Work Pack Engineer - Mechanical/Piping

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 Work Pack Engineer supporting Hinkley Point C new nuclear build. 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:

• Design Coordination & Risk Management: Liaise with clients and leads to define design requirements and assign appropriate Temporary Works (TW) Design Categories based on risk assessments.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure adherence to legacy documentation and maintain accurate records of drawings, calculations, and other TW design documents.
• Temporary Works Development: Support the growth of TW disciplines, including voids, openings, and scaffolding designs to meet operational needs.
• Design Verification & Communication: Facilitate design checks (CAT 2 and CAT 3) by independent parties and share designs with relevant external stakeholders.
• Execution Support: Assist the execution team before and during the erection of bespoke structures, ensuring safe and effective implementation of designs.

This is a full-time role, 37 hours per week based within the EDF Energy offices in Sunderland. You will be required to visit site initially for a 4-week induction period and then periodic site visits thereafter. All expenses will be paid including accommodation.

Essential experience of the Work Pack Engineer:

• Experience of working on major construction projects.
• Nuclear site experience is not a requirement.
• Proven track record of working in a highly regulated sector.
• Previous experience within a role relating to Mechanical or Piping Work Packs.

Qualifications for the Work Pack Engineer: 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.

Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

What we offer:

• Accommodation and travel expenses paid for those outside of the region.
• 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.

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.