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Senior Design Engineer Indaver leads the field in sustainable waste management in Europe, with facilities and operations in Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. We take a long view, which is why sustainability is at the core of our business and also our company culture. Our trademark is delivering high quality, cost effective services in the municipal, industrial and specialist hazardous waste market across Ireland. Our waste-to-energy facility in Meath is the first of its kind on the island of Ireland. We process up to 235,000t of residual waste each year and produce electricity to power 35,000 homes annually.    This role will involve the Management, Review and Co-Ordination of design packages from Consulting Engineers and project Contractors in order to deliver a thoroughly robust and safe design for execution of the works. This role will involve a combination of office and site based engineering activities, where you will be expected to carry out the level of Co-Ordination referenced above at design stage and continue the inspection, review and Co Ordination during the construction phase to ensure the works are being executed in accordance with the design and works planning. Function description:

• Implementing design review, making and recording changes to designs and disseminating those changes to the relevant parties.
• Physical presence required at work fronts to review the implementation of designs and seek efficiencies and improvements of the design delivery.
• Support the Project Manager to achieve the contract program
• Ensure RAMS & ITPs are completed in conjunction with progression of works
• Ensure NCRs and defects are actioned and closed out to the satisfaction of Indaver
• Regular liaison with Project Manager to ensure that subcontractor works are delivered to the satisfaction of Indaver.
• Consult where appropriate Indaver Health & Safety to ensure that all safety standards are followed.
• Monitor sub-contractors’ safety standards and ensure that they comply with Indaver standards. 

Required skills:

• Third level qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction, plus significant and relevant experience.
• 10 years’ experience of Engineering Design Co-Ordination of large scale technical investment projects of a Civil Engineering or heavy Construction nature or similar works on a Pharmaceutical site.
• In-depth knowledge of Construction regulations.
• Experience of Temporary works Design process is an advantage
• Thorough knowledge and relevant experience in the civil/construction industry and project engineering.
• Proficient at preparing reports
• Specialist knowledge in their expert domain
• Thorough knowledge (legal, technical, functional) of Construction management.
• English speaking

Offer At Indaver we provide an excellent range of benefits to provide our colleagues with the additional support and flexibility to enable a truly enjoyable work life balance. Overall benefits: • Our broad range of attractive benefits enable our colleagues to enjoy life at any stage while growing a career path, with benefits such as: • Competitive Salaries • Very attractive pension scheme • Paid Private Healthcare • Paid family leave • Increasing Annual leave with service • Paid Educational, study and exam leave to support further learnings • Long service rewards • Employee saver scheme • Tax saver and Cycle to work scheme • Death in Service Insurance provided • Employee Assistance Programme • Supporting your work life balance • Flexibility of working hours • Physical and mental wellness e.g. Fresh fruit, running and sports clubs, social events  

Mechanical Technician – Energy from Waste Power Station Ardley, Oxfordshire £46,144 + Home Counties living allowance + 10% Bonus + Overtime + Benefits     About the role: Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market leading Energy company to recruit a Mechanical Technician for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Ardley, Oxfordshire. The crucial Mechanical Technician role comes with a basic salary of £44,013, a partial shift allowance of £2,131 (when working on call 1 in 4 weeks) + a home counties living allowance + overtime + 10% Bonus. If you’re a Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineer you will be:

• Fault finding and maintaining mechanical assets including pumps, gearboxes, valves, steam boilers, etc.
• Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• To ensure compliance with the pressure regulations and lifting gear inspection requirements
• Assisting in plant developments and projects
• Supervising and setting to work on site contractors
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site CMMS
• Assist in outage planning, scheduling and coordination
• To ensure the availability of plant spares

    Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally have an NVQ Level 3 minimum in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering

    Prior experience and skills: The Mechanical Technician role would suit someone who is:

• Prior experience of hands-on maintenance with mechanical systems including pumps rotating equipment, compressors, gearboxes, cranes, steam boilers, etc
• Practical knowledge of process plant and equipment gained in a heavy engineering environment such as power generation, petrochemical, steel works, CHP plant, paper mill etc.
• Royal Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered

    Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Technician role:

• Basic salary of £44,013
• Partial Shift allowance of £2,131
• Home counties living allowance (details can be discussed)
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Overtime
• Other benefits

    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 288 282 to speak to Arjun Patel who can tell you more.   INDPOW

Senior Technical Assessor

West Bromwich

Waste Management

Up to £32,000 DOE 

 

Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Technical Assessor to join one of the leading Waste Management specialists working within the Hazardous Waste sector across the UK. They are looking for an experienced and capable Technical Assessor to join an established team providing technical expertise to ensure waste streams across the business groups are dealt with in a compliant and commercially sound manner.

