Gemma Harfield

• Driving around 100 miles per day.
• Servicing waste handling equipment, quotation work and attending breakdowns.
• Delivering a first-time fix when attending breakdowns.
• Occasional requirements to work away and out of hours.
• Strong teamwork skills on site/ remotely via phone calls or video calls.
• Working with compactors, balers, and other waste handling equipment.
• Once trained, working with 3-phase electrics and display excellent safety understanding.

• Mechanically strong.
• 3-phase electrics experience (used to working on equipment).
• Background in maintenance.
• Road experience required.
• Open to a variety of skill sets – multi-skilled, competent engineers preferred.
• Ability to follow electrical drawings and provide phone support to other engineers.
• Knowledge of compactors and balers ideal but not essential.

• Flexibility to accommodate overnight stays, early starts, and late finishes to meet client and business needs.
• A UK driving licence
• Good customer service skills

• Salary of up to £40,000 + overtime, performance bonus and zero sickness bonus.
• Performance based pay structure – chance to grow and learn
• Mobile and van supplied.
• 20 days annual leave and Bank Holiday (Increases after 5 years’ service).
• Cash incentives for performance/ attendance and stand-by.
• Full training provided.

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.

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

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

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

• £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

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

Responsibilities and duties

• 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

• 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

• 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

INDNUC

• 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

• 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

• 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

• £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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Identify and target key data centre market players including developers, hyperscale operators, colocation providers, and their engineering partners.
• Generate specifications with design engineers, contractors, and integrators for adoption in major data centre projects.
• Develop business from initial contact through to approved supplier or standard specification status.
• Maintain and grow existing relationships with owners, operators, designers, and installers.
• Search for and qualify new project opportunities to maximise market potential.
• Attend industry events, exhibitions, and forums to network and uncover new leads.
• Present technical solutions for applications such as electrical containment, fire protection, cable management, and mechanical systems via presentations, site visits, and installation training.
• Create and execute targeted sales plans to achieve business growth.
• Manage the full sales cycle using the company CRM system, ensuring accurate forecasting and market intelligence reporting.
• Provide pre-sales technical advice, including design input for bespoke products when required.

• Professional sales experience, ideally presenting technical or complex solutions to engineers and decision-makers.
• Existing relationships with owner/operators, engineering consultancies, contractors, and design firms.
• Knowledge of data centre design principles (electrical containment, fire protection, cable management, mechanical systems) – desirable but not essential.
• Proven business development skills with the ability to plan, prospect, and convert new opportunities.
• Strong understanding of industrial business practices and consultative sales techniques.

• Effective networking skills with the ability to influence at multiple organisational levels.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence in presenting to groups and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage complex, long-term projects from inception to completion.
• Organised, self-motivated, and capable of working independently across a national territory.
• Willingness to travel extensively in the UK, with occasional international trips.

• 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 in the growing UK data centre market.

• Identify and target industry & Infrastructure companies (rail, advance facilities, pharma, telecoms and construction) 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 Industry & Infrastructure 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.

• 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

• Experience of providing technical support / surveying of applications
• Successful track record of selling premium solutions against low cost competitor
• Knowledge and experience within the Rail, Advance Facilities. Telecoms or Infrastructure construction projects.

Astute People are working with a respected environmental consultancy delivering high-quality geo-environmental and geotechnical services across the UK to recruit a Consultant – Geo-environmental / Geotechnical, based in London.

This Consultant – Geo-environmental / Geotechnical role offers a salary of £30,000–£35,000, along with hybrid working, structured progression, and the chance to work on complex and meaningful land and infrastructure projects.

If you're looking to take the next step in your geo-environmental or geotechnical career and want to be part of a growing, friendly, and experienced team, submit your CV to apply today.

Reporting to a senior member of the environmental team, you will:

• Deliver and coordinate intrusive site investigations, sampling, and environmental monitoring

• Undertake and write Phase 1 and Phase 2 reports with clear recommendations for clients

• Oversee ground investigation works, supervising contractors and managing logistics

• Interpret chemical and geotechnical testing data to inform assessments and mitigation

• Prepare high-quality technical reports in line with industry best practices

• Work with clients, suppliers, and project teams to ensure effective communication and delivery

• Maintain awareness of relevant environmental legislation, guidance, and technical standards

• Promote a strong culture of Health & Safety in all aspects of field and office work

• Support and mentor junior team members where needed

We are looking for someone with the following:

• A degree in Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geology, Earth Science, Civil Engineering, or similar

• Around 2–4 years’ experience in a geo-environmental or geotechnical role (preferably consultancy-based)

• Strong analytical and interpretive skills with geotechnical and contamination data

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience managing or supporting site works, sampling, and lab liaison

• A full UK manual driving licence (essential for site access and travel)

The Consultant – Geo-environmental / Geotechnical role would suit someone who is:

• Technically curious, proactive, and client-focused

• Willing to travel locally for site work and investigations

• Physically able to handle equipment and work outdoors when required

• Collaborative and confident working in multidisciplinary teams

• Interested in career progression, training, and chartership support

• £30,000–£35,000 depending on experience

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with the option to buy more)

• Company-matched pension scheme

• Hybrid and flexible working options

• Chartership support and internal mentoring

• Involvement in nationally significant environmental and infrastructure projects

• Access to volunteering and community engagement initiatives

• Employee wellbeing programme

• Discounts across fitness, retail, travel, and entertainment