Astute People Ltd

Ground Maintenance Technician – Solar

Slough Area

£26,000 + Company vehicle

 

Introduction…

Our leading global renewable energy client require a Ground Maintenance technician to join our Ground Maintenance division. The purpose of the role is to carry out effective ground works on the ground mounted and floating solar farms, to help maintain production levels and adhere to planning regulations.

 

Role and Responsibilities

The Ground Maintenance Technician will be responsible for:

• Responsible for the ground maintenance works of solar farms including grass cutting, hedge cutting, spraying, strimming, floating structure maintenance & vegetation removal
• To undertake Solar panel cleaning, using a specifically designed tractor mounted rotating brush and pressurized water system. As well as handheld rotating machinery for the floating array
• Undertake trenching, digging, fence repairs and other manual tasks to assist the Field Service Engineers with repairs and alterations to sites
• Basic maintenance of ground maintenance equipment
• Being able to stay away overnight, expenses pre-paid, 2-3 nights a week at peak times.

 

Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

•  Experience with Ground Maintenance, Landscaping, or similar work
• Trailer license
• Tractor driving experience
• Strimmer and brush cutter experience/certificate.
• PA1 & PA6
• Full UK Driving License

 

 

Salary & Package

In addition to an exciting career, you will also receive

•  £26,000
• Company vehicle
• Overtime
• 25 Days holiday plus Bank holidays

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please email a copy of your CV and covering letter to [email protected] or call 02392 222 968 and ask for Kieran Boyton-Salts.

Solar Farm Electrical Technician

Dorset

 

Introduction…

Astute are proud to be working with one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies who are looking for a Solar Farm Electrical Technician to join their team. The client delivers renewable energy projects across the world working across onshore and offshore wind, solar, energy storage and transmission and distribution.

 

 

Role and Responsibilities

The Solar Farm Electrical Technician will be responsible for:

• Performing Operation & Maintenance tasks on utility-scale solar plants with outputs of 5 MW and above
• To ensure the solar plants achieve outstanding levels of safety, quality and performance
• Undertake planned inspection and maintenance
• Inspection, testing and maintenance of PV modules, DC strings and inverters
• Undertake AC and DC testing, troubleshooting and fault-finding
• Keep accurate maintenance records and compile reports

 

Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

• Experience in Operations & Maintenance in large scale solar environments
• Expereince working with SCADA or data monitoring systems
• DC & LV installation, fault find, testing and commissioning experience
• High Voltage expereince
• Fully qualified Electrician
• Full UK Driving License

 

Salary & Package

In addition to an exciting career, you will also receive

 

•  £30,000 - £40,000 DOE
•  Company van and fuel card
•  Private Healthcare
•  Pension scheme & Life assurance
•  Company Bonus scheme
•  25 Days holiday plus Bank holidays

 

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please email a copy of your CV and covering letter to [email protected] or call 07441391775 and ask for Sue Greeff.

Senior Account Manager

Water Treatment and Water Hygiene

West Midlands

Up £40,000 + Commission and Company Vehicle

 

Introduction…

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Account Manager to join the UK No.1 specialist of Water Treatment and Water Hygiene. Working as a Senior Account Manager, you will be achieving personal sales targets via a mixture of contract base retention and growth, upselling to existing clients and actively seeking out and converting new clients.

Roles & Responsibilities As a Senior Account Manager you will be responsible for:

• Managing and maintaining Client accounts and responding to requests and compliance issues
• Monitoring performance and raising with Delivery team is issues arise
• Negotiate  contract renewals and re-engage lost accounts.
• Monitoring financial KPIs and take action as require to ensure the account remains on budget
• Compile quarterly reviews to track account progress and up/cross-sell opportunities

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Experience of working within the Water Treatment and Water Hygiene sectors
• Strong sales experience including account management experience
• Previous history of exceeding sales targets
• Good negotiation skills
• A full UK driving licence

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

• Up to £40,000 basic salary
• Commission
• Company vehicle, laptop and phone
• Full training provided
• Fantastic company benefits
• Holiday package

 

Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a Temporary and False works business with a commitment to professional development, innovation and sustainability, to recruit a Development Technician for their new office in Burton on Trent. The strategically important Development Technician role comes with a salary of up to £45,000, a 10% Employer pension contribution and hybrid working. If you’re an AutoCAD Technician and are looking to work for an organisation that is growing within the innovation space, then submit your CV to apply today.   Responsibilities and duties of the Development Technician role   Reporting to the Development and Quality you will:  

