Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Technician

Babcock International; Whetstone; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping portal

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is hiring an Electrical Control and Instrumentation Technician to assemble and wire electrical and electronic units at our Whetstone, Leicester site. You will interpret drawings, follow instructions and work within a certified quality management system.

The role offers exposure to nuclear-grade equipment, opportunities for specialist wiring expertise, and a secure, long-term career in a growing sector with strong future demand.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in electrical or electronic assembly and wiring activities.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, wiring schedules and build documentation.
• Experience assembling analogue electronic modules or printed circuit boards.
• Strong attention to detail within quality-controlled production environments.
• Confidence working to defined processes and documenting completed work accurately.

Responsibilities

• Assembling and wiring electrical and electronic units, panels and cubicles to approved instructions.
• Building analogue printed circuit boards using hand-soldered through-hole technologies.
• Wiring electrical and electronic devices, including cable management and termination.
• Following production planning and quality procedures within a certified quality system.
• Identifying variances and escalating issues to supervision for technical approval.

Skills

Electrical assembly

Wiring

Engineering drawings

Printed circuit boards

Quality control

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering NVQ/Apprenticeship

HNC (desirable)

Tools

Soldering (through-hole)

Wiring tools

Job description

As an Electrical Control and Instrumentation Technician, you'll carry out high-quality assembly and wiring activities on electrical and electronic equipment used in nuclear and defence applications. Your work will directly support reactor inspection systems, safety circuits and control equipment relied upon in highly regulated environments. Day-to-day, you'll interpret drawings, follow approved build instructions and complete work within a certified quality management system. In return, you'll develop specialist assembly and wiring expertise, gain exposure to nuclear-grade equipment, and build a secure, long-term career in a growing sector with strong future demand.

Responsibilities

• Assembling and wiring electrical and electronic units, panels and cubicles to approved instructions
• Building analogue printed circuit boards using hand-soldered through-hole technologies
• Wiring electrical and electronic devices, including cable management and termination
• Following production planning and quality procedures within a certified quality system
• Identifying variances and escalating issues to supervision for technical approval

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Whetstone, Leicester.

Essential experience of the Electrical Control and Instrumentation Technician - Assembly Wiring Bias

• Proven experience in electrical or electronic assembly and wiring activities
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, wiring schedules and build documentation
• Experience assembling analogue electronic modules or printed circuit boards
• Strong attention to detail within quality-controlled production environments
• Confidence working to defined processes and documenting completed work accurately

Qualifications for the Electrical Control and Instrumentation Technician - Assembly Wiring Bias

• Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or equivalent
• HNC level study in relevant electrical or electronic modules is desirable
• Additional assembly or wiring certifications would be advantageous, The successful candidate must be able to achieve and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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 an Electrical Control and Instrumentation Technician, at our Whetstone, Leicester site.

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 your 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.