Construction Piping Engineer

Babcock International; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists 10 days paid leave

Holiday trading window

Be Kind Day

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Babcock International is seeking a Construction Piping Engineer for the Hinkley Point C site in Somerset. You will lead piping and mechanical construction work packages, coordinate with engineering teams, contractors and client stakeholders, and provide technical guidance to ensure safe, compliant, and install-ready documentation and delivery.

The role is full-time and onsite, with accommodation and travel expenses paid.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering mechanical and piping systems on large-scale construction or engineering projects.
• Experience in highly regulated sectors such as nuclear, power generation, oil and gas, defence, rail or petrochemical industries.
• Strong understanding of construction work packages, technical documentation and installation processes.
• Experience coordinating contractors, engineers and client stakeholders across complex project environments.
• Knowledge of safe systems of work and a strong commitment to health, safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and delivery of piping and mechanical construction work packages to support site installation activities.
• Coordinating with engineering teams, contractors and client stakeholders to ensure documentation is accurate, compliant and construction-ready.
• Supporting and guiding construction personnel, providing technical expertise to enable safe and efficient project delivery.
• Monitoring progress against project schedules and prioritising key deliverables to achieve programme milestones.
• Championing nuclear safety, quality standards and continuous improvement throughout the construction lifecycle.

Skills

Piping systems

Mechanical construction

Nuclear sector exp

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

As a Construction Piping Engineer, you'll play a key role in the successful delivery of one of Europe's largest and most complex engineering programmes., Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Leading the development and delivery of piping and mechanical construction work packages to support site installation activities.
• Coordinating with engineering teams, contractors and client stakeholders to ensure documentation is accurate, compliant and construction-ready.
• Supporting and guiding construction personnel, providing technical expertise to enable safe and efficient project delivery.
• Monitoring progress against project schedules and prioritising key deliverables to achieve programme milestones.
• Championing nuclear safety, quality standards and continuous improvement throughout the construction lifecycle.

This is a full-time, onsite role based at Hinkley Point C. The working pattern is Monday to Friday. Accommodation and travel expenses are paid.

• Proven experience delivering mechanical and piping systems on large-scale construction or engineering projects.
• Experience working within highly regulated sectors such as nuclear, power generation, oil and gas, defence, rail or petrochemical industries.
• Strong understanding of construction work packages, technical documentation and installation processes.
• Experience coordinating contractors, engineers and client stakeholders across complex project environments.
• Knowledge of safe systems of work and a strong commitment to health, safety and quality standards., Relevant engineering qualification or equivalent industry experience., 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)
• 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 your 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 your chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.