The Role The position is for enthusiastic and motivated Principal Consultants who will be part of our EIA teams, with specialisms in infrastructure EIA. In particular we are looking for a candidate to help deliver projects in any of the energy, water, highways, rail and coastal sectors to meet our growing and exciting portfolio of project needs. As a collaborative team we also have cross-working opportunities with our EIA property team. Applicants need to be client focused with a positive and proactive attitude, excellent communication skills and happy to work as part of a team. All roles will work closely with our Planning, Social value and social economics teams and a wide range of external partners, to deliver across a range of projects. The successful candidate will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of EIA, including guidelines and the planning process and a proven track record of managing and leading multidisciplinary teams for EIA, on time and on budget. They will also be expected to have excellent project management, report writing and communication and client liaison skills with a keen eye for detail and a positive attitude towards business development. They will be expected to enhance our diverse project portfolio by leading or contribute to bids for projects of all scales, size and sectors. Their role within project delivery may be as project manager, framework manager and/or technical lead. They would also be expected to assist with the training/mentoring of junior members of the team. We offer flexible hybrid working and would consider candidates across our other locations. The Candidate We expect the successful Principal candidates will: * Have 5-8 years of consulting experience. * Have project delivery experience with a strong work ethic, able to be organised, flexible and motivated. * Have demonstratable experience contributing to and managing the delivery of EIA and related projects, primarily in the infrastructure sector (energy, water, rail, highways, coastal), including DCOs. * Be confident, show initiative, be enthusiastic and outgoing with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, having the ability to liaise at all levels. * Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget. * Hold a degree in a relevant environmental/sustainability/planning field. * An active network of contacts in infrastructure. * Have project management and people management experience. * Have excellent report writing skills. * Be confident, with excellent communication skills, and be client focussed. * Bring energy and enthusiasm, with attention to detail and a creative approach to problem solving. Experience of any of the following would be useful: * Membership of a relevant environmental institute with either chartership or actively working towards it. * A specialist in one or more of the traditional EIA disciplines, planning or sustainability. * Have a post graduate degree in a related field. * Awareness and understanding of environmental management plans/CEMPs/CoCPs (or equivalent) to support construction property development projects * Be aware of the anticipated future direction of the UK environmental assessment regime and be up-to-date with environmental legislation. * Experience in strategic assessments such as SEA and equivalents. * Property sector EIA. Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.
18/04/2024
Full time
The Role The position is for enthusiastic and motivated Principal Consultants who will be part of our EIA teams, with specialisms in infrastructure EIA. In particular we are looking for a candidate to help deliver projects in any of the energy, water, highways, rail and coastal sectors to meet our growing and exciting portfolio of project needs. As a collaborative team we also have cross-working opportunities with our EIA property team. Applicants need to be client focused with a positive and proactive attitude, excellent communication skills and happy to work as part of a team. All roles will work closely with our Planning, Social value and social economics teams and a wide range of external partners, to deliver across a range of projects. The successful candidate will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of EIA, including guidelines and the planning process and a proven track record of managing and leading multidisciplinary teams for EIA, on time and on budget. They will also be expected to have excellent project management, report writing and communication and client liaison skills with a keen eye for detail and a positive attitude towards business development. They will be expected to enhance our diverse project portfolio by leading or contribute to bids for projects of all scales, size and sectors. Their role within project delivery may be as project manager, framework manager and/or technical lead. They would also be expected to assist with the training/mentoring of junior members of the team. We offer flexible hybrid working and would consider candidates across our other locations. The Candidate We expect the successful Principal candidates will: * Have 5-8 years of consulting experience. * Have project delivery experience with a strong work ethic, able to be organised, flexible and motivated. * Have demonstratable experience contributing to and managing the delivery of EIA and related projects, primarily in the infrastructure sector (energy, water, rail, highways, coastal), including DCOs. * Be confident, show initiative, be enthusiastic and outgoing with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, having the ability to liaise at all levels. * Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget. * Hold a degree in a relevant environmental/sustainability/planning field. * An active network of contacts in infrastructure. * Have project management and people management experience. * Have excellent report writing skills. * Be confident, with excellent communication skills, and be client focussed. * Bring energy and enthusiasm, with attention to detail and a creative approach to problem solving. Experience of any of the following would be useful: * Membership of a relevant environmental institute with either chartership or actively working towards it. * A specialist in one or more of the traditional EIA disciplines, planning or sustainability. * Have a post graduate degree in a related field. * Awareness and understanding of environmental management plans/CEMPs/CoCPs (or equivalent) to support construction property development projects * Be aware of the anticipated future direction of the UK environmental assessment regime and be up-to-date with environmental legislation. * Experience in strategic assessments such as SEA and equivalents. * Property sector EIA. Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.
