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Astute’s Power team is exclusively partnering with a leading timber manufacturer to recruit a Project Engineer based in Scotland with the ability to carry out national travel. 

This crucial Project Engineer role comes with a competitive salary and benefits.

If you’re a Project Engineer with experience in engineering solutions for biomass systems and are looking to work with an organisation that values sustainability and innovation, submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Customer Engineering Manager, you will:

• Develop and improve maintenance plans and tasks to ensure maximum plant availability.
• Liaise with field service engineers and site personnel to understand and optimise maintenance requirements.
• Analyse boiler performance data, diagnose issues, and provide technical solutions for performance improvement.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures to enhance operational reliability.
• Maintain and enhance the Pirana system for industrial heat and installed assets at customer sites.
• Provide guidance and support to the sales team regarding technical queries for new and existing projects.
• Assist with technical reporting, including system performance and compliance reporting.
• Proactively comply with health, safety, and environmental regulations, ensuring the upkeep of certifications and compliance standards.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent qualifications with relevant experience).
• Proven experience in a maintenance or reliability role, preferably in a relevant industry such as biomass or industrial heat systems.
• Experience in troubleshooting and providing customer support, particularly in a field service context.
• Strong technical skills with the ability to analyse performance data and implement practical solutions.
• A full UK driving licence, with the flexibility to travel across the UK and stay away from home as needed.

Personal skills

The Project Engineer role would suit someone who:

• Is a collaborative team player, capable of developing constructive relationships with customers, contractors, and internal teams.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Possesses excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Can make confident decisions and think creatively to resolve issues.

Salary and benefits of the Project Engineer role

• Competitive salary (depending on experience)
• Company benefits package
• Opportunities for career development and professional growth

INDPOW

  Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading timber manufacturing company based in North Ayrshire who supply the UK and Irish markets with product for construction, pallet wood and fencing industries. The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for all maintenance mechanical and electrical work, automation, site projects and maintenance systems on the sawmill site If you’re an experienced Maintenance Manager or lead looking to step up, with a background in timber processing 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 Working as the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Lead the Maintenance team of fitters and electricians to deliver high performance process efficiency
• Demonstrate strong leadership and team management skills to ensure performance of people and equipment is optimised.
• Ensure the Maintenance function operates to the site required Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
•  Planning and developing PEMAC / CMMS systems to deliver maximum line/process efficiency including energy, plant services and utilities.
• Delivery of KPIs: downtime, uptime, PM schedules and workflow.
• Responsible for cost management in the maintenance and engineering functions, delivering costs to weekly KPI budgets including energy and projects.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Qualification in Engineering – mechanical & electrical background
• Knowledge of maintenance strategies e.g. RCM, TPM, Asset Management desirable.
• Minimum 10 years’ maintenance/engineering management experience is essential; sawmilling or heavy industry experience is an advantage.

    Personal skills The Maintenance Manager role would suit someone who is:  

• Experienced with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail

    Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Manager role  

• Competitive salary up to £60,000
• Pension scheme
• Progression opportunity
• Company benefits

INDPOW  

Astute's Power team are partnering with one of the largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure in Europe.  They are looking to recruit a Senior Development Engineer who will be based from home and will be challenged with growth of the team. The Senior Development Engineer plays a vital part in providing customers engineering solutions including problem resolution and energy profile reduction. If you have a background working in engineering, District Heating or a similar environment and are looking to work for an organisation that is passionate about energy, then upload your CV to today.                     Responsibilities and duties Working as the Senior Development Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the UK development team which will consist of 3-5 direct reports across UK.
• Taking the technical lead on complex projects
• Building relationships with customers to understand requirements.
• Project development budgets
• Providing analysis of key project and developments
• Allocating team workload, ensuring objectives are maintained
• Managing design process, creating decarbonisation proposals

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Degree educated or HND in a Electrical, Mechanical, Energy, Materials or Chemical Engineering
• IOSH or NEBOSH certificate
• Experience/Knowledge of industry standards (CIBSE Regs, building services, British Standards, ISO etc)

    Personal skills The Senior Development Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Experienced with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail

    Salary and benefits of the Senior Development Engineer role

• Competitive salary of up to £79,595
• Bonus
• 26 days holiday
• Generous pension scheme

INDPOW

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading O&M provider to recruit a Mechanical Engineer for its Energy from Waste power plant in Hull. 

The Mechanical Engineer role offers a competitive salary, pension scheme, and excellent opportunities for professional development.

