Meet our energy recruitment experts

Aaron Rayner

Senior Recruitment Partner

Aaron Rayner is a Senior Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas recruitment across the UK renewable energy sector.

Adam Nash

Account Manager

Adam Nash is an Account Manager at Astute People, specialising in contract recruitment across the Power and Nuclear sectors.

Arjun Patel

Principal Recruitment Partner

Arjun Patel is a Principal Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in permanent and contract recruitment across the power generation sector.

Brian Burton

Talent Specialist

Brian Burton is a Talent Specialist at Astute People, supporting recruitment across the Power Generation sector with a focus on servicing, operations, and maintenance (O&M) roles.

Callum Summers

Senior Talent Specialist

Callum Summers is a Senior Talent Specialist at Astute People, specialising in contract recruitment across the UK Power and EPC sectors.

Cameron Butler

Recruitment Partner

Cameron Butler is a Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in permanent recruitment across the renewable energy sector.

Casey McGlynn

Talent Specialist

Casey McGlynn is a Talent Specialist at Astute People, specialising in recruitment across the energy sector, including nuclear, power generation, and renewable energy.

Charlotte Jones

Talent Specialist

Charlotte Jones is a Talent Specialist at Astute People, specialising in permanent recruitment across the renewable energy sector.

Chelsea Abery

Recruitment Partner

Chelsea Abery is a Recruitment Partner at Astute People, having joined the business in August 2026.

Dan Don

Head of Sales

Dan Don is Head of Sales at Astute People, overseeing sales performance across the business with a focus on delivery in the Power Generation, Renewables and Nuclear sectors.

Dan Grosvenor

Team Leader

Dan Grosvenor is a Principal Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in recruitment across the UK power generation sector and international energy markets.

Emily Barnes

Talent Specialist

Emily Barnes is a Contract Talent Specialist on Astute People’s Contract Recruitment team.

Emily Dennett

Recruitment Coach

Emily Dennett is a Recruitment Coach at Astute People, specialising in supporting and developing recruitment talent across the business.

Emily Wright

Executive Assistant

Emily Wright is an Executive Assistant at Astute People, supporting the Directors’ Team and helping ensure smooth operational management across the business.

Finley Coburn

Recruitment Partner

Gemma Nixon

Senior Recruitment Partner

Gemma Nixon is a Senior Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in permanent and contract recruitment across the UK nuclear sector.

Gemma Harfield

Team Leader

Gemma Harfield is a Team Leader at Astute People, specialising in permanent recruitment across the UK nuclear sector.

Greg Storey

Head of Contract Strategic Growth

Greg Storey is the Head of Contract Strategic Growth at Astute People, leading the expansion of Astute’s international contract recruitment capability across the global energy and infrastructure sectors.

Harry McArthur

Talent Specialist Apprenctice

Harry is a Talent Specialist Apprentice on Astute People’s Contract Recruitment team.

Holly Conroy

Recruitment Partner

Holly Conroy is a Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in contract recruitment across the Power, Renewables, and Nuclear sectors.

James Leslie

Head of Marketing

James Leslie is Head of Marketing at Astute People, leading the creation of strategic campaigns that connect exceptional talent with opportunities in the Power Generation, Renewables, and Nuclear energy sectors.

James Barker

Senior Recruitment Partner

James Barker is a Senior Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in contract recruitment across the Power Generation sector.

Jess Hitchcocks

Senior Compliance Co-ordinator

Jess Hitchcocks is Senior Compliance Co-ordinator at Astute People, specialising in contractor onboarding and compliance across the business support team.

Jon Berry

Head of Information Technology

Jon Berry is Head of Information Technology at Astute People, leading the company’s IT strategy and operations since joining in 2019.

Karen Daniels

Finance Team Leader & Credit Controller

Karen Daniels is Finance Team Leader & Credit Controller at Astute People, overseeing the Finance Department with a focus on accuracy, efficiency and strong stakeholder relationships.

Karianne Morris

Senior Talent Specialist

Karianne Morris is a Senior Talent Specialist at Astute People, specialising in Renewable Energy recruitment across the UK and international energy markets.

Kelly Chappell

Talent Specialist

Kelly Chappell is a Talent Specialist at Astute People, supporting recruitment across the Power Generation sector.

Keegan Gibling

IT Support Assistant

Keegan Gibling is an IT Support Assistant at Astute People, providing essential technical support and maintaining the company’s hardware, software and cybersecurity systems.

Kelsey Bakovljev

Recruitment Partner

Please note, Kelsey is currently on maternity leave.

Kevin Over

Commercial Director

Kevin Over is the Commercial Director at Astute People, overseeing commercial strategy, client relationships and business performance across the Power Generation, Renewable Energy and Nuclear sectors.