The Role As an experienced charted town planner, you know that no two days are the same, and the same can be said for our projects. We work on a range of projects, such as major, high profile planning applications, acting as planning lead for large scale regeneration schemes and any number or type of development and infrastructure proposals, where there are complex multi-disciplined issues to overcome. In your role, you would principally work on TCPA projects but experience also of DCO/TWAO schemes would be an advantage. Alongside the Senior Director in our planning team, you will be responsible for work winning, with an active say in the direction of the business, leading projects; liaising with clients, local authorities, consultants and key stakeholders to proactively move projects forward. Developing strong professional networking relationships with those in the development industry and identify opportunities for business development, you will also need to support junior members of staff; work collaboratively in teams to support bids and tenders; and directing advice to our Clients. About Us We are one of the UK's leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies, specialising in environment, planning and sustainability. With a team comprising forward thinking, multi disciplined technical specialists we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes. Our reputation over the last 25 years is built on the bespoke, personable and professional service we offer our clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights, commitment, and ethical approach to everything we do. As we embark on the next stage of our phenomenal success story, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Town Planner to join us on this journey and in particular, help deliver major housing, mixed use, infrastructure and regeneration schemes. The candidate You will be enthusiastic and confident in offering well informed and accurate advice when it matters and be enthused at the prospect of shaping the business. Being involved and influential within design teams, from project inception through to delivery, you will obviously be expected to have an excellent understanding of the vagaries of the planning system and be flexible about the sorts of projects and Clients that you work for. You will engage with other technical specialists in our multi-disciplined teams and identify opportunities for cross selling our services, networking and business development as well as maintaining and promoting our professional reputation. We deliver our projects through Hybrid working, with the team working from the London office, ideally three days per week. You will though, be adaptable to meet the needs of the work that we do. The successful candidate will: * Have a RTPI accredited degree * Be MRTPI qualified * Have experience in client facing and work winning is a must. * Demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal) * Be critical thinkers with strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Be organised, flexible, proactive and professional and commercially minded * Be enthusiastic about leading other professionals within the business
18/04/2024
Full time
The Role As an experienced charted town planner, you know that no two days are the same, and the same can be said for our projects. We work on a range of projects, such as major, high profile planning applications, acting as planning lead for large scale regeneration schemes and any number or type of development and infrastructure proposals, where there are complex multi-disciplined issues to overcome. In your role, you would principally work on TCPA projects but experience also of DCO/TWAO schemes would be an advantage. Alongside the Senior Director in our planning team, you will be responsible for work winning, with an active say in the direction of the business, leading projects; liaising with clients, local authorities, consultants and key stakeholders to proactively move projects forward. Developing strong professional networking relationships with those in the development industry and identify opportunities for business development, you will also need to support junior members of staff; work collaboratively in teams to support bids and tenders; and directing advice to our Clients. About Us We are one of the UK's leading independent infrastructure and property consultancies, specialising in environment, planning and sustainability. With a team comprising forward thinking, multi disciplined technical specialists we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes. Our reputation over the last 25 years is built on the bespoke, personable and professional service we offer our clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights, commitment, and ethical approach to everything we do. As we embark on the next stage of our phenomenal success story, we are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Town Planner to join us on this journey and in particular, help deliver major housing, mixed use, infrastructure and regeneration schemes. The candidate You will be enthusiastic and confident in offering well informed and accurate advice when it matters and be enthused at the prospect of shaping the business. Being involved and influential within design teams, from project inception through to delivery, you will obviously be expected to have an excellent understanding of the vagaries of the planning system and be flexible about the sorts of projects and Clients that you work for. You will engage with other technical specialists in our multi-disciplined teams and identify opportunities for cross selling our services, networking and business development as well as maintaining and promoting our professional reputation. We deliver our projects through Hybrid working, with the team working from the London office, ideally three days per week. You will though, be adaptable to meet the needs of the work that we do. The successful candidate will: * Have a RTPI accredited degree * Be MRTPI qualified * Have experience in client facing and work winning is a must. * Demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal) * Be critical thinkers with strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Be organised, flexible, proactive and professional and commercially minded * Be enthusiastic about leading other professionals within the business
