Fantastic opportunity for experienced civil technician engineer to join our well respected Colchester based client. For the right person immediate start and competitive salary will be offered.

The Company
Our client is a Consulting Civil and Structural Engineering Practice providing a full design consultancy service and on-site supervision for the building and construction industry. They offer an extensive range of services offered. The Practice has, for many years, been involved with brown field development sites and on multi storey projects with unusual site constraint difficulties.

The Role
• Provide technical support to civil engineers on engineering construction projects
• Assisting with initial site surveys
• Arranging for lab analysis of soil, rock and materials samples
• Developing engineering design plans, by hand or with computer aided design (CAD) software
• Preparing estimates of labour costs and the amount and type of materials
• Drawing up timescales for the delivery of supplies, equipment and labour
• Negotiating with suppliers to get value for money when buying resources
• Inspecting projects and supervising progress
• Reporting problems to site managers and preparing reports for engineers.

The Person
• Minimum HNC/D
• Experience with AutoCAD 2011 (viewports, X-refs),
• Experience of work as a civil technician engineer
• Experience PDS and preferably Windes FW/SW Simulation networks etc

Benefits to you
• Excellent opportunities
• The chance to work for a well respected company
• Competitive salary

We require an experienced senior civil design engineer for our well respected client based in Colchester. For this role it essential that you have previous experience within a similar role.

The Company
Our client is a Consulting Civil and Structural Engineering Practice providing a full design consultancy service and on-site supervision for the building and construction industry. They offer an extensive range of services offered. The Practice has, for many years, been involved with brown field development sites and on multi storey projects with unusual site constraint difficulties.

The Role
• Undertake Flood Risk Assessments.
• S38, S104 submissions etc
• Simulation design and Source Control.

The Person
• Chartered, Civil Engineering Degree
• Minimum 5 years post graduate design experience in both roads and drainage schemes for residential developments,
• Good experience with Microdrainage, including SUDS,
• Familiar with Code for Sustainable Homes and Building Regulation Part M requirements.

Benefits to you
• Excellent opportunities
• The chance to work for a well respected company
• Competitive salary

Sales Engineering required for our global leading company. Responsible for all activities in respect of producing client proposals specific to Oily Water, Gas and Liquid Fuel treatment packaged systems for the Gas, Petro-Chemicals and Power industry.

The Company
 Our client a global leader in the filled design and supply equipment globally to the gas, petro-chemical and power industry.  Products are Peerless separation and filtration systems, Skimovex waste water treatment, Environmental Systems for the reduction of NOx, and, Industrial Silencers. 

The Role
• Enquiry receipt, application design/proposal preparation
• Issue and follow up of quotation
• Perform technical and commercial evaluation of bids
• Prepare calculation and code requirements as specified by client
• Review and complete checklists ready for handover to Contracts department
• Develop and maintain contact with clients, representatives and suppliers
• Contribute ideas and strategies within departmental team to develop sales and marketing opportunities
• Reporting to sales manager
• Supporting sales and contracts team

The person
• HNC Mechanical Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• GCSE English and Maths – Grades A-C (or equivalent)
• Commercially minded and competent with the ability to prioritise
• Verbal and written language skills
• Pro-activity and multi-tasking
• Self-motivated, organised and confident

Desirable Experience:
• Oil and Gas Industry knowledge
• Experience of field work and factory testing
• Autocad/PV Elite
• Good keyboard and PC skills
• Good telephone manner and customer interface skills
• Ideally candidates will possess 5 years experience in waste water treatment, preferably in the oily water separation industry.
• Knowledge of sizing and experience in designing hydro-cyclones would be an excellent attribute.
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What’s in it for you:
• 25 days p.a. from Jan 1 to December 31 (pro rata)
• Salary up to £30k
• 0830 – 1700 Monday to Thursday 1 hr lunch
• 0830 – 1630 Friday with 30mins lunch

Managers Assistant

We are currently looking for Managers Assistant to join a successful joinery company on the out skirts of Colchester.  This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has possible worked in construction or joinery looking for a more office based position. You will understand manufacturing drawings, pricing and basic joinery.

