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Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit a Project HSE on a 8-month minimum contract for a large industrial project in Sheffield.             Key skills

• Work closely with the project manager, supervisors and contractors as well as client representatives to maintain a safe working environment, prevent incidents, promote positive behaviours, and ensure strict adherence to RAMS, permits, emergency arrangements, site rules and Inspection Test Plans (ITP’s).
• Provide HSEQ support to Supervisors during planning, execution and sequencing of construction activities in particular construction activities to meet ITP requirements.
• Lead and participate in site inspections, audits, behavioural safety observations and sensible monitoring programmes.
• Ensure controls are in place for high-risk activities including lifting operations, mobile plant and traffic management and working at heights.
• Participate in look-ahead planning meetings to identify upcoming HSEQ risks and requirements.
• Support the adoption of temporary works procedures and ensure relevant checks, inspections and controls are in place.
• Support the Project Manager and Supervisors in ensuring daily safe starts, toolbox talks and RAMS briefings are delivered effectively.
• Must hold a NEBOSH General Certificate
• Must have experience working within construction, civil engineering, energy or heavy infrastructure projects.
• Must also have a good understanding of Temporary Works.

Location, remuneration and timeframe of Project HSE role  

• Sheffield
• July 2026
• 8 months minimum
• £300.00 - £350.00 per day
• Outside IR35

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a successful and leading contractor in the Energy from Waste to recruit a Site and Facilities Assistant for its site in Middlesbrough. The Site and Facilities Assistant role is offered on a 24 month fixed term contract (FTC) basis and comes with a salary of £30,000-£35,000 starting in May 2026.  If you’re a Site and Facilities Assistant available for an May 2026 start, then submit your CV to apply today.                 Responsibilities and duties  

• Acting as the office administrator for the site including managing office supplies, filing, organization of travel, recording and storing of documentation
• Acting as the Facilities Assistant - maintaining the overall operation and upkeep of the site compound, ensuring all facilities are safe, clean, and fully functional. Supporting daily site activities, including managing utilities, coordinating maintenance tasks, and assisting with general site logistics.
• Providing full administrative support to the Site Manager.
• Welcome visitors and clients including arranging catering as required
• Provide full administrative support to the Site Manager.
• Keep the Site Manager informed of all site related activities. 
• Be aware of all Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) requirements relevant to their role, and implement and comply with them.
• The candidate should hold strong administrative experience ideally within Construction or Engineering industries.
• Must be comfortable working in a site-based environment, therefore experience in this would be ideal.
• Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft Suite applications.

Salary and benefits of the Site and Facilities Assistant role  

• £30,000-£35,000 per annum
• Pension of up to 10% employer contribution
• Life Assurance, disability insurance, private medical and dental insurance
• 24 days annual leave per annum

Astute’s Nuclear team are partnering with a leading utilities and infrastructure services provider, recognised for its technical excellence and commitment to sustainability, to recruit an Environmental Compliance Manager to work on the Sizewell C project.

The strategically important Environmental Compliance Manager role comes with a competitive salary, up to 20% combined pension contribution, performance-related bonus and many additional benefits.

If you’re an Environmental Compliance Manager with experience in environmental compliance, water management, scientific analysis or a related discipline and are looking to work for an organisation that takes pride in supporting professional development and enabling career progression, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Environmental Compliance Manager role

Reporting to the relevant site management team, you will:

• Manage compliance with the Sizewell C abstraction licence, including abstracted flow, water usage and ‘hands-off’ flow conditions.

• Ensure accurate and timely daily and monthly sampling across abstraction points, including water quality, bathing water quality and cement grade quality samples.

• Ensure required checks of the Leiston drain crossing and Aldhurst Farm weir are completed accurately and at the required frequency.

• Monitor and maintain accurate abstraction data, including transferring daily sample information to the Water Abstraction Tracker for submission to the Environment Agency.

• Monitor site discharge quality to ensure environmental compliance, protect public safety and minimise the risk of regulatory breaches.

• Manage compliance and assurance requirements for generators operating at Sizewell C in accordance with the Industrial Emissions Directive.

• Liaise with the Sizewell C client and Environment Agency regarding site inspections, recommendations and follow-up actions.

• Capture, analyse and report groundwater, surface water and dewatering data to demonstrate compliance with UK environmental regulations.

• Critically evaluate scientific data and accurately report results within agreed contractual and regulatory timescales.

• Maintain accurate records and work within the Quality Policy and ISO 17025 requirements to support UKAS accreditation.

• Raise and manage Insights relating to data or compliance issues, working with operational teams to investigate and close out actions.

