12 contracts found in Reading

We have a client based in Reading, who are one of the largest retailers in the UK, on the lookout for a project manager to assist in the launch of a new virtual makeup solution in two of the UK Stores. You will represent us on client site, with full responsibility of end-to-end delivery of this digital product. Some of the main duties will include the following: Starting the inception of the project, right from requirement gathering phase. Designing the digital product while creating a ̎Success Criteria̎ list. Generation of a business case for senior stakeholders. Oversee development of the product. Ensure Rollout/deployment of the product. As such, we are currently looking for the following: Ideally a Project Manager with strong experience/background in retail environments . Good knowledge/understanding of retail environments . Experience in end-to-end deployment of a digital platform/product. Strong Project Management methodology/experience. Experience in managing third party suppliers/vendors. Strong Stakeholder management experience. Excellent Communication skills, both written and spoken. If you have what it takes to be apart of a large fast pace project and enjoy the responsibility to see things through from beginning to end come apply or send your CV directly to us!

A Radio Frequency Planning Engineer with technical background in Mobile Radio Networks to work within a large team to produce experienced on RF Planning & optimisation designs to support 2G 3G 4G & 5G. Must have experience in Asset, Atoll, Planning tool and Prediction. To produce RF Planning designs to support 2G, 3G, 4G & 5G Platforms Familiar with RF planning & optimization delivery process Familiar with Huawei tools (U2000, PRS, OMSTAR, P&A) Skilled in RF troubleshooting/optimization Skilled in drive test analysis Skilled in neighbour/parameter audit RF Planning engineer technical skills: Knowledge of mobile networks architecture and protocols. Knowledge of wireless communication technologies (GSM, WCDMA, LTE) Operational experience in Huawei equipment (2G BSC/3G RNC/4G eNodeB) Logical approach to problem solving MapInfo Professional: MagMap boundary Planning as well as MagPerformance and UK Coastline polygon to produce detailed complex plans to support New Services. Support Testbed Design work needed for new platforms. Provide input in Statistical Tools such as Mycom to build any new reports and ownership of updating key KPI's for the network. Essential knowledge/skills: Proven RF Planning experience on Mobile network/s (2G, 3G, 4G & preferred 5G) Excellent working knowledge of Mobile Network Ericsson, NSN and/or Huawei network/s 3G & 4G single cell reparents Rebalance RNC's/sites reparents MapInfo Professional: MagMap boundary Planning aswell as & MagPerformance LAC,RAC,URA & TAC dimensioning and planning Mis-parent site planning RNC design & parameter Planning Hardware capacity, dimensioning & kit upgrades planning 5G New Radio (NR) design/planning Essential experience: Experience of producing and delivering Detailed RF Plans. At least 6+ years of proven experience of 2G, 3G and 4G RAN planning on BSCs and RNC's products. Strong technical background in Mobile Radio Networks and the paging requirements (including LAC, RAC, TAC & URA).

NPO Engineer An Experienced NPO Engineer with strong technical background in Mobile Radio Networks & E2E network optimization, RF, parameter and feature, capacity, traffic flow and management Analyze the network. Responsible for NPO Activities Manage customer satisfaction Good experience in Network Optimization Understand Huawei RF hardware and feature for 3G/4G/5G E2E network optimization, eg RF, parameter and feature, capacity, traffic flow and management Analyze the wireless network performance, provide KPI reports Interface and communicate with customer, responsible for customer satisfaction Familiar with optimization tools, use the tools to work in high efficiency way Experience in Huawei optimization project is preferred Daily monitoring Key Performance Indicator of network based on hourly/daily counters Troubleshooting and optimizing of network, change parameters in order to improve the KPI Strong RF Optimization experience - proven track record within a similar role Analyze the KPI's traffic statistics and monitor and troubleshoot the network including DCCH blocking rate, PCCH, call drop rate, call setup rate etc. Candidate has good knowledge of one product field and basic knowledge of another product field, will take principal responsibility of department problems and take the main responsibility. Over five years' experience of HW relevant product technologies, or over six years' technical experience in the industry

