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Estates Manager Maidenhead £49,200 - £53,300 + Mileage Allowance of 45p/mile + Generous Pension + 29 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays Are you an experienced Estates Manager looking for a senior, strategic role where you can genuinely shape and influence how an organisation's estate is managed and developed? Do you want to join a growing organisation at an exciting time - where your ideas, leadership, and expertise will directly drive the direction of the estates function, not just maintain it? On offer is a senior position with a well-established and expanding education institution, where you will have real autonomy and influence over estates strategy across multiple sites. This is a brand new role, created specifically to bring in a credible estates professional who can operate at a strategic level, contribute meaningfully to the trust's long-term growth plans, and lead a high-performing team. This is not a reactive, task-based role. You will be expected to bring ideas, drive continuous improvement, and take genuine ownership of the estates function - working closely with, senior leaders and the Director of Estates to balance operational delivery with organisation-wide strategic priorities. As the organisation continues to grow and new sites come onboard, the scope and scale of this role will grow with it, making this a genuine long-term career opportunity for the right person. In this role you will lead the operational delivery of estate services across all sites, oversee planned and reactive maintenance, manage statutory compliance, and provide leadership and professional development to Premises Managers and site teams. You will also support capital projects, funding bids, sustainability initiatives, and long-term estate planning - contributing at a level that goes well beyond day-to-day facilities management. This role would suit a seasoned Estates Manager with senior, multi-site experience who is looking for a role with real strategic weight, the autonomy to drive change, and the opportunity to grow alongside an ambitious and expanding organisation. The Role: Lead estates strategy and operational delivery across 3 sites Line manage and develop Premises Managers and site teams across the organisation Oversee statutory compliance, H&S management, contractor performance and capital projects Brand new role with genuine strategic influence and autonomy - not a task-based position Monday-Friday 37 hours per week - with mileage reimbursed at 45p/mile The Person: Extensive senior-level experience managing estates or facilities across multiple sites Relevant professional qualification in estates, facilities management, building surveying, or construction management - or demonstrable equivalent experience NEBOSH or IOSH Health & Safety qualification Full, valid driving licence Experience in the education or public sector desirable but not essential Reference Number: [BH-273-913] To apply for this role or to be considered for further opportunities, please click "Apply Now" or contact Ilyas Shirwani on 07458 161 977 or . Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

At CGI, our Product Managers play a central role in shaping innovative products that deliver meaningful impact for clients across sectors including financial services, government, healthcare, media and more. You’ll guide product vision, champion user needs and help clients embed modern product thinking across their organisations. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll translate insights into strategy, drive discovery and steer delivery to ensure every decision creates measurable value. You’ll have the autonomy to shape outcomes, the space to bring fresh ideas, and the support of a community committed to helping you grow and make a lasting difference. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.

As a Lead Product Manager at UKRI, you’ll shape how digital products are designed and delivered, ensuring they create real value for users, teams and the wider organisation. About the role This is a senior leadership role where you’ll drive the product management discipline across UKRI. You’ll balance user needs, organisational priorities and technical delivery to ensure the right services are built in the right way. Working closely with senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll oversee a portfolio of digital and funding platform services, setting direction, improving how products are managed, and supporting teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. What you’ll be doing Leading the strategic roadmap for UKRI Funding Platforms Providing product leadership across digital services and product teams Working with designers and user-centred teams to identify problems and shape solutions Leading design sprints and workshops to align teams and drive outcomes Overseeing delivery across a portfolio of live and developing services Building and growing a Product Management Community of Practice Coaching and mentoring Product Managers and service owners Working with stakeholders to balance business needs, constraints and priorities

Programme Manager – Milton Keynes Our Client is looking to recruit a Programme Manager with at least 10 years experience in IT having come up the ranks. Formal Prince 2 / Agile / PMP or similar qualifications to Practitioner level. A minimum of 7 to 10 years broad based project management experience – from implementing applications to infrastructure. Must have experience of the full project lifecycle from business engagement, ideation and planning, through delivery (design, build, test) to implementation Keen, enthusiastic and outgoing personality with the ability to engage with the user community and management. There will be some UK travel required and international travel is possible in future. The base for this assignment will be Milton Keynes with travel to sites in the UK and Asia. Contract assignment duration will be 6 months initially. The rate will be circa £600 to £750 per day dependent on experience– although the Client may go higher exceptional candidates. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate in Euros and your availability.

