86 jobs found in Preston

Job Title: Quantity Surveyor / Construction Buyer Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary Circa £60,000 DOE What you’ll be doing: Preparing detailed cost estimates for construction projects, including materials, labour and overheads Drafting of NEC (New Engineering Contract)/JCT (Joint Contracts Tribunal) orders and supporting negotiation of contractual terms with supply chain Supporting both Pre and Post contract process and administration Dealing with multiple stakeholders at all levels within Client and Supply Chain organisations Producing and managing contractual timetables, ensuring prompt payment and protection for all parties in terms of cashflow Producing and maintaining accurate cost forecasts and support the maintenance of accurate Estimate at Completion (EAC) and Forecast Final Accounts (FFA) Your skills and...

Job Title: Lead MLOps Engineer Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £55k depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Operationalise model and LLM deployment with CI/CD, governance, monitoring and promotion controls Build CI/CD pipelines for ML and LLM services using Gitlab runners Manage model lifecycle: versioning, promotion and rollback across environments Operate MLflow tracking and model registry Deploy inference services into OpenShift with monitoring and alerting Integrate secrets and credentials securely via Vault Your skills and experiences: Essential: Knowledge of Kubernetes-based deployment ML lifecycle governance and observability Use of tools such as MLflow, GitLab CI/CD, OpenShift/Kubernetes, Vault, Prometheus/Grafana/Loki Benefits: As well as a...

Job Title: Enterprise Archive Support Specialist Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £50,000+ depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Managing internal and external suppliers to achieve agreed service levels and quality standards. Demonstrating advanced problem-solving capability, working with developers to perform problem management , incident management in relation to SOLIX Enterprise Archiving related issues Monitor and maintain SOLIX Enterprise Archiving service activities, including general administration, performing application maintenance and product faults Provides technical leadership and support, industry best practice and deliver value on the SOLIX Enterprise Archiving products. There is also some focus on developing and promoting new, key functionality in the product for expanded use across...

Job Title: AI Engineer Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £55k depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Build LLM capabilities services such as RAG Q&A, summarisation, document integration and tool integration Develop LLM-backed APIs (FastAPI) for LLM chatbot capabilities Implement retrieval worksflows (chunking, embeddings, grounded answering) Integrate with enterprise data sources, MinIO, Databricks, Postgres/PGVector, Azure AI Search etc . Improve response quality through evaluation and testing Deploy services in OpenShift and Azure via GitLab CI/CD Your skills and experiences Essential: Python backend engineering skill Experience of RAG implementation and LLM orchestration Knowledge of key tools such as FastAPI, Langchain/LangGraph, vLLM, AI Search, Hugging Face, Docling,...

Job Title: Platform Engineer Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £50k depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Maintain cluster-level services such as ingress, networking, storage integration Manage namespaces, RBAC, quotas and policy controls for multi-team use Support GPU worker node enablement and scheduling (NVIDIA Operator) Operate monitoring/logging platform services and reliability processes Define reusable deployment standards and runbooks for service transition Your skills and experiences: Essential: Experience of Kubernetes/OpenShift/AKS operations, Experience of platform governance and capacity planning Use of key tools such as OpenShift/Kubernetes, Helm, CRI-O, NVIDIA GPU Operator, Prometheus/Grafana/Loki, CSI Storage Benefits: As well as a competitive...

Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK As an Early Years Assistant at Busy Bees, you’ll play a vital role in creating a positive and engaging environment for children. This is an exciting opportunity to begin your journey in the early years sector, where you will receive on-the-job training and support from experienced team members, helping you to grow and develop your skills in a nurturing and dynamic environment. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee...

Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK Are you passionate about cooking and providing nutritious meals for young children? As a Chef at Busy Bees, you’ll be a key part of our kitchen team, preparing healthy meals that support children's growth and development. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a nurturing environment where you will contribute to the wellbeing of children while gaining valuable experience in catering within the early years sector. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our...

Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK As an Early Years Educator, you will play a leading role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children at Busy Bees. Join a company that values high-quality education and provides ample growth opportunities. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners. Our Charitable Commitment Through our partnership...

*Why work for us?* With a first class reputation within the industry for Private Family legal work, you will join a team of hardworking and highly experienced legal experts who are dedicated to providing a high quality and understanding service to clients. *Job Summary* We have an excellent opportunity for a 2-5 year Qualified Solicitor to join our team in the Preston area. You will be responsible for running your own caseload of Private Family matters which will include all aspects of Family Law, including but not limited to divorce, pre and post nuptial agreements and co-habitation contracts, financial arrangements and TLATA work. There will also be some private children issues and non-molestation/occupation orders. We are seeking applications from candidates who have a strong background in Private Family legal work and are able to run their own caseload of files from inception to conclusion. *Responsibilities and Duties* * Proactively managing own caseload of Private Family...

Job Title: Apprenticeship Data & Compliance Officer Location: Preston; Lancashire. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £33,000 depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Maintain and validate learner records in the management information system, ensuring accurate and timely submissions of learner data and audit-ready reporting Monitor apprenticeship funding and compliance, identifying and resolving data or funding risks through self-assessment and monitoring reports Oversee subcontractor learner records and funding submissions, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and reconciliation with organisational standards Manage apprentice enrolment and learning support claims, maintaining compliance with Department for Education funding rules and audit requirements Keep up-to-date with changes to apprenticeship standards, funding rates,...

Job Title: Senior Cyber Security Assurance Specialist Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Up to £62,000 depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Cyber Security risk assessment of systems and services Support the definition and design of secure solutions that meet business needs Assess Architectural designs and identify proportionate Cyber Security controls aligned with business objectives Assessment of systems, services and Cyber Security controls , to provide an independent analysis of compliance with BAE Systems Security Policy, standards and external regulatory requirements. Lead Assessment of Cyber Security controls to ascertain effectiveness in reducing risk, including any vulnerability components Analysis , creation and compilation of relevant documentation determining the compliance...

