170 Defence jobs in the United Kingdom
Solution Director - Public Safety and Defence
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Our Public Sector Business Unit is growing strongly, and we are looking for experienced pre-sales solution directors to join the team. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are capable of working at pace: rapidly getting up to speed with new requirements and shaping compelling, innovative and differentiated solutions for our customers.
You will ideally have a background in the Public Sector, preferably for a consultancy or systems integrator, and have successfully led solution aspects of bid responses, presentations and customer discussions. You will be a strong communicator, capable of generating written material of extremely high quality and presenting confidently. You will be comfortable with a wide range of technologies and solution types with a perspective that is broad rather than deep in any specific area. You will have a strong commercial understanding and be able to balance financial and budgetary constraints with customer aspirations. You will be used to working a fast-changing environment, forming new teams quickly, bringing organisation and structure where there is ambiguity and building strong working relationships.
**What you'll be doing:**
You will be responsible for leading the pre-sales activity; typically as part of a formal procurement (e.g. RFx) or in support of a proactive campaign. You will be pivotal to the response, responsible for delivering an integrated solution and a coordinated delivery plan across all technology domains and business practices. You will be authoring your own content, as well as orchestrating and aligning content from across the business. You'll lead the generation of thought leadership, and be capable of developing innovative propositions that will differentiate us within the market.
Your primary objectives will be to:
+ quickly distil customer needs or goals into a simple vision and story board that can act as a central pivot for the pre-sales team
+ author creative and persuasive pre-sales content and thought leadership
+ lead solution aspects of client pitches and negotiations
+ collate, orchestrate, and refine content to create a cohesive solution and delivery model
+ use your experience to influence and challenge the solutions we present
+ promote and develop pre-sales governance and best practices
+ build and leverage a wide senior-level network to navigate the global delivery organisation
+ develop capability; building momentum across the organisation to create a virtual team of creative content-writers, with great communication skills and strong commercial awareness
+ develop close relationships with key customer stakeholders, influencing and supporting our clients' technical strategies
+ optimise knowledge; creating quality content that can be reused, building continual improvement into our knowledge estate and pre-sales assets
**What experience you'll bring:**
To take advantage of this opportunity you will need to be a highly structured individual with solid technical background and the ability to lead people and orchestrate multiple points of view. Experience in both delivery and operational roles would be beneficial.
+ You must be comfortable operating with high levels of ambiguity, you must have the ability to be bold, bring clarity and build confidence in our understanding of each opportunity
+ Your experience will enable you to tap into your innate knowledge to rapidly qualify opportunities and provide a view on complexity, opportunity size and risk
+ You must be able to unravel business ideas and get to the root of real business value to help our technical architects and business consultants create solutions that will excite our clients
+ Working with a global network of inspiring technologists, you must be able to harness talent from across the NTT Data family to generate solution collateral
+ Whilst working alongside technology and business experts, you must be familiar working with reference architectures and high-level technology patterns & designs
+ The role will demand you to be a strong influencer, having the ability to build good working relationships with delivery partners at all levels within the organisation
+ You must be a great visual storyteller, able to bring solutions to life to help our customers understand and embrace the value of change & technology
**Education and Experience**
+ 10+ years of technical delivery experience on complex engagements, at least some of which has been within the UK Public Sector
+ Sales or pre-sales experience, either in a direct presale / sales role or as part of meeting management responsibilities
+ The ability to build effective teams, recognising people's strengths and weaknesses and establishing the right environment for growth
+ Excellent knowledge of the entire software development lifecycle and in delivery of software products
+ Experience with agile development methods & tooling e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework, GDS Service Standard, Jira & Confluence
+ Understanding of architectural concepts, across application, cloud infrastructure, data, and integration
+ Experience in managed services or operational environments (such as defining service architectures) would also be advantageous
**Who we are:**
We're a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.
Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women's Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.
For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here: Creating Inclusion Together at NTT DATA UK | NTT DATA ( we'll offer you:**
We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.
You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.
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Programme Director - Defence
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12 month interim - Programme Management - UK Defence
This role requires site-based work in the Manchester area four days per week
Company:
Innova Search are proudly representing a UK engineering specialist who supply bespoke engineered products and solutions to some of the largest defence and manufacturing companies globally. The company have been operating for over 80 years and has over 1000 colleagues worldwide.
Over the past 30 years, the business has tendered and successfully won large-scale, multi-year manufacturing contracts across the defence sector, due to this, the company is going through sustained growth and offers an excellent career opportunity to help drive this organic growth even further.
