Gemma Harfield

Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a leading company working within the Nuclear Engineer sector, currently require a Principal/Senior Structural Engineer to join their team in Oxford. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge and practical application of structural engineering within highly regulated sectors and possess security clearance.    The position sits outside IR35, paying around £50-£65 per hour and will start with a 12 month contract. Suitable candidates will ideally work in their Oxfordshire sites on a hybrid basis, however if further away, applications will still be considered. If you’re a Principal/Senior Structural Engineer and are looking to work for an organisation that believes their people are the key to success, then upload your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties As a Principal/Senior Structural Engineer you will work in a hands-on design-based position to deliver and design engineering solutions. This will involve:

• Preparation of design documentation throughout the design process
• Development of designs to satisfy technical specifications
• Prepare supporting design calculations to substantiate design
• Contribution to design reviews
• Preparation of technical specifications
• Preparation of risk assessments, technical files and other technical documentation required by safety legislation and procedures

    Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:  

• Delivering functions above that of a Design Engineer
• A recognised Engineering Certificate such as HNC / HND / Degree
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of structures and foundations using Reinforced Concrete and Structural Steel.
• Design experience in Reinforced Concrete and Structural Steel.
• Knowledge and understanding of Structural steel connections and connection types.
• Demonstrable competence gained in a design delivery position

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

• DV security clearance or the ability to go through the vetting process.

    Salary and benefits of the Principal/Senior Structural Engineer role  

• £50 - £65 an hour
• 12-month contract

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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

   

Machine Operator (Digger/Dozer)

Windsor

Agriculture

£16p/h – 40-hour week (+ overtime)

 

Introduction

Astute are partnered with a long established, independent, family-owned business who offer services from Demolition to Plant Hire and Agricultural Contracting. Our client is looking for Machine Operator with experience in operating Dozers and Diggers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a progressive business with some exciting projects in the pipeline and continuous investments made.

 

Roles & Responsibilities

As the Machine Operator, you will be responsible for:

• Operating and driving 3–30-ton Diggers
• Grading landscaping to a high standard
• Loading, lime, and muck spreaders
• Loading lorries and dumpers with various materials
• Track and roadway construction
• Screening, crushing, and land raising
• Operating of wheeled and tracked dumpers, JCB telehandler and bulldozer

 

Skills & Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Telehandler and dumper licence
• NPORS Standard digger and screener crusher
• CPCS Qualification
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude, who can communicate well with customers and contractors
• Be flexible and adaptable to seasonal variations to hours worked
• Willing to work long, unsociable hours at busy periods during the year as and when required

 

Salary & Package

What’s on offer for this exciting role:

• Very competitive salary
• 20 days holiday plus BH, increasing over two years of service
• Opportunity to work within a family-owned environment

 

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please send a CV and Cover Letter to [email protected] or ring 02392 288 209 and ask to speak to Gemma Harfield who can tell you more.

Astute are partnered with a long established, reputable company for service, maintenance and repair for waste handling and recycling equipment. Our client is looking for a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join their team to cover servicing their customers within the North of England and Scotland.  The Service Engineer role comes with a salary of up to £40,000 per annum plus company van, overtime opportunities and performance bonuses. If you’re a Service Engineer with mechanical and fabrication experience, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties: As the Multi-Skilled Field Service Engineer, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:  

• 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.

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

• 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.

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

• 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 and benefits of the Fabrication Service Engineer role

• 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.

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Astute are partnered with a long established, reputable company for service, maintenance and repair for waste handling and recycling equipment. Our client is looking for an Electrically bias Engineer to join their team to cover their customers within a 100 mile radius of Rugby.  The Service Engineer role comes with a salary of around £40,000 per annum plus company van, overtime opportunities and performance bonuses. If you’re a Service Engineer with electrical experience, then submit your CV to apply today.                   Responsibilities and duties: As the Field Service Engineer, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:  

• Driving around 100 miles per day.
• Servicing compactors and balers, 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 scissor lifts, dock levellers and other waste handling equipment.
• Working with 3-phase electrics and display excellent safety understanding.

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

• 3-phase electrics experience.
• 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.

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

• 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 and benefits of the Electrical Field Service Engineer role

• Salary of around £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.

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Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading UK specialist engineering and manufacturing business to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer to join their expanding design function in Barnsley.

 

As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality mechanical design solutions for complex mechanical handling systems, working across the full project lifecycle from tender stage through to manufacture, installation, and commissioning

 

If you are an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with a background in manufacturing or heavy mechanical engineering and are looking to join a technically strong environment where you can see projects through from concept to completion, then submit your CV to apply today.

