Astute People Ltd

Electrical Field Service Engineer - Industrial Engineering

Essex & the South East Competitive salary + overtime + van + laptop + phone

 

Introduction…

We are recruiting for an Electrical Field Service Engineer to join a company who provide maintenance solutions and technical support to large process plants including Power Stations, CHP Plants, Petrochemical and Aggregate Production Facilities. The role involves travelling to various sites in the Essex and East London area and providing technical support on the maintenance and overhaul of equipment

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Electrical Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• The maintenance, repair and overhaul on a variety equipment such as; Motors, Control Panels, Actuators, Transformers, Conveyors and Generators, etc
• Ensuring the maintenance reports and logs are kept up to date
• Ensuring maintenance activities are carried out within defined budgets
• Diagnosing and fault finding of electrical problems
• Ensuring compliance to all health & safety & legal requirements
• Representing the company in a professional manner
• Working as part of a call out rota

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• City & Guilds/ONC/HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or a similar discipline
• CompEx trained would be highly desirable
• Servicing and Maintenance experience within similar heavy process industries such as Power Generation, Steel, Cement Works, Paper Mill etc.
• Experience and knowledge of HV systems would be beneficial

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Competitive Salary
• Overtime
• Company van + mobile + laptop
• Pension
• An opportunity to join a growing organisation

 

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02392 288 286 and ask to speak to Dan Grosvenor who can tell you more. INDPOW

Plant Manager – Anaerobic Digestion Comprehensive salary and package, including car allowance and benefits Near Northampton We’re looking for an experienced Anaerobic Digestion Plant Manager / Site Manager who lives within a commutable distance, or a genuine relocator. About the role: Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering exclusively with a key business and influential player in the UK Anaerobic Digestion market. The company are seeking an experienced Plant Manager / Site Manager to join them. You will be joining a plant at the latter stages of construction, also being involved in the crewing up of the asset’s operational team. This Site Manager / Plant Manager role comes with an excellent package which can be discussed upon application. If you’re wanting to work for an emerging, key player in the UK biogas sector and be a part of this best in class then please apply below. Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Operations Director you will:

• Have full accountability for the site; its compliance, profitability and managing all operational aspects on a daily basis
• Managing the site effectively to promote a positive, health and safety focussed culture
• Liaise with all relevant governing bodies when necessary and deal with any escalations
• Communicating tasks, responsibilities and expected levels of performance including conducting annual performance reviews, identifying training and development needs and chairing team briefs at the required level
• Developing and maintaining relationships with influential key internal and external stakeholders including customers, competitors, local government stakeholders and internal networks.
• Manage the Environmental Permit and its conditions, the Odour Management Plan and all relevant certifications for the site
• Ensure PAS110 and spreading compliance
• Attend safety management meetings when necessary
• Be very commercially aware, with overall management on incoming feedstock and to ensure optimal gas yield and as a result, the best returns
• Other duties are required

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

• A higher education in a relevant engineering discipline is preferable
• Experience in Anaerobic Digestion and if not, a very similar process
• Excellent, demonstrable experience in managing teams
• UK driving licence

Personal skills: The Site Manager / Plant Manager role would suit someone who is:

• A problem-solver and self-starter
• Excellent verbal and written English language
• A flexible person who knows that the role of an AD Manager isn’t strictly a 9-5 position

   Salary and benefits of the Plant Manager role:

• Comprehensive financial package
• Performance related bonus
• Company pension
• 25 days holiday

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 07458161788 to speak to Tim Norford who can tell you more.    

