Careers

Our business is experiencing double digit growth and as a result we are constantly seeking dynamic individuals to support this substantial growth. Our strength as a company stems from exceptional individuals working in teams. Our people are smart, results-driven, quality focused with a 'can do' attitude.

We emphasise quality in the work environment by encouraging each employee to develop their skill sets, enjoy job satisfaction and improve their productivity. We have quarterly management reviews as well as peer reviews every six-month period, where we agree on goals and training plans for the upcoming review period. This creates the opportunity to earn qualifications and become a leader in your field as well as presenting significant opportunities to progress within the company to more senior roles.

We have a challenging set of opportunities for you to enhance your skills in our diverse user base - over the last three years, we have worked with a wide range of customer organisations, from start-ups to blue chips to government bodies across many different sectors.

If you share our values and believe you have the skills and attitude to be part of our winning team please contact careers@concentra.co.uk or call 0203 355 8005.

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Concentra is a business consultancy and technology company – a hybrid that is breaking new ground in defining a market space that offers traditional management consultancy fused with innovative technology expertise. Our unique combination of skills enables us to provide customers with world-class problem solving through advanced analytics and the ability to design, build and deploy customised products and services that provide efficiencies, drive collaborative working practices and deliver competitive advantage. We work for some of the most well respected brands and trusted public organisations within the UK and our fast growth and industry recognition through a raft of awards is testament to the quality and professionalism of our work.

Concentra culture is very important to us - we don’t just pay lip service to our core values of team work, excellence, innovation and entrepreneurialism – our culture is built on them. They are underpinned by a company-wide ‘can-do’ attitude and commitment to lifelong learning. We have achieved Microsoft Gold Partner status in recognition of our dedication to providing quality solutions, establishing and maintaining professional relationships and most importantly our belief in the continued development of our employees.

Concentra has experienced rapid growth since forming in 2005 and are now a team of just over eighty employees. The product strategy will see Concentra launch a suite of unique Software as a Service offerings to the global market place, leveraging the business intelligence skills and consulting knowledge to help clients solve business problems and improve productivity.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

Working with Concentra’s Product team and other technical teams, the Associate will develop the pilot of Org Insight into the marketplace worldwide and support the launch and marketing initiatives including thought leadership papers.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

Regardless of the role within the business there are certain qualities we look for in the people at Concentra:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to be involved in the early development and growth of Concentra’s product Org Insight and the opportunity to develop the marketing and business strategy of the product (this is a two-year programme, which goes beyond the early development to the scaling of sales, etc).

The project will provide a chance to gain experience of research and development, project management, strategy development, marketing and offers potential for international travel.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working with new clients to support pilot of projects: communicating client feedback to product team to aid improvements; project management of pilots; attending workshops for new clients, note-taking at events, data gathering, etc
• Producing training material to support product team including PowerPoint slides etc.
• Research and writing of white papers and other knowledge pieces.

KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

OTHER

To apply, please email us with your CV and cover letter to careers@concentra.co.uk

All candidates must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.

The role will be to develop and deploy SharePoint solutions across the full lifecycle of projects and work with our team to develop and improve our technical capabilities within the company. We pride ourselves in developing high quality products and solutions and deliver value for our clients by combining the latest technologies with the best ways of doing business and the successful candidate will be contributing their technical expertise on a range of exciting and new projects.

We are seeking an exceptional individual who can play a critical role our team of existing SharePoint experts, developing and delivering solutions for clients that provide real value to them. No two projects are the same and you will be working with a team of consultants and developers across a variety of industries. Curiosity and a keenness to learn are just two of the common denominators shared by all of our staff at Concentra, meaning that we would both welcome and encourage you to apply your innovative streak to our applications and processes.

The following knowledge, skills and experience will be hugely beneficial in your application: extensive experience of developing Share Point 2007; Strong understanding of the MOSS product and related technologies (to include workflow/ forms/ dashboard/ Document Management/ Records Management etc ; Extensive experience in developing bespoke applications built on the Microsoft .NET framework in a commercial environment; strong verbal and written communication skills; innovative thinking; strategic thinking; team working; consistent track record of delivering solutions either in-house or for external clients; Degree (2:1 or above) in a related discipline.

You will be rewarded in this opportunity not only by working with a brilliant team and with some of the most well known clients in the UK, but also by an extremely competitive salary.

To apply for this opportunity or to find out more about it, please contact careers@concentra.co.uk

All candidates for all roles must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level.

Strictly no agencies.

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.

We have opportunities to join our development teams at a graduate level, contributing to the continued success of our technical solutions and products. There will be opportunities to work at all stages of the development cycle including design, implementation and testing as well as providing feedback to evolve our development processes.

Concentra's number one requirement is for people with a passion and enthusiasm for technology as this is the foundation of our business. Strong communication skills are required to maintain professional relationships with our clients and also communicate technical and complex problems to other employees. You should be able to learn new skills and must be able to understand our client's business objectives. You'll also have the chance to work with cutting edge technologies including Microsoft Beta's and will be given time to research and assess new technologies such as .NET Framework 4, Office 14, Windows 7, SQL Server 11, Cloud Services and Silverlight. Our primary technical skills include C#, ASP.NET, .NET Framework 3.5, SQL Server, Silverlight, XML, Object-orientated design, SOA, web technologies (HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, and JQuery).

