Gemma Harfield

Astute’s Nuclear team is collaborating with the leading provider of sealing solutions for cable and pipe transits to recruit a Customer Service Advisor to support with their daily operations. The Customer Service Advisor role will combine customer service duties, order processing, aftersales and logistic support as well as invoicing and credit control processes. The position offers a generous bonus scheme and a chance for growth. If you’re an experienced Customer Service Advisor 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: As the Customer Service Advisor, you will be:

• Handle incoming enquiries via calls and emails, providing quotations, technical documentation, and general customer support.
• Manage order processing through the ERP system, oversee logistics, and ensure timely delivery of goods.
• Coordinate invoicing, credit control, and aftersales communication to ensure smooth payment and customer satisfaction.
• Support internal and external sales teams and perform general office administration to maintain an excellent customer experience.

    Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with the following:

• Experience using an ERP system (IFS preferred)  
• Ability and confidence to prepare and present solutions and strategies to groups of co-workers, clients or prospects.

    Personal skills The Customer Service Advisor role would suit someone who has:

• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Desire to grow within a company
• Ability to use Microsoft programs

    Salary and benefits of the Customer Service role

• A salary of up to £30,000
• 20-40% bonus paid quarterly

• Pension contribution, healthcare package and anniversary bonus 

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Astute’s Engineering team is proudly partnered with a well-established civil and structural engineering consultancy who deliver services to a diverse client base across the residential, commercial, industrial, and nuclear sectors. They are looking to recruit a Senior Structural Engineer to support a range of high-profile infrastructure and energy projects, including ongoing work in the UK’s nuclear sector. The Senior Structural Engineer will act as a key leader within the team, providing technical expertise, leadership, and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians. This role requires delivering high-quality structural designs while maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and safety. If you’re a Structural Engineer looking for work then submit your CV to apply today. Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Structural Engineer role Reporting to the Associate Structural Engineer you will:  

• Lead structural engineering projects from concept to completion, delivering efficient, code-compliant designs in various materials.
• Conduct site inspections and resolve structural issues, representing the company in client and design meetings
• Manage budgets, timelines, and resources, providing regular updates and ensuring project milestones are met.
• Mentor junior staff and promote a collaborative, learning-focused environment with a strong CPD culture.
• Maintain strong client relationships and support growth through tenders and identifying new opportunities.
• Champion safety and ensure quality standards across all deliverables, staying current with industry best practices.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Chartered Membership of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) and/or the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) (preferred).
• Proficient in 3D structural analysis and design software, ideally including:

MasterSeries, SCIA, Tekla Structural Designer AutoCAD and Revit

• Knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques and software (preferred).
• Familiarity with industry-standard tools to streamline design and documentation workflows.
• Proven experience delivering structural engineering projects, particularly within the defence and nuclear sectors.

Personal skills   The Senior Structural Engineer role would suit someone who has:  

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented approach.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to clients and team members.
• A proactive, collaborative, and client-focused mindset.
• Commitment to professional growth and staying abreast of emerging industry trends and technologies.

  Salary and benefits of the Senior Structural Engineer role  

• A salary of up to £60,000 DOE
• Opportunity to work on diverse and technically challenging projects across key sectors.
• Access to leading software tools and ongoing professional development opportunities.

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Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a specialist provider of electronic engineering solutions for the nuclear industry, to recruit an Electronic Engineer based near Lancaster. The Electronic Engineer role comes with a competitive salary, in-house training, mentorship, and the opportunity to work on a variety of challenging projects both in the workshop and on-site with major nuclear organisations. If you’re an Electronic Engineer looking to develop your skills in a friendly, growing company that values people, partnerships, and long-term career growth, submit your CV to apply today.                 Responsibilities and duties of the Electronic Engineer role Reporting to the Group Operations Manager you will:  

• Repairing and refurbishing the ageing equipment found in power stations
• Fault finding down to component level
• To build and repair electronic circuit boards
• Some opportunities to design and build test equipment and systems

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Good practical experience and knowledge of electronics repair and design processes
• Ability to aid in cost estimation from a technical level
• Practical ability to repair down to discrete component level
• Working towards or having an electronics qualification, or previous experience of working within the electronics industry
• Ability to read technical documentation with a keen eye for detail
• Knowledge and experience of reverse engineering electronic circuits
• Innovative and creative but with the ability to follow defined processes
• Good analytical, strategic thinking, numeracy, and problem-solving skills
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office Suite and basic office equipment
• Strong written, oral, listening, and diagrammatic communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear concepts

Personal skills   The Electronic Engineer role would suit someone who has:  

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and use own initiative
• Ability to mentor other less experienced staff members

  Salary and benefits of the Electronic Engineer role  

• £35,000 - £45,000 DOE
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 3pm finish on Friday
• Parking on-site
• Flexibility – please ask about alternative patterns during interview

Astute’s Nuclear team is working with a leading geo-environmental consultancy recognised for delivering sustainable, practical solutions to the built environment. We’re recruiting for an Associate / Associate Director – Geotechnical / Geo-Environmental, based in Peterborough, with flexible hybrid working.

