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Astute’s Renewables team is proudly partnering with a leading a renewable energy company with a commitment to professional development and sustainability. They have multiple different technologies in house, and they are looking to recruit an Electrician, with a focus on LED Lighting to be able to travel the whole of the UK. This Electrician role comes with a salary of up to £40,000, pension plan and expenses paid for both travel and when you’re working away. You will also be encouraged to continue your own personal development. If you’re an Electrician and are looking to work for an organisation that is keen to work for an ever expanding, exciting business, then submit your CV to apply today.                     Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Lead Electrician you will:  

• Be assisting the Lead Electrician on the installation of LED Lighting arrays in Commercial and Industrial Environments
• Ensure general Health and Safety in house is perfectly understood and executed
• Help to wire, test and complete the systems
• Assist with being client facing with the customer in the event the Lead Electrician is not present

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation
• 18th Edition Wiring
• ECS Gold Card
• Full UK Driving License

Personal skills The Electrician role would suit someone who is:  

• Keen to develop and progress their career
• Someone who is willing to travel and work away from home
• Comfortable working as part of a team

Salary and benefits of the Electrician role  

• Up to £40,000 a year
• Competitive company pension scheme
• Milage expenses paid every 2 weeks
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

INDREN  

Role - Field Service Engineer

Location: Thames Valley Area

Package: £30,000-£35,000 per annum + Company van

 

 

Introduction

Astute Technical are proud to be working with the leading supplier of waste recycling equipment, servicing, and consumables in the UK. They are looking for a Field Service Engineer to add to the growing team. A primarily field-based role in the Thames Valley area, the permanent full-time position will require on-site attendance to the clients' locations, dependant on the needs of the business.

 

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Multi-Skilled Trainee Engineer, you will be responsible for:

· Carry out regular servicing/preventative maintenance on Recycling Machinery - Primarily balers and compactors.

· To attend breakdowns and complete repairs as required on all recycling equipment at customers sites in our core regions. Within a timely and competent manner, working safely to current legislation.

· You will be required to install and decommission the equipment along with completing training with operatives on the safe use of the equipment.

· Build strong relationships with your colleagues, communicating and working together as a team to maintain customer satisfaction.

 

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

· Qualified or experienced field service engineer

· Experience with recycling balers and compactors essential

· Candidate must be competent in the following areas, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and welding.

· Full UK driving license.

 

 

Salary & Package

What's on offer for this exciting role:

· £30,000-£35,000 per annum

· Fuel card supplied.

· Company phone and tablet

· Holiday loyalty scheme

· Pension

· In house and manufacturer training provided.

· Progression is available for the right candidate.

· Company van including power tools.

 

 

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 02392288208 to speak to Julia Shaw who can tell you more.

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.

Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering with a global BESS business who are in looking for a Senior Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manager to cover both the UK and Europe. The company develop, manage and operate and maintain BESS sites and we’re looking for the O&M Manager to join them to provide strategic oversight of the operations department.   The Senior Operations and Maintenance BESS Manager will come with a market-led salary plus company van, fuel card and sponsorship can be offered too (if required).   If you’re a Senior BESS Manager and wanting to, then submit your CV to apply today.     Responsibilities and duties of the Senior O&M BESS Manager role   Reporting to senior management you will:    

• Oversee technical operations, team coordination and client communication across a portfolio of BESS sites in Europe
• Maintain BESS to a high standard by carrying out regular inspections when necessary
• Provide technical support and advice to Field Service Engineers across the portfolio
• Look for ways to continually improve technical SOPs and maintenance procedures
• Regularly review the Field Service Engineer’s performance and the O&M Team’s technical competencies, looking for ways to support and develop the staff
• Monitor system performance through SCADA and remote monitoring platforms, using data to suggest new and improved ways of operating
• Report to senior management
• Travel nationally and international when required

  Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:    

• At least 3 years of direct experience in the BESS market
• At least a level 3 electrical qualification, degree qualified preferred
• Have a strong working knowledge of BESS and SCADA systems
• Valid driving licence

  Personal skills     The Senior O&M BESS Manager role would suit someone who is:    

• Strong understanding of HV and LV power electronics, including transformers and inverters
• Flexible when it comes to travel and some overseas travel too

  Salary and benefits of the Senior O&M BESS Manager role    

• Excellent, market-led salary
• Company bonus
• Vehicle and fuel card
• Company benefits package
• Phone, laptop and equipment provided
• Flexible working

INDREN  

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 Great Yarmouth. 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.
• To be involved with the storage, transfer and treatment of NORM waste operations.
• 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

 

 