At CGI, our Product Managers play a central role in shaping innovative products that deliver meaningful impact for clients across sectors including financial services, government, healthcare, media and more. You’ll guide product vision, champion user needs and help clients embed modern product thinking across their organisations. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll translate insights into strategy, drive discovery and steer delivery to ensure every decision creates measurable value. You’ll have the autonomy to shape outcomes, the space to bring fresh ideas, and the support of a community committed to helping you grow and make a lasting difference. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.

Project Manager with Experience of Data Our Client is looking to recruit an exceptionally talented Project Manager with at least 5 to 10 years experience as Project Manager with full project life-cycle experience. Formal project management and enterprise data qualifications such as Togaf 9 or Prince 2 would be very useful for this role. You must have at least 3 years experience of systems, data migration (ETL), Master Data Management, and Enterprise Data architecture design and deployment. With strong interpersonal skills to engage with key business stakeholders and secure Master Data Ownership Must have full project life-cycle experience. Milton Keynes based and must be within easy commute. Some UK travel required and international travel possible in future The duration of the contract will be 6 months initially. The rate will be dependent on experience - £350 - £400 per day. Please send your CV to us in Word format to apply for this position.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is hiring a Lead Service Transition Manager to ensure vital digital services are successfully delivered into live operational environments. This is a senior role where your work will support systems that protect lives, ships and the environment, making sure services are reliable, resilient and ready when they’re needed most. About the role You’ll take ownership of service transition across a complex portfolio of projects, ensuring new and updated systems are introduced smoothly into live environments. Working across teams and stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in maintaining service reliability while driving continuous improvement in how services are delivered. What you’ll be doing Leading the transition of new and updated services into live environments Defining and managing service transition processes, policies and plans Ensuring services are fully ready for operational use with minimal disruption Overseeing multiple projects and managing dependencies and risks Leading collaboration across teams to align delivery with operational needs Managing and developing the Service Transition team Driving continuous improvement in service delivery and transition practices Supporting a modern, agile approach to service transition

At CGI, we deliver technology that transforms organisations and drives measurable outcomes for our clients. As a Senior Project Manager, you will take ownership of complex, technology-enabled projects, leading from the front to ensure successful delivery against time, cost, quality, and contractual commitments. You will play a pivotal role in shaping delivery excellence, strengthening trusted client relationships, and guiding high-performing teams to turn strategy into tangible results. Working in a collaborative, supportive environment, you will be empowered to make decisions, solve challenges creatively, and directly influence business impact while advancing your own professional growth. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.

Technical Programme Manager – Milton Keynes Our Client is looking to recruit a Technical Programme Manager with at least 10 years experience in IT having come up the ranks. Must have expertise to manage and oversee the technical processes, enhancements, upgrades and installation of new software and processes. You need to demonstrate strong technical project/programme manager with previous hands-on of networks or platforms Formal Prince 2 / Agile / PMP or similar qualifications to Practitioner level. A minimum of 7 to 10 years broad based project management experience – from implementing applications to infrastructure. Must have experience of the full project lifecycle from business engagement, ideation and planning, through delivery (design, build, test) to implementation Keen, enthusiastic and outgoing personality with the ability to engage with the user community and management. There will be some UK travel required and international travel is possible in future. The base for this assignment will be Milton Keynes with travel to sites in the UK and Asia. Contract assignment duration will be 6 months initially. The rate will be circa £600 to £750 per day dependent on experience– although the Client may go higher exceptional candidates. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate in Euros and your availability.

