ASTUTE Technical Recruitment THE POWER & WASTE RECRUITMENT EXPERTS
Power Stations Energy from Waste & Biomass Nuclear Renewable Energy Waste Management & Recycling Utilities Engineering
What can we offer you? Whether your need is for a single high-calibre individual or crewing up a new Power Station, Astute have the tools and resources at
Welcome to ASTUTE The POWER & WASTE Recruitment Experts
hand to ensure your recruitment requirements are met on time and within budget. Our services include: Permanent recruitment Contract recruitment Recruitment campaign
Since launching in 2006, Astute has grown to become one of the UK’s leading technical recruitment consultancies, with a clear focus on providing a wide range of solutions to
management Executive Search Full Crewing-Up options
the Power and Waste Management sectors.
Customer feedback shows that our
Combining recruitment expertise with the in-depth knowledge of qualified
addition to our in-depth technical,
engineers has ensured we’ve achieved a first-class reputation when it comes
sector understanding and cost
clients work with Astute because, in
to providing resourcing services for the design, build, operations and
effective services, they know that we
maintenance of Power / Waste projects both in the UK and overseas.
will provide a full and honest service.
Working on major new build / retrofit / upgrade projects, we offer a full
People have personalities and
recruitment life-cycle package from the early design and construction stages
interests and are much more than
through to ongoing operations and maintenance once a plant is up and running.
just a skill set and at Astute we
This means that Astute can offer a completely consultative approach to your
respect that. As part of our service,
recruitment requirements.
we endeavour to learn as much as we can about your company’s ethos,
We’re actively involved in projects across a range of technologies including: Power Stations (CCGT, Coal, Oil, Gas, Nuclear)
beliefs and practices, which ensures we find the right candidate for you for each role you need to fill. People who not only tick the right boxes in
Power Generation Facilities
terms of skills and experience, but
Energy from Waste / Waste to Energy plants
also those with the personality and
CHP (Combined Heat & Power) Plants Biomass Plants Anaerobic Digestion Plants Renewable Energy Parks
attitude who will complement the culture of your business and the people who already work there. Last but by no means least, we firmly believe that communication
(Wind Farms, Hydro-electric, Solar, Tidal, Wave etc)
is paramount to the success of
Materials Recycling Facilities
your recruitment activity, so rest assured we maintain contact with our candidates and clients at all stages to keep everyone up to date on progress.
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Waste Management & Recycling Our Waste Management & Recycling division is very well established and has built up a good track record of success providing recruitment solutions to this sector. We work with some of the UK’s biggest Waste Management & Recycling companies through to the relatively small, but technologically innovative companies that are offering alternative methods of recycling.
Our experience and expertise has involved successful recruitment projects for the following areas: PFI / Integrated Waste Management Contracts Energy from Waste / Waste to Energy plants Materials Recycling Facilities (MRF) Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facilities Mechanical & Biological Treatment (MBT) plants Hazardous Waste Processing Marine Waste Processing Composting Landfill Transfer Stations Logistics and Transportation
Some of our key projects within Waste Management & Recycling have involved working closely with brand new facilities to help our clients “crew-up” the management and operator level positions. We can offer experience in recruiting at all levels within this sector from Project and Bid Directors, through management level staff covering Contract, Project, Operations, Bid, Commercial, MRF, Transfer Station, Quality and Compliance through to engineers, technicians and fitters in mechanical, electrical and control & instrumentation maintenance as well as production and shift supervisors.
Case Study: Key Project: New Build Anaerobic Digestion Plant – Cannock Astute was contracted to conclude the crewing-up of this brand new AD plant; the largest of its type in the UK and a flagship AD plant for the Food Waste industry. We successfully recruited teams of Operators, Team Leaders, Maintenance Technicians and Chemists for the facility within the agreed 3 month timescale despite a shortage of skilled people in the area. 2
Thames Power Services have an excellent working relationship with Astute, utilising
Power Astute’s team of experienced consultants has a genuine
their recruitment services to find Shift Operations Technicians and Maintenance Engineers for Barking CCGT Power Station, a 1000Mw plant. They have impressed us with their knowledge of the power sector,
passion for this sector. Their challenge is to keep abreast of
ability to source candidates who we
the latest technologies, as exciting new methods of power
weren’t already aware of through our own
generation develop, especially with the need to consider ways
networks, and their professional approach.
of combating climate change and reducing CO2 emissions.