• Liaise with laboratories and third-party contractors regarding results, certificates and investigations.

• Undertake telemetry data downloads and process raw groundwater and surface water data.

• Review and update sampling procedures, water and sediment management plans and internal scientific analyst guides.

• Lead on Permit to Pump authorisation and registration to ensure water quality requirements are maintained.

• Produce monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the client, meeting all contractual deadlines.

• Work closely with Environmental Technicians and Process Technicians to ensure asset management checks and maintenance activities are completed.

• Conduct analysis of groundwater data and surface water sample results.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a scientific subject.

• Experience relevant to the water industry, environmental management, geology, chemistry or a related discipline.

• Experience with laboratory techniques, equipment and maintenance would be advantageous.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Working knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety requirements.

• Working knowledge of laboratory quality control and the principles of quality management.

• Understanding of environmental permitting, water abstraction or regulatory compliance would be advantageous.

• Experience working with scientific, environmental or water quality data would be beneficial.

Personal skills

The Environmental Compliance Manager role would suit someone who has:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.

• A practical, methodical approach and the ability to follow detailed procedures accurately.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• The ability to build effective working relationships with clients, regulators, laboratories, contractors and internal teams.

• The confidence to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a wider team.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines.

• The flexibility to operate effectively within a busy construction and site environment.

• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving environmental compliance issues.

• Strong IT and data-handling skills, with confidence analysing and reporting scientific information.

Salary and benefits of the Environmental Compliance Manager role

• Competitive salary

• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service

• Up to 20% combined pension contribution

• Performance-related bonus of around 5%

• Opportunity to buy up to 10 days' holiday and sell up to 5 every year

• Healthcare package

• £1,000 employee referral fee

• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary

• Electric vehicle and Cycle2Work schemes

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

• One paid volunteering day each year

• Cashback and discounts from over 3,000 retailers

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Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit a DCS Commissioning Operator on an Energy from Waste Project in West Midlands on a 3-month minimum contract.             Key skills

• Operate and monitor plant systems through the Valmet DNA Distributed Control System (DCS).
• Support commissioning activities including plant start-up, shutdown, functional testing, and performance testing.
• Assist with fault finding and troubleshooting of process and control system issues during commissioning.
• Carry out plant walkdowns and verify field equipment operation against DCS indications.
• Work closely with the commissioning team to execute commissioning procedures and test documentation.
• Record operational data, test results, and commissioning observations accurately.
• Ensure all activities are completed in accordance with site health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Participate in daily commissioning meetings and handovers.
• Must have proven experience operating and commissioning Valmet DNA DCS systems.
• Must have previous experience working on Energy from Waste (EfW) and/or Biomass power generation projects.
• Hold strong understanding of plant commissioning, start-up, shutdown, and testing activities.
• Knowledge of permit-to-work systems and safe systems of work.
•  Ability to work effectively alongside commissioning engineers, operations teams, and subcontractors.
• Ability to work on a shift pattern on days initially.

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the DCS Commissioning Operator role  

• West Midlands
• Immediate Start
• 3 months minimum
• Outside IR35

CCTV Engineer - Solar UK Wide £40k Basic + Benefits     About the role: Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with> a leading renewable energy provider with a commitment to professional development and sustainability to recruit a CCTV to cover national sites. The new and exciting CCTV Engineer role comes with a salary of £40k, pension and career development opportunities. If you’re a CCTV Engineer 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 O&M Manager you will:

• You will work to a planned maintenance schedule
• You will respond in a timely manner to breakdowns
• Diagnose faults and Inspect work in progress and upon completion
• Repair equipment when necessary and Inspect work for satisfactory performance

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

• 17/18th Edition Electrical Regulations qualification
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    Personal skills: The CCTV Engineer role would suit someone who is:  

• Must have been in a similar role for ideally a minimum for 2 years
• Worked on large scale solar projects
• Must have a comprehensive knowledge of DC Electrical systems
• You must be able to understand site drawings and SLDs.

