Construction Jobs

AL565: Contracts Manager Location: Aylesbury Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 DOE + vehicle + biannual bonus. Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Contracts Manager on behalf of one of our clients. This role is officed based with Day and night-time site work. Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration. Duties and Responsibilities: First contact with customers. Maintaining relationship with existing customers. Writing safe systems of work. Scheme pricing from client enquiries. Attending EECI and ECI meetings. Resource planning. Materials procurement. Assess training needs. Drafting payment applications/invoices. Maintain scheme files. Site inspections of bridge components. Leasing with German sales and production teams. Skills and Qualifications: BEng or equivalent. SMSTS or NEBOSH construction certificate. CSCS card. Product training in all company product range. Good understanding of Microsoft office. 10+ experience in the construction industry. CAD experience would be an advantage. Location: Aylesbury Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 DOE + vehicle + biannual bonus

AL565: Contracts Manager Location: Aylesbury Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 DOE + vehicle + biannual bonus. Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Contracts Manager on behalf of one of our clients. This role is officed based with Day and night-time site work. Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration. Duties and Responsibilities: First contact with customers. Maintaining relationship with existing customers. Writing safe systems of work. Scheme pricing from client enquiries. Attending EECI and ECI meetings. Resource planning. Materials procurement. Assess training needs. Drafting payment applications/invoices. Maintain scheme files. Site inspections of bridge components. Leasing with German sales and production teams. Skills and Qualifications: BEng or equivalent. SMSTS or NEBOSH construction certificate. CSCS card. Product training in all company product range. Good understanding of Microsoft office. 10+ experience in the construction industry. CAD experience would be an advantage. Location: Aylesbury Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 DOE + vehicle + biannual bonus

LB26 – General Operative Location: Cawthorne Salary: £8.91 + Shift Allowance Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a General Operative on behalf of one of our clients. The successful candidate will be responsible to produce plastic products, packing and coiling pipe. Our client strongly encourages applications from ex-military candidates however, all candidates will be considered. Duties and responsibilities: Using machinery professionally Maintain legible records Rotating shift patterns Skills and qualifications: Attention to detail is required. Willingness to learn Ability to work under their own initiative. Location: Cawthorne Salary: £8.91 + Shift Allowance

AR70 - Structural Engineer Location: Peterborough Salary: £35,000 Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Structural Engineer on behalf of one of our clients. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Structural Engineer to work with diverse projects and clients. Our client is keen to encourage applications from ex-military candidates however, all applications will be considered. Duties and Responsibilities: Delivering structural engineering design solutions for a wide range of commercial, domestic, industrial and education projects. Providing calculations, drawings in AutoCAD and reports. If required, training towards Chartered status will be provided. Skills and Qualifications: Previous experience as a Structural Engineer essential. BEng or MEng honours degree accredited by either ICE or IStructE. Graduate member of either ICE or IStructE. Good written and spoken use of English. The ability to write technical reports. Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey concepts and questions at meetings by telephone and in written sketch format. UK Resident. Own car and possess UK driving licence. Location: Peterborough Salary: £35,000

MM490 - Instructor/ Lecturer in Brickwork Location - Newcastle-under-Lyme Salary: £20,166 - £33,585 Per Annum Overview First Military recruitment is working in partnership with our client to recruit a Lecturer/Instructor in Brickalying to join theor team in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The role We are looking for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified individual to teach Brickwork. You will have relevant industrial experience as well as being qualified to level 3 in your subject area. In addition, you will have experience of teaching or training young people and hold, or be working for, appropriate teaching and assessor/verifier qualifications. Main Duties and Responsibilities Lecture and assess students in construction on a range of courses up to and including level 3 with a particular focus on Construction diplomas. Carry out assessments for both full time and WBL students. Deliver a proportion of remote teaching, learning and assessment (as well as on site delivery) via appropriate platforms such as MS Teams and Zoom (or equivalent). Play an active role in the marketing of the College and the Department through such activities as open days and through liaison with local employers and schools. Act as a personal tutor and undertake the duties associated with this pastoral role. Required Skills and Experience Is qualified to NVQ level 3 in a relevant subject and has recent and appropriate industrial experience). Has a relevant level 5 teaching qualification (DET/DTLLS/PGCE or equivalent) or willingness to train for one. Holds, or is willing to train for Assessor and Verifier Awards. Experience of delivering dynamic and interactive remote learning via online platforms such as MS Teams and Zoom. What’s in it for you? The college offers and excellent benefits package which includes: Government or Teachers’ Pension Scheme Excellent Training and Development Opportunities 30 days leading to 35 for Instructor(plus a 2 week Christmas closure period) 37 Days annual leave (plus a 2 week Christmas closure period) The closing date for completed applications is 30th August 2020 Interviews to be held week commencing 7th September 2020

