Principal Mechanical Engineer

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 Principal Mechanical Engineer at our Bristol or Newbury sites.

The role:

• Maintain the engineering configuration, ensuring the overall design intent and integrity is maintained throughout the design lifecycle.
• Promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams.
• Assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and ensure the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress.
• Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities.
• Communicate and manage task and project risks appropriately.
• Produce, review and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports as assigned.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based in either of our Bristol or Newbury sites. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience:

• Nuclear experience is not a requirement; we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.
• You are someone who owns and delivers, champions high performance and is courageous to challenge the status quo.
• Knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice.
• Ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience leading a team.

Qualifications:

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status.
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their 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.
• Potential to develop skills.

Cavendish Nuclear, as a leader within the UK nuclear industry, provides 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. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan.

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.