Astute

Key stats

35+ years of recruitment experience

10k+ vacancies filled

Global coverage

Sectors

Power

Renewable Energy

Nuclear

Direct hire & staffing solutions

+ Operations and Maintenance
+ Engineering & Design
+ Construction & Commissioning
+ Project Management & Planning
+ Quality, Health & Safety

About us

Astute is a leading global recruiter in the Power, Renewable Energy and Nuclear sectors.

Astute People brings together over 35 years of recruitment experience in Power generation, Renewable Energy and Nuclear sectors. Having established itself as a renowned brand in the UK in these sectors, Astute People Inc will bring this experience and expertise as leading energy recruiters in the USA & Canada.

Terry Buckel

Founder & CEO

Terry is the driving force behind Astute with over 20 years of recruitment experience following a career in the UK military as an Engineer in the Royal Navy working on nuclear powered submarines and power generation equipment. As a veteran, having traveled the world previously, Terry is proud to open for business in the US and take Astute on a global journey.

Terry’s recruitment expertise is centered around Operations & Maintenance and Construction & Commissioning of power generation facilities and senior appointments within the businesses in all sectors.

For fun, Terry enjoys riding his Harley Davidson and all things motorsport related. With his wife, they enjoy days out trying to find the sun in the UK – not always easy to do…

Dan Bisset

VP – North America

With 15 years of experience recruiting across the UK and USA, Dan’s focus has been across nuclear, power generation, renewable energy and associated cleantech businesses.

With expertise in executive search/headhunting, Dan has a track record of helping businesses deliver mission-critical hires.

Dan’s most recent experience includes consulting start-up and scaling energy and cleantech businesses on their talent acquisition strategy, employee value proposition (EVP) and how to attract industry leading talent.

Outside of work, when he’s not being bossed around by his two girls, Dan’s working towards his first Ironman Triathlon.

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