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 Junior Mechanical Engineer, at our Heysham site.
The role
As a Junior Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop as a Mechanical Engineer within a high-profile and prestigious energy project within an international, ‘people-first’ organisation.
Day-to-day, you’ll perform feasibility studies, site surveys and liaise with station engineering staff to identify scope of works required.
- You will be involved with producing from scratch or amending existing engineering documentation such as mechanical drawings, quality plans, installation method statements.
- Review and approve contractor RAMS (Risk Assessment Method Statement).
- Carry out secondary roles as required by the Cavendish Site Manager. Training will be supplied as required.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Heysham, Lancashire.
About you
Essential experience of the Junior Mechanical Engineer
- Mechanical bias preferred but multidiscipline experience will be considered.
- Experience of identifying, implementing and complying with applicable safety, environmental and quality standards, company procedures and policies and all site based legislative requirements.
- Have good leadership skills and experience with supervising contractors during project installation phases. Acting as installation team leader where necessary.
- Have a strong health and safety culture able to lead by example and provide coaching where necessary.
- Able to produce a turnkey package of work (Documentation, Install Supervision, testing and sign off to the client once complete).
Qualifications for the Junior Mechanical Engineer
- Preferably a degree in relevant engineering discipline, or
- HNC/HND in relevant engineering discipline.
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) 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 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
- Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
- Autonomy to perform the role.
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear
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.