With a team comprising many recognised industry leaders, we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes. We provide a bespoke professional service to clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights, commitment, and ethical approach to everything we do. Overview Our work portfolio includes: Environment Management and Consents Support for HS2, Crossrail and Transport for London; iconic large scale property developments and urban regeneration schemes such as Barking Riverside and consents support for the construction delivery of HS2 Curzon St, Birmingham. We carry out a wide range of bespoke planning and environmental assessments - everything from air quality monitoring, Environmental Statement reviews, through to environment management and consents on large scale projects. We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced Principal Consultant/Associate Director to work within our Environmental Management and Consents team in Birmingham (or alternatively a London location could be considered), delivering and managing projects and helping to grow our business in this area as well as to further build our market presence. The Role The positions are for enthusiastic and motivated Principals/Associate Director who will be part of the Environmental Management and Consents team and work closely with the business unit lead. The ideal candidates will be comfortable in attending client's sites, travelling to them and conducting meetings with their staff as necessary. We are looking for Environment Management and Consents experience in delivery, delivering training to a range of audiences and ideally construction experience. All roles will work closely with our internal teams (including Planning, Acoustics, Air Quality, Digital Delivery, Ecology and EIA Infrastructure and Property) and a wide range of external partners, to deliver across a range of projects. We would expect the candidate to have specialist knowledge in one or more of the following: * Preparation and delivery of Environment Management Plans and Consent Management Plans and maintaining consents registers; * Preparation of material to support pre- submission discussions; * Liaison with Consenting Authorities; and Construction knowledge and background working through design and * construction sequencing; and Integrated Management Systems including Environment management processes. Principals will be expected to lead or contribute to bids for projects of all scales. Their role within project delivery may be as project director, project manager, framework manager and/or technical lead. They would also be expected to assist with the training/mentoring of junior members of the team. Demonstrable knowledge of environment management and consents. Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget. The Candidates We expect the successful Principal candidates will: * Have 8+ years of relevant experience within the environment, planning and sustainability sectors; * Demonstrable experience of writing CoCPs * Ability to monitor and report on consents KPI data; * Ability to develop and provide consent related supporting materials such as consent briefings/handovers and consent plans; * an active network of contacts in Environmental Management and Consents sectors; and * have project management and people management experience.
18/04/2024
Full time
With a team comprising many recognised industry leaders, we work with inspirational clients on their organisations, on their challenges and on exciting, innovative, complex and globally relevant projects, programmes and schemes. We provide a bespoke professional service to clients so that they can make the right decisions and achieve the best outcomes. We do this by leveraging our experience and breadth of skills alongside our insights, commitment, and ethical approach to everything we do. Overview Our work portfolio includes: Environment Management and Consents Support for HS2, Crossrail and Transport for London; iconic large scale property developments and urban regeneration schemes such as Barking Riverside and consents support for the construction delivery of HS2 Curzon St, Birmingham. We carry out a wide range of bespoke planning and environmental assessments - everything from air quality monitoring, Environmental Statement reviews, through to environment management and consents on large scale projects. We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced Principal Consultant/Associate Director to work within our Environmental Management and Consents team in Birmingham (or alternatively a London location could be considered), delivering and managing projects and helping to grow our business in this area as well as to further build our market presence. The Role The positions are for enthusiastic and motivated Principals/Associate Director who will be part of the Environmental Management and Consents team and work closely with the business unit lead. The ideal candidates will be comfortable in attending client's sites, travelling to them and conducting meetings with their staff as necessary. We are looking for Environment Management and Consents experience in delivery, delivering training to a range of audiences and ideally construction experience. All roles will work closely with our internal teams (including Planning, Acoustics, Air Quality, Digital Delivery, Ecology and EIA Infrastructure and Property) and a wide range of external partners, to deliver across a range of projects. We would expect the candidate to have specialist knowledge in one or more of the following: * Preparation and delivery of Environment Management Plans and Consent Management Plans and maintaining consents registers; * Preparation of material to support pre- submission discussions; * Liaison with Consenting Authorities; and Construction knowledge and background working through design and * construction sequencing; and Integrated Management Systems including Environment management processes. Principals will be expected to lead or contribute to bids for projects of all scales. Their role within project delivery may be as project director, project manager, framework manager and/or technical lead. They would also be expected to assist with the training/mentoring of junior members of the team. Demonstrable knowledge of environment management and consents. Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget. The Candidates We expect the successful Principal candidates will: * Have 8+ years of relevant experience within the environment, planning and sustainability sectors; * Demonstrable experience of writing CoCPs * Ability to monitor and report on consents KPI data; * Ability to develop and provide consent related supporting materials such as consent briefings/handovers and consent plans; * an active network of contacts in Environmental Management and Consents sectors; and * have project management and people management experience.