HSE Advisor Locations - Immingham Start date - January 2024 Duration - 12 months  Day rate - £290.00 to £330.00 Outside IR35 About the role: Astute’s Power team is partnering with an EPC Contractor to recruit a HSE Advisor / Officer on a 12 Month Contract for its Immingham site. The HSE Advisor role comes with a day rate of between £290.00-£330.00.  Key Skills:

• The ability to establish a rapport with all levels of management and safety representatives.
• Able to carry out effective investigations, audits, inspections and compile reports and recommendations as appropriate.
• To carry out audits of safe working procedures. Be able to write permits.
• Monitoring legislative and policy changes and their impact on our organisation its members and the industry as a whole
• PC literate with a good level of spreadsheet knowledge.
• Strong ability to influence others.
• Ability to understand the key issues in complex situations.
• Ability to work to deadlines, prioritize workload and meet targets.
• IOSH accreditation (chartered level preferred). 
• CSCS card

If you are interested in this role then please contact Lucy Pook on [email protected] or call Lucy on 02393 910 473. INDPOWER

Senior Solar PV Engineer Southwest UK £37,000 - £43,000 + benefits     Introduction Astute are supporting one of the leading EPC service providers in the development, construction, and operation of solar plants. With an exciting and structured growth plan in place, 2 Senior Solar PV Engineers opportunities exist to provide routine maintenance, testing and remedial work on solar PV systems.                   Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Head of Operations & Maintenance UK you will be responsible for:

• Routine maintenance, testing, and remedial work on deployed solar PV systems
• Complying with company procedures
• Performing Preventative Maintenance accordingly with the PPM annual plan
• Performing Corrective Maintenance as occurs
• Reporting of activities performed on site, upon any site visit and daily, through online reporting system.
• Job specific risk assessment, analysis, and operational Limitations. Report all near misses to manager

    Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Level 3 City & Guilds/NVQ qualification in Electrical Installations.
• C&G 2382-18
• C&G 2391-52 or equivalent
• HV AP qualification

    Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £37k - £43k basic
• Van
• Bonus/Pension/Healthcare/Life Assurance
• PPE/IT

    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 02393910037 to speak to Charlotte Jones who can tell you more.     INDREN

Commercial Chemist Hazardous Waste West Bromwich £25,000- £30,000   Introduction We are currently seeking an experienced Commercial Chemist to work with one of the UK’s leading waste management service providers who focus on the disposal and collection of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Working as their Commercial Chemist, you will be responsible for supporting the daily operations across the waste facility ensuring customer enquiries are dealt with effectively, ensuring the highest standards of customer service.   The Role Working as their Commercial Chemist, you will report directly to the Commercial Manager and will be responsible for:

• Supporting the commercial team, ensuring all customer enquiries are dealt with efficiently, achieving a high standard of customer care with both new and existing customers.
• Obtaining all relevant information surrounding incoming enquiries to support with pricing, allocation and routing of waste materials.
• Using technical knowledge to assess waste and choose most suitable disposal outlets for waste streams.
• Compiling lists of wastes’ to be transferred off site to third party disposal points, sending quotation requests to obtain best disposal costs.
• Ensuring accurate costings in line with all permit conditions and legislation, using Quick Consign systems to produce accurate quotes for customers.
• Work to meet site targets for processing, producing monthly reports for key accounts.
• Promoting the business within the waste management market, recognising new business opportunities.  
• Undertake all administration tasks as needed and any other tasks.

The Candidate To be considered for this position, candidates must have an appropriate chemistry qualification to degree level or equivalent experience. Candidates should have experience working in a Site-based Chemist or Technical Assessment role with a good understanding of the Waste Management/ Hazardous Waste industry. What’s on Offer

• Basic Salary £25,000- £30,000
• Opportunity to progress career in the Chemical and Waste Management industries.
• Full training and support

  How to Apply To apply, please call Gemma Nixon on 02392 222 964 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]  

Maintenance Planner

Skelmersdale

£25,000 - £27,000 per annum

 

Introduction…

Our client is one of the UK's leading provider of Environmental solutions, offering a full range of Waste and Energy Recovery services through a vast and growing network of Plants and Facilities across the country. As such they are looking for a Maintenance Planner to join their polymers recycling facility in Skelmersdale. The Maintenance Planner is responsible for the creation and execution of the site operations PPM, Work order, equipment failure and maintenance plan, to ensure all tasks are scheduled and issued within agreed timescales.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Maintenance Planner, you will be responsible for:

• The total administration, performance reporting and development of the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) on site.
• Managing the spare parts inventory on site and at third party locations, organise parts in and out movements and the raising of purchase orders, administration of contracts related to maintenance.
• Supporting with maintenance labour requirements, review of the maintenance teams holidays to ensure minimum requirements for labour are met (arranging cover as required).
• Sourcing of spares and engineering services for planned and reactive maintenance requirements, including the raising and closing of Purchase orders.