Kyle Shinn

Senior Talent Specialist

Kyle Shinn is a Senior Talent Specialist at Astute People, specialising in Power Generation recruitment with a focus on Operations and Maintenance (O&M) roles across the UK energy sector.

Laura Clark

Senior Finance Assistant

Laura Clark is a Senior Finance Assistant at Astute People, supporting the company’s financial operations and ensuring accuracy and efficiency across a range of processes.

Laura Northcott

Compliance Assistant

Laura Northcott is a Compliance Assistant at Astute People, supporting the business in maintaining high standards of compliance across its recruitment operations.

Lauren Foakes

Recruitment Partner

Lauren Foakes is a Recruitment Partner on Astute People’s Contract team, specialising in contract recruitment across the Power, Renewables, and Nuclear sectors.

Lewis Childs-Young

Business Support Administrator

Lewis Childs-Young is a Business Support Administrator at Astute People, supporting both the Finance and Business Support teams.

Lucy Pook

Senior Recruitment Partner

Lucy Pook is a Senior Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in contract recruitment across the Energy from Waste (EfW) and Power Generation sectors.

Maddy Smith

Principal Talent Specialist

Maddy Smith is a Principal Talent Specialist at Astute People, specialising in identifying and engaging specialist talent for international energy projects across the global market.

Matt Dickens

Managing Director

Matt Dickens is the Managing Director at Astute People, overseeing the strategic direction and performance of the recruitment business.

Matt Leech

Finance Director

Matt Leech is the Finance Director at Astute People, responsible for leading the company’s financial strategy and supporting its long-term stability, growth and operational performance across the business.

Megan Balmer

Senior Talent Specialist

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Melanie Noble

Senior Recruitment Partner

Melanie Noble is a Senior Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in Renewable Energy recruitment across the UK, Ireland, and international clean energy markets.

Melissa Dymock

Talent Specialist

Melissa Dymock is a Talent Specialist within Astute People’s specialist Power Generation Recruitment team, specialising in contract recruitment across construction, Energy from Waste (EfW), gas turbine (CCGT and OCGT) facilities, and wider power generation projects.

Nikita Williams

Senior Finance Assistant

Nikita Williams is a Senior Finance Assistant at Astute People, supporting the Finance Team and helping maintain accurate, efficient and compliant financial operations across the business.

Rachael Harbison

Compliance Team Leader

Rachael Harbison is the Compliance Team Leader at Astute People, bringing multiple years of experience in compliance roles and regulatory processes.

Beckie Farley

Recruitment Partner

Please note, Beckie is currently on maternity leave.

Rim El Baz

Apprentice Talent Specialist

Rim El Baz is an Apprentice Talent Specialist at Astute People, supporting the specialist Renewable Energy recruitment team across the UK and Europe.

Rob Chatfield

Senior Talent Specialist

Rob Chatfield is a Senior Talent Specialist within Astute People’s Power team, specialising in connecting skilled professionals with career opportunities across the UK Power Generation sector.

Ruth Winter

Team Leader - Power

Ruth Winter is the Team Leader in Operations, Maintenance and Servicing at Astute People, specialising in recruitment for CCGT, Gasification, Energy from Waste (EfW), Biomass, and CHP plants.

Sam Bradshaw

Head of People

Sam Bradshaw is the Head of People at Astute People, bringing over a decade of expertise in Human Resources, Organisational Development and Leadership Strategy.

Sam Neadley

Senior Recruitment Partner

Sam Neadley is a Senior Recruitment Partner at Astute People, specialising in contract recruitment across Data Centres, Mission Critical infrastructure, Power, and energy sectors.

Sarah Ellis

Operations Director

Sarah Ellis is Astute People’s Operations Director, having been with the company since September 2007.

Solin Rajab

Talent Specialist

Solin Rajab is a Talent Specialist within Astute People’s Nuclear team, specialising in connecting professionals with the right opportunities across the nuclear sector – currently on leave.

Terry Buckel

Founder & CEO

Terry Buckel is the Founder & CEO of Astute People, having established the business from the ground up in August 2006.

Tim Norford

Head of Permanent Strategic Growth

Tim Norford is Head of Strategic Growth at Astute People, responsible for identifying new markets, developing strategic opportunities, and supporting international expansion across the global energy and infrastructure sectors.

Tristan Smith

Recruitment Partner

Tristan Smith is a Recruitment Partner in Astute People’s Power Servicing team, specialising in recruitment across the power generation sector.

Victoria Young

Head of Operational Finance

Victoria Young is Head of Operational Finance at Astute People, overseeing the financial operations that support the business across the power and energy sectors.

Will Gilbert

Talent Specialist

Will Gilbert is a Talent Specialist at Astute People, specialising in Power Generation recruitment, with a particular focus on Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Operations & Maintenance (O&M), and servicing roles.