Join CTS Appsbroker as an Account Manager in our enterprise banking and financial services team, supporting the Client Partner and wider dedicated resources across two of our largest and most valuable financial services clients. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on some of the largest, most complex and most exciting opportunities in the cloud space today. As an Account Manager you'll be motivated by delivering digital transformation through solving the business problems which matter to our clients, underpinned by Google solutions including cloud security, cloud infrastructure modernisation, data analytics, martech, digital solutions, workspace and application development. You'll help to identify, develop and close opportunities, focused on two key accounts with the aim of meeting and exceeding customers' business expectations and objectives and internal revenue targets. Our clients are ambitious organisations with a desire to lead in their industries. We serve them with complex enterprise solutions delivered through an agile, lightweight design approach leveraging the best of Google's platforms. Role Overview: The Account Manager will play a pivotal role in driving revenue growth and expanding market share within the two accounts by focusing on specific products, services, and solutions within the organisation's portfolio. A track record of successfully selling into enterprise banking/financial services customers is a requirement for this role. While this position is primarily remote, some travel may be expected to company/customer sites and events on occasion (normally in London). Responsibilities: Key responsibilities: Drive a net revenue services target (tracked quarterly) across your defined accounts. Take ownership of our major professional/managed services deals, orchestrating the involvement of specialists and executive sponsorship at the right time to win the deal. Work closely with Client Partner to identify and qualify potential opportunities within their accounts Collaborate with Client Partner to develop account-specific strategies and action plans to penetrate existing account base Drive pipeline growth by actively prospecting, qualifying leads, and engaging with key decision-makers to understand their business needs and pain points Collaborate with Google Cloud peers on account plans, growth strategies and events Work on strategic initiatives with internal Account Based Marketing (ABM) teams Assist Client Partner in preparing and delivering compelling sales presentations, proposals, and quotations to prospects and clients Manage multiple opportunities through the entire business cycle simultaneously, working with cross-functional teams as necessary. Generate proposals built and focused around identified business needs, be able to quantify the impact of these, the cost of doing nothing and creation of the business case for change. Continuous qualification of your opportunities in line with the MEDDICC framework and proactively keeping CRM up to date without needing to be chased. Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Enterprise sales experience across Cloud Infrastructure, Data Analytics, Security and Application Development with a proven track record of success. Experience in driving new sales with professional services engagement and managed services solutions. Demonstrate a consultative selling approach with clients at CXO level both within IT and the broader business, building relationships and scale across the business. Demonstrated experience with Enterprise Banking/Financial Services customers Broad understanding of customer needs; business cases and how customers use cloud technology with the ability to tie this back to business impact. Collaborative with Google, demonstrating the ability to partner successfully on opportunities and identify new opportunities through your relationships. Confident presentation and influence skills. Able to identify customers' problems and help solve their problems with technology solutions. Must be able to demonstrate a track record of closing £100K+ deals. Bias and proactivity for getting in front of your customers and Google in person. Our Culture: Our culture and values are really important to us. We invest strongly in our people, and our culture is down-to-earth, approachable, energetic, bright, and helpful. In uniting our team of over 400 best-in-class experts, we now have a fantastic opportunity to build on our collective heritage and grow an even better company, with an even more dynamic, creative, and diverse culture from which to learn from one another and serve our customers. We want ambitious people to join us who can help us with this mission. As part of our values, we believe in business with a positive impact, and we're mindful of the way our company connects with the world around it. We're a certified B Corporation and our commitment to sustainability shapes what we do and how we do it - from the way we work with our customers to how we nurture and develop our talented community. Competitive salary + OTE Private healthcare scheme Company pension Death in Service - 4x annual salary Flexible working culture Company events - opportunities to meet colleagues you don't see every day Regular opportunities for industry recognised training and certifications Learning and development opportunities Opportunities to develop within a fast growing-tech business with ambitious growth and impact goals Diversity and Inclusion Statement: At Appsbroker and CTS, we look after each other in an environment where everyone can work together to achieve great things. We're proud of our people-first culture that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a dynamic community, unlocks innovation and great ideas, and unites us around a common purpose - and we look for talented people to join us who share these values. Environmental & Social Responsibility: As a certified B Corporation, we ask all of our employees to play their part in upholding and delivering on our commitment to make a positive impact on the world. Whether that's joining our Environmental Board, playing an active part in our DEI community, participating in a charity support day, or simply just following our advice and policies in considering the environment when travelling for work.
