Arjun Patel

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market leading energy company to recruit a Health and Safety (H&S) Manager for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Runcorn, Cheshire.  The fundamental Health and Safety Manager role comes with a salary of £49,600 - £58,000 (DoE) + up to 10% Bonus + Benefits. If you’re a H&S Manager 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 Plant Manager you will be responsible for:  

• Auditing and ensuring compliance with licenses, H&S Regulations and specific working plans.
• Reviewing all monitoring data collected and provide guidance and corrective actions on problems identified and preparing monitoring reports and submissions to both external and internal bodies in compliance with permits etc.
• Liaising closely with the SHEQ team to ensure best practice and ensuring timely reporting of incidents and accidents in line with the company regulations.
• You will chair regular safety meetings to discuss issues both ways and act to resolve outstanding/ ascending items at the EFW plant.
• Responsible for managing appropriate actions to prevent environmental breaches or other environmental incidents.
• Ensuring top quality of the management systems are maintained at optimum levels.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• A Degree or HND/HNC/ONC or equivalent in a relevant subject would be ideal
• A NEBOSH or IOSH qualification

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The Health and Safety Manager role would suit someone who has:  

• A strong background in health and safety gained in a heavy process engineering environment such as power station, chemical plants, refinery, or waste/waste management facility.
• Thorough understanding of waste / EFW industry will be highly advantageous.

    Salary and benefits of the Health and Safety Manager role

• Basic salary of up to £58,000 (depending on experience)
• Up to 10% bonus
• Private healthcare
• Other company benefits

   

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company to recruit for an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation (EC&I) Technician to join their Energy from Waste Power Station in Croydon, South London. The vital EC&I Technician role comes with a salary of £47,239 + London location allowance of £4,694 + call out payments + up to 10% Bonus + Overtime + Private Medical + Pension + Benefits.  If you’re an EC&I Technician and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the EC&I Engineer, you will be responsible for:  

• Carrying out fault diagnosis, repairs, planned and unplanned maintenance activities on all EC&I assets to maximise plant availability including pressure, level, temperature and flow sensors and control systems (DCS, PLCs) and electrical equipment.
• Assisting during major maintenance periods, shutdowns, outages etc. when required to ensure maximum plant availability and efficiency.
• Working alongside other technicians in the maintenance team in diagnosing faults and assisting/suggesting equipment upgrades
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records using the site CMMS
• Supervising and directing on site contractors when required
• Working within the company health, safety and environmental processes and procedures at all times

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A time-served apprenticeship with an NVQ Level 3 in electrical/electronic engineering, measurement & control or similar.
• 17th / 18th Edition will be advantageous but not a necessity
• A health and safety qualification such as IOSH will be advantageous, not a necessity

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The EC&I Technician role would suit someone who has:  

• Excellent technical knowledge of PLC/DCS/SCADA systems, Instrumentation, and some electrical experience
• Prior experience gained in a heavy process environment e.g. power station, chemical plant, refinery, steel works etc
• Experience with CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems)
• Experience with instrument loop drawing and P&IDs
• A flexible working approach
• This could be suitable for Royal/Merchant Navy Engineers who have experience of electrical and control systems

    Salary and benefits of the EC&I Technician role  

• A basic salary of £47,239
• London location allowance of £4,694
• Call out payments
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Overtime
• Private healthcare
• Other benefits

   

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading Energy company to recruit a Shift Operations Technician for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Dunbar, East Lothian.     The Shift Operations Technician role comes with starting salary of £47,108 (inclusive of shift allowance) + up to 10% bonus + overtime + private medical + benefits.   If you have experience operating heavy process plant via a DCS/SCADA system and are looking to work for a company who invest in professional development of their employees, then submit your CV to apply today.                    Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Shift Team Leader, you will be responsible for:  

• Using a DCS system, you will be required to start, stop and monitor the steam turbine, steam boilers, pumps, water treatment plant and more
• Ensuring the plant is operating within its parameters whilst complying with strict HSE rules and regulations as well as company policies and procedures
• Performing plant walk round and daily checks to ensure equipment is operating correctly and efficiently
• Monitoring of continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) and perform corrective adjustments to the process when required
• Providing technical supervision and assistance where necessary for company and contract staff
• Working within the company Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Systems

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A relevant technical qualification such as an HNC/ONC/NVQ in an engineering discipline is desirable
• Having authorised person / senior authorised person qualifications will be advantageous
• A health and safety qualification will be advantageous but not a necessity

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The Shift Operations Technician role would suit someone who has:  

• Operations / Maintenance experience gained within a heavy process engineering environment such as power generation, paper mills, COMAH sites, steel works, cement, pharmaceutical, etc.
• Experience in operating a DCS/SCADA system
• Familiar with safety rules procedures
• Ex forces engineer will be highly encouraged to apply whether this be Navy, RAF or Army

    Salary and benefits of the Shift Operations Technician role  

• A salary of £47,018 (inclusive of shift allowance)
• Overtime
• Bonus of up to 10%
• Private medical
• Other benefits