Candidates arrive for interview well prepared, technically vetted by Astute’s consultants, and more often than not
Our work in this diverse sector varies greatly from one client to another. We work with some of the biggest power station operators, through to relatively small, but rapidly expanding, international companies working in developing economies
secure employment with us. Mavis Dulieu, Human Resources, Thames Power Services
around the World. We partner with organisations that are involved in Power Generation, Renewable / Sustainable Energy, and Energy / Carbon Management.
Construction & Commissioning With a strong network of experienced personnel engaged on New Build projects in
Graveson Energy Management have engaged Astute’s services to provide a Site Manager, Control Room Technicians and Process Operators for our Waste to Energy
the Power Station, Energy from Waste and Biomass sectors, Astute can provide
facility. The quality of the candidates
Construction & Commissioning specialists with real industry knowledge on a
Astute sourced has been excellent with
contract or permanent basis. Also able to supply a team of staff to manage these
well above average conversion rates of
disciplines on your behalf – such as Construction Managers, Site Managers, H&S Managers, Project Managers, Planners, Quality Managers, Commissioning Managers & Engineers.
candidates to offers (on average, 50% of the CVs we have seen have resulted in offers of employment). Astute’s attention to detail in terms of screening candidates and speed of follow up have been particularly impressive and this coupled with the candidate summaries provided with each CV made the recruitment process fast and efficient. Simon Bowen, Operations Director, Graveson Energy Management
I’ve used Astute for nearly two years to provide Condition Monitoring personnel across all industry sectors that we work in. Due to expediential growth of late we have needed to resource outstanding candidates at relatively short notice to fulfil our business requirements and have found their service first class. They are attentive in every detail, fully understanding our demanding requirements, and have been able to resource our needs quickly, efficiently, and to budget. They have also highlighted excellent candidates before the need arises and we hope to keep this successful relationship going as our business grows throughout Europe. Steve Mottershead, Managing Director, AV Technology Limited
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Case Study: New Build 840MW CCGT Power Station Astute partnered with a large player in the Energy sector, on a new build CCGT Power Station. Involved from an early stage, we developed a recruitment strategy aimed at the complete “crewing-up” of technical / engineering staff for the site. This strategy involved educating the Plant Manager and executive management team about the timescales involved in a large recruitment drive, the publications (both local and national) we would need to utilise to promote the recruitment campaign as well as
Operations and Maintenance Astute are the leading provider of operations and maintenance staff to the UK Power sector. Led by a former Power Generation Engineer, our consultants are trained in recruitment and also in Power Station operations, and have a technical aptitude second to none. Our team keep abreast of the latest technologies and regularly visit new build and operational Power Plants, continually networking with staff at all levels looking to work in this dynamic, growing sector.
Energy from Waste (EfW) & Biomass With particular expertise in Plant Operations & Maintenance, Astute’s consultants have delivered some of the UK’s largest EfW and ‘Crewing-Up’ projects, including the successful campaign to secure the executive level management and O&M teams for the prestigious Belvedere project, the UK’s largest and newest Energy
possible difficulties which we may encounter. The project gained sign off and we successfully sourced suitably skilled candidates, including top level management through to Shift / Maintenance Team Leaders, and subsequently Technicians within both Maintenance and Operations departments. We demonstrated an ability to provide an advisory service and a recruitment drive to rapidly resource a complete technical engineering workforce.
from Waste Plant.
Nuclear Our Nuclear knowledge comes from practical experience of working in the industry, specifically Nuclear Reactors used to power the Royal Navy’s submarines. This experience combined with years of recruiting for the industry mean that Astute is ideally placed to be your recruitment provider of choice for this sector. Our Nuclear division has been established in response to the imminent need in the UK for New Nuclear Power Stations and for the decommissioning of existing Nuclear sites.
Renewable Energy We work closely with a broad range of companies who operate in or provide services to the Renewable Energy sector. This includes large international energy operators, technical consultancies and major utilities providers. It also includes those companies who provide technology such as Wind Turbines, and who supply maintenance and process improvement services. Typically Astute’s work in Renewable Energy revolves around recruiting for Project Managers, Wind Farm Developers, Grid Connection Specialists, Mechanical Design Engineers, Electrical Design Engineers and Feasibility Analysts.
