Gemma Nixon

Operations Engineer

Water Treatment Chemicals

North London

Competitive Salary + Car

Introduction

We are currently recruiting for an Operations Engineer to join an international waste treatment business. Working from home you will be tasked with providing a first class corrective / preventative service and offering after sales technical support to clients across the North London area. 

The Job

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

• Supporting existing customers with service, chemical treatment, monitoring and account management activities.
• Providing legionella control to ensure customer compliance with ACOP L8
• Conducting account reviews.
• Compiling customer log books for maintenance and duties. 

• Have previous experience working on low and high-pressure steam boilers, cooling tower control systems, and more

• Provide customer operations training for chemical products.
• Upselling parts, consumables and plant upgrades where needed.

The Candidate

Candidates will have the following experience.

• A HNC or degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering or Chemistry qualification or similar or qualified by experience.
• A full UK driving license is required.
• Knowledge and experience of chemical water treatment would be an advantage e.g. cooling tower management, boiler optimisation.
• Experience of having worked as an Operations/Service Engineer or in a Technical Support role or laboratory experience would be an advantage.

What’s on offer?

• Competitive Salary of up to 
• Company Car / Van
• Laptop & Mobile Phone
• Commission for selling spare parts / consumables.
• 25 days holiday + 8 public holidays.
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme

How to apply.

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

• Managing and supporting the Technical Project Management team
• Head monthly forecasts whilst collaborating with the Financial Business Partner, Operations Manager and SHEQ Manager
• Working to budgets and costing ensuring projects fall within and adhere to Tradebe’s internal management systems and procedures.
• Collaborate with other departments such as Sales, Commercial and Operations, developing plans, bids and solutions to ensure client needs are fully understood and met.
• Contributing development ideas and solutions for Business Strategy to grow the business.
• To be the main contributor and leader in the development for weekly and monthly financial forecast and budgeting of the forward service delivery work plan
• Support and approach bidding and managing the delivering of technically complex radioactive waste management contracts from a technically biased perspective.
• Regularly delivering Team Performance updates to the Head of Service Delivery
• Assisting the Head of Radioactive with the management of projects and tasks and managing the full cycle of other project management tasks in other teams as and when required
• Securing and developing resources
• Carrying out project and technical risk assessments and minimising risks as and when possible
• Provide technical leadership, advice and guidance to both the project management team and customers.
• Being the first and main point of contact with senior contacts at different disposal sites such as industrial, nuclear, waste recycling and disposal sites

• A degree or equivalent level in Chemistry, Physics, Radiochemistry or Nuclear Engineering
• An understanding of Radioactive waste management or decommissioning within the Radioactive/ Waste sector.
• Experience with working for commercial or regulated industry clients.
• Project management or Technical Account Management of key clients.
• Professional qualification/accreditation in Science, Engineering, Project Management or Radiation Protection, e.g. CChem, CEng, APMP, RWA (desirable)

• Competitive salary of up to £55,000 - £75,000 + annual bonus
• Potential relocation assistance
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• 6% employer contribution pension
• 2 year progression plan

• Manage design consultant activities to ensure compliance with project programmes and client requirements.
• Act as the technical lead for permanent works design packages where required.
• Manage the Technical Queries process, ensuring actions are assigned, tracked, and closed out effectively.
• Coordinate design workshops, meetings, and interface activities whilst maintaining accurate records and action trackers.
• Support the delivery of design programmes, ensuring all design deliverables are produced on time and to the required quality standards.
• Review design submissions, drawings, and technical documentation to ensure compliance with project specifications and client requirements.
• Manage and maintain design deliverable schedules and design progress reporting.
• Coordinate requests for information between internal and external stakeholders.
• Attend and facilitate design interface meetings with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and project teams.
• Support document control processes and ensure drawings are distributed effectively across project teams.
• Manage BIM requirements for permanent and temporary works alongside BIM/CAD resources.
• Support temporary works design processes and ensure compliance with relevant procedures.
• Collaborate with external suppliers, subcontractors, consultants, and engineering teams throughout project delivery.

• Degree qualified or equivalent in an engineering related subject.
• Previous experience in a Design Engineer, Design Coordinator, or Design Management role within construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and engineering design processes.
• Experience managing design deliverables, technical queries, and consultant coordination.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and Principal Designer responsibilities.
• Strong technical review capabilities with the ability to challenge and improve design solutions.
• Experience within heavy civil engineering, infrastructure, or tunnelling projects would be advantageous.

• Competitive Salary of £45,000- £55,000 DOE
• Car Allowance
• Opportunity to work and progress on major infrastructure projects
• Strong benefits package

• Produce and manage system requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define and develop system architectures for complex engineering programmes.
• Manage technical interfaces across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Develop system functional models and interface models.
• Apply systems engineering principles to mechanical, electrical, and process systems.
• Support the delivery of engineering solutions within highly regulated environments.
• Manage and maintain requirements databases using industry-standard tools.
• Utilise Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies to support project delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, project management, and client teams.
• Support the verification and validation of system requirements and design solutions.
• Ensure compliance with relevant engineering standards and best practice.

