within accounts. You will deliver an agreed value of business from existing and new clients in line with overhead recovery and net profitability targets.

You will secondly, also be involved in new client development. You will lead and support the online team, adding experience and gravitas to their business development efforts. This will include the generation of new business through warm leads generated by the company and from other personal contacts; the generation of new business through cold leads as appropriate; and the generation of warm leads through promoting awareness of the company amongst potential clients and contacts.
A third aspect is the management, leadership and development of Associate Directors (who lead account teams) and other Senior Research staff, as appropriate.

Salary will be in the range ca. £50K to £70K depending on work background and experience with a car allowance of £4K, bonus, relocation support where appropriate, and an attractive range of benefits. The company is situated in a very attractive market town.

A successful full service market research company is looking for a Senior Specification Writer to work with other DP team members to write databases and tabulations using specialist market research software ensuring all data is correct and verified. You must have practical experience in spec writing; have a high level of Excel skills and ideally have experience in QPS. Quantum software experience would also be acceptable.

Your role will be to write databases in both QPS and Excel. You will test and validate the databases prior to producing Input files for data entry; to produce 100% verification of data entered for the DP Supervisor’s team to check; and to clean the data and produce tabulations according to the specifications agreed with the project team.

You will export data for the Data Analysis department for statistical analysis, ensure that resultant information is added to the QPS data and any further tabulations are produced; ensure that all ISO procedures are followed and that the relevant documentation is completed and filed as appropriate. You will also assist Senior Management with any other tasks as required.

Salary will be in the range £25K to £30K depending on experience and qualifications with a very good benefits package.