It's the New Year and no doubt many people are on the lookout for a new job or even a change of career.
To help any job-seekers out there, we have collated 10 of the best-paid jobs currently being advertised around the North East.
These cater for a range of sectors and qualifications and are all currently offering between £30,000 and £40,000.
Professions include architect, lettings managers and maintenance workers.
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Business development consultant - Derwentside College
£34,108 per annum
Derwentside College is seeking to recruit a number of highly talented individuals to joint its business development team with experience in advanced manufacturing, construction, health and social care, IT and digital, and leadership and management.
The person/s appointed will play an instrumental role in the college's apprenticeship growth strategy by leading on finding and winning new clients and managing relationships to a very high standard.
Field civil engineer - Ambitek (recruiter)
£35,000 - £40,000 per annum
Ambitek is currently recruiting for a field based engineer from the civil industry for its client, a well respected construction/civil company, with multiple depots across the UK.
Based out of their Durham depot, you will be expected to undertake planning, designing, budgeting & surveying of company works. Works undertaken include, groundwork, form work, propping, jacking etc.
The company are looking for someone who has a degree in civil engineering backed up with a minimum of two years experience as a site engineer from a civil background.
Architect/Draught person - HC-One
£30,000 - £35,000 annual
Reporting directly to the head of property development and projects, the purpose of the role is to perform all phases of architectural work including obtaining all statutory approvals, design and overseeing of construction.
You will be involved in new building designs, extensions, alterations, restorations and conservations from the earliest stages right through to completion.
Commercial catering engineer/COMCAT engineer - anonymous
From £35,000 annual
Responsibilities include:
- Service, maintenance and repair of all kitchen commercial catering equipment
- Fault Finding on both electrical and gas commercial catering equipment
- Field based meeting clients - customer facing position (essential qualifications)
IT recruitment manager - anonymous
£30,000 - £40,000
Advertised as an opportunity to advance your career, the IT business is looking for someone to motivate and lead the team to success.
The successful candidate will play a key role in building the business.
Assistant Accommodation/Lettings manager - anonymous
£33,000 - £38,000
An experienced residential lettings/accommodation management professional seeking a new challenge? A dynamic and entrepreneurial individual with a keen eye for detail? A customer service focused person, who can go the extra mile? Then this could be the job for you.
Project manager - anonymous
£35,000 - £40,000 annual
This is a challenging role as you will be shaping the full range of pre and post-contract project management services for a range of clients across a wide variety of sectors that include commercial, residential, leisure, education, local authority, infrastructure and retail.
You will be required to take the lead on projects from inception through to completion.
Senior architectural technician - anonymous
£31,000 - £39,000 annual
A practice based in Newcastle is looking for someone to join its developing team.
You will be working across a variety of sectors and will be required to operate using Revit. Working on interesting projects that will always provide diversity, you will get a real taste of high end design and development.
You will need to be a proven technician who can demonstrate a minimum of five years industry experience. An ability to demonstrate experience across a variety of sectors would be beneficial.
HGV technician - anonymous
£32,000 - £34,000 annual
A motivated and enthusiastic HGV technician, fitter or mechanic is required for a successful workshop.
Responsibilities would include routine vehicle maintenance, preparation and presentation of vehicles, diagnosing, good housekeeping and ensuring all paperwork is completed.
Maintenance team leader - anonymous
£35,000 - £40,000 annual
A global manufacturer with a large production facility in South Shields is looking to recruit on a permanent basis.
Working alongside the senior OEE/facilities engineer and reporting to the production manager, this role will be responsible for the team tasked with the upkeep and regular planned maintenance of the site services and utilities.