Software Consultants

KBR Careers; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with yearly reviews

25 days holiday + option to buy 5 days

Private healthcare membership

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is a leading engineering, systems and technology consultancy seeking software consultants to develop cutting-edge software and simulations across transport, government, defence and energy sectors.

Join a flexible hybrid team, contributing to proposals, architecture and lifecycle delivery while collaborating with business analysts, developers and testers to deliver high-quality software solutions that solve real-world problems.

Qualifications

• Background in science, mathematics, engineering or computer science.
• Proven demonstrable software development experience with modern programming technologies.
• Ability to discuss and present complex topics clearly.

Responsibilities

• Collate and understand complex requirements from customers presenting them in clear and concise manner.
• Generate proposals and bids.
• Offer project and technical oversight during the entire project lifecycle.
• Design application modules, classes and methods for the team to follow.
• Manage high-risk projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality expectations.
• Establish and lead enduring client relationships.
• Implement DevOps pipelines to manage the entire Software Development Lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced team members.

Skills

Science background

Mathematics

Engineering

Computer science

Job description

Title: Software Consultants Location: Bristol, Leatherhead, Burton, Portsmouth, Glasgow, Gloucester Salary: £40,000 - £75,000 dependant on experience Working Pattern: We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home. Are you a talented scientist, mathematician, engineer or software developers who is interested in helping us develop cutting-edge software and simulations in a range of industries including in the transport, government, defence and energy markets? Do you have an interest in developing professional software to allow users to investigate and solve complex and current problems which will make a real difference to end users and their work? If you answered yes to these questions, then Frazer-Nash Consultancy is interested in hearing from you. Read on for more information.

Frazer Nash Consultancy is a leading engineering, systems and technology consultancy. Through our meaningful innovations, our experts help organisations make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable. Working within our Software Consultancy Teams, you will be working to support our customers in delivering novel technologies, approaches and software requiring a real technical appreciation and understanding of the real systems they support. You will be involved in all stages of the Software Development Lifecycle from User Experience and GUI design, implementing and deploying new applications, and improving and advancing in-service software.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Collate and understand complex requirements from customers presenting them in clear and concise manner
• Generate proposals and bids
• Offer project and technical oversight during the entire project lifecycle
• Design application modules, classes and methods for the team to follow
• Manage high-risk projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality expectations.
• Establish and lead enduring client relationships
• Implement DevOps pipelines to manage the entire Software Development Lifecycle
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced team members.

Minimum requirements:

• A background in science, mathematics, engineering or computer science
• Have proven demonstrable experience of software development illustrating your interest in modern programming technologies
• An ability to discuss and present complex topics in an understandable way
• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable internal and external network development

Additional requirements:

• Experience of developing new business, or maintaining key business or key account relationships, in a consultancy or similar environment
• Experience of leading the software development of engaging applications produced by empowered teams of business analysts, developers and testers.

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-¬Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Happy to talk flexible working
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements

Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company. We help organisations deliver innovative engineering and technology solutions to make lives safe, secure, sustainable, and affordable. With over 1000 employees, we work from a network of nine UK and four Australian locations. Our people apply their expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients' critical assets, systems and processes. We use our skills and talents to ensure a sustainable future for society. Our work helps deliver a safe and secure world, where natural resources are conserved, and clean energy is available to all. And we focus on actions to reduce climate change; supporting rapid and far-reaching transformations in the delivery of energy, security, industry, and transport. At the heart of our business are a set of self-defined core values. These are part of our DNA and we’re committed to upholding them – internally as part of our Frazer-Nash family; in the way we work with our customers; and when we engage with the wider world. We care At Frazer-Nash, we care about each other; always looking to collaborate and see things from the other person’s point of view We offer mutual support, learn from one another, and work as a team to deliver the best results Everyone has a voice, and we all make the time to listen We will work with openness and collaborate effectively – thinking about our clients and our people, and responding to their needs We care about the difference we make to the wider world. We are trusted Effective collaboration is founded upon trust. We earn the trust of our customers and colleagues by delivering on the commitments we have made to them. We deliver value and success to our customers and to our business. We continually strive to be the best at what we do. We want to do things that matter We seek out interesting and satisfying work that helps makes a difference in society We use our expertise to provide trusted, impartial professional advice to our clients By making a difference to today, we benefit the world of tomorrow – so we can all go home each day knowing that we’ve done something that really mattered.