 

Responsibilities and duties

• Produce conceptual mechanical designs supported by calculations, engineering analysis, and technical justification • Develop detailed manufacturing drawings and design documentation throughout the project lifecycle • Work on mechanical handling and specialist engineering projects from tender stage through to commissioning • Liaise with engineers, manufacturing teams, and customers throughout project delivery • Support the development of technical solutions in response to client requirements and project specifications • Ensure designs are delivered in line with cost, quality, and programme requirements • Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering solutions

 

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

 

• Experience in a mechanical design role within a manufacturing or heavy engineering environment • Proven ability to deliver design work across a broad client base and multiple project types • Experience working on mechanical handling systems or similar engineered equipment from concept to commissioning • Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or HNC as a minimum • Strong experience using SolidWorks or Inventor • Working knowledge of Mathcad • Understanding of Finite Element Analysis (desirable)

 

Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Design Engineer role

• Salary up to £45,000, dependent on experience • Opportunity to work on varied mechanical handling and specialist engineering projects • Training and development opportunities • Collaborative and technically experienced engineering team environment

Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a leading UK heavy engineering contractor to recruit a Senior Design Engineer to join their growing design function in Barnsley.

 

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design and delivery of complex mechanical handling and rotary machinery projects, taking ownership from concept through to commissioning across a range of heavy industrial sectors.

 

If you are an experienced Senior Design Engineer with a background in heavy engineering and are looking to join a technically strong and collaborative environment where you can see your designs delivered into real-world applications, then submit your CV to apply today.

 

Responsibilities and duties

• Lead the design and development of heavy mechanical engineering projects from concept through to manufacture, installation, and commissioning • Produce conceptual designs supported by calculations, engineering analysis, and technical justification • Develop detailed manufacturing drawings, design documentation, and project deliverables including O&M manuals and FAT/SAT procedures • Liaise closely with internal engineers, manufacturing teams, and customers throughout the project lifecycle • Manage multiple concurrent design projects, ensuring delivery to cost, quality, and programme requirements • Support technical input into project specifications and tender-stage engineering solutions • Maintain focus on critical path activities to ensure successful project delivery

 

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

 

• Experience in heavy engineering design, ideally within mechanical handling, machinery build, or rotary equipment environments • Proven ability to take projects from initial design through to final commissioning • Experience across sectors such as cranes, bridges, steelworks, oil & gas handling systems, quarrying, heavy plant, nuclear waste handling, conveyors, or crushing equipment • Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or HNC as a minimum • Proficiency in SolidWorks or Inventor • Working knowledge of Mathcad • Understanding of Finite Element Analysis (desirable)

 

Salary and benefits of the Senior Design Engineer role

• Salary up to £55,000, dependent on experience • Opportunity to work on landmark heavy engineering and infrastructure projects • Ongoing training and development opportunities

Astute’s Nuclear team are partnering with a leading utilities and infrastructure services provider, recognised for its technical excellence and commitment to sustainability, to recruit an Environmental Compliance Manager to work on the Sizewell C project.

The strategically important Environmental Compliance Manager role comes with a competitive salary, up to 20% combined pension contribution, performance-related bonus and many additional benefits.

If you’re an Environmental Compliance Manager with experience in environmental compliance, water management, scientific analysis or a related discipline and are looking to work for an organisation that takes pride in supporting professional development and enabling career progression, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Environmental Compliance Manager role

Reporting to the relevant site management team, you will:

• Manage compliance with the Sizewell C abstraction licence, including abstracted flow, water usage and ‘hands-off’ flow conditions.

• Ensure accurate and timely daily and monthly sampling across abstraction points, including water quality, bathing water quality and cement grade quality samples.

• Ensure required checks of the Leiston drain crossing and Aldhurst Farm weir are completed accurately and at the required frequency.

• Monitor and maintain accurate abstraction data, including transferring daily sample information to the Water Abstraction Tracker for submission to the Environment Agency.

• Monitor site discharge quality to ensure environmental compliance, protect public safety and minimise the risk of regulatory breaches.

• Manage compliance and assurance requirements for generators operating at Sizewell C in accordance with the Industrial Emissions Directive.

• Liaise with the Sizewell C client and Environment Agency regarding site inspections, recommendations and follow-up actions.

• Capture, analyse and report groundwater, surface water and dewatering data to demonstrate compliance with UK environmental regulations.

• Critically evaluate scientific data and accurately report results within agreed contractual and regulatory timescales.

