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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 a Senior SHEQ Advisor to work on the Sizewell C project.

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

If you’re a Senior SHEQ Advisor with experience in construction, utilities or nuclear environments 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 Senior SHEQ Advisor role

Reporting to the Head of SHEQ, you will:

• Lead and support a team of SHEQ Advisors, providing coaching, mentoring and technical guidance across the health and safety function.

• Promote a strong SHEQ culture across the organisation, building credibility and achieving buy-in for positive change.

• Work closely with key stakeholders across the wider business to maintain and improve SHEQ performance against client KPIs.

• Develop, implement and enhance SHEQ procedures to exceed client expectations, meet legislative requirements and align with company standards.

• Provide expert advice and guidance on health, safety and environmental matters within a construction-based environment.

• Monitor SHEQ performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Support the organisation in maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.

• Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, balancing competing requirements and influencing positive outcomes.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• 5+ years' experience in Health and Safety management within a construction, utilities or nuclear environment.

• Proven experience managing, coaching or mentoring Health and Safety professionals.

• NVQ Level 5 or Level 6 qualification, with a minimum of CertIOSH.

• NEBOSH Fire Certificate.

• CSCS Managers and Professional test or an industry-recognised equivalent.

• Strong understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental management systems and processes, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.

• Experience working within a complex construction, infrastructure, utilities or nuclear environment would be highly advantageous.

Personal skills

The Senior SHEQ Advisor role would suit someone who has:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong leadership and people management capabilities.

• A proactive approach to improving health, safety and environmental performance.

• The ability to build credibility and secure buy-in for change.

• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

• The confidence to balance conflicting requirements while maintaining high SHEQ standards.

• A genuine commitment to developing people and promoting a positive SHEQ culture.

Salary and benefits of the Senior SHEQ Advisor 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

• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary

• £1,000 employee referral fee

• 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 is partnering with a leading principal contractor in the Energy from Waste sector to recruit a Commissioning Lead Engineer (BOP) on a 12-month contract for its Essex site. The Commissioning Lead Engineer (BOP) role comes with a day rate of £550.             Key skills

• Lead and ensure HSEQ compliance during commissioning, actively promoting safety and risk mitigation across teams
• Review and implement HSEQ requirements in commissioning, ensuring safe practices are followed according to RAMS and site standards
• Oversee commissioning activities, ensuring they align with project contracts, timelines, budgets, and approved standards
• Coordinate with internal teams, subcontractors, and external authorities to ensure timely, quality, and safe completion of tasks

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Commissioning Lead Engineer role  

• Essex
• 12 Months
• £550.00 Per Day
• Outside IR35

The salary for this role is up to £80,000 dependant on experience, along with an excellent benefits package A leading engineering-led logistics provider is transforming how critical UK infrastructure projects are delivered through innovative, precision-driven transport solutions across land and water. They are now seeking a proactive Commercial Manager to oversee commercial governance and financial performance across key projects, ensuring strong cost control, accurate reporting, and effective contract management. Acting as the link between project teams, clients, and the supply chain, you’ll provide clear commercial guidance, resolve contractual matters, and support high-quality project delivery across complex infrastructure environments. Responsibilities and duties of the Commercial Manager role  

• Lead the commercial function across assigned projects ensuring strong governance, financial control and best practice commercial standards
• Develop and implement commercial strategies that maximise project value, profitability and overall commercial performance
• Take full ownership of forecasting, cash flow management and cost-to-complete (CTC) reporting for relevant projects
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation plans to protect and enhance project outcomes
• Oversee contract administration across NEC and other contract frameworks, ensuring full compliance with all obligations
• Lead discussions on contractual matters with clients and subcontractors
• Provide clear commercial guidance to project teams and identify scope changes, ensuring they are recorded, costed and approved

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Proven experience in a commercial management role within construction, infrastructure, utilities or related project-based environments

• Strong working knowledge of NEC contracts (e.g., ECC, PSC) and other major contract forms, including their commercial processes and obligations
• Demonstrated ability to manage project finances, including forecasting, cash flow, cost control and CTC reporting

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

• Skilled in preparing, negotiating and agreeing applications for payment, variations and final accounts
• Strong commercial risk awareness with the ability to identify issues early and develop effective mitigation strategies
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working closely with project managers, contract leads and finance teams

Salary and benefits of the role

• 25 days’ annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
• Enhanced employer pension contributions and salary sacrifice schemes
• Private medical insurance
• Income protection insurance
• Life insurance cover
• Performance-related pay scheme
• Enhanced parental leave benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family friend policies
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Get Active from Aviva – Gym discounts up to 40% off
• Support your career development through our success management process

 

MBT Supervisor

Waste & Recycling

Glasgow

Up to £39,620 + Package

 

Introduction

Our Client is one of the UK's leading provider of recycling, renewable energy and waste management solutions, offering a full range of services through a vast and growing network of plants and facilities across the country. As such, they are looking for a strong and experienced MBT Supervisor to join their Mechanical Biological Treatment centre and MRF in Glasgow. This role will see you overseeing a team of experienced operators across the waste processing facility.