The Job

Working as the Senior Technical Assessor, you will be responsible for…

• Supporting and leading the team of assessors across all daily operations, offeting advice and direction when needed.
• Identify and assign cost effective treatment and processing routes for a variety of hazardous waste streams (both in house and external) to meet waste enquiries.
• Carry out technical assessment of waste enquiries through characterising and applying accurate classification of the waste and ensuring all waste brought onto site meets current permits, compliance and legislation.
• Provide technical advice, support and guidance to sites within the organisation and to external customers.
• Work to current company policies, procedures and legislation.
• Producing reports as and when required
• Providing suitable waste routing plans and determining accurate pricing for customer enquiries.
• Proactively supporting the correct safety culture across all sites.
• Other duties as required.

 

The Candidate

To be considered for this position, candidates are expected to have a background working within a technical assessment role with some understanding of working within the waste management sector, specifically hazardous waste management.  

 

Candidates should hold a degree level qualification (or equivalent) in Chemistry with a strong ability to understand and interpret analytical data and legislation

 

Demonstrable experience communicating and coordinating with people at all levels of an organisation is also desired as this role will require working with customers, clients and internal personnel.

 

What’s on offer

• Basic Salary of up to £32,000 DOE
• Opportunity to progress career and develop into a more senior role, leading a team.
• Competitive Package 

 

How to Apply

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

Astute's Power Team are working with a leading Waste Management company to recruit a multi-skilled maintenance technician to join a recycling process facility in Wrexham. As a Maintenance Technician you will be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance across both mechanical and electrical equipment. This role covers a 2 shift system working 6am – 2pm or 2pm – 10pm with an additional 6 hours every other Saturday as overtime (6am -12pm). If you have the right skills & experience and want to find out more, please get in touch! Responsibilities and duties: As the Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Carrying out both reactive and planned maintenance on mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Supporting with breakdown repairs to maximise plant availability.
• Carrying out plant inspections to ensure plant safety.
• Reporting and investigating breakdowns, incidents, damage and faults.
• Supporting with process improvement initiatives.
• Ensuring all work is in accordance with health, safety and environmental standards and compliance.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally apprenticeship trained in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering field.
• Minimum Level 3 Engineering qualification
• IOSH would be advantageous

Personal skills The Maintenance Technician role would suit someone with:

• At least three years experience post apprenticeship
• Hands on experience with electrical assets including PLC’s, drives, motors, inverters etc
• Hands on experience with mechanical assets including conveyors, balers, trommels, belts, gearboxes etc
• Competent with IT systems including maintenance systems (CMMS)
• Able to work mixture of early and late shifts and occasional weekend work

Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Technician role

• Competitive basic salary
• Guaranteed overtime
• Quarterly bonus
• Full benefits (please ask for details)

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Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering with a UK based renewable energy company who specialises in the development, construction and operation of utility scale solar projects, to recruit a HV Design Engineer to support with commercial-scale and utility-scale projects. The HV Design Engineer role comes with a Salary up to £70,000 + car allowance, healthcare and flexible, hybrid working along with training and development opportunities. If you’re a HV Design Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that has strong commitment to people and planet, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the HV Design Engineer role Reporting to the Operations Director you will:  

• Lead electrical design of HV and LV systems, with a focus on MV (11–33kV) networks, for utility-scale and commercial solar PV projects.
• Develop and review system architecture and Single Line Diagrams (SLDs) from concept through to detailed design, including MV collection and grid interface design.
• Manage and coordinate grid connection applications, including technical submissions and liaison with the relevant DNO.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable grid codes and connection standards, including G99 and G100 requirements.
• Coordinate and review electrical studies such as load flow, fault level analysis, protection coordination, and power quality assessments.
• Specify and define primary electrical plant, including transformers, MV switchgear, protection systems, inverters, and metering equipment.
• Support protection design activities, including relay settings aligned with grid compliance requirements.
• Provide technical input across procurement, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and energisation phases, ensuring compliance with BS, IEC, and ENA standards.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of UK grid code requirements and ENA standards.
• Familiarity with G99 and G100 connection standards.

Personal skills The HV Design Engineer role would suit someone who is:  

• Proven experience designing HV and LV systems within the power generation sector, ideally with exposure to solar PV projects.
• Experience managing grid connections and liaising directly with DNOs.
• Experience delivering grid studies, including load flow, fault level, and protection coordination.
• Strong understanding of electrical system design and grid integration requirements.

Salary and benefits of the HV Design Engineer role  

• Salary between £60,000 - £70,000 depending on experience.
• Car allowance.
• Health insurance.
• Company pension.
• Training and professional membership fees.
• Other benefits to be discussed.

