Construction Engineer

weServed; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Be Kind Day

Development opportunities

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear at Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater, Somerset, is seeking a Construction Engineer to join the Equipment Installation Team. You will help plan, coordinate and deliver mechanical equipment installation across the HPC site, working a 37-hour week on site.

The role requires experience in regulated industries, installation of HVAC or mechanical systems, and the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Higher National Certificate, Higher National Diploma or Degree in a mechanical engineering discipline.
• Experience coordinating construction activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience installing mechanical equipment or HVAC systems.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, coordination and execution of mechanical equipment installation activities across the HPC site.
• Manage construction work packs and ensure installation documentation is completed and maintained to project requirements.
• Monitor installation progress, identify blockers and drive actions to meet schedules.
• Collaborate with internal teams, subcontractors and client representatives to resolve challenges.
• Provide health, safety and environmental leadership while ensuring CDM compliance.

Skills

Nuclear industry experience

HVAC installation

Construction coordination

Safety leadership (CDM)

Security clearance (SC)

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in mechanical engineering

Engineering apprenticeship + experience

Job description

Job Title: Construction Engineer

Location: Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater, Somerset.

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76031

Help deliver one of the UK's most significant clean energy projects and play a vital role in shaping the future of nuclear infrastructure.

At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Construction Engineer at Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater, Somerset.

The role

As a Construction Engineer, you'll join the Equipment Installation Team supporting Cavendish Nuclear's work within the MEH Alliance at Hinkley Point C. Working on one of Europe's largest and most complex engineering programmes, you'll play a key role in the planning, coordination and delivery of mechanical equipment installation activities across the site.

This role is based on site at Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater. You will work 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Supporting the planning, coordination and execution of mechanical equipment installation activities across the HPC site.
• Managing construction work packs and ensuring installation documentation is completed, reviewed and maintained in line with project requirements.
• Monitoring installation progress, identifying blockers and driving actions to maintain delivery against programme schedules.
• Collaborating with internal teams, subcontractors, client representatives and contractors to resolve technical and construction challenges.
• Providing strong health, safety and environmental leadership while ensuring compliance with site licence conditions, CDM requirements and project procedures.

Essential experience of the Construction Engineer:

• Experience within construction, engineering, nuclear, oil and gas, energy, infrastructure or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience supporting the installation of mechanical equipment, mechanical systems or HVAC systems.
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders and project teams.
• Knowledge of construction processes, installation planning and project delivery requirements.
• Experience supervising or coordinating construction activities would be advantageous.

Qualifications for the Construction Engineer:

• Higher National Certificate, Higher National Diploma or Degree in a mechanical engineering discipline.
• Alternatively, a relevant engineering apprenticeship supported by significant experience in a similar role.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 Cavendish 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
• 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 c5,000 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.

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.

Closing date:

Closing date: 15/10/2026