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Astute’s Power Team is partnering with a professional engineering practice specialising in solar and battery energy storage system design, to recruit a Senior Engineer for its East Northamptonshire office. The Senior Engineer role comes with an expected salary of £60,000–£65,000 per annum, negotiable depending on experience. If you’re a Senior Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that delivers high-quality design and technical consultancy services across commercial solar PV and battery energy storage projects, then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Engineer role As a Senior Engineer, you will:

• Lead and support solar PV and battery energy storage projects from concept through construction and operation.
• Produce electrical and power-system designs, detailed drawings, schedules, specifications and engineering calculations.
• Undertake yield simulations, performance modelling, design optimisation, grid connection studies and feasibility assessments.
• Attend office and site meetings and survey prospective sites, construction works and operational installations.
• Provide technical support, investigate engineering issues and prepare professional reports and critical studies.
• Conduct design and peer reviews, design risk analysis and other CDM or safety-in-design activities.
• Work directly with clients, contribute to proposals and tenders, and supervise junior engineering staff where required.

  Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following qualifications and experience: §  Degree-level or higher qualification in a relevant STEM discipline. §  At least five years’ electrical-system design experience to UK standards on projects delivered into construction. §  Demonstrable experience of industrial electrical distribution systems, including PV systems above 1MW, power systems at 11kV or above, or industrial M&E projects. §  Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Autodesk AutoCAD; knowledge of PVSyst and Trimble (Amtech) ProDesign would be advantageous. §  A sound theoretical background with the ability to complete calculations, solve novel engineering problems autonomously and critically review technical work. §  Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate designs clearly through reports, drawings and presentations. §  Membership of, or eligibility for, an accredited engineering institution, a full driving licence and an existing right to work in the UK.   Personal skills The Senior Engineer role would suit someone who has:

• A high standard of work, strong attention to detail and a practical approach to complex engineering challenges
• The confidence to lead projects, work directly with clients and review or challenge designs produced by others
• The ability to learn quickly, research unfamiliar topics and justify conclusions clearly
• Commercial awareness, a collaborative style and the ability to thrive in a small professional team

  Salary and benefits of the Senior Engineer role

• Expected salary of £60,000–£65,000 per annum, negotiable depending on experience
• Permanent, full-time position working 40 hours per week
• Varied work across commercial rooftop, solar park and battery energy storage projects in the UK and overseas
• Professional development support, including encouragement towards MIET and Chartered Engineer accreditation
• Partial remote working may be considered for the right candidate
• Start as soon as possible for the right candidate

 

Business Development Manager – Solar

Remote/ Newport

£35,000 to £45,000 + bonus

 

Introduction

Astute looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join our client who specialise in manufacturing high tech Building Integrated Photovoltaic roofing solutions, they are looking to appoint an experienced and driven Business Development Manager to work with the National Sales Manager and Chief Executive Officer to find and develop new business.

 

Role and Responsibilities

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for:

•  Selling PV roofing products
•  Prospecting for projects and specifiers
•  Identify nationwide projects through means provided
•  Market research to identify projects  
•  Manage new and existing accounts
•  Make technical proposals for projects

Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this Commercial Solar Project Manager position will:

•  Sales experience within solar, roofing or building products and systems
•  Technical solar knowledge is desirable but not essential
•  Commercial experience of developing international markets and business
•  Knowledge of roofing design and constriction
•  IT Literate
•  Full UK Driving License

 

 

Salary & Package

In addition to an exciting career, you will also receive

• Salary £35-45k
• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Bonus payable on business achievement
• Home working with occasional trips to the office in Newport
• Applicant will require a driving licence and own vehicle, any mileage/expenses is covered
• Company pension
• Career progression

 

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please email a copy of your CV and covering letter or call 02392 222 968 and ask for Maddy Smith.

Astute’s Power Team is partnering with a thriving technical specialist in standby power, uninterruptible power supplies and combined heat and power systems, to recruit a Generator Maintenance Engineer for its London sites.

The strategically important Generator Maintenance Engineer role comes with a salary of £35,000 to £44,000, enhanced pension, company van, company phone, bonus scheme and 25 days’ holiday increasing through the company loyalty programme.