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or another STEM-related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience working within a highly regulated industry such as Nuclear, Defence, Aerospace, Rail, or similar.
• Strong understanding of systems thinking and systems engineering processes.
• Experience producing and managing engineering requirements.
• Experience defining system architectures and managing technical interfaces.
• Familiarity with requirements management software, ideally IBM Rational DOORS.
• Knowledge of Model-Based Systems Engineering approaches and associated tools, ideally Capella.
• Awareness of relevant engineering standards, including INCOSE and British Standards.
• Nuclear sector experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Systems Engineering qualifications or formal training would be beneficial.
• Existing SC Clearance or eligibility to maintain SC Clearance.
• Sole UK nationality is required.  

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working arrangement with site attendance required approximately three days per week.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Employee assistance programme with wellbeing and mental health support available 24/7.
• Discounts and lifestyle benefits including vouchers, cycle-to-work scheme, eye care support, and seasonal health initiatives.
• Structured career development and progression opportunities.
• Opportunity to work on major defence and nuclear projects within a growing engineering team.

Electrical Process Engineer Polymers Recycling Skelmersdale Up to £55,000 + Package

Introduction

Roles & Responsibilities

• Identifying various electrical, mechanical and engineering solutions that will assist with the optimisation of plant performance, capacity, and safety.
• Working closely with the Senior Management teams across the site ensure that all technical preparations are completed prior to any optimisation activities being undertaken. This will include providing structured optimisation plans.
• Coordinating the site by liaising with other company departments to develop strong relationships with various clients.
• Ability to perform plant assessments using data driven analysis.
• Be a strategic thinker capable of taking the project from conception through design development to installation and commissioning.

Skills & Qualifications

• Strong track record in process development with experience in material handling and processing in areas such as manufacturing, food processing or waste management.
• Good understanding of root-cause coupled with effective engineering solutions.
• Proven experience in the development of technical solutions from concept through to design, installation and commissioning.
• Degree qualified in an Engineering, chemistry, or physics discipline.
• Strong project management experience with the ability to lead teams and conduct financial reporting.
• Full driving Licence

Salary & Package

• Up to £55,000 + Package
• Benefits Package
• Opportunity to work on a key Polymers Recycling Facility

How to Apply

• Performing various analytical tests on waste samples coming onto site.
• Running and maintaining instrumentation within the Laboratory, including GC-MS/FID and ICP-OES.
• Ensuring all work complies with relevant HSE, Quality, Regulatory and Accreditation standards (UKAS, ISO 17025).
• Sample preparation, extraction and clean-up using various techniques.
• Calculation of results from testing and data entry into the company system.
• Performing daily checks including balances, pipettes and instruments.
• Sampling of incoming waste streams for compliance.
• Work with senior teams to ensure site and lab KPI’s are met.
• Other tasks as needed.

• Basic Salary of £22,500
• Opportunity to progress career in the Chemical and Waste Management industries.
• Full training and support

• Salary £40,000 - £45,000
• 10% bonus
• 6% Pension
• Flexible benefits (access to our benefits platform for discounts and cash back on shopping purchases, gyms and leisure activities, cycle to work scheme and dedicated wellbeing centre)

• Qualified Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) or working towards - Desirable 
• Computer literate (MS Excel, MS Word and SAP)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Team Player
• Positive attitude
• Professional approach
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communicator
• Ability to solve problems
• Aware of the need for discretion and confidentiality
• Be flexible to meet deadlines and to be able to work under specified and agreed time constraints
• Profit and service focussed whilst maintaining compliance at all times
• Ability to manage staff (act as a line manager)
• H&S and Environmental Legislation
• Knowledge of ADR regulations relating to radioactive materials as a minimum but ideally with a relevant qualification
• Knowledge of the UK radioactive waste management and nuclear industry
• Knowledge of hazardous waste processing particularly chemical and physical wastes considerations
• Commercial Knowledge
• Experience of SAP

• To support the RA Business Manager in leading and managing the cradle to grave process of RA incineration at Fawley from initial enquiry through all phases of processing to final disposal, ensuring an efficient and professional service at all times.
• Act as Radiation Protection Supervisor for Fawley site, providing appropriate training for site staff and contractors on radiation awareness, specific radiological hazards on site and monitoring for radiological contamination.
• Producing radiological risk assessments and maintaining monitoring systems and documentation in line with IRR2017 to ensure the radiological protection of staff working on site
• Develop and Maintain Work Instructions for all tasks associated with radioactive waste at Fawley, including the training & development of personnel in relation to handling radioactive materials and being the lead responsible person for dosimetry monitoring of staff members at Fawley.
• To ensure compliance is maintained at all times against the sites Radioactive Environmental Permit with adherence to procedures, RPS control of operations and maintenance of accurate records including instrument calibration, site monitoring and routine safety checks.
• Support the maintenance of systems of work that ensure data integrity for accuracy of reporting KPI’s to customers and to regulatory bodies such as the Environment Agency.
• Liaise with the nominated Radiation Protection Advisor on all aspects of radiological business
• Act as a point of contact for new enquiries, advising on characterisation and packaging to ensure conformance with waste acceptance criteria, undertaking capability reviews of new waste streams when required and acting as Deputy Delivery Manager for key contracts, ensuring KPIs are met and working with the customer to resolve issues and non-conformances.
• Manage a team of technical staff, ensuring training requirements are met and records of development and progression are maintained. Assisting the RA Business Manager in managing the dynamic priorities of the department, including setting internal KPIs and monitoring the performance of the team.

