Lucy Pook

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading principal contractor to recruit a Commissioning Control Room Operator for a 3-month minimum contract for projects in the UK.             Key skills  

• Operate and control boilers, turbines, generators, and associated plant systems via DCS and local control panels
• Support commissioning and start-up activities, ensuring systems are brought online safely and efficiently
• Monitor plant performance, alarms, and process parameters, taking corrective action where required
• Assist with mechanical commissioning tasks (e.g. pump works, filter changes, greasing, system checks)
• Report operational issues, deviations, and risks to the Commissioning Manager and wider team
• Candidates must have proven experience as a Control Room Operator (CRO) within Energy from Waste, Biomass or Thermal Power Plants
• Must understand boiler operations, steam systems and power generation processes
• Must have experience in supporting commissioning, start-up or outage activities
• Must be confident operation plant via DCS systems
• Must hold a valid safety certificate i.e. CCNSG/CSCS/SCC or equivalent

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Commissioning Control Room Operator role  

• London / Leeds
• 6 days/ 6 nights/ 12 off shift rotation
• £500.00 - £550.00 per day
• May 2026
• 3 months minimum (subject to project completion)

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a modular building contractor to recruit a Site Manager on a 3-month contract for its site in Guildford from May 2025. The Site Manager role comes with a day rate of £400.00.             Key skills  

• Overseeing site day-to-day activities and installation of modular builds
• Adhering to HSE requirements
• Ensuring transport and deliveries are kept on top of on site
• Liaison with the Site and Office teams regularly
• Raise and Sign-off permits
• Must hold modular build experience
• Must hold an CSCS and SMSTS
• First Aid (beneficial)

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Site Manager role  

• Guildford
• May 2025
• 3 Months
• £400.00-£450.00 Per Day

Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit a Cladding Manager for an immediate start on a 6-month minimum on an Energy from Waste project in Kent.        Key skills required for the Cladding Manager  

• Attend Coordination meetings.
• Conduct daily site briefing and toolbox talks.
• Laise with PM, black hats, sub-contractors, and H&S advisors with regards to progress, materials, and site activities.
• Implement project plans according to project schedule.
• Serve as the main on-site point of contract for client.
• Oversee daily operations on construction site.
• Monitor work to ensure quality and compliance with safety standards.
• Assign tasks and ensure efficient use of labour.
• Ensure timely delivery of materials, equipment, and labour.
• Maintain daily site diaries and logs.
• Address on-site challenges and delays proactively.
• Manage equipment, tools, and materials on-site.
• Laise with Project Manage to make real-time decisions to keep the project on track.
• Enforce adherence to health and safety regulations.
• Must hold relevant Cladding experience as a Supervisor / Site Manager
• Must hold SMSTS / SSSTS

Location and timeframe of the Cladding Manager       

• Kent
• 6 months minimum
• Immediate Start

 

Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit x 4 QA/QC Pressure Parts Engineers on a 4 week outage in West Yorkshire starting in April 2026. There are x 2 positions on days, x 2 positions on nights.   The QA/QC Pressure Parts Engineer roles come with an hourly rate of £30-35. Key skills required for QA/QC Pressure Parts Engineer role  

• Perform inspections of boiler pressure parts including membrane walls, superheaters, economisers, headers, drums, and associated pipework.
• Carry out manufacturing surveillance at vendor workshops, including monitoring fabrication activities against ITPs and project requirements.
• Verify welding activities including fit-up, welding parameters, weld mapping, and compliance with approved WPS/PQRs.
• Confirm welder qualifications and ensure consumables and welding processes meet specification requirements.
• Witness and review NDE activities (UT, RT, MT, PT) and confirm acceptance to relevant standards.
• Verify material traceability including heat numbers, MTRs, and PMI requirements where applicable.
• Witness pressure testing/hydrostatic testing and ensure test preparation and documentation is completed correctly.
• Record inspection results, produce reports, and support compilation of QA/QC documentation and turnover packs.
• Raise quality concerns and NCRs, supporting corrective action implementation and close-out.
• Liaise with contractors, site supervision, and client representatives to ensure quality expectations are met.
• Must be an experienced QA/QC engineer outages or shutdowns on large industrial plants, preferably Waste to Energy and/or Power plants.
• Must hold strong understanding of pressure part manufacturing and installation practices.

