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Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with an international leader in nuclear power to recruit an Environmental Engineer for its Bristol based office. Working on Sizewell C and Hinkley Point C, you will ensure the designs meets required regulations and standards, compliant with the UK’s Nuclear and Environmental Legislation. The Environmental Engineer role comes with a base salary up to £65,000 with life assurance, professional body memberships, 9% minimum pension (8% ER contributions) and 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays. If you’re an Environmental Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that specialise in the nuclear steam supply systems with a 50+ year history, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Environmental Manager you will:

• Contribute and manage topics relating to environmental matters for systems and buildings within the designs.
• Support in the design process, construction, and commissioning phases with technical requests and design changed.
• Review reports in conjunction with other design entities.
• Involvement in Assessment Findings from regulators.
• Support systems engineering and layout engineering departments to ensure functional requirements, waste streams, and other environmental monitoring topics.
• Oversee the Chemical Production Inventory and COMAH justifications.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Educated to a degree level in environmental related topics, e.g sustainability, environmental engineering, ecology, geology.

    Personal skills The Environmental Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Experienced working in an Environmental position within Engineering projects.
• Knowledge of environmental implementation requirements and environmental studies.

    Salary and benefits of the Environmental Engineer role  

• A base salary up to £65,000
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (33 in total), rising to 28 days.
• Pension (starting at 9%)
• Individual and family private healthcare (inc partner and children up to 24 years old)
• Life assurance 4x salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Income Protection
• Professional Body Membership
• Access to training and Development opportunities.

 

Piping Design Group – Mechanical Engineer Location: Bristol (minimum 3 days in the office) Salary/range, per annum: (Depending on experience)

• Minimum range: £55,000
• Maximum range: £65000

The Opportunity  EPR-E is a joint venture between EDF and Framatome, an EPCC established in 2018 in charge of the design (basic design) and the realization (studies, procurement, erection, testing and commissioning) of nuclear islands for new projects in France and worldwide. In particular, EPR-E is responsible for the design and construction of the nuclear island for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project and prepare the design replication and engineering activities for the Sizewell C (SZC) Project. There are opportunities to support the growth and long-term capability of EPR Engineering by bringing talented mechanical engineers into our organization with a growth mindset and an enthusiasm for delivering one of the most significant infrastructure projects on the planet. Primarily, we all seeking to support our piping design capability with the immediate posting but are keen to invest in our employees with diverse growth opportunities throughout their careers. The role EPR-E UK Piping team is in charge of the detail design of 300km of piping network of the HPC Nuclear Island, up to the issue for fabrication and with additional support provided through to erection on site. Our goal is to safeguard our organisation’s technical capability with talented and growth-oriented individuals who are keen to develop their technical competency in the field of piping engineering for Hinkley Point C and future UK nuclear projects. Future opportunities for growth and skill development will exist across the wider piping and equipment department and beyond in the expanded EDF operational organization as the project progresses for those candidates with the right attitude and skill set. Successful candidates will start as engineers in one of our piping design teams, working with CAD designers and other team engineers on the timely production of piping design models and deliverables on the HPC Nuclear Island scope, ensuring the piping design is executed accurately, respecting system requirements, specifications and configuration changes. This will frequently involve collaborative work with execution design, procurement and equipment contracts along with other multi-disciplinary design teams to support design delivery in accordance with site construction schedules. Largely being in the post-handover phase of design delivery, our Piping Engineers are responsible for integration of design changes, final equipment design and outstanding open points into the delivered design models. They are expected to contribute to (and where required by seniority manage the team contribution to) the Open Point and UK Design Change management processes for their designated areas, ensuring that impacts to the design are properly categorized and logged prior to their resolution. The engineers are also expected to engage in continuous learning improvement and the identification and correction of non-conformances in the design. Senior engineers within the team will be expected to adopt positions of technical responsibility and coordinate the delivery of engineering teams as required. They are also expected to participate in the mentoring and training of junior team members, and collaboration with parallel disciplines, to maintain the piping design capability of the organisation. They are expected to act as an example of positive behaviours expected from all team members. Exact responsibilities will vary depending on technical scope and level of experience but are expected to include up to the following:  

• Deliver the piping work packages for UK nuclear projects, ensure adherence to specifications, delivery/design processes and QA, including participation and chairing kick off meetings;
• Drive maturity of design and closure of issues to agreed delivery schedule, and that the hand-over package fulfils the quality and maturity requirements given by the Project;
• Report on work pack delivery while managing team-lead and client expectations
• Mentor junior and new members of the team to ensure delivery quality and growth of team capability
• Active engagement and pursuit of deliverable quality, process adherence and continuous improvement within the team
• Adhere to Design Change and Open point management procedures in the execution of design changes and oversee the modelling of piping & support design in the 3D model;
• Working with CAD designers in the preparation of CAD tasks and completion sign-off;
• Undertake investigations for emergent design issues, referring to points of technical authority and actively engaging in other teams;
• Aggressively pursue timely closure of design change contributions from the multi-disciplinary team, escalating issues where appropriate in pursuit of timely delivery of the work packs.
• Adhere to the design specification and component catalogues
• Propose technical solutions to issues that are found on the generic design concept;
• Effectively communicate with the different stakeholders in the design delivery workflow (calculation team, layout, equipment)

Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Mechanical Engineering degree or suitable diploma;
• Understanding of process plant;

• Demonstrable track-record of technical work delivery to quality and time;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Very good interpersonal skills;
• Proactive and self-motivated in completion of tasks;
• Ability to meet commitments and deadlines;
• Able to follow project engineering procedures;
• High level of technical coordination

Desirable Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Knowledge of piping engineering and plant design principles in process industries;
• Prior experience in nuclear piping design delivery to RCC-M nuclear codes
• Knowledge of EPR Engineering structure and technical management processes
• Knowledge of Aveva PDMS/E3D or experience with similar plant design packages

Competitive Salary & Benefits    

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a Principal Contractor on an Energy from Waste project to recruit a Lead Commissioning Engineer on a 12-month minimum contract for its Leeds site.    The Lead Commissioning Engineer role comes with a day rate of £550 per day.      Key skills    

• Demonstrate leadership and commitment to HSEQ.  Actively encouraging and leading the contractor teams to implement and comply with project HSEQ requirements.
• Ensure that all relevant HSEQ requirements are incorporated into commissioning in consultation with site management, HSE and Commissioning team and that HSE hazards are eliminated or mitigated to the extent practicable
• Ensure that risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) are reviewed with regards to HSEQ requirements, and that work is carried out in accordance with the RAMS
• Lead the commissioning within area of responsibility for the principal contractor and ensure works are executed in accordance with contract requirements, and conform with the approved drawings and standards, project time and budget
• Supervise and check the commissioning works being performed by the contractor in respect of timescales, HSEQ and compliance with the approved drawings and standards
• Liaise and coordinate with other project team members, the Commissioning Manager, Erection Supervisors, HSE and Commercial Dept regarding commissioning works on time delivery, at costs and according to the specified quality and HSE requirements
• Co-ordinates sub-contractor and vendor activities on site in line with programme and project requirements. Ensuring that sub-contractors are coordinated with other site works, material and all other requirements are in place in order for them to efficiently perform required tasks.
• Keep the Commissioning Manager / Site Manager informed of all activities

      Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Lead Commissioning Engineer role    

• Leeds
• £550 per day
• 12 Month Contract
• Outside IR35

 

Assistant Transfer Station Manager Hazardous Waste Wallingford - Oxford Competitive Salary     Introduction We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Transfer Station Manager to join one of the industry leaders in hazardous waste management solutions across the UK. Working as the Assistant Transfer Station Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the daily operations of the transfer station, ensuring the site is running efficiently, allocating work as appropriate and offering support and training to the site chemists and operators across the site.                   Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Transfer Station Manager, you will be responsible for:  

• The day-to-day management of a busy waste transfer station, overseeing a team of operatives, site chemists and drivers.
• Ensure that site operations comply with the site licence, working plans, UK legislation and standard operating procedures. Reviewing site procedures and risk assessments regularly.
• Driving operations in line with company performance targets and budget requirements as well as working in line with customer agreements.
• Managing the on-site team, allocating workload and resources to ensure that the movement of waste is maintained through the site and managed for removal.
• Provide technical support, training and development opportunities to the site chemist and operator teams as well as managing recruitment and new recruits where needed.
• Ensuring that the site is always kept clean in accordance with all site permits.
• Deal with any issues that might arise with operators, contractors, drivers, and visitors.
• Promoting best health and safety practice at all time, liaising with the safety representative regularly.
• Other duties as required.

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

• HNC qualified or equivalent in Chemistry/ Environmental or a related subject
• COTC Level 4 in Managing Transfer or Treatment Operations would be beneficial.
• Previous experience working in a management role across an operational site.
• Strong knowledge and experience working in the waste management sector.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Excellent communication skills.

