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Lauren Foakes

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BESS Project Manager

CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 7/31/26
  • PAY RATE: $700.0 /DAY
Astute’s Contract team is partnering with a Global Power / Energy business to recruit a BESS Project Manager on an 18-month contract for its site in Hohenhameln, Germany. The BESS Project Manager comes with a day rate of €500-€700 per day, depending on experience. Key skills required for this role:
  • Must have worked in large scale BESS projects in Germany
  • Have an understanding of HV interconnections
  • Experience with TenneT or have had interactions with them in the past (desirable)
  • Understanding of TSO connections in Germany (desirable)
  • German & English speaking
Qualifications & Certifications required:
  • Health & Safety
  • Prince 2 (desirable)
  • Engineering or Construction degree (or equivalent)
  • SCC Certificate

Excavator Operator & Dumber Operator & Skilled Groundworker

CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 8/24/26
  • PAY RATE: $300.0 /DAY
Astute’s Contract team is partnering with a Civil Construction company to recruit for multiple contractors for its Nottinghamshire site for an initial 6-month contract. This project is focusing on a new build of a substation and cable running. The positions available are:
  • 1 No. CPCS/NPORS Excavator Operator
  • 1 No. CPCS/NPORS Dumper Operator with Groundworks experience
  • 1 No. Skilled Groundworker
Each role comes with a day rate of £250-£300 per day. (IR35 & CIS determination has not been completed yet – TBC) Start Date: Monday 24th August Working Hours: 7:30-4pm Monday – Friday (plenty of opportunity for weekend work if desired) If you complete a successful 6-month contract, these contracts can become permanent positions. Key Skills required for these roles:
  • Street works trained
  • Must come from an industrial Civils background, bonus if you have experience working in Highways
  • Must have CPCS or NPORS
Interviews are Monday & Tuesday (17th & 18th August).  

Site Manager

CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 8/24/26
  • PAY RATE: $600.0 /DAY
Astute’s Contract team is partnering with a Civil Construction company to recruit a Site Manager on a 6 month contract for it's Nottinghamshire site.  The Site Manager role comes with a day rate of £400-£500 per day (IR35 determination has not been completed yet – TBC) Start Date: Monday 24th August Working Hours: 7:30-4pm Monday – Friday (plenty of opportunity for weekend work if desired) If you complete a successful 6-month contract, these contracts can become permanent positions. Key Skills required for these roles:    
  • Managing daily site operations.
  • Coordinating labour, plant and subcontractors.
  • Ordering and managing materials.
  • Completing and signing off Quality Assurance documentation and Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs).
  • Ensuring all daily site documentation is completed and uploaded to the SharePoint system.
  • Maintaining excellent health, safety and environmental standards.
  • Liaising with the client, designers and project management team.
  • Ensuring works are carried out in accordance with the approved RAMS, Temporary Works procedures and programme Minimum qualifications required:
  • NVQ Level 5 (or above) in Construction Site Management.
  • SMSTS.
  • First Aid at Work.
  • Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS).
  • Strong civil engineering and highways experience.
Interviews are Monday & Tuesday (17th & 18th August).

HV Commissioning Engineer

CONTRACT
  • TERMS: contract
  • START DATE: 8/19/26
  • PAY RATE: $550.0 /DAY
Astute’s Contract team is partnering with a HV Testing & Commissioning Company to recruit for a HV Commissioning Engineer for a 3–4-week initial contract in Wrexham. Once successfully completing this short-term contract, the candidate will be able to move onto other projects taking the contract duration to an additional 3-6 months. The Commissioning Engineer contract comes with a day rate of £500-£550 per day, Outside IR35. There is flexibility for this rate to increase if you have your own cable & testing tools. Accommodation is available too. ASAP start date: 19th August 2026. Key skills required for this role:
  • Protection & CT Commissioning
  • Secondary Injection – Siprotec Feeder Relays
  • Busbar Protection – Siemens 7SR2302
  • I/O and Function Testing (all panels)
  • Line Differential Scheme Functional Testing
  • G99 Compliance Testing
Bonus if you have your own tools!