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Astute's Power Team are partnering with a Leading Asset Management company within the Renewable Energy Sector. We are currently recruiting for 2x 400kv SAP's to join their projects in Montrose & Ramsgate.

The 400kv SAP' positions comes with a salary from £120,000 to £130,000 plus a competitive benefits package  Role responsibilities and key skills for the role:  

• Manage and carry out day-to-day Senior Authorised Person (SAP) duties across 400kV onshore wind projects in Montrose and Ramsgate, ensuring all HV activities are completed safely and in accordance with site Electrical Safety Rules.

• Take responsibility for the safe operation, control and coordination of HV electrical systems, including substations, transformers, switchgear, protection systems, cables and associated Balance of Plant equipment.

• Plan, prepare, review and execute HV switching schedules and switching programmes, ensuring all switching activities are completed safely and in line with operational requirements and planned works.

• Manage the application and removal of safety precautions, including isolations, earthing and proving dead, ensuring electrical systems are made safe prior to work commencing.

• Issue, manage, suspend and cancel Safety Documents, including Permits-to-Work, Sanctions-for-Test and Limitations-of-Access, in accordance with the project Electrical Safety Rules.

• Review and approve RAMS, switching schedules, isolation plans and supporting documentation for HV activities, ensuring works can be carried out safely and without impacting wider site operations.

• Coordinate daily HV activities across the wind farm, working closely with site management, engineers, technicians, contractors and the wider operations team to manage priorities and ensure safe delivery of planned works.

• Manage HV access requirements and coordinate contractors and authorised personnel carrying out works on or around the 400kV electrical systems.

• Carry out site inspections, safety audits and operational checks to ensure HV equipment, substations and associated electrical infrastructure remain compliant with project procedures and Electrical Safety Rules.

• Respond to HV faults, trips and electrical system issues, leading fault finding activities, coordinating investigations and ensuring electrical systems are safely restored to service.

• Coordinate planned and unplanned outages, ensuring switching activities, isolations, resources and contractor requirements are effectively managed to minimise disruption to site operations.

• Maintain accurate records of all HV operational activities, including switching schedules, Safety Documents, isolation records, operational logs, test documentation and electrical system status.

• Liaise with the DNO, Transmission Network Operator, Control Engineers and other external stakeholders regarding switching activities, outages, system access and operational requirements.

• Support the commissioning, energisation and handover of new or modified HV electrical systems, ensuring all required documentation, testing and safety requirements are completed prior to energisation.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to Authorised Persons, electrical technicians, contractors and site personnel, ensuring all HV activities are completed safely and in accordance with the required electrical safety procedures.

• Provide regular updates to the Site Manager and wider project team regarding HV system status, planned works, outages, operational risks and any issues that could impact the safe operation or availability of the wind farm.

  Location, day rate and timeframe of the 400kv SAP (Senior Authorised Person) position:

• 2x positions - Montrose, Scotland & Ramsgate, South of England.
• Salary - £120,000 to £130,000 plus a competitve benefits package (7.5% pension, car allowance £5,000, private medical insurance)
• Start date - August 2026

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Service Engineer Stoke-on-Trent Competitive Salary & Company Van Introduction Astute are currently looking for a Site/Field Service Engineer who has a multi-skilled engineering background to join a leading company within the food processing industry to work on their sites across Stoke-on-Trent. You will be carrying out inspections, operations, and maintenance to be delivered safely, on-time and in budget to ensure maximum availability of the sites. Roles & Responsibilities As the Service Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Conduct planned field service activities of all types including service, breakdowns, installations, and commissioning support within agreed timeframes.
• Ensure the customer is fully informed on all activities especially when there are issues identified that may require additional costs or have an influence on the operation or life of the asset.
• Effective communication with the service office with regards to additional parts required, technical difficulties identified and the need for specialist input as appropriate.
• Ensure correct working methods are used and conducted in accordance with QSHEE requirements and Health & Safety Policies
• Be available for work over weekend periods as required to fulfil the business activities.
• Be available to work on a ROTA basis for breakdown cover and out of hours technical support.

