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Lead EC&I Engineer Hybrid & Woking Office 12 month contract About the role: Astute’s Power team is partnering with an up and coming company within the Power Generation industry to recruit an Lead EC&I Engineer on a 12 month contract for a new build power station FEED study stage. Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Ensuring the contractors E,C & I engineering and design meets the client requirements;
• Reviewing and commenting on contractor and licensor documents and resolving those comments;
• Engaging with discipline counter party key stakeholders as required to proactively progress the design;
• Co-ordinating with the FEED team to ensure a cohesive design solution;
• Ensuring the FEED team is aware of E,C & I engineering issues arising with Kent and progressing their timely resolution;
• Ensuring the client are aware of issues arising and co-ordinating the resolution;
• Striving to achieve best value through the facilities design; and
• Providing support to the team in securing all necessary consents, connections and permissions to build and operate the plant.

How many hours a week? 40 hours per week Working schedule? Typically 9-5 minimum 3 days a week in Woking contractors office Who would they be reporting to? Project Director Will they be in a team with anyone? Or working solely? FEED Project Manager 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 02392222960 to speak to James Barker who can tell you more.  

Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with one of the leading providers of multidiscipline services across key nuclear projects within the UK to recruit a Civil / Structural Engineer for one of their major projects in the Bristol area. The strategically important Civil/ Structural Engineer position comes with a competitive salary of up to £50,000, a hybrid working model and other benefits. If you’re an experienced Civil/ Structural Engineer with design experience supporting within the UK nuclear sector, then upload your CV to apply today.                  Responsibilities and duties of the Structural Engineer role You will be involved in a wide range of activities undertaken by our site-based teams, which will include:  

• Modifying reinforced concrete or steel structure designs compliant with the ETC-C or other relevant Eurocodes and project methodology.
• Checking and coordinating the detailing activities with CAD designers or other engineers in preparation of 3D BIM rebar model and/or 2D drawings of reinforced concrete or steel structures.
• Managing engineering changes in line with company/project procedures and QA process.
• Assessing the response to field changes requests, field information requests or site non-conformance coming from the civil works contractors.
• Liaising with other stakeholders of site engineering team or construction team for clarification on the site request
• Technical review and acceptance of contractor deliverables.
• Site walkdowns and inspection.
• Other duties as required.

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• 3-5 years experience working in a design role across civils/ structural engineering projects, ideally within the UK nuclear sector or construction industries.
• Civils, steels or concrete experience is essential.
• Working knowledge of the detailed design phases and how this is transitioned to the
• construction phase
• Able to gain clearance for work on-site.

  Salary and benefits of the Civil/ Structural Engineer role

• Basic Salary of up to £50,000 DOE
• Hybrid working model
• 26 Days holiday + BH
• Comprehensive pension scheme – 8%

The role We are seeking a Safety, Health, Environment & Quality (SHEQ) Assurance Officer who can provide technical and administrative support to the SHEQ function at the Fawley High Temperature Incinerator Site. • The SHEQ Officer will compile, summarise and present key data to ensure regulatory compliance with Health and Safety Act and Environmental Protection Act • You will also support internal and external SHEQ audits and accident, incident and near-miss investigations • The SHEQ Assurance Officer will coordinate, attend and prepare minutes of meetings with site regulatory bodies and internal meetings Key responsibilities include Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance • Carry out site inspections. • Measurement of monthly safety performance • Support of EQHS function to allow the site to meet its EQHS obligations • Undertaking and reviewing site risk assessments. Quality • Support the maintenance and improvement of the Sites Documented Management System ensuring that documents are distributed and reviewed as required. • Review and manage action progress from site continuous improvement (CI), monthly management and Health and Safety Team meetings • Support Customer Duty of Care and Quality audits • Support the Corporate and Site Internal Audit Process Technical • Participate in Process Safety review such as HAZID and HAZOP studies as required. • Develop understanding and expert knowledge through on-the-job experience and structured training of Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality standards. • Help maintain the sites Accredited Management System for ISO 14000, 45000 and 9000 Reporting • Assist with reporting to EA/HSE • Support the licensing process for the site with Home Office and other certification and licensing bodies as required. • Assist Provision of monthly health and safety performance data for both management and operational functions • Support the development of Site and Corporate Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and the management of Corporate Social Reporting metrics The Person You will have experience of operational plant safety management in terms of compliance, reporting and process safety. • Science or Engineering degree • Experience in Technical safety / environmental specialism • Good Interpersonal skills. • High standard or written and verbal communication. • Good organisational and time management skills • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Systems (Excel/word

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading principal contractor to recruit a Commissioning Control Room Operator for a 3-month minimum contract for projects in the UK.             Key skills  