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A relevant engineering degree
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Skilled in computer use and the Microsoft Suite of applications

 

This role would suit a recent engineering graduate looking to further their career within the polymers and recycling industry.

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Benefits Package
• The opportunity to work on a key Polymers and Recycling Facility
• 10% Bonus

 

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02392288209 and ask to speak to Gemma Harfield who can tell you more.

Solar PV Commissioning Engineer Edenbridge/UK Travel Salary £40,000 - £45,000 DOE     Introduction Astute are supporting a client who are a leader in the design, supply and installation of bespoke renewable technologies. With a structured growth plan in place, a new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Solar PV Commissioning Engineer. This is an ideal role for an experienced Solar PV Engineer looking for the next step in their career.                     Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the O&M Technical Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Testing and commissioning of Solar PV systems ensuring compliance to industry and company standards and regulations.
• Working alongside multiple internal departments to ensure appropriate commissioning requirements are incorporated into projects and schedules of work.
• Overseeing continuous improvement of methods and processes and implement measures where needed.
• Bring consistency to the O&M and Ops departments by bridging the gap through the construction handover process.
• Setting up and configuring monitoring platforms and routers on site.
• Overseeing installations along side the Operations team to guarantee quality work.
• Updating testing and commissioning schedules as well as testing/method statements and risk assessments.

    Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience within Solar PV O&M (Wind or BESS also accepted)   
• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills
• Willing to travel and stay away if needed
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills

    Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Starting Salary up to £45,000
• Company vehicle
• 25 days holiday + BH

    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 02392 222961 to speak to Sophie Thwaites who can tell you more.     INDREN

Principal BESS Enginee Remote working from home £70k / £80k basic + Benefits     Introduction Astute is working with one of the worlds market leading O&M service providers. Specialising in the development, engineering, financing, construction, operations & maintenance of large scale solar photovoltaic projects. With close to 1.8GWp installed Globally and a 5-year track record for outstanding services, they are looking for a  Principal BESS Engineer to be responsible for ensuring Battery Storage projects are engineered to the highest industry standards.                     Roles & Responsibilities As Principal BESS Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Take the lead on highly complex and innovative Battery Storage Systems including co-located projects.
• Day to day coordination and leadership for the engineering team and take responsibility for details electrical engineering including: MV/HV grid interconnections, control requirements, component sizing and integration, metering etc.
• Manage and produce electrical designs including, wiring schematics, SLDS, architecture, equipment size etc.
• Manage preparation of project tender information and support and mentor Engineering team to increase familiarity with Battery Storage technologies.
• Ensure all systems are designed to meet safety standards.

    Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Degree in electrical engineering and demonstratable utility scale Battery Storage experience.
• Achieved Chartered Engineer status, or working towards it.
• 5+ years of experience in the renewables industry or similar.
• Experience with solar PV in the UK is a plus.
• Proficiency with CAD, ePlan or equivalent software and experience and understanding of BESS control systems.
• Fluent in English.
• Self-starter with commitment to self-development and passion for renewable energy.
• Flexible – the role will require some international travel staying overnight or longer.

    Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Salary from £70k – 80k DOE And Bonus 12.5% KPI driven
• Pension ER’s contributions up to 6% - following a successful 3-month probation period
• Full health cover and 4x Life cover – following a successful 3-month probation period
• 33 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
• IT equipment (mobile, laptop…) PPE

    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 023 93 911 007 to speak to Simon Cheung who can tell you more.     INDREN