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Astute’s Power Team is partnering with a well-established large-scale EV installer with a commitment to professional development and sustainability, to recruit a senior quantity surveyor for their head office in North Lanarkshire. The Senior Quantity Surveyor role comes with a salary of £50,000 - £60,000 + a car allowance up to £450 per month, an annual bonus, 35 days holiday including shutdown days & a flexible working arrangement. If you’re a quantity surveyor with EV or renewables experience and/or interests and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Quantity Surveyor role Reporting to the Operations Director you will:  

• Lead and mentor junior quantity surveyors while collaborating with project teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Prepare and manage cost estimates, budgets, cost plans, feasibility studies, and financial forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.
• Administer contracts, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating terms, managing variations, and resolving contractual disputes and claims.
• Oversee procurement and tendering processes, including preparing tender documentation, bills of quantities, and evaluating contractor and subcontractor submissions.
• Monitor project costs, progress, and compliance through site visits, cost reporting, risk assessment, and implementation of cost-saving strategies to ensure projects remain on budget and meet requirements.

  Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or equivalent (RICS)
• Proven years of experience in quantity surveying, with a focus on large-scale construction projects, with a main contractor.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, materials, and legal regulations.
• Valid UK Driving Licence

Personal skills   The Senior Quantity Surveyor role would suit someone who is:  

• Adaptable
• Determined
• Driven

  Salary and benefits of the business developer role   £50,000 - £60,000 basic + a car allowance up to £450 per month, an annual bonus, 35 days holiday including shutdown days & a flexible working arrangement. INDPOW  

Operations Supervisor Waste Management

Paisley

£35,000 per annum + package

 

Introduction…

 

We are currently recruiting for an experienced on-site Operations Manager to join one of the leading Waste Management specialists working within the Hazardous Waste sector across the UK. They are looking for an Operations Manager to join their established team at their processing facility in Paisley to support their hazardous waste treatment operations and industrial cleaning services, supporting the daily running of the site and its teams.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Operations Supervisor, you will be responsible for:

• Supervising the safe, compliance and commercially sound day to day running of a busy hazardous waste treatment facility.
• The overall supervision of all waste acceptance operations, including the recording and monitoring of waste inputs, the full processing operation, and the movement of waste off-site.
• Ensuring complete site compliance within environmental permits, operating licences and waste regulations as well as managing all health and safety on-
• Provide Health and Safety leadership on site. Including championing and driving the Health and Safety culture across all site staff and visitors.
• Supervision of the plant and equipment, ensuring they are maintained and operated in line with regulations and company policy.
• Support all teams on-site, managing both the administration function and the site chemist functions as part of the site compliance package. Ensuring lab techniques are maintained to industry standards and waste reception inputs are managed.
• Support team development and highlight training requirements where necessary, creating, and leading continuous improvement programmes.
• Developing and maintaining good working relationships with the customer base, acting as the escalation point of contact for the assessment and delivery of customer requirements.

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Previous operations management/supervisory experience, ideally within the Waste Management or Hazardous Waste Industry.
• A HND qualification or equivalent in Chemistry and have a good understanding of chemistry/chemical management and industrial services.
• COTC Level 4 in the Treatment and Transfer of Hazardous Waste and ideally hold an IOSH certification.
• In-depth understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance and be flexible in your attitude to work.

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Competitive salary of up to £35,000 per annum
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Opportunity to work with one of the industry leaders in Waste Management

 

How to Apply

To apply, please call Megan Balmer on 0744139 1332 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]

 

Our client are the strategic partners for Transmission System Operators, supporting the development and production of transmission grids, and helping to facilitate the bulk movement of electrical energy from the site of generation to electrical substations. Making innovation a cornerstone of our work, and R&D a constant investment, we offer both HVAC and HVDC cable systems for power transmission for both land and submarine connections.

Benefiting from years of experience, our client provide superior turnkey services for new cable projects or the upgrade of existing cable circuits. These projects are delivered by our skilled project and contract managers who manage, install, test and service the entire cable system.