Purpose of the Role:
To oversee the programme for major defence customers, managing quality, cost, delivery, risk and opportunities. Act as the primary contact to the major contractor for all project-related matters.
This will be an all-encompassing role with direct responsibility for the Defence and Operational Team. You will heavily interact with the rest of the internal organisation, utilising support across various teams (Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance)
Responsibilities:
- Successfully deliver the programme within quality, cost and delivery requirements li>To have full responsibility over the P&L for the Defence projects
- Manage risk and opportunities within the project
- Act as a direct liaison to the major defence contractor (customer)
- Demonstrate a clear leadership style and lead a team of varying skill sets and capabilities
- Coordinate and lead programme updates and communications
- Interact and influence stakeholders within the wider team to offer support for the Programme
- Implement best in class visual management and project reporting
- To work collaboratively within a matrix style organisation ensuring cohesion and support across the business
Job Requirements:
- A proven Programme Director with experience of leading complicated engineered projects within a matrix management environment
- Ability to successfully implement and sustain change management
- Resilient and able motivate team through challenging new product introduction
- Experienced in senior level customer communications and stakeholder management
- Ability to operate at a high level whilst also being able to deep dive into detail
- The ability to develop and implement business plans and resource strategies
- Budgetary ownership experience
Competencies/Behaviours:
- Excellent Leadership skills and a genuine proven track record in Change Management Programs
- Proven techniques evidencing a truly inspirational approach in the management of people
- Demonstrated career development in leadership, as well as experience of leading large teams to achieve incredible results
Additional Information:
- Due to the nature of the projects undertaken within the company, you must obtain UK Security Clearance upon offer acceptance
If you feel you meet the requirements for this role, please click ‘apply’ now.
Programme Director - Defence
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This role requires site-based work in the Manchester area four days per week
Company:
Innova Search are proudly representing a UK engineering specialist who supply bespoke engineered products and solutions to some of the largest defence and manufacturing companies globally. The company have been operating for over 80 years and has over 1000 colleagues worldwide.
Over the past 30 years, the business has tendered and successfully won large-scale, multi-year manufacturing contracts across the defence sector, due to this, the company is going through sustained growth and offers an excellent career opportunity to help drive this organic growth even further.
Purpose of the Role:
To oversee the programme for major defence customers, managing quality, cost, delivery, risk and opportunities. Act as the primary contact to the major contractor for all project-related matters.
This will be an all-encompassing role with direct responsibility for the Defence and Operational Team. You will heavily interact with the rest of the internal organisation, utilising support across various teams (Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance)
Responsibilities:
- Successfully deliver the programme within quality, cost and delivery requirements li>To have full responsibility over the P&L for the Defence projects
- Manage risk and opportunities within the project
- Act as a direct liaison to the major defence contractor (customer)
- Demonstrate a clear leadership style and lead a team of varying skill sets and capabilities
- Coordinate and lead programme updates and communications
- Interact and influence stakeholders within the wider team to offer support for the Programme
- Implement best in class visual management and project reporting
- To work collaboratively within a matrix style organisation ensuring cohesion and support across the business
Job Requirements:
- A proven Programme Director with experience of leading complicated engineered projects within a matrix management environment
- Ability to successfully implement and sustain change management
- Resilient and able motivate team through challenging new product introduction
- Experienced in senior level customer communications and stakeholder management
- Ability to operate at a high level whilst also being able to deep dive into detail
- The ability to develop and implement business plans and resource strategies
- Budgetary ownership experience
Competencies/Behaviours:
- Excellent Leadership skills and a genuine proven track record in Change Management Programs
- Proven techniques evidencing a truly inspirational approach in the management of people
- Demonstrated career development in leadership, as well as experience of leading large teams to achieve incredible results
Additional Information:
- Due to the nature of the projects undertaken within the company, you must obtain UK Security Clearance upon offer acceptance
If you feel you meet the requirements for this role, please click ‘apply’ now.
Programme Director - Defence
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This role requires site-based work in the Manchester area four days per week
Company:
Innova Search are proudly representing a UK engineering specialist who supply bespoke engineered products and solutions to some of the largest defence and manufacturing companies globally. The company have been operating for over 80 years and has over 1000 colleagues worldwide.
Over the past 30 years, the business has tendered and successfully won large-scale, multi-year manufacturing contracts across the defence sector, due to this, the company is going through sustained growth and offers an excellent career opportunity to help drive this organic growth even further.
Purpose of the Role:
To oversee the programme for major defence customers, managing quality, cost, delivery, risk and opportunities. Act as the primary contact to the major contractor for all project-related matters.
