Total 558 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Midlands, ST5 0QP

A unique independent Opticians based in central Newcastle are looking for a full or part time Optical Assistant to join the team.

This is a very well-known and well respected independent Optician with a loyal customer base. They pride themselves on offering patients something different with the focus on offering a personalised service and one of a kind eyewear.

Optical Assistant - Role

• Unique independent Opticians
• Single testing
• High value dispensing
• Access to a range of luxury eyewear not usually found on the highstreet
• Focus on offering a personalised service
• Providing eyewear options to patients with frames not on display
• Input into frame buying, attending various tradeshows around the world
• Working full or time, including Saturdays
• Typical working hours from 9.30am to 6.30pm (5.30pm on a Sat)
• Salary - Highly competatice plus bonus
• Further training available - including Dispensing Optician course in the future

Optical Assistant - Requirements

• Experienced Optical Assistant
• Passionate about eyewear
• Interest in working with high end products
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Wants to be part of a close knit team

To apply for this role please send a copy of your CV or call 01142381726 for more information.

A unique independent Opticians based in central Newcastle are looking for a full or part time Dispensing Optician to join the team.

This is a very well-known and well respected independent Optician with a loyal customer base. They pride themselves on offering patients something different with the focus on offering a personalised service and one of a kind eyewear.

Dispensing Optician - Role

• Unique independent Opticians
• Single testing
• High value dispensing
• Access to a range of luxury eyewear not usually found on the highstreet
• Focus on offering a personalised service
• Providing eyewear options to patients with frames not on display
• Input into frame buying, attending various tradeshows around the world
• Working full or time, including Saturdays
• Typical working hours from 9.30am to 6.30pm (5.30pm on a Sat)
• Salary - Extremley competative plus bonus

Dispensing Optician - Requirements

• Fully qualified and registered with the GOC
• Passionate about eyewear
• Interest in working with high end products
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Wants to be part of a close knit team

To apply for this role please send a copy of your CV or call 01142381726 for more information.

A patient focused independent Opticians based in Walsall are looking for a full or part time Dispensing Optician to join the team.

With a long standing presence in the area, they are well known for their emphasis on clinical care utilising the most up to date equipment

Dispensing Optician - Role

• Single testing rooms practice
• Focus on quality and customer service
• Working in a small team of 3 people
• Tests 4 days a week
• Sole DO in the practice dealing with complex dispensing
• Experienced Directors who welcome input and new ideas
• Freedom to work with different lens suppliers
• Wide range if frames to suit all budgets - Silhouette, Cocoa Mint, Maui Jim
• Optix PMS
• Typical working hours from 9am to 5.30pm (5pm on a Sat)
• Closed Sundays - No late nights
• Basic salary between £28,000 to £30,000
• Bonus
• Professional fees paid
• Free parking
• Regular training
• Simplyhealth

Dispensing Optician - Requirements

• Fully qualified Dispensing Optician registered with the GOC
• Passionate about service
• Flair for fashion
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Team player
• Attention to detail

To avoid missing out on this amazing opportunity please send a copy of your CV or call 01142381726 for more information.

A well-established and rapidly expanding Social Housing Contractor are currently looking to recruit a Project Manager to join them on a permanent basis.

The company have gone from strength to strength each year and have an exciting growth plan in place, with a healthy pipeline of work across the Midlands region.

The company specialise in retrofit and decarbonisation to tenanted Social Housing properties, with a goal to reduce fuel poverty and the carbon footprint.

This will be working on a complex Social Housing Refurbishment scheme in Birmingham, which will consist of EWI, Air Source Heat Pump Installation, Windows and Doors, IWI, Roofline works.

Responsibilities of a Project Manager:

• Embedding the client's requirements in every aspect of the project, offering the clients added value to give them the assurance that they can trust the Contractor in providing a quality start-to-finish delivery
• Assisting the Site Manager with any problems or concerns on site
• Regular liaison with the client, discussing progress and acting as the company representative
• Senior management meetings on progression of sites making sure directors are aware of each development
• Discussing build-ability and design issues
• Managing Health & Safety
• Programming and planning all works
• Devising a build programme
• Recruitment of staff, organising trades and labour
• Ensuring KPI's are being achieved

The successful Project Manager must have:

• A strong background in the social housing refurbishment sector/decarbonisation sector with knowledge of working under PAS regulations.
• CSCS, SMSTS, First Aid

If you are interested in this position and would like to apply, please send a copy of your CV to Steph at Fawkes & Reece.