 

Within our UK High Voltage business, we currently have a vacancy for the role of Contract Manager, working as part of our specialist, experienced team.

 

In this role your responsibilities will be:

• Oversee the commercial and contractual management of projects from inception through to completion working in conjunction with the project delivery teams ensuring alignment to business objectives and goals.
• Managing a team of Contract Managers, Quantity Surveyors and a Contract Support Administrator and ensuring they fully fulfil their role and responsibilities.
• Development and implementation of procurement and commercial strategies to optimise value for money including negotiation of claims for variations with Clients/Subcontractors where agreement could not be reached at site level.
• Liaise closely with Clients, Subcontractors and all Prysmian internal departments to ensure that all parties are aware of the key contractual requirements for each project including key/completion dates, scope management process, payment schedules etc.
• Providing monthly project progress reports to Senior Management and ensuring timely and accurate cost reporting.
• Provide formal feedback to the Bid and Procurement teams, identifying any cost issues or potential cost saving opportunities for the future.

Key Requirements:

• Strong commercial acumen with well-developed interpersonal, problem-solving and negotiation skills with demonstrable experience delivering a range of projects.
• A good working knowledge of UK construction contracts. Experience of working with the NEC ECC and FIDIC forms of contract with the ability to research, gather and present information both verbally and written
• Experience in estimating, cost and budget management, pre and post contract administration, contract negotiation, claims and commercial programme and risk management
• Excellent IT skills including knowledge of all MS office applications
• Short duration travel to other Prysmian plants or customer’s premises or sites in the UK and Europe may occasionally be required.

Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a specialist in water treatment and technology services across the UK to recruit an experienced Service Engineer in the Romford area. This role will be supporting at customer sites in the maintenance and servicing of the on-site water treatment systems, carrying out key account management duties as well as hands-on testing on the water systems themselves. The customer focussed Service Engineer position comes with a salary of up to £30,000, company vehicle & fuel card, with overtime. If you’re a Service Engineer with previous working knowledge of the water industry and are looking to work for an organization that is an industry leader within the UK water industry, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Service Manager you will be responsible for providing on-site preventative maintenance, after sales support and commercial support to key customers in the water treatment industry. This will include:  

• Carrying out chemical treatment analysis and system monitoring on existing customer contracts and equipment.
• Providing Legionella checks and control, ensuring customer compliance with ACOP L8.
• Developing good working relationships with customers, providing recommendations for on-site operations and equipment.
• Carrying out on-site risk assessments and customer reports for customer reviews.
• Continually building on customer relationships, assessing opportunities to potentially sell parts, consumables, plant upgrades and refurbishment work, working with the appropriate sales team.

  Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A full UK driving licence is essential.
• Previous knowledge and experience working in the chemical water treatment sector e.g cooling tower management, boiler optimisation.

    Personal skills The Water Treatment Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Passionate about working closely with customers and providing a first-class service every time.
• Able to handle challenging conversations with customers, working to find a prompt resolution.
• Strong communication skills both with internal and external teams.

    Salary and benefits of the Water Treatment Engineer role  

• Basic Salary of up to £30,000 DOE
• Company Vehicle + Fuel Card for business use
• 25 Days holiday (plus your birthday off)
• Comprehensive pension scheme

   

Piping Design Group – Mechanical Engineer Location: Bristol (minimum 3 days in the office) Salary/range, per annum: (Depending on experience)

