Principal EC&I Engineer

Babcock International Group; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious company as a Principal EC&I Engineer, playing a vital role in developing critical nuclear solutions. Utilize your engineering expertise to lead projects that ensure energy security and sustainability, while enjoying excellent career development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Access to digital GP and annual health check

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

10 days special paid leave for reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or relevant subject.
• Chartered status preferred.
• Strong EC&I background with plant process control experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely delivery of engineering work.
• Supervise engineers and produce, review, verify and approve outputs.
• Deliver technical solutions in line with agreed scope.

Skills

Strong EC&I Background

Experience of plant process control systems

Understanding of contractual processes

Ability to provide governance and oversight

Education

Degree level qualified in relevant engineering subject

Chartered status preferred

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Job Title: Principal EC&I Engineer

Location: Warrington, Preston or Humberside

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64087

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 EC&I Engineer.

Job Title: Principal EC&I Engineer

Location: Warrington, Preston or Humberside

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64087

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 EC&I Engineer.

The Role

As a Principal EC&I Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Your work will be critical in shaping the future of nuclear fuels, supporting groundbreaking initiatives that advance energy security and sustainability including our Tails Management Facility (TMF) or our Reprocessed Uranium (RepU) project.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide leadership in the delivery of engineering and technical activities through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience.

• Ensure timely and efficient delivery of engineering work
• Supervise engineers / technical specialists
• Produce, review, verify and approve outputs
• Ensure delivery of technical solutions in line with agreed scope
• Effective management of the customer
  
  
  

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Experience Required Of The Principal EC&I Engineer

• Strong EC&I Background
• Experience of plant process control systems
• Understanding of contractual processes and arrangements (NEC3 etc)
• Ability to provide governance, oversight & strategic control
  
  
  

Qualifications For The Principal EC&I Engineer

• Degree level qualified in relevant engineering subject
• Chartered status preferred
  
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 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
  
  
  

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

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’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: 04/07/2025

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