You will be responsible for advising independent schools and education groups on acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transactions. Supporting charities and educational organisations with mergers, restructurings and collaborative arrangements. Advising clients as they consider different models for long-term sustainability, growth and succession. Providing corporate governance and constitutional advice to boards, trustees and senior leadership teams. Taking responsibility for matters from inception through to completion, working closely with colleagues across the wider Education team. Developing strong, long-term relationships with clients and becoming a trusted adviser on their wider corporate needs. Identifying opportunities to introduce clients to other areas of the firm and building strong internal and external referral networks. Supporting the profile of the practice through networking, events, seminars and sector-focused thought leadership. Playing an active role in developing and mentoring junior lawyers.

SKILLS REQUIRED

Applications are sought from Corporate Solicitors with a minimum of 8 Years PQE with experience within the education sector. You will have strong corporate transactional experience and the ability to lead matters with confidence. Experience operating at Legal Director or Partner level, or be ready to make that step. Excellent technical knowledge and high-quality drafting skills. A commercial approach and the confidence to provide practical advice rather than simply legal answers. An interest in, or existing experience within, the education and/or charity sectors. A genuine appetite for business development and the ability to turn relationships into opportunities. Strong interpersonal skills and the confidence to engage with senior stakeholders. A collaborative approach, with an enthusiasm for supporting and developing colleagues. Ambition to build a recognised personal profile and contribute to the growth of a specialist corporate education practice.

ON OFFER

Competitive salary Genuine career progression

eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate #J-18808-Ljbffr

Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements.

The Role

Ensure all quality activities, risk assessments and deliverables are completed in accordance with APQP requirements and a zero-defect launch.

Develop, implement, and maintain quality control systems to ensure compliance with industry and customer requirements.

Support the maintenance and continual improvement of the Quality Management System, ensure quality processes, procedures, and work instructions are effective and compliant.

Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to address quality issues.

Work closely with engineering & production to improve product quality to ensure the highest quality standards.

Monitor change in customer specifications ensuring process owners implement change when required.

Act as primary quality representative for key customers.

Participate in supplier investigations and corrective action activities.

The Person

Understanding of aerospace standards and procedures. (preferred)

Proven experience leading root cause investigations and corrective actions.

Strong problem-solving skills with experience in root cause analysis and corrective actions

Solid understanding of quality assurance management principles and practices.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the business. xwwtmva

Engineering qualification preferred or qualified by experience.

Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.

So, what are you waiting for? Join a Community that cares about you!

More about PfP

Many organisations offer interesting work. Few offer the opportunity to improve lives at scale. At Places for People, we're creating thriving communities, providing homes, support, and opportunities that help people live healthier, happier, and more successful lives. For those who want their work to deliver meaningful impact beyond commercial outcomes, this is a chance to combine professional excellence with genuine social purpose.

More about the team

The Data and Platform Engineering team are the foundation for the Data Office function. Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining PfP's data platform we extract data from source, transform it into a usable format, load it into consumer models and martsand build and manage the infrastructure to do all this work.

Data Engineering are transforming the way PfP consumes data. Having transitionedfrom On Premise to Google Cloud we are in the process of building a leading-edge Data Mesh platform. This is an exciting time to join a growing business function, with the opportunity to make your mark in the architecture of the platform and the development of the data engineering function.

More about your?role?

The Principal Data Engineer is a senior technical leader who drives the engineering strategy, architecture, and best practices across product domain squads. This role is pivotal in enabling decentralised data ownership while ensuring consistency, scalability, and interoperability across the data mesh.

Key responsibilities include:

• Technical leadership across product domains
• Architecture and design
• Mentorship and capability building
• Cross domain interoperability
• Governance and compliance enablement
• Innovation and strategic influence

With a solid understanding of Google Cloud Platform, the Principal Data Engineer is responsible for the ensuring that the design and build of all data processes on the data platform are robust, performant, and compliant. This includes, data ingestion, data quality / integrity, transformation, security and encryption, batch management, monitoring, alerting and cost control.

