Construction Engineer - Mechanical Piping

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Cavendish Nuclear we are working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Construction Engineer - Mechanical Piping at the Hinkley Point C new nuclear build in Bridgwater, Somerset. This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance works across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main MEH, cabling and associated support services.

The role:

• Lead, manage and motivate the team through implementation of best practice.
• Support continuous improvement programmes to improve process/procedures and ensure compliance with all nuclear safety and site license requirements.
• Deliver Mechanical & Piping Construction Workpacks to support the MEH Alliance programme.
• Provide and demonstrate positive HSE leadership, building a strong and compliant HS&E culture throughout the whole construction life cycle of the Project.
• Enable the use of the Procon system to support the construction works and progress reporting of the MEH Alliance.
• Enable the requesting and compliance of the MEH Alliance for the Work Authorisation and Permit systems operated by NNB.
• Enable the co-ordination of safe access routing to workfaces to support the MEH Alliance construction works.
• Enable the topographical and other surveying required to support the MEH Alliance construction works.
• Prioritise and own documentation to enable construction works as per the level 4 plan.
• Ensure documents are compliant with latest works information and other MEH documentation.

This is a full-time role with 37 hours per week based on the Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset.

Essential experience:

• Experience working on major construction projects with a proven track record in a highly regulated sector.
• Knowledge and experience in Safe Systems of Work.
• Experienced in delivering and operating at Engineer or Senior Engineer level, including experience working within Joint Ventures.

Qualifications:

• Degree qualification or equivalent vocational training and experience of installing Mechanical and Piping systems.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

Cavendish Nuclear is a leader within the UK nuclear industry, providing a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we are innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone is free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.