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Parkburn Precision Handling Systems is an engineering company specialising in the design, manufacturing and installation of product handling systems. We support, amongst others, the offshore oil & gas, power & telecoms cable lay and renewables industries globally. We became a fully employee-owned business in 2022 which has helped us to promote continued employee commitment and motivation to ensure the future success of the company. About the role As part of our growth and succession planning, we are now looking to appoint an exceptional Head of Technical Sales, reporting to the UK Sales Director, to lead strategic business development and client relationship management. We are looking for candidates with a knowledge of the niche markets we serve and a strong technical understanding of product design and delivery. Candidate requirements Candidates will have: A degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline Significant experience in the offshore/marine industry within a commercial capacity, and an established network A knowledge of subsea cable lay, pipelay, winches, carousels and diving systems and the associated certification and compliance standards This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious business with strong growth potential and to really impact its future success. Please complete the form below to download the candidate brochure. Apply Now To apply, please send your CV to Ailsa Sutherland at FWB at or alternatively you can contact her on for an initial confidential discussion. Senior Talent Attraction & Research Consultant Contact the team at FWB to discuss your individual or company requirements, or to discover more about our specialist services.

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG Onsite or Hybrid Job Title: Senior Project Engineer - Learning From Experience Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF72212 Drive Improvement and innovation Across Major Defence Engineering Programmes At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site. The role As a Senior Project Engineer, you'll help shape the development of industry leading Learning From Experience (LFE) practices across some of the UK's most significant defence engineering and infrastructure projects. Working at the heart of the Naval Nuclear enterprise, you'll support critical submarine programmes by driving learning, continuous improvement and engineering excellence. Day to day, you'll have a varied role, with high visibility and exposure to stakeholders across engineering, project management, operations, assurance and safety. You'll play a pivotal part in strengthening organisational capability and ensuring that insights from past activities lead to better outcomes in the future. Investigate LFE cases raised by submarine projects and identify root causes. Facilitate and manage LFE workshops with multidisciplinary stakeholders. Capture, collate and produce detailed LFE reports for presentation to internal audiences. Identify and implement continuous improvement activities that enhance the LFE Management Process. Maintain LFE databases to ensure information is captured accurately and can be used to inform future decision making. This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard. Essential experience of the Senior Project Engineer Experience managing multiple workstreams within a project environment. Awareness of project delivery frameworks within engineering or infrastructure settings. Experience working within a project based organisation. Demonstrated ability to apply learning from past activities to future improvements. Knowledge of applications such as PEPS, MCWE and SAP - Desirable Qualifications for the Senior Project Engineer Association for Project Management Foundation (APMF). Project Planning and Control certification. Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK () What we offer Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ Employee shopping savings portal Payment of Professional Fees Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually. 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Babcock We're Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Job reference:RITM Location: Civic Centre, Keynsham Closing Date: 11 March 2026 Get ahead with CIHT Membership Join other savvy professionals just like you at CIHT. We are committed to fulfilling your professional development needs throughout your career We're committed to sustainability, smart infrastructure, and improving people's lives, and as Design & Projects Manager you'll take the lead in delivering safe, sustainable, and resilient active travel and highway infrastructure across the district. Your leadership will directly influence the future of our highway network and support transformational change in how people travel. You'll have extensive experience in the design and delivery of active travel and highway schemes, with an excellent knowledge of Active Travel and Highway Design Standards and Guidance, including LTN 1/20, DMRB, MfS2 and Traffic Signs Manual. You'll manage a skilled team of design engineers and project officers, and collaborate with contractors, stakeholders, and elected members to ensure our services are efficient, innovative, and community focused.

