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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 Kilbraur, 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

  #LI-MN1 INDREN

Stock Control Chemist Hazardous Waste West Bromwich £25,000- £27,000 DOE   Introduction We are currently seeking a qualified Stock Control Chemist to work with one of the UK’s leading waste management service providers who focus on the disposal and collection of hazardous waste. Working as their Stock Control Chemist, you will be responsible for supporting the daily operations across the waste facility ensuring all waste is managed, labelled and recorded correctly to ensure safe and compliance waste processing at all times.   The Role Working as their Senior Site Chemist, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the chemist team, ensuring materials coming onto and off-site are consistently safe and are compliant in-line with site permits and environmental regulations.
• Compiling lists of wastes’ to be transferred off site to third party disposal points and ensuring all waste is labelled appropriately.
• Carrying out all stock control duties within the site, managing levels of waste on site and reporting these regularly to the management team.
• Assisting with non- conformance procedures for any unlabelled or incorrect waste materials, utilising appropriate systems to manage non-compliances.
• Ensuring the operation of a hazardous waste transfer station is able to receive and dispatch loads making sure environmental compliance is abided to.
• Work to meet site and laboratory targets for processing.
• Ensuring house-keeping requirements are maintained and continuous improvement programmes supported.
• Undertake all administration tasks as needed and any other tasks.  

The Candidate To be considered for this position, candidates must have an appropriate science qualification to degree level as well as experience working within an administration or stock control environment. This role will require you to work in a hands-on operational capacity on an industrial site, please only apply if this is of interest. This role would suit a recent graduate looking to develop their experience within the hazardous waste/ chemistry sector with an interest in administrative and stock control duties. What’s on Offer

• Basic Salary £25,000- £27,000
• 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]

Astute’s Power Team is partnering with a leading critical power infrastructure organisation to recruit a Technical Sales Executive for its Gosport site.

The strategically important Technical Sales Executive role comes with a salary of £40k. If you’re a Technical Sales Executive 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 Technical Sales Executive role

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will:  

• Manage key NHS accounts by building strong, long-term relationships with Estates, Facilities and other key stakeholders.
• Identify and develop sales opportunities for remedial works, equipment replacements and new UPS, IPS/Medical-IT and generator installations.
• Follow up quotations proactively, ensuring customers understand the requirements, benefits and urgency of recommended remedial or replacement works.
• Review engineers' service reports to identify potential sales and remedial opportunities, working closely with Service Coordinators to produce accurate and timely quotations.
• Conduct regular customer meetings and site visits, providing account reviews, discussing ongoing requirements and identifying future opportunities.
• Work closely with electrical engineers and contractors to understand installation requirements and ensure suitable electrical supplies and associated works are specified.
• Develop new business relationships with hospitals, consultants, Estates Managers and other relevant stakeholders to expand the customer base.
• Support framework and preferred supplier opportunities, ensuring the business is appropriately positioned with existing and prospective NHS customers.
• Work with consultants and Hospital Estates Managers to specify solutions that meet relevant technical requirements, including HTM 06-01 standards.
• Collaborate with internal service, engineering and coordination teams to ensure a seamless customer journey from initial opportunity through quotation, order and delivery.

  Professional qualifications  

We are looking for someone with the following:

 

• Minimum 3 years' experience in account management, technical sales or a related commercial role, ideally within UPS, IPS, critical power, electrical engineering or a similar industry.
• Proven experience in a proactive, field-based customer-facing role.
• Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish trust with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent listening, communication and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing key accounts and developing structured account plans.
• Strong commercial awareness with the drive to identify and convert opportunities.
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple customer requirements and priorities effectively.
• Self-motivated, dependable and results-focused.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with technical and operational teams.

 

Personal skills  

The Technical Sales Executive role would suit someone who is:

 

• Excellent communication skills – You need to communicate clearly and confidently with hospital staff, engineers, consultants and customers, both verbally and in writing.
• Good relationship-building skills – The advert says you should enjoy talking to people, be a good listener and be able to create trust with customers and key accounts.
• Organised, motivated and reliable – You need strong time-management skills and should be dependable, driven, focused and organised to manage customers, quotes, meetings and opportunities effectively.

