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Project Manager roles for the south. Up to £60k max and need to be all singing all dancing. £50k - £60k absolute max.  Need to cover the South, Kent to Cornwall (minimal time in Cornwall). Up to M4 corridor.  Role is out with other agencies as well.  No CVs just yet across any of the PM, Service Delivery and Site Manager jobs.  CVs to you and Richard. 

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a global engineering, procurement and construction contractor who specialise in energy from waste to recruit a Commissioning Manager for its site in East London.    The Commissioning Manager role comes with a salary ranging between £95,000 to £120,000 depending on experience plus an excellent benefits package.   If you’re a Commissioning Manager and are looking to work for an organisation that has a healthy number of projects in the pipeline, then submit your CV to apply today.    Responsibilities and duties    Reporting to the Commissioning Director you will:   

• Manage and coordinate all commissioning activities in the project, supervise the commissioning personnel and monitor the task definition
• Be responsible for the preparation of project documentation, ensuring all Commissioning Qa/Qc and hand over documentation is completed before takeover/PAC
• Have the responsibility for Commissioning HSE, Schedule & Budget
• Contact person for the customer on the construction site: ensure that the requirements of the customer contract and the project-specific specifications are met
• Identify deviations and risks and act in coordination with the technical departments
• Conduct and check progress control

  Professional qualifications    We are looking for someone with the following:   

• SMSTS/IOSH/NEBOSH Equivalent Managers Qualification
• User knowledge of PIRS, SAP, Primavera and Microsoft applications
• Good knowledge of function plans and PID (R&I Schema)

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

• Minimum 5 years of experience as Commissioning Manager for large industrial Energy Plants (Energy from Waste or Biomass plants experience is preferred)
• Maintain very good leadership skills and ability to negotiate with subcontractors
• Has very good communication skills
• Has the ability to recognize, adapt and execute the most appropriate course of action based on experience

  Salary and benefits of the Commissiong Manager role    The salary is between £95,000 and £120,000 depending on experience plus a great benefits package which includes the following:

• Bonus
• BUPA Dental Cover
• BUPA Private Medical Cover (separate to Dental Cover)
• Group Personal Pension - EE contribution 6% = 10% ER contribution, EE 4% = ER 7%, EE 3% = ER 5%
• Death in Service 4x base salary
• Income protection insurance at 75% base salary
• Annual 24 days + public holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme

 

C&I Commissioning Engineer Middlesbrough June 23 Start 3-6 Months £450-550 per day The Role We are recruiting for a C&I Commissioning Engineer on a contract basis based at MGT Teesside on the power station. Roles Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and co-ordinating C&I activities
• Functional safety
• Alarm management
• Project completions and handover
• Act as Technical Lead

Skills and Qualification's:

• C&I experience within Biomass, Energy, Oil & Gas or other highly regulated industry.
• Previous Commissioning experience
• Functional safety experience (Developing and undertaking proof testing and Validation/Verification activities in accordance with BS EN 61511
• Alarm management experience (Familiar with EEMUA 191 and/or IEC 62682
• Experience within Safety Instrumented Systems, Distributed Control Systems and Power Plant Instrumentation Systems.  

If you are interested in great opportunity, then please contact Lucy Pook on [email protected] or on   02393 910 473 . INDPOWER  

Project Manager - Electrical Bias  Contract 12 months  Rate £450 - £500 per day outside IR35 Locations : Shrewsbury  Start ASAP Role  My client is currently recruiting for a Project manager who is electronically bias. The ideal candidate will be responsible over seeing multiple subcontracts working on a new build materials recycling project.  Responsibilities you will be responsible for over seeing the electrical design and installation between various material processing equipment manufactures.   You will be responsible overseeing the multiple electrical packages and subcontractors.  The ideal candidate will have experience with HV/ LV 

Astute’s Power team is partnering with a global leader in the Utilities and Waste Management industries to recruit a Site Manager on a 10 month contract for its site in Birmingham. The Site Manager role comes with a day rate of £350-£450 a day.      Key skills 

• Manage all on-site construction activities and subcontractors.
• Ensure works are delivered in accordance with programme, budget, and quality requirements.
• Maintain high standards of health & safety across the site.
• Coordinate and manage temporary works requirements.
• Liaise with the client, consultants, and wider project team.
• Manage site documentation, progress reporting, and daily records.
• Ensure minimal disruption while working within a live operational environment.

    Location, remuneration and timeframe of the Site Manager role 

• Birmingham
• Day rate of £350-£450
• Outside IR35

Astute’s Power Team is partnering with a leading organisation within the Nuclear sector, to recruit an EC&I Engineer for its Berkshire site.

The EC&I Engineer role comes with a 12-month minimum contract (Outside IR35) and the opportunity to work on a technically complex and strategically important project.

