Astute People Ltd

Job Description                                   Job Title: Apprentice Environmental Monitoring Technician Date: January 2023 Business Unit: HSEQ Site/Function: ENRMF 1 Job Details  

1. Responsible to:

Landfill Environmental Manager

1. Responsible for:

Environmental Monitoring at ENRMF

1. Collaborate with:

Monitoring Team Site Operations Management Apprentice Site Manager HSEQ team 2 Job Summary   Undertaking the environmental monitoring and sampling requirements at the facility as set out by environmental permits.  3 Key Responsibilities  

• Completion of all monitoring and sampling in accordance with the site’s permits, permissions and associated monitoring action plans
• Occupational health monitoring in relation to dust, VOC’s, asbestos etc.
• Calibration of monitoring equipment and the organisation of regular servicing to maintain accuracy of monitoring data
• Maintenance of environmental monitoring database
• Compilation of data and summary reporting. Identifying patterns, trends and abnormalities.
• Completion of monthly reports to line management highlighting issues with monitoring data.
• Liaising and communicating with others within the group to ensure that the monitoring requirements are completed.
• To assist with projects as necessary
• To assist with quarterly returns
• To assist with other administrational activities which may be required

4 Critical Qualifications  

• Ideally has a keen interest in a subject such as Geology, Geography, Chemistry or Environmental Science but not essential.
• Full UK driving license (primarily due to location of site)

5 Critical Knowledge, Skills and Experience  

• Must be willing to work outside in all weather and have a good grasp of health and safety as the work is undertaken on an active landfill site.
• Experience of both working within a team and individually.
• Good organisational and analytical skills.

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• Experience of Office based programs / database software
• Ideally have experience of sampling and dealing with laboratories. Site investigation experience would be an advantage. 
• Site/construction based experience would be an advantage. 

  6 Competencies – training will be given                                A positive, open culture is embedded within the company that is team oriented and encourages teamwork and collaboration.  Customer Focus – CRITICAL Delivering Results – CRITICAL Communication – CRITICAL Team Working - CRITICAL Self-Development - CRITICAL 7 Core Values and Behaviours – Managers, Supervisors & Frontline Colleagues     Respect Considerate Recognition Caring Being mindful of each others' circumstances   Recognising each others' contributions   Contributing to a safe and compliant working environment Critical Integrity Trustworthy Empowering Responsible Doing what we say we will Critical Appreciating what is required to do the right thing   Understanding and acting on individual responsibilities Critical Teamwork Collaborative Communicative Supportive Actively cooperating with each other Critical Communicating openly with and providing feedback to colleagues where appropriate   Fully contributing to our success   Excellence Challenging Proactive Learning Identifying and sharing new ideas and learning opportunities Critical Actively providing feedback   Be open to and prepared for challenge Critical 8 Summary Performance Measures       Note: This description is not intended to establish a total definition of the job, but an outline of the duties.

BESS Electrical Engineer Remote working from home £60k + Benefits     About the role: Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with a market leading renewable energy provider to recruit a BESS Electrical Engineer. The strategically important BESS Electrical Engineer role comes with a salary of £50k-£60k basic, 12.5% bonus, Pension, health cover and life assurance. If you’re a BESS Electrical Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then upload your CV to apply today.                     Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will:

• Produce substation layouts, SLD preparation, wiring schematics, cable sizing calculations, earthing layouts, protection scheme development, cable containment solutions, etc.
• Ensure engineering designs are completed to planned timescales.
• Evaluating technical specifications in the tender documentation packages and reviewing risks and implications of the requirements.
• Electrical design activities for the DC and AC installation of energy storage projects

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

• HNC/HND or equivalent minimum; BSc, BEng or equivalent desired

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

• Enthusiasm towards decarbonisation and renewable energy
• Experience within energy storage either in consultancy, DNO, ICP, renewable energy developer, or alternatively another engineering environment mandatory.
• Good knowledge of electrical design software (eplan or similar)
• Knowledge and understanding of international and UK electrical standards