This Associate / Associate Director role offers a salary of £65,000 to £72,000, alongside flexible working, structured progression, and the opportunity to shape the future of land development and remediation projects across the UK.

If you’re an experienced geotechnical or geo-environmental consultant with proven leadership skills — and you’re looking to take a strategic role in a respected and growing consultancy — we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Associate / Associate Director – Geotechnical / Geo-Environmental role

Reporting to the Regional Director, you will:

• Manage and oversee site investigations, contaminated land assessments, and environmental risk assessments

• Design and implement remediation strategies to mitigate contamination risks

• Provide high-quality technical leadership on soil and groundwater analysis, pollutant linkages, and regulatory compliance

• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams, ensuring delivery to scope, budget, and timescales

• Build strong relationships with clients, regulators, and stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes

• Produce and review technical reports including Phase I and Phase II assessments, remediation method statements, and validation reports

• Contribute to business development by writing tenders, supporting bids, and identifying new opportunities for growth

• Mentor and support junior staff, helping to shape the next generation of consultants

Professional Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A relevant degree in Environmental Science, Geology, or a related discipline

• Extensive consultancy experience (8+ years), ideally at Senior, Principal, or Associate level

• Strong track record in managing land contamination and remediation projects

• Excellent working knowledge of UK contaminated land regulations

• Chartered (or working toward) status with a relevant body (e.g. CEnv, CGeol, CSci)

• Demonstrable experience in client engagement, business development, and project delivery

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and mentor colleagues

Personal Skills

The Associate / Associate Director role would suit someone who is:

• Commercially astute with excellent client-facing skills

• Passionate about delivering pragmatic, sustainable solutions

• Collaborative, supportive, and committed to team success

• Excited by a leadership role combining technical delivery with business growth

• Motivated to make a long-term impact within a growing consultancy

Salary and Benefits of the Associate / Associate Director – Geotechnical / Geo-Environmental role

• £65,000 – £72,000 depending on experience

• Employer-matched pension scheme

• Life assurance cover

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + 2 volunteering days

• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 support)

• Healthcare cashback plan (including 24/7 GP access)

• Enhanced parental leave and family-friendly policies

• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme & Cycle to Work scheme

• Clear long-term career development opportunities within a nationwide consultancy

Astute’s nuclear team is retained by HTSL Group who are looking for Senior Service Engineer to work on site at Aldermaston. The Senior Service Engineer role comes with a salary of up to £70,000 per annum. As a Senior Service Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining, servicing, installing, and commissioning radiometric and dosimetry systems. If you’re a Senior Service 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 Reporting to the Service Manager you will:  

• Perform routine maintenance and calibration of various instruments at customer sites.
• Provide breakdown support for a range of instruments, sometimes within 24 hours.
• Install and commission new systems at customer sites.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot faulty equipment, perform repairs as needed.
• Keep accurate records of all work, including data sheets and project files.
• Be the main technical contact for customers, handling any queries or issues.
• Act as a representative, promoting the products and services when engaging with customers.
• Assist the sales team by providing support for quotes.

Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Experience working with nuclear instrumentation and/or radiometric physics.
• Previous experience in mechanical or electronics work.
• Ability to read and understand both mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience with mechanical fitting and electrical wiring.
• Ability to repair electronics at the component level.
• A technical qualification in engineering, electronics, or a related field (preferred but not essential).

Salary and benefits of the Senior Service Engineer role  

• Salary up to £70,000 DOE
• Car allowance
• Pension contribution, life assurance and other benefits

   

Astute’s Nuclear team is exclusively partnered with a speciality lifting and handling equipment business, acting as the lifting principal contractor on Hinkley Point C to recruit a Black Hat Supervisor/Mechanical Superindendent for its Hinkley Point C project.

 

The Mechanical Superindendent will play a critical role in holding responsibility for the assembly, installation, commissioning and maintenance direction and comes with a base salary upto £75,000 depending on experience and a wealth of opportunity to work on prestigious nuclear projects in the UK.