 

Salary and benefits of the Technical Sales Executive role  

• Salary - £40k OTE
• Commission
• Car Allowance & mileage paid
• Pension  
• Private Health Care

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Astute’s Nuclear team are partnering with a leading global nuclear engineering organisation to recruit a Project Manager to support the delivery of projects and work packages at Hinkley Point C. The Project Manager role comes with a salary of around £64,000 + package and the opportunity to join a growing nuclear business and play a key role in the successful delivery of projects within one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes. If you’re an experienced Project Manager and are looking to work closely with the on-site Hinkley team, then submit your CV to apply today. This role does require working on-site at Hinkley Point C 5 days per week, Monday to Friday.   Responsibilities and duties of the Project Manager role Reporting to the Senior Project Manager you will:  

• Lead the planning, execution and successful completion of projects and work packages.
• Develop and maintain project plans, programmes, schedules, budgets and risk registers.
• Manage project scope, cost, schedule, risk and change throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure delivery meets contractual, customer, quality, safety and regulatory requirements.
• Lead hazard identification and risk assessment activities relevant to project delivery.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, commercial, project controls, QHSE and operations.
• Manage client, contractor, supplier and wider stakeholder relationships.
• Support contract management and procurement activities in line with business requirements.
• Monitor project performance and provide accurate reporting to senior leadership.
• Identify emerging issues and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Ensure effective project governance, quality assurance and change control.
• Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement activities to improve future delivery.
• Support resource planning and forecasting in line with future project requirements.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, compliance and continuous improvement.

  Professional qualifications   We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Proven experience working as a Project Manager, delivering projects or work packages within a complex engineering, nuclear, energy, construction or regulated environment.
• Degree in Project Management, Engineering or a related discipline.
• APM PMQ or equivalent project management qualification.
• Strong understanding of project management principles and methodologies.
• Demonstrable experience across planning, budgeting, risk and change management.
• Membership of a recognised professional body such as APM or PMI.
• IOSH or NEBOSH Managing Safely.
• Experience working with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and/or ISO 19443.
• Understanding of Integrated Management Systems and nuclear safety culture.
• Previous experience within the nuclear industry is highly desirable.

Personal skills   The Project Manager role would suit someone who is:  

• Comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple stakeholders.
• An excellent communicator with analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisationally with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Proactive and structured with their approach to identifying and resolving project issues.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and project planning tools such as MS Project or Primavera.

  Salary and benefits of the Project Manager role  

•           A salary starting at £60,000 - £65,000 per annum. •           8% Employer pension contributions. •           25 days annual leave + bank holidays •           Professional membership body support •           Private healthcare #LI-GN1 INDNUC  

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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Role:

Bid Co-Ordinator – High Voltage

Location:

Southampton

Package Details:

Competitive salary, good pension, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, private healthcare, 39 Hours per week with the option of flexible working

 

Introduction…

We are currently recruiting for a Bid Co-Ordinator (HV) to work for our global client who are a world leader in cable technology. You’ll be responsible for managing the complete tender process from enquiry to tender submission through to order capture.

You’ll need previous account management and client relationship building experience, as well as experience of working on and delivering sales proposals, bids, and tenders. You’ll need to be well organised and able to coordinate with all internal stakeholders as well as being the client’s single point of contact.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the HV Bid Co-Ordinator, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting customer enquires & managing tenders- simple of cables through to complex turnkey contracts involving civil works, cable installation, jointing works, and commissioning testing.
• Managing the complete tender process from enquiry to tender submission through to order capture
• Acting as single point contact for all internal and external communication on tenders
• Determining bid tactics and pricing of offers
• Collating technical, operational, and commercial information as part of the preparation of any tender submission.
• Evaluating options to provide optimised project solutions
• Undertaking post tender discussions and contract negotiation with the customer
• Tracking major projects in the UK marketplace, developing new business opportunities and long-term customer relationships

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as business management.

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Competitive salary
• 8% employer pension
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Option of flexible working

 

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393910037 and ask to speak to Charlotte Jones who can tell you more.

