Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Babcock International Group; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A company in nuclear safety is seeking an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician for a permanent position at the Sellafield site near Seascale, Cumbria. The role involves repair, maintenance, and calibration of radiation protection instruments, ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should possess a Level 3 Electrical Qualification and proven experience in servicing electronic systems. The position offers generous benefits, including a matched pension scheme, health consultations, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Knowledge and understanding of conventional and nuclear safety.
• Proven experience servicing electronic instrument systems.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain radiation protection instruments.
• Conform to compliance regulations.
• Provide technical advice and updates.
• Mentor team members, including apprentices.

Skills

Knowledge of conventional and nuclear safety

Servicing electronic instrument systems

Education

Level 3 Electrical Qualification

Apprenticeship in Electronic, Electrical, Instrumentation

Job description

Job Title : Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Location : Seascale, Cumbria

Compensation : Up to £45, + Benefits

Role Type : Full time and Permanent

Role ID : SF

Be Part of Nuclear Safety Excellence

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as an Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) Technician at the Sellafield site, near Seascale and Egremont, Cumbria.

The role

As an E&I Technician, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You are at the heart of our operations—responsible for the repair, maintenance, calibration, and testing of Radiation Protection Instruments. Your work ensures that critical systems meet the highest standards of safety, accuracy, and compliance.

Day to day, you’ll repair, maintain, calibrate, and test radiation protection instruments to meet customer work demands

• Maintain instructions and record information accurately
• Conform to local procedures, rules, and working practices to ensure compliance with specified regulatory and customer requirements
• Provide technical advice, updates on work progress, and other relevant information to customers as required
• Act as a mentor for other team members, including apprentices and new entrants, to ensure standards and best practices are maintained

This permanent role offers 37 hours per week and is based at our Sellafield site, close to Seascale and Egremont in Cumbria.

Essential experience of the E&I Technician :

• Knowledge and understanding of conventional and nuclear safety
• Proven experience servicing electronic instrument systems

Qualifications for the E&I Technician :

• Level 3 Electrical Qualification
• Apprenticeship or equivalent training in a relevant discipline (e.g., Electronic, Electrical, Instrumentation, Technology)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

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 Nuclear