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Site Chemist

Waste Management Didcot Up to £27,000 + Package

 

Introduction

We are currently recruiting for a Site Chemist to join one of the industry leaders in hazardous and clinical waste management solutions across the UK. Working as a Graduate/ Site 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. This will be supporting with the day-to-day operations of the transfer station.

 

The Job

Reporting to the Production 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.
• Analyse, test and classify a wide variety of hazardous waste materials on-site.
• Assist with compiling lists of wastes to be transferred off site to third party disposal points.
• Assist with non- conformance procedures and sample processing for incoming waste streams.
• Unloading and loading lorries across the site, operating forklift tricks and supporting with deliveries.
• Support the site with any extra duties such as tidying and washing the yard.

 

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.

This role would suit a recent graduate looking to further their career within the chemical sector and an interest in moving into the waste management industry.

This is NOT a lab-based role, but instead will utilise your chemistry knowledge in a hands-on operational way. You will be working in difficult conditions and across a busy yard environment. Please only apply if this is suitable.

 

What’s on Offer

• Competitive Salary of up to £25,400
• 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]

CNC Turner Programmer £16ph + Pension/Holiday/overtime Portsmouth, Hampshire       Introduction Astute Technical are currently recruiting for a CNC Turner Programmer who is fully conversant with Fanuc to join one of the South Coasts most established sub contract manufacturing companies, working from complex customer drawings and specifications to create CNC Programs on the latest and most sophisticated CNC Turning Centres. This is an excellent opportunity to work with prestigious clients in the Renewable Energy, Medical, Sonar and Aerospace Industry sectors.                     Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Production Manager you will be responsible for:

• Programme, Set and Operate CNC Turning machines
• Prove out CNC programs ensuring the highest quality is maintained at all times and the machining processes are running efficiently to maximise productivity.
• Able to program Online to gain maximum efficiency

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

• Fully conversant with online programming, ideally Siemens, however any other operating system will be considered as Training is provided
• Experienced in setting and programming Turning Machines
• Worked to ISO9001 standards

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

• Competitive rate of £16ph
• 22 days leave + Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme
• Overtime

    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 023 93 911 007 to speak to Simon Cheung who can tell you more.     INDEED REFERENCE

Construction Services Manager - Solar South UK £55,000-£57,500, plus company vehicle, Company shares scheme & health care     About the role: Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with an award-winning solar engineering company, specialising in project life-cycle services and solutions for the utility-scale solar industry. They are looking to recruit a Construction Services Manager for a remote/UK wide role. The Construction Services Manager role comes with a salary up to £57,500 and this is a very strategically key hire for a dynamic, niche and entrepreneurial business in the solar sector. If you’re a Construction Manager / Senior Solar Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that provides a very unique selection of services, then upload your CV to apply today.                     Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer you will:  

• Aid with the status, planning, preparation, execution and delivery of a number of solar farm construction management service contracts.
• Manage relationships with existing and new clients
• Strengthen existing and establish new sub-contractor / supply relationships
• Carry out pre-condition site visits & surveys to establish site & local conditions which impact the delivery of the project

      Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Degree-educated in electrical, mechanical or civil engineering.
• Electrical experience & qualifications would be a benefit.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• Full UK licence

    Personal skills: The Construction Services Manager role would suit someone who is:  

• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) Qualification or higher
• Proven track record in the construction of large-scale solar parks
• Comfortable working periods away from home whilst ensuring project delivery
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills and a strong attitude towards operational health & safety

    Salary and benefits of the Construction Services Manager role:

• £55,000 - £57,500 DOE
• Company Vehicle
• Health Care
• Company shares scheme

    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 222 968 to speak to Kieran Boyton-Salts who can tell you more.   INDREN  

Mechanical Fitter

Stoke On Trent

Industrial Water Treatment

Competitive Salary

 

Introduction…

Our client is one of the world leaders in water treatment. Innovating in key areas such as sustainable development, resource, and by-product recovery. They are currently looking for a Mechanical Fitter to join their world-famous team in Stoke on Trent.

 

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As Mechanical Fitter, you will be responsible for:

 

• Mechanically constructing, assembling, and fitting water monitors in line with quality documentations and systems including GA and P&ID diagrams.
• Working with ABS and UPVC Pipework.
• Analysing Termination and Schematic diagrams.

 

Skills & Qualifications

 We are looking for someone with the following:

• Good knowledge and understanding of the Water Sector
• Someone who can read and understand mechanical drawings and diagrams.
• Able to work alone and in a team.
•  With or equivalent to Level 3 NVQ in the relevant trades.

 

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

 

• Training and Development schemes
• Competitive Salary
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme
• 25 Days Holiday plus Public Holidays

 

How to Apply

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the leading specialists in waste management. For more information, please contact George Wilson on 02392 288 207, emailing your CV to [email protected]