• Produce fabrication and manufacturing drawings
• Create 3D models as and when is required
• Produce test schemes
• Test products and prototypes
• Inspect new products

Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  

• HNC or HND in Engineering
• AutoCAD qualifications would be desirable

Personal skills   The Development Technician role would suit someone who is:  

• Ambitious and have a desire to continue to grow
• Able to work independently but also as part of a team
• Able to work under time-based pressure
• Keen to challenge and be challenged at work
• Open to new ideas and ways of working

Salary and benefits of the Development Technician role  

• Up to £45,000 dependant on experience
• Company bonus based on, company performance and individual performance, paid in March
• Flexible working
• 10% employer pension

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CNC Turner Programmer £16ph + Pension/Holiday/overtime Portsmouth, Hampshire       Introduction Astute Technical are currently recruiting for a CNC Turner Programmer who is fully conversant with Fanuc to join one of the South Coasts most established sub contract manufacturing companies, working from complex customer drawings and specifications to create CNC Programs on the latest and most sophisticated CNC Turning Centres. This is an excellent opportunity to work with prestigious clients in the Renewable Energy, Medical, Sonar and Aerospace Industry sectors.                     Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Production Manager you will be responsible for:

• Programme, Set and Operate CNC Turning machines
• Prove out CNC programs ensuring the highest quality is maintained at all times and the machining processes are running efficiently to maximise productivity.
• Able to program Online to gain maximum efficiency

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

• Fully conversant with online programming, ideally Siemens, however any other operating system will be considered as Training is provided
• Experienced in setting and programming Turning Machines
• Worked to ISO9001 standards

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

• Competitive rate of £16ph
• 22 days leave + Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme
• Overtime

    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.     INDEED REFERENCE

Astutes Power Team are working exclusively with Marchwood Power Limited who own & operate the Marchwood Gas Fired Power Station in Southampton. This plant is able to produce 900MW of Power in a Combined Cycle configuration. Due to an internal promotion we are now looking for a Control & Instrumentation Technician to join the Maintenance Team. The C&I Technician is an integral role within the Maintenance department responsible for the short & long term maintenance on all Control & Instrumentation assets as well as supporting on projects & outages. This excellent opportunity offers an attractive salary up to £54,500 per year plus overtime opportunity, bonus and full benefits package. For candidates willing to consider moving for the right role, there is also relocation assistance available.                        Responsibilities and duties: As the Control & Instrumentation Technician you will be responsible for:

• Carrying out pre-planned / reactive maintenance and calibrations on instrumentation equipment including pressure, level, flow, temperature sensors
• Performing fault finding and maintenance activities on the Control System which includes the Siemens T3000 Control System & Siemens S7 PLC’s
• Ensuring maintenance plans and targets are achieved safely and within environmental parameters of the power station
• Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• Assisting in plant developments and projects
• Supervising and setting to work on site contractors
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site CMMS
• Assist in outage planning, scheduling and coordination
• Other duties as required – please enquire for full job specification

      Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• A recognised Process Control / Instrumentation / Automation / Electronics engineering apprenticeship ideally gained in a heavy process industry e.g. power station, pharmaceutical plant, steels works, paper mill, manufacturing etc.
• An HNC / ONC or equivalent in relevant engineering would be advantageous
• Ideally an IOSH or NEBOSH or Health & Safety Qualification

      Personal skills The Control & Instrumentation Technician would suit someone with:

• Experience with control systems (DCS, SCADA, PLC’s) and instrumentation (flow, pressure, temperature, level etc) equipment
• Practical knowledge of maintenance procedures and processes associated with heavy process industries
• Ability to confidently carry out loop checks and ladder logic
• Competent in reading & interrogating P&ID’s
• Competent with Permit to Work systems
• Working knowledge of legislation relevant to the role such as HASAWA, SIS, PSSR & ATEX

    Salary and benefits of the Control & Instrumentation Technician role:

• Excellent salary and package up to £54,500 (DOE)
• Relocation assistance (if applicable)
• Overtime opportunities
• Bonus opportunity
• Pension
• Days position
• Opportunity to work on a large, efficient, thermal power station
• Further benefits available

 

CCTV Engineer - Solar UK Wide £40k Basic + Benefits     About the role: Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with> a leading renewable energy provider with a commitment to professional development and sustainability to recruit a CCTV to cover national sites. The new and exciting CCTV Engineer role comes with a salary of £40k, pension and career development opportunities. If you’re a CCTV 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 O&M Manager you will:

