Piping Construction Engineer

Location: Taunton, GB, TA5 1UD; Cleveland, GB, TS25 2BZ; Warrington, GB, WA3 6YD; Birmingham, GB, B4 7LR; Glasgow, GB, G2 1BT; Aberdeen, GB, AB32 6TQ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re 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. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s 2,500 rooms.

The role involves leading, managing and motivating the team through implementation of best practice, supporting continuous improvement programmes to improve process/procedures and ensuring compliance with all nuclear safety and site license requirements.

Day to day, you’ll deliver Mechanical & Piping Construction Workpacks to support the MEH Alliance programme as well as providing and demonstrating a positive HSE leadership, building a strong and compliant HS&E culture throughout the whole construction life cycle of the Project. Responsibilities include:

• Facilitating the use of the Procon system to enhance construction activities and progress reporting for the MEH Alliance.
• Ensuring the MEH Alliance's adherence to the Work Authorisation and Permit systems managed by NNB.
• Coordinating safe access routes to workfaces to support the MEH Alliance's construction efforts.
• Conducting topographical and other necessary surveys to aid the MEH Alliance's construction projects.
• Prioritising and managing documentation to enable construction activities according to the level 4 plan, ensuring acceptance three months prior to commencement.
• Ensuring all documents comply with the latest work 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.
• Proven track record of working in a highly regulated sector and 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.

Benefits include:

• 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 (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re 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. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.