Gemma Harfield

• Leading and advising on all Protection & Control aspects of projects, ensuring compliance with relevant standards
• Leading design activities including:
  • Chairing design workshops and review meetings
  • Working closely with internal and external stakeholders
• Developing engineering deliverables such as:
  • Single Line Diagrams (SLDs)
  • Key Line Diagrams (KLDs)
  • System architecture and concept designs
• Producing and reviewing detailed Protection & Control designs including:
  • Schematics
  • General arrangements and layouts
  • Supporting calculations and schedules
• Producing and reviewing technical documentation such as:
  • Functional Design Specifications
  • Design intent and compliance documentation
• Supporting tendering and sales teams with technical input and solution development
• Undertaking site visits and non-intrusive surveys to support design and project delivery
• Supporting client approval processes and ensuring solutions meet specifications and regulatory requirements
• Supporting Project Managers with programme, cost, and change management activities
• Identifying and managing technical risks to ensure successful project delivery to time, cost, and quality
• Providing technical guidance and support to other engineers within the team

• Strong experience within Protection & Control systems in the UK Transmission & Distribution sector
• Working knowledge of IEC 61850 and its application in substation environments
• Experience with Protection & Control technologies across key industry vendors
• Understanding of substation communication protocols and systems
• Knowledge of cyber security requirements within Protection & Control design
• Ability to produce and interpret complex engineering documentation and designs
• Degree qualified (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel as required

• A strong technical leader with excellent problem-solving ability
• Structured and analytical in their approach
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Able to lead, support, and mentor other engineers
• An excellent communicator with both internal and external stakeholders
• Able to work under pressure and meet project deadlines
• Flexible and adaptable to achieve the best project outcomes to travel and occasionally stay away from home

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare
• Lifestyle screening
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Mental health assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme
• Support toward professional registration (IEng / CEng) and paid membership fees

• Managing a portfolio of projects with cumulative values of several million pounds, from inception through to delivery
• Ensuring projects are delivered to agreed timescales, specifications, budgets and customer satisfaction levels
• Leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams including:
  • Project Managers
  • Hardware and Software Engineers
  • Installation Engineers (team sizes up to ~30)
• Taking full financial responsibility for project delivery, including budget control, margin performance and subcontractor management
• Liaising closely with internal production and engineering teams based in Stone
• Managing subcontractors for specialist works and services
• Ensuring all Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety (QEHS) requirements are met across projects
• Holding regular progress and review meetings with clients
• Supporting the development of long-term client relationships and future business opportunities
• Overseeing the full project lifecycle including requirements definition, design and substantiation, implementation and testing, installation and commissioning and ongoing support

• 5–10+ years’ experience in Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) project management within the nuclear industry or a similarly regulated environment
• Strong understanding of PLC/SCADA systems and electrical hardware
• Experience working with NEC3 / NEC4 contracts
• Experience managing subcontractors and complex supply chains
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills
• Ability to obtain Security Clearance (SC)
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel, including occasional stays away

• Project management qualification (e.g. APM, PMI or similar)
• Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely)
• Experience using CEMAR
• Degree qualified, ideally in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

• A strong leader with proven team management experience
• Commercially astute with a strategic mindset
• An excellent communicator with strong client-facing skills
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple complex projects
• Able to work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines
• Proactive in identifying risks and driving solutions
• Flexible and adaptable in a highly regulated environment

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible working arrangements
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare
• Lifestyle screening
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Mental health assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme
• Support toward professional registration (IEng / CEng) and paid membership fees

• Operating and driving 3–30-ton Diggers
• Grading landscaping to a high standard
• Loading, lime, and muck spreaders
• Loading lorries and dumpers with various materials
• Track and roadway construction
• Screening, crushing, and land raising
• Operating of wheeled and tracked dumpers, JCB telehandler and bulldozer

• Telehandler and dumper licence
• NPORS Standard digger and screener crusher
• CPCS Qualification
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude, who can communicate well with customers and contractors
• Be flexible and adaptable to seasonal variations to hours worked
• Willing to work long, unsociable hours at busy periods during the year as and when required

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Very competitive salary
• 20 days holiday plus BH, increasing over two years of service
• Opportunity to work within a family-owned environment

How to Apply

Astute’s Nuclear team is exclusively partnered with a speciality lifting and handling equipment business, acting as the lifting principal contractor on Hinkley Point C to recruit a Black Hat Supervisor/Mechanical Superindendent for its Hinkley Point C project.