 

If you’re a Mechanical Supervisor with gantry or crane experience, and are looking for work then submit your CV to apply today.

 

               

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Construction Manager you will:

• Supervising lifting execution of site / compound activities on and off HPC site.
• Responsible for control and day to day management of the labour and plant resources to achieve targets
• Interface with management, and other 3rd party black hats in interfacing works areas on site matters
• Day to day management of site labour resources and delivering pre work briefings for safety. Setting labour to work on time, controlling breaktimes and return to the workface and working up to the stipulated end of shift). Maintaining records of labour performance and punctuality and reporting to manager.
• Consistent review of all work locations to identify and control any potential departure from approved drawings and procedures.

 

Professional qualifications

 

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A Mechanical Engineering background, holding a qualification to a minimum of HNC/NVQ Level 3, etc.
• CCNSG Safety Passport.
• SSSTS/IOSH Managing Safely  

 

Personal skills

 

The Black Hat Supervisor role would suit someone who is:

• Worked in a heavy industrial setting (Power generation, aerospace, rail, nuclear, steel forging, manufacturing, heavy lifting) on cranes.
• Worked in a maintenance, installation, assembly, servicing setting.

 

 

Salary and benefits of the Black Hat Supervisor role

 

• A salary upto £75,000 depending on experience
• Overtime where desired
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

 

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Job Posting Technical Sales Manager – Power & Process Industry Location: Central, South West Effective: date ASAP About Us: Roxtec was founded in Sweden in 1990, and is the world leader in the field of cable and pipe seals.  This market position has been achieved by pursuing a consistent, customer-oriented strategy.  Our pioneering modular-based seals with Multidiameter™ are the base for our rapid and sustainable growth, but the positive trend is first of all built on committed people, strong values, and a clear customer focus.    Technical Sales Manager Power & Process Industry We are currently seeking a technical sales professional to further develop the Process Industry market for Roxtec in the UK.  The role will be varied in focus, covering both engineering specification with leading industry design companies, but also extending to both owners and contractors involved in operating and constructing projects in our chosen markets and applications. Job Description

• Identify and target UK DNO companies and work closely with them to develop our brand further and generate specifications that will help further our sales in our chosen applications.
• Identify, quantify and target UK process industry projects. With a clear focus on key decision makers (owners /operators, engineers, contractors or resellers) Typically this work will be varied in both focus and value. The main aim is to develop our brand further and generate specifications that will help further our sales in our chosen applications.
• Develop business, often from a cold start point through to standard specification / client approved lists
• Search for new clients who would benefit from the use our solutions and support in order to maximise market potential
• Maintain our existing client base of owners, operators, designers and installers.
• Attend industry events and forums in order to network for new opportunities

• Focus is not limited to traditional structures and plant, we also target equipment and modular based construction
• Present Roxtec solutions to specifying engineers (electrical, control, instrumentation, mechanical, structural) via technical presentations, site visits, installation training, promotion with resellers and other means as appropriate
• Drive sustainable sales growth through gaining engineering specifications for Roxtec solutions and delivering world-class support throughout the project lifecycle
• Create and execute targeted sales plan
• Identify and communicate resources needed to meet sales objectives
• Effectively promote and apply Roxtec Core Values, within Roxtec and within industry
• Plan and manage all customer contacts and meetings within Roxtec CRM system
• Provide routine, accurate and meaningful market information, forecasting and product planning to management
• Provide pre-sales technical advice and solution guidance. This will extend to providing design input for our range of bespoke products where required.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• University degree and/or equivalent. Consideration would be given to those without relevant degree and/or equivalent if sufficient industry specific experience working in a similar role could be demonstrated.
• Professional sales experience with preference to those that have a successful record presenting complex and/or technical solutions to decision makers, specifying engineers.
• Existing working relationships within owner / operators, engineering, contracting and design firms
• Knowledge in our target sector, with experience of civil construction, electrical, controls, automation and/or mechanical systems for our chosen markets.
• Strong understanding of industrial business practices and effective sales techniques – must be able to develop, manage and perform to a sales and business plan with a consultancy approach.
• Experience of business development with the ability to demonstrate structured planning and new prospect engagement
• Ability to use industry news / project databases / relationships to develop technical sales opportunities
• Effective networking skills
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (written and oral)
• Proven ability and confidence to prepare and present solutions and strategies to groups of co-workers, clients or prospects.
• Proven ability to manage long-term and complex sales projects to success
• Role involves working away from home for periods during the working week to serve the UK market
• Ability to travel internationally on occasion

Beneficial Skills / Knowledge

• Experience of providing technical support / surveying of applications
• Successful track record of selling premium solutions against low cost competitor
• Knowledge and experience within the UK DNO market.
• Knowledge of Ex standards specifically relating to enclosures and cable glands

Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a well-established and leading specialist in design, manufacture, and installation of specialist steel structures. They are looking for a Technical Sales Manager to join their team to win new opportunities, grow key accounts, and build lasting partnerships across core and emerging infrastructure markets.