An experienced UTRAN RF Planning Engineer with working and understanding of Nemesis, 4G/3G/2G Planning support. BSS swap including 2G RF Planning/Prediction, 3G SC, 4G PCI/RSI Planning. Technical support for 4G/3G/2G NW KPIs Planning teams. Will ensure proper technical support is provided for achievement of RF Planning projects involving 2G RF Prediction, 3G SC and 4G PCI/RSI planning. Will ensure a good communication with Customer contact throughout the project and with several optimization teams. Will support his management in establishing priority in order to achieve best possible balance customer satisfaction versus project planning Customer care Provide 4G/3G/2G technical support to customer teams, related to planning and prediction related matters.. Reach customer satisfaction according to daily expectations Understanding and keeping under control the customer issues with the proper communication to the client. Communication Provide daily/weekly report to management team Increase customer satisfaction and confidence by ensuring all issues identified are dealt with and provided a solution within the required timeframe. Technical competence: Proven Huawei 4G/3G/2G Planning experience. Sound knowledge of OSS Huawei management Proven GSM/WCDMA Radio network planning and optimization experiences Excellent GSM/WCDMA system knowledge Swap experience is required. RF Planning tool experience: Excellent knowledge of usual Prediction management tools is a must: SW suite required such as Atoll, Asset and Mapinfo. Knowledge of Huawei related tools ACP/IFOS is a definitive advantage Relationship competence Autonomous, dynamic, opening mind Directed satisfaction customer, autonomous, force of proposal and to show synthesis Excellent internal and external communication Operational quickly Experience: +/- 3 years in the 4G/3G/2G BSS Network Planning with at least 2 years in 3G UTRAN planning and 6 months in 4G Planning. Excellent GSM and 4G/3G UTRAN E2E network skills Team working skills Field operations skills Proficient with Actix/Nemo/Atoll Proficient with OSS performance management post-treatment layers concept such as Metrica, Optima or equivalent. Excellent experience of BSS/UTRAN protocols analysis

RF Planning Engineer - contract role in Reading UK Evaluate GA drawings from both site deployment and RF coverage perspective. - Evaluation of GA + site design drawing with respect to coverage requirement of the customer. - Give suggestion for improving and maintaining the coverage footprint under the constraint of external limitations. - Site design and drawing evaluation according to type of infrastructure ie Macro Greenfield, rooftop, street work, sharing tower. - Evaluate the shared tower & shared locations with OLO (other located operator) - Provide input to RF Compliance of ICNIRP Zones and steps of mitigation for ICNIRP non- compliance. - Confirmation of Site geographical location. - Identify and escalate significant changes in coverage footprint as a result of site design changes. - Suggest tilt changes based on new site design for all bands. - Maintain database for all physical changes that have occurred due to design changes and the impact on network in clear auditable database. - Application of coverage predictions to improve weak coverage spots. - Allocation of site bearing and height according to the network coverage, capacity & traffic requirement. - Feedback on the quality of drawings being received and provide insight for improvements. - Present updates and issue reports to customer. - Get final approval from customer Radio planning function on the GA drawing while ensuring that coverage and capacity obligations are met for Huawei.

Applying high efficient planning and optimization processes. Monitoring, benchmarking, and improving network performance. Making delivery solutions and plans, and responsible for the final delivery quality and KPIs acceptance. Operations related activities which include generating parameter scripts, single site verification, drive test analysis, generating cluster acceptance reports and presenting them to the customer and getting the cluster acceptance approval. Worst cell analysis. Planning services, which include network assessment, network simulation and site planning, cell level parameter and neighbours planning. Performing RF network design, planning and optimization activities Significantly improving KPIs by parameters and features tuning. Network performance improvement solution formulation and communicating with customer Customer satisfaction. Qualifications: Bachelor Degree in Engineering/Information Technology. Team player with customer service orientation 5+ years of Radio Network Optimization experience in total (GSM/UMTS/LTE). Strong analytical skills. Strong Organizational & Motivational Skills. Strong communication and Interpersonal skills.