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Preston – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £55,000 + depending on skills and experience What you’ll be doing: Designing and implementing GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines for deploying containerised services to AKS Building and maintaining Dockerfiles and container image workflows, pushing to internal container registries Defining and managing AKS cluster configurations, ensuring secure and scalable workloads Writing and maintaining Terraform modules for provisioning cloud infrastructure in line with Azure Landing Zone standards Managing secrets, configuration, and access using Azure Key Vault and Azure AD Ensuring connectivity between on-prem services and Azure cloud infrastructure using GreenLink and hybrid networking Collaborating with MLOps and Data Engineers to ensure reproducible, reliable, and...

Job Title: Tax Manager Location: Preston; Lancashire or Frimley; Surrey. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: £80,000 plus executive benefits What you’ll be doing: Deliver best-in-class tax business partnering by developing a deep understanding of the business and its activities Provide governance-led, commercially focused tax advice, communicating clearly and effectively with stakeholders Build and maintain solid relationships with senior stakeholders across the business and, where required, with external parties Proactively monitor developments in the external legislative and regulatory environment, assessing the impact on BAE Systems Clearly articulate the effective tax rate and tax accounting implications of tax advice provided Review, project manage and deliver key aspects of UK and international tax compliance filings and...

Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care It’s true what they say, the kitchen is the heart of the home. At Orchard Care Homes, our kitchens are no different. They are at the centre of all our homes and provide delicious, and nutritious home cooked meals for everyone. Kitchen Assistant - 29 hrs per week £12.21 per hour Location:   Penwortham Lodge -  Martin Field Road, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 9HL   Why Orchard?  We don’t just want to be the provider of choice; we want to be the employer of choice. Here at Orchard Care Homes our foundations are built on 6 core values; Enjoy Life, Welcoming, Kind, Professional, Positive and Respectful.  Job Role : A quality kitchen experience has positive benefits on the physical and mental wellbeing of our residents and you will help deliver personalised menu plans that ensures everyone is treated with dignity and that individual's rights to privacy, independence and choice are met. At Orchard Care Homes we...

Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care Care Assistants Do you want to begin a fulfilling career in care, with excellent training and progression opportunities? At Orchard Care, we value our Care Assistants and invest in their career within our homes. £12.21 - £12.46 per hour Bank The role of a Care Assistant plays a vital role in supporting the people living within Orchard homes. We make sure everyone is cared for with dignity, respect and they are engaged in how they receive support from our staff. You will play a key role in ensuring they engage in meaningful activities and receive the best support in line with their individual needs. Main Duties To enable people to remain as independent as possible whilst providing support and assistance as per the individual’s needs.  This will include delivering personal care including washing, dressing, and oral care. Be understanding and patient towards everyone and their needs, encourage and support them to...

Extraordinary People, Exceptional Care Senior Care Assistant Are you a Senior Care Assistant looking to further develop your skills? Our Senior Care Assistants play a key role in ensuring each person living within our homes receive the care they need to live a fulfilling life. Rates of pay: NVQ level 2 in Health and Social care: £12.88 per hour  NVQ level 3 in Health and Social care: £14.29 per hour  Nights - Part time and Full Time Shifts available. 22hrs – 44hrs per week Introduction to the role Orchard Care Homes is at the forefront of delivering high quality individual care to meet the person’s needs. Our focus is on ensuring medication is appropriate and providing meaningful activities to everyone. As one of our Senior Care Assistants, you will be responsible for assessing the individuals needs and formulating person-centred care plans, ensuring that medical, physical, and emotional needs are met. Administering medication safely is paramount,...

Job Title: Quality Controller Location: Samlesbury-On site We offer a range flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £49,400+ Dependent of experience What you’ll be doing Act as the liaison between internal teams and external stakeholders to investigate and resolve quality issues, ensuring timely implementation of effective corrective and preventive actions Support non-conformance processes, ensuring full compliance with established quality standards and procedures Analyse and report quality performance metrics to the senior management team, providing clear insights and recommendations for improvement Support the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS), including policies, procedures, and governance frameworks. Ensure the effectiveness of the Quality system through audit and process confirmation Drive continuous...

Job Title: Application Support Engineer Location: Samlesbury – we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: £42,850 + depending on experience What you’ll be doing: Incident and Request Management through our ITSM toolset Service Now Teamcenter Account Management across a variety of Air platforms Contribute to, and maintain a support knowledge base Provide specialist advice on toolset usage to the userbase Infrastructure Monitoring and trend analysis Reporting on toolset data, and service statistics Ongoing Professional Development on Aerospace toolsets Your skills and experiences: Essential: Extensive knowledge of IT support and Siemens Teamcenter PLM toolsets Understanding of IT Service Delivery, and a very proficient IT professional Experience of a Design and/or Manufacturing environment Excellent problem-solving skills...

Job Title: Manufacturing Early Careers Coach Location: Samlesbury or Warton. (On-Site) Travelling between both sites Salary: £43,509 – £46,702 What you’ll be doing: Deliver outstanding training, learning and assessment practices that engage and inspire Delegates to fulfil their individual potential and develop the skills, knowledge and behaviors to successfully progress within Manufacturing Take professional pride in their role and embrace continuous professional development opportunities in support of delivering innovative and impactful training, learning and assessment Assess and monitor delegate performance in line with frameworks/ standards and legislative requirements to ensure occupational competence Train Delegates to reach their full potential by providing key support, challenge and motivation throughout all aspects of their employment maintaining skills and competency Be an SME in developing learning content as part of a blended...