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

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in field service of industrial equipment.
• Able to demonstrate strong mechanical competency through a recognised qualification.
• Some basic electrical knowledge would be an advantage.
• Willingness to travel extensively around the UK to customer sites with frequent nights away from home.
• Valid driving licence

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

• Salary of up to £40,000
• Company Van and fuel card
• Laptop, mobile phone and hotel card

How to Apply If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393 910 038 and ask to speak to Emily Lobacz who can tell you more.

Job Description Job Title Lead Project Controller Department Group Projects Company Urenco Limited Location Any Urenco location Reports to Manager of Project Support Security Clearance Level SC Date 25/2/2020 Version 2 JE Reference   prepared by Paul Clarke Travel Requirements This role requires the mobility to work at Urenco location for periods of time and will require travel of up to 50%.   Job Purpose Act as local lead for a Project Support team. Direct and support the local delivery of project support to projects. This role may be either a full time role or a part-time depending on team size. The Lead Project Controller will directly support local projects and portfolio demands, and act as a first line customer point of contact.   Job Dimensions Urenco Group’s global project portfolio of small and medium projects accumulating up to €100 million annual capex. Select projects ranging from €50 million to in excess of €500 million. Direct Reports Ranging from 2 to 15 (typically planning, estimating, cost or risk related resources) Indirect Reports Ranging from 0 to 5 (contractor, at multiple geographical locations) Budgetary Responsibility None Other Dimensions The role has multiple stakeholders as it is interfacing directly with the Urenco Group consequently the ability, and availability to travel to and work in several locations is required.   Organisational & Job Context This role forms part of Group Projects, Project Support team, which provides direct project support to effectively and efficiently manage the delivery of project expenditure. The Lead Project Controller will be assigned to a portfolio of minor projects or a major project and supplying project support at portfolio level and ensure the optimum use of Project Support personnel in accordance with Urenco’s policies and procedures. The will normally work remotely from line management and are expected to be able to operate with autonomy whilst providing services to several customers.   Accountability Example Performance Indicators Safety Culture

• Actively promote a pro-active safety culture throughout the project lifecycle and across the Group

 

• Zero fatalities, OSHA, reportable events or Lost Time Incidents

Project Control

• Accountable for the delivery of portfolio level reports including forward resource planning
• Develop project control strategies specific to the project requirements and own the project controls plan
• Ensure alignment between the business objectives and the project delivery strategy
• Ensure alignment between the contractual requirements and the project delivery strategy
• Flow down project control requirements to the supply chain 
• Ensure optimal use of Project Support resources both contract and Staff

• Fit for purpose project control strategies and plans
• Robust project control processes aligned with the business requirement
• Flow down of terms and conditions to enable succinct reporting

Status Reporting

• Overall responsibility for the reporting of project status in relation to safety, scope, cost, schedule and Business benefits objectives
• Provide portfolio / business level reporting
• Analysis of project progress metrics to ensure successful project delivery including flagging issues to the project manager in good time to enable remedial action
• Analysis of supply chain progress to ensure successful project delivery including flagging issues to the project manager in good time to enable remedial action
• Responsibility for implementing project control metrics to enable performance analysis

• All work conducted in line with Urenco’ policies and procedures
• On time reporting of both project and portfolio information

Integration

• Develop a high performance team, ensuring flawless integration of all sub-disciplines and functions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead the day-to-day activities of the project control team ensuring project and commercial requirements are fulfilled
• Support the requirements of the project manager and project owner / end client

• Evidence that projects are using and incorporating specialist knowledge in project execution process
• Efficient and effective delivery of Project Support

URENCO’s Commercial Position

• Ensure URENCO’s commercial position is robustly protected through the application of industry best practice in contracting strategies, supplier selection, procurement, contract negotiation and contract management

• Number/Effect of successful contractor claims against Urenco
• Cost and Schedule effects of URENCO initiated changes
• Across the Project lifecycle (performance derived from Project Reporting)

Good Practice Development

• The role will ensure knowledge is retained and transferred and undertake lessons learnt reviews to promote continuous improvement

 

• Support the creation and update of project policies and procedures using lesson learnt and previous good practices

  Education & Qualifications Required Essential/ Desirable Experience Needed Essential/ Desirable

• Educated to Degree level a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Project Management  or Project controls Qualification / Accreditation such as APM, PMI or ACostE Etc.