DS572 - Bid Writer - Construction Location: Hoddesdon Salary: Circa £45,000 Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Bid Writer on behalf of one of our clients. Working closely with the proposals and bid teams, you will write, proof-read and sub-edit content to a high standard and take responsibility for the management of proposal documents and sales collateral such as brochures and other relevant documents. Duties and Responsibilities: Producing persuasive written material. Working with bid teams to identify project objectives. Meeting with and interviewing key stakeholders regarding content for the proposals. Writing technical content for the proposals and sales collateral. Proof-reading / sub-editing and re-writing content. Assisting with the preparation of presentations and other documents. Researching and creating news stories for projects / individuals. Keeping up to date library of model answers. Producing and updating project profiles. Skills and Qualifications: A degree in Journalism or Copywriting is desirable. However, someone with a proven track record / expertise bid writing within the construction sector will also be considered. Good working knowledge of InDesign. Proven IT and desk top publishing skills. Excellent communication skills. Excellent literacy and presentation skills. Ability to juggle workload and deliver multiple priorities within demanding timescales. Ability to continually improve the quality of work sent out by the company. Copywriting training / experience. DS572 - Bid Writer - Construction Location: Hoddesdon Salary: Circa £45,000

Technical Bid Writer Location: Hoddesdon Salary: £40000 - £45000 Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Technical Bid Writer on behalf of one of our clients. To take responsibility for the creation of written responses as part of delivering work winning bid submissions for the Company. Duties and Responsibilities: Creating and maintaining content for bid responses for Smart Technologies such as; Electric Vehicle Charge Points, Smart City Proposals and associated technology. Working with the bid managers, operational lead, bid library manager, other specialists within the business and our supply chain to create written material for bid responses. Incorporating comments received from reviewers. Ensuring the writing structure and words used in the bid persuasively convey the offer to the customer. Edit for grammar, punctuation, capitalisation, clarity, readability, consistency and persuasiveness. Actioning and updating the clarifications log where actions are assigned to the bid writer. Following submission of the bid and feedback from the customer, work with the bid library manager to update the bid library with new/updated information gathered from the bid process. Designing, formatting and producing bid templates, documents and related materials. Skills and Qualifications: Successful experience of working as a bid writer within a bid team. Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) either Foundation, Practitioner or Professional level - desired but not essential. Successful experience of working within a bid team for a highways or construction company. Proficient user of Microsoft Products. · Passionate, self-motivating and can work with little or no guidance. Able to work as part of a team to achieve a greater goal; proactive and always willing to offer and ask for help when needed. Location: Hoddesdon Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