15/04/2024
Full time
Join CTS Appsbroker as an Account Manager in our enterprise banking and financial services team, supporting the Client Partner and wider dedicated resources across two of our largest and most valuable financial services clients. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on some of the largest, most complex and most exciting opportunities in the cloud space today. As an Account Manager you'll be motivated by delivering digital transformation through solving the business problems which matter to our clients, underpinned by Google solutions including cloud security, cloud infrastructure modernisation, data analytics, martech, digital solutions, workspace and application development. You'll help to identify, develop and close opportunities, focused on two key accounts with the aim of meeting and exceeding customers' business expectations and objectives and internal revenue targets. Our clients are ambitious organisations with a desire to lead in their industries. We serve them with complex enterprise solutions delivered through an agile, lightweight design approach leveraging the best of Google's platforms. Role Overview: The Account Manager will play a pivotal role in driving revenue growth and expanding market share within the two accounts by focusing on specific products, services, and solutions within the organisation's portfolio. A track record of successfully selling into enterprise banking/financial services customers is a requirement for this role. While this position is primarily remote, some travel may be expected to company/customer sites and events on occasion (normally in London). Responsibilities: Key responsibilities: Drive a net revenue services target (tracked quarterly) across your defined accounts. Take ownership of our major professional/managed services deals, orchestrating the involvement of specialists and executive sponsorship at the right time to win the deal. Work closely with Client Partner to identify and qualify potential opportunities within their accounts Collaborate with Client Partner to develop account-specific strategies and action plans to penetrate existing account base Drive pipeline growth by actively prospecting, qualifying leads, and engaging with key decision-makers to understand their business needs and pain points Collaborate with Google Cloud peers on account plans, growth strategies and events Work on strategic initiatives with internal Account Based Marketing (ABM) teams Assist Client Partner in preparing and delivering compelling sales presentations, proposals, and quotations to prospects and clients Manage multiple opportunities through the entire business cycle simultaneously, working with cross-functional teams as necessary. Generate proposals built and focused around identified business needs, be able to quantify the impact of these, the cost of doing nothing and creation of the business case for change. Continuous qualification of your opportunities in line with the MEDDICC framework and proactively keeping CRM up to date without needing to be chased. Skills, Experience and Qualifications: Enterprise sales experience across Cloud Infrastructure, Data Analytics, Security and Application Development with a proven track record of success. Experience in driving new sales with professional services engagement and managed services solutions. Demonstrate a consultative selling approach with clients at CXO level both within IT and the broader business, building relationships and scale across the business. Demonstrated experience with Enterprise Banking/Financial Services customers Broad understanding of customer needs; business cases and how customers use cloud technology with the ability to tie this back to business impact. Collaborative with Google, demonstrating the ability to partner successfully on opportunities and identify new opportunities through your relationships. Confident presentation and influence skills. Able to identify customers' problems and help solve their problems with technology solutions. Must be able to demonstrate a track record of closing £100K+ deals. Bias and proactivity for getting in front of your customers and Google in person. Our Culture: Our culture and values are really important to us. We invest strongly in our people, and our culture is down-to-earth, approachable, energetic, bright, and helpful. In uniting our team of over 400 best-in-class experts, we now have a fantastic opportunity to build on our collective heritage and grow an even better company, with an even more dynamic, creative, and diverse culture from which to learn from one another and serve our customers. We want ambitious people to join us who can help us with this mission. As part of our values, we believe in business with a positive impact, and we're mindful of the way our company connects with the world around it. We're a certified B Corporation and our commitment to sustainability shapes what we do and how we do it - from the way we work with our customers to how we nurture and develop our