Gemma Nixon

Astute’s Team are partnered with a market leader in hazardous waste management services across the UK, to recruit a Technical Waste Assessor / Technical Specialist to support the wider business from their Essington site. We are looking for someone with strong knowledge of waste assessment, classification, and compliance to provide expert support across the business units. The role is critical in ensuring waste streams are assessed, routed, and managed in a compliant, safe, and commercially effective manner. If you have experience working within the hazardous waste sector within a technical assessor, chemist or site support role, have an understanding of chemical interactions and are looking for a new opportunity, please submit your CV to apply today.   Responsibilities and duties of the Technical Assessor position: Reporting to the Technical Manager (Essington), you will: Key Responsibilities:

• Technically assess waste enquiries to accurately characterise, classify, and confirm compliance with permits and legislation.
• Proactively support and promote a generative safety culture, contributing to a safe and compliant working environment.
• Identify and assign cost-effective treatment and processing routes, both in-house and via approved third-party facilities.
• Scope and assess materials for the safe carriage of waste on internal and external vehicles.
• Provide technical advice, guidance, and support to sites, commercial teams, and external customers.
• Support the production and review of RAMS for Industrial Services activities across the business and on customer sites.
• Ensure all activities are undertaken in accordance with company policies, procedures, and current legislation.
• Produce technical reports and documentation as required.
• Maintain continuous professional development to ensure ongoing competence in the role.
• Support the wider technical function across other business units as required.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Technical Manager.

  Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with:

• HNC or degree level qualification in Chemistry (or a suitable equivalent).
• Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA) qualification would be advantageous
• IOSH qualification.
• A strong commitment to maintaining technical competence and professional standards.

  Knowledge, skills and experience: The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Working knowledge of the waste management industry.
• Good understanding of waste operations, including Industrial Services.
• Ability to interpret analytical data, permits, and legislation accurately.
• Experience using waste management software systems.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage their own workload effectively.
• The ability to communicate clearly and confidently with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.

  Salary and benefits of the Technical Assessor role:

• Salary up to £35,000 DOE
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Competitive Package

Astute’s team is partnering with one of the UK leaders in waste management and specialist industrial services to recruit a Site Chemist to join its team in Middlesbrough.  The Site Chemist role comes with a salary of £25,000 -27,000 and would suit an experienced on-site chemist or a recent graduate looking to get into a hands-on role. If you’re a Site Chemist or a recent chemistry graduate and are looking to work for an organisation that puts people at the heart of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Site Manager you will be responsible for:  

• Assist with the hands-on operation of the hazardous waste site ensuring materials coming onto and off site are consistently safe and compliant to site permits and environmental regulations.
• Testing, sorting, bulking of drum and packaged waste materials.
• Maintaining a database and manual records for the Transfer Station as required
• Out of hours sampling, lab testing and packing waste at 3rd party customer sites as required.
• Washing of empty contaminated containers and cutting up if necessary.
• Shrink-wrapping, labelling, and preparing of loads for onward disposal including generating the relevant paperwork.
• Safe and efficient loading and unloading of HGV’s on site as required including bulk tankers for loading and discharge.
• Unloading / loading of vehicles if required.
• Use of FLT/Dump Truck and other mobile plant as required
• Provide technical advice on chemicals to departmental members and other divisions as required.
• Liaising with customers and/or in-group and third-party disposal sites.
• Assisting with general administrative duties associated with the running of the Transfer Station.
• Other duties as required.

        Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• HNC/HND/Degree in Chemistry related subject
• Full UK Driving license
• An interest in the environmental/ waste management industry
• Safety conscious with a view to improve safety culture/report any H&S issues
• Ability to deal with customers in a professional manner
• Due to the nature of the work, must be prepared to carry out lifting work both inside and outside in all weathers

    Salary and benefits of the Site Chemist role

• Basic Salary of £25,000 - £27,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Bonus Scheme (performance based)
• Private Health Care and other benefits

 

 

WHAT WE ARE ABOUT Framatome is a major international player in the nuclear energy market recognised for its innovative solutions and value-added technologies for designing, building, maintaining, and advancing the global nuclear fleet. The company designs, manufactures, and installs components, fuel and instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services. With 14,000 employees worldwide, every day Framatome’s expertise helps its customers improve the safety and performance of their nuclear plants and achieve their economic and societal goals. Framatome is owned by the EDF Group (80.5%) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI – 19.5%) In the UK we are currently over 300 strong and our plans are to grow to 400-500 by 2025 through the development our UK nuclear service offerings. HOW TO DEFINE YOUR PURPOSE Due to our ongoing growth, we are looking to recruit a Head of Project Management.   Reporting to the Head of PMO, the Head of PM will be primarily responsible for effectively managing the Project Management organisation to ensure the business needs are satisfied in relation to project delivery across the BLs. In particular, you will ensure that the Project Management capacitiy and capabilitiy are sufficiently developed and matured to deliver value to our customers and mitigate business risks for Framatome Ltd. The core operational areas of the business are new build projects, engineering projects and existing fleet services. Our business is delivered through projects and as such is requiring a very strong Project Management and culture. As part of our growth, we have reinforced this aspect of the business creating a PMO organisation encompassing:

• The line management of senior PMs and PMs;
• The line management of the Project Control team (incl. cost, schedule, risks, document management).
• The ownership of the Project related processes and reporting (for both management and control of projects) and associated tools/systems.
• The governance and assurance supporting the delivery of projects to the Operational Business Lines (BL).
• The implementation of tools and data supporting the overall resource planning of the business (between resource needs and business needs).

As such the Head of PM will be a senior driver to develop a strong and integrated project management culture across Framatome Ltd in the UK. The Head of PM will work closely:

• With the Head of PMO and Heads of BL to identify and allocate PMs to the projects related to their respective portfolio and adapt the PM resources to the needs of the business.
• With the Head of PMO to develop the integrated Project Management practices within the company.
• With QHSE team to ensure the Project processes are documented, implemented and records are maintained according to our IMS and other Project Management requirements.
• With resource managers to identify future technical and supporting resourcing requirements to allow adequate time for competence development.

    Your responsibilities The Head of PM will directly:

• Manage the project management team and ensure adequate resources and training is provided to deliver our projects and mitigate the risks for the company.
• Provide input to HR team regarding Project resource needs based on their assessment of up-coming projects and contracts.
• Coordinate with Sales team to support winning proposals to our customers leveraging our strong Project Management culture.
• Organise the project review processes enabling the COO and Head of BL to assess the project performances (individually and at portfolio level).
• Develop and follow-up implementation of action plans in relation to project management processes, tools and systems.
• Provide the business with the assurance and governance that projects are managed according to the set standards for the business in relation to their complexity and risk for the business.
• Support the COO and BL management in making decisions related to the projects needs based on their current performance to ensure future objectives are realised
• Act as a point of escalation for customer queries on project related matters in support to Head of BL

  KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Required Attributes:  

• Experience in highly regulated industries. Experience of Nuclear industry is highly desirable.
• Experience in managing complex projects and/or programs and/or project portfolios from a delivery perspective (vast experience)
• Management of PM teams and experience of planning resources, workload management. (Vast experience)
• Strong knowledge and experience of implementing of project processes, systems, and tools and understanding of finance, budget, and project accounting. Project management Certification (PMQ, working toward PPQ or equivalent)
• Knowledge of relevant ISO standards (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001,19443) and working knowledge of IMS systems
• Technical knowledge of some area of the business (engineering, manufacturing, supply of equipment, site management)
• Have very good understanding of finance, budget, and cost management
• A comprehensive understanding of the health, safety and environmental requirements of managing project (incl. CDM regulation)
• Experience and understanding of commercial and contract management (incl. NEC, FIDIC, ad hoc, etc.)
• Working experience with ERP (SAP preferrable)
• Autonomous

Desired Attributes:  

• Passionate in developing and mentoring people
• Understanding of the key attributes of nuclear safety culture
• Understanding of the client side of Project Management
• Member of an appropriate professional body or working towards (CIOB, APM, PMI etc.)
• General understanding of main codes and standards used in the nuclear industry and their respective areas (e.g. ASME, RCC, ISO 3834, ISO 1090, etc.)
• Understanding of performance management techniques (LEAN, Six Sigma)
• IOSH / NEBOSH safety certificate (highly desirable)
• CSCS Managers and Professionals Test
• Ability to oversight tenders and provides price estimates

Desired Personal Characteristics:  

• Confident manner, good presentation skills
• Determination - not easily discouraged or put off
• Passion, enthusiasm and charisma.
• Innovative – prepared to see beyond how it has been done before
• Positive outlook – always sees opportunity through any adversity
• Resilient – ready to bounce back from any challenges
• Assertive – gets things done when they need to be

  The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.   We are an equal opportunity employer. We value and plan to continue to build on the benefits of our diverse working environment and recognise a priority to improve gender mix. Everyone will be considered without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.  