All developers are encouraged to become Microsoft certified and ample training will be provided.

Graduate developers are required to have achieved (or be expected to achieve) a strong university degree(2:1 or above) in computer science or related field and in addition, a ‘A’ grade at Maths or Computing Science is highly desirable. Some commercial experience is preferable but not necessary as is familiarity with an agile development methodology. Concentra will provide you with the skills you require to progress in your career, whether that is the technical skills required to work in some of the most demanding environments, the personal skills needed to lead or extensive business knowledge.

Concentra are offering a competitive base salary of £26k per year in addition to other benefits, which include 22 days holiday, cycle to work scheme, childcare voucher scheme, employee referral scheme and access to stakeholder pension. In addition, we place strong emphasis on learning and development and all employees are encouraged to attend a range of internal/ external training courses and learning opportunities we provide, each aimed at maximising potential and developing careers.

To apply, please email us with your CV and cover letter to careers@concentra.co.uk

All candidates for all roles must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level. STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.

Concentra is a UK-based consulting firm that brings together advanced analytics and software development to develop tools and solutions that drive quantifiable, on-going business benefits. Founded in 2005 as a software development company, we have grown at a rapid rate by leveraging the skills and experience of a team of management consultants with strong analytical capabilities. We work across a range of different industry sectors and pride ourselves in developing and deploying high quality solutions that are scalable, highly usable and have a positive impact on our clients' bottom lines. We don't stop at just developing the right solutions but are passionate about realising the benefits and support our clients in both uptake management and benefit capture.

The Senior Consultant's role is to deliver measurable value to our existing and future clients. This involves: finding the right solution to often complex business problems; conducting analytical modeling, developing solutions; and deploying of novel tools or processes. The role encompasses both strategy development and 'rolling up ones sleeves' to ensure the any solution or product is successfully deployed enabling our clients to realise the benefits. You will work on projects which are varied in size and industry, across both the public and private sectors. You will also be expected to get involved in business development and contribute to the company's rapid growth.

Key responsibilities and Accountabilities:

1. Account Management
2. Project Delivery
3. Analytical Modelling
4. Business Development
5. Change Management

Knowledge, skills and experience required for this role are:

Education: Degree (2:1 or above in a quantitative/ numeric discipline) from a leading university (essential); MBA/ PhD; Financial management qualification (desirable)

Key skills (include): Strong problem solving and analytical/modelling skills; innovative thinker; good commercial acumen; exceptional at building rapport with clients; strong written and verbal communication.

Experience: Extensive experience of working in a consulting role, focusing on supply chain management; demonstrable experience in financial management (desirable); extensive experience of developing and managing client relationships at a senior level.

All candidates for all roles must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.

If you share our values and wish to apply for the role, please call 0203 355 8055 or contact careers@concentra.co.uk.

Overview of the company

Concentra is an award winning, innovative and fast growing business consultancy who works for some of the best known brands in the UK. We pride ourselves in developing high quality products and solutions and deliver value for our clients by combining the latest technologies with the best ways of doing business. Our ability to bring together advanced analytics and software development enables us to design, build and deploy customised products that have a positive impact on our clients’ bottom lines. We are team players with a can do culture, who are undergoing rapid expansion and have recently grown our management team in order to achieve our growth plans.

We have achieved Microsoft Gold Partner status in recognition of our dedication to providing quality solutions, establishing and maintaining professional relationships and most importantly our belief in the continued development of our employees.

Overview of role

To develop relationships with existing clients which ensure client satisfaction and increased revenue.

What we are looking for

Regardless of the role within the business there are certain qualities we look for in the people at Concentra:

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

1.         Develop and maintain relationships with existing clients, ensuring you act as their champion within the business

2.         Work with clients to understand the business issues they face

3.         Work with internal product and marketing teams to ensure clients are aware of our solutions and services

4.         Proactively identify opportunities for revenue opportunity within your account’s business portfolio

5.         Participate in learning gained from customer satisfaction surveys

Desired personal characteristics

Knowledge

Skills

Experience

To apply, please email us with your CV and cover letter to careers@concentra.co.uk

All candidates must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

To detect defects in our products, and prevent them from having an impact on the customer.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Regardless of the role within the business there are certain qualities we look for in the people at Concentra:

• Entrepreneurialism - We encourage an entrepreneurial attitude at every level of our business.
• Innovation - We apply innovative thinking to solving client problems and through development of our products and services.
• Team play - The whole is greater than the sum. Concentra is committed to successful collaboration, both with the client and internally.
• Excellence - The desire to excel in all its endeavours permeates the whole company.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

DESIRED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

RELATIONSHIPS/INTERACTIONS

EXTERNAL

INTERNAL

To apply, please email us with your CV and cover letter to careers@concentra.co.uk

