GRADUATE TRAINEE SALES ROLES - JUNIOR COMMERCIAL FINANCE BROKERS

"Kick-start your career with one of the UK's leading asset finance companies and develop your skills and experience through their structured training programme."

Salary £25000 Benefits (OTE £60-80000 on completion of graduate training scheme)

Northamptonshire, East Midlands, UK

Are you a recent graduate in a business studies or humanities discipline? Having graduated with a minimum 2:1 classification, you may have fallen into your current role and are enjoying the world of work.

But is it fulfilling? Can you see a clear route through to a senior level in your current business? Is your current company supporting your career development with a highly structured training programme?

That's what you'll receive from our client in one of their graduate trainee positions. You'll work alongside the Commercial Director and Sales Director, who will mentor you through your initial 12-16-week training programme.

During that time, you'll learn about commercial asset finance, the financial products our client offers, how to nurture sales opportunities from a lead through to a closed deal, then manage that client account for the long-term.

As such, your training will focus heavily on warm-calling existing previous or current clients to develop your confidence and ability in creating sales. However, this isn't a telesales type of role where you have a product to push onto a prospective customer. Instead, it's a consultative sale where you have to understand how the prospect's business operates then select the most appropriate financial solutions.

Having developed that initial enquiry, you'll then pass ownership of the deal to an account manager but work closely with them to learn the process of completing the sale.

Our client's ambition for you is to complete your training then start creating and managing your own deals where you will then earn a generous commission on top of your base salary.

Given the nature of the role, you'll need outstanding verbal and written communication skills along with a desire to work in a sales-based role and the ambition to succeed. You'll also need a UK driving licence as there will be occasional travel to clients' premises.

So, if you're looking to step up to the next level in your career, send your CV quoting reference LX 876683

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGERS - (EPC) ENGINEERING & PROJECTS - HIGH HAZARD/HIGH INTEGRITY ENVIRONMENT

C£80-90000/€93-105,000 (DOE) Bonus Excellent Benefits

North West UK or Netherlands or Germany

Our client is a global player with the high hazard and high integrity energy and power generation sector. Its portfolio of projects ranges from €50 million to in excess of €500 million. Its Engineering and Projects division supports Group project services across sites in the UK and mainland Europe.

The Roles:

Reporting to the Group Projects Director, the Senior Project Managers will provide and enhance our client's project delivery capabilities across a global footprint stretching over four operational sites and several business activities. Senior Project Managers will be embedded within Group Projects and will provide excellence in the delivery of capital projects.

These roles will cover the full project lifecycle from project set up, initiation through to project delivery stages and closure. Senior Project Managers (EPC) will be fully accountable to deliver assigned projects on time and within €multi million budgets. Small/medium projects could be €50-100 million rising to €500 million plus for major capex projects.

The Senior EPC Project Managers will provide subject matter consulting expertise and advice across the engineering and capital projects portfolio. These are direct delivery senior project management roles, and you may be assigned to one major or a number of small-medium projects, all of strategic significance.

Senior Project Managers will be assigned a portfolio of projects varying in size and complexity, each of strategic significance. Direct reports will range from 5-20 at varying levels from blue collar to MSc and PhD level educated. In addition, you will be responsible for c20-60 indirect reports from contractors based at multiple UK and pan European locations.

Senior Project Managers will have multiple stakeholders, internal and external customers, and will interface across the whole group and this on occasion may require travel to mainland Europe to assist with the delivery of multiple projects.

Specifically, the Senior Project Managers - Engineering & Projects will:

* Actively promote a proactive safety culture, be role models throughout the project lifecycle across the Group.

* Advise, consult, lead and provide feedback in the development and evolvement of the Group's Project Delivery Strategy, aligned to delivery of objectives and strategy across the capital expenditure portfolio.

* Overall responsibility for the delivery of projects to meet safety, scope, cost, schedule and business benefit targets.

* Communicate strategy, objectives and benefits to business unit and Group whilst implementing organisational strategy to achieve maximum business benefit.

* Develop a high-performance team, ensuring flawless integration of sub disciplines and functions throughout the project lifecycle.

* Foster and enhance owner relationships with subcontractors and vendors.

* Ensure our client's commercial position is robustly protected through the application of industry best practice in contracting strategies, supplier selection, procurement, contract negotiation and contract management.

