Talk Recruitment

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Talk Recruitment Birmingham, Staffordshire
Jun 15, 2025
Full time
Environmental Manager- Construction / Building - Northern Region + Remote Work. Ideal opportunity for someone already with previous main contractor employment (not essential) Ecologists or Environmental Consultants also considered with a view of transferring experience over to main contractor side - good opportunity for career progression. Location: Can be based from any of the companies regional offices. As Environmental Manager the role will be a mix of office, remote working and visiting sites and offices in the following regions - North West, Yorkshire, North East and some parts of Scotland. What Makes This Company Great? -One of the UK's leading Tier 1 building contractors. -Stable workload on long term public sector projects (Education, Healthcare etc). -Multi million pound projects. -Flexible working. -Great place for training and progression -Very low staff turnover. Would you be open to find out more about what else makes them stand out as one of, if not the BEST employers in construction? - then apply today. Role: As an Environmental Manager, you'll support the delivery of works. You will advise teams on the legal, client and company requirements and procedures ensuring all the required environmental compliance obligations, objectives and targets are met. Duties: As Environmental Manager your duties will include: Providing strategic direction, management, and leadership on Environmental and Ecology matters, including licensing and consent, operational delivery, and audit. Leading the production and use of Environmental Management Plans and Risk Assessments. Overseeing the performance of the projects through management meetings, audits, site visits, and specific interventions as required. Championing environmental best practices, ensuring compliance with legislation, and fostering innovation. Acting as the focal point for all Environmental and Ecology aspects of the projects, building collaborative relations with external bodies. Providing bid support and contributing to the overall sustainability targets. Liaison with peers, clients, industry bodies and proposing innovation and best practice. Requirements: To be considered for this Environmental Manager role you must meet the following criteria: -Previous environmental management role preferably in Construction or Civil Engineering -Previous experience of delivering training -Up to date knowledge of UK environmental Legislation -Knowledge of Environmental Management Systems -Full UK Driving Licence with flexibility to visit sites in Yorkshire, North West and North East. -Previous employment with a main contractor, sub contractor, local authority or consultancy. -Previous employment in an Environmental Advisor, Environmental Coordinator, Environmental Manager or similar role. Alternatively also open to consider Ecologists or Environmental Consultants (Or similar roles) transferring experience over. -Be educated to degree level in a relevant subject (or equivalent), you will be a professional level member of IEMA or equivalent. -Proven experience in Environmental/Ecology management within a similar construction environment. -Have experience of in working in environmental management environment, which will include assessing / identifying the environmental aspects and impacts associated with proposed works and being able to identify potential risks / issues on site and advise on appropriate control / mitigation measures. -Good knowledge and practical experience of maintaining, implementing and improving EMS's certified to BS EN ISO 14001 -Solid knowledge of legislation, statutory bodies, and licensing processes. Remuneration: The successful Environmental Manager will receive: -Competitive basic salary (Dependent on experience) -Car Allowance -Competitive Pension To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency
Talk Recruitment Birmingham, Staffordshire
Jun 14, 2025
Full time
Bid Manager - Construction / Civil Engineering - Flexible location + Remote working. Opportunity to join one of the UK's most successful Tier 1 building & civils main contractors, with a very stable and fast growing forward order book. Flexible to be based at any of the company's network of UK offices (Birmingham, Derby, Wigan, Leeds, Newcastle, London or South Wales) Role will be a mix of office and remote working. Role: Opportunity has arisen for a Bid Manager to play a key work winning role for our clients National and Strategic Accounts (NaSA) team. A key function of the NaSA team is to bid and win both national and strategic regional construction Framework tenders. Such Frameworks can have potential values of £2bn and run for 4 years. Working with a team of commercial, technical, operational experts, as well as external advisers, you will manage the bid process for Framework bids from pre-bid planning, through to contract award and mobilisation. You will manage bid teams to tight deadlines to ensure the right Quality responses and commercial offers are brought together into a winning proposal. On successful Frameworks, the Bid Manager may also be required to support local operational teams to go on to win subsequent mini competitions to secure individual projects. The successful candidate will have the enthusiasm and drive to look beyond the obvious. You should be a self-motivated individual - not afraid of a challenge, be results driven and have an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to solution finding to seek out the winning edge. You will be guided by a strong, well established senior team that is committed to your professional development in a