SCHEME PROJECT MANAGER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE – LONDON – CONTRACT - £320-£370/DAY

SCHEME PROJECT MANAGER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE – LONDON – CONTRACT - £320-£370/DAY

PTS’s Client, a High Profile Transport Infrastructure Company URGENTLY requires a SCHEME PROJECT MANAGER.  Your role will be to support the Project Manager in delivering a variety of projects.  You will help co-ordinate the commissioning, design and construction through to safety and finance and testing.

You MUST have a TRANSPORT background, aswell ashaving TELECOMS experience (ideally with GSM-R SYSTEMS).  A knowledge of working within ENGINEERING and PROJECT MANAGEMENT is a must have requirement for this role. You will need to show examples of having led and supported upgrades in operational (live) systems within your previous roles.

In addition to this you must be proficient in using Microsoft Project, the production of Project Reports (progress and investigations) and be able to Manage Issues and Risks.

Project Manager's with the above Transport background experiences along are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Scalix migration engineer - Short 5 day contract – Glasgow - £ very attractive day rate

Scalix migration engineer - Short 5 day contract – Glasgow - £ very attractive day rate

PTS' client need a Scalix migration / build engineer for a short 5 day contract in Glasgow. Previous Scalix migration experience is a BIG plus....

Key tasks:

•Build SUSE core v9 and associated software components onto the new replacement physical hardware.

•Build Scalix V11.4.6.5113 and associated components onto the new replacement hardware.

•Housekeep and archive existing email platform to ensure optimum pre-migration state.

•Migrate Scalix environment onto new physical tin.

•Hand-hold and provide go-live assistance for the new environment.

There is an existing Scalix instance supporting 500 users (725 email addresses) with 65Gb of email data (as part of the housekeeping exercise we expect this to reduce drastically both in terms of users and total email data).

If you are available to start week commencing 15th August then please send me your CV and DAILY RATE EXPECTATION for immediate contact and consideration.

For more details call me on 0131 202 1741. Better still e-mail me your CV NOW for immediate call back. paul.watson@ptsconsulting.com

BUSINESS CHANGE MANAGER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE – LONDON - CONTRACT - £330/DAY

BUSINESS CHANGE MANAGER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE – LONDON - CONTRACT - £330/DAY

PTS's Client, a High Profile Transport Infrastructure Company is in URGENT need of an experienced BUSINESS CHANGE MANAGER.  You will lead the delivery of the change components of the Industry Access Planning Improvement Programme to achieve COST, TIME and QUALITY objectives within corporate guidelines and to MANAGE the processes between them.

The candidate will have excellent STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT experience, so as to keep stakeholders upto date with progress, issues and any new developments that occur.  You must be able to manage a TRANSITION of change within the industry and to agree communications with Government and Corporate affairs.

You need to be educated to degree level with excellent knowledge of a business / IT background, with relevant experience of the implementation of business change. Also a desirable knowledge of Six Sigma Yellow Belt to assist in the business change and IT element of the role is needed.

Business Change Managers with the above Stakeholder, Transition and Governance qualities are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Investment Banking Business Analyst - Edinburgh - £40k-£50k with Great Benefits & Pension - PERMANENT

INVESTMENT BANKING BUSINESS ANALYST - EDINBURGH - £40k-£50k WITH GREAT BENEFITS & PENSION - PERMANENT

PTS Resourcing's client, a Leading Global Investment Bank are interviewing this week and next for a key Business Analyst role in their Business Initiation Team. They require a strong personality to instigate change, manage and develop internal relationships, and provide highly detailed business requirements documents.

Your background will be in Investment Banking (with a solid understanding of different markets, asset classes and instruments eg equities, commodities, FX, bonds, swaps, options etc) with very good stakeholder management skills. You'll also be well versed with Bloomberg and Reuters Data Feeds.

If this sounds like you and you're looking to progress your career with a World Leader, please send your Word CV to

Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com (0207 539 6310) immediately. Thank You.

Senior Testers (3) - Investment Banking - London - £325-£375/day - URGENT CONTRACT

SENIOR TESTERS (3) - INVESTMENT BANKING - LONDON - £325-£375/day - URGENT CONTRACT

PTS Consulting's client, a leading Investment Bank, urgently require 3 Senior Testers with Financial Systems Testing experience. You will have large programme experience - the roles could last at least 15 months.

Due to a huge Data Centre Migration project, our client needs highly experienced Testers with good HP Quality Center and/or PVCS experience coupled with strong Defect Management skills. Your experience level should be around 10 years, although less will be considered if you have Project Management and/or Test Management certification.