If you’re a Generator Maintenance Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that has high standards of performance and ethics, robust staff development policies and substantial opportunities for stable long-term employment, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Generator Maintenance Engineer

Reporting to the maintenance manager you will:

• Travel throughout the UK, primarily within the London area

• Carry out routine servicing on generators ranging from 10kVA to 2MVA.

• Undertake scheduled service work, remedial works and reactive maintenance.

• Act as the first responder to on-site generator breakdowns.

• Participate in an out-of-hours callout rota.

• Use your engineering skills to maintain and service a range of generator systems.

• Work remotely with minimal supervision while maintaining high standards of customer service and professionalism.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Minimum 3 years' relevant experience as a Generator Service Engineer or in a similar role.

• Strong practical electrical engineering knowledge of LV power generation and distribution systems.

• Practical knowledge of software-based control systems such as ComAp and Deep Sea.

• Strong IT skills, including Outlook, Excel and Word.

• Experience using laptop-based engine system analysis and control programmes such as ComAp PC Suite and DSE Configuration Suite.

• Gas Safe qualification desirable.

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering qualification desirable.

• IEE 18th Edition qualification desirable.

• CSCS card desirable.

• Own basic electrical and mechanical toolkit desirable.

• Right to live and work in the UK.

Personal skills

The Generator Maintenance Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Self-motivated and trustworthy, with the ability to work effectively remotely and with minimal supervision.

• Positive, energetic and conscientious.

• Customer-focused with good interpersonal skills.

• A strong verbal and written communicator.

• Comfortable with high-mileage driving and occasional overnight stays away from home.

• Able to think on their feet and work effectively in a fast-moving business.

• Committed to high standards of cleanliness and personal presentation.

• Comfortable working as part of a highly motivated and focused team.

• Someone with a strong work ethic, good humour and robust relationship-building skills.

Salary and benefits of the Generator Maintenance Engineer role

• Salary: £35,000 - £44,000

• Company van.

• Company phone.

• Enhanced pension.

• Cashplan Health benefit.

• Bonus scheme.

• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.

• 25 days' holiday, increasing through the company loyalty programme.

• Relevant training and development opportunities.

• Overtime available.

• Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.

Astute's Power Team are  working with a leading global O&M Contractor who operate a fleet of Biomass and Energy from Waste facilities across the UK. As Plant Manager, you will be responsible for the facilities day to day operations ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and performance against key contractual obligations. Responsibilities and duties of the Plant Manager role: Reporting to the Project Director, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring that the facility is operated efficiently and that all performance targets are met or exceeded.
• Managing the site O&M team & third-party contractors, ensuring the plant is run in a safe & efficient manner, in compliance with all internal & external standards & legislation.
• Oversee plant improvement opportunities to increase plant availability and reduce ongoing costs.
• Development and delivery of the O&M strategy on site, including the implementation and execution of planned / unplanned maintenance activity, outages and day to day operations.
• Managing HSE, Quality and Environmental systems in accordance with OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
• Managing the site’s budgets and taking financial responsibility for the plant.
• Ensure that the businesses operating model is implemented across the facility.
• Tracking costs for capital project and outages.
• Managing and developing site personnel.
• Reporting on QHSE, Financial, Operations and Maintenance issues.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally qualified with a Degree in a relevant Engineering field.
• HNC / HND / ONC or similarly qualified candidates with relevant work experience will be welcome to apply.
• Ideally hold an IOSH / NEBOSH or equivalent in Health & Safety.
• HV SAP / High Voltage Authorised would be advantageous

Personal skills The Plant Manager role would suit someone who has:

• At least 5 years senior management experience on a Power Station or Large Process Plant with Power / Steam Raising plant; Energy from Waste, Biomass, CCGT, CHP, Refinery, Petrochemical etc.
• Strong man-management and leadership skills with proven experience in successfully achieving plant KPI’s.
• Familiar with Engineering standards and legislation such as PSSR, LOLER, PUWER etc.
• Budget/Commercial/Strategic experience.

Salary and benefits of the Plant Manager role

• Highly competitive salary (please ask for specifics)
• Bonus opportunity
• Pension
• Full benefits available

INDPOW  

Job objectives and responsibilities

The role of the Senior Energy Contracts Buyer reports directly into the Head of Procurement Services within Mitie Energy. Main duties include the procurement of 'flexible' and 'fixed price-fixed term' gas and electricity contracts, as well as water retail and metering agreements.

