Gemma Nixon

Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a joint venture working on the Hinkley Point C project in Bristol to recruit a Piping Calculations Engineer for its Bristol office. The Piping Calculations Engineer is business critical and will play a pivotal role in contributing to the completion of the HPC design phase role comes with a salary ranging from £40,000 up to £55,000 dependant on experience. If you’re a Piping Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation spearheading the design phase of the HPC project, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the you will:  

• Conduct detailed piping flexibility and support calculations using industry-standard tools and methodologies.
• Perform mechanical analysis of piping networks to verify compliance with applicable design codes and standards.
• Identify and propose technical solutions when sizing or flexibility criteria are not satisfied.
• Develop and produce comprehensive technical assessment and calculation notes.
• Prepare loading description reports in coordination with system engineering activities.
• Validate civil work interfaces, equipment nozzle loads, and layout modifications, ensuring seamless integration with structural and mechanical systems.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of calculation tools, procedures, and methodologies.
• Provide technical support and expertise to other engineers within the team and across international interfaces.
• Ensure all deliverables meet quality, safety, and project schedule requirements.

      Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• PhD or Degree in Mechanics or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• Strong expertise in mechanical simulation, particularly finite element analysis (FEA).
• Strong understanding of piping stress analysis, materials, and structural mechanics.
• Hands-on experience with finite element tools.
• Familiarity with UK design standards and regulatory processes.
• Proficiency in ANSYS and special piping component calculations (fixed points, endplates).
• Experience with RSTAB, BEAM STRESS, and support calculations and CALTUY/Pipestress software.  
• Knowledge of RCC-M code (section C3650) and damage modes.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in piping calculation.

If you are a motivated engineer looking to take on challenging and rewarding projects, we encourage you to apply and become a vital part of our innovative and international team.       Salary and benefits of the Piping Calculations Engineer role  

• Basic salary £45,000 - £55,000 DOE
• 25 days annual leave per year raising to 28 (x1 day for 2 years service)
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private & family health care schemes
• Other benefits including employee assistance programmes, income protection and professional memberships (1 per year).

INDNUC

Service Engineer  - Water Treatment          

London

Up to £38,000 per annum + package

Van + fuel card

 

Introduction

 

We are currently recruiting for Service Engineers to join the UK No.1 specialist of Water Treatment and Water Hygiene. Working as a Specialist Engineer, this will see you travelling across London and the surrounding areas.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Service Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Providing routine maintenance service to clients across London and the surrounding areas
• Attending to breakdowns, conducting fault-finding and fault rectification
• Installation and refurbishment work
• To undertake goods inwards inspections for arrival of equipment on site
• To establish, maintain and develop strong client relationships and assist with customer requirements.
• To complete service functions on all types of water treatment plant serviced and maintained by the company.
• Full job description available on request

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Previous water treatment experience is essential
• An excellent work ethic and desire to develop within an established business
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team flexibly
• Full UK Drivers License

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Up to £38,000 per annum
• Company van + fuel card
• Company benefit package + pension scheme
• Excellent progression opportunities within an established and growing business.

 

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 07441391332 and ask to speak to Megan who can tell you more.

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Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading engineering consultancy delivering complex projects across the defence and nuclear sectors to recruit a Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional to support a portfolio of major nuclear projects across the UK, based out of their offices in Bristol. The strategically important Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional role comes with a salary of £70,000 - £100,000, flexible hybrid working, private healthcare, bonus scheme, and excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression. If you’re a Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional and are looking to work for an organisation at the forefront of key nuclear and defence projects across the UK, then submit your CV to apply today.   Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional role Reporting to the Nuclear Safety Leadership Team you will:  

• Lead and deliver nuclear safety case projects across civil and defence nuclear programmes.
• Develop and execute strategies to address complex nuclear safety challenges.
• Undertake and lead safety assessments, risk assessments, hazard identification studies, fault schedules, and design basis analyses.
• Support probabilistic safety assessments and the development of safety functional requirements.
• Conduct periodic reviews of safety for nuclear facilities and associated infrastructure.
• Support the qualification and substantiation of systems against nuclear safety requirements.
• Undertake internal and external hazards assessments.
• Develop and maintain safety cases for nuclear and non-nuclear facilities.
• Author, review, and verify safety-related documentation.
• Lead multidisciplinary technical teams and provide mentorship to junior consultants and engineers.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships and contribute to business development activities.
• Support the winning and delivery of new work across the nuclear sector.
• Ensure project delivery to agreed time, cost, and quality objectives.

    Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Demonstrable 10+ years of civil nuclear or defence nuclear infrastructure experience.

• A Degree, Master's or PhD in a relevant STEM subject.
• Strong experience and understanding of:
  • The UK regulatory regime for nuclear safety cases and safety management.
  • Nuclear safety case requirements, processes, terminology and documentation.
  • Safety analysis and safety justification methods as they are used in the nuclear industry.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities. Willingness to travel and spend time at client sites when required. Ability to obtain and maintain UK security clearance.

Personal skills The Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional role would suit someone who is:  

• A strong technical leader with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Adaptable and comfortable working across a variety of nuclear projects.
• Commercially aware and focused on delivering value for clients.
• Passionate about mentoring and developing junior team members.
• A collaborative professional who enjoys working within multidisciplinary environments.
• Committed to continuous learning and professional growth.
• Analytical, organised, and capable of solving complex technical challenges.

  Salary and benefits of the Senior Nuclear Safety Case Professional role • Salary of £70,000 - £100,000 depending on experience. • Flexible hybrid working arrangement. • 25 days annual leave plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days. • Company bonus scheme linked to business performance. • Additional benefits including private healthcare membership, enhanced parental leave benefits, life assurance, professional membership support and many more. #LI-GN1 INDNUC  

Astute’s Waste team is partnering with an industry leader in specialist water treatment equipment in the UK to recruit a Service Engineer for its UK operations. The Service Engineer position is vital for the continued operation and service provided to clients & customers, and comes with a competitive salary, opportunity to grow your salary through commissioned sales, full equipment (inc PPE), van + fuel card, and 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + your birthday off! If you’re an Engineer working in the waste water sector and are looking to work for an organisation that delivers excellence for all customers, then submit your CV to apply today. This role will involve a 1 in 6 callout rota.     Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Field Service Manager, you will be responsible for:

• The maintenance, service and repair of various specialist water treatment equipment including standard base exchange, filtration, deionisation, reverse osmosis and laboratory water treatment products.
• Installation, removal and commissioning of the equipment on-site.
• Understand the water treatment process, product and technical issues with an ability to fault find using first line investigation techniques.
• Contribute to financial sales targets by recommending and quoting the necessary added value spares, refurbishments and consumable items to maintain the customer's equipment in optimum operating condition.
• Performing out of hours and breakdown cover when required.
• Assisting clients with technical faults.
• Completing risk assessments, activity reports and other documentation as required.
• Offering after sales technical support.

    Professional qualifications  

• We are looking for someone with the following:
• Minimum Level 2 Engineering qualification
• Full UK Driving license

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

• Industrial maintenance experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn

    Salary and benefits of the Service Engineer role  

• Competitive salary
• Company vehicle + Fuel card
• Laptop, mobile and PPE
• Overtime available
• 5% commission on all successful parts quotes

 

Junior Field Service Technician

Waste Management

UK Based

 

 

Introduction… Our client is a worldwide, leading business specialising in manufacturing and installing bespoke machines within the Recycling industry. They are looking for a Junior Field Service Technician to join their well established company, offering installations and on-going maintenance works to their customers up and down the UK.

 

Roles & Responsibilities As a Junior Field Service Technician you will be responsible for:

• Attending various customer sites across the UK and Ireland to carry out various installations, repair works, and after sales service support works to specialist plant and machinery.
• Undertaking inspections and assessments of machinery to ensure optimal performance and that all plant remains effective.
• Carrying out reports and documentation detailing completed works and advisories and ensuring that the customer has had necessary follow ups.
• Providing technical and engineering support to customers as well as health and safety guidance and compliance.
• Attending company meetings and training in the Netherlands when required

 

Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Electrical experience with relevant qualifications is essential
• Experience of working within the waste industry, ideally recycling
• Experience of working with compactors and balers
• Strong experience of working with heavy industrial machinery
• Hydraulic and pneumatic experience is essential
• Strong customer service and people skills
• Happy to stay away during the working week occasionally

 

Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Up to £35,000 basic salary
• Company van, phone and laptop
• Full training provided
• Fantastic company benefits
• Holiday package

 

