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Adderley Featherstone plc

Salary

From £50,000 to £60,000 per year + Attractive Salary and Benefits

Location

Cardiff

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Global leader in high-tech secure identity and access control solutions

Lead two embedded software teams in the UK and Poland

Our client, HID Global, is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers around the world. Recognised for robust quality, innovative designs and industry leadership, HID Global is the supplier of choice for OEMs, system integrators, and application developers serving a variety of markets. These markets include physical and logical access control, strong authentication and credential management; card printing and personalisation; highly secure government ID; and identification technologies used in animal ID and industry and logistics applications. The company's primary brands include HID®, ActivIdentity™, Fargo®, and LaserCard®. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global has over 2,100 employees worldwide and is growing significantly both in the UK and in Poland where it has recently opened up a new state-of-art design centre. HID is strengthening their significant product development function with a focus on world leading core skills that builds product solutions ranging from chip level embedded firmware to user interface applications to xUnit test automation and everything in between.

As a Software Developer Manager, you will need to be an industry trendsetter that can challenge the limits of resource constrained devices and set a technical example that inspires others in your team to reach higher boundaries in software development.

As Manager you will lead two teams, one in Cardiff and one in Krakow, Poland in the development of embedded firmware & drivers for Linux, Windows & Mac OS systems for RFID reader based products. The role requires extensive PC & embedded C, C++ development and debug experience with familiarity of various 8 & 32 bit microcontrollers being an advantage.

The Software Development Manager will be responsible for conducting, leading and coordinating software development activities with your team, including key design decisions for the technology, structure, configuration & QA testing of the systems under development.

As HID are looking to appoint the very best talent in the sector, a candidate of significant ability is required. A Masters degree in Computer Science, Electronics or a related discipline is essential. Proficiency is required in the following programming languages:
• C and C++, knowledge of C# & .Net
• Ability to use scripting languages (such as Python, Ruby, Perl etc) for testing and during the build process
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS and Javascript for Web 2.0 (Ajax) based user interface

In addition efficient use of tools for source code control management, issue tracking, build automation, testing and debugging are expected as well as object oriented and modern software/firmware design methodologies.

The company operates through a dynamic team orientated culture and you will need to be comfortable working in a major international company environment. Going forward the career opportunities are excellent and the rewards package is designed to attract an industry leading Software Development specialist. This will not be an obstacle for the right person. Relocation to Cardiff will be offered.

The groups parent company ASSA ABLOY is world class, substantial and has the resources and commitment to make this a unique career enhancing experience for the appointed candidate.

To apply for the Software Development Manager, please forward in absolute confidence a full curriculum vitae, to Adderley Featherstone by clicking on the apply button and completing a short application.

Recruiter

W5 Recruitment

Salary

Competitive

Location

Cardiff

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Our client is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services.

The company is currently recruiting for a Geotechnical Engineer with demonstrable experience for their South Wales office.

Successful candidates would be working closely with clients to define needs and solutions from conception to conclusion including consultation from an early stage in the projects, advising clients on effective ground risk management and developing a variety of efficient ground engineering solutions.
The company has an established capability delivering a diverse range of projects within a variety of market sectors, including civil engineering and building structures, site development, water, structures and energy and waste sectors, both within and outside the South Wales and West region. Staff therefore have opportunities to benefit from a broad range of opportunities across a range of projects and locations.

Having a strong forward workload profile in all these areas means significant opportunities for interesting and exciting work and prospects of advancement. The companies' priority is to attract quality staff to work in a friendly but challenging environment.

At the current time within the Geotechnics group the company is working on detailed geotechnical design for earthworks and structures for 3 major highways schemes which are either due to start construction within the next few months or currently on site. They also have numerous highways, rail, water, waste and buildings structures related projects for which geotechnical assessments, ground investigation and geotechnical design work are required.

The successful candidate will perform the following roles:

Geotechnical design for foundations, retaining structures, and earthworks, including use of Eurocode 7
Preparation of geotechnical specifications, including earthworks and foundations, ideally also with construction supervision experience
Planning and management of ground investigations, including scoping and preparing specifications and contract documentation, supervision and interpretation
Logging of soil and rock to BS5930/Eurocode 7
Supervising and co-ordinating the work of others and co-ordinating with engineers of other disciplines
Managing project teams to ensure production of deliverables to agreed timelines and within budget, providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior members of the team

You will be required to have the following skills:

Good general geotechnical design skills and the ability to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of geotechnical engineering and design principles
Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills
Excellent report writing and written and verbal communication skills
Appreciation of contaminated land/waste management issues would also be an advantage
Academic requirements include a minimum of a BEng in Civil Engineering or a BSc in Geological Sciences ideally supplemented with an MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geology
Candidates should be Professionally Chartered or close to achieving Professional Chartership

In return, the company offers a competitive salary at all levels, and one of the best benefits packages in the sector.

