Principal Waste Consultant

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 Principal Waste Consultant at our Warrington site.

The role

As a Principal Waste Consultant, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will lead high-impact technical waste consultancy projects that support nuclear decommissioning and strategy, helping shape the UK’s nuclear future. Day-to-day, you’ll lead waste projects, guide technical teams and work closely with customers to deliver safe, high-quality solutions that make a real impact.

• Provide specialist advice and lead technical delivery across nuclear waste management and decommissioning projects.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support strategic bids and business growth aligned to Cavendish Nuclear consultancy strategy.
• Supervise and develop technical staff, including line management responsibility.
• Ensure delivery of outputs that meet environmental permitting, regulatory, and stakeholder requirements.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home.

Essential Experience Of The Principal Waste Consultant

• Extensive nuclear waste management experience across strategy, delivery, and technical leadership.
• Experience managing technical teams and mentoring junior staff.
• Experience delivering projects for decommissioning, disposability, or integrated waste strategy.

Qualifications For The Principal Waste Consultant

• Degree (or similar/equivalent qualification) in relevant technical (engineering or science) discipline.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

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 is a benefit that allows the majority of 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.

Cavendish Nuclear

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 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.

Closing Date: 02/06/2025