You'll be liaising with the SMEs, planning and co-ordinating the requirements gathering and testing for Applications Managers, Portfolio Managers and the Business Team Managers.

As you will have worked out from the above, I need strong communicators with excellent documentation and presentation skills.

Please send your Word CV with an accompanying cover letter detailing your specific Quality Center and/or PVCS skills to Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com (0207 539 6310). Thank You.

Senior Tester/Test Team Leader/Mentor - World Leader - West Lothian, Scotland - £35k-£45k + Excellent Benefits - PERMANENT

SENIOR TESTER/TEST TEAM LEADER/MENTOR - WORLD LEADER - WEST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND - PERMANENT

PTS Resourcings' Client, a well-known global brand are looking for an experienced Senior Tester who has recently moved into Mentoring/Team Leading. You will be organising and co-ordinating the workload of the Test Team, whilst inspiring them and guiding them with your testing expertise.

The technical environment is HP Quality Center (for manual testing) with strong SQL Scripting/executing, coupled with a really good understanding of a range of Automated Test Tools.

The testing environment is functional, and you'll be required to maintain the regression test packs, create and improve the automation scripts, and implement test strategies, standards and procedures. There will also be considerable liaison with both internal and external stakeholders. The salary range is £35k-£45k with an excellent benefits package.

If this is you, please send your Word CV to Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com (0207 539 6310) at your earliest opportunity with a covering letter detailing your suitability, especially with regards to Team Leading/Mentoring. Thank You.

PROJECT PLANNER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE - LONDON - CONTRACT - £370/DAY

PROJECT PLANNER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE - LONDON - CONTRACT - £370/DAY

PTS’s Client, a High Profile Transport Infrastructure Company is in URGENT need of a PROJECT PLANNER.  Using your expertise you will work closely with programme and project managers by DEVELOPING a project work breakdown structure, so projects can be monitored efficiently and professionally.  A strong knowledge of earned value management and milestone and KPI reporting is essential to help you keep control of a variety of projects.

The candidate will have extensive experience in working with PRIMAVERA P3e / PRIMAVERA P5 and P6 and an excellent understanding of the wider PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK. Experience in MANAGEMENT, PLANNING or DELIVERY of major construction and engineering projects.  Experience with TILOS time change software is a high priority.

Knowledge of investment programmes and project controls processes systems is IMPERTAIVE, aswell as being able to manage data in a proficient and competent manner.  It is not necessary for you to have a Transport Infrastructure background, in fact what will set you apart will be your MOTIVATION and NATURAL FLAIR for dealing with people at all levels.

Project Planners who are motivated, confident, enthusiastic, ambitious with an excellent attention to detail are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity.  Thank you.

INVESTMENT PROJECT PLANNER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE - LONDON - CONTRACT - £380/DAY

INVESTMENT PROJECT PLANNER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE - LONDON - CONTRACT - £380/DAY

PTS’s Client, a High Profile Transport Infrastructure Company is in URGENT need of a PROJECT PLANNER.  You will need to be able to develop the project and annual investment programme plans on behalf of programme and project managers in order to meet business requirements in the most cost effective and reliable manner possible.

The candidate has to have a high level of REPORTING skills liaising with Directors and clients, therefore then to be able IMPLEMENT and MANAGE SCHEDULES and PERFORMANCES.  Experience with COST PLANNING and the ability to be able to MONITOR and AUDIT business plans is essential.

Project Planners with the above reporting, monitoring and cost planning experience are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity.  Thank you.

Senior Test Analyst – Livingston – Permanent

Senior Test Analyst – Livingston – Permanent – upto £45K + Excellent Benefits

PTS’ client is currently looking to recruit a number of Senior Test Analysts to join their team and carry out functional testing on a diverse suite of software applications. This role will be based in Livingston however some travel to other locations throughout the UK may be required. Whilst not directly managing other testers you will have excellent mentoring skills and experience as well as ability to co-ordinate the workload of you and your colleagues.

Essential

·         A proven track record in the delivery of complex projects.

·         Demonstrable experience mentoring / developing team members on processes, methods and tools

·         Experience in the use of Test tools including creation and execution of automated scripts and use of Quality Center for manual tests.

·         Fantastic analytical skills and attention to detail.

·         Excellent MS Office skills including word and excel.

·         Experience using SQL, both writing and executing queries.