supporting, friendly and diverse working environment. Duties: Appraisal of client procurement documentation Organising bid strategy and bid preparation meetings Developing Bid Plans, including resource co-ordination and bid programmes Leading the bid management process to organise the production of Quality responses that score full marks Writing Quality responses and case studies Considering alternative bid proposals to obtain a competitive edge Supervising graphic designer and/or bid co-ordinator Consolidating final submissions and uploading onto client portals Preparing presentations and attending interviews Maintaining Framework records on Salesforce Reviewing market for new Framework opportunities Maintaining the Framework Forward Look and Bid Library . Requirements: To be considered for this Bid Manager role you must meet the following criteria: Broad knowledge of public sector procurement processes for construction design and build Customer focus, understanding customer needs and then translating those needs into winning bids Proven ability to manage a bid team, working flexibly and to tight deadlines Ability to think innovatively to contribute new ideas Ability to both author and edit Quality response narrative for bid submissions Good knowledge of Framework management processes and construction methodology along with commercial appreciation Effective communicator, both written and verbal Enthusiasm and the desire to win Knowledge of Customer Relationship Management tools e.g. Salesforce Proficient use of Microsoft Teams/Office incl. Word, Excel & PowerPoint Remuneration: The successful Bid Manager will receive: -£45,000 - £65,000 Basic -Car / Allowance -Healthcare -Pension To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency.
Talk Recruitment
Jun 13, 2025
Full time
Site Manager or Senior Site Manager - Social Housing / Flats Refurbishments - Sandwell Opportunity to join a reputable building main contractor working on a long term stable housing framework local in the West Mids. Initial projects will be working on internal works of high rise properties, such as Kitchens / Bathrooms, Fire Doors, Central heating and Painting / Decorating etc. Requirements: To be considered for this Site Manager role you must meet the following criteria: - Knowledge of the Social Housing sector. - Previous employment as a Site Manager, Works Manager, Build Manager, Construction Manager or equivalent. - Previous experience on Housing Refurb projects required. - Quality driven, someone who takes pride in their work. - Strong awareness of health and safety legislation. - High level of communication skills. - Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc). Remuneration: The successful Site Manager will receive: Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience) Car Allowance Pension To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency. If you have not received a reply on your application within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Talk Recruitment
Jun 09, 2025
Full time
Freelance Design Manager or Senior Design Manager - Leading Building Main Contractor Busy building contractor seeking a freelance design manager to work on Education sector projects, initially at preconstruction stage. COMPANY: My client is a reputable building main contractor, with a busy and fast growing workload. As a result of securing further new projects, this employer is looking to strengthen their team further with the appointment of a Design Manager to work on a range of exciting building projects. Role & Responsibilities: •Design Manager covering all aspects of the design coordination for the business on various projects. •Arranging and chairing the Design team meetings to lead the process with the consultants and sub contract designers, issuing minutes and ensuring the resulting actions are actioned •Collate and manage the contract specifications, drawing and related documents for the construction process •Carrying drawing reviews issuing Comments then ensuring all comments are added accordingly to the design •Carry out technical reviews of any proposed works to ensure contractual and technical compliance. •Prepare and manage the Design and procurement schedule and issue information release schedules to set design target dates •Offer input and design reviews into the procurement process •Providing design support to Project Management teams. •Review and implement Value engineering opportunities •Coordinate with the M&E managers to ensure coordination of the M&E install and commissioning process. •Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy Building control compliance •Coordinate the submission of information to satisfy all planning conditions are discharged •Lead Design review workshop with the client / tenant to ensure understanding and satisfaction with proposed works •Manage the Design Change Proposals for client sign off •Submitting design information to the client team and recording, tracking and closing out any comments and queries that arise •Issue, track and close out any Requests For Information that arise to enable the design to be completed. Assist in the collation of the O&M Health and safety file REQUIREMENTS: To be considered for this Design Manager role you must meet the following criteria: - Knowledge of Building Sector. - Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager, Design Manager. - High level of communication skills. - Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc), ideally a civil engineering qualification. LOCATION: Mix of office and site visits REMUNERATION: The successful Design Managerwill receive: Competitive Day Rate(Dependant on experience) To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency.