E D  

• Min. 5 years’ experience of managing project control teams
• Min. one project exceeding €10 million
• Demonstrable experience across the entire project lifecycle, from concept development to hand-over
• Min. 10 years working within multi-cultural teams
• Demonstrable success in project delivery outside the nuclear industry

E E D D E   Specific know-how and skills required Essential/ Desirable Behavioural Competencies Competency Level

• Ability to analyse project requirements and critical success factors and translate these into bespoke Project Control Strategies
• Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing strategies that successfully deliver project to Business objectives (safety, budget, cost, benefits)
• Experience of and be skilled in managing ambiguity and being confident to take accountability for delivering to the Business
• Experience of managing complex contractual relationships including the provision of free-issue materials, technology or IP, able to demonstrate a proven track record in managing suppliers to deliver within this context.
• Demonstrable ability in building teams of highly performing professionals,  communicating strategy and building a team accountable for delivery
• Solid knowledge of leading project controls personnel 
• Skilled in leading project teams to success with minimal supervision.
• Analytical bias with attention to detail specifically concerning data collation, analysis and presentation
• Proven track record in managing contract delivery, protecting the owner’s contractual position at all times and preventing the likelihood of claims.
• Conversant in business English
• Conversant in business language specific to role location

  E E E D E E D D D E E

• Team Leadership Ability to align multicultural team members around clear, common goals to successfully achieve project objectives, in roles ranging from oversight or “management by influencing” to active deliver.
• Driving for Results Continuous drive to achieve and exceed challenging goals, bringing a restless desire to continuously improve
• Focus on Performance Holding team members and contributors accountable to all standards of performance.
• Acting Decisively Taking action to position URENCO to succeed in the future. Willingness to accept personal risk, inherent where action is based on trends and forecasts rather than complete data and information.
• Going Beyond the Data Ability to identify patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related and identify underlying issues.
• Customer Orientation Focusing effort on discovering and meeting the customer’s (project, or business) requirements.
• Thirst for Knowledge Driven by an underlying curiosity and desire to improve subject matter, organisational, and personnel knowledge.
• Building a Learning Culture Supporting and enabling others to develop their capability in line with organisational needs and personal and professional aspirations.
• Working Collaboratively Works co-operatively with others, seeking input from others within the business, as opposed to working separately or in isolation.
• Challenger Mentality Thinks independently to offer alternative views or suggestions based on a robust understanding of the subject matter and the situation or issue.

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Astute’s Team is partnering with an industry leading engineering business to recruit a Mechanical and Electrical Manager, who could be based in either their Preston or Warrington office.   The crucial Mechanical and Electrical Manager role comes with a competitive salary, pension, life insurance, and an additional day of leave for birthdays.   If you’re a Mechanical and Electrical Manager and are looking to work for an organisation that is at the forefront of engineering in the UK, then submit your CV to apply today.     Responsibilities and duties of the Mechanical and Electrical Manager role   Reporting to the Head of M&E, you will:    

• Manage the M&E Portfolio Delivery Strategy.
• Implement MEICA Health & Safety procedures.
• Implement MEICA Quality Processes.
• Management of MEICA Delivery Team resource.
• Ensure Technical governance.

    Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:    

• 10 years of relevant experience in MEICA Project Delivery.
• HND/HNC/Vocational Background in relevant Engineering discipline.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering desired.
• SMSTS.
• IOSH Managing Safely.
• Chartered Professional Certification.

    Personal skills     The Mechanical and Electrical Manager role would suit someone who:    

• Has strong communication skills.
• Is able to adapt and solve problems quickly.
• Has strong organisation skills and attention to detail.

    Salary and benefits of the Mechanical and Electrical Manager role    

• Pension package.
• 22 days annual leave, additional day for birthday.
• Life Insurance.
• Competitive Salary, enquire for more info.

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading timber processor to recruit a Maintenance Engineer for its Troon site.  The Maintenance Engineer role comes with a competitive hourly rate + 30% shift allowance and additional benefits.  If you’re a multiskilled Maintenance Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that is a recognised leader in their industry, then submit your CV to apply today.                  Responsibilities and duties  Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor you will:

• Carry out reactive and proactive maintenance on production plant and equipment.
• Installation of new equipment
• Fault find and resolve problems on equipment.
• Participate in both summer and winter plant overhauls.
• Complete work permits as required. 