·         The ability to build and maintain internal/external stakeholder relationships

Main duties include

·         Stage Management for the Test phase of one or more projects

·         Ownership for the production of test estimates based on various inputs to prepare and execute the test phase.

·         Provision of the Test Approach/Strategy documents to drive the test phase.

·         Establishing improved test automation scripts, using most appropriate toolset in line with strategy

·         Prioritisation of workload for Team Members

·         Ensures all quality checks and deliverable reviews are undertaken

·         Identification of Test Environment and Test Data requirements

·         Creation and execution of tests in accordance with the Test Approach include maintaining regression test packs.

·         Represents the Test community across the project delivery lifecycle providing positive contribution in all aspects of the role

·         Communicating progress against plan for any work packages.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly expanding company who are at the absolute forefront of their industry. There is a fantastic benefits package and superb salary on offer for the winning candidate. Please send me your latest CV NOW FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.

Please call me on 0131 202 1741 for further information or e-mail me directly paul.watson@ptsconsulting.com

Urgent - Application Profilers / Windows XP Administrators (2) - Investment Banking - London - CONTRACTS

URGENT CONTRACTS - APPLICATION PROFILERS / WINDOWS XP ADMINISTRATORS (2) - INVESTMENT BANKING - LONDON - £250-£300/day - possibly more for exceptional candidates.

PTS Resourcing's Client, a Leading Global Investment Banking URGENTLY require TWO EXPERIENCED APPLICATIONS PROFILERS / WINDOWS XP ADMINISTRATORS to work in their busy team which has been built (bar one Contractor) by myself.

One of my Contractors will be conducting the interviews along with the permanent Project Manager, and they have specifically asked for suitably skilled individuals to compliment the team. If this is of interest and your background is very close to/matches the requirement, I can guarantee an interview either on Friday 22nd July or week beginning Monday 25th July 2011.

This interesting role requires a mix of Windows XP Administration as you'll be troubleshooting their network and applications, coupled with a good understanding of App-V and MSI Packaging. You may also have Oracle troubleshooting skills and some Windows 7 exposure, which will be highly beneficial.

You will also have first class communication skills as you will be working with project teams and the business, managing testing to ensure everything works perfectly.

There are a number of large projects ongoing with my client, some of which are scheduled to run until the end of 2012, so this could turn into a very long contract.

Please send me your Word CV now if this is you. As mentioned, I can guarantee an interview if your background is suitable. Thank you.

Triage Defect Manager – Financial – Edinburgh – £500 per day - CONTRACT

Triage Defect Manager needed for a large financial client in Edinburgh for a 1-year contract. As Triage Manager you will manage the handling of problems, incidents and defects in source location with possible impact on the target location. You will coordinate resolution activities on disputed defects originating in the target location where the origin of the defects are not clearly defined, or where resolution work expands across different teams such as Infrastructure, shared services, applications and third parties.

We are looking for people with defect management experience and the ability to define and implement a triage management process. Large programme experience will be very beneficial and you must be able to work with cross functional teams and management. Project management skills and Quality Centre experience would be very advantageous.

You must have excellent communication skills, good presentation skills, Very good analytical skills and, ideally have a project management certification. The role holder will be responsible for the following activities:

- Define and implement a triage management process.

- Define and maintain a WBS and project plan relating to triage management activities.

- Setup triage related meetings with all stakeholders involved.

- Coordinate the impact analysis done by the migration/implementation and test teams on existing problems, incidents and defects (open ones) that originate and have been identified in the target location prior to migration activities.

- Ensure the collection and proper logging of problems, incidents and defects that are open in the source location prior to the migration activities.

- Coordinate the gathering and analysis of historical problems, incidents and defects (closed) located in the source location which will help in the creation of a Problem, Incident and defect historical Knowledge Database to be used for expediting in the identification of the origin of defects discovered in the target location and in their resolution.

- Integrate into the knowledge database critical problems, incidents and defects that are being discovered and resolved in the target location, thus helping on the resolution of recurring defects by utilizing existing resolution information stored in the database.

- Mediate among teams to ensure proper assignment and resolution of complex and/or disputed defects.