Astute’s Nuclear team are recruiting for a Nuclear Safety Manager to join a key team across the Sizewell C project in Bristol. The Nuclear Safety Manager will be responsible for the overall activities relating to safety for the project. The Nuclear Safety Manager is a business-critical role coordinating the delivery of Safety activities for the SZC Project and comes with a salary up to £70,000 depending on seniority, and experience. If you’re an experienced Safety Manager with a history of managing large construction projects from design phase and are looking to work for an organisation at the forefront of nuclear energy, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties As the Nuclear Safety Manager you will:  

• Be responsible for the coordination of actives in the following areas for the project; Safety Functional Requirements, Hazards, Fault Studies, Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA), Human Factors, Security, Structural Integrity, Environment, Decommissioning, Fire and Radiation Protection.
• Ensure delivery of the above activities performed by the safety team are managed in accordance with the contract requirements
• Utilise the safety studies from HPC for SZC
• Ensure the plans and schedule for safety activities align with the requirements of the project, allocating appropriate resource and staffing
• Utilise the wider team to ensure potential design changes are analysed and challenged where needed from a technical perspective
• Build relationships with stakeholders across design and client interfaces to ensure replication activities are successful
• Review and approve technical documentation delivered by the safety team
• Report on outcomes, progress and challenges for the team ensuring costs and time are allocated accordingly
• Any other duties as required

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Degree qualified Engineer
• A general knowledge of nuclear safety, in particular knowledge of EPR or PWR designs would be advantageous
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in highly regulated industry

    Personal skills The Nuclear Safety Manager role would suit someone who is:  

• Capable of strategic viewpoint and ability to communicate across all levels
• Proactive in the approach to challenges and issues
• Confident in their ability to lead a team and give direction

    Salary and benefits of the role  

• Basic salary of £60,000 - £70,000 DOE
• Hybrid working model
• Competitive Package

 

Service Engineer Oxfordshire £33,000 + Company Van + Overtime     About the role: Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a specialist in water tech and technology services. They are recruiting for a Service Technician who ideally has experience working within the Water industry or from a hands-on operations and maintenance role. The strategically important Service Engineer role comes with a salary of up to £33,000, company vehicle & fuel card, with overtime and commission available. If you’re an experienced Service Engineer with previous working knowledge of the water industry and are looking to work for an organization that is a versatile player in the water industry, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Field Service Manager you will:

• 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 3 Engineering qualification
• Full UK Driving license
• Industrial maintenance experience ideally within the water industry

    Personal skills: The Senior Authorised Person role would suit someone who has:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn

    Salary and benefits of the role:

• Up to £33,000
• Company van & fuel card
• Overtime
• Laptop, mobile, PPE
• 5% commission on all successful parts quotes

    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 288 217 to speak to Sam McSheaffrey who can tell you more.   INDNUC

Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a leading management consultancy across the UK Nuclear industry to recruit an experienced Lead Consultant for the management and delivery of a variety of Civil Nuclear projects in the Southwest. Working as the Lead Consultant, you will lead programme delivery and business growth, making a real impact on key infrastructure in the UK.   The Lead Consultant role comes with a salary of £60,000 - £85,000 dependant on experience as well as a competitive benefits package.   If you’re an experienced Lead Consultant with experience in project management across civil nuclear sites and are looking to work for an organisation at the forefront of the UK nuclear industry, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the senior management team you will:  

• Lead in the delivery of key consultancy projects for a range of civil nuclear clients in the Southwest, offering effective solutions in the programme delivery.
• Work to build strong relationships with the clients and internal and external stakeholders.
• Support in the improvement of key project and programme performances in line with client requirements, identifying any opportunities and problems.
• Discover and develop new business opportunities and possibilities for growth.
• Demonstrate knowledge of regulators and licence conditions required to work within the civil nuclear sector.
• Engage with colleagues and the wider team to effectively deliver on project brief, collaborating with others when needed.
• Any other duties as required.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Experience in programme management in the civil nuclear sector.
• A chartered engineer (or chartered status in progress).
• Project Management qualified
• Previous experience managing projects in the nuclear sector is essential to this role.

    Personal skills The Lead Consultant role would suit someone who has:  

• Experience in building relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and deliver on business development opportunities.
• A continuous improvement mindset, he ability to review processes and procedures and add value.

    Salary and benefits of the Lead Consultant role  

• Salary £60,000 to £85,000 Depending on experience.
• Enhanced Pension
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Private Dental
• Opportunities for personal growth and development 

 

Astute’s Nuclear team is exclusively partnering with a leading provider in the nuclear energy sector to recruit a Design Lead for its Bristol site. The pivotal Design Lead role comes with a salary up to £75,000, a comprehensive pension scheme, and opportunities for professional growth. If you’re passionate about innovation, sustainability, and contributing to a safer and cleaner energy future, this is your chance to join a company committed to excellence and advancing nuclear technology worldwide. Explore the opportunity to be part of a dynamic team that values collaboration, integrity, and the pursuit of cutting-edge solutions. Submit your CV to apply today.                 Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Project Manager you will:  

• Develop the overall design of the modular plant, considering cost, risk, and timelines.
• Establish and manage system specifications, ensuring all technical requirements are met.
• Lead technical and system reviews to ensure design and operational criteria are achieved.
• Analyse and manage change requests, assessing their impact on the project scope and timeline.
• Integrate lessons learned from past projects to improve technical solutions.
• Coordinate the configuration and integration of systems, ensuring smooth operation.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team to ensure technical consistency across project activities.
• Collaborate with the project control team to align costs, schedules, and quality standards.
• Represent the company in technical discussions with stakeholders and authorities.
• Plan for all project stages, from design to decommissioning, ensuring long-term project success

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A degree in process engineering, industrial engineering or mechanical engineering
• 10 years’ experience in design engineering
• You will come from a heavy industrial facility i.e. plant, lab, reactors, manufacturing
• 5 years’ experience of technical management  

Personal skills The Design Lead role would suit someone who is:  

• Strong leadership and team coordination abilities.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational skills.