talented community. Competitive salary + OTE Private healthcare scheme Company pension Death in Service - 4x annual salary Flexible working culture Company events - opportunities to meet colleagues you don't see every day Regular opportunities for industry recognised training and certifications Learning and development opportunities Opportunities to develop within a fast growing-tech business with ambitious growth and impact goals Diversity and Inclusion Statement: At Appsbroker and CTS, we look after each other in an environment where everyone can work together to achieve great things. We're proud of our people-first culture that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a dynamic community, unlocks innovation and great ideas, and unites us around a common purpose - and we look for talented people to join us who share these values. Environmental & Social Responsibility: As a certified B Corporation, we ask all of our employees to play their part in upholding and delivering on our commitment to make a positive impact on the world. Whether that's joining our Environmental Board, playing an active part in our DEI community, participating in a charity support day, or simply just following our advice and policies in considering the environment when travelling for work.
Digital Research Infrastructure Engineer - Linux Specialist PML operations grade 4 £30000 - £45000 DOE Full Time Open Ended Appointment The Role We have an exciting opportunity at PML for an individual with skills in Linux system administration to join the PML s Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group. The role provides a business critical link between scientists, PML Applications (commercial work) and our IT Group to support the Linux computing infrastructure as it continues to evolve, underpinning PML science in multiple areas and across all levels. This ranges from data generation, (storage technologies and data management), processing and analysis (high performance computing and technologies such as JupyterHub), to making visual outputs for end users (web technologies and virtualisation) to increase the reach and impact of PML science. About You You will enjoy working with others to help deliver a modern and reliable digital infrastructure to underpin the world leading research carried out at PML. You will understand the importance of stability from existing infrastructure but will also be keen to learn and try new technologies. You will have experience of administering Linux systems, ideally using Ubuntu, and will be able to make use of scripts and common tools such as ansible to manage this. You will understand the importance of taking a proactive approach to identify and resolve and problems and will be able to make use of monitoring software (e.g., Nagios, Grafana) to accomplish this. You will understand best practices in cybersecurity and be able to apply these. Skills Required Linux systems administration and monitoring Linux scripting (e.g., bash and Python) Experience in management of data at the Terrabyte to Petabyte scale and storage technologies such as NFS and S3. Cybersecurity (Understand and apply best practices) Container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes) High performance Computing (Slurm) Virtualisation (VMWare) Key Deliverables Maintain our storage infrastructure to ensure data is distributed across servers based on existing capacity and projected changes in data volumes. This includes regular data moves and liaising with stakeholders to ensure data is backed up and archiving projects are completes as needed. Monitor high performance computing infrastructure to identify and resolve problems either on their own or by working with IT (depending on the nature of the problem). Act of a point of contact between scientists and IT to answer questions, help identify solutions and provide training. Work with the data architect to maintain and develop web infrastructure used to provide existing and planned data search and visualisation services. Manage the NEODAAS GPU cluster (MAGEO), including liaising with IT, vendors and system users. About PML As a marine-focused charity we develop and apply innovative science with a view to ensuring ocean sustainability. With over 40 years of experience, we offer evidence-based solutions to societal challenges. Our impact spans from research publications to informing policies and training future scientists. The science undertaken at PML contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting healthy, productive and resilient oceans and seas. To support PML s science it operates in house Linux infrastructure used for processing satellite data, running models and making outputs accessible through web visualisation tools. This infrastructure includes a large amount of storage (6 PB), a High-Performance Computing cluster with over 1500 cores, a 40 GPU cluster (the MAssive GPU cluster for Earth Observation; MAGEO) and a virtual machine cluster. The role will be part of the Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group within PML. DIMA is a pioneering digital science group dedicated to advancing PML s world-class and cutting-edge environmental research through the utilisation of state-of-the-art digital and autonomous technologies. The team comprises research software engineers, research infrastructure engineers, marine technologists and scientists who work on a variety of projects using autonomous vessels, satellite data, drones, Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing and data visualisation tools to help deliver PML s goals. The team have an enthusiasm for solving problems through collaboration and shared learning.