Facilities Assistant ITM Power Location: Sheffield Direct Applicants Only - No Agency Applications at this time About ITM Power ITM is at the forefront of the green hydrogen industry, designing and manufacturing cutting edge PEM electrolysers that are instrumental in global decarbonisation efforts. With over two decades of scientific expertise, we've established ourselves as industry leaders in clean energy technology. Our Journey and Growth As pioneers in green hydrogen technology, ITM is offering the most advanced PEM electrolyser technology in the world. Founded in 2000, ITM Power PLC was one of the first companies of its kind to be listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Headquartered in the UK, our state of the art manufacturing facility is the world's first largest PEM Gigafactory in commercial operation, and home to our R&D and manufacturing. ITM Power Germany is our hub in the heart of the EU. This facility not only houses regional functions including business development and engineering, but also our Aftersales services with the ability to quickly deploy stacks. Innovation and Impact Our PEM electrolysers are deployed in some of the world's largest green hydrogen projects. We continue to push the boundaries of technology, enhancing cost effectiveness and sustainability. Join Our Mission ITM is in the midst of a transformative phase, focusing on streamlined delivery and operational excellence. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion for clean energy and our drive to make a tangible impact on the world's transition to net zero. You will be working with an inspiring bunch of people, encouraging each other to be the best we can. We've come a long way, join us in the next step of our incredible journey! What are we looking for We have an opportunity for a Facilities Assistant who will support the safe and efficient running of all ITM sites by ensuring that buildings, welfare areas, storage areas and external grounds are clean, secure and maintained to a high standard. The role includes general repairs, safety checks, site cleanliness, and facilities support. Responsibilities Perform first line maintenance tasks such as minor plumbing, electrical fixes (e.g., replacing bulbs), basic carpentry and general repairs. Inspect non production areas (offices, canteens, break rooms, restrooms, locker rooms) to ensure they remain fit for use. As directed by the Facilities Manager carry out regular site and equipment inspections and maintain accurate, including asset registers, PPM schedules and compliance documentation for Facilities and Maintenance. Support planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities for building fabric and facilities equipment. Report machinery issues to the Maintenance team when beyond postholders scope. Support in the triaging of Maintenance and Facilities tickets raised on the Facilities system. Ensure facilities contractors and suppliers maintain high quality service delivery and comply with agreed RAM's. Conduct regular safety checks such as fire alarm tests, emergency lighting checks, and walk round inspections. Ensure compliance with site safety standards. Support safe storage and use of cleaning materials and equipment. Ensure cleaning schedules and hygiene standards are consistently met. Act as the first point of contact for facilities queries and maintenance issues. Support effective building communication, events and engagement initiatives. Help ensure occupier satisfaction through prompt, proactive and solution focused service. Assist with contractor performance monitoring. Raise purchase requisitions in Microsoft Dynamics for cleaning materials, consumables and small maintenance items. Track order status and delivery progress through Dynamics. Receipt goods in the system upon delivery and ensure items are correctly stored. Maintain minimum stock thresholds and proactively reorder to avoid shortages. About You Knowledge and Experience Experience in maintenance, caretaking, or facilities roles in an industrial or commercial setting Practical skills in basic repairs, DIY and general maintenance Strong understanding of workplace safety standards Ability to prioritise tasks in a busy manufacturing environment Comfortable with manual handling and physical work Experience using Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP systems Knowledge of purchasing processes or stock control Advantageous IOSH Managing Safely RA Training First Aid training Fire Marshall training NEBOSH Cert Compliance Management and Auditing Electrical Knowledge HVAC Knowledge or Experience Plumbing/Utilities experience Skills and Abilities Proactive, reliable, and safety focused. Strong communication skills and a helpful, service driven approach. Practical thinker with good problem solving skills. Able to work independently and manage competing priorities. What We Offer The opportunity to work with cutting edge technology in a rapidly growing industry, within a dynamic environment where you can shape the future of energy and work with a team that's actively addressing global climate challenges. Our corporate culture values safety, integrity and continuous improvement. A competitive salary and an excellent contributory pension, 25 days holiday and a wider range of benefits including: Buy as you earn (BAYE) share scheme Birthday holiday Holiday Purchase Cycle to work scheme Lifestyle Discounts Employee Assistance Programme Health Cash Plan Eye Care Gym Scheme Life assurance EV Car Leasing Enhanced Parental Leave Motor Save Scheme Tech Save Scheme Our onsite parking includes free electric car charging points We know your career is important to you, it's important to us too, which is why we also offer opportunities for you to grow and develop your career. If you are looking to join a growing, dynamic business and want to be part of our amazing team we would love to hear from you. Our success is driven by the exceptional diversity of our people. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting and creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we encourage our employees to learn and grow, fuelled by mutual respect in a place where ideas flow and thrive.

Job reference: RITM Location: Civic Centre, Keynsham Get ahead with CIHT Membership Join other savvy professionals just like you at CIHT. We are committed to fulfilling your professional development needs throughout your career Responsibilities As a leader within the team (reports to the Design & Projects Manager), you will have substantial experience in the design and delivery of active travel and highway schemes, with an excellent knowledge of Active Travel and Highway Design Standards and Guidance, including LTN 1/20, DMRB, MfS2 and Traffic Signs Manual. You will direct the design and delivery of the Council's Local Active Travel and Safety programme, shaping schemes that make it safer, easier and more attractive for people to walk, wheel, cycle and use public transport. You will also oversee the Technical Approval of civil engineering and highway projects delivered by other Council teams.