If you’re an EC&I Engineer 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 EC&I Engineer role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will:

EC&I Delivery

• Produce CE&I design concepts including SLDs, BCDs, cable schedules and layout drawings

• Develop designs that conform to relevant British and European standards and client requirements

• Produce and maintain LTQR / Technical Files in accordance with Quality Management Systems

• Ensure designs address operability, maintainability and safety considerations

• Deliver designs in line with agreed project programmes and budgets

• Produce design justification reports demonstrating mitigation of identified technical risks

• Develop functional safety and controls documentation including FDS, SIDD and Functional Safety Plans

• Produce technical specifications, drawings and works instructions to enable manufacturing

• Check in-house and subcontract drawing documentation

• Produce FAT and SAT documentation and attend commissioning activities

• Manage subcontract suppliers

• Interpret and create EC&I engineering drawings using AutoCAD

• Support safety interlock design activities (preferred)

• Author engineering reports including basis of design, substantiation and calculation reports

• Support HVAC control systems design (highly desirable)

Technical Competency

• Maintain personal, professional and technical competency through CPD

• Develop design and engineering solutions in collaboration with internal specialists and supply chain partners

• Consolidate and collate design documentation for internal approvals and client submission

Commercial Awareness

• Support business continuity in line with company objectives

• Contribute to project success through effective internal communication

• Recognise commercial impacts of engineering decisions

• Maintain effective working relationships across company functions

• Promote company expertise and capability through professional engagement

Bid Support

• Provide technical responses to client and internal enquiries

• Support tender and contract reviews with technical and commercial input

• Assist with preparation of tender responses, costings and schedules

• Identify scope modifications and support cost/variation estimates

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Relevant Engineering Degree, HNC or demonstrable equivalent experience (Essential)

• Broad-based engineering experience in design and manufacturing (Essential)

• Design of electrical systems (Essential)

• Low voltage control gear experience (Essential)

• Control systems experience (Essential)

Desirable:

• Membership of an appropriate professional body

• IOSH Managing Safely or Level 2 Health & Safety (or equivalent)

• Knowledge of drawing principles and standards

• Understanding of CE marking requirements

• AutoCAD experience

• Machine Safety Directives / Functional Safety knowledge

• HAZOP / HAZID experience

• Experience in Functional Safety (BS EN 61508 & 61511)

Personal Skills

The EC&I Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Detail-oriented and technically strong in EC&I design

• Safety-focused with experience in regulated environments

• Able to manage multiple technical deliverables

• Commercially aware and capable of supporting tender activities

• Comfortable liaising with clients, subcontractors and commissioning teams

Salary and benefits of the EC&I Engineer role

• 12-month minimum contract
• Outside IR35
• £55-60 per hour
• Opportunity to work on a high-profile Nuclear project in Berkshire

If you are interested in finding out more, you can call Adam on 02392 288289 or email [email protected].

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Role:

O&M Portfolio Manager: Solar PV

Location:

Milton Keynes

Package Details:

£30-35k plus benefits

Introduction…

Astute have proudly partnered with a global client who are looking for an O&M Portfolio Manager to join their Milton Keynes office. The client offers operations and maintenance (O&M) services to their clients across the UK and are looking for an O&M Portfolio Manager to help support their team.

Roles & Responsibilities

As the O&M Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Take overall ownership for a portfolio of ground mount solar pv plants and ensuring that all O&M works are undertaken in accordance with the agreed contractual scope,
• Monitoring – Use monitoring software to monitor the sites on a daily basis and organise appropriate responses to site and system issues,
• Contract Management – management of preventative maintenance plans, ensuring that all requirements, obligations and warranty provisions are met,
• Operations Management – Liaise with in-house LV and HV teams, subcontractors and third parties to manage the work calendar of the O&M teams, including both corrective and preventative maintenance,
• Fault Analysis – Manage (open/close/update) fault tickets, keeping to contractual obligations and response times,
• Contractor Management – measuring internal performance, ensuring all obligations are met,
• HSEQ – Implement H&S best practices, including raising Work Orders and arranging Site Inductions, and ensure that all activities are carried out under the approved UK HSE system, including CDM regulations
• Performance Calculations – manage and produce monthly, annual and adhoc reports for external stakeholders, including Performance and Availability Calculations
• Internal KPIs – manage and report to the Account Manager the weekly status for contract deliverables, including reporting, performance calculations and maintenance updates.

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Education – Degree qualified; consideration will be given to those without but with significant experience in a similar role
• Experience – a minimum of 1 year’s previous experience with Asset Management of solar assets or similar technologies
• Industry Knowledge – understanding of solar technology, solar farm operations, SCADA systems and UK HSE legislation
• Contract Management – Proven track record with managing contracts; able to read, understand and enforce contracts effectively
• Analysis – attention to detail, able to manipulate and assess data to see patterns and trends
• Communication – customer orientated with the ability to effectively communicate and negotiate at all levels, both written and verbally
• Personality – Naturally well prepared, logical thinker who is organised and able to deal with competing priorities, manage a diverse workload and meet targets and deadlines
• IT Skills – highly proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office packages with excellent excel skills
• Drivers Licence – due to the natural of the role there is a requirement for a valid licence

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £ 30-35k
• Private Health, Life Assurance, Pension, Discretionary Bonuses
• Hybrid working - 1 day in the office per week

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 07441391775 and ask to speak to Sue Greeff who can tell you more.