Interested?? Please apply ASAP by sending your CV to adam.lowe@ptsconsulting.com or call me direct on 020 7539 6325

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - COMMUNICATIONS - HERTFORD - PERMANENT - BETWEEN £25K TO £35K

Software Developer - Communications - Hertford - Permanent - Between £25k to £35k

PTS’s Client, a leading Communications Company are in URGENT need of a SOFTWARE DEVELOPER with a full working knowledge of SQL SERVER (2005 and/or 2008), including SECURITY and MAINTENENCE.  A MINIMUM of 2 years’ experience in a similar role is essential, whilst working with bespoke solutions and COTS applications is required.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have .NET Programming experience, with a very good understanding of XML technologies.  Knowledge of GEO-SPATIAL DATA HANDLING is a must along with a working understanding of SSIS, SSRS or other reporting/BI Solutions.  You will need to have Good MS Office Skills, very good understanding of Telecoms and experience in development/customisation of GUI’s.

You will need the ability to grasp and apply complex new technologies very quickly, have a good technical understanding, whilst being flexible.  A strong work ethic with the ability to work independently, whilst being determined, confident, flexible and proactive is a necessity.

Software Developer with the above skills are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

SERVER ADMINISTRATOR - COMMUNICATIONS - HERTFORD - PERMANENT - BETWEEN £25K TO £35K

Server Administrator - Communications - Hertford - Permanent - Between £25k to £35k

PTS’s Client, a leading Communications Company are in URGENT need of a SERVER ADMINISTRATOR with a full working knowledge of WINDOWS 2008/2003 SERVER Platforms.  A MINIMUM of 2 years’ experience in a similar role is essential, whilst working with bespoke solutions and COTS applications is required.

You must have working knowledge of LINUX SERVER OPERTATING SYSTEMS (inc Redhat), along with EXCHANGE 2007 administration.  Knowledge of networking with TCP/IP, VLAN, VPN and Switch Configuration is essential.  You will need to have Good MS Office Skills, Basic Firewall and an understanding of Telecoms.

You will need the ability to grasp and apply complex new technologies very quickly, have a good technical understanding, whilst being flexible.  A strong work ethic with the ability to work independently, whilst being determined, confident, flexible and proactive is a necessity.

Server Administrator’s with the above skills are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Investment Banking Business Analyst - Edinburgh - £40k-£50k + Good Bens + Pension - Interviews This Week - PERMANENT

INVESTMENT BANKING BUSINESS ANALYST - EDINBURGH - £40k-50k + GOOD BENEFITS + PENSION - URGENT - INTERVIEWS THIS WEEK - PERMANENT PTS Resourcing's client, a Leading Global Investment Bank are interviewing on 21st and 22nd July 2011 for a key Business Analyst role in their Business Initiation Team. They require a strong personality to instigate change, manage and develop internal relationships, and provide highly detailed business requirements documents. Your background will be in Investment Banking (with a solid understanding of different markets, asset classes and instruments eg equities, commodities, FX, bonds, swaps, options etc) with very good stakeholder management skills. You'll also be well versed with Bloomberg and Reuters Data Feeds. If this sounds like you and you're looking to progress your career with a World Leader, please send your Word CV to Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com (0207 539 6310) immediately. Thank You.

SENIOR APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST (3) – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE – MANCHESTER – CONTRACT - £340/DAY

Senior Application Support Analyst (3) – Transport Infrastructure – Manchester - Contract - £340/Day

PTS's Client, a High Profile Transport Infrastructure Company is in need of 3 experienced SENIOR APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYSTS.  You will need to be an application’s EXPERT for ORACLE HR and PAYROLL SUITE, ORACLE FINANCIALS SUITE or ORACLE SUPPLY CHAIN/PROCUREMENT SUITE.

An extremely high level of technical knowledge and experience in amending the ORACLE VANILLA PROJECT for company requirements is ESSENTIAL, as well having a very good knowledge of HYPERION.  You must have excellent experience of CHANGE MANAGEMENT, aswell as having good ANALYTICAL SKILLS, be very well ORGANISED and be a TEAM PLAYER.

You will need to be able to MANAGE the development of APPLICATIONS and METRICS to help DELIVER STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES and SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTS.  You will also need to be able to IDENTIFY and IMPLEMENT resolution plans, and to escalate when needed and to be able submit requests for CHANGE DEPLOYMENT to CHANGE CONTROL.

Senior Application Support Analysts with ANY or ALL of the above ORACLE and BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE experience are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com (020 7539 6394) at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

SERVICE LEVEL MANAGER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE – LONDON - CONTRACT TO PERM - £470/DAY

Service Level Manager – Transport Infrastructure – London - Contract to Perm - £470/Day

PTS's Client, a High Profile Transport Infrastructure Company is in need of an experienced SERVICE LEVEL MANAGER.  You will need to be able to define and effectively apply the SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK and deliver IT service catalogues to a high level.