Who is Atominvest Our software powers the world's leading investment firms (across private equity, VC, infrastructure, credit etc.) enabling them to efficiently manage and drive value across their core business functions of investing, fundraising, operations and sustainability. At Atominvest, you'll be working on something very exciting: the future of work, investments and sustainability/ ethical investing for the world's best investors, and delivering a positive impact through this. Based on the growth we are experiencing, we think we're on to something big. It won't be easy. Joining a scale up business is an amazing and rewarding challenge, pushing well beyond the boundaries of natural growth cycles. You'll move quicker than feels comfortable, and be brilliant at continually re-prioritizing what must get done to keep Atominvest growing year over year at the pace of the best SAAS companies on the planet. We've gone from zero to ten, now we're looking to go from ten to one hundred! Role Overview As a Customer Success Manager at Atominvest, you will own the end-to-end delivery of our platform for both new and existing clients. You will serve as the primary partner for some of the world's leading alternative investment managers, ensuring fast, smooth implementations while driving adoption, advocacy, and long-term account expansion. This role sits at the heart of our commercial organisation - representing the face of Atominvest to clients and collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, and Sales to ensure client objectives are consistently met. What You'll Be Doing Act as the main point of contact for clients throughout onboarding, implementation, and ongoing success. Manage the full customer lifecycle: requirements gathering, configuration, data migration, testing, training, go live, and post deployment adoption. Shorten time to value by proactively managing timelines, dependencies, and client expectations. Analyze client datasets, workflows, and reporting structures to configure optimal solutions. Lead discovery workshops, training sessions, and regular business reviews with decision makers and operational stakeholders. Deliver white glove support, ensuring issues are escalated, prioritised, and resolved quickly. Identify expansion opportunities by understanding client goals and how Atominvest can support their broader operating model. If you're excited by solving complex problems for sophisticated clients and influencing how the alternative investments industry operates, we'd love to hear from you. Requirements Prior experience in Customer Success, Implementation, or a client facing role in a high growth B2B SaaS environment. Strong understanding of the private markets ecosystem, investor reporting, and ideally fund accounting concepts. Exceptionally organised, with strong project management instincts and attention to detail. Analytical, structured thinker with experience interpreting and working with client datasets. Advanced Excel skills. Clear, concise written and verbal communication-you can simplify complexity for senior stakeholders. Proven ability to deliver best in class client service in fast moving environments. Collaborative team player who contributes ideas and learns quickly. Ambitious, entrepreneurial mindset with resilience and a bias toward action. Bonus: hands on project management experience or formal PM frameworks. Interview Process Initial screening call Case study Interview with our Global Head of Customer Success Interview with our US Customer Success Lead Offer and onboarding at Atominvest What we offer Competitive compensation (fixed base salary + performance incentives) 25 days of holiday per year + bank holidays Hybrid working style (a minimum of 3 days in our central London office is required) Cycle2Work scheme Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employee wellness A culture of trust, ownership, responsibility and autonomy in your work An incredible team of smart and mission driven people to work with Fun working atmosphere Significant growth opportunities Company wide socials and events

Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Welcome to the Plant Biology Institute: The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside. Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides. Novel decarbonised plant based production platforms for food and medicines. Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state of the art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. Your Role: We are seeking a visionary and accomplished Group Leader/Senior Group Leader in Advanced Genome Technologies to lead a transformative research programme at the forefront of plant biotechnology. This senior leadership role is integral to shaping a newly established and rapidly scaling Plant Biology Institute that aspires to become a global leader in delivering scientific breakthroughs with real world impact. The successful candidate will establish and lead a world class research programme in advanced genome technologies and/or next generation plant transformation approaches working at the cutting edge of plant biotechnology, developing new and enhanced methods for genetic manipulation, plant regeneration, and DNA/RNA delivery to plants that enable a step change in our technological ability to engineer plants. They will build and manage a high performing, interdisciplinary team, develop cross sector collaborations, and ensure research excellence is translated into commercial opportunities aligned with EIT's mission of humane and sustainable innovation. This is a rare opportunity to define the scientific direction of a next generation research hub addressing some of the planet's most pressing challenges. Your Responsibilities: Leadership: Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant sciences research institute which is aiming to scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity's greatest challenges. Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in advanced genome technologies, with a particular emphasis on novel plant transformation, plant regeneration, and/or novel DNA/RNA delivery systems. To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programs and to ensure that all research programs are value and purpose driven. To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including group leaders, post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values. Research designed for impact: Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the advanced genome technology program which is aimed at changing the art of the possible in plant engineering through advances in plant transformation technologies (large scale DNA delivery, targeted insertions, engineering agrobacterium, high throughput approaches and/or automation) Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group. Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes. Managing research program through stage gated milestones, with active, no/no go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre emptive decisions to enable future scale up. Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team. Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice. To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships. To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EITs humane endeavours.To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property. Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry. Recognised thought leader in their field. Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers. Experience delivering against long term strategic research programs. Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists including interdisciplinary workstream integration. Demonstration of commercial awareness and versatility of research that could serve a wide range of different applications. Development of partnerships with engineering, technical partners and licensees/channel partners. Project management, communication and resource allocation experience. Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline. Our Benefits: Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance Hospital Cash Plan Therapy Services Perk Box Electric Car Scheme Childcare benefit What we offer: Newly constructed, state of the art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, and substantial core funding. A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity's biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin out generation, and leadership development.

Join us at EIT: At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at . Welcome to the Plant Biology Institute: The Plant Biology Institute, headed by Professor Steve Kelly, is a key part of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford. The institute aims to develop impactful and commercially sustainable solutions for improving global food production and planetary health through pioneering plant science research. The Plant Biology Institute will unite world-class researchers who are focused on expanding the frontiers of plant science. Our research is focused on enhancing our ability to feed the planet while simultaneously improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. By embedding cutting-edge plant science research within an organisation that is focused on solving global challenges at scale, we aim to accelerate the timeline from discovery to global impact. Areas of exploration include: Improved plant productivity, both indoors and outside. Reduced reliance on inputs including water, fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides. Novel decarbonised plant-based production platforms for food and medicines. Advanced technologies that speed up discovery and deployment in plants. Researchers will have access to state-of-the-art laboratory and plant growth facilities and have opportunities to collaborate with experts at the forefront of research on AI, automation, and generative biology across the EIT ecosystem. They will also work with global leaders in market development, commercialisation, and impact creation. The Plant Biology Institute has long term substantial funding to support the unique scale and ambition of its vision. Your Role: At EIT we are seeking an inspiring and strategic Senior Group Leader/Group Leader in Nitrogen Fixation to lead a flagship research programme within its rapidly expanding Plant Biology Institute. This senior leadership position offers a unique opportunity to shape the scientific and operational foundations of a world class research team dedicated to developing innovative, purpose driven solutions in biological nitrogen fixation. You will play a central role in establishing EIT's global leadership in plant science by recruiting and managing top tier talent, forging impactful collaborations, and driving translational research from lab to field. With a clear focus on scientific excellence, commercial viability, and global impact, this role is ideal for a recognised thought leader ready to pioneer transformative science aligned with EIT's values and mission to tackle humanity's greatest challenges. Your Responsibilities: Leadership: Contribute to the development and expansion of a newly established plant science institute which will scale rapidly over the next 5 years to become a global leader in plant science research aimed at tackling humanity's greatest challenges. Establish, lead, and continuously evolve a flagship research programme in biological nitrogen fixation in plants, with a particular emphasis on novel nitrogen fixing systems and advanced metabolic and protein engineering. To work with internal teams to define the path to impact for the research program. To design and execute research programmes and to ensure that all research programmes are value and purpose driven. To recruit and lead a top talent team of research scientists including post docs and PhD candidates. To hire based on competency, experience and values. To manage based on clear performance targets and with accountability. To maintain a positive, engaged culture, in line with EIT Oxford values. Research designed for impact: Contribute to planning and communicating the scientific direction of the nitrogen fixation program which is aimed at engineering biological nitrogen fixation into plants. Direct the activities of the research group by supervising some projects personally and overseeing projects delegated to group members. You will be expected to provide the intellectual energy and independent thinking necessary to lead a programme of cutting edge research and to shape the overall aims and success of