In addition to leading data processing the Principal Data Engineer will help design and build the Data Mesh including data modelling and the processing of data from raw through the semantic layers.

The Principal Data Engineer will identify opportunities for automation and process improvement, coach and mentor data engineers, set coding standards and best practices, implement and document data integrity and quality checks, optimise queries, and facilitate data engineering collaboration across the team.

The Principal Data Engineer will work hand in glove with the Principal Data Platform Engineer and the Data Domain Architect to ensure that the data platform and data pipeline design is optimised and reliable within Google Cloud Platform, documenting the approach and explaining the solution to engineers and non-technical business users.

More about you?

You will have an extensive cloud data engineering background with deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms and modern data stacks. You will have a strong understanding of domain driven design, data mesh and product thinking. You will be an excellent communicator and collaborator across technical teams.

Having worked on multiple projects within the cloud you have hands on experience in many of the tools and technologies on offer, and you embrace and learn new technologies quickly.

You have a very clear view of what good looks like and can formulate plans to deliver a target state working closely with managers and engineers to deliver that vision.

You will have multiple years' experience working in GCPwith good knowledge across the platform and deep knowledge in core processing and orchestration products such as Big Query, DataFlow, Data Fusion, Data Stream, Cloud Functions, Data Proc and Airflow / Composer.

You will have excellent problem-solving skills, a rigorous approach to code checks / peer reviews and have the strength of character to drive high standards in the team.You will be able to manage and participate in the full development lifecycle of data products.

You will have held a leading role in a Data Engineering function with responsibility for the directing the efforts of other data engineers though the design, build and deployment of complex data solutions. This includes driving the implementation and adoption of CI / CD.

You will be self-motivated with excellent leadership qualities, capable of driving innovation and mentoring data engineers.

Experience & Skills

• A proven track record within Data Engineering,
• Experience in a Lead / Principal Engineer role
• Experience in a cloud data platform experience
• GCP experience and associated tech stack
• Strong understanding of Data Mesh principles (direct experience beneficial)
• Technical mentoring / coaching skills
• Extensive experience with Data Lake / Warehouse solutions
• Strong proficiencyin multiple languages with SQL andPython as must haves
• In-depth knowledge of query optimization techniques and experience in fine-tuning complex queries.
• Strong understanding of Data Governance including Data Dictionaries, MDM, Lineage, Data Legislation, and the handling of PII
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
• Experience of Agile / Scrum / SDLC

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.?

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:?

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Training and development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on .

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. xwwtmva Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

All candidates should make sure to read the following job description and information carefully before applying.

Location: Gloucestershire, with attendance across GHFT sites and hybrid working

Remuneration: £79,504 - £91,609

Closing Date: 7th October 2026 (12 noon)

Lead the delivery of a significant healthcare capital portfolio across Gloucestershire

Seymour John Public Services is delighted to be partnering with Gloucestershire Managed Services Limited to recruit an exceptional Head of Capital Projects at a pivotal stage in the development of its Capital Delivery function.

This is a significant senior leadership opportunity for an experienced capital projects leader to take strategic and operational responsibility for the planning, prioritisation, governance, assurance and delivery of a capital investment portfolio valued at approximately £37 million per annum.

The organisation

GMS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and provides a broad range of estates, facilities, infrastructure and support services that enable frontline healthcare services to operate safely, efficiently and effectively.

The opportunity

The Head of Capital Projects will provide visible leadership to a multidisciplinary Capital Delivery function, working closely with the Associate Director Capital Projects, PMO & Compliance Manager, senior GMS colleagues and stakeholders across Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

·lead the planning, development, prioritisation and delivery of the annual capital programme

·provide strategic oversight of portfolio performance, risk, interdependencies and delivery confidence

·oversee major construction, engineering, infrastructure, refurbishment and healthcare development projects

·lead and develop a multidisciplinary Capital Delivery team of approximately 15 staff through 2 direct reports

·strengthen programme governance, assurance, reporting, commercial management and value for money

·support business case development, investment planning and the successful delivery of the Trust estate strategy

The person

This role requires candidates with direct experience of large, complex capital, estates, infrastructure or healthcare construction programmes. It is not intended for generalist project managers who cannot evidence experience operating within substantial capital and estates environments.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate:

·Degree or equivalent professional qualification in construction, engineering, building surveying, architecture, project management, estates management or related discipline, with relevant professional membership and project/programme qualification such as APM PMQ or PRINCE2 Practitioner.