If you’re an aspiring Mechanical Engineer seeking to contribute to a site that’s driving innovation in sustainable energy, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

  Responsibilities and duties of the Mechanical Engineer role Reporting to the E&M Manager, you will:

• Oversee all mechanical and structural engineering activities on site, ensuring full compliance with statutory, corporate and contractual requirements
• Act as the site Mechanical Engineering Accountable Person, maintaining governance across pressure systems, lifting equipment, work at height and mechanical integrity
• Lead and manage the mechanical engineering and maintenance team, ensuring safe delivery of planned and reactive work
• Plan, schedule and execute maintenance activities using the site CMMS, ensuring asset reliability and compliance
• Coordinate contractor activities and manage engineering service contracts
• Support outages, projects and modifications, including handover from project delivery into operations
• Lead investigations, audits and continuous improvement initiatives
• Contribute to operational performance targets, KPI delivery and regulatory compliance
• Support accreditation to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards
• Provide technical leadership and out of hours support as required

 

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• HNC or HND in a mechanical engineering discipline or equivalent
• Completed a recognised mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Experience working in power generation, energy from waste or a high-hazard continuous process environment
• Proven people management and contractor supervision experience
• Strong working knowledge of mechanical and structural legislation and best practice
• Experience managing maintenance systems, audits, investigations and management of change
• Competence using Microsoft Word and Excel
• Working towards or holding professional engineering accreditation

Personal skills The Mechanical Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• A confident technical leader with a strong safety-first mindset
• Organised and methodical, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Comfortable leading teams in a regulated operational environment
• Proactive, resilient and focused on continuous improvement
• Clear and professional in communication with internal and external stakeholders

 

Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Engineer role

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits package including pension, bonus and more.   

EC&I Technician - £44,630 Days Overtime – yes for technicians, no for engineer Annual bonus – up to 10% Pension – 7% employer, 3% employee Annual leave – 25 days + flexible bank holidays Other benefits include: Group Life Assurance 4x Contract Salary, can enhance to 16x Contract Salary Group Income Protection 50% Contract Salary, can enhance to 70%/75% Group Personal Accident 1x £25,000 self-units, Can enhance up to 20 self or self & partner units or up to 10  Family units Critical Illness Cover Voluntary Partner Critical Illness Voluntary Spouse/partner Life Cover Voluntary Dental Care Plan Voluntary Non-business Travel Insurance Voluntary Childcare Vouchers Voluntary Breakdown Membership Voluntary Wills Voluntary Private Medical Insurance Self-cover only can enhance to partner or Family Cycle to Work Voluntary, up to £6,000 (to include Electric Bicycles) Technology Voluntary, up to £2,000 Holiday buy Up to 5 days Holiday sell Up to 5 days px group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business, providing innovative operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions to partners in high hazard, highly regulated industries. Our focus is improving operating performance of commercial and industrial facilities, with zero harm to people, environment, asset and reputation. Energy Works Hull plant processes up to 240,000 tonnes per year of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), drawn from municipal, commercial, and industrial sources. It uses advanced fluidised?bed gasification technology, it produces around 25 MW of baseload electricity, enough for approximately 43,000 homes. It offsets about 30,000 tonnes of CO? annually, diverting significant waste from landfill. The Opportunity We are now recruiting for a EC&I Technician with an electrical bias.  The  EC&I Technician will ensure works are delivered to a standard in line with the px Group Operating Standard including but not limited to functional safety, cyber security, hazardous area management, instrument systems, HV and LV distribution system, BPCS and EC&I system work executed on site.  You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence. Key Responsibilities  

• Support the Lead EC&I Technician in delivery of all EC&I engineering and maintenance processes, systems, reporting mechanisms and contracts are in place for identifying & managing operational risk, meeting the above requirements. 
• Support the operations team in recording, planning, investigating and rectifying faults and issues in line with priorities set by key stake holders in the team. 
• Responsible delivering any EC&I maintenance plans and supervising assigned personnel (internal and external) ensuring they meet required standards in a safe, timely manner. 
• Support the safety planning, scheduling and execution of all works within the discipline group for both internal and external resources. 
• Support the project team to identify, specify, handover and/or execution of project and major outage works. 
• More responsibilities can be found in the Role Profile.

  Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Minimum Requirements:

• Time served apprentice, NVQ L3 in mechanical discipline ( or equivalent). 
• IOSH managing safely or willingness to work towards. 
• Held an equivalent role in power generation, energy from waste or 24/7 high hazard operational manufacturing environments with significant line management experience. 
• Maintain rotating equipment, steam raising systems, piping and valves. 
• Able to use a Central Maintenance Management System  to complete accurate reporting, trending and improvement of work orders. 