Principal Process Engineer Stockton-on-Tees Salary – Competitive, plus benefits     About the role: Astute's Power team is partnering with one of the leading process, energy and industrial providers, who operate a portfolio of the UKs key strategic sites including power plants and gas terminals. They are looking to recruit a Principal Process Engineer for their chemical facility in Stockton-on-Tees. It is the responsibility of the Principal Process Engineer to support the delivery of defined engineering tasks for minor modifications and projects If you have a background working in a Chemical Engineering background or a similar environment and are looking to work for an organisation that is passionate about energy, then upload your CV to today.     Responsibilities and duties: Reporting to the Principal Process Engineer you will:

• Able to provide technical expertise to the resolution of technical queries ensuring that all design changes are captured by the change control process.
• Ensuring that all work complies with the contract Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures in line with industry standards.
• Support the delivery of defined engineering tasks for minor modifications and projects to the highest standards complying with legal obligations and client statement of requirements

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant engineering discipline or Higher BTEC qualification.
• Experience supporting projects during the full life-cycle including Pre-FEEDs, FEEDs and EPC phases within the chemicals, petrochemicals, oil and gas, and power generation industries.

    Personal skills: The Principal Process Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Previous experience in a similar oil and gas environment
• Engineering/Process Engineer background is highly desired
• Great work ethic

    Salary and benefits of the Operator role:

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Holiday pay
• Other benefits discussed at interview

    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 07441 391887 to speak to Rich Hambry who can tell you more.   INDPOW

Company description

 

Finding solutions to climate change is the priority of the 21st century, and means switching to low-carbon energy. At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. To achieve this, our 7,500 Switchers combine their historical engineering expertise and project management with digital technologies.

In our 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Asia) of operation, we are working on the production and distribution of low-carbon electricity, through the development of nuclear and renewable energies. We are also supporting the modernisation and development of energy grids, managing the setup and siting for new transmission and distribution networks, and using hydrogen to decarbonise the transport and industry sectors.

Assystem's Project Management & Consulting (PM&C) Business provides the delivery of sustainable performance improvements within the following practice areas: Consents & Engagement; Commercial Management; Project Management; Environmental Services; Planning & Project Controls; Risk Management and Business Intelligence across the nuclear and transportation sectors.

Job description

 

The HSEQ Advisor is responsible for ensuring that Company Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001), policies and processes are implemented and personnel are adhering to the requirements of the IMS across the organisation.  This is an operational role and will involve partnering with our Business Units to respond to Client HSEQ contractual requirements, completing safety walkdowns and undertaking surveillance of our activities and supply chain. 

Responsibilities:

• Carry out project specific HSEQ audits as directed by the HSEQ Director and IMS Lead and as required by the Business Units and customer requirements.
• Promote a strong HSEQ culture across the business.
• Support the Business Unit during Client audits of project activities.
• Support the Business Units with resolving any non-conformances relating to EHSQ.
• Delivering support and coaching on the use of the management systems.
• Work with the Business Units to maintain and develop processes.
• Deliver regular comms around areas relevant to our activities.
• Support any HSE incidents and/or investigations.
• Monthly reporting – tracking and reporting HSEQ metrics relevant to the Business Units.
• Support with the management and capture of Lessons Learnt.
• Support with bids, responding to HSEQ specific questions.
• Day to day liaison with project teams on all quality, environmental and health and safety related matters.
• Support with external audits of the IMS as required (ISO, Achilles, RISQS).
• Support wider HSEQ team activities as required.

Qualifications

 

Essential:

• Minimum 2 years experience in a HSEQ role.
• At least one of ISO 45001, ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 Internal Auditor qualifications.
• Tech IOSH.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Must be able to obtain the appropriate level of security clearance.
• Willingness to travel to sites across the UK.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of working in any of the following sectors: Nuclear, Transport Infrastructure, Rail, Construction or Energy services.
• Practitioner of IEMA or working towards.
• ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Internal Auditor qualifications.

Additional information

 

**Security clearance**

Whilst we encourage applications from all nationalities, Assystem within the UK are subject to security and export control restrictions due to the nature of work to be undertaken.

These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.