the group. Drive rigorous experimental design, execution, and data interpretation, ensuring robust and reproducible scientific outcomes. Managing research program through stage gated milestones, with active, no/no go decisions based on validated research data. Designing research programmes to enable delivery requirements to be considered through development and implementation. Identifying pre emptive decisions to enable future scale up. Manage project resources - including personnel, equipment, and budgets - in coordination with the senior leadership team. Ensure research is conducted ethically and in compliance with EIT policy, regulatory guidance, and best scientific practice. To generate, maintain and manage collaborations with key teams across EIT Oxford and in the wider scientific and commercial ecosystem to accelerate the path to scientific discovery and impact. To maintain key stakeholder relationships. To work, where appropriate, with the translation team within EIT to translate the results of research into commercial opportunities consistent with EIT's humane endeavours. To recognise and act on opportunities for the creation and protection of intellectual property. Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Leader of research group(s) within academia or industry. Recognised thought leader in their field. Proven ability to manage scientific output for a team of PhDs/Post doctoral researchers. Experience delivering against long term strategic research programmes. Experience of managing a large team of researchers and scientists. Project management, communication and resource allocation experience. Ability to build both internal and external relationships. Working collaboratively with others outside of their discipline. Our Benefits: Competitive salary + travel allowance + bonus Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days Pension Life Assurance Income Protection Private Medical Insurance Hospital Cash Plan Therapy Services Perk Box Electric Car Scheme Childcare benefit What we offer: Newly constructed, state of the art laboratories and growth facilities, core scientific and operational support, with substantial core funding. A collaborative research environment with highly skilled team working at the cutting edge of plant science to create commercially sustainable solutions that tackle humanity's biggest challenges, including enabling sustainable agriculture and improving the climate and ecosystem outcomes of food production. Opportunities for professional development including publication, conferences, IP portfolio creation, spin out generation, and leadership development.

A local council organization in Wigan is seeking a Lead Civil Engineer to spearhead the design and delivery of major infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will bring engineering design expertise, solid project management capabilities, and effective communication skills to lead a diverse team. Responsibilities include managing scheme finances, stakeholder interactions, and reporting progress to senior managers. This role also supports flexible working arrangements, fostering a balanced work-life experience.

Are you a curious and open-minded individual with an interest in conducting state-of-the-art foundational machine learning research? Thomson Reuters Labs is seeking Research Scientists with a passion for building complex agent-based AI systems in a data-rich, complex academic environment driven by real-world problems. Foundational Research is the dedicated core Machine Learning research division of Thomson Reuters. We are focused on research and development, with a particular focus on advanced algorithms and training techniques for Large Language Models (LLMs). We are building a strong foundation of research capabilities across different areas and are looking for scientists who participate in designing, coding, conducting experiments, translating findings into concrete deliverables and engaging with the academic community. Our focus areas are: LLM Training (Continued Pretraining, Instruction Tuning, Reinforcement Learning Alignment, Distributed Training, Efficient ML techniques) Post-training techniques for planning, reasoning & complex workflows (e.g., Reasoning Models, LLMs + Knowledge Graphs, Test time compute, CoT pipelines, Tool use & API calling, etc.) Data-centric Machine Learning (Synthetic Data, Curriculum Learning, Learned datamixtures, etc.) Evaluation (Benchmarks, Human-in-the-loop, red teaming/Adversarial Testing, Hallucination detection, ) We work collaboratively both with TR Labs (TR's applied research division), academic partners at world-leading research institutions and subject matter experts with decades of experience. We experiment, prototype, test, and deliver ideas in the pursuit of smarter and more valuable models trained on an unprecedented wealth of data and powered by state-of-the-art technical infrastructure. Through our unique institutional experience, we have access to an unprecedented number of subject matter experts involved in data collection, testing and evaluation of trained models. As a Research Scientist, you will play a key part in a diverse global team of experts. We hire world-leading specialists in ML/NLP/GenAI, as well as Engineering, to drive the company's leading internal AI model development. You will have the opportunity to publish your research findings as well as contribute to our proprietary AI model research & development. Thomson Reuters Labs is known for consistently delivering successful data-driven ML solutions in pursuit of academic excellence and support of high-growth products that serve Thomson Reuters customers in new and exciting ways. About the role In this opportunity, as a Research Scientist you will: Innovate: You will innovate and create new state-of-the-art Agent AI/LLM Agent approaches at the cutting edge of AI research. You will contribute ideas and work on solving real-world challenges using a wealth of data in agentic contexts. Experiment and develop: You are involved in the entire research & model development lifecycle, brainstorming, coding, testing, and delivering high-quality reports at leading international academic conferences. Collaborate: Working on a collaborative global team of research engineers both within Thomson Reuters and our academic