Professional qualifications  We are looking for someone with the following:

• Time-served multi skilled maintenance professional
• Experience in similar heavy processing environment. 
• Relevant engineering qualification in either mechanical or electrical. 
• Multiskilled 

   Personal skills The Maintenance Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Excellent with planning and attention to detail
• Able to work individually or part of a team.
• Self-motivated. 

  Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Engineer role 

• Competitive salary
• Shift allowance

Motor Vehicle Technician (Police Vehicles) Automotive - Defence Park Royal, West London, UK Salary: £38,404.81 + KPI Bonus + Benefits Introduction… We’re currently looking to recruit an experienced Motor Vehicle Technician to service and maintain a range of Police vehicles from their state-of-the-art depot in Park Royal. As an experienced Vehicle Technician, you will be tasked with the upkeep of a fleet of vehicles, ensuring they are reliable and can be called upon when needed. Roles & Responsibilities As the Motor Vehicle Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Servicing, maintaining, and repairing a wide fleet of vehicles – Ford, BMW, Vauxhall, Ford and Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans
• Diagnosing faults and error codes.
• Complete MOT’s checks, and services
• Be able to perform complete engine strip downs and fault find any problems
• Conducting maintenance / service work as per the maintenance schedule.

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

• Hold Master Technician qualifications or Senior Technician level
• C&G 1 & 2 in Motor Vehicle Studies or NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
• Manufacturer training through Ford, Vauxhall or BMW is preferable
• Be able to perform in-depth fault finding and diagnostics
• Experience working with new vehicles over the last three years.
• Hybrid vehicle experience is desirable, but not essential.

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

• Basic salary of £38,404.81
• Annual KPI based bonus up to £7,371.
• Opportunity to earn more through overtime.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Work in a state-of-the-art workshop
• Company provides training
• Autonomy. Feel trusted to deliver.

How to Apply If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393 919 492 and ask to speak to Mpilo Mkhize who can tell you more

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a power generation provider with a commitment to professional development and sustainability to recruit an Business Development Lead to be involved in the decarbonisation projects throughout the UK in the Industrial sector. The strategically important Business Development Lead role comes with a salary of up to £65,000. If you’re a Business Development Lead 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 Reporting to the Head of Development you will:  

• Responsible for the growth of the industrial energy pipeline.
• The project leadership of cross-functional teams to enable the delivery of solutions/projects and targets.
• Secure new business according to personal/sector targets.
• Maximise strike rate by developing winning proposals and prioritising opportunities accordingly.
• Utilising the systems, processes and Salesforce to ensure sales management information is up to date, accurate and enabling new business growth.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Prior Operational and Technical knowledge desirable
• Sustainable and low carbon solutions knowledge
• Prior BD experience desirable

    Personal skills The Business Development Lead role would suit someone who is:  

• Understand stakeholder management
• Has good communication skills
• Is a good decision maker

    Salary and benefits of the Business Development Lead role  

• Up to £65,000 salary
• Car allowance
• Private health care
• Lucrative bonus structure

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading timber manufacturer and energy provider to recruit a Shift Electrician to work at their site in Invergordon.

This crucial Shift Electrician role comes with a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as plenty of opportunity for overtime.

If you’re a qualified Electrician with experience in an industrial environment and are looking to work with an organisation that values integrity and prioritises its people, submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will:

    • Carry out electrical maintenance across all areas of the plant.

    • Conduct fault diagnosis, troubleshooting, and repairs on electrical equipment.     • Perform visual inspections and ensure machinery operates efficiently.     • Work with the maintenance system to complete scheduled preventative maintenance tasks.     • Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.     • Assist with incident investigations and implement corrective actions.     • Maintain accurate records of electrical repairs and inventory. Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

    • Time-served Electrician qualification with relevant industrial experience.

    • 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.     • Knowledge of single and three-phase motors.     • Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings.     • Experience with planned preventative maintenance systems. Personal skills

The Electrician role would suit someone who:

    • Has strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach.

    • Communicates effectively with colleagues and contractors.     • Can work independently and as part of a team.     • Is well-organised with good attention to detail. Salary and benefits of the Electrician role

    • Competitive salary

    • Benefits package     • Shift pattern including nights and OT opportunities   

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