Astute People Ltd

Title                                                     Waste Management Consultant (Bristol/Gloucester)

Department                                       Consultancy

Line Manager                                    Head of Consultancy

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Astute are working with a European leader in nuclear dismantling and waste management who are currently looking for a Waste Management Consultant to join their team.

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

• Successful delivery of assignment Projects within the time, cost and quality constraints imposed.
• To provide technical environmental, waste management and characterisation services in support of all aspects of the Company’s business and fulfil specific contracts.
• Provide relevant input into business development elements as required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

• Work as a member of a team/Project or where appropriate lead Consultancy projects in accordance with Cyclife UK Management arrangements
• Ensure the requirements of clients are understood, conducted and completed in accordance with arrangements
• To provide technical environmental, waste management and characterisation services in support of all aspects of the Company’s business and fulfil specific contracts.

TRAINING / QUALIFICATIONS    

 

• Degree or Equivalent (Essential)
• PHE Foundation in Radiological Protection / AURPO Certificate of Professional Development in Radiation Protection          
• C2 / C3 Training
• Hazardous Waste Legislation      
• Class 7 Consignor            
• LLWR Consignment Training / Waste Loading Plans          
• EDF LLW Practitioner Training    
• Risk Assessor Training   
• Competencies / Skills     
• Cyclife Process and Plant Knowledge      
• Radiation Protection Supervisor
• Gamma Spec     

               

 

 

EXPERIENCE OF (Essential):

 

Several Years’ experience in Environmental Safety Case and/or Waste Management and/or Decommissioning Environment (Ideally 5+)

 

 

BEHAVIOURS

 

People will be expected to demonstrate behaviours laid out in Cyclife Values and Behaviours which cover the following areas:

 

• Safety First
• Integrity
• Nuclear Professionalism
• Teamwork
• Extra Mile
• Enthusiasm
• Environmental Passion

 

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

 

• Bristol or Gloucester location ideally though flexible as WFH with office visits 3-4 a month     
• Able to spend c. 3days/week on site (HPB), ideally able to commute on daily basis but could be negotiated for the right candidate
• £45-55,000 dependant on experience
• Excellent Pension and package

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. INDREN

Senior Solar PV Engineer Location – Cambridgeshire OR Swindon Package - £35k - £43k + Benefits     Introduction Astute are supporting one of the leading EPC service providers in the development, construction and operation of solar plants. With an exciting and structured growth plan in place, 2 Senior Solar PV Engineers opportunities exist to provide routine maintenance, testing and remedial work on solar PV systems.                    Roles & Responsibilities As Senior Solar PV Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Complying with company procedures
• Performing Preventative Maintenance accordingly with the PPM annual plan
• Performing Corrective Maintenance as occurs
• Reporting of activities performed on site, upon any site visit and on a daily basis, through online reporting system.
• Job specific risk assessment, analysis and operational Limitations. Report all near misses to manager
• Supervision and coordination of third party contractors carrying out works on site

      Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• Level 3 City & Guilds/NVQ qualification in Electrical Installations.
• C&G 2382-18
• C&G 2391-52 or equivalent
• HV AP qualification
• 3+ Year in Solar PV O&M both ground mount and roof top installations

    Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £35k - £43k basic
• Bonus
• Pension/Health cover/Life cover
• 33 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Vehicle/Mobile/IT/Mobile/PPE
• Weekend rota, 2 weekends per month earning an additional £6kpa

    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 023 93 911 007 to speak to Simon Cheung who can tell you more.     INDREN

Commercial Chemist Hazardous Waste West Bromwich £25,000- £30,000   Introduction We are currently seeking an experienced Commercial Chemist to work with one of the UK’s leading waste management service providers who focus on the disposal and collection of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Working as their Commercial Chemist, you will be responsible for supporting the daily operations across the waste facility ensuring customer enquiries are dealt with effectively, ensuring the highest standards of customer service.   The Role Working as their Commercial Chemist, you will report directly to the Commercial Manager and will be responsible for:

• Supporting the commercial team, ensuring all customer enquiries are dealt with efficiently, achieving a high standard of customer care with both new and existing customers.
• Obtaining all relevant information surrounding incoming enquiries to support with pricing, allocation and routing of waste materials.
• Using technical knowledge to assess waste and choose most suitable disposal outlets for waste streams.
• Compiling lists of wastes’ to be transferred off site to third party disposal points, sending quotation requests to obtain best disposal costs.
• Ensuring accurate costings in line with all permit conditions and legislation, using Quick Consign systems to produce accurate quotes for customers.
• Work to meet site targets for processing, producing monthly reports for key accounts.
• Promoting the business within the waste management market, recognising new business opportunities.  
• Undertake all administration tasks as needed and any other tasks.