JS247 –Senior Planning Engineer Location: West London Salary: £ 65,000 - £75,000 + Car/Allowance + Benefits First Military Executive Recruitment is working closely with an established business who are looking to strengthen their team on a rolling project in West London. The successful candidate will join a leading main contractor who have an unrivalled reputation for their expertise and professional approach to delivering technically challenging projects. The Senior Planner sets out, monitors, maintains and updates the project schedule in coordination with all stakeholders of the project. The Senior Planner provides information to the Project Management and Design Management teams on project progress including critical path and project milestones. Our client encourages applications from former service personnel, but all qualified candidates will be considered. Duties and Responsibilities : Ability to develop detail within an existing programme and can coach others Ability of update and monitor progress within the working programme and can coach others Ability of introducing change into a programme. Ability to resource and cost load programmes. Have an understanding of the introduction & evaluation of risk in programmes Using appropriate methods to check programme robustness. Ability to provide routine and one-off programme outputs. Tender Specific Planning skills Assimilate and interpret information from tender documentation. Contribute to bid winning strategy Develop programme structure and content independently working with bid team. Ensure communication & transfer of knowledge post award. Contribute to tender written submission. Develop & maintain effective working relationships Gather and monitor information for both progress and feedback and can coach others Ability to produce and communicate programme information in a variety of forms Skills & experience : Demonstrable, broad understanding and working knowledge of construction methods and outputs. Proven understanding of commercial and contractual requirements and awareness of change Proven skills in planning software, principally P6, and can coach others. Thorough experience and understanding of programming techniques. Give advice and support on short term programmes to construction teams. Understand how to make an analytical assessment of programmes. Ability to evaluate supply chain programmes. Understand and comply with business processes and systems. Ability to work to defined timescales. Establish and maintain Internal and External Project Controls reporting. Location: West London Salary: £ 65,000 - £75,000 + Car/Allowance + Benefits

DS616: Grounds Maintenance Operative Location: Wantage, Oxford Salary: £9.00 - £11.00 p/h (van will be provided for work use only) Overview First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a grounds operative for our client based in Grove. This position will have the successful candidate carry out general grounds maintenance for the businesses clients covering an area from Milton Keynes to Portsmouth. The regular hours are from 0700 to 1530 Monday to Friday with a daily half-hour unpaid break, totalling 40 hours per week. Applications from ex-military personnel are actively encouraged however, all candidates will be given due consideration. Duties and responsibilities: Grass cutting Strimming Hedge cutting Ensuring all tools are safe to use and are looked after by team crew members. Skills and qualification: Driving licence essential Past experience essential Good communication skills Able to prioritise work load in order to complete all tasks to high standards Good time management DBS check Must be able to look after and maintain the equipment Experience in using ride on mowers and other petrol power tools DS616: Grounds Maintenance Operative Location: Wantage, Oxford Salary: £9.00 - £11.00 p/h (van will be provided for work use only)

MT13 - Streetworks Operatives Location - Aberdeen Hourly Rate - Negotiable Overview Perceptive Recruitment is recruiting a team of 2 Installation Operatives to work independently in Aberdeen to install street signage for out international client. The role is based from Aberdeen city Centre and will include travel and work in up to 18 locations throughout the city. This is a temporary role and will last 3 to 4 weeks starting mid July. You will undertake tasks of installation of street signage. The role Cutting into concrete to lay the signage foundations Install new signage Reinstall slabbing and paving Work to Safety standards Assist in the delivery of plant, equipment and materials to the clients specification The candidates Experience installing street furniture would be a distinct advantage Experience of slabbing and paving Must have experience in the use of stihl saw Must have CSCS Card One of the 2 must have NRSWA certificate One of the team members must have own transport Contact Gary Campbell on (phone number removed) for more information

MM473 - Working Supervisor [Highways Estates] Location - Cambridge or East Anglia Hourly rate - Depends on Experience and Certification Contract type - Temporary to Permanent Overview Perceptive Recruitment is working in Partnership with our client to recruit Highways Estates Supervisor to join their team in Cambridge covering the Eastern Region. This is initially a temporary role but will become permanent for the right person after approximately 13 weeks. The role The working supervisor will work closely with contract supervisor to help deliver all contractual obligations to an exceptional standard as well as help develop the ‘in house’ team. Covering the soft estate on the strategic highways, to predominantly include cyclical grass cutting, herbicide treatment, arboriculture and planting schemes. The work is approx 60% night shift, however enhanced rates are paid for this. The candidate The candidate should be experienced in a highways supervisory role supervising directly employed staff and contractors A good understanding of Health & Safety is essential Ideally you will have SSSTS or higher Desired qualifications / certificates (training will be provided for the right candidate) CSCS Lantra Tractor Driving Lantra Arm Mounted Cutting Equipment / Flail Lantra Brush Cutter / Strimmer NPTC Pesticides PA1 & PA6A NPTC Pesticides PA2 NPTC Chainsaw CS30, CS31a, CS31b, CS38 & CS39 NPTC Chainsaw from a MEWP CS47 NPTC Brushwood Chippers IPAF – MEWPS Full driving licence B+E HGV Class 2 Lantra Winter Maintenance Lantra Fencing Lantra Traffic Maintenance 12a/12b/12c/12d In Return our client offers Great pay rates based on experience Travel time paid at hourly rate and generally is an extra 2 hrs total per day Stable employment Training and Development opportunities