RF Planning Engineer- contract role in Reading UK Evaluate GA drawings from both site deployment and RF coverage perspective. - Evaluation of GA + site design drawing with respect to coverage requirement of the customer. - Give suggestion for improving and maintaining the coverage footprint under the constraint of external limitations. - Site design and drawing evaluation according to type of infrastructure ie Macro Greenfield, rooftop, street work, sharing tower. - Evaluate the shared tower & shared locations with OLO (other located operator) - Provide input to RF Compliance of ICNIRP Zones and steps of mitigation for ICNIRP non- compliance. - Confirmation of Site geographical location. - Identify and escalate significant changes in coverage footprint as a result of site design changes. - Suggest tilt changes based on new site design for all bands. - Maintain database for all physical changes that have occurred due to design changes and the impact on network in clear auditable database. - Application of coverage predictions to improve weak coverage spots. - Allocation of site bearing and height according to the network coverage, capacity & traffic requirement. - Feedback on the quality of drawings being received and provide insight for improvements. - Present updates and issue reports to customer. - Get final approval from customer Radio planning function on the GA drawing while ensuring that coverage and capacity obligations are met for Huawei.

Senior IT Administrator (Contract) Business Systems Reading, Berkshire Description Opsview is transforming systems monitoring by hiring creative, optimistic, questioners  who thrive on delivery and personal achievement. Your next start In this role, we are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Senior IT Administrator to join our Business Systems Team. You’ll be working across the business handling day-to-day internal IT operations and providing support for end-users.   Keep reading to find out the kind of person we'd like to get to know and the kind of company we are. You’ll get to Setup and train new users Manage our internal IT systems, including Office 365 (for email and SharePoint), a hosted IP PBX system and applications such as JIRA and Confluence Configure and troubleshoot user devices and operating systems (Windows and Mac) Handle day-to-day maintenance and management of network infrastructure including firewalls, switches, and services such as DNS and DHCP Provide day-to-day end-user IT support for all Opsview staff. This will include both technical and business-related needs Recommend and develop customer and user-focused improvements Mentor IT Apprentice You’ll have… An IT degree or firm experience in a similar IT support role Hands-on experience of installing and configuring both hardware and software Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Office 365 An understanding of IP networking fundamentals, such as routing, NAT, DHCP and DNS A passion for technology and a willingness to learn new systems and tools A methodical approach to problem-solving and attention to detail Excellent communication and organisation skills A strong work ethic The ability to work well both as part of a team and independently on own initiative … and maybe you have Knowledge of SharePoint Knowledge of Microsoft Teams Experience of delivering end-user training either to individuals or to small groups Experience with mentoring or line managing early-career colleagues We agree on this Both individual and team contributions are really important. So is communication. Your team will celebrate your successes and help remove your blockers. You’ll do the same for others. We're fostering an open culture where your team is more than Business Systems; here, your team is Opsview. You take pride and satisfaction in knowing each iteration of the work you do delivers innovation, solutions, success, and opportunity. You learn from what you deliver. Being proud of the work you do and the collaborations you have with others is a fulfilling thing for you. Opsview delivers, so should you. It should be important to you that the ideas and the creative works generated by you and your teammates are used and appreciated by a growing customer base. Amazing code and concepts should be thoughtful and highly desired by the customers that use them. All of Opsview is customer-centric, including you. People at Opsview are naturally creative, curious to try new things and push the status quo. Sometimes, things just need to get done and other times, every notion of what, why and how should be questioned. You're comfortable with both. Opsview is doing things differently. Your differences will make us a better, stronger, more capable team. It’s really simple at Opsview. We want you to excel and have fun doing it!