The Company
Our client has been involved in the manufacture and installation, of all aspects of joinery, throughout the East of England.  The client holds large stocks of selected materials to meet today’s ever changing market demand whilst having an awareness of current ecological requirements.

 The Role
As the Managers Assistant your role will be:
• To prepare the manufacturing drawings and ordering materials
• This will involve some estimating
• General administration duties
• Reporting directly to the site manager
• Dealing with any customer enquiries and suppliers
• Making sure you meet deadlines when required

The Person
• Ideally background in the Construction industry
• Be an enthusiastic  team player
• Be able to assist in the day to day running of the busy joinery shop
• Good grades in Maths and English
• To be computer literate
• Good telephone manner
• Have strong problem-solving skills
• Having the willingness to learn
• To have the hunger to progress within the company

 What’s in it for you:
• Salary - £DOE
• Hours of work: 7.30am- 17.30pm Monday – Friday ( This is negotiable )
• Additional hours may be required as necessary
• Non contributory pension (5%)
• Free Parking
• Onsite training

Due to continued expansion our client has an opportunity has arisen for an I.T. software developer to join their thriving business. They are looking for a proactive and personable I.T. professional who enjoys working in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
The Company
Our client is an extremely successful and rapidly growing mail order and wholesale company. They specialize in the supply of supplements and have many thousands of people visited their websites every day.  The company distribute not only in the UK but also to Europe and have huge client base of existing customer who order regularly from them as well as new customers daily.
The Role
• Development skills in Classic ASP and .Net (VB/C#)
• Responsible to Head of I.T.
IT Knowledge
• NET
• ASP classic
• CSS
• JavaScript

 The Person
• Experience in an ecommerce environment advantageous
• Experience within a similar position
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Benefits to you
• Free parking
• £25k salary
• Easily accessible
• Working hours Monday – Friday 9.00am – 6.00pm

A knowledgeable, personable and efficient IT professional with excellent communication skills who relishes problem-solving and interaction with a wide-range of customers. The successful candidate will be empathetic and customer-focused, capable of working closely with clients and colleagues to support their use of our products, services and internal ICT systems.

The Company
Our client is a well renowned IT company who specialise in software development services and products.

The Role
• Be an active and effective member of the Services Team on all matters of service delivery, ensuring that the company achieves all its objectives and fulfils statutory and contractual obligations in a responsive, customer-focused and timely manner.
• Provide consistent support for their client base by:
• Liaising with customers, including answering incoming support calls and e-mails
• Providing resolutions for cases reported by customers
• Maintaining relevant documentation, including logging actions taken in respect of support cases
• Escalating cases to the relevant personnel as necessary
• Provide consistent support to the companies staff in respect of the company’s internal ICT systems by:
• Responding to user queries and automated alerts
• Providing resolutions for issues reported by users
• Maintaining relevant documentation, including logging actions taken in respect of support cases
• Escalating cases to the relevant personnel as necessary
• Assist the Services Manager in the day-to-day operation of the company’s ICT systems.
• Assist the Services Manager in the implementation of the company’s systems and infrastructure plans.
• Undertake client, partner, supplier and staff liaison as required, and maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders, ensuring that their requirements and expectations are delivered in line with the relevant contracts and values of the business.
• Ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to and ensure all operational activities meet organisational requirements for quality management, health & safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies, etc.

The Person
 Key Skills:
• Relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent listening and technical communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong investigative and problem solving abilities
• Relational databases and SQL
• Microsoft Windows client operating systems and Microsoft Office 2010 suite of applications
Excellent general IT skills
Key Attributes:
• Professional and positive approach
• Able to multi-task and effectively prioritise a busy workload
• Self starter with strong motivation to succeed
• Strong in building relationships and able to communicate at all levels
• Team player, and able to work on own initiative
• Dynamic and creative
• People and customer-centred
Key Requirements:
• BSc degree or equivalent qualification in an IT-related subject
• Strong understanding and experience (commercial or academic) of relational databases and SQL, experience working with Microsoft SQL Server and / or MySQL would be beneficial
• Strong understanding and experience working with Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7 and Microsoft Office 2010
• Understanding of common networking protocols including TCP / IP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP and HTTP
• Understanding of web technologies and standards including HTML / CSS / JavaScript
Desirable:
• Sound understanding and experience (commercial or academic) of object-oriented software development
• Experience working with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 / 2008 / 2008 R2 and related server technologies
• Experience working with the following technologies:
• Microsoft .NET Framework (including related languages, frameworks and technologies such as C#, ASP.NET and Windows Azure) o Ruby on Rails, Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS and Apache

Benefits to you
• Competitive salary
• Free parking
• The opportunity to work for a leading edge company with a refreshing, no-nonsense approach to harnessing technology for the benefit of our customers.