MM474 - Operatives [Highways Estates] Location - Cambridge or East Anglia Hourly rate - Depends on Experience and Certification Contract type - Temporary to Permanent Overview Perceptive Recruitment is working in Partnership with our client to recruit 6 Highways Estates Operatives to join their team in Cambridge covering the Eastern Region. This is initially a temporary role but will become permanent for the right person after approximately 13 weeks. The role Covering the soft estate on the strategic highways, your role will predominantly include cyclical grass cutting, herbicide treatment, arboriculture and planting schemes. Operatives will work in a team under the supervision of a working supervisor to help deliver all contractual obligations to an exceptional standard. The work is approx 60% night shift, however enhanced rates are paid for this The candidate The candidate should be experienced in highways soft estate works. A good understanding of Health & Safety is essential. You must have as a minimum CSCS card as training can be provided for proactive candidates with the right attitude. Desired qualifications / certificates (training will be provided for the right candidates) Lantra Tractor Driving Lantra Arm Mounted Cutting Equipment / Flail Lantra Brush Cutter / Strimmer NPTC Pesticides PA1 & PA6A NPTC Pesticides PA2 NPTC Chainsaw CS30, CS31a, CS31b, CS38 & CS39 NPTC Chainsaw from a MEWP CS47 NPTC Brushwood Chippers IPAF – MEWPS Full driving licence B+E HGV Class 2 Lantra Winter Maintenance Lantra Fencing Lantra Traffic Maintenance 12a/12b/12c/12d In Return our client offers Great pay rates based on experience Travel time paid at hourly rate and generally is an extra 2 hrs total per day Stable employment Training and Development opportunities

DS614 – Civil Engineering Planner Location: North Wales Salary: Competitive Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a number of Planning Engineers on behalf of one of our clients. To provide support to bid teams through the provision of efficient and effective planning and scheduling. You will also provide support to the project management team through the provision of an efficient and effective planning, scheduling and project performance reporting function. Duties and Responsibilities: Update and monitor progress within the working programme and provide coaching to others. Introduce experience and change into a programme. Ability to resource and cost load programmes. Have an understanding of the introduction & evaluation of risk in programmes. Using appropriate methods to check programme robustness. Ability to provide routine and one-off programme outputs. Tender specific planning skills. Assimilate and interpret information from tender documentation. Contribute to bid winning strategy. Develop programme structure and content independently working with bid team. Ensure communication & transfer of knowledge. Contribute to tender written submission. Any other duties consistent with your status and seniority, as necessary to meet the needs of the Business of the Company. Develop & maintain effective working relationships Ability to produce and communicate programme information in a variety of forms. Skills and Qualifications: Demonstrable, broad understanding and working knowledge of construction methods and outputs. Previous experience as Planning Engineer is essential. Civil Engineering or construction qualification. Broad range of experience in a wide range of civil engineering construction, to sub agent level at least, with sound commercial knowledge. Contractual understanding particularly of NEC form of contract. Proven understanding of commercial and contractual requirements. Proven skills in planning software, principally P6. Thorough experience and understanding of programming techniques. Give advice and support on short term programmes to construction teams. Understand how to make an analytical assessment of programmes. Ability to evaluate supply chain programmes. Understand and comply with business processes and systems. Ability to work to defined timescales. Establish and maintain Internal and External Project Controls reporting. Ability to use Chain/in k, Titos, and PRA and 40 softwares is desirable. Ability to use other planning software MSP, Asta PP is desirable. DS614 – Civil Engineering Planner Location: North Wales Salary: Competitive