The need to have the skills to IDENTIFY, NEGOCIATE and AGREE service levels with the Customers and IT Providers is IMPERATIVE.  Along with the need to be able to maintain and review SLA’s with the Business Customers and the OLA’s with the IT Providers.  You will need to have experience in producing relevant and concise reports that are both timely and readable against SLA and OLA TARGETS to analyse service level performances. 

A proven experience in defining and deploying best practise ITSM processes and ideally hold ITIL V3 Masters qualification is a MUST have for this role.

This role is initially a contract role with the view to making this role permanent.  Relocation to the Bedfordshire area will need to be considered upon the role being made permanent.  Please be aware this is a CONTRACT to PERMANENT role, please ONLY apply if you are willing to move into a permanent role.

Service Level Managers with the above negotiating, identifying and analyse experience are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com or call on 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

SERVICE LEVEL MANAGER – TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE – LONDON - CONTRACT - £470/DAY

Service Level Manager – Transport Infrastructure – London - Contract - £470/Day

PTS's Client, a High Profile Transport Infrastructure Company is in need of an experienced SERVICE LEVEL MANAGER.  You will need to be able to define and effectively apply the SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK and deliver IT service catalogues to a high level.

The need to have the skills to IDENTIFY, NEGOCIATE and AGREE service levels with the Customers and IT Providers is IMPERATIVE.  Along with the need to be able to maintain and review SLA’s with the Business Customers and the OLA’s with the IT Providers.  You will need to have experience in producing relevant and concise reports that are both timely and readable against SLA and OLA TARGETS to analyse service level performances. 

A proven experience in defining and deploying best practise ITSM processes and ideally hold ITIL V3 Masters qualification is a MUST have for this role.

Service Level Managers with the above negotiating, identifying and analyse experience are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com or call on 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

PMO / CONTRACT ANALYST – INVESTMENT BANK – CONTRACT - £200-£220/DAY

PMO / Contract Analyst – Investment Bank – CONTRACT - £200-£220/Day

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank is in URGENT need of a PMO with a strong background in CONTRACT ANALYSIS and REVIEW.  Knowledge and experience of working within the financial industry sector and the strict GOVERNANCE processes involved are IMPERATIVE.

You must be IT Literate with an excellent knowledge of EXCEL 2007 (DATA MODELLING), POWERPOINT and PROJECT 2003, along with being COMMERCIALLY AWARE and ASTUTE.  You need to have vast experience of working on LARGE SCALE CONTRACTS with an excellent understanding of SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS within the financial sector.

PMO’s with the Contract Analysis skills, financial experience, is a team player and has excellent communication skills are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity.  Thank you.

Investment Banking Business Analyst - Edinburgh - £40k-£50k + Good Bens + Pension - PERMANENT

INVESTMENT BANKING BUSINESS ANALYST - EDINBURGH - £40k-£50k + Good Bens + Pension - PERMANENT PTS  Resourcing's client, a Leading Global Investment Bank are interviewing week beginning 18th July 2011 for a key Business Analyst role in their Business Initiation Team. They require a strong personality to instigate change, manage and develop internal relationships, and provide highly detailed business requirements documents. Your background will be in Investment Banking (with a solid understanding of different markets, asset classes and instruments eg equities, commodities, FX, bonds, swaps, options etc) with very good stakeholder management skills. You'll also be well versed with Bloomberg and Reuters Data Feeds. If this sounds like you and you're looking to progress your career with a World Leader, please send your Word CV to Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com immediately. Thank You.

Infrastructure Project Manager (2) – Investment Bank – Scotland – CONTRACT - £450-£500/Day

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER (2) – INVESTMENT BANK – SCOTLAND – CONTRACT - £450-£500/Day

PTS’s Client, a High Profile Investment Bank URGENTLY requires 2 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGERS.  It is ESSENTIAL that you have previous and recent FINANCIAL experience and a STRONG TRACK RECORD delivering INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS in mid-range environments.

You will have experience working within SHARED SERVICES on mid-range DATACENTRE projects.  You will have many years’ experience of ORACLE facilities and complex network environments and a good exposure to multiple OSs and ORACLE databases.

You will be fully conversant with BUILD FACTORY and CAPACITY SHARED SERVICES, coupled with SHARED SERVICES INTERNET/INTRANET ACCESS PRODUCTS experience.

