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Astute’s Power team is partnering with an  energy provider with a commitment to professional development and sustainability to recruit for a Electrical Project Engineer to help develop sustainable projects in the Biomass, Waste and Renewable sectors. The Electrical Project Engineer role comes with a salary of £45,000, pension contribution and flexible working. If you’re a Electrical Project Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties  

• Design and engineer electrical distribution systems for various applications, including grid-scale installations, commercial and industrial facilities, and renewable energy projects.
• Conduct feasibility studies, technical assessments, and economic analyses to evaluate the viability of energy generation & storage projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical engineers, project managers, and technicians, to ensure seamless integration of systems into existing infrastructure.
• Perform system modelling, simulation, and optimization to maximize the performance and efficiency of energy generation & storage systems.
• Develop and implement control strategies for systems, ensuring optimal energy management, safety, and reliability.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in technologies, regulations, and industry best practices and ensure compliance with relevant standards.
• Support project development activities, including site visits, data analysis, and preparation of technical reports and proposals.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, renewable energy, or a related field.
• Proven experience in the design, engineering, and implementation of power generation solutions.
• Proficiency in system modelling and simulation software, such as MATLAB, AutoCAD, or equivalent.

    Personal skills The Electrical Project Engineer role would suit someone who is:  

• A great communicator
• Can solve client problems
• Is a self-motivator and independent
• Design experience

    Salary and benefits of the Electrical Project Engineer role  

• Up to £45,000
• Car allowance
• Benefits package

  Astute’s Nuclear team is working with one of the kay global players in engineering services across the nuclear energy market to recruit a Project Engineer to support with decommissioning works across a major defence project in Reading. The Project Engineer position comes with a salary of £45,000 - £75,000 dependant on experience and would suit someone looking to get in with one of the major defence sites in the UK. If you’re a Project Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that will develop its team and put its people at the forefront of what it does, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Project Manager you will:  

• Confirm client specifications between the project team and engineering disciplines, liaising across multiple business lines for successful delivery.
• Create technical and execution documentation and deliverables.
• Working with the supply chain to establish requirements and manage the engagement to delivery.
• Co-ordinate the design requirements of the project with the design team, for example; drawings, tools/equipment, materials, specific design requirements for project lifecycle.
• Work on forecasts for resource and labour requirements across the project, keeping records of all works taking place.
• Liaise with Project Controls on the design schedule, risks and report as required.
• Ensure the projects are supported technically and controlled according to the best practices, meet customer requirements, and minimise risks for the business.
• Support the relationship with the client and all stakeholders including third parties/vendors and internal operations teams.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental requirements as well as the Project Safety Plan at all times.
• Ensure construction work is managed in line with safe working methods.

    Professional qualifications & Personal skills We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Degree qualified or equivalent in a relevant engineering degree, ideally with a bias towards mechanical engineering.  
• Experience in the nuclear sector or any other heavy, or highly regulated industries will be highly advantageous.
• Good Understanding of health and safety legislation in particular Construction regulations would be beneficial.
• Successful candidates must be able to obtain the relevant security clearance levels.

    Salary and benefits of the Project Engineer role  

• A salary of £45,000 - £75,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Hybrid working model with 3-4 days on-site as required.
• Competitive benefits package

 

Solar Field Service Engineer – Renewable Energy Berkshire Up to £38,000     About the role: Astute’s renewables team is partnered with one of the UK leading Solar O&M suppliers to recruit a Solar Field Service Engineer. The solar field service engineer will be providing site maintenance across O&M solar farm. This role comes with a salary of up to £38,000, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and a company vehicle. If you’re a field service engineer and are looking to work for an organisation committed to a great work culture and career development, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties: The solar field service engineer role will have to:  

• Assist with preventive and corrective site maintenance
• Demonstrate fault finding and diagnostic skills to identify and resolve reactive maintenance issues
• Comply with HSE policies outlined by the company
• Build positive working relationship with internal and external stakeholders
• Be willing to response to breakdowns in a timely manner
• Communicate with management, including highlighting any risks found
• Complete accurate and timely administrative reports for jobs
• Any other duties as required

    Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with the following:

• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Qualification or equivalent
• City and Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing
• 18th edition

    Personal skills: The solar field service role would suit someone who has:

• A UK Driving License
• High Voltage experience, although not essential.
• Knowledge of BS 7671 Wiring Regulation Standards
• The willingness to participate in an on-call rota
• Strong Electrical fault-finding skills

    Salary and benefits of the field service role:

• Salary of up to £38,000
• Competitive call out rate
• 25-day holiday plus bank holidays
• Company Laptop
• Company Vehicle
• Companywide bonus scheme

    How to apply? To apply for this opportunity simply send a copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter to [email protected]   or call 07441 391 419 to speak to  Laura Milsom who can tell you more.   INDREN

Project Manager – Solar/Battery Storage

Home Based

£50k - £60k Basic + benefits & Hybrid OR Remote working

Introduction…

Astute are proudly partnered with one of the worlds leading EPC service providers in the development, construction and operation of solar power plants. Our client to date has installed over 480 PV systems with a total output of over 4 GW. As one of the largest O&M service providers, the solar energy specialist also takes care of the operation sand maintenance for a capacity of 1.7GW of PV plants.