The Ideal Candidates:

* University degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction or similar.

* Post graduate qualification such as MSc, MBA highly advantageous.

* At least five years' experience in a fully accountable technical project management role actively leading EPC projects (or as a project owner).

* Full project lifecycle management experience from concept development, initiation through to closeout/handover.

* Demonstrable experience of accountability for a complex, multi contract, multi discipline project(s) in a lead EPC role or owner role.

* A project management qualification such as APM or PMI or Chartered Project Project Professional (ChPP).

* Awareness of contracting methodologies such as NEC3, NEC4 etc

* On site construction experience.

* Experience of managing multi-cultural teams within a matrix pan European environment.

* Demonstrable success in project delivery in multiple industries would be highly advantageous.

* Please note that this role is subject to security clearance so if you have security clearance for the UK, Netherlands or Germany please state this clearly on your application.

In return our client offers a very competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to develop your career within a market leader. Please note that this role will require Security Clearance.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER/SUPERVISOR - MAINTENANCE

C£35-53500 Bonus Benefits including Shift Allowance Relocation Assistance within the UK/Scotland

Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation Assistance for UK nationals from within UK/Scotland

This is an excellent Supervisory opportunity to join the plant electrical maintenance team of this division of a multinational company and play a key part in delivering production targets within a medium/heavy factory process operation. The focus is on maintenance, inspections, and planned maintenance of all electrical, automation and process control equipment. This includes instrumentation, PLCs, inverter drives, DCS/SCADA, LV and HV motors, switchgear and control gear, AC and DC, variable speed drives and specialised control panels. Therefore, this role would ideally suit a time served apprentice/degree educated Electrician/Electrical Engineer seeking to further develop their career in a supervisory role leading a small team of six Electrical Engineers/Electricians.

You will supervise and perform electrical inspections and maintenance, ensuring that you and your team respond in a timely manner to breakdown repairs with a keen eye to continuous improvement and to high standards in line with safety, technical, quality, operational and environmental targets. You will also represent the electrical maintenance and inspection department on site working committees.

* Ensure Risk Assessments and Permits to Work are always carried out, including safe systems of work are used.

* Ensure hardwired interlocks are working correctly to ensure staff and plant safety

* Manage the current plant electrical networks to optimise their efficiency including changes and modifications to reduce breakdowns, and communicate plans and changes effectively

* To assist in managing electrical maintenance and projects utilising employees and/or contractors ensuring high levels of workmanship and safety are maintained.

* Plan, deliver and ensure availability of critical spares for routine and planned maintenance, and ensure risk plans exist for emergent failures

* Communicate and liaise with other departments and form cross functional links.

* Improve current plant electrical networks by implementing improvements and innovations to prevent downtime in support of the plant operations

* Take the lead and actively assist the electrical dept

* Manage electrical systems to minimise risk and improve plant performance

* Ensure availability of electrical plant for production and engineering to meet time targets

* Fault finding of existing systems and electrical network

* Maintain record of all network changes

* Continually challenge the current network design to ensure plant needs are optimised

* Manage emergent electrical and system failures

* Manage obsolescence of existing plant by regularly checking component standards

* Use of SAP to manage and complete jobs

* Part of Electrical department call out rota, to technically support shift electricians

* Ability to perform under pressure ensuring plant reliability is kept at world class levels.

The Ideal Candidate will possess the following qualifications, skills and experience:

* Apprentice trained electrician/electrical/process control engineer educated to HNC/Degree (NVQ level 3-4) in Electrical/Process Control Engineering.

* BS-7671 IEE 18th edition wiring regulations

* HV Switching as Authorised Person

* At least 3-4 years team leadership/supervisor experience in electrical maintenance or inspection within heavy industry where process control is used.

* Experience in a continuous process industry, factory, chemical, cement, lime, steel, powders, aggregates, construction materials, energy or other heavy industrial process environment including full competence in electrical maintenance of large plant equipment.

* Fully competence in Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance principles and techniques.

* Good knowledge of heavy engineering plant and equipment

* Knowledge of Siemens PCS7 systems

* Good knowledge of electrical networks and systems including High Voltage and Instrumentation

* PLC, inverter drives, gas analytics, explosive atmospheres and telemetry experience preferred.

* DCS experience desired.