JS245 – Senior Estimator (Civil Construction) Location: Swindon, Wilts Salary: £ 60,000 - £65,000 + Car / Travel allowance First Military Executive Recruitment are pleased to be recruiting for a Senior Estimator. The successful candidate will have extensive experience working in Civil Construction. The successful candidate will operate in coordination with Bid Managers to ensure competitive pricing. Our client encourages interest from former service personnel, however all qualified candidates will be considered. Duties and Responsibilities : Agree methodologies and outputs for key activities with Planner and, where appropriate the Bid Manager and Design Manager. Provide advice to Bid Manager/ Design manager on most competitive design options. Produce competitive price using methodologies and outputs etc. to suit conditions/ situations relevant to the scheme. Advise Bid Manager on sufficiency of Client bill of quantity/ activity schedule and arrange for full quantity take off or checking as required. Preparing the price estimate for tenders or budget pricing comprising the following aspects: Labour - Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items. Ensure Working Rule Agreement (and any other specific requirements such as London Living Wage) included in labour rates. Prepare scheme specific labour rate calculation where required. Plant - Develop local rates/ build up rates for self-delivered items. Liaise with Planner to reconcile plant resource levels. Materials - Comparison sheet for materials considering unit rate (conversation factors), wastage, waiting times and part loads etc. Liaise with procurement to determine appropriate selection of suppliers to send enquiries to. Liaise with procurement to determine the sufficiency and compliance of supplier quotations. Liaise with procurement and agree on the selection of supplier quotations to be used in the estimate. Subcontracts - Liaise with procurement & bid team to determine appropriate selection of subcontractors to send enquiries to. Liaise with procurement to determine the sufficiency and compliance of subcontractor quotations. Preparation of comparison sheet for subcontractors detailing additions/ deletions from quoted rates. Liaise with procurement and bid manager and agree on the selection of the subcontractor to be used in the estimate. Temporary Works - Liaise with Planner/ Technical Services and Temporary Works Coordinator to agree extent and nature of temporary works. Agree costs of temporary works with temporary works coordinator. Staff - Agree staffing levels and produce staff programme with Bid Manager and Operations lead. Use currently weekly staff rates to price staff. Agree staff patterns and overtime rates with Operations lead for out of normal hours working – note these need to comply with Working time directive/ NR fatigue guidance etc. Preliminaries - Liaise with Planner to determine overall duration of preliminaries. Coordinate and liaise with Bid Manager to ensure all aspects of Clients requirements included as necessary (CCS/ CEEQUAL etc). Risk - Input with Bid Manager and tender risk manager into tender risk/ opportunity register. Final settlement and submission - Produce top–sheet tender summary in current format and associated back up sheets. Present pricing build up at pre-settlement and settlement meetings. Prepare adjustments sheet in coordination with Bid Manager to reflect settlement adjustments. Prepare final pricing documentation for inclusion with tender submission – where possible ensuring pricing maintains a positive cash flow throughout the project. Coordinate with Bid Manager for the production of the Form of tender/ Contract Data Part 2 as required. Liaise with Bid Manager and address any post tender clarifications/amendments issued by the Client. Handover (for successful bids) - Prepare handover pricing document for issue to Project Manager and Commercial Manager. Attend Handover meeting with Bid Manager. Review (for unsuccessful bids) - Coordinate with Bid Manager to review feedback on tender price (where provided) for future tenders. Skills & experience: Sound knowledge of civil engineering and construction techniques. Knowledge of relevant procurement legislation. Commercial awareness of different forms of contract. Sound knowledge of the governance and procedural requirements for work winning. Detailed knowledge of estimating software packages. Location: Swindon, Wilts Salary: £ 60,000 - £65,000 + Car / Travel Allowance

