Junior Quality Control Specialist - Incoming Inspection (all genders)

Madano

Madano’s award-winning digital team works with clients across science, technology and engineering, helping them shape the future through effective digital storytelling.     As one of the fastest-growing communications consultancies in the UK, we are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Senior Account Director to help grow Madano’s digital offer. This is a senior role for someone who can provide trusted client counsel, shape digital strategies and plans, oversee high-quality service and delivery, and identify opportunities to expand our work across existing clients and new prospects.    The successful candidate will bring strong knowledge of digital marketing disciplines, curiosity about emerging trends and technologies, and the ability to translate insight into clear, effective recommendations for clients and teams.  The role  Madano’s digital team collaborates with clients, media partners and internal teams across Insights, Creative, Healthcare, and Net Zero Transition to develop paid, earned, shared and owned media strategies and campaigns. As Senior Account Director, Digital, you will play a key role in setting strategic direction, overseeing delivery and ensuring our digital work is of the highest quality, creatively effective and tangibly measurable. You will be responsible for leading client relationships, provide senior counsel, shape briefs, develop scopes of work, oversee project teams and ensure high-quality delivery across multiple accounts. You will be expected to bring both strategic and practical digital expertise across areas such as paid media, SEO/GEO, website and content strategy, analytics, customer experience, digital design, social media, media buying and integrated campaign planning. You will not need to be a specialist in every discipline, but you should be confident enough to ask the right questions, guide teams and partners, and advise clients on the best digital approach.  You will also contribute to the continued growth of Madano’s digital offer, helping to develop new products, improve ways of working, mentor junior team members and identify opportunities for innovation across AI, search, analytics, digital storytelling and performance communications.  What we expect  Leadership and client counsel  * Acts as a trusted adviser to senior clients and contacts, providing clear, evidence-led counsel and constructive challenge.  * Leads complex digital workstreams across multiple accounts, ensuring work is delivered on time, on budget and to a high standard.  * Builds strong relationships with clients, colleagues, media partners and suppliers.  * Brings together the right internal and external specialists across Insights, Creative, Healthcare, Net Zero Transition and digital delivery.  * Coaches and supports junior and mid-level team members, contributing to a positive, collaborative and entrepreneurial team culture.   * Shows curiosity about emerging trends, channels, audience behaviours and digital innovation, including AI, search and changing media consumption habits.  * Able to come into the office three times per week to collaborate with colleagues and clients.  Digital strategy and delivery  * Leads the development of digital strategies, channel plans and campaign recommendations across paid, earned, owned and shared media.  * Has strong knowledge across digital disciplines including paid media, SEO/GEO, website strategy, analytics, social media, content strategy, customer experience and digital design.  * Confidently scopes, plans and oversees digital projects, including timelines, budgets, resourcing, deliverables and review processes.  * Interprets data from platforms such as Google Analytics, LinkedIn Ads Campaign Manager, Google Ads, Meta and Semrush, translating findings into clear recommendations.  * Oversees reporting and measurement frameworks, ensuring clients understand performance, learnings and optimisation opportunities.  * Writes and reviews strategic documents, proposals, digital audits, campaign plans, scopes of work, client reports and recommendations.  * Maintains high standards of quality control across digital outputs, including copy, creative, targeting, reporting and technical delivery.  * Understands compliance, governance and approval processes, particularly in regulated sectors such as healthcare (essential) and energy.  * To note, roughly 65% of your time will be dedicated to client delivery.   Commercial growth and visibility  * Understands client objectives, sector context, audience needs and commercial priorities.  * Identifies opportunities to improve existing work and expand Madano’s digital remit.  * Meets individual and team new business targets for the year.  * Manages project teams effectively, ensuring roles, responsibilities and deadlines are clear.  * Understands strong financial management, including scopes of work, budgets, profitability, forecasting, timesheets and supplier costs.  * Supports new business activity, including proposal development, pitch thinking, audits, research and digital recommendations.  * Represents Madano’s digital expertise in client meetings, new business opportunities, industry events and internal forums.  * Contributes to Madano’s own marketing, thought leadership, credentials, case studies and service development.  What you’ll get out of the role  * A senior role in a growing digital team within one of the UK’s fastest-growing communications consultancies.  * The opportunity to shape digital strategy and campaign delivery for clients working across science, technology, healthcare, energy and engineering.  * Exposure to a wide range of digital projects, including website development, paid media, SEO/GEO, product and service launches, media buying, customer experience and integrated communications campaigns.  * Working with global clients across Healthcare and Net-Zero Energy Transition clients.  * A leadership role in developing Madano’s digital offer, including new approaches in AI, search, digital analytics, audience strategy and performance communications.  * The opportunity to mentor junior colleagues and help build the next generation of digital talent at Madano. * Access to a global network of agencies under the AVENIR GLOBAL parent company, with opportunities to support international clients and cross-market collaboration.  About Madano  Help us shape the future.  Madano is committed to building a better world through intelligent and creative communications. We work with clients who are solving major challenges of our time through science and technology - helping them tell their story, make the right connections, change attitudes and influence behaviours.   Our people are highly motivated and engaged, always encouraged to make their voices heard and given the opportunity to progress. And while we deal with serious issues, we make sure we don’t take ourselves too seriously along the way. Questioning accepted wisdom, always looking for alternative solutions, ours is a purpose-driven culture where everyone pulls together to make a lasting difference.   We have resolved to work only with organisations whose values align with our own. And we employ people who demonstrate a genuine commitment to delivering positive change.   Important Information Our recruitment process can consist of virtual interviews, in person interviews, and written tasks, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements so that we can accommodate your needs during this process. We embrace the use of AI across our business and see it as a valuable tool in our work. However, as part of our recruitment process, we ask candidates not to use AI to generate application content or complete written tasks. Submissions may be reviewed using AI detection tools to ensure we can fairly assess each candidate’s own skills and experience. AI use is encouraged once in role. OUR BENEFITS AS WELL AS THE BASIC SALARY, GREAT SOCIAL EVENTS AND A CULTURE OF CONTINUAL LEARNING, OUR COMPETITIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDES: * 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (rising to a maximum of 30 days alongside length of service) * Enhanced employer pension contribution * Private Medical insurance (for you and your family) * Income Protection insurance * Life Assurance at 4x your salary * Financial support and advice * Travel insurance (for you and your family) * An annual wellness benefit of £150 * Four-week sabbatical after every 5 years’ service. Madano offers a range of first rate, dedicated training that enables employees to take control of their careers to become experts in their field and trusted advisors to clients. *Some benefits are contingent on successful completion of probation period. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Madano is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and non-discrimination. At all times we aim to recruit, develop and promote the very best people, basing judgement solely on suitability for the job. We particularly encourage applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as disabled people, ethnic minorities and neurodiverse people. Privacy Policy We are committed to transparency about how we collect and use your data, including ensuring we comply with legal obligations relating to data protection. You can view our data privacy policy here and Recruitment Privacy Policy.