With a structured growth plan which extends through to 2024, and exciting new opportunity for a Project Manager now exists. As Project Manager you will be responsible for concurrent full lifecycle turn-key EPC Projects ensuring they are delivered on time, Support full lifecycle projects from development through to operational handover.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Site visits to undertake construction feasibility assessments, monitor construction progress, reviewing works against quality and contractual requirements.
• Ensure the highest HSQE standards are always maintained.
• Support the preparation of project tender information. Additionally, prepare subcontractor or suppliers’ specifications and scope of works for contracting.
• Prepare progress reports and assist with budgetary reporting.
• Produce and maintain all required project documentation.
• Identify and escalate any risks to budget, programme or quality to Head of Project Management.
• Create and maintain project timelines.

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Degree in an engineering or technical discipline
• Experience with Renewable Energy technologies in the UK, preferably Solar PV and/or Battery Storage.
• Proficient IT skills. Familiarity with MS Office suite. Experience of MS Project, Jira and Confluence a plus.
• Fluent in English.
• Self-starter with commitment to self-development and passion for renewable energy.

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £50k - £60k DOE + comprehensive benefits package
• Hybrid working if located near site in Swindon, otherwise fully remote/home based
• Route of progression/career development

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393 911 007 and ask to speak to Simon Cheung who can tell you more.

 

Execution Engineer Requisition ID 49326 Posting Start Date 01-Aug-2022 Posting End Date 01-Sep-2022 JOB DETAIL

Our Vision is to be the UK’s leading innovator of resource recovery and recycling, transforming waste for a climate-positive future.

 

Are you someone who lives and breathes high performance, leads with ambition, and would like to be part of an organisation that looks after tomorrow?  Viridor has a redefined purpose, a bold new Vision, and an ambitious, market-leading strategy. We are investing in the future, and we need a talented team with exceptional people, who believe in each other, to help us achieve this.

 

Join us, as we rise to the challenge and build a world where nothing goes to waste.

 

Our plastics reprocessing facility in Avonmouth, Bristol will reprocess over 80,000 tonnes of plastic every year - more than 1.6 billion bottles, tubs, and trays – creating recycled raw material to return to the economy. Plastic recycling at the facility will save 126,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, the equivalent of taking over 67,000 cars off the road

 

We have a new opportunity for an Execution Engineer to join our team at out new Polymers facility in Avonmouth, Bristol for 42.5 hours pr week, from Monday to Friday.

 

The salary for this role is circa £54,000 per year, plus participation in a yearly bonus scheme, where you could earn up to 10% of your base salary.

 

 

About the role

 

The Execution Engineer will be part of our multi-disciplinary maintenance team and will play an integral role in the delivery of the maintenance strategy at our Avonmouth Polymer Reprocessing Facility. The primary purpose of this role is the effective execution of breakdown and corrective maintenance work, as well as supporting the root cause analysis process to implement preventive actions to improve overall plant availability.

 

Working collaboratively with EC&I engineer, Mechanical Engineer and the Maintenance Planner, the Execution Engineer will lead the site multi-functional maintenance team to execute planned and reactive maintenance activities to ensure machine condition, availability and standards are maintained.

 

The Execution Engineer will provide technical support/governance to ensure improvement projects are executed to the correct standards and in line with site plan, as well as owning the statutory inspections.

 

In addition, this role will be responsible for ensuring a positive safety culture is upheld at all levels and financial targets are met within their department

 

What are we looking for?

