Construction Piping Engineer

Babcock International; Taunton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension + life insurance

Digital GP

Annual health check

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional Fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is seeking a Construction Piping Engineer for the Hinkley Point C site in Somerset. The role concentrates on leading piping and mechanical construction work packages and coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to maintain safety, compliance and timely delivery.

The position is full-time and onsite, with a Monday–Friday pattern. Applicants should have proven piping/mechanical project experience and a strong commitment to health, safety and quality standards, with SC clearance

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering mechanical and piping systems on large-scale construction or engineering projects.
• Experience in regulated sectors such as nuclear, power, oil and gas, defence, rail or petrochemical.
• 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

• Lead development and delivery of piping and mechanical construction work packages to support site installation activities.
• Coordinate with engineering teams, contractors and client stakeholders to ensure documentation is accurate, compliant and construction-ready.
• Support and guide construction personnel, providing technical expertise to enable safe and efficient project delivery.
• Monitor progress against project schedules and prioritise key deliverables to achieve milestones.
• Champion nuclear safety, quality standards and continuous improvement throughout the construction lifecycle.

Skills

Piping & mechanical construction

Coordinating contractors & clients

Construction work packages

Safe systems of work

Health and safety emphasis

Education

Engineering qualification or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Construction Piping Engineer

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 74158

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 Construction Piping Engineer at our Hinkley Point C site.

The Role

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Essential Experience

• 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.

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering qualification or equivalent industry experience.

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.

Equal Opportunity

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 are 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

31/07/2026