Salary and benefits of the Design Lead role  

• Salary up to £75,000
• 25 days annual leave per year raising to 28
• 8% Employer pension contribution
• Individual and family private health care
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Income Protection

   

Astute is exclusively partnering with one of the leaders in industrial cleaning and shockwave solutions within the Power Generation sector to recruit a Trainee Field Technician/ Blasting Operative to join their growing team in Sheffield. The Trainee Field Technician role comes with a starting salary of £32,100 with an expected OTE of £40,000. This role will be based out of their site in Sheffield, however it will require extensive travel and staying away throughout the UK 5-6 days a week. If you’re have hands-on experience, are comfortable working and staying away regularly and are looking to work for an organisation that offers key development within a really interesting sector, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Operations Supervisor you will be responsible for:  

• Joining a team of Blasting Operatives and Engineers working across the UK’s power generation sector to provide key industrial cleaning and shockwave solutions within a number of Power Stations and Energy from Waste centres throughout the UK.
• You will use key cleaning technologies to improve the efficiently of power stations and process facilities. This done through controlled detonative charges used in a power station boiler, to dislodge corrosive build-up on pipework.
• You will be responsible for the safe and efficient transport and usages of explosives, working in a close team to deliver a timely and responsive cleaning service across the UK. This post will require a sizable amount of travel that can include weekends.
• The reward for your flexibility, time and skill is generous a training period, competitive salary package and overtime offering.

    Professional Qualifications & Personal Attributes We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Experience of working in a “hands-on” position previously, ideally within a hazardous or industrial environment would be desirable although not necessary.
• A full clean UK driving licence is essential.
• Has an understanding of mechanical maintenance, ideally with some form of qualifications.
• A flexible approach to working and happy to stay away from home 5/6 days per week.
• A pro-active and can-do attitude.
• Happy to travel across the UK.

    Salary and benefits of the Trainee Field Technician role  

• Basic salary of up to £32,000, OTE £40,000
• Generous holiday package – 25 Days
• Paid Travel and Expenses.
• Structured development and progression opportunity.

 

Transfer Station Chemist

Waste Management

Middlesbrough

£22,000 - £25,000 DOE

 

Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Transfer Station Chemist to join one of the industry leaders in hazardous and clinical waste management solutions across the UK. Working as the Transfer Station Chemist, you will be responsible for taking and analysing hazardous waste samples on-site to ensure safe and compliant waste is processed at all times.

 

The Job

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Assist with the hands-on operation of the hazardous waste site ensuring materials coming onto and off site are consistently safe and compliant to site permits and environmental regulations.
• Assist with compiling lists of wastes to be transferred off site to third party disposal points. Liaising with other staff to ensure correct routing of wastes.
• Assist with non- conformance procedures and sample processing within the site laboratory for incoming waste streams.
• Providing services to customers to enable wastes to be assessed, priced and collected
• Utilise appropriate systems to manage non- compliances.
• Use of FLT/Dump Truck and other mobile plant as required
• Assist with the daily/weekly plan for the operational areas and laboratory, adapt to the unplanned and unexpected to deliver targets, KPI’s and other requirements.
• Ensure house-keeping requirements and continuous improvement programmes are supported both directly and through the plant team.
• Partake in improvement of process, contributing to micro project development.
• Undertake area administration activity including Chemist Check sheets, process sheets, stock sheets, production records, etc.

 

The Candidate

To be considered for this position, candidates are expected to have an appropriate chemistry qualification to degree level as well as experience handling a diverse range of chemical compounds including understanding of inter-reactions.

 

Some knowledge of hazardous waste or industrial chemistry would be beneficial as well as previous experience working in a site-based role or in an industrial hands-on environment.

 

This role would suit someone looking to further their career within the chemical sector and an interest in moving into the waste management industry. A NEBOSH certificate or IOSH H&S qualification would also be beneficial. 

 

What’s on Offer

• Basic Salary of £22,000 - £25,000 DOE
• Opportunity to progress career in the Chemical and Waste Management industries.
• Full training and support

 

How to Apply

To apply, please call Gemma Nixon on 02392 222 964 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]