Electrical CAD Designer

Location: Warrington, GB, WA3 6YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Compensation: Competitive Salary & Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical Designer.

The role:

As an Electrical Designer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role sits within our Cavendish Nuclear business, from decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities, through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants. Our role in Cavendish Nuclear is to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation, ensuring security of energy supply, and meeting our net zero commitments.

Day to day, you’ll be responsible for:

• Creation of design solution(s) and deliverables to required standards, consistent with the whole lifecycle from concept through to in-service support.
• Preparation and production of drawings throughout the design lifecycle and in line with recognised ISO standards to the required time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Promotion of effective co-operation across Design and other functional teams.
• Preparation, production, and maintenance of project documentation as required by the design lifecycle, including ‘as built’/datum pack documentation.
• Liaison with colleagues and stakeholders during the design lifecycle to ensure coordination and functionality of design, including contribution to design reviews.
• Development of innovative design solutions and solutions to manufacturing and installation issues by assisting in the resolution of Production and Technical Queries.
• Assistance to more senior designers in a range of activities including production of estimates, maintenance and improvement in standard and quality of outputs, production and test organisations with the compilation of test forms and procedures.
• Maintenance of awareness of developments within the industry, particularly for techniques & tools, physical integration, bill of material controls & management of design maturity.

Essential experience of the Electrical Designer:

• Knowledge of CAD tools.
• Knowledge of General Engineering Drawing Practice.

Qualifications of the Electrical Designer:

• ONC/HNC/HND (or equivalent) OR BTEC National Certificate/Diploma (or equivalent) OR appropriate apprenticeship of specialisation.

This role is full-time, 37-hours per week and includes hybrid, flexible working arrangements.

Security Clearance Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+. Employee shopping savings portal. Payment of Professional Fees. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave. Holiday Trading allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or 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. Growth opportunities.

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, 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.