* Experience of hydraulic and pneumatic systems useful

* Knowledge and experience of HV/LV switchgear and control gear systems

* Working knowledge of maintenance management systems eg SAP or MAXIMO

* Good working knowledge of electrical isolation

* Competence in the use of lean problem-solving tools

PROJECT ENGINEER - CAPEX & MAINTENANCE PROJECTS
"Fantastic career development opportunity for experienced Project Engineer to join flagship Scottish heavy industrial processing plant"
£35-55000 (Dependent on Experience) Bonus Benefits Relocation Assistance

Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation assistance may be available.

This is an exciting career development opportunity for a degree educated and ambitious Project Engineer to further enhance their existing project engineering experience by joining the well-established project engineering team of a UK market leader, at one of their major industrial processing plants in Scotland. If you view change as an opportunity to develop and contribute to the business this could be the role for you. Especially if you like partnering with business stakeholders are all levels, presenting new ideas and excellent project management.
The site is a 365/24/7 heavy process engineering operation, so managing the project works around the continuous production cycle will challenge your project management and communication skills. An appreciation of a wide variety of engineering disciplines i.e., electrical, mechanical, chemical, process control and optimisation will be critical to success and credibility in this role.

The Role:
Reporting to a Senior Project Engineer, you will be responsible for:
* Delivering CAPEX projects safely, within budget and on time
* Proactive engagement in Safety & Health performance and behaviours of the project engineering team and contractors to continuously improvement safety practices and standards on site.
* Assist with the preparation of cost estimates for planned engineering work, controlling capital spending and timelines
* Assist with the preparation and implementation of capital expenditure budgets for each project ensuring defined key performance indicators (KPIs)
* Assist with preparation of annual budgets for engineering and maintenance projects.
* Determine the scope of work, evaluate proposals, and participate in the selection of contractors
* Assist in negotiating contracts and oversee contracts during the course of the work to ensure compliance with proposed design, material specifications, and schedules
* Perform project design work including researching data, conducting feasibility and economic studies, and determining design criteria in accordance with required standards
* Prepare project documents including project justifications, budget analyses, calculations, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and schedules for assigned facility projects
* Review and check engineering drawings, plans, calculations, estimates and reports for completeness and accuracy
* Determine the scope of work, prepare requests for proposals, evaluate proposals, and participate in the selection of consultants for utilities projects
* Ensure quality control by taking responsibility for schedule coordination and evaluating, recommending, and preparing contract change orders as necessary
* Obtain certification and conformance to current regulations for new and modified structures
* Work with process engineering and maintenance personnel to implement projects, either on their behalf, jointly, or in an advisory role, depending on the project
* Provide comprehensive technical assistance to optimise plant equipment performance and utilise technical expertise to continuously determine, evaluate and improve equipment/system

The Ideal Applicant:
* Degree/Master's in engineering - chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering.
* Current or very recent project engineering experience ideally gained within a heavy industrial processing environment such as such as steel, chemicals, cement, construction materials, energy/power or similar environment.
* Strong understanding and hands on experience of heavy industrial processing operations and maintenance.
* Safety oriented with excellent, best in class, Safety and Health knowledge including risk assessments gained within heavy industrial processing environment.
* Minimum IOSHH Working Safely Certificate.
* Proven leadership experience either gained in an operational/maintenance leadership or project engineering role.
* Excellent persuasion and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge, question and collaboratively develop logical solutions.
* Excellent, planning, scheduling, and project/programme/work stream management capabilities.
* Experience of managing/liaising with contractors undertaking maintenance and other capital projects, ensuring compliance to health & safety and projects schedules.
* Working towards or willing to attain chartered engineer status.
* Solid technical knowledge of manufacturing systems, processes, operations and project management skills.
* Proficient computer skills, specifically with applications such as SAP, AutoCAD and Microsoft Project.
* An understanding of Statistical Process Control is highly advantageous.
* Experience with Cost Estimation for Multi-discipline Projects.

Senior Commercial Finance Brokers - Fast Track Career Development Programme

"A rare chance for established Sales Professionals to join a successful asset finance business and develop their sales management skills to the next level".

Base Salary £50-60000, OTE £150,00 -200,000 (Year 1-3) & Fantastic Benefits

East Midlands UK

Commutable from Northampton, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Home Counties, Oxfordshire

Are you a Sales Executive at the top of your game?

Maybe you've left college or university, taken a job in sales and reached a high level of achievement in your industry.