      Salary and benefits of the CCTV Engineer role:  

• £35k - £40k basic
• Pension/healthcare/Life policy
• Bonus

      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.   INDREN  

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a Principal Contractor in the Energy from Waste sector to recruit a Site Scheduler on a 12-month contract for its Kent site.    The Site Scheduler role comes with a competitive day rate.       Key skills    

• Be aware of all Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) requirements relevant to their role, and implements and complies with them
• Generates accurate Site System Time Schedules (S-STS) for the execution phase on site, based on an overall project time schedule
• Builds a Site System Time Schedule as an integrated construction project
• Controls schedule, based on contract scope requirements. This should Thr The establish optimal work sequences, in co-operation with all those involved in the scope
• Integrates all activities for the M&E construction and commissioning functions
• Manages schedules between internal partners, customers if applicable, consortium and external partners
• Supports the Construction Manager by collection of on-site progress reports
• Recommends improvements where the site incurs expected delays
• Follows the monthly update of S-STS through construction execution, expedite Site issues in conjunction with supervisors and/or functional groups as required
• Updates, prepares and delivers S-STS weekly/monthly schedule progress reports as required by the project
• Advises Site Manager / Site Coordinator and other functional Site Team members of status and recommended strategies to respond to identified risks and opportunities

      Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Site Scheduler role    

• Kent
• 12 Months Minimum 

 

Assistant Document Controller £18-£20 per hour 3-6 month contract (Part Time) Berkshire Astute Technical are working with one of the UK’s leading engineering and construction businesses. Due to the growing project demands, they are looking for an Assistant Document Controller to support the wider administration team. Roles and Responsibilities As the Assistant Document Controller, you will be responsible for:

• The preparation and creation of project files both online and hard copy.
• Review and managing of technical drawings and project briefs.
• Copying, filing and transmitting site documentation.
• General support with administration tasks.

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

• At least 2 years’ experience working within a similar role
• Good communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail

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

• £18 - £20 per hour
• 3-6 month contract

How to Apply If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02392 288 206 and ask to speak to Daniel Don who can tell you more.  

Astute’s Power team are looking for an Electrical Site Supervisor on a contract basis to start immediately on paper mill project based in Kings Lynn.             Key skills

• Oversee electrical installation activities on site, ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and to programme.
• Coordinate cable duct and containment installation, cable pulling, glanding and cable termination activities.
• Ensure electrical works are carried out in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements and project requirements.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics, cable schedules and technical documentation.
• Plan daily activities, allocate manpower and coordinate resources to ensure project deadlines are achieved.
• Liaise closely with other trades to coordinate works and resolve any site issues.
• Monitor the quality of electrical installations and ensure all works meet the required standards and specifications.
• Carry out regular site inspections and ensure any defects, incomplete works or installation issues are identified and addressed.
• Candidates must have previous experience working within a paper mill.
• Candidates must hold own hand tools and training in fall protection PPE

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Electrical Site Supervisor  

• Kings Lynn
• Immediate start
• 6-month contract
• CIS (Hourly Rate)

Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering with a leading commercial and industrial renewable energy provider, specialising in the design, installation and maintenance of solar PV and clean energy solutions for businesses across Ireland, to recruit an experienced Solar Electrician for the electrical installation, testing, and commissioning of solar PV systems across multiple sites. The Solar Electrician role comes with a salary up to €75,000 depending on experience, plus vehicle and an excellent benefits package. If you’re a Solar Electrician and are looking to work for an organisation that are a growing organisation at the forefront of commercial and industrial renewable energy projects, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Solar Electrician role Reporting to the Project Manager you will:  

• Complete the electrical installation of commercial and industrial solar PV systems across multiple project sites.
• Install and connect AC electrical equipment, including inverters, switchgear and grid connection infrastructure.
• Interpret electrical drawings, layouts and technical documentation to ensure accurate installation.
• Carry out electrical testing, inspection and commissioning of completed systems.
• Complete certification and sign off electrical installations in line with current regulations.
• Work closely with project teams, subcontractors and clients to ensure projects are delivered safely and efficiently.
• Maintain accurate installation records and commissioning documentation.
• Diagnose and rectify electrical faults during installation and commissioning activities.
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with health, safety and quality standards.
• Provide guidance and support to junior electricians and apprentices where required.
• Travel to sites across Ireland, with occasional overnight stays where necessary.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Fully qualified Electrician with valid Safe Electric registration.
• At least five years' post-qualification electrical experience.
• Previous experience installing and commissioning commercial or industrial solar PV systems.
• Strong knowledge of electrical testing, inspection and certification procedures
• Familiarity with inverters, grid connections and metering equipment.
• Full clean driving license.

Personal skills The Solar Electrician role would suit someone who is:  

• Safety-focused with excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible to travel across multiple sites, with occasional overnight stays.
• Passionate about development in a growing renewable energy sector.

Salary and benefits of the Solar Electrician role  

• Salary up to €75,000 doe.
• Company vehicle.
• Company pension.
• Private health insurance.
• Ongoing training and CPD opportunities, including support for professional memberships.
• Accommodation provided for overnight project work where required.

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