Project Manager's with the above infrastructure and financial experiences along with in depth Shared Services, Oracle and Governance skills are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your WORD CV TO Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 020 7539 6394 at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Infrastructure Project Manager – Investment Bank – London – CONTRACT - £450-£500/Day

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER – INVESTMENT BANK – LONDON – CONTRACT - £450-£500/Day

PTS’s Client, a High Profile Investment Bank URGENTLY requires an INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGER.  It is ESSENTIAL that you have previous and recent FINANCIAL experience and a STRONG TRACK RECORD delivering INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS in mid-range environments.

You will have experience working within SHARED SERVICES on mid-range DATACENTRE projects.  You will have many years’ experience of ORACLE facilities and complex network environments and a good exposure to multiple OSs and ORACLE databases.

You will be fully conversant with BUILD FACTORY and CAPACITY SHARED SERVICES, coupled with SHARED SERVICES INTERNET/INTRANET ACCESS PRODUCTS experience.

Project Manager's with the above infrastructure and financial experiences along with in depth Shared Services, Oracle and Governance skills are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com 0207 539 6394 at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Project Accountant (CIMA / ACA / ACCA) - Global Investment Bank - London - URGENT CONTRACT

PROJECT ACCOUNTANT (CIMA/ACA/ACCA Qualified) - GLOBAL INVESTMENT BANKING - LONDON  - URGENT CONTRACT - £350-£425/day - 6 MONTHS MINIMUM

PTS Resourcing's Global Investment Banking client has the urgent requirement for a highly skilled Project Accountant with Investment Banking experience. It is also important that you've worked on IT infrastructure projects, and have indepth experience of managing budgets and project financial reporting.

You'll be responding to direction from the Programme Office regarding budgets and resources and working these requirements into forecasts, providing monthly analysis and reports for the Programme Delivery Board and working in both a structured and non-structured environment.

This is a broad-ranging role across the financial, IT and business teams - if you are a World-Class communicator and documentor with the keenest eye for detail, and thrive on tight deadlines send your Word CV to Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com (0207 539 6310) now please. Interviews are ongoing, and I have placed many key staff already this year with this client. Thank You.

Business Initiation Business Analyst – Permanent – Edinburgh – £45K to £50K

Business Initiation Business Analyst – Permanent – Edinburgh – £45K to £50K

My client, a global giant within the finance sector, is looking to bring an experienced Business Analyst into their team in Edinburgh.

The successful candidate will:

·       Liaise with the BI Manager to produce a standard Project Initiation Document (PID) for those projects on the Pipeline nearing commencement; provide a confirmed starting point for the more detailed scope statement, requirements, timeline expectation, stakeholder matrix, high-level estimate validation, and so on.

·         Ensure the BI Manager has all information necessary regarding any new initiatives such that they can readily be discussed at Pipeline Prioritisation Committee meetings, work with the BI Manager to pre-empt and prepare for likely scenarios and questions that may arise as it relates to the prioritisation of new requests within the active change portfolio.

A strong personality with strong influencing skills is a must for this role.

Essential

·       Broad understanding of different markets, asset classes and instruments typically used within investment banking, such as equities, commodities, FX, bonds, swaps, options etc.

·       Extensive experience in the Securities/Pricing industry (e.g. within a fund manager, brokerage house, custodian, investment bank etc)

·       Demonstrated skills and experience around project requirements gathering with an ability to provide direction/shape for those same projects as needed.

The Ideal candidate will have experience across a broad range of investment banking environments, such as trading, asset management, treasury, prime brokerage and so on, excellent knowledge of Reuters, Bloomberg and other relevant data feeds and be educated to degree level or hold Investment related qualification (e.g. Securities Institute certificate.)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global giant and be at the cutting edge, making critical business decisions.If you like the sound of what you have read and would like further details please feel free to get in touch to discuss in more detail. The client is keen to progress to offer quickly so please send me your latest CV and covering letter for immediate consideration.

CALL ME NOW on 0131 202 1741 or mail paul.watson@ptsconsulting.com for further details or to apply directly.

Technical / Build and Defect Analyst – Investment Bank – Scotland – CONTRACT – £400/Day

TECHNICAL / BUILD AND DEFECT ANALYST – INVESTMENT BANK – SCOTLAND – CONTRACT – £400/DAY

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank is in URGENT need of a TECHNICAL ANALYST with world class experience in BUILD and DEFECT ANALYSIS.  With experience in MONITORING the effectiveness and progress of PROVISIONS a must have.  An INVESTMENT BANK background is desirable but not essential.