How to Apply

To apply, please call Sam McSheaffrey on 02392 288 217 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

EC&I Technician

Waste Management

Avonmouth

Up to £43,500 + Package

 

Introduction

Our Client is one of the UK's leading provider of Environmental solutions, offering a full range of Waste and Energy Recovery services through a vast and growing network of Plants and Facilities across the country and as such they are looking for an Electrical Control & Instrumentation Technician to join their new Polymers Recycling Facility in Avonmouth. Working as their Electrical Control & Instrumentation Technician you will be responsible for carrying out key pre-planned and breakdown maintenance on EC&I equipment across the recycling facility, including fault diagnostics, issue rectification and calibration of instruments.

 

 

What you will be doing

As Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Preventative maintenance (PPMs) and reactive maintenance of EC&I equipment
• Fault-finding, diagnostics and calibration of instruments relating to control systems.
• Maintenance and programming of the sites PLC systems.
• Assist in the development of plant modification and improvement work to improve plant reliability, efficiency and performance.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records using the site CMMS, ensuring all documents are recorded in a timely manner along with the relevant RAMS/H&S documents.
• Supervising and directing on site contractors when required.
• Provide technical support to the Operations Team.
• Ensuring strict HSE compliance always.
• Working as part of a shift pattern.

 

This is 4 on 4 off shift position including night shifts. Please only apply if this is suitable.

 

What you will need

To be considered for this position, candidates must have relevant Electrical/ C&I qualifications to NVQ level 3 or equivalent. You should have experience working in a heavy process environment (ideally Waste Management, Power Generation, Industrial Plant, Aggregates, Manufacturing, FMCG or Food etc.) and have a working knowledge of calibration, maintenance and fault finding practices on heavy process equipment.

 

Candidates are required to work on a 4 on 4 off days and nights shift pattern so please only apply if this is suitable.

Whats on Offer

• Basic Salary up to £43,500
• Competitive Package + 10% Bonus Scheme
• Opportunity to progress

How to Apply

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the UK's leading specialists in the Waste and Energy recovery sector. For more information please contact Gemma Nixon on 02392 222 964 emailing your CV to [email protected].

Reporting to the Operational Control Support Team Leader, your role as OCS Administrator will be to maintain a positive and friendly company image by acting as the first line of contact to visitors, customers, and vendors in person, online, and via telephone. To ensure a good flow of office procedures you will work alongside the Service Coordinator and Project Controller and support the Service and Projects departments, carrying out common office duties.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Planning maintenance visits using excel and resource planning tool

• Producing weekly/monthly customer reports

• Setting up of projects

• Order handling within SAP

• Entering information into CRM

• Quotation creation

• Invoicing and managing customer billing plans

• Welcoming guests organising client lunches

• Travel Booking

• Raising purchase requisitions

• Supporting with facilities

 

Required Qualifications, Skills and experience

• Must have a minimum of three to five year’s experience working in an office environment

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work without supervision

• Excellent time management skills

• Exceptional communication and customer service skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

• SAP knowledge (essential)

• Strong prioritisation and organisation skills with the ability to handle confidential information

• Strong record keeping skills

• Good time management skills with the ability to multitask

• High personal drive for continuous improvement

• Potential and desire to progress and develop

 

What you can expect from us:

• 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday), with flexibility required to meet customer and business needs.

• After initial training period, hybrid working will be available, from home and our office in Aberdeen. There will be times for which your presence in the office is required, you should therefore live within commutable distance.

• A permanent contract with a competitive salary, depending on experience.

• Benefits, including pension with company contribution, death in service cover, staff bonus scheme, healthcare, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with increments based on length of service.

• Exciting challenges within a global organisation that encourages a high degree of individual responsibility, with excellent career opportunities.

• Innovative and advanced high-technology products and services.

 

Due to the nature of our business, please be advised at the offer of employment stage we will carry out Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Education and Employment checks on all candidates.