Life is good. You're earning decent money.

But perhaps you're wondering what's next? Have you reached a ceiling but have the ambition and drive to go further?

Our client is looking for someone like you. They work in the commercial finance industry and want a rising star to develop into a superstar through their fast-track sales management programme.

You'll be working alongside the Managing Director, Operations Director, and Sales Director, who will all give you first-hand training of their business to help you develop into a Senior Commercial Finance Broker in 18 months. As part of that training, our client will support and pay for you to obtain your LIBF Diploma in Asset Finance (DipAF), if you wish.

Currently, you may be working in a role such as prestige car sales, high-end property sales, or capital equipment, or other B2B or B2C sales and you'll have learned the art of consultative selling. You'll have developed your communication skills to work with companies of all shapes and sizes. And that variety is one of the key features of this role. For example, you could go from talking to a small wine-bar owner about finance for new fridges to the FD of a £10m business wanting finance to purchase a fleet of commercial vehicles.

Your day-to-day role will combine generating new business from warm leads, which you'll aim to convert into long-term accounts for you to manage. Getting to know your clients' businesses will be critical to your success as you'll be able to identify further opportunities to provide financial solutions to help them grow and thrive.

Our client's industry works at a fast pace, and you will have multiple deals in progress at any one time (perhaps 30-40), which can go from initial contact to funds in the bank in a matter of days. As such, you'll be able to flex your time-management muscles and enjoy your sales commission being paid shortly after the client is onboard.

As you rise through the business, you'll then mentor, train and lead other sales executives to bring through the next generation of brokers in the business. And to top it all you will also benefit from an override commission on earnings generated by the team, as well as many other market-leading benefits.

So, if you're looking to step up to the next level in your career, send your CV quoting reference LX 803191

GRADUATE TRAINEE SALES ROLES - JUNIOR COMMERCIAL FINANCE BROKERS

"Kick-start your career with one of the UK's leading asset finance companies and develop your skills and experience through their structured training programme."

Salary £25000 Benefits (OTE £60-80000 on completion of graduate training scheme)

Northamptonshire, East Midlands, UK

Are you a recent graduate in a business studies or humanities discipline? Having graduated with a minimum 2:1 classification, you may have fallen into your current role and are enjoying the world of work.

But is it fulfilling? Can you see a clear route through to a senior level in your current business? Is your current company supporting your career development with a highly structured training programme?

That's what you'll receive from our client in one of their graduate trainee positions. You'll work alongside the Commercial Director and Sales Director, who will mentor you through your initial 12-16-week training programme.

During that time, you'll learn about commercial asset finance, the financial products our client offers, how to nurture sales opportunities from a lead through to a closed deal, then manage that client account for the long-term.

As such, your training will focus heavily on warm-calling existing previous or current clients to develop your confidence and ability in creating sales. However, this isn't a telesales type of role where you have a product to push onto a prospective customer. Instead, it's a consultative sale where you have to understand how the prospect's business operates then select the most appropriate financial solutions.

Having developed that initial enquiry, you'll then pass ownership of the deal to an account manager but work closely with them to learn the process of completing the sale.

Our client's ambition for you is to complete your training then start creating and managing your own deals where you will then earn a generous commission on top of your base salary.

Given the nature of the role, you'll need outstanding verbal and written communication skills along with a desire to work in a sales-based role and the ambition to succeed. You'll also need a UK driving licence as there will be occasional travel to clients' premises.

So, if you're looking to step up to the next level in your career, send your CV quoting reference LX 876683

OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR

"Excellent career development opportunity for an experienced, ambitious and proactive logistics import and export and freight forwarding specialist to join a premier IT Distributor in a highly critical, fast moving, supply chain customer service delivery role."

C£26-33000 (Dependent On Experience) Benefits

Lancashire

Commutable from: Rochdale, Heywood, Bury, Oldham, Middleton, Chadderton, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Milnrow

Our client has more than two decades of experience as a premier international IT distributor, handling the delivery of leading technology hardware brands including servers, storage, networking, power, and 3D printers from its distribution centres in the UK and Germany. They have a reputation for exceeding customer expectations providing Same Day, Next Day Europe, and International shipping.