 

 

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market leading energy company to recruit a Regional Environmental Compliance Lead to cover their western region of Energy from Waste Power Stations and Waste Transfer Stations including Bristol, Cardiff and Cheshire.   The fundamental Regional Environmental Compliance Lead role comes with a salary of £55,000 + £6,500 per annum car allowance + up to 10% Bonus + private healthcare + other benefits. If you’re an Environmental Compliance specialist 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 National Environmental Manager you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring compliance with sit environmental permits or licences as well as specific working plans including administration and audits
• Driving environmental performance improvement through behavioural change
• Ensure functional managers within the business understand their responsibilities for managing the environmental impact of their operations
• Monitoring, reviewing and recommending management system improvements driven by information using leading indicators
• Produce Environmental reports for submission for all levels of the business and external stakeholders
• Ensure sites are fully prepared for internal and external audits relating to ISO, environmental and compliance aspects
• Taking and recording fuel and by-product samples for analysis in accordance with designated procedures, against the reference criterion, e.g. EP, ROCs, MCERTS and CEMS

Full job spec available upon request       Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A Degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject such as Environmental Science, etc.

    Personal skills, experience and knowledge The Regional Environmental Compliance Lead role would suit someone who has:  

• Experience working in a highly regulated, heavy process, industry such as Power Generation (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, etc), Refineries, Water Treatment, etc.
• Willingness to travel when required, with overnight stays
• Experience working with continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS)
• Awareness of the relevant management standards ISO9001, ISO45001, and ISO50001.
• Familiar of hazardous characteristics of incinerator bottom ash (IBA)
• Experience in producing environmental reports and submitting to the Environment Agency (EA)

    Salary and benefits of the Regional Environmental Compliance Lead role  

• Basic salary of £55,000
• Car allowance of £6,500 per annum
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Private healthcare
• Pension
• Other benefits

   

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading company, to recruit for a Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) Manager to work at their Energy from Waste Power Station in Slough, Berkshire.    The vital HSEQ Manager position comes with starting salary of £60,432 - £76,500 (DoE) + private healthcare + bonus + other benefits. If you’re a HSEQ Manager, or experienced HSEQ professional looking for progression to a managerial role and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Auditing and ensuring compliance with licenses, environmental permits, and specific working plans.
• Reviewing all monitoring data collected and provide guidance and corrective actions on problems identified and preparing monitoring reports and submissions to both external and internal bodies in compliance with permits etc.
• Liaising closely with the team to ensure best practice and ensuring timely reporting of incidents and accidents in line with the company regulations.
• You will chair regular safety meetings to discuss issues both ways and act to resolve outstanding/ ascending items at the EFW plant.
• Responsible for managing appropriate actions to prevent environmental breaches or other environmental incidents.
• Ensuring top quality of the management systems and environmental monitoring are maintained at optimum levels.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• A Degree or HND/HNC/ONC or equivalent in a relevant scientific subject e.g. Environmental Science or similar.
• A NEBOSH or IOSH qualification

      Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The HSEQ Manager role would suit someone who has:

• A strong background in health and safety gained in a heavy process environment such as power station, chemical plant, refinery, or waste/waste management facility.
• Good Knowledge of permitting, licensing, and environmental regulations.
• Thorough understanding of waste / EFW industry will be highly advantageous

    Salary and benefits of the HSEQ Manager role

• A competitive basic salary banding between £60,432 - £76,500 depending on experience 
• Private medical
• Bonus
• Other benefits

 

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Plant Manager to join their modern Energy from Waste Power Station in Avonmouth, Bristol.    The vital Plant Manager role comes with a highly competitive basic salary + excellent benefits package which can be discussed. If you’re a Plant Manager, or experienced Operations/Engineering Manager, and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will be responsible for:    

• Ensuring the facility is operated efficiently and that all performance targets are met or exceeded.
• Managing the site O&M team & third-party contractors, ensuring the plant is run in a safe & efficient manner, in compliance with all internal & external standards & legislation.
• Oversee plant improvement opportunities to increase plant availability and reduce ongoing costs.
• Development of the O&M strategy on site, including the implementation and execution of planned / unplanned maintenance activity, outages and day to day operations.
• Managing HSE, Quality and Environmental systems in accordance with OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
• Managing the site’s budgets and taking financial responsibility for the plant.
• Ensure that the businesses operating model is implemented across the facility.
• Tracking costs for capital project and outages.
• Managing and developing site personnel.
• Reporting on QEHS, Financial, Operations and Maintenance issues.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Ideally qualified with a degree in a relevant engineering field
• Would be highly beneficial to have an IOSH or NEBOSH Health and Safety Qualification

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The Plant Manager role would suit someone who has:  

• Prior senior management experience within a heavy process engineering environment such as Power (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, Coal, etc), Refineries, Petrochemicals, COMAH sites, etc.
• Excellent leadership skills with proven experience in successfully achieving plant KPI’s.
• Familiar with Engineering standards and legislation such as PSSR, LOLER, PUWER etc.
• Budget/Commercial/Strategic experience.