• You will work to a planned maintenance schedule
• You will respond in a timely manner to breakdowns
• Diagnose faults and Inspect work in progress and upon completion
• Repair equipment when necessary and Inspect work for satisfactory performance

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

• 17/18th Edition Electrical Regulations qualification
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    Personal skills: The CCTV Engineer role would suit someone who is:  

• Must have been in a similar role for ideally a minimum for 2 years
• Worked on large scale solar projects
• Must have a comprehensive knowledge of DC Electrical systems
• You must be able to understand site drawings and SLDs.

      Salary and benefits of the CCTV Engineer role:  

• £35k - £40k basic
• Pension/healthcare/Life policy
• Bonus

      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  

Job Title: Accounts Payable Administrator Reports to: Senior Finance Officer Job Family: Finance Direct Reports:   None Collaborates with: HOCHTIEF Employees Project subcontractors Project suppliers Stakeholders    

1. Purpose of the Role

1.1       To provide clerical support to the Finance function, input and verification of source documents onto the ledgers in line with company procedures and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practise.  

1. Guiding Principles

INTEGRITY

• Take pride in your work and that of your team members
• Understand and support others in the achievement of their own goals.
• Encourage a fair culture; empowering and supporting your team or team members to initiate improvements to services by sharing information, questioning constructively, providing honest and open feedback.
• Listen carefully to others – showing that you respect and value their input.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Look for ways to maximise the value of working together by building support, providing focus and given direction to deliver joint outcomes.
• Take accountability for your work and own development needs.
• Challenge and confront sub-standard performance and recognise good performance.

INNOVATION

• Design, innovate and influence solutions to best address inefficiencies.
• Promote and drive continuous improvement
• Balance risk when considering innovative thinking and future possibilities.
• Seek to learn from team members for the benefit of your own self-development.

DELIVER

• Take personal responsibility for delivering services.
• Be willing to go the extra mile for your customers.
• Pursue a “can-do” attitude in all the work you can deliver.
• Learn from and share experiences to ensure improved delivery.
• Be visible and accessible to all your team/service members.
• Work together with colleagues and customers and take the time to build effective and rational working relationships.
• Support others in working together; help each other to develop common focus.
• Work well and appreciate people who have different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds.
• Customers are both our clients and team members – recognise different perspectives and goals in order to maximise achievement for all parties.

SUSTAINABILITY

• Work safely to maintain the health of both yourself and others.
• Communicate relevant information regularly and effectively.
• Take the time to build effective relationships with customers, stakeholders, colleagues and partners.
• Embrace change to ensure our business is sustainable

 

1. Role Accountabilities
   1. Receive invoices into email, capture on invoice register and distribute to persons to action.
   2. Input supplier invoices onto SAP system.
   3. Monitor integrity of Office Managers GRN inputs, raise and address queries as appropriate.
   4. Pro-actively assist site personnel with SAP input queries.
   5. Input non purchase order nominal invoices ensuring accurate coding.
   6. Deal with first line supplier queries and resolve or escalate as appropriate.
   7. Scan invoices onto SAP system and ensure they are correctly matched to the posting entry.
   8. Perform statement reconciliations to verify supplier balances.
   9. Accurately code and input the Barclaycard Statement.
   10. Input expense claim forms to SAP system ensuring accuracy and coding.
   11. Process SAP payment runs as requested.
   12. Ability to provide cover for colleagues with duties including but not limited to:

3.12.1   Subcontract payments.

1. Additional Duties
   1. Any other duties consistent with your status and seniority, as necessary to meet the needs of the Business of the Company.
2. Key Safety Responsibilities
   1. Please see separate individual responsibilities for Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental (HSQE) matters attached.
3. Required Project knowledge
   1. None  
4. Authority Limits
   1. As per HOCHTIEF company policy

 

1. Signatures

Finance Manager   Signature:   Date Signed:   Finance Clerk   Signature:   Date Signed:   Date of Next review: 1 year PERSON SPECIFICATION To be used for recruitment purposes and to analyse training for existing employees     Essential Desirable Relevant Experience     Education and Training     Knowledge     Skills and Abilities     Appearance       Personal Circumstances         Training Required from IMS     Essential Desirable Project IMS     Safety     Environment     Quality     Commercial     Finance and Accounting     HR     IT