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 exclusively partnered with an independent power producer to recruit for an Asset Manager to join their team in Fife overseeing the operations and maintenance performance of an Energy from Waste Power Station. The Asset Manager role comes with a basic salary of up to £85,000 + up to 20% bonus + other excellent benefits. If you’re an experienced Operations, Maintenance or Plant Manager and looking for a more strategic role, working for a reputable company, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Board, you will be responsible for:  

• Ensuring full compliance with SHEQA requirements by enforcing legislation, health and safety procedures, and the pollution prevention and controls permit
• Fulfil obligations under the Management Services Agreement (MSA) and oversee compliance with key Project Documents
• Drive plant performance optimisation in collaboration with the O&M contractor, safeguarding the plant’s short- and long-term interests.
• Oversee lifecycle activities including planning, execution, review, and value assessment.
• Contribute to annual business planning, forecasting, and performance tracking with the Board and Lenders.
• Lead monthly and quarterly performance reviews with the Board, escalating key issues and seeking guidance when required
• Act as the main contact for outreach, communications, and the Community Liaison Committee, building credibility with local stakeholders (Council, SEPA, College, community, and industry).

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

• Ideally degree educated in an engineering subject (not a necessity though)

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

• Prior experience working in the Power Generation sector – ideally solid fuels such as Energy from Waste, Biomass or Coal
• A result focussed, team player, who can demonstrate experience of working in a leadership role as part of a small team in a similar environment.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to produce reports on complex issues to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven track record of identifying and drive business improvements

    Salary and benefits of the Asset Manager role  

• A salary of up to £85,000
• Up to 20% Bonus
• Other excellent benefits

   

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a global company, who specialise with the Energy from Waste industry, to recruit for a Mechanical Technician to join their new EfW Power Station in Slough, Berkshire. The vital Maintenance Supervisor role comes with a Competitive Salary + Bonus + + Private Medical + Pension + Benefits.  If you’re an experienced maintenance technician/supervisor 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 Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for:  

• Overseeing the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), including Superuser administration, preparation of delegated work packs, scheduling, and inventory control.
• Coordinate, schedule, and track all routine and preventive maintenance activities.
• Collaborate with the team and management to plan outages in line with the business plan.
• Develop and implement an inspection and monitoring program to ensure equipment and plant performance is optimized, reducing the risk of incidents or failures.
• Organising and executing maintenance activities to ensure compliance with statutory regulations.
• Administer and maintain the preventative maintenance schedule

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Ideally have an NVQ Level 3 qualification in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering
• A health and safety qualification such as an IOSH will be highly advantageous

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The Maintenance Supervisor role would suit someone who has:  

• Prior hands-on maintenance experience working with Mechanical, Electrical or C&I equipment
• Excellent knowledge of CMMS systems including implementation and development
• Prior experience working in heavy engineering environments such as Power, Steel, Cement, Pharmaceutical, COMAH, Paper Mills, etc
• Royal/Merchant Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered for this opportunity

    Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Supervisor role  

• A competitive salary
• Bonus
• Private healthcare
• 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 Aberdeen, Scotland.    The vital HSEQ Manager position comes with a competitive basic salary + bonus + private medical + 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
• 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 Energy from Waste Power Station in Glasgow.   The vital Plant Manager role comes with a salary of c.£90,000 + car allowance + bonus + private healthcare + other benefits. 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 basic salary of c.£90,000
• Bonus
• Car allowance
• Private healthcare
• Other excellent benefits

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading operator of Combined Cycle Gast Turbine (CCGT) Power Stations, to recruit for a Mechanical Engineer to join their CCGT Power Station in Rochester, Kent. You could also be based at their asset in Shoreham. The vital Mechanical Engineer role comes with a basic salary of £55,000 - £60,000 + £2,100 south east living allowance + up to 30% bonus + overtime + LTIP + Private Medical + other excellent 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 Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for:  

• Focusing on plant integrity and plant life maintenance
• Ensuring maintenance plans and targets are achieved safely, on time and within budget.
• Deliver engineering best practice across all stations
• Developing asset management strategies
• Providing mechanical engineering support to the workshop team
• Implementing maintenance techniques and best practices
• Identifying areas of improvement
• Engineering and managing mechanical plant upgrades/ projects.
• Managing high value maintenance contracts
• Directing mechanical technicians and contractors
• Ensuring HSE compliance at all times

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A minimum qualification of HNC Level and above is required in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering  
• Ideally a health and safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH
• A UK Driving licence will be required as there will be travel required to other sites when needed

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

• Excellent technical knowledge of Heat Recovery Steam Generator equipment and Rotating Plant
• Ideally, engineering experience in the CCGT sector but candidates from Refineries, Paper Mills or other sources of power generation will be considered.
• Knowledge of budgets and contract management
• The ability to handle multiple work projects running together.
• The highest regards for health, safety and environmental compliance
• A valid driving licence is essential for this role as travel to other sites will be required

    Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Engineer role  

• A starting basic salary of £55,000 - £60,000
• South East living allowance of £2,100 per annum
• Up to 30% bonus
• Overtime
• LTIP
• Private medical
• Other excellent benefits

   

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading energy company to recruit an Assistant Operations Manager for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Runcorn.  The Assistant Operations Manager role comes with a basic salary of £70,000 and full benefits package. If you’re an experienced operations professional 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 Operations Manager you will be responsible for:  

• Succession plan to move into Operations Manager position in approximately 18 months.
• Responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of the plant
• The day-to-day management of the full operations team
• Ensuring the power station operates and complies within environmental regulations at all times
• Liaising with the Maintenance Manager and other relevant personnel regarding projects, maintenance, outages, costing and programming of plant improvements
• The day-to-day monitoring of plant efficiency and directing the operations staff to optimise the power station accordingly
• Preparing the annual budget for the Operations department for review and work within this budget
• Carry out annual performance reviews with operations staff
• Prepare reports and presentation relating to the plant’s operational activities as required

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A relevant engineering or technical qualification at degree / HND / HNC level
• An IOSH or NEBOSH qualification will be desired  

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

• Extensive operations experience in industrial engineering environments such as Power (EfW, CCGT, CHP, Biomass, Coal, etc), Paper Mills, Oil & Gas, COMAH sites, Utilities, etc
• Knowledge of environmental permits, H&S issues and safe working environments
• Experience liaising with governing bodies such as the EA and HSE
• Experience of managing budgets and in the training and development of staff
• Supervisory / management experience

    Salary and benefits of the Assistant Operations Manager role  

• A basic salary of £70,000 + full benefits package.

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Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading power generation company to recruit an O&M Assistant for their Energy from Waste site in Slough.     The O&M Assistant role comes with a salary of up to £34,000 + medical insurance + benefits.   If you are looking for an entry role into the power industry, ideally with experience in an industrial environment then submit your CV to apply today.                      Responsibilities and duties of the O&M Assistant role As the O&M Assistant you will:  

• Operate and monitor plant systems safely and efficiently in accordance with operational and environmental standards.
• Support planned and unplanned maintenance activities, including emergency repairs and plant adjustments.
• Conduct routine inspections to identify and report equipment defects, hazards, and operational issues.
• Maintain high standards of plant cleanliness and housekeeping at all times.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits, waste management regulations, and site safety procedures.
• Safely operate vehicles, lifting tools, and equipment as required for plant operations.
• Accurately record operational data, maintenance activities, and inspection findings in site reporting systems.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Previous experience in a plant operations, waste management, energy, or industrial maintenance environment.
• Strong understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) procedures and compliance requirements.
• Comfortable working at heights, in confined spaces, and performing manual or heavy-lifting tasks.
• Good IT literacy and ability to use computer-based monitoring and reporting systems.

  Personal skills

• Strong work ethic with a practical, safety-conscious mindset.
• Level-headed and reliable under pressure, particularly during plant upsets or emergencies.
• Collaborative and proactive, with a positive attitude toward continuous improvement and teamwork.

Salary and benefits of the O&M Assistant role

• Basic salary of up to £34,000
• Benefits package including bonus and private medical insurance.
• Opportunity to join leading energy company

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Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading power generation company to recruit a Document Controller on a 2-year Fixed Term Contract for their Energy from Waste site in Tilbury.     The Document Controller role comes with a salary of up to £40,000 + medical insurance + benefits.   If you are a Document Controller with experience with PIRS or equivalent platforms then submit your CV to apply today.                      Responsibilities and duties of the Document Controller role As the Document Controller you will:  

• Manage the registration, numbering, distribution, and tracking of all project-related documentation in line with company standards.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic and hard copy filing systems to ensure efficient retrieval of documents.
• Administer and oversee the PIRS Document Management System, ensuring consistent document control practices across the project.
• Support project and engineering teams by ensuring timely access to current, approved documentation.
• Monitor document workflows, ensuring revisions and approvals are properly tracked and archived.
• Ensure all controlled documents comply with internal and client quality standards and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate document transmittals between internal teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Conduct regular audits of document control systems to verify accuracy and compliance.
• Provide training and guidance to project staff on document management procedures and best practices.
• Support the continuous improvement of document control processes, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Qualification in Information Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience in document control within large-scale engineering, construction, or infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency with document management systems such as PIRS, Aconex, EDMS, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong understanding of document numbering systems, revision control, and metadata management.
• Valid CSCS, CCNSG, or equivalent site safety certification (desirable).

  Personal skills

• Highly organised and detail oriented, with a commitment to maintaining accuracy under pressure.
• Proactive communicator who collaborates effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Solution-focused mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and resolve issues efficiently.

Salary and benefits of the Document Controller role

• Basic salary of up to £40,000
• Benefits package including bonus and private medical insurance.
• Opportunity to join leading energy company

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