Please note, if shortlisted, applicants will be required to provide 2 contactable references and copies of certificates stated.

My public sector client is looking for a Business Support Officer to provide support within their Legal Services Directorate, where the successful candidate will play an integral part in assisting the organisations directorate (including Director and Assistant Directors) to manage their time and work effectively, so that they can focus on their priorities. This is a potential 6 month temporary assignment Monday to Friday paying £12.62 p/hr, full time 37.00 hours a week, 9.00am to 5.00pm and this role will be a hybrid role, with three days on site and two working from home.

As a Business Support Officer, you will be responsible for the below tasks-

• Diary management - actively the Senior Management Team's appointments, sending meeting invites, chasing responses and accepting/declining invites as appropriate. Working closely with the SMT to ensure their diaries are aligned with key priorities
• Producing briefing notes and drafting presentations for the SMT to use when attending a range of senior leader meetings
• Providing ad-hoc administrative support as required e.g. co-ordination of meetings, taking minutes, production of correspondence and distribution etc
• Travel - arranging and booking travel/accommodation for the SMT and their team as required
• Making all appropriate arrangements for attendance at offices, including desk booking and room bookings for meetings
• Forming an effective working relationship with the administrative teams and EAs of other senior staff - ensuring appropriate channels of communications with the Director
• Working alongside the Business Support Team, in particular working closely with the Director's Executive Assistant and supporting wider functions within the team
• Analysing and updating Management Information, liaising and supporting the wider team for missing data

You should have excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to work flexibly, effectively and across teams. The ability to work as a team player managing dynamics inclusively when working across team, departmental and other boundaries. Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise tasks and work to tight deadlines. A willingness to adapt to change and promote the positive benefits of a culture of continuous improvement. A confident, self-motivated, positive self-starter with the ability to take the initiative and with proven experience in administration matters. The ability to remain calm and reliable under pressure to manage a range of sensitive and high-profile matters on behalf of the Assistant Directors. Excellent attention to detail and committed to giving a high-quality performance in all aspects of the job.

You should also be willing to complete regular travel between our London, Birmingham and Manchester offices to support the Senior Management Team where required

Please note this role will require a DBS check, and three years referencing.

If you feel that you would have the necessary skill set for this role and are ready to take on a new challenge, please apply online. Due to the high volume of applications for this role we may not be able to contact every candidate who applies.

IT Project Managers - Software

Permanent - 37 hours per week between 9am - 5pm

Salary: £39,096

Mandatory requirement to be onsite 2 days a week (Mondays and Tuesdays) with a frequent need to be onsite up to 5 days a week when required due to overseeing infrastructure works relating to estates moves

Birmingham City University is recruiting for 2 x IT Project Manager on a Permanent basis to join our IT Project Management Office

The main purpose of these roles is to manage the delivery of IT projects in support of our Software Portfolio which delivers our Technology and Digital Improvement Strategies

• You will creating and co-ordinating plans that involve Software suppliers, Technical Architects and IT Operational Technical teams
• You will work with senior stakeholders to define and maintain project plans, engaging with and influencing to ensure the project will deliver agreed business objectives on time, within cost and to defined quality levels
• You will also work with other project leads and team managers across IT Services and the wider University to ensure that the projects deliver in line with ongoing strategic developments and standards
• Knowledge and experience of managing and delivering Software projects is essential to be able to provide subject matter expert network knowledge on risks and dependencies, as well as be experienced in managing challenges around customer requirements and timescales versus capacity both technically and operationally

Essential role requirements:

• Plan, schedule, monitor and report on project activities to ensure that each part contributes to the overall achievement of the projects
• Identify issues with project delivery, cost, risk, inter-dependencies, impact on current business activities and the benefits to be realised and ensure that these are managed appropriately and reported effectively
• Produce clear, timely and accurate project documentation - Business cases, PID's, Plans, RAID logs and reports
• In managing the project, you will work closely with relevant team leads and suppliers to initiate required works, monitor delivery and recommend corrective action where appropriate and reporting on overall project status
• Be proactive in strategic engagement with technical teams, building strong working relationships and understanding of their technical areas
• Demonstrative experience in gathering Epics, User stories, and supporting the Business Analysis function on gathering clear sets of requirements is essential
• Ability to stage plan well, defining clear and measurable milestones is needed
• Strong financial budgeting, forecasting and management is required
• Maintain an accurate RAID log, and proactive review and execution of mitigations is imperative
• Excellent workshop hosting, board preparation and delivery is required - including setting agendas with clear outcomes, and presenting quality
• Work with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders to understand and agree what will meet their needs and to ensure that appropriate expectations are defined
• Demonstrate a successful track record of managing projects in a complex working environment especially in the areas of software, applications and integrations
• Excellent stakeholder expectations management, communication, project documentation skills required, along with strong project management knowledge and experience
• This role requires a self-starter, who is extremely organised, proactive, has strong attention to detail and has a minimum of 5 years experience in IT project management

Maintenance Project Surveyor

Hybrid role - working from home, or from one of our regional offices in Maryport, Cumbria, or One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle and our properties in the North West of Cumbria and North East Region.

2 Year Fixed Term Contract, full time (37.5 hpw)

Salary: £39,710 pa, with great benefits including Health Cash Plan

Home, a place where you belong

Are you an experienced Maintenance Project Surveyor looking for a new role with a great employer? Are you experienced or have worked on Retro-Fit or sustainability projects? Come join us at Home Group and be part of our fantastic repairs and maintenance team. Make a difference as you support us to continuously improve the quality standards, ensure the safety and compliance and provide sustainable and renewable measures in our properties. If you fancy working alongside a brilliant team, who are already delivering Retro-Fit and sustainability projects in the NW and NE and to continue developing your own career as you grow with us, then read on…

Typical day as a Maintenance Project Surveyor

• Carrying out pre and post inspections of planned maintenance work on a variety of different property types, managing a patch covering the NW of Cumbria, and NE region ensuring that our contractors deliver high-quality work and that our customers are happy with the outcome.
• Providing technical advice and support to our contractors and suppliers so we deliver a high-quality, cost-effective and compliant service in accordance with agreed specifications, from our Retro-Fit team and designers.
• Managing contracts including progress against programmes and using customer insight to support us in delivering on our customer promise - and managing performance Indicators on our principal contractors.
• Supporting our colleagues in helping customers to combat damp and mould issues in their homes - one of the essential aspects in our Retro-Fit delivery model.
• Accurately measuring materials to enable a ‘right first time’ approach, ensuring they do not vary from set and agreed specifications.

Imagine ending each day knowing you've made a positive impact on our customers' lives. You can do that here, working for one of the top ten Great Places to Work in the UK!

You have

• Building surveying experience including property condition and dilapidation surveys and specifying remedial works.
• Hold a Building Surveying qualification HND, HNC or Degree Level, as well as PAS2035 qualifications, Level 2 or Level 5 - or working towards these qualifications.
• Current knowledge of building repairs, construction as well as CDM roles and responsibility.
• Able to manage, control budgets and expenditure, and performance information.
• A vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we’ll pay your mileage!
• A self-starter approach, able to work unsupervised to manage your own patch, working commercially to deliver our programmes of work on time and to budget.
• Knowledge of Retro-Fit works, including installation of renewable energy measures.
• Excellent experience in performance management of Principal contractors.
• Excellent at building strong Contractor/Client relationships.
• Excellent at delivering a customer focused approach, and excellent level of customer care.

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role.  This remains under regular review.

Our team

Looking for a job where you really belong? Where you can be, well you!  Bring your uniqueness, brilliant skills and awesome experience to deliver amazing things for our customers. You’ll join our team, who come from different walks of life and are here to support you as you make yourself at Home!   

Our Team are a supportive and dedicated team, who are working on Retro-Fit projects currently, in the NW and NE regions, and are really looking forward to welcoming you into the Retro-Fit Delivery team.

If you are passionate about delivering excellent results and changing our customers lives for the better, then this is the role for you!

Job details

• Working Monday to Friday, you’ll shape your own diary around work, customers’ and your own commitments.
• This is a hybrid role, so you’ll typically spend some days in our offices others working at home and the rest working in our properties in NW Cumbria or NE regions.
• You must be able to use technology for updating records, budget and KPI management, completing online learning and collaborating with other colleagues.
• You’ll need a Standard DBS check done and we pay for that.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more. Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3 x salary
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Explore our benefits in detail on our website.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Maintenance Project Surveyor Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out.  Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk

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