• Minimum range: £55,000
• Maximum range: £65000

The Opportunity  EPR-E is a joint venture between EDF and Framatome, an EPCC established in 2018 in charge of the design (basic design) and the realization (studies, procurement, erection, testing and commissioning) of nuclear islands for new projects in France and worldwide. In particular, EPR-E is responsible for the design and construction of the nuclear island for the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project and prepare the design replication and engineering activities for the Sizewell C (SZC) Project. There are opportunities to support the growth and long-term capability of EPR Engineering by bringing talented mechanical engineers into our organization with a growth mindset and an enthusiasm for delivering one of the most significant infrastructure projects on the planet. Primarily, we all seeking to support our piping design capability with the immediate posting but are keen to invest in our employees with diverse growth opportunities throughout their careers. The role EPR-E UK Piping team is in charge of the detail design of 300km of piping network of the HPC Nuclear Island, up to the issue for fabrication and with additional support provided through to erection on site. Our goal is to safeguard our organisation’s technical capability with talented and growth-oriented individuals who are keen to develop their technical competency in the field of piping engineering for Hinkley Point C and future UK nuclear projects. Future opportunities for growth and skill development will exist across the wider piping and equipment department and beyond in the expanded EDF operational organization as the project progresses for those candidates with the right attitude and skill set. Successful candidates will start as engineers in one of our piping design teams, working with CAD designers and other team engineers on the timely production of piping design models and deliverables on the HPC Nuclear Island scope, ensuring the piping design is executed accurately, respecting system requirements, specifications and configuration changes. This will frequently involve collaborative work with execution design, procurement and equipment contracts along with other multi-disciplinary design teams to support design delivery in accordance with site construction schedules. Largely being in the post-handover phase of design delivery, our Piping Engineers are responsible for integration of design changes, final equipment design and outstanding open points into the delivered design models. They are expected to contribute to (and where required by seniority manage the team contribution to) the Open Point and UK Design Change management processes for their designated areas, ensuring that impacts to the design are properly categorized and logged prior to their resolution. The engineers are also expected to engage in continuous learning improvement and the identification and correction of non-conformances in the design. Senior engineers within the team will be expected to adopt positions of technical responsibility and coordinate the delivery of engineering teams as required. They are also expected to participate in the mentoring and training of junior team members, and collaboration with parallel disciplines, to maintain the piping design capability of the organisation. They are expected to act as an example of positive behaviours expected from all team members. Exact responsibilities will vary depending on technical scope and level of experience but are expected to include up to the following:  

• Deliver the piping work packages for UK nuclear projects, ensure adherence to specifications, delivery/design processes and QA, including participation and chairing kick off meetings;
• Drive maturity of design and closure of issues to agreed delivery schedule, and that the hand-over package fulfils the quality and maturity requirements given by the Project;
• Report on work pack delivery while managing team-lead and client expectations
• Mentor junior and new members of the team to ensure delivery quality and growth of team capability
• Active engagement and pursuit of deliverable quality, process adherence and continuous improvement within the team
• Adhere to Design Change and Open point management procedures in the execution of design changes and oversee the modelling of piping & support design in the 3D model;
• Working with CAD designers in the preparation of CAD tasks and completion sign-off;
• Undertake investigations for emergent design issues, referring to points of technical authority and actively engaging in other teams;
• Aggressively pursue timely closure of design change contributions from the multi-disciplinary team, escalating issues where appropriate in pursuit of timely delivery of the work packs.
• Adhere to the design specification and component catalogues
• Propose technical solutions to issues that are found on the generic design concept;
• Effectively communicate with the different stakeholders in the design delivery workflow (calculation team, layout, equipment)

Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Mechanical Engineering degree or suitable diploma;
• Understanding of process plant;

• Demonstrable track-record of technical work delivery to quality and time;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Very good interpersonal skills;
• Proactive and self-motivated in completion of tasks;
• Ability to meet commitments and deadlines;
• Able to follow project engineering procedures;
• High level of technical coordination

Desirable Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Knowledge of piping engineering and plant design principles in process industries;
• Prior experience in nuclear piping design delivery to RCC-M nuclear codes
• Knowledge of EPR Engineering structure and technical management processes
• Knowledge of Aveva PDMS/E3D or experience with similar plant design packages

Competitive Salary & Benefits    

Mechanical Technician

Waste Management

Horsham

Up to £34,000 - £38,000

 

Introduction…

Astute are partnered with a leading recycling and waste management business in the UK, who are looking for an experienced Mechanical Technician to join their Mechanical Biological Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion facility in Horsham. You will ideally have experience working in a similar environment, in a relevant sector such as Recycling, Waste Management, Water Treatment etc. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established business in a stable and everchanging industry.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, as an Mechanical Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Reactive repairs and maintenance on a range of equipment across the site.
• Preventative maintenance on all mechanical systems including pumps, motors, conveyors, gearboxes etc.
• Always working to minimise downtime across all equipment site-wide
• Remaining health and safety focused at all times

 

The shift rota for this position is 4 on 4 off including days and nights. Please only apply if this is suitable.