Electrical Technician Waste Management London £45,000  - £47,000   Introduction… Astute are partnered with a leading recycling and waste management business in the UK, who are looking for an experienced Electrical Technician to join their Waste Transfer site in London. You will ideally have experience working in a similar environment, in a relevant sector such as Recycling, Waste Management, Water Treatment etc. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established business in a stable and everchanging industry.   Roles & Responsibilities Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, as an Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Reactive repairs and maintenance on a range of equipment across the site.
• Preventative maintenance on all electrical systems including pumps, motors, PLCs, control panels etc.
• Maintaining and servicing controls and instrumentation across the site (flow meters, temperature gauges etc.)
• Always working to minimise downtime across all equipment site-wide
• Remaining health and safety always focused

  The shift rota for this position is 4 on 4 off including days and nights. Please only apply if this is suitable.   Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Level 3 minimum Electrical qualification (HNC/HND/NVQ 3)
• 18th Edition would be desirable
• Experience with hands on maintenance within a similar environment (waste management, water treatment, anaerobic digestion etc.)
• Previous health and safety training

  Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £45,000- £47,000
• Shift pattern of 4 on 4 off, with a mix of days and nights
• Fantastic pension and holiday allowance
• Retail and leisure discount scheme
• Access to all company benefits

  If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393 910037 and ask to speak to Charlotte Jones who can tell you more. INDREC  

Astute’s Team are partnered with Augean and Future Industrial Services, market leaders in industrial services and hazardous waste management across the UK, to recruit a Senior Business Development Manager to support their established Industrial Services team based in Hull. We are seeking a highly experienced, commercially astute Senior Business Development professional with a strong background in developing strategic customers and opening new markets. The role will focus on expanding the customer base within Utilities, Engineering, Demolition, Civils, and Regeneration sectors, promoting a comprehensive range of industrial services including tankers, Jet Vacs, Disabs, Hydro-Abrasive Cutting, and associated specialist solutions. The Senior Business Development Manager role offers a competitive salary of up to £72,000 + car allowance, bonus, and an attractive benefits package. If you are a senior Business Development Manager with a proven track record in industrial services, civils, or related sectors and are ready to take ownership of regional growth, then submit your CV to apply today.   Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Regional Commercial Manager / Head of Commercial, you will: Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and drive strategic business development activity to deliver sustained growth across new and existing customers within Engineering, Demolition, Civils, Utilities and Regeneration markets.
• Identify, target, and convert new market opportunities, positioning Augean and Future Industrial Services as a preferred industrial services partner.
• Develop and maintain a robust, high-value pipeline of opportunities aligned with regional and group business plans.
• Build long-term, senior-level customer relationships, ensuring high service standards, managing performance, and resolving non-conformances effectively.
• Take ownership of margin management, pricing strategy, and commercial negotiations to maximise profitability and secure continuity of work.
• Work collaboratively across the wider Augean Group to identify cross-divisional opportunities, particularly within waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services.
• Provide commercial leadership by supporting Account Managers and operational teams to ensure seamless contract mobilisation and delivery.
• Lead and oversee the tendering and bid process, including commercial review, financial modelling, risk assessment, and governance compliance.
• Monitor and analyse market trends, competitor activity, and regulatory developments to shape sales strategy and future service offerings.
• Act as a senior commercial interface between customers, operations, and internal stakeholders, ensuring projects are delivered safely, compliantly, and profitably.
• Champion a safety-first culture, ensuring adherence to health, safety, environmental, and quality standards across all activities.
• Represent Augean and Future Industrial Services at industry events, client meetings, and stakeholder forums, acting as a brand ambassador for the business.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, including data protection, security, and equal opportunities.

This is a senior, influential role offering the opportunity to shape regional growth strategy and play a key role in the continued success of a leading industrial services business.   Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with:

• Extensive experience in industrial services, engineering, demolition, civils, utilities and regeneration or related sectors, operating at a senior business development or commercial level.

• Proven success in developing new industries and strategic customer accounts, delivering profitable growth.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience managing complex contracts, tenders, and frameworks.
• Degree qualification or significant demonstrable experience in senior business development, sales, or commercial leadership.
• Full UK driving licence.

Personal skills: The Senior Business Development Manager role would suit someone who has:

• The flexibility to travel regionally and nationally, including overnight stays where required.
• A strong track record of strategic selling, negotiation, and influencing decision-makers at senior levels.
• Excellent understanding of industrial logistics, service delivery models, and contract requirements.
• The ability to operate autonomously while also mentoring and supporting less senior commercial colleagues.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

  Salary and benefits of the Senior Business Development Manager role:

• Salary up to £72,000 DOE
• Car allowance
• Bonus based on personal and company performance
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Clear progression and development pathway within the Augean Group