This will be an all-encompassing role with direct responsibility for the Defence and Operational Team. You will heavily interact with the rest of the internal organisation, utilising support across various teams (Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance)
Responsibilities:
- Successfully deliver the programme within quality, cost and delivery requirements li>To have full responsibility over the P&L for the Defence projects
- Manage risk and opportunities within the project
- Act as a direct liaison to the major defence contractor (customer)
- Demonstrate a clear leadership style and lead a team of varying skill sets and capabilities
- Coordinate and lead programme updates and communications
- Interact and influence stakeholders within the wider team to offer support for the Programme
- Implement best in class visual management and project reporting
- To work collaboratively within a matrix style organisation ensuring cohesion and support across the business
Job Requirements:
- A proven Programme Director with experience of leading complicated engineered projects within a matrix management environment
- Ability to successfully implement and sustain change management
- Resilient and able motivate team through challenging new product introduction
- Experienced in senior level customer communications and stakeholder management
- Ability to operate at a high level whilst also being able to deep dive into detail
- The ability to develop and implement business plans and resource strategies
- Budgetary ownership experience
Competencies/Behaviours:
- Excellent Leadership skills and a genuine proven track record in Change Management Programs
- Proven techniques evidencing a truly inspirational approach in the management of people
- Demonstrated career development in leadership, as well as experience of leading large teams to achieve incredible results
Additional Information:
- Due to the nature of the projects undertaken within the company, you must obtain UK Security Clearance upon offer acceptance
If you feel you meet the requirements for this role, please click ‘apply’ now.
Programme Director - Defence
Posted today
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This role requires site-based work in the Manchester area four days per week
Company:
Innova Search are proudly representing a UK engineering specialist who supply bespoke engineered products and solutions to some of the largest defence and manufacturing companies globally. The company have been operating for over 80 years and has over 1000 colleagues worldwide.
Over the past 30 years, the business has tendered and successfully won large-scale, multi-year manufacturing contracts across the defence sector, due to this, the company is going through sustained growth and offers an excellent career opportunity to help drive this organic growth even further.
Purpose of the Role:
To oversee the programme for major defence customers, managing quality, cost, delivery, risk and opportunities. Act as the primary contact to the major contractor for all project-related matters.
This will be an all-encompassing role with direct responsibility for the Defence and Operational Team. You will heavily interact with the rest of the internal organisation, utilising support across various teams (Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance)
Responsibilities:
- Successfully deliver the programme within quality, cost and delivery requirements li>To have full responsibility over the P&L for the Defence projects
- Manage risk and opportunities within the project
- Act as a direct liaison to the major defence contractor (customer)
- Demonstrate a clear leadership style and lead a team of varying skill sets and capabilities
- Coordinate and lead programme updates and communications
- Interact and influence stakeholders within the wider team to offer support for the Programme
- Implement best in class visual management and project reporting
- To work collaboratively within a matrix style organisation ensuring cohesion and support across the business
Job Requirements:
- A proven Programme Director with experience of leading complicated engineered projects within a matrix management environment
- Ability to successfully implement and sustain change management
- Resilient and able motivate team through challenging new product introduction
- Experienced in senior level customer communications and stakeholder management
- Ability to operate at a high level whilst also being able to deep dive into detail
- The ability to develop and implement business plans and resource strategies
- Budgetary ownership experience
Competencies/Behaviours:
- Excellent Leadership skills and a genuine proven track record in Change Management Programs
- Proven techniques evidencing a truly inspirational approach in the management of people
- Demonstrated career development in leadership, as well as experience of leading large teams to achieve incredible results
Additional Information:
- Due to the nature of the projects undertaken within the company, you must obtain UK Security Clearance upon offer acceptance
If you feel you meet the requirements for this role, please click ‘apply’ now.
Programme Director - Defence
Posted today
Job Viewed
Job Description
This role requires site-based work in the Manchester area four days per week
Company:
Innova Search are proudly representing a UK engineering specialist who supply bespoke engineered products and solutions to some of the largest defence and manufacturing companies globally. The company have been operating for over 80 years and has over 1000 colleagues worldwide.
Over the past 30 years, the business has tendered and successfully won large-scale, multi-year manufacturing contracts across the defence sector, due to this, the company is going through sustained growth and offers an excellent career opportunity to help drive this organic growth even further.
Purpose of the Role:
To oversee the programme for major defence customers, managing quality, cost, delivery, risk and opportunities. Act as the primary contact to the major contractor for all project-related matters.