• The role will include an allocation of customers which the Senior Energy Contracts Buyer will manage and develop strong working relationships with. The successful candidate will be expected to liaise with suppliers and internal teams and act as a role of energy expertise and stewardship through effectively being an extension of our customers' procurement and energy functions.
• The role will demand a high level of current technical industry knowledge and the ability for the candidate to keep up to date with on-going changes.
• The candidate shall be confident to negotiate all aspects of product and pricing, and be able to articulate how best value for money solutions have been sourced for customers.
• Capability to autonomously produce high quality numerical and written analysis of tender bid responses resulting in logically sound recommendations.
• Duties also include upkeep of internal systems and databases with high quality and accurate information
• Create and sustain strong relationships with all relevant stakeholders including suppliers and customers
• Ensure that all processes are followed.

Main duties

• Running flexible gas and electricity contract procurement, following the procurement cycle from the creation of tender specifications (Key Selection Criteria), through to advertising tenders with suppliers, managing bidders responses and clarifications, analysing offers, and negotiating re-bids
• Commercially reviewing contracts to ensure that they are in line with all tender specifications. Awarding contracts that reflect negotiated positions and that are in line with the specification is of highest importance and requires keen commercial understanding with excellent attention to detail
• On-boarding awarded contracts with relevant internal and external teams to ensure that contracts are setup correctly
• General contract management where required to ensure that suppliers are carrying out awarded contracts in line with the agreed terms
• Use and maintain the internal procurement databases with information relating to awarded contracts
• Run other tender activities as and when required including managing MOP/DA/DC contracts and water procurement exercises
• Being a key member of the procurement team, the candidate's duties will include keeping abreast of industry regulatory changes and have expert knowledge of cost elements that make up  supply contracts. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable with spending time to research market and price changes
• Presenting detailed analysis of tender results to senior contracts within our customer base including their FDs, CEOs and procurement teams. Duties will include presenting rounded and articulate analysis of product and price which reinforces logically sound recommendations
• Carrying out procurement administration such as post-tender site additions and managing supply point registrations

 

Person Specification

• An energy expert with broad knowledge of how energy contracts are created and of the charges within them
• Experience of being responsible for energy procurement, particularly around flexible energy contracts for gas and electricity
• A confident person that can build relationships, influence and negotiate areas of product and price
• An excellent communicator with ability to speak to senior contacts either face to face or over the phone
• An analytical mind-set that has the capacity to ensure high accuracy of work when reviewing complex and large datasets
• Excellent commercial awareness and ability to recognise contractual risk
• Track record of ability to construct written reports to evaluate bids and create logical, balanced and clear recommendations
• Highly organisational character with excellent time management
• Self-driven character who can use initiative in problem solving situations
• A team player who enjoys working with customers and multiple touchpoints
• A character with a positive attitude that mirrors the culture and values of Mitie Group
• Excellent level of written English and ability to develop recommendations and other tender reports to be provided to senior contacts within our customers' organisations.
• A personality that positively handles a quickly changing environment
• Ability to keep calm under pressure
• Ability to research and learn autonomously and share knowledge within the wider team
• Proficient in IT and uses daily MS word, excel, PowerPoint, access, and outlook

Continuous Learning Development:

We would like the successful candidate to either hold a CIPs qualification or have the relevant minimum qualifications to allow them to work towards a CIPs qualification. Further details can be found at 

https://www.cips.org/learn/qualifications/. 

• Existing CIPs (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply qualification (or above) would be desired, however not essential.
• If you do not hold a CIPs Level 4 Diploma, a desirable candidate would have either a minimum of at least two A-levels (or international equivalent) or a CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate qualification. Alternatively, you could have a minimum of two years' relevant experience in a business environment.

Mechanical Technician

Material Recycling Facility

Aldridge, Walsall

Up to £34,345

4 on 4 off, days and nights

 

Introduction

Astute are partnered with a leading recycling and waste management business in the UK, who are looking for a Mechanical Technician to join their Material Recycling Facility in Walsall.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

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

• Hands on maintenance across the site
• Maintaining pumps, motors, gearboxes, stirrers, mixers, and all associated pipework
• Driving plant availability through carrying out PPMs, reactive maintenance, and engineering improvements across the site as well as installations.
• Develop and implement processes and procedures to ensure efficiency and minimum downtime across the site.
• Stay on top of site stock and spares
• Other duties as required

 

This is a shift-based role with a mix of days and nights on a 4 on 4 off rota – please only apply if this is suitable.