·Clear experience in senior capital programme leadership, multidisciplinary team management, healthcare estates delivery, programme governance and commercial control.

·Experience working in a complex, regulated, stakeholder-rich environment.

·Strong communication, influencing, reporting and stakeholder management skills.

·A commitment to governance, assurance, value for money, safety and continuous improvement.

Recruitment process

·Application review of CV and supporting cover letter

·Structured screening and longlisting by Seymour John

·Longlist presentation and selection event with GMS

·Final formal interviews with GMS

How to apply

Please submit a comprehensive CV and a supporting cover letter of no more than one page outlining your motivation for applying and how your experience aligns with the requirements of the role. Applications should be submitted via the application route provided in the advert.

Confidential enquiries

For an informal and confidential discussion, please contact John Lavictoire, Executive Search (NHS & Healthcare), Seymour John Public Services. xwwtmva

Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities served by GMS. Applications are welcomed from individuals from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups.

Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.

So, what are you waiting for? Join a Community that cares about you!

More about PfP

Many organisations offer interesting work. Few offer the opportunity to improve lives at scale. At Places for People, we're creating thriving communities, providing homes, support, and opportunities that help people live healthier, happier, and more successful lives. For those who want their work to deliver meaningful impact beyond commercial outcomes, this is a chance to combine professional excellence with genuine social purpose.

More about the team

The Data and Platform Engineering team are the foundation for the Data Office function. Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining PfP's data platform we extract data from source, transform it into a usable format, load it into consumer models and martsand build and manage the infrastructure to do all this work.

Data Engineering are transforming the way PfP consumes data. Having transitionedfrom On Premise to Google Cloud we are in the process of building a leading-edge Data Mesh platform. This is an exciting time to join a growing business function, with the opportunity to make your mark in the architecture of the platform and the development of the data engineering function.

More about your?role?

The Principal Data Engineer is a senior technical leader who drives the engineering strategy, architecture, and best practices across product domain squads. This role is pivotal in enabling decentralised data ownership while ensuring consistency, scalability, and interoperability across the data mesh.

Key responsibilities include:

• Technical leadership across product domains
• Architecture and design
• Mentorship and capability building
• Cross domain interoperability
• Governance and compliance enablement
• Innovation and strategic influence

With a solid understanding of Google Cloud Platform, the Principal Data Engineer is responsible for the ensuring that the design and build of all data processes on the data platform are robust, performant, and compliant. This includes, data ingestion, data quality / integrity, transformation, security and encryption, batch management, monitoring, alerting and cost control.

In addition to leading data processing the Principal Data Engineer will help design and build the Data Mesh including data modelling and the processing of data from raw through the semantic layers.

The Principal Data Engineer will identify opportunities for automation and process improvement, coach and mentor data engineers, set coding standards and best practices, implement and document data integrity and quality checks, optimise queries, and facilitate data engineering collaboration across the team.

The Principal Data Engineer will work hand in glove with the Principal Data Platform Engineer and the Data Domain Architect to ensure that the data platform and data pipeline design is optimised and reliable within Google Cloud Platform, documenting the approach and explaining the solution to engineers and non-technical business users.

More about you?

You will have an extensive cloud data engineering background with deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms and modern data stacks. You will have a strong understanding of domain driven design, data mesh and product thinking. You will be an excellent communicator and collaborator across technical teams.

Having worked on multiple projects within the cloud you have hands on experience in many of the tools and technologies on offer, and you embrace and learn new technologies quickly.

You have a very clear view of what good looks like and can formulate plans to deliver a target state working closely with managers and engineers to deliver that vision.