    Salary and benefits of the BESS Electrical Engineer role:

• £50k-£60k basic DOE
• 12.5% bonus
• 6% Pension
• Health Insurance
• Life Assurance

    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

We have an excellent opportunity for an Active Waste Chemist at our Fawley site. To support the Radioactives Business Manager with running the Radioactive (RA) waste team at Tradebe Fawley, ensuring the compliant and safe control of radioactive inputs onto and through the Fawley site that will provide revenue growth to the business. We offer

• Salary £40,000 - £45,000
• 10% bonus
• 6% Pension
• Flexible benefits (access to our benefits platform for discounts and cash back on shopping purchases, gyms and leisure activities, cycle to work scheme and dedicated wellbeing centre)

The person

• Qualified Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) or working towards - Desirable 
• Computer literate (MS Excel, MS Word and SAP)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Team Player
• Positive attitude
• Professional approach
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communicator
• Ability to solve problems
• Aware of the need for discretion and confidentiality
• Be flexible to meet deadlines and to be able to work under specified and agreed time constraints
• Profit and service focussed whilst maintaining compliance at all times
• Ability to manage staff (act as a line manager)
• H&S and Environmental Legislation
• Knowledge of ADR regulations relating to radioactive materials as a minimum but ideally with a relevant qualification
• Knowledge of the UK radioactive waste management and nuclear industry
• Knowledge of hazardous waste processing particularly chemical and physical wastes considerations
• Commercial Knowledge
• Experience of SAP

The role

• To support the RA Business Manager in leading and managing the cradle to grave process of RA incineration at Fawley from initial enquiry through all phases of processing to final disposal, ensuring an efficient and professional service at all times.
• Act as Radiation Protection Supervisor for Fawley site, providing appropriate training for site staff and contractors on radiation awareness, specific radiological hazards on site and monitoring for radiological contamination.
• Producing radiological risk assessments and maintaining monitoring systems and documentation in line with IRR2017 to ensure the radiological protection of staff working on site
• Develop and Maintain Work Instructions for all tasks associated with radioactive waste at Fawley, including the training & development of personnel in relation to handling radioactive materials and being the lead responsible person for dosimetry monitoring of staff members at Fawley.
• To ensure compliance is maintained at all times against the sites Radioactive Environmental Permit with adherence to procedures, RPS control of operations and maintenance of accurate records including instrument calibration, site monitoring and routine safety checks.
• Support the maintenance of systems of work that ensure data integrity for accuracy of reporting KPI’s to customers and to regulatory bodies such as the Environment Agency.
• Liaise with the nominated Radiation Protection Advisor on all aspects of radiological business
• Act as a point of contact for new enquiries, advising on characterisation and packaging to ensure conformance with waste acceptance criteria, undertaking capability reviews of new waste streams when required and acting as Deputy Delivery Manager for key contracts, ensuring KPIs are met and working with the customer to resolve issues and non-conformances.
• Manage a team of technical staff, ensuring training requirements are met and records of development and progression are maintained. Assisting the RA Business Manager in managing the dynamic priorities of the department, including setting internal KPIs and monitoring the performance of the team.

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• Managing the brokering and tracking of large contract jobs in partnership with external customers and internal sites, both internationally and within the UK, including use of SAP management systems.
• Pricing waste streams in accordance with existing pricing matrices, identifying waste streams where a pricing review or involvement of other business areas would be beneficial and participation in the generation of new pricing structures for bids and tenders.
• Applying your broad knowledge of the radioactive waste industry and plant processes to support sales teams when writing bids, informing decisions on pricing and risk reduction, reaching back into the varied specialist departments within Tradebe Fawley departments and across Tradebe UK when required for more detailed technical requests or specific queries.
• Support the RA business manager with Annual reporting activities such as Sealed sources registration and compliance.
• Attend Fawley and group wide meetings to inform on upcoming projects and ensure good inter-departmental communication.
• Leading site tours and visits from customers and other stakeholders, for example during site audits and duty of care visits.
• Willing to train as a Deputy programmer of radioactive waste to be disposed of at the Fawley site