This will be an all-encompassing role with direct responsibility for the Defence and Operational Team. You will heavily interact with the rest of the internal organisation, utilising support across various teams (Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance)
Responsibilities:
- Successfully deliver the programme within quality, cost and delivery requirements li>To have full responsibility over the P&L for the Defence projects
- Manage risk and opportunities within the project
- Act as a direct liaison to the major defence contractor (customer)
- Demonstrate a clear leadership style and lead a team of varying skill sets and capabilities
- Coordinate and lead programme updates and communications
- Interact and influence stakeholders within the wider team to offer support for the Programme
- Implement best in class visual management and project reporting
- To work collaboratively within a matrix style organisation ensuring cohesion and support across the business
Job Requirements:
- A proven Programme Director with experience of leading complicated engineered projects within a matrix management environment
- Ability to successfully implement and sustain change management
- Resilient and able motivate team through challenging new product introduction
- Experienced in senior level customer communications and stakeholder management
- Ability to operate at a high level whilst also being able to deep dive into detail
- The ability to develop and implement business plans and resource strategies
- Budgetary ownership experience
Competencies/Behaviours:
- Excellent Leadership skills and a genuine proven track record in Change Management Programs
- Proven techniques evidencing a truly inspirational approach in the management of people
- Demonstrated career development in leadership, as well as experience of leading large teams to achieve incredible results
Additional Information:
- Due to the nature of the projects undertaken within the company, you must obtain UK Security Clearance upon offer acceptance
If you feel you meet the requirements for this role, please click ‘apply’ now.
Training Designer - Defence
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Our cleint is a significant entity in the aerospace and defence sectors, is on the lookout for an experienced Training Designer on a contract basis. This role requires three days a week on-site in Whiteley. Candidates must be SC clearable and ready to start ASAP.
Purpose of the Role:
The primary purpose of this role is to identify and bridge performance or learning gaps within the organisation. Working closely with the wider Design & Development team, you will be instrumental in providing comprehensive training solutions designed for various operational roles within the defence training sector. This involves understanding, analysing, and evaluating the learning needs of Operational colleagues to create engaging and effective learning programmes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish, measure, and manage metrics and performance criteria for learning solutions.
- Apply suitable analysis methods to report on learning needs and support solutions for individuals and groups.
- Design innovative learning outcomes and solutions that engage learners and accommodate different learning styles.
- Develop user journeys that deliver demonstrable learning objectives, in collaboration with Learning developers.
- Apply different evaluation methodologies to assess project outcomes internally and externally.
- Integrate adult learning theory into course content, both technical and behavioural.
- Create and manage the design response and technical specifications for learning solutions.
- Maintain knowledge of current learning trends and best practices, sharing insights within the Design & Development team.
- Generate and maintain creative briefs, learning templates, documents, and reports to propose future learning solutions.
- Contribute to fostering a consistent learning culture across Operations Training.
- Design and facilitate "Train The Trainer" activities to ensure successful knowledge transfer for delivery.
- Conduct and lead Learning Needs Analysis processes to allocate appropriate learning outcomes to solutions.
- Act as the focal point for learning solutions in Operational training, offering specialist insights into the creation of learning solutions.
Job Requirements:
- Experience in Defence Training within the aerospace and defence sectors
- Ability to develop engaging and creative learning solutions tailored to various operational roles
- Strong analytical skills to identify and address learning needs
- Proficiency in applying adult learning theories and evaluation methodologies
- Experience in designing user journeys and user experiences for learning solutions
- Excellent communication and collaborative skills
This role is inside IR35 and involves a face-to-face interview, where a portfolio of your work would be beneficial. If you are ready to make a significant impact within a dynamic team and possess a strong background in defence training, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our clients dedicated team in Whiteley.
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Project Planner - Defence
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Project Planner - Defence
Project Planner - Defence
The location of the role is Plymouth (hybrid working) .
The duration of the contract is 6 months .
The pay rate on offer is 380 - 420 per day .
Overall Department Direction
The role of the Project Planner within UK Marine Engineering provides first line project controls support to enable effective project delivery through the whole lifecycle of engineering projects from concept to in service support.
Day to day, you'll support the Project Teams by creating, maintaining and reporting various project plans. Key activities include allocation of budgets, maintaining documentation and detailed scheduling of tasks guided by the Project Teams.
In this role problem solving, strong communication skills and an analytical mind are required to ensure that the correct project control mechanisms are in place to help achieve project outcomes. Taking direction from the Project Manager and drawing on knowledge from other skilled Project Analysts you will thrive in this dynamic role.