All candidates must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

To manage and develop relationships with existing clients which ensure client satisfaction and increased revenue, including programme management of initiatives

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Regardless of the role within the business there are certain qualities we look for in the people at Concentra:

• Entrepreneurialism - We encourage an entrepreneurial attitude at every level of our business.
• Innovation - We apply innovative thinking to solving client problems and through development of our products and services.
• Team play - The whole is greater than the sum. Concentra is committed to successful collaboration, both with the client and internally.
• Excellence - The desire to excel in all its endeavours permeates the whole company.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Account management responsibilities

1. Relationship management within the Healthcare vertical

2. Proactively identify opportunities for revenue opportunity within your account’s business portfolio

3. Respond to ITT’s/ produce tenders within the Healthcare vertical

4. Ownership of Statement’s of Work for all projects within the programme

5. Creation of all work orders within the programme

6. Responsible for invoicing of all work within the programme

7. Attend relevant NHS events and provide a Concentra presence where appropriate

8. Develop and maintain relationships with existing clients, ensuring you act as their champion within the business

9. Work with clients to understand the business issues they face

10. Work with internal product and marketing teams to ensure clients are aware of our solutions and services

11. Participate in learning gained from customer satisfaction surveys

Programme management responsibilities

1. Responsible for delivery and co-ordination of all work streams (projects) simultaneously to NHS - from Pods, Support, Consulting, Benefits Realisation, Education and Business Intelligence teams.

2. Budgeting, tracking, reporting, reviewing

3. Responsible for structuring delivery methods for each product internally– including release planning, scheduling, deployment strategies, quality plans, roll-out

4. Ownership of contractual relationship with client

5. Ownership of, and responsibility for, programme budget – including allocation and management across all work streams

6. Responsible for risk management across the programme

7. Responsible for successful roll-out of all product releases to clients

8. Escalation route within project delivery for the Project Manager

9. Weekly programme reporting for Clients and Concentra Exec including uptake management reporting

10. Regular contract, steering group/exec meetings with Clients

DESIRED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

To apply, please email us with your CV and cover letter to careers@concentra.co.uk

All candidates must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.

What we are looking for

Regardless of the role within the business there are certain qualities we look for in the people at Concentra:

Reports to: Lead Developer/ Development manager

Key responsibilities and Accountabilities

1. Design of Client Projects

2. Development of Client Projects

3. Knowledge Sharing

4. Team engagement

5. Other

Key Relationships

Internal	External
Pod (Project team): Project Manager, Solutions Designer, Quality Engineer, other Developers Account Managers, Consultants	Clients (project specific)

Personal Specification

	Essential	Desirable
Knowledge	Degree (2:1 or above) in Mathematics or Computer Science Strong understanding of ASP.NET. Good understanding of Agile development methodologies Basic knowledge of design patterns Knowledge of software architecture, modelling principles and practices Knowledge of business and data modelling Knowledge of normalisation and scheme of design(ERD) Knowledge of ETL and data cleansing, mining	MA, MEng, MScMCSD
Skills	Technical Skills: Advanced level skills in.NET Framework: C#, ASP.NET; SQL Server Web services Non-technical skills: Lifelong learning ; Strong verbal and written communication skills (both to a technical and non-technical audience); Analytical Thinking; Attention to Detail; Team Leadership; Problem Solving; Innovative thinking; Mentoring; Time management	ORM (Object relational mapping), Functional programming (e.g. LINQ), SOA, Web Services, WCF, Silverlight, AJAX
Experience	Extensive experience of developing within multiple complex solutions(at least one of which will have been for the full lifecycle) Experience of IIS	Experience of working in a technical pre-sales capacity Experience of leading teams on project delivery
Other	Passionate about delivering quality software solutions in a fast paced environment Self starter, able to prioritise tasks and manage own and others time effectively

To apply, please email us with your CV and cover letter to careers@concentra.co.uk

All candidates must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.

To be the lifeblood of our data-driven and analytical projects, providing data modelling for complex projects; design and build out data warehouses; and design and build out ETL solutions to extract, clean, conform, and design and built of multidimensional cubes, and deliver data to the warehouse.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Regardless of the role within the business there are certain qualities we look for in the people at Concentra:

• Entrepreneurialism - We encourage an entrepreneurial attitude at every level of our business.
• Innovation - We apply innovative thinking to solving client problems and through development of our products and services.
• Team play - The whole is greater than the sum. Concentra is committed to successful collaboration, both with the client and internally.
• Excellence - The desire to excel in all its endeavours permeates the whole company.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Development and Delivery

2. Personal and company growth – c. 20%

3. Team engagement

4. Other

DESIRED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

KNOWLEDGE

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

Extensive experience of working in similar role ; Hands on success delivering business intelligence is required; Prior experience in DBA role helpful; Experience of creating OLAP cubes (highly desirable).

To apply, please email us with your CV and cover letter to careers@concentra.co.uk

All candidates must be eligible to work in Britain and be fluent in written and spoken English, at a business level.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.

Concentra are an Equal Opportunities employer.