MKO

ABOUT US  MKO is Ireland’s largest Ecology and Environmental consultancy.  Our team of 200+ experienced professionals work across the ecology, planning, environmental, and related fields. We deliver challenging and complex projects for our clients and have an unrivalled track record of success. We add real value to our client’s projects through our multi-disciplinary expertise and a broad range of nationwide experience. Our success and growth rests entirely on the knowledge, skills, ambition and integrity of our people, and we value these qualities most highly. We are forward-thinking and work with a can-do attitude, which nurtures people, ideas and opportunities to help maximise potential. Through our work, we aim to leave a legacy we can all be proud of. JOB DESCRIPTION Are you a Senior Ecologist looking to take the next step in your career and work on some of Ireland’s most challenging and impactful projects? We are recruiting a Senior Ecologist to work within our 90+ Ecology team, one of Ireland’s largest full‑time professional ecology practices, delivering projects nationwide. This role offers you the opportunity to lead the delivery of complex ecological projects from initiation through to completion. You will work on a broad range of challenging and high‑profile projects across the renewable energy, transport, water and infrastructure sectors, as well as private sector developments. This position is ideally suited to an experienced and ambitious professional who is motivated by project delivery, technical excellence and teamwork. You will contribute your skills, knowledge and experience to projects across the country, with scope to further develop your specialism while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment.     What you’ll bring to the role:   Expert project delivery * Lead the delivery of complex ecological projects across terrestrial, freshwater and/or marine environments from inception to completion. * Scoping, planning and undertaking ecological surveys, Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), Natura Impact Statements, management plans and related technical outputs. * Delivering high‑quality final project reports and submissions, suitable for planning, consent and regulatory processes. * Conduct detailed technical review, quality control and sign‑off of internal work and third‑party inputs. * Manage a high volume of projects concurrently, allocating work and balancing team capacity effectively. * Building and maintaining strong, long‑term relationships with clients and project stakeholders. * Managing project budgets. Leadership and Mentoring * Reviewing ecological outputs prepared by other team members. * Providing guidance, mentoring and technical support to junior ecologists. * Managing a varied and busy workload while balancing client expectations, available resources and project deadlines.   The key requirements of the post will be:  * A third-level qualification in ecology, botany, natural sciences, or other related disciplines.  * A minimum of 8 years of post-graduate experience in fulfilling similar functions, ideally in a similar consultancy role. * A broad range of ecological experience on large-scale projects in key sectors. * An excellent understanding of the EU Habitats and EIA Directives insofar as they relate to project-based ecological impact assessments being undertaken by an ecological consultancy. * Excellent report writing, technical review and quality assurance skills. * Strong commercial awareness, with demonstrable experience managing budgets and project profitability. * Confident client‑facing skills, with experience providing strategic advice. * Demonstrable ability to manage the busy and varied ecological workload of a team of ecologists. * Full driving licence. Desirable * Full Member of CIEEM (or a relevant professional body) or working towards the same.  * Experience acting as an expert witness or providing specialist input at oral hearings.   We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, recognising the contribution you will make. At MKO, your professional development is important to us, with ongoing opportunities for growth, training and leadership development. MKO offers a culture that supports you.      We actively embrace diversity and inclusion as fundamental elements of our workplace culture. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, recognising that a diverse team fosters innovation, creativity, and a more dynamic work environment. We promote a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique strengths.     Candidates interested in the available position should apply by emailing an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae and cover letter.