We are seeking a planning and building development assistant to join our well respected client in Colchester. Working alongside the planning and buildings manager you will be responsible for the day to day management of all planning cases, either directly or through the use of external consultants. The role will also involve the co-ordination of information relating to new development prospects. This role would suit someone who has previously worked within the construction industry or who has worked maybe in a planning or surveyors office.
The Company
Our client is one of the most respected operators in the UK within their industry. They have won various prestigious awards for being specialists within their industry. 
The Role
• Research planning policy and site history in relation to proposed developments
• Source, supply and oversee the production of information required to accompany planning applications
• Working with the Planning and Building manager, make planning applications on behalf of the company, to monitor progress and outcome
• Research planning policy and the site history in relation to proposed developments and existing homes to ensure that the relevant permissions have been obtained
• Update and maintain the site constraints register for every home
• Update the planning report and monitor when permissions are due to lapse and circulate information accordingly.
• To research planning policy across the UK and produce information in relation to Community Infrastructure Levies. .
• Attend council offices as necessary to research archived files
• Engage with planning officers as required.
• Liaise with external consultants relating to prospective developments, i.e. highways, arboriculturalists, environmental etc.
• Oversee the submission of planning applications by external consultants where directed, to monitor progress and outcome
• Carry out site visits as directed
• Track and monitor the production of information by external consultants retain on a central database and update accordingly
• Produce and update the finishes schedule
• In conjunction with the Planning and Building Developments Manager, raise Purchase Orders, collate invoices and update the Master Budgets.
The person
• Driving license and accesses to car
• Ability to produce reports and spreadsheets using Microsoft Office Packages
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work load
• Willingness to travel to various sites
• Good Organizational and administrative skills
• Experience of maintaining budget information and issuing purchase orders
• Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and external parties
• Keen knowledge/interest in planning and buildings
Benefits to you
• Competitive salary up to £19k
• Nice working environment
• Free parking

Excellent opportunity for an experienced CAD documentation draughtsman to join our well established electrical company on the outskirts of Colchester. You must have worked in a similar role and ideally possess knowledge within the electrical industry.
The Company
Established since the early 80’s our client has evolved into a specialist electrical contractor for the industrial and service sectors in the UK and worldwide. They provide a complete end-to-end service, including bespoke and repeat design, manufacture, installation, commissioning and ongoing service.

The Role
• Updating drawings
• Downloading and collating specifications
• Organising and streamlining the documentation libraries
• Creating Project Manuals
The Person
• Ability to use AutoCAD / AutoCAD Electrical
• Competent in Microsoft Office suite of programmes
• Knowledge of PDF writer
• Must have excellent attention to detail
• Electrical experience is an advantage.
• Own transport and valid driving license
Benefits to you
• Salary in the region of £20k, depending on previous experience and qualifications.
• Working hours Monday - Thursday 9am -5pm, Friday - 9am - 4.30 pm
• Lovely working environment
Free Parking

We are currently seeking a software engineer for our electrical client base din the outskirts of Colchester. The candidate must have a solid background in programming and have good experience with PLC (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Siemens) programming, HMI programming and SCADAsystems. Networking, Visual Basic and SQL server applications experience would be an advantage.

The Company
Established since the early 80’s our client has evolved into a specialist electrical contractor for the industrial and service sectors in the UK and worldwide. They provide a complete end-to-end service, including bespoke and repeat design, manufacture, installation, commissioning and ongoing service.

