Arjun Patel

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 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 for a Day Shift Team Leader to work at their Energy from Waste Power Station near Bicester, Oxfordshire. The vital Day Shift Team Leader role comes with a salary of £62,849 + location living allowance of £2,654 per annum + overtime + up to 10% bonus + call out payments + other benefits If you’re a Shift Team Leader, or an experienced Shift Technician to step up, looking to work on days, 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 Operations Manager, you will be responsible for:  

• Mainly responsible for permit office work relating to writing, issuing and signing off on permits to work
• The day-to-day management of a team of Shift Operators / Shift Technicians to ensure 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 to ensure maximum plant availability.

You will be expected to work some shifts in times of absence or sickness The role also involves being on call 1 in 7 weekends which you will be paid for   Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Ideally a HNC/HND is a relevant engineering discipline
• An IOSH or NEBOSH certificate
• HV Senior Authorised Person

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The Day Shift Team Leader role would suit someone who has:  

• Prior experience working in a senior operations role within the Power sector will be essential
• Excellent knowledge of safe systems of work procedures
• HV switching experience would be ideal

    Salary and benefits of the Day Shift Team Leader role

• A salary of £62,849
• Location living allowance of £2,654 per annum
• On-call payments
• Overtime
• Bonus of up to 10%
• Private medical
• Other benefits

   

Astute’s Power team is partnered with global engineering company to recruit a Maintenance Manager for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Atherstone, Warwickshire. The vital Maintenance Manager role comes with a salary between £60,000 - £65,000 + Bonus + Benefits. If you’re an Engineering/Maintenance Manager, or an experienced Maintenance Engineer seeking progression, 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 Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for:  

• Leading, training, and developing a team of multi-skilled technicians responsible for maintaining all plant equipment to the highest of standards to ensure maximum availability.
• Liaising with the Operations Manager for the purpose of plant improvement / modification / upgrade work
• Planning and managing plant outages.
• Managing the maintenance department’s budget.
• Developing the sites out of hours maintenance cover arrangements

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Ideally having a HNC minimum qualification in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation, etc
• Ideally a formal health and safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH

    Personal skills and prior experience The Maintenance Manager role would suit someone who has:

• Supervisory or management experience in a Maintenance/Engineering role on a power station or similar heavy process environment such as Power Generation (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, Coal, etc), Paper Mills, Refineries, Petrochemical, etc.
• Strong knowledge of pressure systems safety regulations (PSSR) would be ideal
• Thorough understanding of using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems
• Experience working with rotating plant and steam boilers.
• Knowledge of environmental permits, H&S issues and safe working environments
• Experience of managing budgets

    Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Manager role  

• Starting salary of £60,000 - £65,000
• Bonus
• Other benefits   

   

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a global company, to recruit for an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Project Manager to assist with the mobilisation and performance of their Energy from Waste assets in the UK and abroad. The vital O&M Project Manager role comes with a salary of up to c.£92,000 + bonus + private medical +other benefits. This is a hybrid role which will involve travel across the UK as well as international travel. If you’re an experienced Plant, Operations, Engineering/Maintenance Manager, who would like to work for a company who invest in professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the O&M/Performance Director, you will be responsible for:  

• O&M contracts during the pre-mobilisation phase and as such be closing the gap between Tender Management and the O&M Plant Manager.
• Supporting across the O&M organisation ensuring the availability and quality of documentation, reporting, lessons learned, sharing of best practice.
• Develop and maintain templates and tools to meet the company’s systems and O&M solutions requirements and organise and lead the process of getting information collected and structured as requested or required for the project reviews and business reviews.
• The O&M Project Manager will organise and participate in workshops with the target of developing and documenting O&M strategies and continuous improvement strategies

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Ideally a Degree in a relevant Engineering subject – those with HND/HNCs will also be considered
• A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH will be advantageous but not a necessity
• A full UK driving licence is a necessity given the nature of the role with travel

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The O&M Project Manager would suit someone who has:  

• Prior Senior Management experience within the O&M Team of a Power Station (ideally EfW) – those with significant Operations/Engineering Management will also be considered
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Good financial and commercial acumen
• Excellent stakeholder management experience

    Salary and benefits of the O&M Project Manager role  

• A starting basic salary of £84,000 - £92,000 (DoE)
• Bonus
• Private healthcare
• Other benefits  

   

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 a Health and Safety (H&S) Manager for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Croydon, South London  The fundamental Health and Safety Manager role comes with a salary of up to c.£58,000 (DoE) + £4,694 location allowance + up to 10% Bonus + Private medical 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 c.£58,000 (depending on experience)
• £4,694 location allowance
• Up to 10% bonus
• Private healthcare
• Other company benefits

   

Mechanical Technician – Energy from Waste Power Station Ardley, Oxfordshire £46,144 + Home Counties living allowance + 10% Bonus + Overtime + Benefits     About the role: Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market leading Energy company to recruit a Mechanical Technician for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Ardley, Oxfordshire. The crucial Mechanical Technician role comes with a basic salary of £44,013, a partial shift allowance of £2,131 (when working on call 1 in 4 weeks) + a home counties living allowance + overtime + 10% Bonus. If you’re a Mechanical Technician 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 Mechanical Engineer you will be:

• Fault finding and maintaining mechanical assets including pumps, gearboxes, valves, steam boilers, etc.
• Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• To ensure compliance with the pressure regulations and lifting gear inspection requirements
• 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
• To ensure the availability of plant spares

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

• Ideally have an NVQ Level 3 minimum in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering

    Prior experience and skills: The Mechanical Technician role would suit someone who is:

• Prior experience of hands-on maintenance with mechanical systems including pumps rotating equipment, compressors, gearboxes, cranes, steam boilers, etc
• Practical knowledge of process plant and equipment gained in a heavy engineering environment such as power generation, petrochemical, steel works, CHP plant, paper mill etc.
• Royal Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered

    Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Technician role:

• Basic salary of £44,013
• Partial Shift allowance of £2,131
• Home counties living allowance (details can be discussed)
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Overtime
• Other benefits

    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 288 282 to speak to Arjun Patel who can tell you more.   INDPOW

Astute’s Power Team is exclusively partnered with our client to recruit for a Shift Operations Technician to join a brand-new Energy from Waste Power Station, which is due to start commissioning phase, in Kelvedon, Essex. The EfW Power Station will process 595,000 tons of waste per annum to generate 55MW of electricity to export to the National Grid. The crucial Shift Operations Technician roles comes with a salary range of £38,000 - £46,920 (inclusive of shift allowance) + Bonus + Overtime + further education allowances + other benefits. If you’re an experienced Shift Operations Technician and are looking to work at a brand-new site, during the commissioning phase through to full operations, then upload 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 turbines, boilers, pumps, water treatment plant and more.
• Working closely with the EPC Team during the commissioning phase of the plant.
• 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:  

• Ideally have an NVQ Level 3 or above qualification in an engineering discipline
• A formal health and safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH will be desirable

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

• Prior experience working in heavy process engineering environments such as Power (EfW, CCGT, Coal, Biomass, CHP), Petrochemicals, Refineries, Paper Mills, etc.
• Knowledge and experience working with steam generation equipment.
• Extensive experience working with SCADA/DCS systems.
• Ability to work as part of a team and cover for shift staff in times of absence on short notice

    Salary and benefits of the Shift Operations Technician role  

• A salary banding between £38,000 - £46,920 (DoE and inclusive of shift allowance)
• Overtime
• Bonus
• Further education allowance
• Excellent holidays
• Other benefits