• Maintain accurate records and work within the Quality Policy and ISO 17025 requirements to support UKAS accreditation.

• Raise and manage Insights relating to data or compliance issues, working with operational teams to investigate and close out actions.

• Liaise with laboratories and third-party contractors regarding results, certificates and investigations.

• Undertake telemetry data downloads and process raw groundwater and surface water data.

• Review and update sampling procedures, water and sediment management plans and internal scientific analyst guides.

• Lead on Permit to Pump authorisation and registration to ensure water quality requirements are maintained.

• Produce monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the client, meeting all contractual deadlines.

• Work closely with Environmental Technicians and Process Technicians to ensure asset management checks and maintenance activities are completed.

• Conduct analysis of groundwater data and surface water sample results.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a scientific subject.

• Experience relevant to the water industry, environmental management, geology, chemistry or a related discipline.

• Experience with laboratory techniques, equipment and maintenance would be advantageous.

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Working knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety requirements.

• Working knowledge of laboratory quality control and the principles of quality management.

• Understanding of environmental permitting, water abstraction or regulatory compliance would be advantageous.

• Experience working with scientific, environmental or water quality data would be beneficial.

Personal skills

The Environmental Compliance Manager role would suit someone who has:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.

• A practical, methodical approach and the ability to follow detailed procedures accurately.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• The ability to build effective working relationships with clients, regulators, laboratories, contractors and internal teams.

• The confidence to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a wider team.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines.

• The flexibility to operate effectively within a busy construction and site environment.

• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving environmental compliance issues.

• Strong IT and data-handling skills, with confidence analysing and reporting scientific information.

Salary and benefits of the Environmental Compliance Manager role

• Competitive salary

• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service

• Up to 20% combined pension contribution

• Performance-related bonus of around 5%

• Opportunity to buy up to 10 days' holiday and sell up to 5 every year

• Healthcare package

• £1,000 employee referral fee

• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary

• Electric vehicle and Cycle2Work schemes

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

• One paid volunteering day each year

• Cashback and discounts from over 3,000 retailers

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Astute’s Nuclear team are partnering with a leading utilities and infrastructure services provider, recognised for its technical excellence and commitment to sustainability, to recruit a Senior SHEQ Advisor to work on the Sizewell C project.

The strategically important Senior SHEQ Advisor role comes with a competitive salary, up to 20% combined pension contribution, performance-related bonus and many additional benefits.

If you’re a Senior SHEQ Advisor with experience in construction, utilities or nuclear environments and are looking to work for an organisation that takes pride in supporting professional development and enabling career progression, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Senior SHEQ Advisor role

Reporting to the Head of SHEQ, you will:

• Lead and support a team of SHEQ Advisors, providing coaching, mentoring and technical guidance across the health and safety function.

• Promote a strong SHEQ culture across the organisation, building credibility and achieving buy-in for positive change.

• Work closely with key stakeholders across the wider business to maintain and improve SHEQ performance against client KPIs.

• Develop, implement and enhance SHEQ procedures to exceed client expectations, meet legislative requirements and align with company standards.

• Provide expert advice and guidance on health, safety and environmental matters within a construction-based environment.

• Monitor SHEQ performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Support the organisation in maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.

• Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, balancing competing requirements and influencing positive outcomes.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• 5+ years' experience in Health and Safety management within a construction, utilities or nuclear environment.

• Proven experience managing, coaching or mentoring Health and Safety professionals.

• NVQ Level 5 or Level 6 qualification, with a minimum of CertIOSH.

• NEBOSH Fire Certificate.

• CSCS Managers and Professional test or an industry-recognised equivalent.

• Strong understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental management systems and processes, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.

• Experience working within a complex construction, infrastructure, utilities or nuclear environment would be highly advantageous.

Personal skills

The Senior SHEQ Advisor role would suit someone who has:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong leadership and people management capabilities.

• A proactive approach to improving health, safety and environmental performance.

• The ability to build credibility and secure buy-in for change.

• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

• The confidence to balance conflicting requirements while maintaining high SHEQ standards.

• A genuine commitment to developing people and promoting a positive SHEQ culture.

Salary and benefits of the Senior SHEQ Advisor role

• Competitive salary

• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service

• Up to 20% combined pension contribution

• Performance-related bonus of around 5%

• Opportunity to buy up to 10 days' holiday and sell up to 5 every year

• Healthcare package

• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary

• £1,000 employee referral fee

• Electric vehicle and Cycle2Work schemes

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

• One paid volunteering day each year

• Cashback and discounts from over 3,000 retailers

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