 

 

Role & Responsibilities

Working as the MBT Supervisor, you will be responsible for managing the daily operations of a busy waste processing facility. This will include:

• Day to day management of the MRF and the MBT process, managing a team of operators, chargehands and cleaners across the site. This will cover a wet prep area, AD facility and recycling plant.
• Leading the team across the site to ensure operations run in line with production targets and company set KPI’s, maximising the efficiency of the plant.
• Managing all health, safety and compliance across the operations, ensuring best practice is maintained at all times.
• Working in both a supervisory and a hands-on role when needed.
• Other duties as required.

This role is working on a shift basis covering earlies, lates and night shifts across a 24/7 operation. This may include weekend work. Please only apply if this is suitable for you.

 

 

The Candidate

To be considered for this position, candidates should have previous experience working in a Supervisor/ Management role supervising a team in a busy production / process environment.

 

Previous knowledge and experience covering Waste processing or production/industrial process heavy sectors related to the Waste Management industry such as FMCG, manufacturing, aggregates, water treatment or renewable energy.

 

Candidates should have excellent knowledge of current Health and Safety procedures as well as demonstrable background implementing these across a complex team and should be able to communicate across all levels successfully. An IOSH certificate would be beneficial.

 

 

What’s on Offer

• Basic Salary up to £34,620 + Shift Allowance £5000
• Competitive Package

 

 

To Apply

 

To apply for the position please send your CV to Gemma Nixon on [email protected] or call directly on 02392 222 964 for further information on the role.

Operations Manager - Bargeddie Requisition ID 50127 Posting Start Date 06-Jan-2023 Posting End Date 06-Feb-2023 JOB DETAIL

Our Vision is to be the UK’s leading innovator of resource recovery and recycling, transforming waste for a climate-positive future.

 

Are you someone who lives and breathes high performance, leads with ambition, and would like to be part of an organisation that looks after tomorrow?  Viridor has a redefined purpose, a bold new Vision, and an ambitious, market-leading strategy. We are investing in the future, and we need a talented team with exceptional people, who believe in each other, to help us achieve this.

 

Join us, as we rise to the challenge and build a world where nothing goes to waste

 

Energy Recovery Facilities are vital in supporting the UK’s ambition to reduce waste in an efficient and effective manner, helping to reduce the impact of waste on climate change. After reducing, reusing and recycling as much as possible, our Energy Recovery Facilities (ERFs) provide the infrastructure to efficiently recover energy from residual waste, meaning landfill becomes the last resort. 

 

We have an opportunity in Bargeddie for an Operations Manager to join our team. working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

 

The salary for this role will be £60,850.00 per year, plus participation in a yearly bonus scheme, in addition to our great range of benefits.

 

 

 

About the role

As our Operations Manager, you will provide leadership of the site to drive safety, compliance and a best in class performance. Leading by example, you’ll promote a positive working environment for all employees.

 

Utilising team resource, you’ll plan and deliver both production requirements and maintenance strategy efficiently to deliver budget and targets and ensure that maximum plant availability and upkeep of site infrastructure is achieved.

 

Reporting to the General Manager, you’ll collaborate to drive the site forward and implement sustainable process and system improvements. You’ll have demonstrable experience of processing plant operation and line managing a team.

 

What we are we looking for?

• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations
• Knowledge of carrying out Risk Assessment and developing Safe Systems of Work
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication
• IT literate, experience of maintenance management systems
• Experience of completing Performance Appraisal Reviews
• IOSH / NEBOSH or other industry recognised Health and Safety qualification

Astute’s Power Team is partnering with a leading energy provider to recruit an Operations Technician to work at an Energy from Waste plant in Worcestershire. The Operations Technician role comes with a competitive salary and benefits package.    If you're an experienced operator within a heavy industrial setting, preferably with steam raising plant, or a Navy leaver looking to build on their watchkeeping experience, please submit your CV today to apply. Responsibilities and duties of the Shift Team Leader role Reporting to the Shift Team Leader you will:  