AR34 – Civil Engineer Location - Manchester Salary: £30,000 to £35,000 per annum Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently searching for a Senior Civil Engineer on behalf of our client. This is an excellent and exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineer, to join a well recognised and growing organisation where you will be producing schematic/concept designs and design calculations within defined timescales. Applications from ex-military candidates are actively encouraged, however all candidates will be given due consideration. Duties and Responsibilities: Production of schematic/concept designs and design calculations within defined timescales Liaising with other construction professionals in the development of designs Undertaking drainage using WINDES Microdrainage Directing Technicians in the production of AutoCAD and Civils 3D drawings Undertaking quality reviews of designs prior to issue Preparing Drainage Strategies Liaison with Statutory Bodies ( e.g. Water Authority, Environment Agency or Local Authority, Environment Agency or Local Authority) Analysis and design of drainage drawings using AutoCAD software Visiting sites and attending site meetings Participation in internal project team meetings Attendance at external design meetings with clients and other design team members Preparing correspondence, reports and specifications Skills and Qualifications: The candidate will have a min of 5 years’ experience in a design office environment – working within a consultancy to produce design packages suitable for technical approval and construction. Be experienced in the use of MicroDrainage software for modelling of drainage networks incorporating SUDS features. Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD for drawing production and familiarity with relevant design standards (e.g. DMRB, Sewers for Adoption, SUDS Manual) is essential. HNC or Degree in Civil Engineering. Benefits: Flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. Support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Offer a network of people and knowledge that will expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects Competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including 20 days holiday + bank holidays. Company pension scheme. Employee Assistance Programme. Professional Memberships and commitment to on-going CPD. Location - Manchester Salary: £30,000 to £35,000

Technical Bid Writer Location: Hoddesdon Salary: £40000 - £45000 Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Technical Bid Writer on behalf of one of our clients. To take responsibility for the creation of written responses as part of delivering work winning bid submissions for the Company. Duties and Responsibilities: Creating and maintaining content for bid responses for Smart Technologies such as; Electric Vehicle Charge Points, Smart City Proposals and associated technology. Working with the bid managers, operational lead, bid library manager, other specialists within the business and our supply chain to create written material for bid responses. Incorporating comments received from reviewers. Ensuring the writing structure and words used in the bid persuasively convey the offer to the customer. Edit for grammar, punctuation, capitalisation, clarity, readability, consistency and persuasiveness. Actioning and updating the clarifications log where actions are assigned to the bid writer. Following submission of the bid and feedback from the customer, work with the bid library manager to update the bid library with new/updated information gathered from the bid process. Designing, formatting and producing bid templates, documents and related materials. Skills and Qualifications: Successful experience of working as a bid writer within a bid team. Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) either Foundation, Practitioner or Professional level - desired but not essential. Successful experience of working within a bid team for a highways or construction company. Proficient user of Microsoft Products. · Passionate, self-motivating and can work with little or no guidance. Able to work as part of a team to achieve a greater goal; proactive and always willing to offer and ask for help when needed. Location: Hoddesdon Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

DS572 - Bid Writer - Construction Location: Hoddesdon Salary: Circa £45,000 Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Bid Writer on behalf of one of our clients. Working closely with the proposals and bid teams, you will write, proof-read and sub-edit content to a high standard and take responsibility for the management of proposal documents and sales collateral such as brochures and other relevant documents. Duties and Responsibilities: Producing persuasive written material. Working with bid teams to identify project objectives. Meeting with and interviewing key stakeholders regarding content for the proposals. Writing technical content for the proposals and sales collateral. Proof-reading / sub-editing and re-writing content. Assisting with the preparation of presentations and other documents. Researching and creating news stories for projects / individuals. Keeping up to date library of model answers. Producing and updating project profiles. Skills and Qualifications: A degree in Journalism or Copywriting is desirable. However, someone with a proven track record / expertise bid writing within the construction sector will also be considered. Good working knowledge of InDesign. Proven IT and desk top publishing skills. Excellent communication skills. Excellent literacy and presentation skills. Ability to juggle workload and deliver multiple priorities within demanding timescales. Ability to continually improve the quality of work sent out by the company. Copywriting training / experience. DS572 - Bid Writer - Construction Location: Hoddesdon Salary: Circa £45,000