You will have multiple years' experience working in GCPwith good knowledge across the platform and deep knowledge in core processing and orchestration products such as Big Query, DataFlow, Data Fusion, Data Stream, Cloud Functions, Data Proc and Airflow / Composer.

You will have excellent problem-solving skills, a rigorous approach to code checks / peer reviews and have the strength of character to drive high standards in the team.You will be able to manage and participate in the full development lifecycle of data products.

You will have held a leading role in a Data Engineering function with responsibility for the directing the efforts of other data engineers though the design, build and deployment of complex data solutions. This includes driving the implementation and adoption of CI / CD.

You will be self-motivated with excellent leadership qualities, capable of driving innovation and mentoring data engineers.

Experience & Skills

• A proven track record within Data Engineering,
• Experience in a Lead / Principal Engineer role
• Experience in a cloud data platform experience
• GCP experience and associated tech stack
• Strong understanding of Data Mesh principles (direct experience beneficial)
• Technical mentoring / coaching skills
• Extensive experience with Data Lake / Warehouse solutions
• Strong proficiencyin multiple languages with SQL andPython as must haves
• In-depth knowledge of query optimization techniques and experience in fine-tuning complex queries.
• Strong understanding of Data Governance including Data Dictionaries, MDM, Lineage, Data Legislation, and the handling of PII
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
• Experience of Agile / Scrum / SDLC

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.?

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:?

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Training and development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on .

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. xwwtmva Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

Open to candidates based in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, the Nordics, Italy, Poland, Egypt, Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain, Austria or Turkey.

VIQU are partnering with a global organisation undergoing significant transformation across its ERP and wider technology landscape. They are seeking a senior Solution Architect to act as the lead ERP subject matter expert, owning the strategic direction and roadmap across a complex global ERP estate. This is a highly influential role spanning architecture, platform strategy and delivery, helping to modernise ERP capabilities and shape solutions across Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Engineering.

Key Responsibilities of the Solution Architect – ERP:

• Act as the lead ERP Solution Architect, defining the future architecture, functional vision and strategic direction of the ERP landscape
• Own the ERP platform roadmap and lead solution design across major transformation, modernisation and implementation programmes
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable, secure and sustainable ERP solutions
• Drive ERP standardisation and best practice, challenging unnecessary customisation and encouraging adoption of existing platform capabilities
• Provide architectural direction across JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and integrations with wider enterprise platforms
• Evaluate emerging technologies across Azure, low-code, Microsoft Copilot and AI Agent-based solutions
• Partner with senior stakeholders, delivery teams, technology vendors and implementation partners, influencing technology decisions up to C-suite level

Key Experience Required of the Solution Architect – ERP:

• Extensive experience as a Solution Architect, with your current or most recent role focused on Solution Architecture within ERP environments
• Expert-level ERP experience, ideally across Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management and/or JD Edwards 9.2
• Recent, demonstrable experience architecting and delivering a new ERP implementation, major ERP transformation or platform modernisation
• Strong experience within global Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Engineering environments, with an understanding of how ERP supports complex operational processes
• Proven ownership of ERP platform strategy and roadmaps, including defining future-state architecture and influencing long-term technology direction
• Previous experience working within a consultancy or Systems Integrator, ideally leading complex client engagements and ERP transformation programmes
• Strong Microsoft Azure architecture experience, including integrating ERP with cloud and wider enterprise platforms
• Experience designing integrated enterprise landscapes spanning ERP, CRM, MDM and associated business systems
• Experience driving ERP standardisation, reducing unnecessary customisation and influencing stakeholders towards global platform capabilities
• Exposure to low-code, Microsoft Copilot, AI Agents or other AI-enabled solutions within ERP or enterprise environments
• Proven experience operating across global, multi-country programmes and influencing senior stakeholders up to C-suite level

Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence, or reach out to Katie Dark via the VIQU IT website.

Do you know someone great? We'll thank you with up to £1,000 if your referral is successful (terms apply). xwwtmva For more exciting roles and opportunities like this, please follow us on LinkedIn @VIQU IT Recruitment.