Talk Recruitment Northampton, Northamptonshire
Jun 09, 2025
Full time
Health & Safety Advisor or Health & Safety Manager - Civil Engineering- Highways / Infrastructure Opportunity to join one of the UK's leading Civil Engineering main contractors, working on a major infrastructure framework of Highways projects across eastern England. What makes this employer stand out? -Very low staff turnover. Excellent sign that they look after their staff. -Very stable workload / strong work orderbook. Long term stable framework, ideal for job security. -Professional & friendly team environment -Fantastic reputation for training and development. -Excellent relationships and a prompt payer to subcontractors and suppliers. -Excellent salary and benefits package including, car allowance / competitive pension / x 2 bonuses a year.One of the bonuses is also guaranteed. Role: As Health & Safety Advisor you will be responsible for all on site health, safety & environmental issues. You will be responsible for ensuring policies and procedures are implemented, adhered to and developed in line with company policies and HSE guidelines. Requirements: To be considered for this Health and Safety Advisor role you must meet the following criteria: - Knowledge of Building / Construction / Civil engineering sector. - Previous employment as a Health & Safety Manager, Health & Safety Coordinator, Health and Safety Advisor, SHE Manager, HSE Manager, H&S Assistant or similar. - Ideally previous experience on Civil Engineering projects (Highways, Roads, Bridges, Infrastructure etc) - NEBOSH Certificate. -Previous experience on highways or rail projects is essential. - Construction site safety knowledge and experience. - Previous Main Contractor employment required. Remuneration: The successful Health & Safety Advisor / H&S Managerwill receive: -Competitive Basic Salary (Dependent on experience) -Car Allowance -Pension -x2 Bonuses To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency
Talk Recruitment Northampton, Northamptonshire
May 31, 2025
Full time
Ideal Opportunity to Transfer Experience Preconstruction Manager / Preconstruction Design Manager - Northamptonshire + some remote work. - Industrial / Distribution Centre / Logistics Warehouse projects. (Previous experience in these project sectors not essential). BEST EMPLOYER IN CONSTRUCTION Opportunities available for either an already experienced Preconstruction Design Manager or someone at Assistant level (Training provided). (Also open to consider live works Design Managers who wish to move into preconstruction or even Architects / Technicians or Design Engineers or Technical Coordinator that wish to move to main contractor side). What makes it great? -Very low staff turnover, has to be one of the lowest in the industry. Excellent sign that they look after their staff. -Professional & friendly team environment -Excellent relationships and a prompt payer to subcontractors and suppliers. -Big enough to keep you busy, but small enough to know your name, excellent option if you are fed up of being treated like just another number. -Excellent opportunity for career progression, going through a period of organic growth. -Excellent salary and benefits package including, car allowance / competitive pension / x 2 bonuses a year. COMPANY: My client is a leading building contractor, with a busy and fast growing workload. This employer is looking to strengthen their team further with the appointment of a Preconstruction Design Manager to tender on a range of Industrial & Distribution projects. REQUIREMENTS: To be considered for this Preconstruction Manager / Design Manager role you must meet the following criteria: - Knowledge of Building Sector. - Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager, Design Manager, Bid Manager or Preconstruction Manager. -Will also consider candidates that have worked on other general build construction projects - Previous Main Contractor employment ideal but not essential. - High level of communication skills. - Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc). LOCATION: Northamptonshire office, with some remote work also available. REMUNERATION: The successful Preconstruction Design Manager will receive: Competitive Basic (Dependant on experience) Car Allowance Pension (very competitive). Bonus To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency.