Quantum Motion

ABOUT THE ROLE AND TEAM Quantum Motion is a fast-growing quantum computing scale-up based in London founded by internationally renowned researchers from UCL and Oxford University with over 40 years’ experience in developing qubits and quantum computing architectures. Bringing together state-of-the-art cryogenic facilities and an outstanding interdisciplinary team, we are developing quantum processors based on industrial-grade silicon chips, with the potential to radically transform computing power in areas such as materials modelling, medicine, artificial intelligence and more. Since 2021 our team has been listed every year in the “Top 100 Startups worth watching” in the EE Times in 2021 and 2022, and our technology breakthroughs have been featured in The Telegraph, BBC and the New Statesman. Our founders are internationally renowned researchers from UCL and Oxford University who have pioneered the development of qubits and quantum computing architectures. Our chairman is the co-founder of Cadence and Synopsys, the two leading companies in the area of Electronic Design Automation. We’re backed by a team of top-tier investors, and we have recently closed our Series C funding of $160 million.   We bring together the brightest quantum engineers, integrated circuit (IC) engineers, quantum computing theoreticians and software engineers to create a unique, world-leading team, working together closely to maximise our combined expertise. Our collaborative and interdisciplinary culture is an ideal fit for anyone who thrives in a cutting-edge research and development environment focused on tackling big challenges and contributing to the development of scalable quantum computers based on silicon technology.   Our team of 100+ is based across London, Oxford, San Sebastián and Sydney, with our primary hub in Islington (London). OUR TEAM You will join the Cryogenic Engineering R&D team, supervised by the Staff Cryogenic Engineer. This team ensures the smooth running of our UK operations, managing state-of-the-art facilities consisting of 7+ cryogenic fridges, whilst also overseeing off-site lab deployments and installations. This position is ideal for a cryogenic engineering specialist with an interest in quantum who enjoys a fast-moving, collaborative environment with constantly evolving technical challenges. You will be responsible for design, development, characterisation and troubleshooting of key cryogenic components such as superconducting magnets, RF and DC wiring looms and innovative quantum chip-cooling technologies for use in dilution refrigerator systems. You will be working with a team of like minded cryogenic and electronics engineers and researchers with whom you will be sharing ideas on a daily basis. Working collaboratively towards achieving the company goal of a utility scale fault tolerant quantum computer. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be an early employee at a scale-up shaping the future of quantum computing. There are vast opportunities for professional growth and to make an impact within the company.  FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE * Cryogenic R&D: Developing new and innovative approaches to ultra low temperature signal transmission, sample cooling, miniature superconducting magnets, cryostats and other key components required to build a quantum computer. * Test and measurement: Take control of test and characterisation protocols for cryogenic and electronics components and sub-assemblies, ensuring repeatability and quality control. * Lab User support: Giving fast and efficient support to our team of research scientists to develop and maintain our experimental setups (more than 20 to date and growing) to meet constantly evolving requirements. * Production Support: Your cryogenic R&D work will feed directly into our production department and will require the development of robust assembly and test methodologies. * Supervision & Mentoring: Act as a reference point for our apprentices and other technical team members, supporting them with advice and training to build essential skills in Cryogenic engineering. EXPERIENCE - ESSENTIALS * Academic experience: A higher degree (masters or PhD level) in a relevant discipline involving low-temperature quantum measurements or equivalent industry experience. * Technical Background: R&D/production experience in a commercial or laboratory environment. Familiarity with dilution refrigeration. * Creativity: Proven expertise and demonstrable passion for inventing things. * Design: Experience working with CAD software, prototyping and communicating technical information with relevant stakeholders. * Mentorship: Experience in training, supervising and inspiring junior staff or apprentices. * Problem Solving: A strong intuition for hardware debugging and a proactive approach to installation and site work. * Engineering: Deep understanding of cryogenic methods and material properties.  EXPERIENCE - DESIRABLE * Experience working within Quantum industry * Lab support experience  BENEFITS * Be part of a creative, world-leading team  * Competitive salary and share options scheme * Contributory pension scheme * Group private medical insurance scheme * Life Assurance * Cycle-to-work Scheme  * Central London location EEO STATEMENT Quantum Motion is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws (including the UK Equality Act 2010 and Spanish Employment Law).