You will need the ability to work closely and liaise with Project Managers and Stakeholders to timely resolve defects.  The need for knowledge and understanding of INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION, CHANGE, DEFECT and CONFIGURATION MANANGMENT is imperative.

Technical Analysts with the above BUILD and DEFECT ANALYSIS experience and Governance skills are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com (020 7539 6394) at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Technical / Build and Defect Analyst – Investment Bank – London – CONTRACT – £400/Day

TECHNICAL / BUILD AND DEFECT ANALYST – INVESTMENT BANK – LONDON – CONTRACT – £400/DAY

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank is in URGENT need of a TECHNICAL ANALYST with world class experience in BUILD and DEFECT ANALYSIS.  With experience in MONITORING the effectiveness and progress of PROVISIONS a must have.  An INVESTMENT BANK background is desirable but not essential.

You will need the ability to work closely and liaise with Project Managers and Stakeholders to timely resolve defects.  The need for knowledge and understanding of INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION, CHANGE, DEFECT and CONFIGURATION MANANGMENT is imperative.

Technical Analysts with the above BUILD and DEFECT ANALYSIS experience and Governance skills are urged to apply ASAP. Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com (020 7539 6394) at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Business Strategy Architect - Operations - London - Urgent CONTRACT

BUSINESS STRATEGY ARCHITECT - OPERATIONS - URGENT CONTRACT - LONDON  PTS's client are looking for an experienced Business Strategy Architect to view how their portfolio aligns with the agreed business outcomes, highlighting and documenting any misalignments, overlaps and/or gaps.  You will be scoping, documenting and delivering detailed business architectural plans across our clients Operations Department, liaising closely with their Information Systems Department. Your stakeholder management skills will be heavily drawn upon. You will have strong Business Operating Model Design skills, Business Strategy Definition experience and first class presentation skills (using MS Office Suite and Visio). The rate on the role is around £400-£500/day, and will last at least 5 months. The deadline for submitting CVs is CoB Wednesday 6th July, so please send your Word CV immediately with a Covering Letter detailing your specific skills and experience. Thank You.

IT Project Manager – Model Office Environments - £480 per day – Contract - London

IT Project Manager with experience of establishing Model Office environments urgently needed for a 6-Month contract where you will be working for a Well-known Engineering and Project Management Company. You will be based at one of their London offices and you will be part of the Information Management team on a large programme in the design and implementation phase.

The programme will deliver improvements in customer service and will reduce overall industry costs. The scope of the programme is the processes, people, data, organisation, information and technology that support the planning of different categories of demand.

As Project Manager, your work deliverables will be based on Development, Test and Live Model Office Environments. You will manage the mobilisation of the IT side of the model office including all of the interactions with test services and organising specific vendors. This will involve working closely with Test Facilities to manage delivery and will co-ordinate vendor activities.

If you have the required experience, please apply now by sending your CV to adam.lowe@ptsconsulting.com or call me direct on 020 7539 6325

Solution Delivery Team Leader – Dundee – Permanent - £55K + bonus

Solution Delivery Team Leader – Dundee – Permanent - £55K + bonus

PTS’ client is looking for an experienced Solution Delivery Team Leader to join their busy and rapidly expanding business in Dundee. You will bring clear leadership to their innovative and excellent Solutions Delivery Team by providing high level support to new business wins in both new and existing customers.

Role/Responsibilities

·         Setting and maintaining high technical standards within the solutions produced by the team.

·         Ensuring that the quality of documentation, including Statements of Work and Design Documents, are kept at the highest level.

·         Ensuring that Project Delivery is maintained by leading and directing the Project Delivery Team Leader in the tasks and responsibilities of that role.

·         Work as part of a team of Architects available to act as Design Authorities on new Projects.

Essential Skills, knowledge and qualifications

·         Understanding of the solution design process from originating requirement to supported system.

·         MCSE/MCTS and CCNP or greater certifications, or evidence of equivalent experience.

·         Experience with Enterprise Storage Solutions (Dell/EMC, NEC, NetApp, Sun)

·         5+ years experience managing Enterprise Server Infrastructures, including design and implementation or both Microsoft and Unix environments.

·         5+ years experience within a hosting/telco environment.

·         3+ years experience with a majority of the following list: Active Directory, DNS, Microsoft DFS, VMWare (or other virtualisation technology), Tape Libraries and Backup Software (Backup Exec, NDMP), Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, Sharepoint, BES, IIS,

·         3+ years working within a High Availability infrastructure, including maintaining Disaster Recovery options.