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A relevant qualification in an engineering discipline, HNC / HND / NVQ Level 3
• Experience with hands on maintenance within a similar environment (waste management, water treatment, anaerobic digestion etc.)
• IOSHH or NEEBOSH would be desirable
• Experience of working on heavy industrial machinery including pumps, conveyors, optical sorters etc.

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

 •         A total package up to c£35,000

•          Shift pattern of 4 on 4 off, with a mix of days and nights

•          Pension & great holiday allowance

•          Retail and leisure discount scheme

•          Access to all company benefits

 

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02392 288 209 and ask to speak to Gemma Harfield who can tell you more.

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading Principal Contractor in the Energy from Waste sector to recruit a Completions Engineer on a 12 month minimum contract for its West Midlands site. The Completions Engineer role comes with a day rate of £500.00.             Key skills  

• Oversee final stages of the project reporting into Site Manager on site.
• Ensure all systems and components are installed and tested to correct standards.
• Site walks with client and subcontractors to create snagging lists.
• Oversee sub-contractors to ensure issues are resolved and working on time.
• Maintain records of all activities and identify and resolve issues during completion phase.
• Ensure all activities adhere to H&S regulations.
• Must ideally hold EfW experience, working with or hold an understanding of working for a Principal Contractor.

Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Completions Engineer role  

• West Midlands
• £500.00 Per Day
• Outside IR35
• 12 Months Minimum

Astute’s Renewables team is partnering with a dynamic FTSE250 renewable energy provider, committed to professional development and sustainability, to recruit a Senior Project Delivery Engineer – Subsea & Moorings for their Aberdeen site. The Senior Project Delivery Engineer – Subsea & Moorings role comes with a salary up to £85,000 based on experience, excellent pension benefits, and flexible working arrangements. If you’re a driven engineer with expertise in moorings and subsea construction looking for an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company that innovates and delivers solutions from design to commissioning, apply today. Responsibilities and duties Reporting to the Head of Projects, you will:  

• Lead technical responses for project tenders related to marine and subsea construction activities for permanent floating structures.
• Manage projects based on type and scale under the supervision of the Head of Projects.
• Deliver engineering deliverables for specific projects independently or in conjunction with internal and external resources.
• Develop operational procedures for offshore utilization, including step-by-step methodologies, rigging arrangements, equipment requirements, and lifting plans for marine and subsea construction activities associated with moorings and SURF.
• Develop mobilisation and demobilisation plans for installation and anchor handling vessels and supervise quayside activities.
• Create, maintain, and report on project schedules as required.
• Actively participate in HIRA and QHSE-related activities.
• Oversee offshore operations during execution phases to ensure adherence to procedures and guidelines.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in marine or subsea construction (Moorings/SURF) for the energy industry, including oil and gas or renewables sectors.
• Experience in the design and installation of permanent mooring systems for units such as FPSOs, FSOs, FSUs, FWTs, CALM buoys, etc.
• Experience in developing offshore operational procedures for installation and subsea construction projects.
• Knowledge of Orcaflex is advantageous.

Personal skills The Senior Project Engineer (Moorings/Subsea Construction) role would suit someone who is:  

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• A proactive problem solver.
• Collaborative and works well with others to maximise team achievements through developing relationships and continuous sharing of knowledge and ideas.
• Committed to professional development and continuous improvement.

Salary and benefits of the Senior Project Engineer (Moorings/Subsea Construction) role:  

• Salary up to £85,000
• 34 days holiday (Including 4 fixed Bank Holidays)
• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced family policies
• Private Medical Healthcare

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a Civil Engineering company to recruit a Setting Out Engineer on a 4 week contract for its Scotland site.    The Setting Out Engineer role comes with a day rate of £350.      Key skills    

• Undertake accurate setting out and the management of setting out in line with the project programme of works.
• Interpret drawings and specification to ensure the construction of works is in accordance with site requirements.
• Ensuring quality of the construction process
• Ensuring that all site works are conducted in a safe manner
• Experience with reinforced concrete structures and underground services will be required.

      Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Setting Out Engineer role    

• Irvine, Scotland
• £350.00 Per Day
• Inside IR35 
• 4 weeks