As a result of excellent business growth our client is seeking to strengthen its supply chain and logistics team with the appointment of a proactive Operations & Logistics Coordinator who prides themselves on working collaboratively within internal colleagues in the UK and Germany and external freight forwarding partners to deliver exceptional levels of OTIF customer service excellence.

To succeed as Operations & Logistics Coordinator within this fast-paced environment you will be a confident, calm, highly visible, extremely well organised, influential and positive "can do" personality.

The Role:

* An "end to end" passion or logistics. From labels to complex international supplies to export licenses. A "get the job done" attitude working with all levels of the business from the sales team to directors of the business.

* Maintain and develop inbound / outbound freight relationships into / from Europe and internationally.

* Ensure rates are competitive considering value-added services in line with environmental targets and efficiency improvements.

* Providing internal support and guidance concerning logistic options and costs.

* Work closely with warehouse teams in the UK and Germany and other group business to support the freight and logistics requirements.

* Working closely with key logistics partners such as UPS, DPD, DHL, Kuehne & Nagel, various freight forwarders and freight brokers.

* Dealing directly with clients, customs, and agents to ensure the quickest and best movement of cargo throughout the world.

* Prepare documents necessary to complete export, import and customs clearance process. Track and trace cargo as necessary to insure proper movement and delivery.

* Communicate with customers regarding disposition of Freight (i.e. tracking & tracing, routing & dispatching, and rate quotations).

* Communicate & correspond with other group companies and agents for customer satisfaction and ensure excellent service execution.

* Seek the most profitable mode of shipment yet meet customer's requirement for the movement of freight.

The Ideal Candidate will possess the following qualification, skills and experience:

* Well educated - minimum A level/HNC/HND/Degree level or equivalent NVQ level 3-4

* Demonstrable knowledge of warehouse and logistics processes and systems.

* Experience of large ERP systems software such as MS Navision.

* Experience working with 3PL/third party logistics service providers.

* In-depth knowledge of import and export procedures and compliance requirements for global trading.

* Great relationships with the main carriers / freight forwarders in UK, EU, international as well as Germany, with the ability to conduct freight tenders to ensure cost effective pricing and high service levels

* The ability to plan multiple complex and varied projects and to lead cross-function teams to deliver agreed targets.

* Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills at all levels and the ability to challenge effectively.

* High level of drive and enthusiasm and the ability to motivate and inspire both internal and external contacts to achieve excellent performance.

* Capable of continually re-prioritising focus and resource with early identification of challenges and the proposal of their solutions.

* Outward looking and ability to recognise new opportunities for growth by awareness of the ever-changing external environment.

* Knowledge of international trade regulations. HMRC import/ export declarations

* European and Northern Ireland knowledge of export.

* Continuously remaining up to date with relevant changes within the regulations and systems concerned with the importing and exporting of goods

* In depth understanding of freight movement processes whether by sea, air or road.

* CMR / Bills of lading / Certificate of origin

* B2B Experience

* Fluency in German would be highly advantageous.

To apply without delay, please email your CV t quoting reference LX 876674

EUROPEAN EPC CAPITAL PROJECTS PROCUREMENT MANAGER
"Multilingual, Degree educated, Strategic EPC Capital Projects Contracting & Procurement Professional required by Global Energy Company"
€/£ Very Competitive (Dependent upon Experience) Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits
Location: UK or Germany or Netherlands (Hybrid Working)

Our client is a global player within the specialist energy, electricity, and power generation sector.
As part of a strategic transformation of the procurement function moving to a shared service and category management model across its global operating units, our client seeks to strengthen its team with the appointment of an innovative and creative contracting and procurement professional with a track record gained within FTSE 100/NYSE Top 100 or equivalent listed companies.

Specifically, we are seeking a European Strategic Capital Projects Contracting and Procurement Manager with experience of EPC procurement project management. You will be highly adept at delivering strategic contracting and procurement change programmes across different cultures within a highly regulated and best in class health and safety environment.

Working within a global shared service projects function, you will be dedicated to delivering excellence in EPC project lifecycle management from a strategic procurement perspective. Your focus will be multi year, $multi million capital investment programmes. You will work closely with a global projects' directorate and the global procurement director, to deliver excellence in project supply chain management. This will include development of EPC project procurement strategies through to supplier selection and contract development to post award contracts and claim management.