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Major Recruitment Campaign Management
Flexible Services
This complete service is designed to save you both time and money. An outline of the work includes:
We do have a range of core services we offer to all our
An initial meeting to understand
customers, however Astute always take a consultative
your requirements followed by an
approach to each organisation’s requirements and tailor our
agreed plan including timescales
services to meet those. Here’s an overview of our services:
and deliverables.
Permanent Recruitment Our Permanent Recruitment is always a pro-active effort that entails much more than just writing adverts and waiting for the responses. We have access to over a million CVs relevant to our sectors via numerous online databases, this extensive candidate pool is supported by our own internal database of screened job seekers. Once identified a candidate is given a thorough assessment by one of our experienced consultants prior to submitting their information to you. As part of any candidate’s details being submitted to you, we include a detailed debrief of the screening process in the form of a CV cover sheet. This provides all essential information along with an honest appraisal of the candidate’s abilities and personality.
Contract Recruitment Our process for Contract Recruitment is one that delivers a fast and effective solution. Rest assured, even though timing is of the essence, our consultants still provide the same high level of service just as we would for permanent recruitment. This includes a full pre-screening process and checking any
Our consultants and teams are set up to manage high volume response handling to ensure you’re delivered the best possible list of candidates. Value can be added by the creation of job descriptions, shift rotas and advice with staffing levels and salary surveys. If press advertising is required, we work with a design consultancy to provide well-designed, cost effective adverts to reflect your company brand. We can manage the initial prescreen interviews and technical tests if required. Design & organisation of interview / assessment days
licences / certificates, as well as providing our CV summary cover sheet with
We will provide you with regular
each set of candidate details submitted to you.
status reports throughout the campaign.
Condition Monitoring Our consultants have over ten years’ direct CBM recruitment experience with a first-class track record in placing Condition Monitoring engineers and managers within Oil & Gas and Power Generation. We specialise in recruiting for the following skill sets: Condition Based Monitoring (CBM), Vibration Analysis (VA), Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM), Thermography, Oil Analysis (Tribology), Performance Monitoring and Asset Reliability Engineering. 5
Case Study: RRRL EfW Plant – 585ktpa / 72MW We were awarded the prestigious contract to ‘crew-up’ the UK’s largest Energy from Waste plant located in South East London. We were entrusted to deliver suitable candidates for over 50 roles from Plant Manager down to Operator level. Working closely with our client Astute successfully recruited all positions in the agreed timescale, as well as assisting with the creation of job descriptions, analysis of shift
Executive Search Executive Search is a method usually adopted when pro-actively recruiting for your executive level roles. Astute are experienced in providing this service and our team of consultants have access to key personnel in a wide range of organisations within your sector. We can develop a bespoke programme which will identify a shortlist of candidates, maintain confidentiality if required and also handle off-site interviews and administer relevant tests to assist in the short-listing process. We will work
rotas and organising interview assessment days. Feedback from the recruiting managers has been very positive and the teams employed have performed very well. Astute successfully delivered a high calibre set of shortlisted candidates for all positions on the plant and met the deadlines that were agreed. Their knowledge of the
closely with you to ensure the role and package are a very attractive proposition,
industry and technical understanding is
and then sell these benefits to the chosen candidate. Rest assured we tailor this
what sets them apart from other recruiters
service to each client and offer highly competitive funding options for this
I have used in the past.
typically expensive service.
Plant Manager, RRRL EfW
‘Crewing-Up’ Service Astute have developed a cost-effective and innovative ‘Crewing-Up’ service, helping clients to recruit large technical teams. This service offers full consultancy support and added value and is far more than just a pure recruitment solution. We can take complete responsibility for the ‘crew-up’ phase for industries including Power Stations, Energy from Waste, Biomass, CHP, Biofuels, and Petrochemical. As part of this we source all levels of staff skilled in disciplines covering mechanical, electrical, control & instrumentation, process, operations and plant performance as well as administration and support if required. Recruiting up to 50+ people at a time to strict timescales, we can ensure the right blend of technical skills and personalities are selected to suit your business.
Our crewing-up packages include Detailed Salary Surveys Creation of Job / Person Specifications Shift Rota Models / Risk & Fatigue Analysis Managed Interview / Assessment Centres Full Psychometric Testing Capability Marketing / PR to promote Recruitment campaign Liaison with local Job Centres / Media Client / Astute branded website to promote project 6
For further information about the range of recruitment services that Astute can offer you, please contact us: Telephone: +44 (0)2392 221 600 Email: info@astutetechnical.co.uk Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd 1000 Lakeside, Western Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3EN
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