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Level 2 minimum Mechanical qualification (HNC/HND/NVQ 2/NVQ 3)
• Experience with hands on maintenance within a similar environment (waste management, water treatment, anaerobic digestion etc.)
• Previous health and safety training/IOSH/NEBOSH desirable

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Up to £34,000 - £38,000
• Shift pattern of 4 on 4 off, with a mix of days and nights
• Fantastic pension and holiday allowance
• Retail and leisure discount scheme
• Access to all company benefits

 

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393 911227 and ask to speak to Hannah Rymill who can tell you more.

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Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers to recruit a Service Technician for its site in Invergarry, Scotland. The Service Technician role comes with a starting salary of £41,000, plus overtime, bonus and pension scheme and great career progression opportunities. If you’re an Electrical or Mechanical Engineer with a Level 3 or Equivalent qualification and you are looking to work for an organisation that offers a great team working environment, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties As a Service Technician you will:  

• Performing maintenance both scheduled and unscheduled according to company manuals and regulations.
• Perform fault finding, troubleshooting and ad hoc repairs with autonomy when necessary.
• Carry out more complex repairs/exchanges of components in collaboration with technical support including the lead technician.
• Conduct all preparations works for maintenance activities.
• Ensure HSE is a high focus by always following the regulations in place.
• Ensure all equipment including vehicles to ensure all in good working and roadworthy order.
• Complete any reporting accurately and on time.
• Complete inventory checks and be responsible for ensuring materials needed are on site.
• Other required service tasks.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• HNC, NVQ, Level 3 or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical training/education.
• Basic HSE knowledge and ability to develop skill set in this area.
• Computer literate, using MS office, SAP and inhouse data systems.
• Chester Step would be an advantage.
• Experienced in understanding technical data to fault find and problem solve.
• Knowledge of reading electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical diagrams.
• Must hold valid driving license.

    Personal skills The Service Technician role would suit someone who is:  

• Able to work at heights, outside in all conditions.
• A great team player.
• Agile and able to adapt in a fast-paced industry.
• Flexible to work overtime.
• Proactive in their approach to tasks.

    Salary and benefits of the Service Technician role  

• Salary of £41,000
• Progression opportunities with clear structure to support you in your development.
• Mon-Fri working week, with early finish Fridays!
• Weekends on call (1 in 3)
• 33 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Pension Scheme, Cycle Scheme, EAP Scheme
• 5% company bonus

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Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading building services consultancy to recruit an Associate Director to support the management and growth of their office and engineering team.

This Associate Director role offers a salary of up to £110,000 along with a car allowance, private healthcare, and an excellent benefits package.

If you have strong building services experience, proven leadership capability, and a track record in business development, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Associate Director role

Within this role, you will:

• Act as the discipline lead for the office, providing technical and operational support to engineers locally and across multiple offices
• Assist in the day-to-day management of the office and engineering team, including client management, invoicing, resource management, team morale, and business development
• Manage multiple projects and lead frameworks/workstreams in a co-ordinated manner, ensuring delivery to deadlines and within fee cost requirements
• Act as the client’s main technical point of contact (and where required overall project lead), providing excellent client care throughout
• Maintain and develop client relationships, promoting the company to existing and potential clients and industry contacts
• Support business development activities, identifying opportunities for new and repeat work, including bringing or developing client accounts
• Play a key role in strengthening the electrical capability within the business following a recent senior retirement

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Degree/experience qualified in Engineering or a related discipline