• Operate and control boilers, turbines, generators, and associated plant systems via DCS and local control panels
• Support commissioning and start-up activities, ensuring systems are brought online safely and efficiently
• Monitor plant performance, alarms, and process parameters, taking corrective action where required
• Assist with mechanical commissioning tasks (e.g. pump works, filter changes, greasing, system checks)
• Report operational issues, deviations, and risks to the Commissioning Manager and wider team
• Candidates must have proven experience as a Control Room Operator (CRO) within Energy from Waste, Biomass or Thermal Power Plants
• Must understand boiler operations, steam systems and power generation processes
• Must have experience in supporting commissioning, start-up or outage activities
• Must be confident operation plant via DCS systems
• Must hold a valid safety certificate i.e. CCNSG/CSCS/SCC or equivalent

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Commissioning Control Room Operator role  

• London / Leeds
• 6 days/ 6 nights/ 12 off shift rotation
• £500.00 - £550.00 per day
• May 2026
• 3 months minimum (subject to project completion)

Astute’s Power Team is partnering with a leading global provider of Energy-from-Waste (EfW) solutions, this organisation delivers turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects across the full lifecycle, to recruit a Commissioning Engineer for its Glasgow Anaerobic Digestion Project on either a long-term contract or permanent basis.   Responsibilities and duties of the Commissioning Engineer role   You will:  

• Perform hands on commissioning tasks in the field across mechanical, electrical, and process systems within assigned scope.
• Manage and coordinate commissioning activities for allocated systems in line with the commissioning programme and project milestones.
• Ensure systems are commissioned in accordance with design documentation, employer’s requirements, project specifications, and contractual obligations.
• Oversee and coordinate subcontractors during commissioning activities, ensuring works are carried out safely, to specification, and to schedule.
• Act as a technical interface between subcontractors, engineering disciplines, and the commissioning management team.
• Identify deviations, technical issues, and risks, proposing and implementing corrective actions in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare, manage, and complete commissioning documentation, including test protocols, check sheets, punch lists, and handover dossiers.
• Ensure commissioning QA/QC documentation is completed accurately and on time prior to system handover, PAC, or takeover
• Willingness to travel and work on site throughout the Commissioning stage
• Must have experience on large-scale industrial plants as a Commissioning Engineer ideally on RG (Renewable Gas) plants e.g. AD (Anaerobic digestion, gas upgrading, utilities or balance of plant).
• AD (Anaerobic digestion) plant commissioning and operating knowledge
• Hold a SMSTS/IOSH/NEBOSH qualification
• Valid SCC training certificate or equivalent
• DCS System knowledge

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Commissioning Engineer role 

• Glasgow
• Competitive Rates
• May 2026
• Long-term Contract / Permanent

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

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

Salary and benefits of the Site and Facilities Assistant role  

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

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

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

      Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Site Scheduler role    

• Kent
• 12 Months Minimum 

 

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading Principal Contractor in the Energy from Waste sector to recruit a Site Assistant on a Fixed Term Contract for 36 months for its West Midlands site. The Site Assistant role comes with a salary of £35,500.             Key skills

• Act as the office administrator for the site including office supplies, filing, organisation of travel, recording and storing of documentation.
• Act as project assistant for the site team (arrange travel, create documents).
• Welcome visitors and clients including arranging catering as required
• Keep the Site Manager informed of all site related activities. 
• Be aware of all Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) requirements relevant to their role and implement and comply with them.
• Must hold administrative experience within Construction and hold good working knowledge on Microsoft applications

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Site Assistant role  

• West Midlands
• £35,500 per annum
• 36 Months

Electrical Technician (Nuclear)

12 Months +

Berkshire

£37.00 per hour

Start ASAP

 

We are recruiting for an Electrical Technician with experience within the Nuclear sector for a role on a busy site in Berkshire.

 

Responsibilities include:

• Installation and commissioning of instrumentation
• Electrical inspection and testing
• Completion of electrical test certificates
• Carry out diagnostics and problem solving for electrical and instrument systems
• Calibration of instrumented systems
• Acceptance and hand-back of PTWs
• Performing all assigned tasks to agreed Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality standards and demonstrate a commitment to attaining high levels of HSE performance

 

You will need to possess experience of electrical installations and a sound knowledge control systems and process instrumentation.

 

Essential Requirements:

• Degree Qualified or relevant experience to an equivalent level
• Previous EC&I commissioning experience gained within Nuclear projects
• A proven track record of delivering to set deadlines within an electrical, control and instrumentation team  
• 17th Edition Wiring Regulations
• City & Guilds 2394 & 2935 is desirable for this role
• Ability to communicate effectively with onsite team
• IT literate with experience of MS Office

 

To be considered this role you must have current SC clearance or higher. If you are interested in finding out more, you can call Gemma Harfield on 02392 288 209 or email [email protected]