Our sectors

Yes, while we are headquartered in the US we have recruited into Europe and internationally.

As renewable energy is such a high-growth sector, we are actively focusing on more international recruitment campaigns.

Yes, especially in O&M.

Because the scale at which the sector needs to grow means there aren’t people with the like-for-like skillset and therefore we need people from other sectors to fulfil these roles.

There are no barriers to entry other than some roles will require specific certification, ie the GWOs mentioned earlier.

These vary depending on the role – any offering of car allowance/company vehicle veers towards electric vehicles, which is positive from a sustainability point and enticing to many candidates.

Yes, you can read our Great Recruiter reviews here and our Google reviews here.

We can develop recruitment campaigns to match our clients’ needs.

If we are recruiting on a retained campaign, we can build a bespoke talent strategy for the hiring organisation, which can include undertaking a series of conversations with the client to discuss candidate profiles, long and short lists and headhunting. Retained campaigns are typically invoiced upfront.

We also offer conventional recruitment campaigns that utilise our extensive renewable candidate network and social platforms and will see our team leverage their industry and sector knowledge.

You can visit our renewable energy job board to apply for any vacancies directly or reach out to any one of the team for a conversation.

We undertake prequalification conversations and get sight of candidates’ qualifications.

Across Astute’s Renewable team, we have more than 30 years of recruitment experience.

For no-obligation advice on how Astute’s renewable team can support your permanent or contract recruitment campaign, call the team on +1 (704) 626 2262 or email via info@astutepeople.com

There is a skills shortage so there are huge opportunities for candidates to enter the sector and a huge risk of companies losing their best talent to organisations offering a better employee value proposition

You can read more about EVP in our blog here: https://www.astutetechnical.co.uk/news/3-things-to-consider-with-your-job-opportunity/

Huge – because it is such a growth sector.

For those within the sector already, the more experience you have the more likely you are to see career growth and help support the next generation of renewable energy talent.

In terms of the skillsets and industries we recruit into, these include:

• Engineering
• Procurement
• Construction
• Operational & Maintenance
• Servicing

Into:

• Solar
• Battery or energy storage system
• Electric vehicle charging infrastructure
• Anaerobic digestion
• On and offshore wind
• Emerging technology such as green hydrogen
• Decarbonisation solutions

This varies by sub-sector and level of role.

Generally speaking the following tends to be true:

• AnaerobicDigestion – can be CV sent and start in 7 days
• Wind – technician level can be periodic intake (typically the first Monday of every month or two months) more senior roles have 12-week notice periods.
• Solar follows a similar model to wind

It varies depending on the sub-sector.

Anyone working on wind turbines will require GWOs (Global Wind Organisation) and specific certificates to climb the towers, for example.

Solar and electric vehicle charging points will require specific City & Guilds qualifications.

Diligence, knowledge, a partnership approach and our market standing.

Many candidates and clients like to exclusively work with us because of our reputation and longstanding in the sector.

We recruit a variety of roles including sector-specific design/hands on engineers, O&M professionals, solar and wind technicians and Manager to C-Suite level Renewable energy specialists.

You can view all of our live renewable energy vacancies here www.astutepeople.com/looking-for-a-job

Yes – nuclear energy very established internationally so there are huge opportunities with countries continuing to build nuclear power plants.

Yes – because of the nature of the work, transferable skills are in high demand which means that companies are often looking to take on graduates with an interest in engineering.

You will need security clearance to get on almost all nuclear sites, and if that site is of a defence nature than you will need developed vetting.

You can read our Great Recruiter testimonials here and our Google reviews here.

Absolutely – especially those involved in process engineering and at Astute we see a lot of candidates coming from naval backgrounds, specifically submarines.

It depends on the hiring campaign we are running and the client’s needs. However, we will always begin with talent pooling, and looking at the transferable skills from other power sectors.

You can view our latest nuclear job opportunities by visiting www.astutepeople.com/looking-for-a-job or by reaching out to any of the team for an informal discussion about our roles.

We undertake reference checking and will provide clients’ with copies of candidates’ qualifications upon application.

Founded in 2006 by Terry Buckel, across Astute’s Nuclear team we have more than 30 years of recruitment experience.

For a conversation about how Astute’s nuclear team can provide you permanent or contract recruitment solutions, call the team today on + 1 (704) 626 2262or email info@astutepeople.com

Nuclear is widely seen as a clean, safe and secure way of producing energy, however, that isn’t necessarily being cited at a G20 level as a way of mitigating climate change.

Ensuring nuclear power has global level support is crucial.

There are a few different streams here, with the new build site focusing on project management and development of nuclear sites.

With decommissioning there’s the opportunity to go down the chemist route and grow withing the business and support with the innovation of nuclear waste treatment.

Furthermore, for those with project management or engineering backgrounds there are plenty of opportunities to develop your careers in the sector due to its largescale growth trajectory.

We have 3 core areas we focus on Construction, Decommissioning and Defence, we recruit professionals with the following backgrounds

• Engineering
• Procurement
• Construction

This purely depends on the candidate and whether there are security clearance/developed vetting requirements.

It can take three weeks for front end staff and up to three months for a full security clearance.

To view all of our current nuclear job opportunities, visit www.astutetechnical.co.uk/jobs

Engineering degrees, either process or electrical are beneficial qualifications to have and you are now able to get a degree in nuclear engineering.

Unlike many recruitment agencies, we have sector specialists and teams of Talent Specialists who are dedicated to market mapping the nuclear sector.

Having been founded in 2006 we have developed long-term relationships with market leaders in the industry and nurtured a deep candidate pool and strong reputation in the market.

As leading technical recruiters in the Nuclear sector, the team specialises in filling roles in the following areas:

Construction and design:

• Front-end engineering
• Project management (inc Site Managers, Package Managers)
• Health and Safety
• Commercial
• Commissioning

Decommissioning:

• Process Engineers
• Project Managers
• Chemists

Commercial:

• Procurement
• Tendering
• Commercial Management