    What’s on Offer

• Competitive Salary of up to £45,000 DOE
• Excellent company benefits.
• Opportunity to progress with one of the leading hazardous waste companies in the UK

    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 directly on 02392 222 964.     INDNUC

Quantity Surveyor Work location:  Hinkley Point C – Bridgwater, Somerset Hours: Full time on site /possibility to work 1 day a week from home Reporting to: Framatome – Site Contract & Commercial Manager Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure progress report of installation & commissioning activities on the field:
• Ensure daily visits and report of progress of Framatome team installation and commissioning activities on-site, and ensure compliance with contractual obligations and
• Manage contractual disputes related to waiting time, additional activities, and demobilization
• Variation Management:
• Assess the impact of waiting time, additional activities, and demobilization on project timelines and budgets.
• Prepare and submit variation orders to the customer for approval and negotiation.
• Track and document approved variations, ensuring accurate measurement, valuation, and invoicing.
• Commercial Management:
• Engage in commercial negotiations with the customer to reach fair and equitable agreements regarding events leading to waiting time, additional activities, and demobilization.
• Prepare detailed cost impact analysis and reports for customer review and approval.
• Maintain effective communication channels with the customer to address commercial
• concerns and resolve disputes.
• Documentation and Reporting : o Maintain accurate records of events leading to waiting time, additional activities, and demobilization, including supporting documentation and correspondence. o Prepare regular progress reports, cost reports, and financial statements for internal and external stakeholders. o Provide timely and accurate updates on cost variations, commercial negotiations, and project financial status.

Key Skills and experiences:

•  Proven experience as a Quantity Surveyor in the construction industry, with a focus on site activities and commercial management.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts and commercial mechanisms
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in performing clear writing reports
• Effective negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
• Sound understanding of construction methodologies and processes.
• Computer skills Microsoft

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree
•  

Background:

• Nuclear, Engineering/Construction

Additional information

• On site at Hinkley Point C - Bridgwater
• Working hours – full time

 

Installations Engineer

Birmingham, England, United KingdomEngineeringFull timeSI Engineer

OVERVIEWAPPLICATION Share this job  Description

The Service Engineer SE has an overall responsibility for:

 

• Hands on servicing installation and repair of various types of water treatment equipment.
• Undertaking scheduled installation/service under contract and one-off planned service outside of contract
• Emergency call out activity occasionally outside normal working hours.
• Repair of customer equipment.
• Installation of new equipment.

 

• Ensure compliance with all Health, Safety and Environmental Policies, and adhere to customer site rules and procedures (assuming the highest level compliance).
• Attention to proactive KPI’s and personal safety plans
• Contribute diligently to Team Performance Plan (TPP)
• RAMS for all visits
• Be familiar with and comply with equipment service processes
• Identify service stakeholders and confirm technical and contractual scoping on site matches assigned work.
• Undertake planned and unplanned service activity as allocated by Service co-ordination team
• Perform routine maintenance work including chemical sanitisation when required.
• Able to work at weekends as/when required
• Willingness to be on call for out of hours emergency work (rota system)
• Work with projects team and BDM’s to effectively and efficiently instigate visits and present and one company approach.
• Deliver and install new equipment and water treatment systems. M&E.
• Test and commission all work prior to leaving the work-site
• Explain and demonstrate correct use of equipment if necessary
• Ensure Customer sign-off of work prior to leaving site
• Report activity on Service Manager tablet thoroughly and promptly
• Promote Service contracts where necessary and report back new opportunities to line manager
• Maintain spare parts van stock and up to date records of parts held/used
• Maintain all tools in good condition
• Ensure correct tools and parts are used when required.
• Ensure any and all assumptions, customer or other responsibilities & exclusions outside scope of service are clearly identified and communicated prior to work commencing and any recommendations outside of scope of service are clearly communicated in the service report
• Endeavour to provide value-added, differential advantage in service work focusing on:
  • How we can decrease cost of operation
  • Improve operating efficiency
  • Minimise Environmental, Health and Safety issues

Requirements

• Post holder must hold a full UK Driving licence and must be able to travel and stay overnight as required, including occasional weekend working as and when required.
• Previous experience of working within the Water Treatment Industry, along with servicing or installations experience.
• 1 year relevant Equipment Service work experience desired in an appropriate Electro-mechanical environment, ideally in the water treatment sector.
• Ability to handle stressful situations often alone on customer sites
• Excellent communication skills required

• Logical and well organized

• Require minimum supervision, often lone working

 

 

• Ability to carry out mechanical and electrical installation of water treatment plant.

Benefits

• Competitive package.
• Industry leading training and development opportunities.
• Company vehicle and fuel card.

Role:

Mill Yard Operative

Location:

Masham, North Yorkshire

Package Details:

£22,672.00+ Benefits

Introduction…

My client supplies animal feed to farmers in the North of England offering customers efficient solutions to feeding on their farms. They are looking for a Mill Yard Operative to join their team.