• Chartered Engineer status (CIBSE or equivalent) – essential

• Strong background in building services engineering

• Proven experience in managing teams, projects, and client relationships

• Demonstrable experience in business development and/or ability to bring existing client accounts

• Strong commercial awareness and financial management capability

Personal skills

The Associate Director role would suit someone who is:

• Ambitious and motivated to grow with the business

• A strong leader with excellent communication skills

• Commercially aware with a proactive approach to winning work

• Highly organised with strong time management abilities

• Client-focused with excellent relationship-building skills

• A strategic thinker with a hands-on approach

Salary and benefits

• Up to £120,000 full package (dependent on experience)

• Car allowance

• Private healthcare

• 30 days annual leave (buy/sell up to 5 days)

• 4x salary life assurance

• Income protection

• Hybrid working

• 37.5-hour working week

• Full flexible benefits portal

Astute's Power Team are looking for an Day Operations Team Leader to join a brand new Energy from Waste Power Station located in Walsall. The facility, which is currently under construction, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 436,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate over 49 megawatts of low carbon energy. The successful applicant will be responsible for supervising the team and carrying out the day-to-day operational activities safely,  and efficiently If you have the right skills & experience and want to find out more, please get in touch! Responsibilities and duties of the Day Operations Team Leader role Reporting to the Operations Manager you will:  

• Responsible for the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the Weighbridge, Tipping Hall and Ash Hall, ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with company procedures, risk assessments and health & safety requirements.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and operational leadership to the Day Operations Team, taking an active role in decision-making and ensuring tasks are completed safely, efficiently and to the required standards.
• Coordinate, operate and supervise waste and residue facilities, site housekeeping, on-site traffic management, mobile plant and waste crane operations in line with procedures and risk assessments.
• Conduct first-line vehicle and mobile plant maintenance inspections to ensure equipment remains safe and operational, alongside maintaining high standards of site and mobile plant housekeeping.
• Monitor and promote Health & Safety performance, undertaking safety and plant inspections, maintaining designated plant area responsibilities, and participating in routine H&S meetings and forums.
• Support the development, implementation and review of Day Operations procedures, safe systems of work and risk assessments to continuously improve operational safety and compliance.
• Participate in operational improvement initiatives, coordinating corrective actions, defect notifications and timely rectification of identified issues.
• Support the induction, training and ongoing development of new and existing employees, as well as visiting drivers and contractors.
• Manage Weighbridge operations, including driver inductions, waste acceptance, operation of the weighbridge system, and identification, reporting and management of non-conforming waste deliveries.
• Maintain accurate operational logs, records and documentation, ensuring all facility, equipment and vehicle defects are identified and reported promptly.
• Operate waste cranes and manage bunker stock levels, including the removal of non-conforming waste, monitoring of fire protection systems, waste hopper feeding and coordination with the Shift Operations Team.
• Safely load ash residues into vehicle trailers and oversee the safe operation and monitoring of the Ash Handling Hall and associated conveyor systems.
• Manage Tipping Hall operations, including on-site traffic management, monitoring exclusion zones and tipping points, and ensuring safe vehicle movements throughout the facility.
• Conduct routine visual inspections of incoming waste, maintain high standards of housekeeping, and identify, report and manage non-conforming deliveries, incidents and operational issues.
• Ensure all operational activities are conducted in accordance with relevant H&S legislation, environmental requirements, company policies and site-specific procedures.

  Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in a leadership, management or a technical subject, although relevant other qualifications with energy recovery or large process plant experience will be considered for the role.

Personal skills The Day Operations Team Leader role would suit someone who is:  

• Previous experience with large mobile plant is essential.
• Previous experience in Process or Power Plant is desirable.
• This role requires a broad background in fuel/material management and handling activities.
• Previous Supervisory/Man management experience is essential.

Salary and benefits of the Day Operations Team Leader role

• Competitive salary
• Monday to Friday
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Opportunity to join a new Energy from Waste plant
• Full and extensive benefits package

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