The Role
• PLC programming (typical Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Telemecanique).
• SCADA programming, typical RSView32, WinCC, MX4.
• Human machine interface HMI programming
• Design of software control systems from customer user requirement specification.
• Design of software control systems from process and instrumentation diagram (P&ID)
• Set-up and test of software projects to factory acceptance stage
• Commissioning of special software projects.
• Production of operator manuals and operational specifications.
• Telephone support to customers.
The Person
• Solid programming background.
• Process and manufacturing industries
• Own transport and valid driving license

Benefits to you
• Salary in the region of £20-30k, depending on previous experience and qualifications.
• Hours of work will be Monday - Thursday 9am -5pm, Friday - 9am - 4.30 pm
• Lovely working environment
• Free Parking

Excellent opportunity for experienced procurement manager to join our leading company. You ill mange a small team and oversee the purchase of £1.5 million pounds worth of electronic components
The company
Our client is a sub-contract Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Facility offering a quality service tailored to each individual customer requirement, offering a wide range of services. The company is committed to maintaining quality products through continual investment in the latest technology for accuracy of placement and inspection facilities, along with full functional test facilities. They offer a wealth of experience whilst retaining drive and enthusiasm for the industry whilst the Directors are actively involved in the day to day management of the company offering support and commitment to both customers and employees.
The Role
• Responsible for two members of staff
• Buying of £1.5 million pounds worth of electronic components.
• Negotiate the best price available for electronic components,
• Ensure parts are available when required,
• Identify the suitability of electronic components using data sheets,
• Use the companies computer system to evaluate requirements and load purchase orders,
• Minimise stock holding,
• Beat the estimate prices at all times,
• Compile vendor ratings,
• Encourage positive Morale,
• Discipline of staff in accordance to the companies procedures.

The Person
• Must have previous purchasing knowledge in the electronics industry
• Possess the skills to negotiate contract prices to reduce purchase costs.
• Knowledge of Sage stock system
• Need to have own transport due to companies location

Benefits to you
• Working hours Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4.30pm, Friday 7.30am to 1.30pm
• Competitive salary
• Modern environment
• Free parking

We are currently recruiting for an experienced documentation engineer to join our client based on the outskirts of Colchester. You will be managing a small tem and ensuring a customer’s order is processed accurately. For this position it is essential that you possess knowledge of electronic components.

The company
Our client is a sub-contract Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Facility offering a quality service tailored to each individual customer requirement, offering a wide range of services. The company is committed to maintaining quality products through continual investment in the latest technology for accuracy of placement and inspection facilities, along with full functional test facilities. They offer a wealth of experience whilst retaining drive and enthusiasm for the industry whilst the Directors are actively involved in the day to day management of the company offering support and commitment to both customers and employees.
The Role
• Taking a customer’s bill of materials
• Cross referencing it to part numbers
• Creating a part numbered bill of materials on our sage system.
• Thereafter a full drawing package will need to be created
• Provide production manufacturing package converted from customer’s data.
• Oversee another member of the team

The Person
• Knowledge of electronic components
• Good computer skills.
• Experience of supervising or managing staff

Benefits to you
• Working hours Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4.30pm, Friday 7.30am to 1.30pm
• Competitive salary
• Modern environment
• Free parking

Experienced surface mount department manager or operator required for our rapidly expanding company based on the outskirts of Colchester.

The company
Our client is a sub-contract Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Facility offering a quality service tailored to each individual customer requirement, offering a wide range of services. The company is committed to maintaining quality products through continual investment in the latest technology for accuracy of placement and inspection facilities, along with full functional test facilities. They offer a wealth of experience whilst retaining drive and enthusiasm for the industry whilst the Directors are actively involved in the day to day management of the company offering support and commitment to both customers and employees.
The Role
• In charge of 3 placement machines
• Managing 6 members of staff
• Work planning
• Motivation and discipline
• Responsible for set-up, operation, and adjustment of SMT equipment.
• Monitor and maintain equipment to meet company standards.
• Responsible for quality assurance and documentation.

The Person
• Must have previous experience in a Surface Mount Manufacturing environment.
• Experience of managing a team
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Benefits to you
• Working hours Monday to Thursday 7.30am to 4.30pm, Friday 7.30am to 1.30pm
• Competitive salary
• Modern environment
• Free parking