Talk Recruitment Northampton, Northamptonshire
Feb 18, 2025
Full time
Ideal Opportunity to Transfer Experience Preconstruction Manager / Preconstruction Design Manager - Northamptonshire + some remote work. - Industrial / Distribution Centre / Logistics Warehouse projects. (Previous experience in these project sectors not essential). BEST EMPLOYER IN CONSTRUCTION Opportunities available for either an already experienced Preconstruction Design Manager or someone at Assistant level (Training provided). (Also open to consider live works Design Managers who wish to move into preconstruction or even Architects / Technicians or Design Engineers or Technical Coordinator that wish to move to main contractor side). What makes it great? -Very low staff turnover, has to be one of the lowest in the industry. Excellent sign that they look after their staff. -Professional & friendly team environment -Excellent relationships and a prompt payer to subcontractors and suppliers. -Big enough to keep you busy, but small enough to know your name, excellent option if you are fed up of being treated like just another number. -Excellent opportunity for career progression, going through a period of organic growth. -Excellent salary and benefits package including, car allowance / competitive pension / x 2 bonuses a year. COMPANY: My client is a leading building contractor, with a busy and fast growing workload. This employer is looking to strengthen their team further with the appointment of a Preconstruction Design Manager to tender on a range of Industrial & Distribution projects. REQUIREMENTS: To be considered for this Preconstruction Manager / Design Manager role you must meet the following criteria: - Knowledge of Building Sector. - Previous employment as a Design Co-ordinator, D&B Coordinator, D&B Manager, Design Manager, Bid Manager or Preconstruction Manager. -Will also consider candidates that have worked on other general build construction projects - Previous Main Contractor employment ideal but not essential. - High level of communication skills. - Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc). LOCATION: Northamptonshire office, with some remote work also available. REMUNERATION: The successful Preconstruction Design Manager will receive: Competitive Basic (Dependant on experience) Car Allowance Pension (very competitive). Bonus To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency.
Talk Recruitment City, Birmingham
Feb 09, 2025
Full time
Preconstruction M&E Manager / Building Services Manager Previous Main Contractor or Sub Contractor experience, both considered. Sector: Building / Construction Role: Predominately an office based role working on tenders / preconstruction stage for the M&E packages on projects across a variety of sectors including Commercial, Industrial, Leisure and Residential. Company: My client is an international building main contractor with a strong order book of local midlands projects across a range of sectors. This company is renowned for working on a variety of projects and in particular a reputation for prestigious and bespoke multi million pound projects. Requirements: To be considered for this M&E Coordinator / Manager role you must meet the following criteria: - Knowledge of Building Sector. - Previous employment as a M&E Co-ordinator, Building Services Coordinator, M&E Manager, Building Services Manager or Mechanical Design Engineer, Mechanical Designer, Project Engineer, M&E Supervisor or M&E Project Manager. - Previous experience / knowledge in building sector projects such as Commercial, Leisure, Mixed Use, Residential, Apartment Blocks, Student Accommodation, Hotels, Extra Care Housing, MOJ, Industrial, Education or Healthcare. - Previous Main Contractor employment would be ideal but not essential, Engineering Consultancy and M&E Subcontractor backgrounds also considered. -Previous preconstruction / tender stage experience. - Good communication skills. - Relevant industry qualification (Degree / HND / HNC etc). Remuneration: The successful Preconstruction Mechanical & Electrical Manager / Building Services Manager will receive: Competitive Basic (Dependent on experience) Car Allowance Pension Bonus To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency
Talk Recruitment City, Birmingham
Jan 29, 2025
Full time