The Mechanical Superindendent will play a critical role in holding responsibility for the assembly, installation, commissioning and maintenance direction and comes with a base salary upto £75,000 depending on experience and a wealth of opportunity to work on prestigious nuclear projects in the UK.

If you’re a Mechanical Supervisor with gantry or crane experience, and are looking for work then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

• Supervising lifting execution of site / compound activities on and off HPC site.
• Responsible for control and day to day management of the labour and plant resources to achieve targets
• Interface with management, and other 3rd party black hats in interfacing works areas on site matters
• Day to day management of site labour resources and delivering pre work briefings for safety. Setting labour to work on time, controlling breaktimes and return to the workface and working up to the stipulated end of shift). Maintaining records of labour performance and punctuality and reporting to manager.
• Consistent review of all work locations to identify and control any potential departure from approved drawings and procedures.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A Mechanical Engineering background, holding a qualification to a minimum of HNC/NVQ Level 3, etc.
• CCNSG Safety Passport.
• SSSTS/IOSH Managing Safely  

Personal skills

The Black Hat Supervisor role would suit someone who is:

• Worked in a heavy industrial setting (Power generation, aerospace, rail, nuclear, steel forging, manufacturing, heavy lifting) on cranes.
• Worked in a maintenance, installation, assembly, servicing setting.

Salary and benefits of the Black Hat Supervisor role

• A salary upto £75,000 depending on experience
• Overtime where desired
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

INDNUC

• Serve as a Qualified Person according to ACOP and national Good Practice Guides (NGPGs).
• Apply and interpret international standards and NGPGs in the laboratory setting.
• Develop, document, and implement procedures for calibrating and testing instruments, including writing technical reports.
• Act as the authorised signatory for all calibration and test certificates.
• Represent the company at the Ionising Radiation Metrology Forum (IRMF) and stay updated on relevant technical and regulatory issues for the RCS Laboratory.
• Present technical developments to the HPIWP and Defence Group when required.
• Conduct Type Testing for customers and other stakeholders.
• Make minor updates to the laboratory database and related software.
• Implement quality improvements that are cost-effective and support continuous improvement efforts.
• Support regulatory inspections as needed.
• Assist in maintaining and enhancing the quality management system.
• Conduct internal and external audits as per the annual audit schedule.
• Serve as Radiation Protection Supervisor.
• Train staff in areas under your responsibility.
• Any other duties as required.

• Educated to a minimum of Level 5 (Foundation Degree or HND) and preferably Level 6 (University Degree) in a science based subject
• Nuclear Instrumentation Calibration Course (NICC HMS Sultan) qualified or equivalent would be advantageous
• At least 2 years relevant previous experience of working in Radiation Metrology
• Programming experience, ideally linked to database applications would be advantageous
• UK driving licence

• A proven track record of being accurate and organised in approach to work
• A high level of attention to detail in relation to successfully completing analytical tasks
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good Knowledge of statistics to allow the generation and review of uncertainty budgets.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Experience of working within the framework of a rigorous quality and safety management system
• Proactive in expanding own understanding and knowledge

• Salary up to £32,000
• 5% pension contribution
• 25 days holiday PLUS Bank holidays
• Opportunities for progression

Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading UK specialist engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their expanding design function in Barnsley.

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality mechanical design solutions for complex mechanical handling systems, working across the full project lifecycle from tender stage through to manufacture, installation, and commissioning

If you are an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with a background in manufacturing or heavy mechanical engineering and are looking to join a technically strong environment where you can see projects through from concept to completion, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

• Produce conceptual mechanical designs supported by calculations, engineering analysis, and technical justification • Develop detailed manufacturing drawings and design documentation throughout the project lifecycle • Work on mechanical handling and specialist engineering projects from tender stage through to commissioning • Liaise with engineers, manufacturing teams, and customers throughout project delivery • Support the development of technical solutions in response to client requirements and project specifications • Ensure designs are delivered in line with cost, quality, and programme requirements • Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering solutions

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Experience in a mechanical design role within a manufacturing or heavy engineering environment • Proven ability to deliver design work across a broad client base and multiple project types • Experience working on mechanical handling systems or similar engineered equipment from concept to commissioning • Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or HNC as a minimum • Strong experience using SolidWorks or Inventor • Working knowledge of Mathcad • Understanding of Finite Element Analysis (desirable)

Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Design Engineer role

• Salary up to £45,000, dependent on experience • Opportunity to work on varied mechanical handling and specialist engineering projects • Training and development opportunities • Collaborative and technically experienced engineering team environment