Key accountabilities of the role:
- Take an active role in the control and forward planning of work for different teams to enable successful delivery of tasking.
- Run regular meetings with project teams, providing focussed outputs before the meeting to highlight items that require attention and providing accurate and timely updates to plans.
- Maintain and create booking codes, liaise with relevant stakeholders to understand any budgetary controls and to correctly load resource estimates, populating relevant planning tools.
- Maintain and support the development of key planning tools to maximise control and accuracy of reporting.
- Produce various reports to support the project teams and resource owners, to allow successful managing of projects which may include analysis and reporting progress, identifying trends in the data.
Essential skills and experience:
- Good working knowledge and understanding of project planning concepts, tools and processes.
- Demonstrable knowledge and use of the Microsoft Office packages: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project (desirable)
- Highly proficient in advanced MS Excel; including power query, data transformations, writing formulae.
- GCSE's or equivalent A-C Grade, minimum in Maths & English
- Keen eye for detail and problem solving is essential.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Desirable skills and experience:
- Project Controls / APM qualification
- Knowledge or experience of working within the APM framework.
Criminal Defence Solicitor
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A highly respected law firm based in London is seeking a Criminal Defence Solicitor (NQ-3+ PQE) to join their award-winning Crime department. Recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, the team is known for its dedication to justice and consistent success in high-profile cases. This is an excellent opportunity for a Criminal Defence Solicitor looking to build their career alongside some of the UK's leading experts in the field.
The successful Criminal Defence Solicitor will join a department committed to defending a diverse client base - from protesters to professionals, shoplifters to city traders. This role offers the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of cases, often at the cutting edge of criminal law. If you are a passionate and driven Criminal Defence Solicitor , this could be the next step in your legal career.
The Criminal Defence Solicitor's role
The Criminal Defence Solicitor will be responsible for managing their own varied caseload, including serious crime, protest law, fraud, and violent offences. You will attend police stations, Magistrates' Courts, and Crown Courts, as well as liaise with barristers and expert witnesses.
You will be part of a collaborative team environment, delivering high-quality legal representation and maintaining the firm's excellent reputation in the criminal defence sector.
The Criminal Defence Solicitor
NQ to 3 years' PQE in criminal defence work
Police Station Accreditation is essential
Strong knowledge of criminal law and procedure
Confident in managing your own caseload and appearing in court
Committed to justice, fairness, and client representation
Excellent communication and advocacy skills
In Return?
38,000 - 52,000
High-profile and diverse caseload
Learning and development support
Collaborative and values-driven environment
Real opportunity for career progression
Criminal Defence Lawyer
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A highly regarded professional services firm is seeking an experienced Criminal Defence Lawyer at Mid Associate or Manager level to join their established legal team in London . This is a permanent opportunity offering exposure to complex and high-profile criminal matters across a wide client base. The successful Criminal Defence Lawyer will be working within a supportive and forward-thinking environment, where professional growth is encouraged, and quality of work is paramount.
This role is ideally suited to a Criminal Defence Lawyer with a strong background in handling serious criminal cases, including fraud, white-collar crime, and general criminal litigation. The firm is known for its thorough and strategic approach to legal defence, making this an exciting opportunity for a Criminal Defence Lawyer looking to make a meaningful impact and further their career in criminal law.
The Criminal Defence Lawyer's role
As a Criminal Defence Lawyer , you will manage your own caseload of criminal defence matters from start to finish. You will be expected to lead on case strategy, liaise with clients and enforcement agencies, and prepare cases for hearings and trial. Work may include regulatory investigations, serious fraud, and general crime, with opportunities to support on more complex, high-value matters.
You will collaborate with colleagues across the team, supervise junior lawyers where required, and contribute to maintaining the firm's reputation for excellence in criminal defence. There will also be scope to support business development initiatives within the department.
The Criminal Defence Lawyer
To be considered for this Criminal Defence Lawyer role, you must be a qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with at least 3 years' post-qualification experience in criminal law. A valid Duty Solicitor accreditation is highly desirable, and Higher Rights of Audience (Criminal) would be advantageous.
You should demonstrate strong advocacy skills, confident case handling, and the ability to work independently under pressure. Attention to detail and a client-focused approach are essential.
In Return?
Competitive salary of 65,000 - 85,000
Private healthcare, pension scheme, and other benefits
Access to high-quality, complex casework
Clear progression opportunities and professional development support
If this job sounds ideal for you, please do not hesitate to get in touch.