    Salary and benefits of the Plant Manager role  

• A highly competitive basic salary
• Bonus
• Excellent benefits package

   

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for Mechanical Engineer to join their Energy from Waste Power Station in Croydon, South London. The vital Mechanical Engineer role comes with a salary range between £60,000 - £65,000 (inclusive of London weighting allowance) + overtime + up to 10% bonus + private medical + other benefits.   If you’re an experienced Mechanical Engineer and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:  

• Leading and managing a team of mechanical technicians to ensure the plant is maintained to the highest standard to ensure maximum plant availability.
• Scheduling, planning and optimising all mechanical maintenance activities in a safe and efficient manner.
• Supervising and directing contractors.
• Working closely with the operations department to assess and review plant performance shortfalls and how these can be rectified.
• Assisting in the setting up and development of the sites Computerized Maintenance Management System
• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner and in line with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Ideally having a formal qualification such as a HNC/HND in a Mechanical Engineering discipline or similar
• A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH will be advantageous but not a necessity

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The Mechanical Engineer role would suit someone who has:  

• Significant knowledge of mechanical process plant maintenance gained in a heavy engineering environment such as Power Generation, Petrochemical, Refinery, Utilities plant etc.
• Experience in leading a team of technicians in daily maintenance practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of PSSR regulations
• Prior experience with outage planning and execution will be highly advantageous

    Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Engineer role  

• A basic salary of up to £60,000
• London Weighting allowance of c.£5,000
• Overtime
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Private medical

   

Mechanical Technician – Energy from Waste Avonmouth, Bristol Competitive Salary + Benefits     Introduction Astute Technical Recruitment are currently looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join an Energy from Waste power station in Avonmouth, Bristol.    As the Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for carrying out inspections, planned and reactive maintenance of all mechanical plant on site.                   Roles & Responsibilities As the Mechanical Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on mechanical assets which includes equipment such as steam boiler, conveyor systems, gearbox, steam turbines, cranes, pumps, etc.
• Planning PPM Schedules and reviewing plant defects
• Update the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) when required
• Supervise external contractors on site during scheduled maintenance and inspections
• Carry out root cause analysis (RCA) to prevent faults from reoccurring

    Skills & Qualifications To be considered for the role of Mechanical Engineer role we are looking for someone with the following criteria (essential):

• A recognised engineering apprenticeship or relevant engineering qualification such as a HND/HNC/NVQ Level 3, etc in a Mechanical discipline
• At least 2 years’ experience working in a heavy process engineering environment such as Power (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, Coal, etc), COMAH site, Refinery, Paper Mill, etc.
• Royal Navy Marine Engineers from LET Level and above will be suitable for this position too and submariners with steam generation experience will be advantageous
• Experience working with CMMS systems

    Salary & Package We are offering a competitive salary and benefits package for the Mechanical Engineer vacancy as follows:

• Competitive Salary
• Excellent benefits package including Bonus, Pension, Holidays etc
• Opportunity to join a new Energy from Waste Power Station

    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 02392 288 286 to speak to Dan Grosvenor who can tell you more.     INDPOW

 Astute's Power Team are working with a leading Waste Management Company to recruit for a Shift Team Leader for their Energy from Waste plant in Peterborough. The Shift Team Leader will be required to supervise and provide direction to the Shift Operators and day operations staff, ensuring the day-to-day operation of the plant is carried out efficiently and as safe as possible whilst ensuring environmental compliance at all times. Ideally be qualified with a HNC / HND in Engineering, have several years’ experience supervisory experience combined with experience in the Power Sector or similar. If you’re a Shift Team Leader and are looking to join a modern Power Station, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Shift Team Leader role Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for:

• The day-to-day management of a team of Shift Operators / Shift Technicians who will be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of a high-pressure boiler, generator and auxiliary plant.
• Ensuring the plant is operating within its parameters whilst complying with strict HSE rules and regulations as well as company policies and procedures.
• Maximising waste input and energy production
• Chairing daily meetings after a shift handover to review health, safety & environmental issues, overnight activities and plans for the shift ahead.
• Acting as a HV Senior Authorised Person for the purpose of issuing permits, switching and carrying out mechanical and electrical isolations.
• Working with the maintenance department when required in order to ensure maximum plant availability.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally qualified with a minimum ONC / HNC / HND in Engineering or equivalent
• IOSH or NEBOSH would be advantageous
• Time served Apprentice in Engineering would be advantageous

Personal skills The Shift Team Leader role would suit someone who has:

• At least five years’ experience working in an supervisory capacity on a similar heavy industry plant – ideally utilising high pressure steam systems such as Power Plants, Refineries, COMAH sites etc.
• Flexibility to work days & nights on shift

Salary and benefits of the Shift Team Leader role

• Salary up to £69,000
• Bonus up to 10%
• Company Pension
• The chance to join the growing EFW sector

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