 

• Understanding in a mechanical/electrical engineering role from areas such as FMCG/ manufacturing/ waste management.
• Full working understanding and ability to lead root cause analysis (RCA) and provide effective engineering solutions
• Ability to successfully manage and deliver on multiple tasks with competing priorities and strict time lines
• An experienced Mechanical/Electrical Engineer with relevant background and level of expertise, with a focus on plant maintenance
• Experience of developing technical solutions from concept selection, through design development, installation and commissioning.
• HNC/HND qualified in a Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or in a closely related subject

Job title: Layout Team Lead Max characters: 40 Location: Bristol (minimum 3 days in the office), with occasional travel to France Salary/range, per annum:

• Minimum range: £61,000
• Maximum range: £71,000

(Depending on experience) A career that will deliver change. Together, we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero.?  The Opportunity  EPR-E established in 2023, is in charge of the design (basic design) and the realization (studies, procurement, erection, testing and commissioning) of nuclear islands for new projects. In particular, EPR-E is responsible for the design of the nuclear island for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project and preparing the design replication and engineering activities for the Sizewell C (SZC) Project. As part of the Responsible Designer for the Hinkley Point C EPR project, EPR-E provides the design for the Nuclear Island (NI). EPR-E is responsible for delivering the design for a number of NI buildings, systems and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project through an integrated team, support to HPC construction and commissioning activities, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project. Therefore, a Technical Directorate is being created, responsible for the engineering disciplines and technical expertise required to deliver the different engineering projects through integrated teams in EPR-E. For the HPC project, we are currently looking to recruit for the role of Layout Team Lead. As a Layout Team Lead, you will be responsible for assisting with several of the below listed activities depending on the job/project requirements and the competences and experience:  

• Managing a team of between 8 – 12 Layout Engineers.
• Coordinating the production of deliverables and/or rework in accordance with the schedule, cost and quality as defined by the Building Manager.
• Supporting the tracking of delivery, ensuring Scheduling Tool (Paladin) up to date.
• Delegating and distributing topics/activities within the team, organising the workload considering their competency, skills, capacity and existing workload.
• Providing technical expertise to their team and interfaces.
• Ensuring technical accuracy and quality of deliverables through the application of the appropriate review and approval process.
• Ensuring that the Team applies EPR-E Processes & Tools where applicable (UK-DC, IDT, NCR, WeCAD etc.)
• Identifying and specifying the requirements of the relevant discipline scope and interfacing with other leads and/or external parties as appropriate (all groups/sections related to the ITB buildings (e.g. layout, civil, systems, contracts, hazards and JDO teams))
• Leading the coordination with the relevant counterparts in the UK, France & Germany.
• Raising resource conflicts to the Building Manager or Group Lead as appropriate.
• Maintaining strong links with the Layout Discipline Lead to support the team in terms of competency tracking and development, tools & methods, sharing knowledge and good practises, resourcing, onboarding etc.

The Skills  Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Experience in the nuclear industry, preferably on HPC or SZC.
• Knowledge of Layout competency and of 3D modelling in PDMS and/or E3D.
• Knowledge and understanding of engineering design sequences and interfaces.
• Knowledge and understanding of general layout rules.
• Ability to manage multiple interfaces.
• Ability to work to & meet commitments and deadlines.
• Ability to manage own time and workload.
• Organisational skills.
• Communication & interpersonal skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement.
• Leadership, autonomy and pro-activeness.
• Promotes a questioning attitude.
• Fluent English language skills.

Desirable qualifications, experience and skills:

• Knowledge of several areas of engineering (Piping, Electrical, HVAC, Equipment, Layout, Systems, Civil Engineering, Safety, etc.).
• French language skills

Astute’s Nuclear Team are exclusively partnered with an industry leader in industrial services solutions and hazardous waste management across the UK to recruit a Business Development Manager to join their Industrial Services division in Scotland. The Business Development Manager role comes with a salary of up to £60,000 per annum plus a car allowance, bonus and many other benefits. In this role, you will drive business development from securing new enquiries to handover to operations, ensuring high-quality service delivery across the UK, with particular emphasis in Scotland. If you’re a Business Development Manager with experience within the Industrial Services or Hazardous Waste sector, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Regional Commercial Manager you will:   Key Responsibilities:

• Drive business development for key business growth within the industrial services sector, targeting both new and existing clients, using proactive techniques like cold calling and outreach to offer a broad range of industrial services, including waste removal and infrastructure cleaning solutions.
• Maintain a strong pipeline of new business opportunities and contribute to the company business plan.
• Foster strong customer relationships by ensuring high service standards, addressing non-conformances, and providing timely feedback.
• Maximise margins on projects and ensure continuity of work for the business teams.
• Collaborate across divisions to identify other opportunities, especially within waste treatment and disposal through other sites across the business group.
• Collaborate with Account Managers, Admin Staff, and Operations to ensure seamless service delivery and contract management.
• Manage the tender process, including document reviews, financial analysis, and ensuring compliance with Tender Governance procedures.
• Monitor market trends, competitors, and relevant industry developments to inform business strategy.
• Manage projects, inquiries, and customer communications while ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Promote a safety-first culture and actively contribute to the company’s health, safety, and environmental initiatives.
• Represent the business at stakeholder events and ensure compliance with company policies, including security, data protection, and equal opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity for a driven professional with experience in industrial services and business development to join a dynamic and growing team.     Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Technical expertise in industrial services and hazardous/chemical waste solutions, with previous experience in the sector.
• Proven ability to manage customer accounts and their associated sales revenue.
• Strong commercial acumen, a track record of profitable new business, and a commitment to high levels of customer service, along with a full UK driving licence.
• Degree qualified or proven sector experience in business development and sales in industrial services or hazardous wastes management.