Benefits

• What you will receive from us:  25 days holiday plus bank holidays Contribution towards eye test and glasses Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount Long Service Awards Employee recognition scheme – ELITE Awards Employee Assistance Programme Flexible Benefits Package Onsite parking 

Astute’s Power team is partnering with one of the leading energy providers in the UK, they are looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer to cover their energy centres in the East London area. The Maintenance Engineer will play a vital part in the corrective and preventative maintenance activities in all areas of the process which will include plant rooms, pumping stations, district heating pipework and heat metering equipment. If you’re an experienced Maintenance Engineer with commercial or industrial scale experience, then submit your CV to apply today.     Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Energy Centre Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Be responsible for maintaining the district heating assets including, boilers, plant rooms, pipework networks and pumping stations covering corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance
• Assist the O&M Team Leaders with both electrical and mechanical maintenance
• Be involved with improvements in performance of assets
• Ensure health and safety is adhered to across complex commercial environments
• Travel to surrounding sites to perform maintenance on district heating network
• Participate in call-out rota, 1 in 5

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Hold an ONC/NVQ Level 3 in a relevant Engineering Discipline
• Knowledge and experience in maintaining commercial heating and pipework systems, heat generation and heat transfer equipment
• Experience with the safe isolation and re-commissioning of plant/pipework and electrical systems
• Health and Safety knowledge – IOSH and/or NEBOSH are desirable
• Full UK Driving Licence

    Personal skills The Maintenance Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Experienced with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Great work ethic

    Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Engineer role

• £45,636 - £57,937 salary bracket. 
• 1/5 call out rotation with £4000 retainer paid + OT 
• London living allowance of £3550 for eligible candidates 
• 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Company van and fuel card 

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading timber manufacturer and energy provider to recruit a Shift Electrician to work at their site in Invergordon.

This crucial Shift Electrician role comes with a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as plenty of opportunity for overtime.

If you’re a qualified Electrician with experience in an industrial environment and are looking to work with an organisation that values integrity and prioritises its people, submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will:

    • Carry out electrical maintenance across all areas of the plant.

    • Conduct fault diagnosis, troubleshooting, and repairs on electrical equipment.     • Perform visual inspections and ensure machinery operates efficiently.     • Work with the maintenance system to complete scheduled preventative maintenance tasks.     • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.     • Assist with incident investigations and implement corrective actions.     • Maintain accurate records of electrical repairs and inventory. Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

    • Time-served Electrician qualification with relevant industrial experience.

    • 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.     • Knowledge of single and three-phase motors.     • Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings.     • Experience with planned preventative maintenance systems. Personal skills

The Electrician role would suit someone who:

    • Has strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach.

    • Communicates effectively with colleagues and contractors.     • Can work independently and as part of a team.     • Is well-organised with good attention to detail. Salary and benefits of the Electrician role

    • Competitive salary

    • Benefits package     • Shift pattern including nights and OT opportunities   

INDPOW

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading timber manufacturer to recruit a Service Engineer based in Scotland with national travel. 

This crucial Service Engineer role comes with a competitive salary + benefits.

If you’re a Service Engineer with experience in industrial plant maintenance and troubleshooting, and are looking to work with an organisation that values integrity and prioritises its people, submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Customer Engineering Manager, you will:

• Perform planned preventative and corrective maintenance on industrial biomass steam boilers and associated systems.

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve plant breakdowns and technical issues efficiently. • Carry out routine servicing and inspections of mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation equipment. • Manage and oversee specialist sub-contractors on-site, ensuring compliance with site requirements and safety standards. • Record and report maintenance tasks using the company’s computerised maintenance system (Pirana). • Ensure all health, safety, and environmental regulations are adhered to on-site.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A minimum of HND or equivalent qualification, or a time-served apprenticeship in a mechanical/electrical engineering discipline.

• At least 2 years’ relevant experience in an industrial environment, ideally with an electrical bias. • Experience with field service and support, particularly in troubleshooting customer problems. • A full UK driving licence.

Personal skills

The Service Engineer role would suit someone who:

• Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Has strong planning, organisational, and problem-solving abilities. • Can develop constructive relationships with customers, installers, and the internal team.

Salary and benefits of the Service Engineer role

• Competitive salary, depending on experience.

• Travel and accommodation provided when staying away from home for work. • Company benefits including health and safety certifications, training opportunities, and more.

INDPOW

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading global provider of environmental solutions a to recruit a Technical Plant Engineer on a 6 month contract for its energy facility in Cornwall.     The Technical Plant Engineer role comes with a daily rate up to £650.  Key skills required for the Technical Plant Engineer role  

• Degree or higher qualification in engineering or management discipline
• Expertise with industrial boilers, pressure parts welding and lifting.
• Experience in power generation, or heavy process/engineering industries.
• Understanding and experience of environmental legislation and management systems.
• Project management experience
• Ideally a Chartered engineer or working towards Chartered status.

  Location, day rate and timeframe of the Technical Plant Engineer role  

• St Austell, Cornwall
• Inside IR35
• 6 month contract
• Daily rate up to £650.