·         3+ years providing leadership in the delivery of technical projects.

·         University degree

Experience with

·         Cisco Routers, ASA/PIX Firewalls, TCP/IP, SNMP, SQL DBA

This is a fantastic role working for a leading company who offer an excellent salary + bonus + benefits.  My client is keen to get someone on board quickly so please send your CV NOW for IMMEDIATE consideration.

Please contact me on 0131 202 1741 or paul.watson@ptsconsulting.com for further details or to apply.

Software Developer - Communications - Hertford - Permanent - Between £25k to £35k

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - COMMUNICATIONS - HERTFORD - PERMANENT - BETWEEN £25K TO £35K

PTS’s Client, a leading Communications Company are in URGENT need of a SOFTWARE DEVELOPER with a full working knowledge of SQL SERVER (2005 and/or 2008), including SECURITY and MAINTENENCE.  A MINIMUM of 2 years’ experience in a similar role is essential, whilst working with bespoke solutions and COTS applications is required.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have .NET Programming experience, with a very good understanding of XML technologies.  Knowledge of GEO-SPATIAL DATA HANDLING is a must along with a working understanding of SSIS, SSRS or other reporting/BI Solutions.  You will need to have Good MS Office Skills, very good understanding of Telecoms and experience in development/customisation of GUI’s.

You will need the ability to grasp and apply complex new technologies very quickly, have a good technical understanding, whilst being flexible.  A strong work ethic with the ability to work independently, whilst being determined, confident, flexible and proactive is a necessity.

Software Developer with the above skills are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com (020 7539 6394) at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Server Administrator – Communications – Hertford - Permanent – Between £25k to £35k

PTS’s Client, a leading Communications Company are in URGENT need of a SERVER ADMINISTRATOR with a full working knowledge of WINDOWS 2008/2003 SERVER Platforms.  A MINIMUM of 2 years’ experience in a similar role is essential, whilst working with bespoke solutions and COTS applications is required.

You must have working knowledge of LINUX SERVER OPERTATING SYSTEMS (inc Redhat), along with EXCHANGE 2007 administration.  Knowledge of networking with TCP/IP, VLAN, VPN and Switch Configuration is essential.  You will need to have Good MS Office Skills, Basic Firewall and an understanding of Telecoms.

You will need the ability to grasp and apply complex new technologies very quickly, have a good technical understanding, whilst being flexible.  A strong work ethic with the ability to work independently, whilst being determined, confident, flexible and proactive is a necessity.

Server Administrator’s with the above skills are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com (020 7539 6394) at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

Cisco Network Engineer (CCNP) – Dundee – up to £40K - PERMANENT

Cisco Network Engineer urgently required for a full-time position based in Dundee. You will be working for a leading online technologies services provider, you will be part of a team responsible for maintaining the core network, implementing new access solutions for customers and designing new networks. As part of the role you will liaise with customers to understand requirements, produce Work Proposals and document any work undertaken. The Cisco Network Engineer will have good knowledge of new RFCs and RIPE policies.  

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure the optimal operation of ISP Core Network through
• Good understanding on monitoring systems and SNMP protocol
• Gather symptoms
• Isolate fault
• Rectify fault
• Troubleshoot customer connectivity problems
• Design optimal network architectures for new and existing customers
• Document all work  undertaken and existing infrastructures
• Maintain appropriate knowledge and professional certifications as necessary  
• Liaises with customers for understanding of requirements
• Take responsibility for any project assigned

Essential Skills:

·    Full, clean UK driving license

• 3 years at CCNP level
• Experience with PIX\ASA, Cisco IOS firewall features, VPN - Install and Support

Desirable Skills:

• Good understanding of all TCP\IP layers and performance related parameters  
• Experience with implementing QoS (Modular QoS and Catalyst QoS)
• Experience on Cisco loadbalancers  CSS\ACE
• Experience with VoIP – SIP, H.323 protocols
• Experience of working with RIPE database and RPSL
• Experience on the following cisco platforms 7500,7200,6500,3750,3560,2800,2600 series
• Experience with network monitoring tools , netflow collectors, SNMP (Solarwinds an advantage)
• Experience with Linux\Unix , scripting tools
• TACACS\Radius

If you have strong Cisco networking experience and a good all-round technical knowledge then please apply now by sending your CV ASAP to adam.lowe@ptsconsulting.com or call me direct on 020 7539 6325