Location, day rate and timeframe of the QA/QC Pressure Parts Engineer role  

• West Yorkshire
• £30/35 per hour
• April 2026 – May 2026
• Days / Nights
• 7 days / 12 hrs

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading sub-contractor in the Energy from Waste sector to recruit a QA QC on 2 months minimum contract for its site in West Midlands with an immediate start. The Site based QA QC role comes with a day rate of between £300 - £400.             Key skills  

• Conduct, manage and plan quality inspections.
• Champion quality assurance and inspection processes, producing clear and accurate reports covering quality approval, construction progress, non-conformances, defect resolution, and regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with the site construction team, clients site-based quality and construction teams to ensure inspections, approvals, and documentation are fully compliant with project based and statutory requirements.
• Support, monitor and promote compliance with the company’s and project requirements.
• Track Snags/ Damages to show close out applying a golden thread approach.
• Investigate quality non-conformities and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Support the continuous development of quality practices and initiatives with regards to performance improvements.
• Essential to have experience in external & internal cladding, roofing and/or façade remediation.
• Must hold an CSCS or CCNSG card
• Must have experience with client interactions and communication on site.

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the site-based QA QC role  

• West Midlands
• £300 - £400.00 per day
• 2 months minimum

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a steel structure company in the Energy from Waste sector who are looking to recruit a Construction Manager on a contract basis on a project in the West Midlands.        Key skills required for the Steel Structure Construction Manager    

• Overlook all activities of steel structure beam preassembly, assembly and pre installation
• Supervision of foremen on site
• Ensure back logs plans are finalized
• Must hold an SMSTS
• Leadership experience – 4/5 years minimum
• 2 years minimum steel structure experience
• Engineering background / knowledge (beneficial)
• Must hold coordination and communication skills on site
• Ideal experience on an EFW or similar sector  

Location, day rate and timeframe of the Steel Structure Construction Manager   

• West Midlands
• £400 per day
• Immediate Start

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading principal contractor in the Energy from Waste sector. They are looking to recruit a Site Quality Manager on a 12-month minimum contract for its site in Southeast of England.       The Site Quality Manager role comes with a day rate of £600.      Key skills required for the Site Quality Manager role   

• Overall Site Quality Control (QC) lead & manager of the Site Quality team, reporting directly to the Project Site Manager (PSM), with functional reporting to the Project Quality Manager (PQM)
• Demonstrates leadership and commitment to Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) & enforces construction site HSE requirements, and is required to support the PSIM in implementation of the site HSE policies as needed
• Ensures that relevant quality certification necessary for site works are available and are valid and ensure that approved testing equipment is calibrated and properly used
• Participates in the review and approval of assembly test plans and other quality-related documents (e.g. manufacturer approvals, process skills, personnel qualifications, inspection instructions) before installation. Responsible for organising, managing and conducting the intermediate and final inspections at construction site (IIS, FIS, MEC/TOP), according to the approved QC plan
• Ensures that the quality requirements as per Inspection & Test Plan are fulfilled by the contractor, with progress and deviations recorded in the QC tool (PIRS web, LMS or ALP) and communicated to the respective contractor for action and through regular site walkdowns, identifies potential sources of deviation to the contractual requirement and records them in the QC tool
• Must hold either EfW and Boiler experience or Boiler/ Power Plant experience
• Welding Certificates required

  Location, day rate and timeframe of the Site Quality Manager role      

• Southeast of England

• £600 per day 

• 12 months minimum  

 

Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit a Site Document Controller on an 18-month contract for a construction project, working full time on site, in North London. The Site Document Controller role comes with a hourly rate of between £20.00-£25.00.             Key skills  

• Responsible for controlling the numbering, filing, sorting and retrieval of electronically stored or hard copy documentation produced by technical teams, projects, or departments in a timely, accurate and efficient manner
• Allocate and control the document numbering system for the project work
• Respond in a timely manner to request to retrieve information, information searches and general requests for support from project/department personnel
• Responds directly to daily issues / requests by using business practices and extensive experience in prioritising
• Administration of PIRS document system
• Receive all deliveries to site
• Ensure works within area of responsibility are executed in accordance with the contract, and conform with project time, budget and Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) requirements
• Keep the Site Manager or deputy informed of all site-related activities
• Must be an experienced Document Controller, site based, with previous work in construction industries.
• Must ideally hold EDMS (document management systems experience).
• Must be available to work on site full time (Monday – Friday)
• Must ideally hold an SSC, CSCS or CCNSG Card.

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Site Document Controller role  

• North London
• £20 - £25 per hour
• 18-month contract
• March 2026 start

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a Civil Engineering company to recruit a Setting Out Engineer on a 4 week contract for its Scotland site.    The Setting Out Engineer role comes with a day rate of £350.      Key skills    

• Undertake accurate setting out and the management of setting out in line with the project programme of works.
• Interpret drawings and specification to ensure the construction of works is in accordance with site requirements.
• Ensuring quality of the construction process
• Ensuring that all site works are conducted in a safe manner
• Experience with reinforced concrete structures and underground services will be required.

      Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Setting Out Engineer role    

• Irvine, Scotland
• £350.00 Per Day
• Inside IR35 
• 4 weeks