Site Quality Engineer - Electrical Onsite/Remote (Travel around UK) £40 - £45k plus benefits     About the role: Astute’s Renewables team is partnering 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 to recruit a Site Quality Engineer - Electrical for their sites nation wide. The strategically important Site Quality Engineer - Electrical role comes with a salary of up to £45k, bonus, pension, full health care, mobile, PC, PPE and remote working. If you’re a Site Quality Engineer - Electrical  with a real passion for quality assurance and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does then upload your CV to apply today.     Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Head of Project Management and Head of Quality you will:

• Quality management (on-site) of utility scale Solar PV and Battery Storage projects.
• Coordinating with project management team, checking installation works against quality and contractual requirements.
• On site HSQE checks, ensuring highest standards are maintained in compliance with UK HSE and CDM regulations.
• Site quality checks - timely completion, inspections, tests etc.
• Quality plan and implementation for all projects.
• Day to day management of subcontractors with regards to quality control.
• Preparation of site quality documentation for project handover and O&M or safety.
• Identify and escalate any NCR’s or risks to budget, programme, or quality to Project Management team .
• Reporting weekly to Project Quality Manager.

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

• Electrical engineering qualification or training.
• Experience with Solar PV and or Battery Storage within the UK.
• SMSTS qualification a plus.
• First Aid trained a plus.
• Good knowledge and experience of quality management.

    Personal skills: The Site Quality Engineer - Electrical role would suit someone who is:

• Self-starter with commitment to self-development.
• Passionate about quality control and renewable energy.
• Ability to work away and travel to site nationwide.
• Clean UK Drivers Licence.

    Salary and benefits of the Site Quality Engineer - Electrical role:

• Salary from £40 - £45k
• Bonus 7.5% KPI Driven
• Pension
• Full Health Cover
• 4x Life cover
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Mobile, PC, 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 07441391775 to speak to Sue Greeff who can tell you more.   INDREN

Senior Quality Engineer

Southampton

Full Time

 

Introduction… We are currently recruiting for a Senior Quality Engineer with sound electrical or mechanical knowledge, and time served experience as a quality engineer, to join a world leading group in the energy and telecom cable system industry.

 

Roles & Responsibilities As the Senior Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• The maintenance of an established and certified ISO9001 QMS including document control, CA/PA systems and calibration for the factory.
• The definition and maintenance of the quality control plans for different product families according to the existing standards, our clients standard and specific Customer requirements.
• Ensuring the correct application of work instructions and quality control plans together with Quality Management Systems procedures.
• The planning and implementation of Quick Process Audits and their follow up.
• Ensuring adequate tests and controls to verify product conformity, starting from incoming inspection on raw materials and components to final test on finished goods.
• Directly managing customer quality inspection visits / audits or Factory Acceptance Tests and providing product quality certification where needed.
• Responsible for customer complaints management, investigation, and reporting – including customer site visits as necessary.
• Drive Improvement Projects aimed at reducing internal nonconformities and relevant costs of poor quality (COPQ).
• Introducing appropriate operational quality tools to monitor and reduce variation in the manufacturing processes and provide active feedback from routine, batch, and random testing and inspection.
• Quality reporting for both UK and Corporate Management on a defined set of measures (RFT, COPQ, number of Customer claims).
• Conducting or playing an active role in IMS internal audits and supplier audits.
• Taking an active role in Operations and Telecom Business Quarterly reviews.
• Manage a team of four members, one quality technician and three quality inspectors.