Servlane  are looking for Business Analyst   to perform Business Analysis for the Towers & Antennas and New Code work customer facing services under the MBNL Hardy OSS program.  The hiring will be in contract basis which will last 6 months and if necessary the contract extensions may vary between 1 month and 3 months according to the job requested. Scope of the Job To perform business analysis associated with the design, development, introduction and rollout of the Sitetracker tool to support MBNL’s Towers & Antennas (T&A) programme and MBNL’s New Code (also known as “Badger”) programme. The business analysis role will: · Deliver professional services within two streams focused on T&A and New Code respectively as well as the stream overlaps in business process and delivery · The BA role includes but is not limited to: o The business analysis to create the user stories from the high(er) level requirements o The process analysis to optimize and reengineer the end to end processes o The BI / Reporting analysis to design and deliver business and management intelligence reports · Business analysis to design the business transformation associated with rollout Profile The candidate should have previous experience of the BA roles identified within this job description and be fully versed on the process and procedures associated. The candidate is  expected to manage workload within the scope of the Work Package. Deliverables The business analysis deliverables will include but not be limited to: · Business requirements · User stories · System design specification document(s) · Migration plan · Business transformation methodology and plan · Data integrity analysis report(s) · Data validation specification · Data flow diagram · Data governance specification · Management Information (MI) reports · Business Intelligence (BI) reports · Customer specific reports · Data accuracy reports · Individual progress statement(s)

Servlane  are looking for  Senior Project Manager  to work following management methodology which is based upon either PMI or PRINCEII at their Service Provider clients. The hiring will be in contract basis and the contract extensions may vary between 1 month and 3 months according to the job requested. The required candidate should have previous experience of managing projects within Service Provider domain and be fully versed on structured project management process and procedures. Deliverables: ·Maintain weekly detailed project plan ·Maintain monthly resource plan ·Produce a milestone list ·Produce a project specification and secure approval from sponsor ·Produce a project baseline ·Produce monthly internal project reports for steering committee ·Produce weekly external customer project reports Scope of Work: The candidate will provide a customer facing project management service, where the Project Manager will carry out the following services; 1. Provide a project planning service. a. Produce and maintain a detailed project time plan. The first issue being signed off by the project sponsor, then followed by weekly reviews with the sponsor. b. Produce and maintain a project resource plan, which is reviewed with the project sponsor. c. Secure the project resources, using internal processes and tools. d. Prepare a complete list of project milestones, which will include both financial and operational milestones. e. Prepare a communication plan which outlines the internal and external project meetings. 2. Establish a baseline for the project using internal project management methodology. 3. Provide a project execution service by carrying out project management activities for the assigned projects under Maybach contract between Ericsson and MBNL as well as supporting the transition into DevOps way of working in the account by acting as an ambassador. a. Prepare a Risk, Actions, Issues, Dependency (RAID) log. This is to be maintained and reviewed weekly with the project sponsor. b. Lead the project team. Hold project kick off meetings and manage weekly project team meeting. Ensure team members have clear roles and responsibilities. Ensure team members actively contribute to the RAID log and report back to you on progress against the plan. 4. Provide a project reporting service. a. Provide monthly internal reports into steering committee. b. Provide weekly internal project reports, using the template provided. c. Provide weekly customer project reports, using the template provided. The sponsor is to review the customer report, prior to issue to customer. 5. Provide a project level governance service: a. Ensure project governance is carried out by your project support office (PSO). b. Track the progress of the project. Track project cost weekly and keep the project estimate to complete up to date monthly. c. Apply internal project change control to the project, managing changes to the project by raising change requests in a timely manner for internal impact analysis and review by your sponsor. 6. Handle internal and external project escalations. a. Act as the Single Point of Contact towards our customer and internal stakeholders. Capture the escalation and work to effectively manage the escalation, keeping the project sponsor updated. Should the escalation require a higher level of management, then pass your escalation to your Program Manager / Sponsor. 7. Project Handover a. At this mile stone, the customer acceptance has been received and the project is ready for handover to support. The CPM will manage this activity. 8. Project Closure a. At the point of the project being ready for closure, the project manager will deliver lessons learnt and will present the lessons learnt to relevant project stakeholders.

