Arjun Patel

Astute People is partnered with a Waste Management and Recycling company, to recruit for a Depot Manager for their site in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. The vital Depot Manager role comes with a basic salary of £56,000 + Car or Car Allowance (£6,600 per annum) + up to 20% Bonus + Private medical + other benefits. If you’re an experienced Depot Manager, ideally with Waste Management/Recycling industry experience, 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 Area Manager, you will be responsible for:  

• Oversee site operations including finance, business growth, planning, and team leadership.
• Ensure services are safe, efficient, budget-friendly, and meet standards.
• Lead and support the team, encouraging growth, positivity, and the organisation’s values
• Set goals, review performance, and give feedback to drive team success.
• Track operations, identify improvements, and apply best practices.
• Promote customer focus to achieve top service and operational results.
• Manage budgets, resources, and efficient recycling/disposal solutions.
• Provide clear and accurate performance reports.
• Improve efficiency through digital tools, asset use, and cost management.
• Stay aware of market trends, competitors, and growth opportunities.
• Act as Transport Manager with responsibility for fleet operations.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, partners, and regulators.
• Monitor competition and develop strategies to stay ahead.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Ideally an IOSH managing safely qualification
• Transport CPC
• Ideally a qualification in Leadership and Management

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

• Somebody with prior depot/business manager experience in a logistics environment
• Ideally have experience working in the waste/recycling industry
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with budget responsibility of £10m+
• Fleet Management experience
• Good leadership experience in managing large teams

    Salary and benefits of the Depot Manager role  

• A salary of £56,000
• Car or car allowance (£6,600 per annum)
• Up to 20% bonus
• Private medical insurance

   

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Design Manager to oversee District Heating Projects. The role offers hybrid working with the expectation to be at their office in Central London at least once a week.    The vital Design Manager role comes with a basic salary of £60,000 + car or car allowance (£550 per month) + up to 15% bonus + other excellent benefits. If you’re an experienced Design Manager, or Engineer looking to progress, 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:  

• Overseeing the design team, handling absences, holidays, and any disciplinary issues.
• Conducting performance appraisals and set objectives for team members.
• Hold regular daily and weekly meetings to monitor project progress and task completion.
• Plan workflows to ensure design deadlines are consistently achieved.
• Lead and motivate the design team to maximize performance and output.
• Mentor junior staff, offering technical guidance on design work and specialist software, particularly Autodesk tools.
• Review client or consultant drawings, providing feedback or approval where necessary.
• Maintain regular communication with the operations manager and project managers to report on design progress.
• Escalate urgent design or construction issues to the Head of District Heating Operations.
• Provide clients with ongoing updates on design process

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Ideally a degree in a relevant engineering subject such as Mechanical Engineering (not a necessity)  

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

• Prior experience working in District Heating Design roles
• Good knowledge of AutoCAD and Civils 3D
• Knowledge of CP1 and other relevant regulations
• Site experience would be preferable with a valid CSCS card to be able to attend sites
• Ideally some experience of leading a team

    Salary and benefits of the Design Manager role  

• A basic salary of £60,000
• Car/car allowance (£550 per month)
• Up to 15% bonus
• Other excellent benefits

   

  Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market leading energy company to recruit an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation (EC&I) Technician for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Runcorn, Cheshire. The vital EC&I Technician role comes with a salary of £47,239 + up to 10% Bonus + Overtime + Call out payments. Call out system will be 1 in 4 weeks. If you’re an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation 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 EC&I Engineer you will:

• 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:

• Ideally have at least an NVQ Level 3 in a relevant engineering discipline such as controls and instrumentation or electrical engineering.
• 17th / 18th  Edition will be highly advantageous  
• A formal health and safety qualification such as IOSH would be advantageous 

    Experience, knowledge, and personal skills The EC&I Technician role would suit someone who has:

• Prior experience working in heavy process engineering environments such as Power (EfW, Biomass, CCGT, Coal, CHP, etc), Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Steel Production, etc.
• Having prior experience working with steam generation equipment will be highly advantageous.
• Excellent technical knowledge of PLC, DCS, Instrumentation and some electrical systems
• Experience working with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

    Salary and benefits of the EC&I Technician role:

• Basic salary of £47,239
• Bonus of up to 10%
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• Call out rota with payments (1 in 4 weeks)
• Other excellent benefits

   

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Multi-skilled (electrically bias) Field Service Technician to work on several Combined Heat and Power (CHP) sites across the Merseyside area.     The vital Multi-skilled Field Service Technician comes with a salary of £44,000 - £48,000 (DoE) + overtime + van + excellent company benefits. If you’re an experienced Multi-skilled 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 Operations Supervisor, you will be responsible for:  

• Fault diagnosis, repair and maintenance of Combined Heat and Power plants and utility plants (Gas Engines and Boilers, Etc).
• Routine operational tasks to comply with legislation and company procedures.
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities.
• Maintenance and publication of plant quality records and reports.
• Issue of Permits to Work in accordance with company authorisation levels.
• Compilation of reports detailing incidents and accidents in accordance with company

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A minimum NVQ Level 3 qualification in a relevant engineering discipline such as Electrical/Control and Instrumentation, etc.
• 18th Edition will be beneficial
• High Voltage (HV) experience would be highly beneficial
• A full UK driving licence is a necessity given the nature of the role

    Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge The Multi-skilled Technician role would suit someone who has:  

• Prior hands-on maintenance experience working on large diesel engines such as Jenbacher, Deutz, MAN, MTU, Perkins, etc
• Good knowledge of 3 phase electrical systems
• Knowledge of combustion control maintenance and SCADA plant management systems
• Knowledge of air and ground source heat pumps
• Royal/Merchant Navy Marine Engineers would also be encouraged to apply for this role

    Salary and benefits of the Multi-skilled Technician role  

• A starting basic salary of £44,000 - £48,000
• Overtime
• Company van
• Other company 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 Croydon, South London.      The Shift Operations Technician role comes with starting salary of c.£42,500 + c.£6,000 shift allowance + c.£5,000 London weighting 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

    Salary and benefits of the Shift Operations Technician role  

• A guaranteed remuneration of c.£53,000 (inclusive of shift and London weighting allowances)
• Overtime
• Bonus of up to 10%
• Private medical
• Other benefits