Challenging jobs in Leeds

Browse 186 live challenging jobs in Leeds, with a typical salary around £52,500. New roles are added daily — click any listing to view the full details and apply directly on CV-Library.

Live challenging jobs
25
Salary range
£28,000 – £60,000
Typical salary
£52,500
Most common
Permanent

Transport Planner

📍 Huddersfield💰 £30000 - £31000/annum🏢 Aspion

Ensuring drivers are up to date with any road problems and challenging drivers when needed to ensure Deliveries are on time. If you have Transport Planning experience and would like to be considered f…

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SEN Teaching Assistant - Wakefield

📍 Wakefield, West Yorkshire💰 £500 - £650/week🏢 Academics

Confidence in managing and responding to challenging behaviours. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A genuine commitment to supporting young people with additional needs. The ability to…

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Project Manager

📍 Bradford💰 £50000 - £55000/annum🏢 ATA Recruitment

Technically challenging and varied projects. Supportive, collaborative culture. Excellent career development opportunities within a growing business. Standard holiday. Standard pension. If you're inte…

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Installation Engineer

📍 HD2, Huddersfield, Kirklees💰 £30000 - £32000/annum Over time, bonus, pension🏢 Spire Recruitment Ltd

The environments worked in are often challenging due to the client base and engineers should be able to adapt to the environment and the needs of the site. Key Targets. To install bespoke security sys…

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Drama & Music Teacher

📍 Wakefield, West Yorkshire💰 £162 - £262/day🏢 Prospero Teaching

The students can be energetic, demanding and, at times, challenging . Many come with barriers to learning and behaviours that reflect the difficulties they experience outside of school. What they need…

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Learning Support Assistant

📍 Halifax, West Yorkshire💰 £100 - £130/day🏢 Prospero Teaching

Confidence working with students who may display challenging behaviour. What You'll Gain. The opportunity to make a real impact every day. Valuable experience within a supportive secondary school envi…

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Behaviour Support Worker - SEMH School

📍 Halifax, West Yorkshire💰 £95 - £120/day🏢 Prospero Teaching

Experience supporting children or young people with SEMH, SEN and/or challenging behaviour. A calm, patient and resilient approach. Strong communication and relationship-building skills. Understanding…

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Maths Teacher in Bradford

📍 Bradford, West Yorkshire💰 £140 - £240/day depending on qualifications / Experience🏢 Academics

This role is perfect for a teacher who can create a challenging and motivational environment for all students. For this role applicants will need to have. A QTS certificate in mathematics. Experience…

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Refuse Collector

📍 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire💰 £13.26 - £17.14/hour🏢 Reed Specialist Recruitment

Ability to deal with the public professionally and handle challenging situations appropriately. Flexible approach to work and willingness to support service needs.What We're Looking For. We are lookin…

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SEND One to One in a Secondary Setting

📍 West Yorkshire💰 £90 - £120/day Dependent on Qualifications and/or Experien🏢 Academics

You will work 1:1 in helping young people with a range of barriers to learning, to access work set by class teachers and to navigate what can be very challenging days at school. Each day will bring a…

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Retail Shift Manager

📍 LS9 6SR💰 £15.45 - £15.95/hourly🏢 Lidl GB

From motivating your team to taking responsibility for the shop floor, you'll keep our store running like clockwork, thriving in a fast-paced and challenging environment. You'll also reap the rewards…

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Road Surfacing Operative (L2)

📍 Leeds💰 Salary not shown🏢 Tarmac

Promoting safe working practices and challenging unsafe behaviours on site. What we're looking for. You'll already have practical experience within road surfacing laying coated materials ideally acros…

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Health Care Assistant

📍 LS11, Holbeck, City and Borough of Leeds💰 £12.71/hour🏢 Exemplar Health Care

You're also. caring, kind, understanding and calm. able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations. energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitude. a great listener and communicator. Y…

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Health Care Assistant

📍 WF10, Newton, City and Borough of Leeds💰 £13.71/hour🏢 Exemplar Health Care

You're also. caring, kind, understanding and calm. able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations. energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitude. a great listener and communicator. Y…

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Bank Health Care Assistant

📍 HD8, Fenay Bridge, Kirklees💰 £14.24/hour🏢 Exemplar Health Care

You're also. caring, kind, understanding and calm. able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations. energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitude. a great listener and communicator. Y…

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Credit Controller

📍 Leeds, West Yorkshire💰 £26000 - £30000/annum🏢 Thinking Search Ltd

This role would suit an experienced Credit Controller who is confident managing client accounts, negotiating payments and handling challenging conversations in a professional and courteous manner. Rol…

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SEMH Behaviour Support Assistant

📍 Leeds💰 £110 - £130/day🏢 TeacherActive

Do you have experience supporting students with SEMH needs and challenging behaviour. Are you confident in building positive relationships with young people who are unable to access mainstream educati…

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Senior Mechanical Engineer - Building Services

📍 Leeds💰 £45000 - £65000/annum🏢 Carrington West

Are you a skilled Mechanical Engineer looking to work on technically challenging projects across sectors? This would include healthcare, education, residential, commercial, industrial, pharmaceutical…

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Senior CDM Principal Designer

📍 Leeds, West Yorkshire💰 £50000 - £65000/annum🏢 Brandon James

The Senior CDM Principal Designer will take responsibility for a portfolio of higher-value and more technically challenging projects across sectors including residential, healthcare, education, commer…

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Manufacturing Engineer

📍 Leeds💰 £45000 - £55000/annum plus benefits🏢 Permanent Futures Limited

Varied and technically challenging work. Supportive and collaborative working environment. Long-term career progression opportunities. If this could appeal please do apply now. …

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Project Engineer

📍 WF1, Agbrigg, City and Borough of Wakefield💰 £50 - £55/hour🏢 Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd

This is a hands-on Project Engineering role, offering strong autonomy and the opportunity to take ownership of technically challenging projects. The Role. You will support the delivery of capital proj…

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Quantity Surveyor (M&E)

📍 WF5, Ossett, City and Borough of Wakefield💰 £50000 - £70000/annum car allowance and company benefits🏢 Headley Professional Recruitment Ltd

Manage and submit client variations promptly while challenging subcontractor claims as needed. Optimise cash flow through accurate forecasting, proactive valuation and timely invoicing. Support strate…

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Mobile Plant Mechanic

📍 Morley, City and Borough of Leeds💰 Salary not shown🏢 BAM UK & Ireland

A challenging role requiring commitment and dedication. self-motivation, able and competent to service and repair a variation of plant and equipment also resolve any mechanical issues. Making Possible…

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Plant Mechanic Supervisor

📍 Morley, City and Borough of Leeds💰 Salary not shown🏢 BAM UK & Ireland

A challenging role requiring commitment and dedication. self-motivation, able and competent to service and repair a variation of plant and equipment also resolve any mechanical issues. Importantly emb…

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Commissioning Engineer

📍 Derby, Derbyshire💰 £45000 - £65000/annum generous benefits🏢 Premier Technical Recruitment

Attending site progress meetings, toolbox talks etc and providing professional representation of the business especially during client-facing test conditions.To be considered for this varied and chall…

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