Senior Backend Programmer / Engineer Computer / AAA Video Game Studio - REMOTE COMPANY Fantastic opportunity for a Senior Backend Engineer / Programmer to join a growing AAA Gaming Developer. Based in the midlands my client is a reputable gaming developer with over 100+ staff and growing, working on exciting projects with a long-term pipeline of work to fuel further growth of the business and your career. They have a longstanding track record of working on well known AAA titles and have a relaxed and personable company culture, creating a motivated and pleasant team environment. So if you are fed up of being treated like just another number at a big corporate company, this family feel business would be an ideal home. Opportunity to play a lead role in a close knit team, this role would be ideal for an already experienced Senior Programmer or a Programmer looking to make their next step up to senior level. What makes it GREAT? -Excellent opportunity for career progression, going through an exciting period of organic growth. -Company has very low staff turnover, Excellent sign that they look after their staff. -Big enough to keep you busy, small enough to know your name. -Excellent company benefits and very generous holiday allowance. -Exciting and diverse AAA projects, working on Iconic projects on a variety of platforms. LOCATION: Fully Remote or Worcestershire/ West Midlands This employer is situated on the outskirts of Birmingham, just a short distance from multiple supermarkets, coffee houses, food shops and more. A short 10 minute walk to the train station means that you are easily linked via Birmingham or Worcester, and parking is freely available both onsite and roadside. This employer is also happy for candidates to be based fully remote working in this role. Role: As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation and performance of our gaming infrastructure. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance backend services that support real-time online games and applications. You will work closely with game teams to establish service requirements to deliver secure, scalable and engaging multiplayer experiences. Responsibilities: Oversee the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of backend services and on demand deployment of servers Work with designers and other disciplines to understand game requirements, deliver backend solutions and help integrate user-facing elements with services Ensure the scalability and reliability of services for millions of concurrent users Analyse system performance and identify opportunities for optimization. Implement security and data protection methods to protect player information and comply with data protection laws Collaborate with player support and other teams to address issues and improve player experience. Keep informed on the latest development in backend technologies and ensure our solutions remain relevant Provide guidance and support for junior team members Create and maintain documentation for relevant and interested parties regarding backend infrastructures. REQUIREMENTS : To be considered for this Programmer / Backend Engineer role you must meet the following criteria: Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or comparable discipline. Hands-on experience in backend development, with a focus on multiplayer games Strong experience with cloud services such as AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS, Elasticache) or equivalent Strong understanding of containerization platforms such as Kubernetes, ACI, EKS or similar Database management (MySQL, NoSQL). Source control and code review tools (Git/Perforce/Swarm). Highly motivated and able to learn new technologies quickly. Knowledge of relevant console platforms certification requirements (XRs and TRCs etc) Expertise with microservices and languages such as Java, Kotlin, C# or similar Experience with message queue systems such as RabbitMQ or similar Experience with product development lifecycle. Stress-testing, performance-tuning, and optimization skills. Debugging in multi-threaded environments. Eligible to work in the UK. Desirable Skills: Technologies such as Zookeeper, Terraform, Ansible, Cassandra, RabbitMQ, Kafka, Spark, Redis, MongoDB, CosmoDB, Xsolla Backend(AcceleratXR), Pragma, Playfab, Epic Online Services, Unity Game Services, Firebase, Edgegap, Photon Game engine experience with Unreal or Unity Web application development experience (NodeJS, JavaScript, TypeScript) Proficiency in Linux operating system and troubleshooting Google gRPC and protobuf knowledge. Automated Testing REMUNERATION: The successful Programmer / Backend Engineer will receive: -Competitive Salary + Benefits -Company bonus scheme -Private healthcare -Flexible working hours. -20 days holiday + Banks + 2 weeks shutdown over Christmas -Staff Care packages -Social Gaming nights. -Company outings & events (Summer BBQs & Christmas Parties) To be considered for this vacancy or to find out more information please apply now. Services advertised by Talk Recruitment are that of an employment business and/or agency