• Safely and efficiently operate the Energy from Waste facility in line with operational procedures
• Monitor and control plant operations from the central control room using computer-based control systems
• Carry out routine plant inspections, operational checks and testing to ensure equipment is operating correctly
• Monitor plant performance and identify any issues or abnormalities, escalating where required
• Monitor CCTV and site security systems as part of the safe and secure operation of the facility
• Record, analyse and report operational data accurately throughout the shift
• Raise work requests and report plant defects or maintenance requirements when identified
• Support emergency response procedures and follow operational instructions during incidents
• Monitor consumables and residue levels to help maintain continuous plant operation
• Complete accurate shift logs and detailed handovers to ensure effective communication between shifts

Professional qualifications  

• Experience working shifts within a continuous process or industrial environment
• Experience within power generation, Energy from Waste, defence or a similar operational environment would be advantageous
• Understanding of industrial plant operations, safe working practices and Health, Safety and Environmental requirements
• Good computer literacy with the ability to operate computer-based control and monitoring systems
• Happy to work a rotating shift pattern including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays

Personal Skills The Operations Technician role would suit someone who is:  

• Calm and logical, with the ability to identify issues and make appropriate decisions
• Reliable and adaptable, with a flexible approach to working within a rotating shift team
• A strong communicator who can work effectively both independently and as part of a wider operational team

Salary and benefits of the Operations Technician role

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Long term progression opportunities
• Opportunity to join a leading Energy from Waste company

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Mechanical Technician

Plastic Recycling Skelmersdale £40,500 + Package ( 4on- 4 off Day & Night shifts)

Introduction

Our Client is one of the UK's leading provider of Environmental solutions, offering a full range of Waste and Energy Recovery services through a vast and growing network of Plants and Facilities across the country and as such they are looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join one of their key sites in Skelmersdale. Working as their Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for carrying out key planned, preventative and breakdown maintenance across the recycling facility on a wide variety of heavy plant and equipment.

 

What you will be doing

As the Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Preventative maintenance (PPMs) and reactive maintenance across heavy industrial plant
• Mechanical fault-finding and route cause analysis techniques
• Working across all processing plant
• Maintenance on wash plant,sorting equipment, motors, conveyors and other manufacturing based equipment.
• Minimising downtime, ensuring plant runs at optimum performance
• Be able to deliver all work set to the operational expectations and budgetary requirements
• Keep records using CCM systems
• Working as part of a shift pattern
• Other duties as required.

This is 4 on 4 off shift position including night shifts. Please only apply if this is suitable.

 

What you will need

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a Mechanical Engineering/ Maintenance role
• Heavy Industrial experience – e.g. processing plant, waste, manufacturing
• Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams and drawings
• Pneumatic skills and experience

 

What’s on Offer

• Competitive Package of up to £40,500
• Opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading Waste Management companies

 

How to Apply

For more information please contact Gemma Nixon on 02392 222 964 or emailing your CV to [email protected].

Astute’s Power team is partnering with Cladding company to recruit a Cladding Estimator on a long-term contract basis for its office in Stockton-on-Tess office, 5 days a week. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience in estimating, ideally within cladding, façades, or similar construction packages. This is a great opportunity for a recently qualified estimator looking to further develop their career within a specialist cladding company.            Key skills  

• Prepare accurate and competitive cost estimates for cladding and façade projects
• Review drawings, specifications, and tender documents to assess project scope and requirements
• Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors to obtain competitive quotations
• Work closely with project managers and design teams to ensure cost-effective solutions
• Support tender submissions and prepare detailed pricing breakdowns
• Maintain and update estimating databases and records

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Cladding Estimator role  

• Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees
• Immediate Start
• Long-term contract
• £275 per day

Astute’s Power team are looking to recruit multiple Insulator Cladders on a 5-month minimum contract with August 2025 starts on an Energy from Waste project in Kent.        Key skills required for the Insulator Cladders  

• Install thermal and acoustic insulation on pipework, ducting, and vessels to specification
• Measure, cut, and apply insulation materials
• Fabricate and fit sheet metal cladding
• Use abrasive wheels and power tools safely to cut and shape cladding materials
• Work at height using appropriate access equipment in accordance with safety standards
•  Adhere strictly to health & safety protocols, including proper use of PPE
• Collaborate with site teams to meet deadlines and maintain project efficiency
• Ensure all work complies with industry standards and site specifications
• Must hold a valid CSCS Card, Abrasive Wheels and Working at Heights certs.

  Location and timeframe of the Insulator Cladders      

• Kent
• 5 months minimum
• August 2025
• Competitive rates