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Technical Manager
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Astute’s team is exclusively partnering with one of the UK industry leaders in Hazardous Waste Management to recruit a Graduate System Support Analyst to join their established technical team in Wolverhampton. This position is focussed around the strategic systems management for their waste systems and enquiry process.   The Graduate System Support Analyst role comes with a salary of £25,000- £27,000 dependant on experience and the chance to join their development programme on-site. If you hold a degree (or equivalent) in a software, computer or science related subject and have an interest in working within a technical systems team, submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Technical Systems Manager you will:  
  • Provide key technical support in relation to internal waste management systems, auditing projects and enquiry order processes (EOP) to ensure efficient implementation and development of current and future systems.
  • Carry out day-to-day management of support enquiries from all areas of the business, liaising with teams across the entire business unit.
  • Provide assistance in the training of on-site teams in the use of these internal systems and required processes.
  • Audit data within the internal systems for quality management, working in line with business objectives and current procedures, presenting reports and feedback to senior teams on performance.
  • Provide administrative and technical support on all Waste Management System enquiries alongside the Technical Systems Manager.
  • Set up technical data within the system, ensuring all information meets current permit requirements and legislative compliance.
  • Proactive regular internal and external interfacing and communication, producing technical reports when required.
  • Maintaining continuous professional development and competence for the role
  • Any other reasonable duties as and when required.
This role would suit a recent graduate with an interest in technical systems and a passion for working within the waste management/ environmental sector.     Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:
  • A degree or equivalent (HNC, HND) in a Science, IT, Mathematics or a related technical subject.
  • Full UK driving licence is essential.
  • Some prior experience using SQL of similar computer programming language would be preferable.
  • Ability to perform logical analysis and interpret technical data.
    Personal skills The Graduate System Support Analyst role would suit someone who is:
  • A strong communicator, able to work and coordinate with people at all levels of the business.
  • Comfortable working in a customer focussed role.
  • Flexible in their approach to work and comfortable travelling and staying away when needed for work.
    Salary and benefits of the Systems Support Engineer role
  • Basic salary of £25,000 - 27,000 DOE
  • Enrolment into their internal development/ progression programme.
  • Holiday allowance of 25 days + bank holidays
  • Competitive health benefits package.
   

Bid Co-ordinator
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Maintenance Engineer
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading timber processor to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for its Troon site.  The Maintenance Engineer role comes with a competitive hourly rate + 30% shift allowance and additional benefits.  If you’re a multiskilled Maintenance Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that is a recognised leader in their industry, then submit your CV to apply today.                  Responsibilities and duties  Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor you will:
  • Carry out reactive and proactive maintenance on production plant and equipment.
  • Installation of new equipment
  • Fault find and resolve problems on equipment.
  • Participate in both summer and winter plant overhauls.
  • Complete work permits as required. 
Professional qualifications  We are looking for someone with the following:
  • Time-served multi skilled maintenance professional
  • Experience in similar heavy processing environment. 
  • Relevant engineering qualification in either mechanical or electrical. 
  • Multiskilled 
   Personal skills The Maintenance Engineer role would suit someone who is:
  • Excellent with planning and attention to detail
  • Able to work individually or part of a team.
  • Self-motivated. 
  Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Engineer role 
  • Competitive salary
  • Shift allowance

O&M Engineer (Sevenoaks/Dartford)
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
O&M Engineer Dartford £40k basic + Benefits package Astute are proud to be working with a high-profile client who are a specialist alternative asset manager providing funds, direct investments, and tailored investment solutions, including co-investment across a range of highly differentiated alternative investment strategies. With a growing portfolio of Energy Assets covering Solar, Energy Storage and Wind, a new and exciting vacancy now exists for a O&M Engineer to be responsible for Preventative and reactive maintenance. Roles & Responsibilities As the Operations & Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for:  
  • To help the GH O&M team to achieve high HSQE standards across our portfolio, working closely with HSE Manager.
  • Deliver all the Preventative Maintenance and Reactive Maintenance on the allocated portfolio.
  • Complete Site Inspections across the portfolio as required.
  • Provide reports after each inspection on site (Monthly or reactive)
  • Use SCADA to monitor the health of the BESS assets under management.
Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:
  • 18th Edition certified
  • Solar or BESS experience would be advantageous, but not essential.
  • Maintenance background in heavy industrial engineering/manufacturing will also be considered.
Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:
  • £40k basic
  • 20% Bonus
  • Company car, Healthcare, Pension, Fuel Card
  • Laptop/iPad
  • On call uplift
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.  