Servlane  are looking for Business Analyst   to perform Business Analysis for the Towers & Antennas and New Code work customer facing services under the MBNL Hardy OSS program.  The hiring will be in contract basis which will last 6 months and if necessary the contract extensions may vary between 1 month and 3 months according to the job requested. Scope of the Job To perform business analysis associated with the design, development, introduction and rollout of the Sitetracker tool to support MBNL’s Towers & Antennas (T&A) programme and MBNL’s New Code (also known as “Badger”) programme. The business analysis role will: · Deliver professional services within two streams focused on T&A and New Code respectively as well as the stream overlaps in business process and delivery · The BA role includes but is not limited to: o The business analysis to create the user stories from the high(er) level requirements o The process analysis to optimize and reengineer the end to end processes o The BI / Reporting analysis to design and deliver business and management intelligence reports · Business analysis to design the business transformation associated with rollout Profile The candidate should have previous experience of the BA roles identified within this job description and be fully versed on the process and procedures associated. The candidate is  expected to manage workload within the scope of the Work Package. Deliverables The business analysis deliverables will include but not be limited to: · Business requirements · User stories · System design specification document(s) · Migration plan · Business transformation methodology and plan · Data integrity analysis report(s) · Data validation specification · Data flow diagram · Data governance specification · Management Information (MI) reports · Business Intelligence (BI) reports · Customer specific reports · Data accuracy reports · Individual progress statement(s)

Service Desk Analyst - Nights - 4 on 4 off £180 - £200/day Please note that you will be expected to complete 2 weeks of training on day shifts prior to commencing nights. The purpose of this role is to provide an excellent IT service to the internal staff at this Water Utility company based in Reading, using appropriate experience and ability to follow knowledge articles in order to achieve first time resolution or where not possible an efficient routing to the correct team. This role will involve: Providing an excellent IT customer experience to required standards Contribute to team success, by demonstrating the company's values, sharing knowledge and best practice Whilst interacting with their clients is key, the IT Service Desk Engineer will be required to communicate effectively with clients and manage tickets in line with standards and SLA's Identify opportunities for first time fix rates. Act as a single point of contact for phone calls from staff regarding IT issues and queries Receiving, logging and managing calls from internal employees via telephone 1st and 2nd line support - troubleshooting of IT related incidents from in-house software to hardware, such as mobile phones, Laptops, PCs Escalating unresolved calls Take ownership of user incidents and follow up the status of incidents on behalf of the user and communicate progress in a timely manner To maintain a high degree of customer service for all support queries and adhere to all service management principles Basic Active Directory knowledge, creating user accounts, reset passwords, create groups To be successful you will have the following skills and experience: The successful candidate will possess excellent customer service skills and telephone manner. You will have several years' experience in a similar technical role and have excellent organisational skills. Prior experience in troubleshooting and supporting the following technologies - Windows 7 - 10, MS Office 2016 Professional Suite and MS Office 365 environment, Active Directory, Remote Assist, Enterprise Networking, Antivirus technologies. The ideal candidate will also possess a MCSE certification (but not necessary) You will have well developed interpersonal skills, outstanding communication skills (verbal, listening, written and tone) and you will be a self-motivated achiever who gains satisfaction from providing excellent customer service. What's in it for you: This is a chance for you to work in our innovative creative office space where you will be able to visually demonstrate your skills, ideas and insights openly. This is a challenging role which requires you to help deliver the best next generation services to all our customers. Working within our team will enable to you to make a difference and take advantage of fantastic career progression and opportunities within the IT department.