Mechanical Engineer

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 Mechanical Engineer, at our Heysham 2 Power Station in Morecambe.

The role involves providing high-quality engineering support within the areas of fuel route operations and/or plant systems. You will work collaboratively with internal team members, the client, and external contract partners to ensure that all deliverables meet stakeholder expectations and project requirements. This role plays a key part in maintaining operational excellence and ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant performance of engineering systems.

Day-to-day, you’ll take a hands-on approach to technical fault finding and problem-solving across plant systems, using your solid engineering background to identify issues and drive effective solutions. You’ll be actively involved in producing and contributing to high-quality technical reports, documentation, and engineering drawings. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on tackling complex challenges, enjoys working in a dynamic environment, and is motivated to make a tangible impact through their technical expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, implement, and ensure compliance with relevant safety, environmental, and quality standards, as well as company procedures, policies, and site-specific legislative requirements.
• Conduct feasibility studies and site surveys, working closely with station engineering staff to define and scope required works.
• Create and update engineering documentation, including mechanical drawings, quality plans, and installation method statements. You’ll also be responsible for reviewing and approving contractor Work Risk Assessment and Method Statements (WRAMS).
• Provide leadership and supervision to contractors and other working parties, ensuring work is carried out safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.
• Promote a strong Health and Safety culture by leading by example, offering coaching where needed, and developing comprehensive Task Risk Assessments.
• Deliver complete turnkey work packages, including documentation, installation supervision, testing, and final sign-off to the client upon completion.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Heysham 2 Power Station in Morcambe. Flexibility with paid extended working hours (and weekends) will be required to fit in with site process (mainly during installation phases) sometimes at short notice.

Essential Experience:

• Mechanical engineering knowledge/experience within a transferable industry. We are open to applications from different backgrounds and nuclear experience is not a necessity.

Qualifications:

• HNC in relevant engineering discipline.

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Benefits:

• 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 Cavendish 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.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

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.