The Candidate To be considered for this position, candidates must have an appropriate chemistry qualification to degree level or equivalent experience. Candidates should have experience working in a Site-based Chemist or Technical Assessment role with a good understanding of the Waste Management/ Hazardous Waste industry. What’s on Offer

• Basic Salary £25,000- £30,000
• Opportunity to progress career in the Chemical and Waste Management industries.
• Full training and support

  How to Apply To apply, please call Gemma Nixon on 02392 222 964 or send a copy of your CV to [email protected]  

Field Service Engineer – Utility Scale Solar and Storage

North East Region – York 

£30,000 to £40,000 + benefits

Introduction…

Astute are partnered with one of the most reputable sustainable energy businesses in the UK and a pioneer in the sector. The company develop, construct, own and operate their own renewable energy assets and we’re looking for a Field Service Engineer to attend customers' sites, maintaining solar ground mounted PV and Battery Storage systems on a day-to-day basis, carrying out maintenance on installations, utilising and testing solar PV and Battery Storage systems, performing preventative maintenance and corrective maintenance as directed

Roles & Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Field Services Manager, as a Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking planned inspection and maintenance according to legal, technical, manufacturer and contractual requirements
• Performing reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis and resolution in a timely manner
• Carrying out site surveys requests as required
• Compiling accurate and appropriate documentation for both internal and external stakeholders in a precise and timely manner
• Keeping accurate and detailed records of electrical testing, High Voltage and safety documents that are suitable for audit
• Ensuring that work output meets technical quality, reliability, cost, and productivity
• Complying with the company Health & Safety Policy, including carrying out general housekeeping
• Complying with all aspects of the company’s ISO standards: Quality management - ISO 9001 / Environmental - ISO 14001 proactively contributing to the company’s continuous improvement programme
• Participating in an on-call rota

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• NVQ Level 3 electrical qualifications or equivalent
• 17th/18th (preferably) edition wiring regulations
• Ideally at least a year’s experience in electrical/O&M work on utility scale solar sites
• A dynamic and flexible attitude when it comes to call outs and occasional overnight stays
• A full and clean UK driving licence
• Battery storage experience is advantageous

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Salary of between £30,000 to £40,000, DOE
• Electric Van provided with charge points on site
• Private health, pension and all company benefits
• Cracking opportunity to join a major player in the sustainable energy world

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please email a copy of your CV and covering letter 

[email protected] or call 02392 222 968 and ask for Kieran Boyton-Salts.

INDREN

Field Service Engineer – Solar Inverters UK Based £30,000 - £40,000 DOE + excellent benefits and truck     Introduction Astute are exclusively partnered with a market leader who manufacture and sell their own brand of inverter technology into the UK solar market. We’re looking for a Field Service Engineer to join the Service division, offering excellent maintenance and technical support to their customers. This is a varied role which will include onsite service and maintenance up and down the country on large-scale solar assets.                 Roles & Responsibilities Reporting to the Service Team Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Providing independent on-site maintenance, and repair of inverters for photovoltaic plant
• Supporting on large-scale projects products with a focus on high/medium voltage
• Carrying out training sessions for Field Service Engineers or the client’s partners and provider
• Analysis of complex faults in PV-plants from office, home or on-site
• Discussions with the Regional Senior Experts of issues in the market and feedback to central hub
• Answering and processing incoming customer queries and error messages sent to the centralised service line (ad hoc basis, when required)
• Providing instant customer support so that issues on solar inverters systems can easily be resolved from a remote location.
• On an Ad-hoc basis, you will be required to handle services, including managing sub-contractors and site-specific tasks to be flexible and available, should the need arise for weekend on call / standby

    Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• A higher education with an electrical bias, ie degree / HNC / HND and at least 17th edition
• 3 years’ experience servicing and maintaining inverter or power electronic systems.
• Ideally has very good knowledge of high voltage and measurement equipment as well as occupational health and safety regulations
• Previous experience repairing electrical equipment, ideally power electronics.
• Must be proficient using MS Office and SAP and a basic understanding of IP network technology.
• Is willing and flexible to travel nationally and attend training in Europe when required.
• UK driving licence.
• Has very good English language skills; second language skills would be an asset.

    Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Salary of £30,000 - £40,000
• Company truck
• Group Income Protection
• Group Life Assurance
• 36 days holiday (inc. Bank Holidays)
• Company pension, phone, and retail discounts scheme
• Personal development

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 02393 910 037 to speak to Charlotte Jones who can tell you more.