The Role:
* Working closely with the global project function, global procurement teams and the executive board you will be responsible for procurement strategy development, defining the key success criteria, priorities and imperatives for the project and devise an appropriate supply chain and procurement strategy which delivers these requirements.
* Each project strategy will be bespoke and specific to the desired outcomes of the project while maintaining some consistency with non-negotiable elements of the global procurement strategy, governance models and company policies.
* Procurement strategy will detail value definition, opportunity development, supply chain execution and value creation, governance and value capture and mitigation of risk and value protection.
* From a procurement strategy execution perspective, you will assume responsibility for the creation and operational leadership of teams to deliver the Procurement Strategy. You will assume day to day accountability for the management of the project Procurement team to ensure delivery of the project requirements.
* To ensure procurement integration you will ensure that strategy and execution of project requirements both aligns and leverages existing category management plans where appropriate to the project.
* Furthermore, you will continuously scan the market from several industry sectors for best practice developments, assessing how they can be exploited by our client to further value creation, value delivery, value capture and value protection.

The Ideal Applicant:

* University Degree educated in Engineering or Science or similar plus Post Graduate level qualification in Procurement and/or Master's Degree. In addition, a project management qualification will be highly advantageous.
* At least 7-10 years consistent, fast track career development within a strategic global or pan European EPC contracting and procurement role within major capital investment or exploration programmes valued as a minimum at £/€250-300 million plus.
* Strategic EPC Contracting and Procurement experience gained within a FTSE 100, NYSE Top 100 or similar global organisation. This could include oil and gas, energy, utilities, mining and minerals exploration, or capital-intensive industrial manufacturing sectors such as steel or construction materials or hazardous industry sectors such as chemicals or nuclear. Candidates from other sectors such top 4 strategy consultancies, FMCG or pharmaceutical will also be considered if they are educated to university/Master's degree level.
* You will ideally be multilingual in English or Dutch or German, but this is not a prerequisite.
* You will be highly motivated to deliver change and transformation and your career to date will be characterised by your ability to engage cross functional teams and global/pan European procurement, engineering, and project management colleagues to achieve this.
* You will be experienced in preparing, presenting, and justifying business cases to main board/ExCom level.
* Experienced in analysing project requirements and developing critical success factors, translating these into bespoke Procurement Strategies
* Track record of delivering commercial capital procurement experience in pan European or global capital-intensive industry
* Adept at managing ambiguity, confidently taking accountability for creating a governance model, resource plan and delivery plan to meet project requirements
* Managing complex contractual relationships including the provision of free-issue materials, technology or IP and will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in managing suppliers to deliver within this context
* Experienced in the award and management of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts in the range of/up to c£500m.
* Excellent track record of building teams of highly performing professionals, conveying the strategy and vision to motivate and empower a team to take accountability for delivery of the project.
* Experienced in developing unique and bespoke fit-for-purpose commercial models for teams to deliver the appropriate outcomes for the project combined with a proven track record of performance management.
* Please note that this role is subject to security clearance so if you have security clearance for the UK, Netherlands or Germany please state this clearly on your application.

In return our client offers a very competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to develop your career within a market leader.

As an organisation dedicated to helping companies realise their full people potential, we understand the value a diverse workforce brings to every workplace. In everything we do, we are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We encourage applications from all regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race.

EUROPEAN EPC CAPITAL PROJECTS PROCUREMENT MANAGER

"Multilingual, Degree educated, Strategic EPC Capital Projects Contracting & Procurement Professional required by Global Energy Company"

€/£ Very Competitive (Dependent upon Experience) Excellent Blue-Chip Benefits

Location: UK or Germany or Netherlands (Hybrid Working)

Our client is a global player within the specialist energy, electricity, and power generation sector.
As part of a strategic transformation of the procurement function moving to a shared service and category management model across its global operating units, our client seeks to strengthen its team with the appointment of an innovative and creative contracting and procurement professional with a track record gained within FTSE 100/NYSE Top 100 or equivalent listed companies.

Specifically, we are seeking a European Strategic Capital Projects Contracting and Procurement Manager with experience of EPC procurement project management. You will be highly adept at delivering strategic contracting and procurement change programmes across different cultures within a highly regulated and best in class health and safety environment.

Working within a global shared service projects function, you will be dedicated to delivering excellence in EPC project lifecycle management from a strategic procurement perspective. Your focus will be multi year, $multi million capital investment programmes. You will work closely with a global projects' directorate and the global procurement director, to deliver excellence in project supply chain management. This will include development of EPC project procurement strategies through to supplier selection and contract development to post award contracts and claim management.