Construction Manager
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with an international player in the nuclear energy market recognised for its innovative solutions and technology for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear sector to recruit a Mechanical Construction Manager for its Hinkley Point C project.

 

The Mechanical Construction Manager position comes with a salary starting at £62,000, 8% employer pension contributions, professional membership body support, and a wealth of other benefits.

 

If you’re a Construction Manager with a Mechanical bias and are looking to work for an organisation that rewards its employees for great work then submit your CV to apply today.

 

               

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager you will:  
  • Provide coordination and direction in the implementation and completion of site.
  • Ensure site works are executed and controlled.
  • Develop and lead the site management processes
  • Manage projects, site activities and participate in bids for site or project management activities.
  • Ensure site work delivery planning is in line with HSE/CDM practices.
  • Develop, lead, and oversee site teams.
  • Manage relationships with stakeholders and client.
  • Provide site reports and manage the day to day running of the site activities.

 

Professional qualifications

 

We are looking for someone with the following:

 
  • City and Guilds or NVQ level 3 (minimum) in Engineering with a Mechanical bias.
  • SMSTS
  • CSCS
  • IOSH Managing safely

 

 

Personal skills

 

The Mechanical Construction Manager role would suit someone who is:

 
  • Managing site activities in excess of £5M.
  • A strong HSE understanding with CDM 2015 regulations

 

 

Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Construction Manager role

 
  • A salary starting at £62,000 per annum.
  • 8% Employer pension contributions.
  • Accommodation allowances (tax free)
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Professional membership body support
  • Private healthcare

 

 

 

 


EC&I Designer
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

EC&I Designer - Nuclear

Remote Working / Multiple locations Warrington, Bristol, Newbury, Leicester or Cumbria

Salary of £30,000 - £38,400 + Benefits

 

Introduction…

Astute are looking to recruit several EC&I Designers to join a prestigious Engineering Consultancy within the Nuclear sector. EC&I Designers will be responsible for designing the technical deliverables across multiple nuclear projects at very different stages of plant lifecycle.

Roles & Responsibilities

As the EC&I Designer, you will be responsible for:

  • Preparing and producing drawings and project documentation throughout the design lifecycle
  • Liaising with colleagues and stakeholders during the design lifecycle
  • Developing innovative design solutions and finding solutions for the manufacturing and installation issues
  • Assisting more senior designers in a range of activities such as estimates, maintenance and improvement
  • Support the business winning process through input into or review of tender requirements, including estimates
  • Other duties as required

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for EC&I Designers with the following:

  • HND or equivalent in the relevant subject
  • Relevant experience in a similar role either in Nuclear or a heavy process industry such as power generation, oil & gas, chemical, or defence
  • Knowledge of CAD
  • Knowledge of General Engineering Drawing Practice
  • Incorporated Engineer status

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

  • Salary up to £38,0000
  • Contributory Pension up to 7%
  • Death in Service
  • 25 Days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Professional membership subscriptions

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or call 07441391174 to speak to Sandra who can tell you more.