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Mill Yard Operative, you will be responsible for:

• Packing of animal feed from automated system: Operate packing machine to produce pallets of stacked feed using robotic palletiser, move full pallets to storage facility. Use of pallet wrapper where required to.
• Stock rotation system to be followed and competency of stacking product in tidy orderly fashion. Schedule of packing and cross contamination rules followed. Check weigh bags as required to comply with trading standards. Records kept up to date.
• Filling of mini bulk bags with animal feed: Using platform scale and hopper to fill mini bulk bags, Competency in using JCB loading shovel to fill hopper with blended feeds or other feeds. Use of platform scale to weigh bags and documentation for correct delivery information.
• Loading of Compound Bulk Compound Feeds: Operators will be trained to use the weighbridge system for weighing our fleet of bulk vehicles; farm collected tractors and trailers; contracted bulk vehicles. Follow procedure for loading bulk vehicles, accuracy is paramount, and all information recorded correctly including vehicle storage compartment (box number); out-loading bin number. Other tasks during loading include sampling of product; checking vehicle cleanliness before loading and compartments are locked to prevent contamination with other products.
• Tipping Raw Materials: Weighbridge operation again with training provided for sampling; physical quality checks; TASCC codes of practice checks include last three loads carried on the vehicle; that the three loads are not on the TASCC restricted list and if they are on the sensitive list then correct cleaning of the vehicle was performed after tippling that load. Cleaning methods could include sweeping, sanitising, or steam cleaning. Banksman training provided to ensure safe tipping of loads into designated tipping bays in the Blend shed and intakes in the Mill.

Harvest Work

• Seasonal work running from July to September with a rota system for afterhours work: late shifts operate until 9pm for tipping of grain, and occasional night shifts and Sunday work for grain drying. Unsociable hours rewarded above standard pay.
• This involves weighing in loads of grain delivered from farm, sampling of moisture and density (kg/ hectare litre) of the grain on Moisture analysis machine. Training provided for the use of setting up intake route on the process control system, then provide banksman for tipping before weighing vehicle out once they have tipped.
• Operating fully automated grain drying and grain treating equipment to route grain from silo to store via treatment method or drying, testing moisture, and following protocol for machine adjustments

Other typical Jobs

• General Housekeeping: The Mill yard kept in a clean and tidy state using ride on yard sweeper; hand sweeper permissible in well ventilated areas; vacuuming of all areas of mill as and when required. Monthly cleaning audits completed to check on general housekeeping.
• Driving Shunter Vehicles: A bulk vehicle is loaded, and operators trained to drive vehicle for moving raw material around the site, loading vehicle from bulk bins, or using JCB; tipping bulk vehicle on to flat storage areas or down designated intakes.
• Using large bucket on the JCB for moving Raw Materials around the site, typically grain from storage facilities to intake and silos. Extra training provided for driving JCB for this task.
• Repairing pallets: Pallets repaired where boards are missing and brought back into a usable state.
• Painting and general upkeep of plant.
• Health and Safety protocols followed.
• The above are the main tasks but not limit of potential jobs and a willingness to help and be adaptable as required is necessary.
• Progression to Manufacturing Operative possible for adept employees.

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £21,000 - £22,672.00 basic
• Pension
• Holiday
• Overtime

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 07441391775 and ask to speak to Sue Greeff who can tell you more.

Lead Site Commercial Manager Start – ASAP Farnborough £85,000 - £95,000     Introduction We are currently recruiting for a Lead Site Commercial Manager to join a Prestigious EPC in the UK and Overseas Energy Sector.     Roles & Responsibilities As the Lead Site Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading commercial management on-site of assigned execution project in common law jurisdictions.
• Coordinating and managing site commercial teams.
• Developing contract administration strategies, procedures, and documentation.
• Managing site commercial and quantity surveyors.
• Identifying and pursuing the resolution of contractual issues.
• Maintaining accounts and cost to complete for site packages.
• Ensuring proper documentation and reporting of claims, risks, and opportunities on site.
• Advising on claims for subcontract packages.
• Supporting project site procurement.
• Managing site aspects and establishing documentation for insurance claims and recoveries.
• Participating in regular and necessary commercial meetings with contractors and suppliers.
• Ensuring correct administration of payments, withholdings, retentions, and issue respective documents correctly and on time.
• Reviewing budgets and cost to complete for all site contractors together.
• Demonstrating reliability, high ability to work under pressure, social competency, ability to manage conflict, assertiveness, and service orientation.

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

• A qualified QS, full RICS.
• Proficiency in scheduling and forensic schedule review (an advantage).
• Experience in construction of industrial plant project delivery.
• Proficiency with standard form and bespoke contracts (NEC / FIDIC).
• Practical, assertive, diligent, detail and solution-oriented.
• Long-term experience in comparable function in construction/operation/service of industrial plants.
• Profound experience in identifying and managing claims.
• Very good negotiation skills and ability to convincingly carry complex arguments.
• Ability to work independently and have foresight to develop methods and procedures to enhance the business' success, working within and improving company policies and standards.
• High-quality English drafting of contractual and claim documents.

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

• £85,000 - £95,000 salary
• Additional benefits

    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 074 8888 9339 to speak to Wynand / Vinnie who can tell you more.     INDEED REFERENCE