The Role:
* Working closely with the global project function, global procurement teams and the executive board you will be responsible for procurement strategy development, defining the key success criteria, priorities and imperatives for the project and devise an appropriate supply chain and procurement strategy which delivers these requirements.
* Each project strategy will be bespoke and specific to the desired outcomes of the project while maintaining some consistency with non-negotiable elements of the global procurement strategy, governance models and company policies.
* Procurement strategy will detail value definition, opportunity development, supply chain execution and value creation, governance and value capture and mitigation of risk and value protection.
* From a procurement strategy execution perspective, you will assume responsibility for the creation and operational leadership of teams to deliver the Procurement Strategy. You will assume day to day accountability for the management of the project Procurement team to ensure delivery of the project requirements.
* To ensure procurement integration you will ensure that strategy and execution of project requirements both aligns and leverages existing category management plans where appropriate to the project.
* Furthermore, you will continuously scan the market from several industry sectors for best practice developments, assessing how they can be exploited by our client to further value creation, value delivery, value capture and value protection.

The Ideal Applicant:

* University Degree educated in Engineering or Science or similar plus Post Graduate level qualification in Procurement and/or Master's Degree. In addition, a project management qualification will be highly advantageous.
* At least 7-10 years consistent, fast track career development within a strategic global or pan European EPC contracting and procurement role within major capital investment or exploration programmes valued as a minimum at £/€250-300 million plus.
* Strategic EPC Contracting and Procurement experience gained within a FTSE 100, NYSE Top 100 or similar global organisation. This could include oil and gas, energy, utilities, mining and minerals exploration, or capital-intensive industrial manufacturing sectors such as steel or construction materials or hazardous industry sectors such as chemicals or nuclear. Candidates from other sectors such top 4 strategy consultancies, FMCG or pharmaceutical will also be considered if they are educated to university/Master's degree level.
* You will ideally be multilingual in English or Dutch or German, but this is not a prerequisite.
* You will be highly motivated to deliver change and transformation and your career to date will be characterised by your ability to engage cross functional teams and global/pan European procurement, engineering, and project management colleagues to achieve this.
* You will be experienced in preparing, presenting, and justifying business cases to main board/ExCom level.
* Experienced in analysing project requirements and developing critical success factors, translating these into bespoke Procurement Strategies
* Track record of delivering commercial capital procurement experience in pan European or global capital-intensive industry
* Adept at managing ambiguity, confidently taking accountability for creating a governance model, resource plan and delivery plan to meet project requirements
* Managing complex contractual relationships including the provision of free-issue materials, technology or IP and will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in managing suppliers to deliver within this context
* Experienced in the award and management of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts in the range of/up to c£500m.
* Excellent track record of building teams of highly performing professionals, conveying the strategy and vision to motivate and empower a team to take accountability for delivery of the project.
* Experienced in developing unique and bespoke fit-for-purpose commercial models for teams to deliver the appropriate outcomes for the project combined with a proven track record of performance management.
* Please note that this role is subject to security clearance so if you have security clearance for the UK, Netherlands or Germany please state this clearly on your application.

In return our client offers a very competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to develop your career within a market leader.

As an organisation dedicated to helping companies realise their full people potential, we understand the value a diverse workforce brings to every workplace. In everything we do, we are committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We encourage applications from all regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER - PLANT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

"Excellent career development opportunity for experienced Mechanical Engineer to take the lead on plant and maintenance improvement projects."

£35-55000 Dependent on Experience + Bonus + Excellent Benefits + Relocation Assistance

Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation assistance may be available.

Working within a plant maintenance team, you'll already know that there's a constant dilemma between maintaining the plant and improving it.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll probably identify opportunities for plant improvement all the time, but you never have the chance to carry any of those projects out.

It can be frustrating, mainly when you know those improvement projects could make a massive difference in the production plant's process efficiency, yield, or downtime.

If that's the case, you could be the person our client needs for their company. They're a highly respected household name with operations spanning the globe, and they need a graduate-level mechanical engineer to help them improve their plant operations.

The role reports to the Maintenance Manager but sits aside from the day-to-day maintenance activities to allow you to focus on these medium to long-term improvement projects entirely.