Monitoring & Performance Engineer
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Monitoring & Performance Engineer - Solar       Bristol OR Remote Starting salary up to £28,000   Introduction… Astute are proud to be working with one of the UK’s top Solar companies to find a Monitoring & Performance Engineer to join their ever growing team. The ideal candidate will have experience with computerised monitoring systems on plant and equipment   Roles & Responsibilities As a Monitoring & Performance Engineer, you will be responsible for:
  • Monitoring assets remotely and immediately reporting to O&M and Asset Managers
  • Tracking equipment issues and defect throughout the entire lifecycle of the assets
  • Analyse the systems data to inform decisions and identify current and long term issues
  • Maintain data security and confidentiality in line with any applicable SLAs
  • Participate in site visits to inspect solar projects
  • Provide support to the O&M, Asset Management and Engineering teams to diagnose and remedy any operational problems
  Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:
  • Recognised Engineering Qualification
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Interpretation of electrical and mechanical drawings
  • Experience with computerised monitoring systems on plant and equipment (preferably solar)
  Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:
  • Starting salary up to £28,000
  • Flexible working hours/Hyrbid
  • Opportunity to travel overseas
  How to Apply If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 023 93 911 007 to speak to Simon Cheung who can tell you more.  

BoP Project Manager
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

BoP Project Manager   

Bridgwater

Nuclear

Competitive salary, company van and benefits package

 

Introduction

 

We are currently recruiting for an Experience BoP Project Manager with experience of delivering mechanical design & manufacturing projects in the nuclear sector. As the BoP Project Manager, you will be required to work as part of the piping team and manage multiple suppliers whilst ensure they have the relevant information.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the

Project Manager you will be responsible for:

 

  • Will be working as part of the piping team
  • Assist with the delivery of mechanical design & manufacturing projects
  • Delivering the design, procurement, and manufacture of pipework
  • Managing several different suppliers
  • Ensure the delivery of the material on time, at cost and to high quality

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

 

  • Degree or equivalent in relevant engineering subject – ideally mechanical
  • Experience of working large pipework projects
  • Knowledge of Nuclear Steam Supply Systems
  • Experience of working in a configuration-controlled design project
  • Will need to have or be able to obtain necessary security clearance

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

 

  • Competitive market related Salary
  •  Generous holiday entitlement
  • Travel and accommodation allowance (if qualify)
  • Competitive money purchase pension scheme with life assurance
  • Share ownership scheme
  • Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to deliver and be your best.

 

How to Apply

 

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393910041 and ask to speak to Matthew Brindley who can tell you more.

 


Project Manager - Marine
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent

Assistant Operations Manager
PERMANENT
  • TERMS: permanent
Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading energy company to recruit an Assistant Operations Manager for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Runcorn.  The Assistant Operations Manager role comes with a basic salary of £70,000 and full benefits package. If you’re an experienced operations professional and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.                                  Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Operations Manager you will be responsible for:  
  • Succession plan to move into Operations Manager position in approximately 18 months.
  • Responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of the plant
  • The day-to-day management of the full operations team
  • Ensuring the power station operates and complies within environmental regulations at all times
  • Liaising with the Maintenance Manager and other relevant personnel regarding projects, maintenance, outages, costing and programming of plant improvements
  • The day-to-day monitoring of plant efficiency and directing the operations staff to optimise the power station accordingly
  • Preparing the annual budget for the Operations department for review and work within this budget
  • Carry out annual performance reviews with operations staff
  • Prepare reports and presentation relating to the plant’s operational activities as required
    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  
  • A relevant engineering or technical qualification at degree / HND / HNC level
  • An IOSH or NEBOSH qualification will be desired  
    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The Assistant Operations Manager role would suit someone who has:  
  • Extensive operations experience in industrial engineering environments such as Power (EfW, CCGT, CHP, Biomass, Coal, etc), Paper Mills, Oil & Gas, COMAH sites, Utilities, etc
  • Knowledge of environmental permits, H&S issues and safe working environments
  • Experience liaising with governing bodies such as the EA and HSE
  • Experience of managing budgets and in the training and development of staff
  • Supervisory / management experience
    Salary and benefits of the Assistant Operations Manager role  
  • A basic salary of £70,000 + full benefits package.
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