Cavendish Nuclear
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
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Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Preston, Lancashire | Hybrid Working Arrangements Available
Role Type: Full-time / Permanent
About the Role
Lead the engineering solutions shaping the future of nuclear projects at Cavendish Nuclear.
At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re committed to creating a safe and secure world. As a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll work within our Business Winning team, leading innovative mechanical engineering solutions from early-stage bids to full project delivery. This role cultivates influence across clean energy, defence, and nuclear decommissioning in one of the UK’s most critical infrastructure sectors.
The Role
As a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll take responsibility for:
- Leading mechanical engineering development of technical solutions for bids, proposals, and delivery stages
- Owning engineering scope, schedules, and delivery plans to meet customer and business objectives
- Maintaining technical integrity, compliance with industry standards, and adherence to best practices
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, partners, and supply chains to deliver robust bid solutions
- Providing technical leadership and assurance in bidding and transitioning projects into full-scale delivery
The role operates on a full-time basis (37 hours per week) in either Warrington, Cheshire, or Preston, Lancashire, with flexible hybrid working'.
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop and manage innovative mechanical engineering solutions for bids and tenders
- Ensure solutions are safe, compliant, and commercially competitive
- Coordinate engineering inputs across teams, partners, and supply chains
- Oversee the technical lifecycle of projects, from concept to decommissioning
- Provide strategic leadership in bid development and project transition
Essential Experience
- Proven experience leading mechanical engineering activities in complex project bids or proposals
- Experience managing engineering teams and coordinating multidisciplinary inputs
- Knowledge of integration with safety case development (or equivalent high-hazard environments)
- Design of remote-operated mechanical handling equipment and wet process plants
- Familiarity with engineering lifecycle (concept, design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, and decommissioning)
Qualifications
- Graduation/degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, or currently working toward chartership
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all organisational levels
Security Clearance Requirement
The successful candidate must be capable of achieving and maintaining Standard (BPSS)/Security Check (SC) security clearance. For further details, visit the UK Security Vetting: clearance levels.
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What We Offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Pension scheme with matched contributions and life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health checks, and nutritional consultations via Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee stock scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Professional fee reimbursement
- 10 days special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces
- Holiday Trading benefit: Purchase additional leave or sell up to one week of annual leave (available annually in February–March)
- ‘Be Kind Day’: One working day’s paid leave per year for charitable volunteering
- Development opportunities and an enriching benefits package, including an employee assistance programme for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing
About Us
Cavendish Nuclear is a team of 5,000+ specialists—part of the Babcock International Group—working at the heart of:
- Clean energy
- Defence
- Civil decommissioning
Here, you’ll join a force shaping the future—not just through transformative projects, but through meaningful careers that value work-life balance.
We’re a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments during your application, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header: “Reasonable adjustments requirement.”
Closing Date: 08/07/2024
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