Job Title:           Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location:           Heysham, Lancashire
Compensation:  Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:         Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:              SF61500

 

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 Mechanical Engineer, at our Heysham, Lancashire site.

 

The role
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be working within an exciting, highly regulated and a technically challenging environment managing a varied and diverse workload. This role also offers exceptional career opportunities within a unique, high-investment business sector.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll perform the role of a nominated supervisor under the relevant safety rules.

Set the team to work under a safety document to ensure that everything is appropriately controlled. Conduct face to face with team members to confirm fit for duty. Carry out setting to work of relevant working party. Enforce standards and expectations regarding safety and quality.

 

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Heysham, Lancashire. The working schedule for this role is Monday to Thursday. You will work 10 hours per day from Monday to Wednesday, and 7 hours on Thursday.

 

Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Engineer:

Experience within a Mechanical Engineering role Ideally from the Nuclear Generation industry or from a highly regulated industry

 

Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Engineer:

Mechanical Engineering Degree or sufficient time served GCSE Maths and English

 

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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

 

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 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.

 

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

 

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: 28/01/2025

 

 

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