IT Manager Purpose To be part of the IT Leadership Team in Europe focused on education and learning through the delivery of quality IT services and associated support to schools, departments, and associated businesses. This role will manage the IT services and technicians in two of London’s most prestigious and innovative schools. Crucial to this role is the ability to build strong relationships with school leaders, work in the bustling environment of schools, communicate clearly and pro-actively, and lead a team of school-based IT technicians. Key Accountabilities Control and governance of school / businesses IT services ensuring that all infrastructure, hardware, software and cloud services are deployed, managed, maintained, supported and changed effectively. Facilitate Stakeholder Management with business leaders and leadership teams through regular engagement and reporting regarding performance, business requirements and continuous improvement. To manage the on-site 2 line IT Support provided by IT Technicians using the Group ITSM tool and following IT policies, processes, procedures, and standards as deployed in line with the ITIL framework. Leadership of a group of school-based IT technicians. To be the primary IT contact for the leadership teams in your assigned schools and associated business units. Understand the role of technology in the provision of education and learning. Conduct regular school / site inspection to identify weaknesses in technology deployment, improve quality and drive continuous improvement. Conduct a formal service review each term with the school / business unit, present support performance, identify opportunities and risks, and develop areas for improvement and investment. Identify and champion school/business improvement requirements associated with technology, ensuring alignment with Group, Regional and Country Policies and Standards. Attend and represent IT at School, POD, and Regional meetings (Including School Governance in Autumn and Summer Term). Identify, document, and define critical services / processes and associated KPIs to be measured. Create periodic dashboards, scorecards and reports to demonstrate IT performance against SLA / KPI. Define and maintain a list of all IT services and applications in use for allocated schools / business units as part of the IT service catalogue. Maintain site documentation (technical, financial, and legal), ensuring the accuracy of information is preserved, kept up to date, and readily available to colleagues. Plan and manage all changes to IT services to ensure they are approved, deployed effectively, and have appropriate support agreements in place. Manage service problems and customer complaints through to resolution, engaging / updating where required with Executives and School Leadership Team members. Facilitate periodic auditing of all IT hardware, software, services, and user accounts within a school/business unit to ensure accuracy of data held in the ITSM/CMDB. Build, Manage and Develop a team of highly skilled School IT Technicians who work in the allocated schools / business units. Collaborate with the EdTech team to ensure technology and associated support in schools is aligned. Ensure all support incidents and requests allocated to technicians are correctly assigned and prioritised to ensure efficient resolution of 2nd line IT work within agreed SLAs. Provide technical escalation support and/or assist IT colleagues in troubleshooting faults To own and manage all Significant and Major Incidents in your assigned schools / business units; especially communication, incident review and follow up actions. Conduct periodic appraisals of team members, setting objectives, identify areas for development and facilitate training. Implement and monitor the adoption of ITIL process with specific focus on Stakeholder, Incident, Change, Problem and Asset Management. Support and/or manage projects and initiatives as directed by the European IT Director or European IT Service Delivery Manager. IT Management & Leadership IT Support environment (2nd & 3rd line support) ITSM tools and methodology ITIL practice and methodology Team Management (including Matrix Management of staff) Supporting diverse / remote businesses Education or similar sector Windows Desktop & Server MAC Desktop & Server Server Rooms & Cloud Services Device Management (e.g. InTune / JAMF) Network technologies and protocols Cyber Security Business Systems (e.g. Finance, MIS, CRM) Exceptional customer service and communication skills, including written and verbal. Excellent interpersonal skills including communicating effectively and professionally with people at all levels of the organisation. Ability to adjust communication style (especially in terms of language) to impart technical information to non-IT colleagues. Strong leadership ability and team spirit with a can-do attitude. Self-motivation, effective time management and the ability to work unsupervised. Must be able to use initiative and work under pressure, consistently employing a customer centric approach. Part of the role will be based on site in Central London for 4 days a week and the remaining day will be remote. The salary for this position if £50K - £55K. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period.

