Greg Storey

Commissioning Shift Operator Locations - Leicestershire Duration - 3 months Immediate start Day rate - £450.00 to £500.00 The Role We are currently recruiting for a Commissioning Shift Operator to join a fast paced commissioning team on the Waste to Energy facility based in Berkshire. Our client have several live projects within the energy sector in the UK and overseas, so there may be an opportunity to work across more projects with them. Role Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates leadership and commitment to HSEQ. Actively encourages and leads this for the project.
• Ensures that all relevant HSEQ requirements are incorporated into area of responsibility and that, in consultation with site management, HSE and commissioning team, HSE hazards are eliminated or mitigated to the extent practicable
• Ensures that risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) are reviewed with regards to HSE requirements and that work is carried out in accordance with the RAMS
• Is responsible for the safety and HSE performance of all personnel under his control, and for stopping work where this might be compromised
• Prepares and issues Permits to Work and system isolations for works within the shift, Mechanical, Process and Electrical (HV and LV preferable SAP authorization)
• Ensures that works within area of responsibility are executed in accordance with the contract and conform with project time requirements
• Independently operates, monitors and maintains systems according to the scope of responsibility, in the control room and on site
• Responsible to update and maintain shift logs and maintenance regimes
• Optimizes processes in collaboration with our clients Commissioning Team.
• Supervises both the client shift personnel and the work performed by suppliers during operation
• Executes hands on training with the client personnel
• Liaises and coordinates with other project team members, in particular the Commissioning Manager and Commissioning Lead Engineers
• Participates in regular control tours throughout the plant according to our clients site tour protocol
• Reports any variations and issues to the Commissioning Manager
• Delivers Lessons Learned and feedback for current and future projects
• Keeps the Commissioning Manager / Site Manager informed of all site related activities

Skills and job specifics:

• Mechanical/Electrical Occupation, Technician.
• Experienced as a leader in Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) management and has knowledge of relevant HSEQ legal requirements
• Must have Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) or equivalent
• BOP experience
• Valid Safety Contractors Certificate (SCC) or equivalent
• Experience Operating and leading a shift team on large thermal power plants
• DCS system knowledge
• Experience working for the EPC across Power projects is desirable.
• Capability to read and understand P&IDs, electrical and instrumentation drawings.

If you are interested in hearing more about these opportunities then please contact Greg Storey on [email protected] or on 02392 222 966

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Mechanical Commissioning Engineer

4 months Contract

Location - Isle of Wight

Day Rate - £500 - £550 per day

Start date - September 2023

The Role We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Commissioning Engineer to join the end Client on the new build Waste to Energy facility based on the Isle of Wight. Our Client is a leading engineering and operations specialist in the renewable energy field, who are constantly growing in the UK market as a leading Client.

As Mechanical Commissioning Engineer, you will bring demonstrable commissioning experience and practical skills to the commissioning team. Working closely with the Commissioning Manager, you will be responsible for planning, executing and documenting of commissioning and handover activities on the project and programme of works in a safe manner, fully in accordance with company processes, systems, procedures and specifications. 

Responsibilities include:

• Working in collaboration with the construction team, ensuring that mechanical commissioning activities are planned safely and to required quality standards and specifications
• Providing appropriate support throughout the commissioning phase of the project
• Updating of commissioning documentation including site reports and assisting with O&M manuals
• Carrying out and recording of all commissioning tests
• Liaising with onsite subcontractors where necessary
• Reporting to the Commissioning Manager and updating relevant personnel on site progress 
• Adhered to health and safety regulations and reporting any incidents appropriately.

Skills & Requirements:

• Commissioning experience gained within Energy from Waste, Biomass, and Gasification projects. 
• Proven track record in a similar role and ability to communicate well at all levels
• Ability to work well independently and as well as part of a team

If you are interested in finding out more, you can call Greg on 02392 222 966 or contact me at [email protected]

Astute's Power team are currently recruiting for a Cost Controller to join the EPC Contractor to oversee and manage the costs across 2 power plants in construction in Eye & Bedfordshire. The role is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

The Cost Controller position comes with a salary from £45,000 to £50,000. Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:  

• Manage and monitor project costs, budgets, and forecasts across two live EPC projects during the final construction and commissioning phases.

• Maintain accurate cost reporting, including weekly and monthly cost reports for senior project and commercial management.

• Track actual spend vs budget, identifying cost variances and providing recommendations to maintain financial control.

• Work closely with project managers, commercial teams, and site teams to ensure cost data reflects real-time project activity.

• Support forecasting and cash flow management, updating financial projections as projects move toward completion.

• Review and validate contractor and supplier invoices, ensuring costs align with agreed contracts and project budgets.

• Monitor and control change orders and variations, ensuring financial impacts are accurately captured and reported.

• Assist with final account preparation, ensuring all project costs are reconciled ahead of project close-out.