Core benefits include cover under the UK Healthcare Plan (private medical insurance), Life Assurance, Accident Insurance, and Income Protection (long term disability) cover.

Recruiter

W5 Recruitment

Salary

Competitive

Location

Cardiff

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

PRINCIPAL SOCIAL CONSULTANT - CARDIFF, WALES

Our Client an independent, international consulting practice is seeking a Principal Level Social Scientist with significant mining exposure in the environmental, social, hydro or geotechnical field. Our Client provides globally integrated consulting services to the international mining industry.

Responsibilities include:

Undertaking the following specialist activities: stakeholder engagement; socio-economic impact assessment; corporate social responsibility due diligence; social liabilities evaluation
Preparing socio-economic management plans and resettlement and community development plans
Reviewing specialist SIA reports and social management plans produced by clients or their consultants
Project management and co-ordination including: information control, planning and programming of works, commercial and contractual control, procurement, ensuring progress meetings are undertaken, production of progress and financial reports, close liaison with the client and their representatives, safety and quality control
Proposal preparation including co-ordination of team members (from UK and other offices), identification of sub-consultants (where necessary), proposal writing, budget preparation and liaison with client representatives
Mentoring consultant and senior level staff as required

Essential requirements of the role include:

Degree or equivalent in a social (preference) or environmental discipline with a higher degree in a social discipline and/or the majority of experience gained internationally
Previous experience of undertaking large SIAs and contributing to project development studies, ideally for international (non-UK) projects and for a variety of natural resource commodities
Evidence of exposure to various environmental disciplines including air, water, geochemistry, noise, biodiversity/ecology and how these relate to socio-economic situations
Knowledge of the Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards, other international best practice
Strong communication skills with knowledge of working with different communities and cultures. A second language, ideally French would be an advantage but is not essential
Proven leadership and team building experience, working self sufficiently also within a team environment
Business development skills - business development will act as a crucial part of the role

This position involves working in multi-disciplinary teams on a range of projects in the UK and overseas. International travel will form a large part of the role.

In return our Client offers:

An attractive salary package supplemented by a discretionary bonus based on Company performance as well as additional benefits

Our Client will assist with reasonable relocation and removal expenses for transport of personal effects and flights to the UK together with the costs of rented accommodation for up to 4 weeks on arrival if required.

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QC Legal Recruitment

Salary

Competitive

Location

Cardiff

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

* PLANNING ASSOCIATE - NEWLY QUALIFIED *

Our client, a top international firm, requires top notch newly qualified planning associates.

As a planning associate, you will be working with a range of clients on varied and complex matters. Therefore, it is essential that you can work well under pressure and have a “can do” attitude. You will also need to offer first rate client service as you will be expected to work with clients from the offset.

If you are a newly qualified planning lawyer looking for a new challenge, then do not hesitate to apply!

* PLANNING ASSOCIATE - NEWLY QUALIFIED *

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Hays Senior Finance

Salary

Competitive

Location

Cardiff

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Excellent opportunity for a Qualified Accountant with experience of operating at a Senior Management level within financial control. The Business Unit Financial Controller manages a team responsible for maintaining and implementing an effective control and financial reporting environment, applying key accounting standards and finance polices, delivering key central reporting requirements and providing technical and commercial advice to the strategic business units and the wider Finance team. Accountable also for delivery of key finance, regulatory and business change projects by providing financial control governance and support . The BU Financial Controller is also responsible for maintaining relationships with key stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of all requirements.

Lead a team of 2 ensuring roles and responsibilities are effectively organised and communicated, staff are developed and mentored for career progression
Support the monthly close process for the strategic business units by engaging with the Finance Business Partners and their team on non-routine areas of bookkeeping and accounting matters and liaising with the Subject Matter Experts on more complex issues
Conduct monthly Balance sheet reviews, providing meaningful commentary to the Finance Directors and Chief Financial Officers
Support the intercompany eliminations and monthly account ownership and reconciliation process impacting the business units by ensuring that unreconciled balances and items at risk are challenged and remediated
Ensure technical accounting requirements (including new policies and accounting standards) are consistently and correctly applied across all products and transactions within the business
Support the quarterly, half-yearly and annual financial reporting requirements including co-ordination of attestations specific to the strategic business units and responding to queries.
Prepare results announcements and annual report.
Lead the review and sign off of all financial reporting and control requirements for the development and implementation of new products.
Ensuring effective engagement and streamlined processes for the activities managed by the extended offshore accounting operations team
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Recruiter

eNL

Salary

Competitive

Location

Cardiff

Job term

Contract

Job hours

Full time

JOB TITLE: Family and Private Client Consultant
PQE REQUIRED: 5+
LOCATION: Cardiff, South West, Wales
SALARY: Excellent earning potential