partners at world-leading universities. Communicate: Actively engage in sharing our technical findings with the wider community through contributions to seminars, lectures, conferences and/or the sharing of publications and/or technical assets (data & models). About you You're a fit for the role if your background includes: Completed or in the process of obtaining PhD in a relevant discipline. First-author publications in top-tier conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, ICLR) with specific focus on agent systems, tool use, or multi-agent coordination. Familiarity with one or more deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, ). Excellent communication skills to report and present research findings and developments clearly, both orally and in writing. Curious and innovative disposition capable of devising novel, well-founded algorithmic solutions to relevant problems. Self-driven attitude and ability of working with limited supervision. Comfortable in working in fast-paced, agile environments, managing uncertainty and ambiguity. Preferred qualifications High-impact publications in top-tier conferences or other influence in the research community. Experience in ML Research beyond completing a PhD (e.g. supervision, industry experience, leading academic initiatives, ). Extensive experience with deep learning frameworks and large-scale model training. Extensive experience working on agent-based systems, tool-using AI, or multi-agent coordination in LLM contexts (e.g. startup, industry, or extensive open-source experience). Strong software and/or infrastructure engineering skills and ensuring well-managed software delivery, as evidenced by code contributions to popular open-source libraries or writing production code. Experience training large-scale models over distributed nodes with cloud tools and providers such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, LambdaLabs or Google Cloud. You will enjoy Learning and development: On-the-job coaching and learning as well as the opportunity to work with cutting-edge methods and technologies. Plenty of data, compute, and high-impact problems: Our scientists and engineers get to explore large datasets and discover new capabilities and insights. Thomson Reuters is best known for the globally respected Reuters News agency, but our company is also the leading source of information for legal, corporate, and tax & accounting professionals. We have over 60,000 TBs worth of legal, regulatory, news, and tax data. We also provide access to all major cloud computing platforms to our researchers and engineers. Competitive compensation & benefits packages: The opportunity to earn while learning new skills. What's in it for you? Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected. Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance. Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow's challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together. Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world. About Us Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. 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Axis Bioservices is a Northern Ireland-based contract research organisation (CRO) delivering high-quality life sciences research and development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies worldwide. We specialise in assay development, preclinical testing, and advanced scientific support - helping clients bring innovative products to market. The Role We are seeking a dynamic Head of Innovation to drive Axis Bioservices' growth through the creation, validation, and launch of new assays and services. This senior-level role blends hands-on scientific expertise with commercial acumen and strategic vision. You will develop commercially viable scientific offerings, manage select client projects, and actively build new business through client outreach, networking, and representation at conferences. This is a rare opportunity for a scientist with a passion for innovation to take a central role in shaping the company's future capabilities and services. Key Responsibilities Identify market gaps and client needs, developing novel assays and services for commercial launch. Lead internal R&D projects from concept to validated service. Oversee select client projects, ensuring scientific delivery to agreed timelines and quality standards. Build new customer relationships and deliver technical sales presentations. Represent Axis Bioservices at conferences, industry events, and client meetings. Achieve agreed revenue targets, with commission incentives for successful project acquisition. Collaborate with senior leadership on strategic innovation priorities. PhD or MSc in a life science discipline (e.g., Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology). Demonstrated experience in assay/method development within a CRO, biotech, or pharma context. Strong understanding of commercialisation of scientific services. Excellent communication, presentation, and networking skills. Proven ability to identify and act on new market opportunities. Experience presenting at national/international scientific conferences. Existing network of industry contacts. Business development experience in a scientific organisation. Track record of launching a scientific service or product to market. Job Type Full time, Permanent Location and Travel Onsite (Limavady) with travel up to 20% (including, but not limited to, conferences, client visits and industry events) Salary & Benefits Commission: Percentage of new revenue generated via client acquisition. Professional development and conference attendance support. Travel expenses for client visits and events. Flexible working options where possible. Application Process To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant scientific and commercial experience, and how you have contributed to service or product innovation in your career. What we offer We will help you build a career with a progressive and dynamically growing Company by providing full on-site training, 8% combined pension contribution scheme, flexible working hours, a healthcare package and service driven staff benefits including private medical cover. We support staff wellbeing and have initiatives to support you physical and mental health.