• Maintain and update cost control systems, spreadsheets, and financial tracking tools used across the projects.

• Provide financial insights and reporting to support decision-making by project and senior leadership teams.

• Ensure cost governance and compliance with internal EPC financial procedures and controls.

• Support the commercial and finance teams during project close-out, including cost reconciliation and documentation.

Location, day rate and timeframe of the Cost Controller position:

• Eye & Bedfordshire
• Immediate start
• £45,000 to £50,000 salary (fixed term contract)
• 12 months fixed term contract

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Astute's Power team are currently recruiting for a Planning Manager to join the Main Contractor on the installation of over 400 overhead lines routes from Fort Augustus to the Isle of Skye. This is a contract position for 6 months Inside IR35.

The Planning Manager position come with a day rate from £650.00 to £700.00 inside IR35. Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:

• Lead the planning and programming of works for 448 overhead line routes, ensuring delivery to time, cost, and quality standards.

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6.

• Coordinate planning activities across civils, engineering, and installation teams involved in pylon foundations and line erection.

• Work closely with design teams to integrate technical outputs into construction programmes.

• Manage interfaces between civils works (foundations, access roads, crane pads) and overhead line installation teams.

• Identify and mitigate programme risks, delays, and dependencies, providing regular updates to senior management.

• Produce and maintain baseline, short-term lookahead, and recovery plans as required.

• Support contract management through progress reporting, critical path analysis, and earned value tracking.

• Liaise with stakeholders including contractors, land agents, utilities, and local authorities on planning matters.

• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements within all planning activities.

Location, day rate and timeframe of the Planning Manager position:

• Fort Augustus
• Immediate start
• £650.00 to £700.00 per day (Inside IR35)
• 6 months (strong possibility for an extension)

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Astute's Power team are currently recruiting for a Cost Controller to join the EPC Contractor to oversee and manage the costs across 2 power plants in construction in Eye. The role is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

The Cost Controller position comes with a salary from £45,000 to £50,000. Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:  

• Manage and monitor project costs, budgets, and forecasts across two live EPC projects during the final construction and commissioning phases.

• Maintain accurate cost reporting, including weekly and monthly cost reports for senior project and commercial management.

• Track actual spend vs budget, identifying cost variances and providing recommendations to maintain financial control.

• Work closely with project managers, commercial teams, and site teams to ensure cost data reflects real-time project activity.

• Support forecasting and cash flow management, updating financial projections as projects move toward completion.

• Review and validate contractor and supplier invoices, ensuring costs align with agreed contracts and project budgets.

• Monitor and control change orders and variations, ensuring financial impacts are accurately captured and reported.

• Assist with final account preparation, ensuring all project costs are reconciled ahead of project close-out.

• Maintain and update cost control systems, spreadsheets, and financial tracking tools used across the projects.

• Provide financial insights and reporting to support decision-making by project and senior leadership teams.

• Ensure cost governance and compliance with internal EPC financial procedures and controls.

• Support the commercial and finance teams during project close-out, including cost reconciliation and documentation.

Location, day rate and timeframe of the Cost Controller position:

• Eye.
• Immediate start
• £45,000 to £50,000 salary (fixed term contract)
• 12 months fixed term contract

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Astute's Power Team are partnering with a Leading EPCM Contractor within the Energy Sector. We are currently recruiting for a Lead Electrical Commissioning Engineer to join their Waste to Energy project based near Glasgow.

The Lead Electrical Commissioning Engineer position comes with a day rate from £550.00 to £650.00 per day outside of IR35. Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:

• Lead and coordinate all electrical commissioning activities across the project, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant execution.

• Develop and implement commissioning plans, procedures, and schedules in alignment with the overall project commissioning strategy.

• Supervise and oversee electrical pre-commissioning and commissioning works, including LV/MV/HV systems, MCCs, switchgear, transformers, UPS, and control systems.

• Manage and coordinate interfaces between electrical systems and other process areas, including boiler, steam turbine, flue gas treatment (FGT), crane systems, and DNO connection.

• Collaborate with the respective mechanical, process, and control leads to ensure integrated and sequential commissioning of all systems.

• Ensure all commissioning documentation, ITPs, FAT/SAT reports, and test packs are properly prepared, executed, and signed off.

• Lead troubleshooting, defect resolution, and energization activities for electrical systems and assist in plant handover to operations.

• Review vendor and subcontractor commissioning documentation and ensure compliance with project and regulatory standards.

• Support safety reviews, LOTO procedures, and energization permits in coordination with HSE and operations teams.
• Provide regular progress reports and interface updates to the Commissioning Manager and Project Management Team.

• Degree or HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.

• Proven track record in electrical commissioning on large-scale EPC or EPCM energy or process projects (preferably Waste-to-Energy, CCGT, or Biomass).

