Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical

Cavendish Nuclear; Taunton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is seeking an Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical for the Hinkley Point C project. This full-time role involves supporting engineering and construction planning, delivering workpacks, and ensuring safety compliance. Ideal for entry-level candidates, with opportunities for on-the-job training.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Qualifications

• Open to various backgrounds, industry or academia.
• Junior position with on-the-job training.

Responsibilities

• Support EIT Manager in engineering and construction planning.
• Deliver Mechanical & Piping Construction Workpacks.
• Ensure compliance with HS&E culture throughout the project.

Skills

HSE Leadership

Education

HNC qualification within a relevant discipline

Job description

Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical

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Job Title: Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Compensation: Attractive Salary + accommodation & travel expenses (if applicable)

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64272

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 Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical at the Hinkley Point C new nuclear build in Bridgwater, Somerset.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main MEH, cabling and associated support services.

This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s 2,500 rooms.

The role

As a Assistant Construction Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll support the EIT Manager in the day-to-day engineering, construction planning and installation of equipment across the HPC site on behalf of the MEH Alliance.

Day to day, you’ll deliver Mechanical & Piping Construction Workpacks to support the MEH Alliance programme as well as providing and demonstrating a positive HSE leadership, building a strong and compliant HS&E culture throughout the whole construction life cycle of the Project.

This is a junior position and will involve on the job training if required.

• Enable the use of the Procon system to support the construction works and progress reporting of the MEH Alliance.
• Enable the requesting and compliance of the MEH Alliance for the Work Authorisation and Permit systems operated by NNB.
• Enable the co-ordination of safe access routing to workfaces to support the MEH Alliance construction works.
• Enable the topographical and other surveying required to support the MEH Alliance construction works.
• Prioritisation and ownership of documentation to enable construction works
• Ensuring documents are compliant with latest works information and other MEH documentation
  
  

This is a full-time role with 37 hours per week based on the Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset.

Essential Experience Of The Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical

• We are open to backgrounds and welcome applications from all backgrounds, whether that be within industry or academia
  
  

Qualifications For The Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical

• HNC qualification within a relevant discipline
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS security clearance for this role. 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘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
  
  

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 [e-mail] 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.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

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