Using your mechanical engineering knowledge and experience of 365/24/7 heavy processing machinery, you'll research known issues and create plans for resolving them with robust, long-term solutions. Our client isn't interested in "sticking plaster" fixes, as they are focused on increasing uptime and plant reliability for the future and the present.

There'll be plenty of opportunities to use your project management skills as you'll oversee the implementation of your improvement projects, liaising with all the other relevant departments and managing sub-contractors as required.

As our client's plant runs continuously, you'll need some flexibility to work shifts, but, in return, our client will invest in you by fully supporting your career development and progress through their business. They also offer relocation assistance if you live outside of their commutable area.

Given the nature of this role, our client expects you will have a degree in a mechanical engineering related discipline and will have worked in a continuous heavy industry such as chemicals, glass, steel, or construction materials.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER - PLANT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

"Excellent career development opportunity for experienced Mechanical Engineer to take the lead on plant and maintenance improvement projects."

£35-55000 Dependent on Experience + Bonus + Excellent Benefits + Relocation Assistance

Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation assistance may be available.

Working within a plant maintenance team, you'll already know that there's a constant dilemma between maintaining the plant and improving it.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll probably identify opportunities for plant improvement all the time, but you never have the chance to carry any of those projects out.

It can be frustrating, mainly when you know those improvement projects could make a massive difference in the production plant's process efficiency, yield, or downtime.

If that's the case, you could be the person our client needs for their company. They're a highly respected household name with operations spanning the globe, and they need a graduate-level mechanical engineer to help them improve their plant operations.

The role reports to the Maintenance Manager but sits aside from the day-to-day maintenance activities to allow you to focus on these medium to long-term improvement projects entirely.

Using your mechanical engineering knowledge and experience of 365/24/7 heavy processing machinery, you'll research known issues and create plans for resolving them with robust, long-term solutions. Our client isn't interested in "sticking plaster" fixes, as they are focused on increasing uptime and plant reliability for the future and the present.

There'll be plenty of opportunities to use your project management skills as you'll oversee the implementation of your improvement projects, liaising with all the other relevant departments and managing sub-contractors as required.

As our client's plant runs continuously, you'll need some flexibility to work shifts, but, in return, our client will invest in you by fully supporting your career development and progress through their business. They also offer relocation assistance if you live outside of their commutable area.

Given the nature of this role, our client expects you will have a degree in a mechanical engineering related discipline and will have worked in a continuous heavy industry such as chemicals, glass, steel, or construction materials.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER - PLANT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

"Excellent career development opportunity for experienced Mechanical Engineer to take the lead on plant and maintenance improvement projects."

£35-55000 Dependent on Experience + Bonus + Excellent Benefits + Relocation Assistance

Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Commutable from Edinburgh, Berwick upon Tweed, Dunbar, North Berwick, Haddington, East Linton, Musselburgh, South Queensferry, Livingston, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, Bathgate, Relocation assistance may be available.

Working within a plant maintenance team, you'll already know that there's a constant dilemma between maintaining the plant and improving it.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll probably identify opportunities for plant improvement all the time, but you never have the chance to carry any of those projects out.

It can be frustrating, mainly when you know those improvement projects could make a massive difference in the production plant's process efficiency, yield, or downtime.

If that's the case, you could be the person our client needs for their company. They're a highly respected household name with operations spanning the globe, and they need a graduate-level mechanical engineer to help them improve their plant operations.

The role reports to the Maintenance Manager but sits aside from the day-to-day maintenance activities to allow you to focus on these medium to long-term improvement projects entirely.

Using your mechanical engineering knowledge and experience of 365/24/7 heavy processing machinery, you'll research known issues and create plans for resolving them with robust, long-term solutions. Our client isn't interested in "sticking plaster" fixes, as they are focused on increasing uptime and plant reliability for the future and the present.

There'll be plenty of opportunities to use your project management skills as you'll oversee the implementation of your improvement projects, liaising with all the other relevant departments and managing sub-contractors as required.

As our client's plant runs continuously, you'll need some flexibility to work shifts, but, in return, our client will invest in you by fully supporting your career development and progress through their business. They also offer relocation assistance if you live outside of their commutable area.

Given the nature of this role, our client expects you will have a degree in a mechanical engineering related discipline and will have worked in a continuous heavy industry such as chemicals, glass, steel, or construction materials.