Lead Site Commercial Manager Start – ASAP Farnborough £85,000 - £95,000     Introduction We are currently recruiting for a Lead Site Commercial Manager to join a Prestigious EPC in the UK and Overseas Energy Sector.     Roles & Responsibilities As the Lead Site Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading commercial management on-site of assigned execution project in common law jurisdictions.
• Coordinating and managing site commercial teams.
• Developing contract administration strategies, procedures, and documentation.
• Managing site commercial and quantity surveyors.
• Identifying and pursuing the resolution of contractual issues.
• Maintaining accounts and cost to complete for site packages.
• Ensuring proper documentation and reporting of claims, risks, and opportunities on site.
• Advising on claims for subcontract packages.
• Supporting project site procurement.
• Managing site aspects and establishing documentation for insurance claims and recoveries.
• Participating in regular and necessary commercial meetings with contractors and suppliers.
• Ensuring correct administration of payments, withholdings, retentions, and issue respective documents correctly and on time.
• Reviewing budgets and cost to complete for all site contractors together.
• Demonstrating reliability, high ability to work under pressure, social competency, ability to manage conflict, assertiveness, and service orientation.

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

• A qualified QS, full RICS.
• Proficiency in scheduling and forensic schedule review (an advantage).
• Experience in construction of industrial plant project delivery.
• Proficiency with standard form and bespoke contracts (NEC / FIDIC).
• Practical, assertive, diligent, detail and solution-oriented.
• Long-term experience in comparable function in construction/operation/service of industrial plants.
• Profound experience in identifying and managing claims.
• Very good negotiation skills and ability to convincingly carry complex arguments.
• Ability to work independently and have foresight to develop methods and procedures to enhance the business' success, working within and improving company policies and standards.
• High-quality English drafting of contractual and claim documents.

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

• £85,000 - £95,000 salary
• Additional 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 074 8888 9339 to speak to Wynand / Vinnie who can tell you more.     INDEED REFERENCE  

Yokogawa UK Ltd has an exciting new opportunity for a highly driven Service & Support Engineer with a strong track record within the Industrial Automation Sector. 

 

Reporting to a Customer Centric Team Leader, your role as a Service & Support Engineer will be to provide first class support whilst being the technical focal point from hand over by sales to project closing.

 

Based from our offices in Runcorn, your remit will include; project initiation system design; SIL classification, project planning; detailed design; safety lifecycle, configuration; provide technical specification to procurement and supervision of suppliers; internal testing; executing or leading the Factory Acceptance Test, transition to site, site installation, commissioning and Site Acceptance Test, resulting in a customer accepted and handed over system, with documents authorised by the customer; monitoring and controlling the quality of work; and formalising project closures.

 

What you will bring to us:

• Experience in a similar role within the oil & gas / petrochemical / Industrial Automation environment

• Minimum HNC qualification in an engineering or process related subject

• Understanding of ISO 9001 and Health and Safety at Work Act

• Hold a full UK driving licence

• You are a highly motivated and flexible person who is willing to work at Yokogawa offices and customer sites across the UK and offshore

• Respect, collaboration, and integrity are important values to you

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, whilst an effective team player as part of a structured team

• Confident communicator with a professional manner, and the ability to absorb and impart factual information to others and work within standard operating procedures

 

Applicants with Offshore certificates are highly desired, however full training can be provided.

 

What we promise to offer:

• Freedom to do your job and autonomy is important to us

• Exciting challenges within a mature organization that demands a high degree of individual responsibility and promotes initiatives

• A fun working atmosphere with various opportunities to work with awesome colleagues all over the world

• Innovative and advanced high-technology products and services

• Competitive salary and incentive package depending on experience.  Overtime and TOIL where relevant

• Standard working hours are Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5:00pm, Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm. Flexibility will be required to meet customer and business needs

• Superb benefits including company pension contribution up to 12.5% dependent upon criteria, private medical insurance and healthcare scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with increments based on length of service, car allowance

 

This is a permanent position, with our offices based at Runcorn, Cheshire.  We provide a healthy work-life balance with a blend of working from home and the office. There will be a requirement to travel to customer sites in Europe, UK, offshore and overseas as required for each project.

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a Principal Contractor in the Energy from Waste sector to recruit a Finishing Foreman on a 3-month contract for its Leeds site.    The Finishing Foreman role comes with a day rate of £300.00.      Key skills    

• Co-ordination of internal fit-out for an office fit-out.
• Overseen various packages such as drylining, ceiling, flooring, decoration, joinery and general building works.
• Co-ordination of M&E Contractors alongside other Supervisors
• Hold Site & H&S knowledge and logistics.
• Enforce site standards.
• Must hold a good understanding of quality management system and able to plan, monitor and control all aspects.
• Must have a Shopfitting / Building background
• SSSTS / SMSTS
• First Aid
• CSCS Card

      Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Finishing Foreman role    

• Leeds
• £300.00 Per Day
• 3 Months