Senior Engineering Manager in Preston

Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Preston, Lancashire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Lead Complex Engineering Programmes that Matter to National Security. 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 Senior Engineering Manager at our Warrington, Cheshire or Preston, Lancashire site.

The role

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll lead the delivery of complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects from early concept through to Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC). This is a senior leadership role where your technical authority, people leadership and strategic thinking will directly influence safety‑critical outcomes on projects of national importance.

Day‑to‑day responsibilities:

• Lead multi‑disciplinary engineering teams to deliver agreed scopes safely, on time and within budget
• Provide technical leadership and assurance as a design or technical authority when required
• Manage engineering resources, priorities and risks across complex project environments
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to resolve technical challenges and maintain strong relationships
• Develop people’s capability through coaching, mentoring and continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a full‑time role, working 37 hours per week, based at Warrington, Cheshire or Preston, Lancashire. Hybrid working patterns are available, and travel to other Cavendish Nuclear and customer sites may be required.

Essential experience:

• Extensive experience leading complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects
• Proven ability to manage and develop teams of managers and senior engineers
• Strong technical assurance capability across regulated engineering environments
• Experience delivering engineering scope from concept through EPC delivery.

Qualifications:

• Engineering degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

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

What 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 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.

Cavendish: We’re Cavendish Nuclear - a team of 5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance. Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

Disability confident employer: 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.

Closing date: 22/05/2026