Lead Mechanical Engineer - Projects £60,000– £65,000 (dependent on experience) Knutsford, Cheshire

If you have a passion for engineering and pioneering sustainable projects, then there has never been a better time to join Stopford. Stopford has a fantastic opportunity to join us as a Lead Mechanical Engineer and work with highly skilled professionals who are constantly striving to deliver excellence and best practice. The position of Lead Mechanical Engineer is part of the Projects group and is a full time, permanent position. Your time will primarily be based at our office at Knutsford with occasional visits to client sites and our offices in Lancaster. The Position of Lead Mechanical Engineer Reporting to the Engineering Manager (Projects) the Lead Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for:

• Management of the Mechanical Engineering Department, ensuring the mechanical deliverables produced by the Projects Group are to the correct quality, standard and in compliance with procedures.
• Mentoring and development of Mechanical Engineers within the department.
• Preparation of Specifications and Scopes of Work, Preparation of programmes, Preparation and Presentation of proposals.
• Attendance at project meetings.

The Company Stopford is an international multi-disciplinary consultancy, engineering design and project management services company founded in the UK in 1982. We work with companies around the world in emerging and existing industries, our ambition is to lead the way in engineering a sustainable world towards a low carbon economy. We have ambitious plans for future growth over the next three to five years supporting our key clients in the renewables and green energies sector and commercialising Stopford’s green technology portfolio. We have a significant opportunity to expand our operations in the UK and internationally and the role of Lead Mechanical Engineer will support this growth. Your time will primarily be based at our office at Knutsford, Cheshire. Employment at Stopford brings many benefits including:

• Competitive salary
  • Profit related bonus payment
• Pension
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Free on-site parking
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees

To be successful in the role of Lead Mechanical Engineer you will:

• Be educated to a degree level and preferably have achieved Chartered status with the IMechE.
• Have worked in a design and engineering environment and have experience of pipe and valve specification, material selection and welding and fabrication.
• Have experience in the petrochemicals, chemicals or renewable energy industries and knowledge of applicable industry regulations and standards including CDM, PER, PSSR, CE and UKCA marking is advantageous.

Please go to our website for a full job description to familiarise yourself with all of the responsibilities, skills and experience required before you apply.

Please note that we do not accept applications from agencies, and you must be eligible to live and work in the UK.?

We look forward to receiving your CV for the post of Lead Mechanical Engineer.??

Stopford reserves the right to bring forward the closing date if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist.? Therefore, we would recommended that you apply as soon as possible.?? Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.??

Electrical Technician

Saltend Power Station, Hull

Competitive Salary + Benefits

 

Introduction

Astute are looking for an Electrical Technician who will be working on a 1200MV CCGT facility, providing power to the UK market, and the adjacent Saltend Chemical Parks.

We are looking for a motivated Electrical Technician to join the maintenance department of this plant. The technician responsible for pre-planned and reactive maintenance work around the site to ensure minimal downtime.

Roles & Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Electrical Engineer, as the Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Fault-finding and maintaining electrical assets including motors, switchgear, transformers and HV plant
• Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• Undertaking/assisting in plant developments/ projects
• Contract management and supervising contractors
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records together with work scheduling on the sites CMMS
• Ensuring HSE compliance at all times

Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

• HNC in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Experience maintaining electrical assets including motors, switchgear, transformers, HV plant etc. in a heavy process environment. This could be a power station, petrochemical site, refinery, steel works etc.
• Flexible approach to working

Salary & Package What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Generous overtime
• Pension

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02393 910 038 and ask to speak to Emily Lobacz who can tell you more.

Asset Manager – Utility Scale Solar

Milton Keynes

£30,000 to £35,000 + benefits & hybrid working

 

We are looking for 2 people, so more junior and more senior applicants are encouraged to apply.

 

Introduction…

Astute are proudly partnered with a global client who are looking for two Asset Managers 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 Asset Managers to deal more client-side that with the Engineers, to ensure that the assets are being correctly managed and maintained, making sure that the client’s contractual obligations are met.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Senior Operations Manager, as an Asset Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Asset management across a portfolio or ground mount solar PV assets
• Ensuring all O&M works are completed in accordance with contractual obligations
• Being the primary client contact for clients and managing customer queries
• Contract management and ensuring all contracts in accordance with each site are up to date and conditions are met
• Assisting with the management of internal resource to plan and execute O&M works
• Attending site visits when required
• Raising work orders, managing H&S practices and ensuring best practice
• Other duties as required

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Solar experience, whether educational or demonstrable work experience in solar
• Asset management experience is ideal, but maybe you’re an Engineer with some relevant experience wanting to move into more of an office based role
• SCADA experience/knowledge is an advantage
• UK driving licence is essential
• A relevant educational qualification, ie degree / HNC / HND in engineering or renewable energy
• A driven, problem-solving and passionate atitude

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• £30,000 to £35,000 salary DOE (if you’re currently earning more but have an interest, please get in touch)
• Private health insurance
• Life Assurance
• Hybrid working (2 days in the office, 3 at home)
• Mental Health First Aid access
• Other, comprehensive benefits

 

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to

[email protected] or ring 02393 910108 and ask to speak to Tim Norford who can tell you more.