    Personal skills The Business Development Manager role would suit someone who has:

• Flexibility to accommodate overnight stays, early starts, and late finishes to meet client and business needs.
• Proven track record in driving profitable new business while maintaining high levels of customer service.
• Strong logistics knowledge, including experience with transport booking and vehicle requirements for contracts.
• Expertise in H&S industry regulations, environmental compliance, and managing contaminated soils within construction waste.
• Skilled in cold calling, negotiating, and executing deals at both strategic and tactical levels, with experience in managing projects and business processes.

    Salary and benefits of the Business Development Manager role

• Salary up to £60,000 DOE
• Car allowance
• Bonus based on company and personal performance
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Progression plan

INDNUC

Service Engineer Cambridge £30,000 - £35,000 + Company Van + Overtime   About the role: Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a specialist in water tech and technology services. They are recruiting for a Service Engineer who ideally has experience working within the Water industry or from a hands-on operations and maintenance role. The strategically important Service Engineer role comes with a salary of up to £35,000, company vehicle & fuel card, with overtime and commission available. If you’re an experienced Service Engineer with previous working knowledge of the water industry and are looking to work for an organization that is a versatile player in the water industry, then upload your CV to apply today.                      Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Field Service Manager you will:

• Performing on-site corrective and preventive maintenance for water treatment equipment.
• Provide technical and commercial support.
• Providing after-sales technical and commercial support.
• Completing risk assessments, work reports, and other necessary documentation.
• Participating in the on-call rota
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with customers.
• Follow and enforce health and safety policies for both the company and clients.
• Complete and submit risk assessments, work reports, timesheets, and other documents on time.
• Complete site tasks and activities promptly.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• NVQ or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering (or similar)
• Full UK driving licence.

Personal skills The Service Engineer role would suit someone who has:

• Experience working in water treatment industry (is advantageous but not essential)
• Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical market (desirable)
• Good communication skills, punctual, presentable, and eager to learn and develop.
• Knowledge of company products, applications, and markets is desirable.
• Excellent time management skills.

Salary and benefits of the Service Engineer role:

• Salary between £30,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on experience
• Company van & fuel card
• Overtime
• Laptop, mobile, PPE
• 5% commission on all successful parts quotes

Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a specialist in water treatment and technology services across the UK to recruit an experienced Service Engineer in the Romford area. This role will be supporting at customer sites in the maintenance and servicing of the on-site water treatment systems, carrying out key account management duties as well as hands-on testing on the water systems themselves. The customer focussed Service Engineer position comes with a salary of up to £30,000, company vehicle & fuel card, with overtime. If you’re a Service Engineer with previous working knowledge of the water industry and are looking to work for an organization that is an industry leader within the UK water industry, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Service Manager you will be responsible for providing on-site preventative maintenance, after sales support and commercial support to key customers in the water treatment industry. This will include:  

• Carrying out chemical treatment analysis and system monitoring on existing customer contracts and equipment.
• Providing Legionella checks and control, ensuring customer compliance with ACOP L8.
• Developing good working relationships with customers, providing recommendations for on-site operations and equipment.
• Carrying out on-site risk assessments and customer reports for customer reviews.
• Continually building on customer relationships, assessing opportunities to potentially sell parts, consumables, plant upgrades and refurbishment work, working with the appropriate sales team.

  Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A full UK driving licence is essential.
• Previous knowledge and experience working in the chemical water treatment sector e.g cooling tower management, boiler optimisation.

    Personal skills The Water Treatment Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Passionate about working closely with customers and providing a first-class service every time.
• Able to handle challenging conversations with customers, working to find a prompt resolution.
• Strong communication skills both with internal and external teams.

    Salary and benefits of the Water Treatment Engineer role  

• Basic Salary of up to £30,000 DOE
• Company Vehicle + Fuel Card for business use
• 25 Days holiday (plus your birthday off)
• Comprehensive pension scheme