This integral position comes with a salary of up to £60,000 depending on experience and the chance to work on a hybrid basis.   If you’re an experienced Technical Sales professional and are looking to work for an organisation that invests in their staff, then upload your CV to apply today.

 

               

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Sales Manager you will:

• Identifying and securing new business opportunities across the telecoms, energy, rail, highways, and water sectors.
• Building and managing a robust pipeline through proactive market research and lead generation.
• Delivering compelling client presentations and negotiations, showcasing the company’s technical expertise and value-engineering capabilities.
• Developing trusted, long-term relationships with key stakeholders, including engineers, procurement teams, and framework leads.
• Representing the business at client meetings, industry events, and trade shows to promote services and build networks.
• Working closely with estimating and commercial teams to produce competitive, high-quality proposals.
• Monitoring market trends, competitor activity, and industry developments to inform business strategy.
• Maintaining and growing relationships with existing clients through strategic account management.
• Collaborating cross-functionally to ensure excellent project delivery and customer satisfaction

 

 

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Proven experience in specification sales within the civil construction industry.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with confidence delivering CPD presentations.
• A full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel to client sites as needed.

 

 

Personal skills

The Technical Sales Manager role would suit someone who has:

• A track record of building relationships with technical and commercial stakeholders.
• A self-driven, technically curious, and commercially astute mindset.
• Proficiency with CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and presentation tools.
• A solid understanding of B2B sales cycles and public procurement/tendering processes.

 

 

Salary and benefits of the Technical Sales Manager role

• Salary up to £60,000 (dependent on experience)
• Performance-based bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Paid travel expenses
• Opportunities for training and career development within a supportive team

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Astute’s Technical Sales team is exclusively partnered with a market-leading manufacturer of innovative cable and pipe sealing solutions, used extensively across industries including rail, advanced facilities, pharma, telecoms, and construction. We are currently recruiting a Technical Sales Manager to further develop the company’s presence in the Industry & Infrastructure market across the South of England. The role will involve developing engineering specifications with leading design firms, as well as working directly with owners, operators, and contractors to expand adoption of these specialist solutions. This is a customer-facing, consultative role that combines business development with technical engagement, offering the opportunity to grow sales in both established and emerging market sectors.                     Responsibilities and duties: As the Technical Sales Manager, you will:

• Identify and target Industry & Infrastructure companies (rail, advanced facilities, pharma, telecoms, construction) to secure product specifications in key projects.
• Develop opportunities from early-stage prospecting through to standard specification or approved supplier status.
• Maintain and grow an existing client base of owners, operators, designers, and installers.
• Search for and qualify new projects, engaging directly with decision-makers including engineers, contractors, and resellers.
• Attend industry events, exhibitions, and forums to network and identify new opportunities.
• Deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, installation training, and project support to specifying engineers across multiple disciplines.
• Drive sustainable sales growth through targeted account planning and execution.
• Manage the full sales cycle using the company’s CRM system and provide accurate forecasting, market insight, and feedback for product planning.
• Provide pre-sales technical advice and support, including design input for bespoke products where required.

    Professional qualifications: We are looking for someone with the following:

• University degree or equivalent experience (consideration given to candidates with relevant industry experience in place of formal qualifications).
• Proven professional sales experience, ideally presenting technical or complex solutions to engineers and decision-makers.
• Existing relationships within owner/operators, engineering consultancies, contracting and design firms.
• Knowledge of civil construction, electrical, control, automation, or mechanical systems within the target markets.
• Strong understanding of industrial sales processes with the ability to create and deliver structured business plans.
• Demonstrable business development experience, including prospect engagement and long sales-cycle management.

    Personal skills The Technical Sales Manager role would suit someone who has:

• Effective networking skills and the ability to influence at multiple organisational levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in presenting to groups and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects from initiation to close.
• Strong organisational skills and self-motivation to work independently across a large territory.
• Willingness to travel extensively in the UK, with occasional international trips.

    Salary and benefits of the Technical Sales Manager role  

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Company car.
• Travel and accommodation expenses covered.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to represent an industry-leading brand and work on high-profile projects across multiple sectors.

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