THE ROLE:
This growing firm has an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, hard working solicitor to join them on a consultancy basis.
You will manage a caseload of family and private client files, including divorce, ancillary relief, wills and probate matters.
The role does not come with a basic salary but does attract a generous fee-sharing package.
The firm has some existing work but the successful candidate will be required to bring in their own in the form of a following.

THE CANDIDATE:
This is a great chance for a solicitor with a minimum of 5 years experience to take control of their earning potential.

Contact Details:
If you would like further information or would be interested to apply for this vacancy please contact Ronelle Mendez at eNL on [contact details removed] or email [contact details removed] . As part of our candidate care process we aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please go to [contact details removed] to register your interest for similar positions.

eNL follow strict best practice recruitment guidelines monitored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

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W5 Recruitment

Salary

From £50,000 to £70,000 per year

Location

Cardiff

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

PRINCIPAL LEVEL MINING ENGINEER

W5 Recruitment are seeking a Principal Mining Engineer to join an expanding Mining department for a leading international Client. The work will involve undertaking the following activities:
dump design and optimisation studies
mine design, optimisation and scheduling
reserve evaluations, production schedule, mine equipment and economic evaluation
project management and co-ordination
mentoring Consultant and Senior Consultant level staff

Essential Requirements of the role include:

Degree or equivalent in a mining related subject with the majority of experience gained in an international (non-UK) environment
Previous relevant practical and operational experience gained in a mining environment
Experience of working with a variety of commodities
Evidence of exposure to different aspects of the open pit mine planning processes including planning/scheduling and production controls
Competent in using major mining software, e.g. XPAC, Vulcan and Surpac. Candidates will be required to set up projects using XPAC software
Proven track record of bringing projects in on time, within budget and to the clients satisfaction
Strong leadership and business development skills
Competent report writing skills
Strong communication skills in both verbal and written English
This position involves working in multi-disciplinary teams on a range of projects in the UK and overseas and international travel will form a significant part of the role

In return, our Client is offering an attractive salary package, including performance based bonus, group personal pension scheme, employee share participation as well as optional private medical and health screening schemes.

Salary Scale (Inclusive of Pension): £50,000 to £70,000 depending on skills

Recruiter

W5 Recruitment

Salary

Competitive

Location

Cardiff

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Geo-Environmental Engineer - Cardiff

The position of Geo-Environmental Engineer/ Senior Engineer is within our Clients expanding Geo-Environment Capability and will be based in the Cardiff office in South Wales.
The role will require regular travel within Wales and the Southwest region but there may also be occasional requirements to support other regional offices throughout the UK and potentially overseas.
The main duties and responsibilities of the Geo-Environmental Engineer will be to support the design, supervision, procurement and management site investigations for both environmental and geotechnical purposes. The role will require liaison with clients and contractors and all aspects of site management in a broad variety of settings for a diverse client base. The role will also require factual reporting and elements of interpretive assessment and geo-environmental consultancy. There will be regular requirement for interface with the local and national team with future opportunities to develop into areas of specialism available in due course.

The Geo-Environmental Engineer must have a relevant degree, and ideally also a postgraduate degree, in an environment-related subject. Prior experience of work within the Geo-Environmental Industry is essential and the ideal candidate will have prior working knowledge and experience of the running large and complex sites, as well as associated software and data management systems (for example Holebase).

The following outlines a list of desirable qualifications/accreditations:

Emergency First Aid at Work
CSCS Card
IOSH / CITB Construction Skills or similar
CAT and Genny Trained
WWW clearance for working on MOD sites
PTS for rail work
An excellent working knowledge of Health and Safety procedures with respect to site management is essential.

It is critical that the applicant has in depth industry based experienced of which includes GI supervisory capacity. This is a minimum requirement to become 'White Listed' for Environment Agency work and applicants who do not have this level of experience should not apply. Further training requirements can be provided to the successful applicant for any of the above mentioned accreditations as long as the experience level criterion is met.

The role offers an excellent opportunity for career development within a growing team and for gaining experience through involvement in a wide variety of schemes for both public and private sector clients.

A competitive salary package is on offer to the successful applicant, please apply with current CV, remuneration and details of availability.