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

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Previous Quality Management experience
• Be able to demonstrate proven analytical skills

 

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

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working
• 25 days holiday + statutory
• Free onsite parking
• Opportunity for progression

How to Apply

To apply, please call Charlotte Jones on 02393 910 037 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a global renewable energy provider to recruit a Site Supervisor for its North London site. The Site Supervisor role comes with a salary of £55,265 DOE, bonus scheme, pension and car allowance. If you’re a Site Supervisor and are looking to work for an organisation that is at the forefront of the UK’s renewable energy sector, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties  

• Be responsible for the HSE performance of all personnel under their control, and for stopping work where this might be compromised
• Ensures work is executed in accordance with the contract and adhere with project time and budget.
• Coordinates all on site consortium partners and sub-contractors
• Produce change requests (technical, time and costs)
• Prepare and follows-up deviations and claims
• Plan and execute the installation testing procedures
• Delivers Lessons Learned and feedback for current and future projects
• Keeps the Site Manager informed of all site-related activities

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree (desirable)
• Site Supervisor Safety Training (SSSTS)

    Personal skills The Site Supervisor role would suit someone who is:

• Good understanding with previous experience in supervising Steel Structure builds and Ducting
• Experienced as a supervisor in construction with industrial plants
• Previous experience with co-ordinating contacts and contractors on site
• Knowledge of relevant HSEQ legal and management system requirements

    Salary and benefits of the Site Supervisor role  

• Salary £47,000 - £55,000 DOE
• Bonus 8.5%
• Employer pension contribution 5%
• Car allowance £6,000

Astute’s team is partnering with an industry leader in specialist water treatment equipment in the UK to recruit a Service Engineer for its operations in Inverness and the surrounding areas. The Service Engineer position is vital for the continued operation and service provided to clients & customers, and comes with a competitive salary of up to £32,000 DOE, opportunity to grow your salary through commissioned sales, full equipment (inc PPE), van + fuel card, and 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off! If you’re an Engineer with experience working in the water sector and are looking to work for an organisation that delivers excellence for all customers, then submit your CV to apply today. This role will involve a 1 in 6 callout rota.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Service Manager you will be responsible for:  

• The maintenance, service and repair of various specialist water treatment equipment including standard base exchange, filtration, deionisation, reverse osmosis and laboratory water treatment products.
• Installation, removal and commissioning of the equipment on-site.
• Understand the water treatment process, product and technical issues with an ability to fault find using first line investigation techniques.
• Contribute to financial sales targets by recommending and quoting the necessary added value spares, refurbishments and consumable items to maintain the customer's equipment in optimum operating condition.
• Performing out of hours and breakdown cover when required.
• Assisting clients with technical faults.
• Completing risk assessments, activity reports and other documentation as required.
• Offering after sales technical support.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Minimum Level 2 Engineering qualification
• Full UK Driving license
• Industrial maintenance experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn

    Salary and benefits of the Service Engineer role

• Competitive salary up to £30,000 + Overtime
• Company vehicle + Fuel card
• Laptop, mobile and PPE
• Overtime available
• 5% commission on all successful parts quotes

BESS Control Engineer 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 BESS Control Engineer to be responsible for BESS and Solar PV Controller through design to delivery and commissioning.                     Roles & Responsibilities As BESS Control Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Take the lead on preparing BESS (EMS, BCS, SCADA, Visualisation) and PV plant controllers.
• Work and manage with third party plant controller providers to make sure that the delivered product meets the needs of the specific site requirements and allows for a flawless commissioning phase of all components. 
• Review design elements, flow charts and functional specifications, prepare scope of works and make sure requirements are met.
• Make sure that all critical and relevant parameters especially from the battery system are monitored properly and depicted in the operator´s interface.
• Set up communication system architecture, choose of switches and setting up IP-structure (e.g. VLANs).
• A good understanding for state-of-the-art IT/OT security procedures and equipment.

    Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following: •             Degree in electrical engineering or equivalent qualification with demonstratable Battery Storage experience. •             Experience with Renewable Energy technologies in the UK is preferable. •             Familiarity with PLC systems, programming language and communication protocols. •             Experience and understanding of BESS control systems is desirable.       Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £70k / £80k basic
• Bonus
• Pension/Life Insurance/Healthcare

    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 07441391775 to speak to Sue Greeff who can tell you more.     INDREN