12/04/2024
Full time
Digital Research Infrastructure Engineer - Linux Specialist PML operations grade 4 £30000 - £45000 DOE Full Time Open Ended Appointment The Role We have an exciting opportunity at PML for an individual with skills in Linux system administration to join the PML s Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group. The role provides a business critical link between scientists, PML Applications (commercial work) and our IT Group to support the Linux computing infrastructure as it continues to evolve, underpinning PML science in multiple areas and across all levels. This ranges from data generation, (storage technologies and data management), processing and analysis (high performance computing and technologies such as JupyterHub), to making visual outputs for end users (web technologies and virtualisation) to increase the reach and impact of PML science. About You You will enjoy working with others to help deliver a modern and reliable digital infrastructure to underpin the world leading research carried out at PML. You will understand the importance of stability from existing infrastructure but will also be keen to learn and try new technologies. You will have experience of administering Linux systems, ideally using Ubuntu, and will be able to make use of scripts and common tools such as ansible to manage this. You will understand the importance of taking a proactive approach to identify and resolve and problems and will be able to make use of monitoring software (e.g., Nagios, Grafana) to accomplish this. You will understand best practices in cybersecurity and be able to apply these. Skills Required Linux systems administration and monitoring Linux scripting (e.g., bash and Python) Experience in management of data at the Terrabyte to Petabyte scale and storage technologies such as NFS and S3. Cybersecurity (Understand and apply best practices) Container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes) High performance Computing (Slurm) Virtualisation (VMWare) Key Deliverables Maintain our storage infrastructure to ensure data is distributed across servers based on existing capacity and projected changes in data volumes. This includes regular data moves and liaising with stakeholders to ensure data is backed up and archiving projects are completes as needed. Monitor high performance computing infrastructure to identify and resolve problems either on their own or by working with IT (depending on the nature of the problem). Act of a point of contact between scientists and IT to answer questions, help identify solutions and provide training. Work with the data architect to maintain and develop web infrastructure used to provide existing and planned data search and visualisation services. Manage the NEODAAS GPU cluster (MAGEO), including liaising with IT, vendors and system users. About PML As a marine-focused charity we develop and apply innovative science with a view to ensuring ocean sustainability. With over 40 years of experience, we offer evidence-based solutions to societal challenges. Our impact spans from research publications to informing policies and training future scientists. The science undertaken at PML contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals by promoting healthy, productive and resilient oceans and seas. To support PML s science it operates in house Linux infrastructure used for processing satellite data, running models and making outputs accessible through web visualisation tools. This infrastructure includes a large amount of storage (6 PB), a High-Performance Computing cluster with over 1500 cores, a 40 GPU cluster (the MAssive GPU cluster for Earth Observation; MAGEO) and a virtual machine cluster. The role will be part of the Digital Innovation and Marine Autonomy (DIMA) group within PML. DIMA is a pioneering digital science group dedicated to advancing PML s world-class and cutting-edge environmental research through the utilisation of state-of-the-art digital and autonomous technologies. The team comprises research software engineers, research infrastructure engineers, marine technologists and scientists who work on a variety of projects using autonomous vessels, satellite data, drones, Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Computing and data visualisation tools to help deliver PML s goals. The team have an enthusiasm for solving problems through collaboration and shared learning.