Technical Project Manager - London Our Client is looking to recruit a Technical Project Manager with at least 5 to 10 years expertise of leading teams of BA’s and programmers and supporting Clients. Must have excellent customer skills. Must be fluent in Mandarin and English. The position can be based in London, Asia or USA. You must have a sound background of expertise of working within the investment banking projects as a Project Manager. There will be occasional travel to Guangzhou China – so you must be able to travel to China with no passport restrictions. Maybe only one or two customer trips plus virtual. Technology we are supporting is leading edge so PM has to act as shoulder to cry on and compliance personality. This is an 8 month contract. Rate will be dependent on experience – but in the range £400 - £450 per day. The role will be working from home – and home can be Europe, America or Asia. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your availability and daily rate in GBP.

Infrastructure Project Manager Our Client is looking to recruit an Infrastructure Project Manager with at least 5 to 7 years solid expertise to manage and oversee the technical processes. Must be someone has been through the cycle from 1st to 3rd line support and subsequently moved in to project management. You will be involved with project planning and delivering upgrades to hardware and software. Must be familiar with Active Directory and server 2013. An excellent manager and be able to lead and direct a team of techies. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels. The Client has sites scattered across the UK and therefore there will be travel required to meet various teams and heads of departments. The duration of this contract assignment is 6 months. The rate will be negotiable. The role will be based in Milton Keynes. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Junior Project Manager Our Client is looking to recruit a Junior Project Manager with at least 3 year experience in IT having come up the ranks from a Business Analyst or a Software Developer. Formal Prince 2 / Agile / PMP or similar qualifications to Practitioner level. A minimum of 3 to 5 years broad based project management experience – from implementing applications to infrastructure. Must have experience of the full project lifecycle from business engagement, ideation and planning, through delivery (design, build, test) to implementation Keen, enthusiastic and outgoing personality with the ability to engage with the user community and management. There will be some UK travel required and international travel is possible in future. Milton Keynes base and must be within easy commute. The salary for this role is expected to be in the range £35K - £40K – although the Client may go higher exceptional candidates. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Project Manager with Applications Our Client is looking to recruit a seasoned Project Manager with at least 5 to 8 years experience in IT having come up the ranks from a Business Analyst or a Software Developer. For this role the Client is keen to recruit a Project Manager with knowledge of working a variety of applications - as this role will will focus on application development and the crossover to technology and infrastructure. Formal Prince 2 / Agile / PMP or similar qualifications to Practitioner level would be very useful. A minimum of 5 to 8 years broad based project management experience – from implementing applications to infrastructure. Must have experience of the full project lifecycle from business engagement, ideation and planning, through delivery (design, build, test) to implementation Keen, enthusiastic and outgoing personality with the ability to engage with the user community and management. Any experience of working in the educational sector on education projects would be very handy. There will be some UK travel required and international travel is possible in future. Milton Keynes base and must be within easy commute. This is an exciting new role - and the chance to join an expanding team and the Client is keen to recruit a Project Manager with a variety of skills and to be flexible in the type of projects that you will be involved with. The salary for this role is expected to be in the range £45K - £60K – although the Client may go higher exceptional candidates. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Requirements: We need 2 partners to work with whom will to get involved in help designing a PMO service - Standing up this service up and managing all the compliance, scheduling of work, risks etc. We need 2 SCIDA Project Managers who coordinating this service Role: - Allocate work to the wider eco-system based on: o Existing site relationships, and o Balance of effort / value / effort / value / another metric as determined by Vodafone. - Provide project management interface layer between Partner and the on-site teams. - Ensure on-site teams adhere to all applicable standards e.g. technical / H&S / CDM / Security. - Agree document format and standard with the partner and the Authority. - Ensure all design documentation is completed to the required standards in a timely fashion. - Provide daily / weekly / monthly /ad-hoc reporting to the partner as agreed. - Manage all MoD data in accordance with the Security Aspects Letter (SAL.) - Promote social value schemes as agreed e.g. employment for veterans and carbon reduction. Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.