Principal Mechanical Engineer

Babcock; Kirkcaldy; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join their team in Rosyth with hybrid working arrangements. The role involves maintaining engineering integrity and managing customer relationships while offering a competitive salary and extensive benefits. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and relevant engineering qualifications.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain Chartered status.
• Experience leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain engineering configuration and design integrity.
• Manage customer relationships and technical issues.
• Produce and review technical documentation.

Skills

CAD tools

Relationship building

Team leadership

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Rosyth + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF62121

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 Principal Mechanical Engineer, at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role
As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll maintain the engineering configuration, ensuring the overall design intent and integrity is maintained throughout design lifecycle.

Day-to-day, you’ll promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams.

• Assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress.

• Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities.

• Ensure task and project risks are communicated and managed appropriately.

• Produce, review and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports as assigned.
  

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based in Warrington, Cheshire. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Principal Mechanical Engineer

• You are someone who owns and delivers, who champions high performance and is courageous to challenge the status quo.

• Knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice.

• Ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders.

• Experience leading a team.

• Nuclear experience is not a necessity, we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.
  

Qualifications for the Principal Mechanical Engineer

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available atUnited 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 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] 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: 31/03/2025

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