• Strong understanding of high-voltage systems, protection relays, and control systems integration.

• Experience working with multi-discipline teams and managing contractor and vendor interfaces.

• Familiarity with DNO interface and grid energization requirements.

• Excellent knowledge of commissioning procedures, testing methodologies, and electrical safety standards.

• Strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills.

   

Location, day rate and timeframe of the Lead Electrical Commissioning Engineer position:

• Glasgow, UK
• £550.00 to £650.00 per day outside IR35
• Immediate start date
• 12 months

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Astute’s EPC Contract Power team is partnering with a leading EPC Contractor to recruit a Document Controller to join their fast paced team on a 6 months initial contract basis for their OCGT power plant in Stewartby, Bedfordshire.

The Administrator comes with a day rate from £220.00 to £240.00 per day. Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:

• Act as the primary Document Controller, managing the full lifecycle of project documentation within the ProjectWise system, ensuring accurate storage, version control, and easy retrieval

• Maintain and administer Health & Safety (H&S) files, ensuring all documentation is compliant, current, and aligned with internal procedures and industry standards

• Control document workflows including naming conventions, versioning, approvals, and distribution, maintaining document integrity at all times

• Liaise with project teams, engineers, contractors, and external stakeholders to collect, issue, track, and update required project and H&S documentation

• Ensure critical H&S documentation (RAMS, permits, certifications, training records, inspection reports, etc.) is complete, correctly filed, and audit-ready

• Maintain accurate document registers and trackers, providing regular updates and status reports to the project team

• Perform quality checks on incoming and outgoing documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance prior to submission or approval

• Support internal audits, client audits, and project reviews by collating, preparing, and presenting required documentation

• Maintain strict confidentiality and data security across all project and H&S records in line with company policies

• Provide general administrative support to the project team as required, including meeting coordination, data entry, and ad-hoc project administration

Location, day rate and timeframe of the Document Controller position:

• Stewartby, Bedfordshire (UK wide position, remote working)
• £220.00 to £240.00 per day
• Start date - February 2026
• 6 months initial contract

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Astute's Power Team are currently recruiting for a HSE Officer to join the EPC Contractor on a New Build Open Cycle Gas Turbine project based in Bedfordshire.

The HSE Officer comes with a day rate from £250.00 to £280.00 outside of IR35. Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:

• Conduct daily site inspections and walkarounds to monitor compliance with HSE standards and company procedures.

• Ensure all works are carried out in accordance with approved RAMS, permits to work, and risk assessments.

• Intervene and stop unsafe acts or conditions, promoting a proactive safety culture across the site.

• Support the implementation and monitoring of the project HSE Management Plan.

• Participate in toolbox talks, safety briefings, and inductions for new personnel and subcontractors.

• Monitor high-risk activities including lifting operations, confined space entry, work at height, hot works, and LOTO.

• Record and report incidents, near misses, and unsafe observations, supporting investigations where required.

• Liaise daily with subcontractors and site supervisors to ensure alignment on safety expectations and standards.

• Maintain accurate HSE records, inspection reports, and site documentation.

• Assist with audits, client inspections, and regulatory visits as required.

Location, day rate and timeframe of the HSE Officer position:

• Stewartby, Bedfordshire
• £250.00 to £280.00 per day outside IR35
• Immediate start date
• 3 months

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Astute's Power Team are currently recruiting 2 Electrical Testers to join a Electrical Main Contractor on a new build Waste to Energy facility based in Irvine, Scotland on a 5 months contractor under the CIS scheme.

The Electrician positions come with an hourly rate of £24.00 per hour. Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:

• Perform electrical testing and commissioning of LV and MV cabling systems associated with Balance of Plant (BoP) infrastructure.

• Conduct insulation resistance testing (IR), continuity checks, polarity tests, and phase rotation verification on power and control cables.

• Interpret single-line diagrams, wiring schematics, and cable schedules to verify correct installation.

• Ensure all cable terminations, joints, and connections meet industry standards and project specifications.

• Document test results clearly and accurately in line with QA/QC protocols.

• Coordinate with installation teams, supervisors, and commissioning engineers to troubleshoot faults or non-conformities.

• Verify correct cable routing, glanding, and tagging across BoP systems (e.g., transformers, switchgear, MCCs, and auxiliary equipment).

• Follow lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) and site safety procedures at all times.

• Use appropriate testing tools (megger, multimeter, phase testers, etc.) and ensure they are calibrated and in good condition.

• Support pre-commissioning and energization activities under the direction of the electrical commissioning manager.

• Participate in punch-list activities and resolution of deficiencies.

• Maintain compliance with HSE regulations, electrical standards (e.g., IEC, BS7671), and site-specific quality procedures.

Location, day rate and timeframe of the Electrical Tester positions:

• Irvine, Scotland
• £24.00 per hour (CIS)
• Immediate start date
• 5 months

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