• Managing the brokering and tracking of large contract jobs in partnership with external customers and internal sites, both internationally and within the UK, including use of SAP management systems.
• Pricing waste streams in accordance with existing pricing matrices, identifying waste streams where a pricing review or involvement of other business areas would be beneficial and participation in the generation of new pricing structures for bids and tenders.
• Applying your broad knowledge of the radioactive waste industry and plant processes to support sales teams when writing bids, informing decisions on pricing and risk reduction, reaching back into the varied specialist departments within Tradebe Fawley departments and across Tradebe UK when required for more detailed technical requests or specific queries.
• Support the RA business manager with Annual reporting activities such as Sealed sources registration and compliance.
• Attend Fawley and group wide meetings to inform on upcoming projects and ensure good inter-departmental communication.
• Leading site tours and visits from customers and other stakeholders, for example during site audits and duty of care visits.
• Willing to train as a Deputy programmer of radioactive waste to be disposed of at the Fawley site

Reference 2025-22010

Non fixed term

Avonmouth, Bristol

G - PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Experienced

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Commercial Manager based in our Avonmouth office. They will provide leadership, Commercial oversight and control to ensure delivery of projects in line with client-side commercial arrangements in line with company strategy and both operational and financial targets.

Key Activities:

• Ensure all Commercial processes (including Procurement) are drafted, implemented and followed
• Contributing to developing process to improve and maximise growth
• Drafts and develops (in conjunction with Legal) robust Commercial documents to protect the interests and maximise the opportunities for Framatome Ltd
• Ensure that the organisation complies with the contract obligations as stated
• Communicates with internal and external parties in a contract, so that all understand the terms and particularly the contracts financial aspects
• Coaches and develops employees on best practices for managing complex contract issues
• Nurtures relationships with clients to ensure long term delivery and value for the company
• Training and / or mentoring Commercial Team
• Involvement in negotiating and agreeing contracts prior to contract placement
• Involvement with the bid process to highlight commercial risk
• Accepts extra duties as situations arise

Key Outputs:

• Clear, concise, effective and fully implemented Commercial processes
• Clear, concise understanding of contract obligations across the relevant stakeholders and Business Leadership
• Business compliance with contractual obligations
• Clear commercial/contract awareness training across relevant teams
• Favourably negotiated and agreed contracts prior to placement
• Robust commercial rigour within bid process and clarity of commercial risks within the bids

The Senior Commercial / Contract Manager should be a driven, strategic thinker who thrives in a challenging and dynamic environment, possessing not only the technical expertise but also the leadership qualities required to drive success across complex commercial projects.

Experience: 

• Proven experience in a contract management/commercial management role, particularly in handling large multi-million-pound contracts.
• Solid background in corporate finance, with a strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and cost management.
• Extensive experience in complex negotiations and stakeholder management, demonstrating an ability to handle high-pressure situations with tact and professionalism.
• In-depth knowledge of contract terms and construction industry regulations, with the ability to interpret and apply them to projects.
• Demonstrated experience in managing teams, with strong leadership capabilities and a focus on building high-performing teams.

Personal Attributes:

• A confident and professional manner, with excellent presentation skills to engage clients and stakeholders effectively.
• Determination and resilience: the ability to stay focused and motivated, even in the face of setbacks or challenges.
• A passionate, enthusiastic, and charismatic approach to leadership, inspiring teams and clients alike.
• Innovative mindset, with a willingness to explore new ways of achieving results, and challenge conventional thinking when necessary.
• A positive outlook, always focused on finding opportunities in adversity, and an ability to maintain motivation in difficult situations.
• Assertiveness in ensuring objectives are met, with a results-driven attitude and the ability to make decisions and take action when required.

• Performing on-site corrective and preventive maintenance for water treatment equipment.
• Provide technical and commercial support.
• Providing after-sales technical and commercial support.
• Completing risk assessments, work reports, and other necessary documentation.
• Participating in the on-call rota
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with customers.
• Follow and enforce health and safety policies for both the company and clients.
• Complete and submit risk assessments, work reports, timesheets, and other documents on time.
• Complete site tasks and activities promptly.

• NVQ or higher in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering (or similar)
• Full UK driving licence.

• Experience working in water treatment industry (is advantageous but not essential)
• Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical market (desirable)
• Good communication skills, punctual, presentable, and eager to learn and develop.
• Knowledge of company products, applications, and markets is desirable.
• Excellent time management skills.

• Salary between £30,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on experience
• Company van & fuel card
• Overtime
• Laptop, mobile, PPE
• 5% commission on all successful parts quotes