Principal Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping portal

Professional Fees support

Special paid leave for reservists

Be Kind Day

Development opportunities

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is recruiting a Principal Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer to shape the design and delivery of EC&I systems for safe nuclear operations. Based at one of our key UK locations with a flexible hybrid arrangement, you will lead complex engineering work across the product lifecycle.

You will apply engineering concepts, provide technical direction, mentor others, and ensure high-quality outputs while balancing national defence and energy security priorities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/EC&I Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading EC&I design for nuclear projects.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of complex EC&I systems for nuclear operations.
• Provide technical direction across engineering activities and product lifecycle.
• Coach, mentor and manage project delivery and engineering teams.

Skills

EC&I design

Leadership

Systems engineering

Nuclear safety

Technical mentoring

Education

Electrical/EC&I Engineering degree

Job description

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Principal Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Location:

Warrington, GB, WA3 6YD Carlisle, GB, CA24 3HZ Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ Leicester, GB, LE3 1UF

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Principal Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68239

Shape the Future of Nuclear Engineering

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, if you join us, you can play your part as aPrincipal Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer, based at one of our key locations – Moor Row (Cumbria), Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol.

The role

As a Principal Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You lead the design and delivery of complex EC&I systems that support safe and efficient nuclear operations. This is a high-impact role where your technical leadership will shape the future of clean energy and national defence.

Applies Engineering concepts and theories to provide technical direction and leadership for the delivery of designs, calculations and technical solutions across a range of applications for Babcock products and services across the Engineering Product Lifecycle. Uses their experience to make decisions in complex situations. Able to work under own initiative to produce high quality outputs. Capable of managing others and or delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience. Can apply a broad and or deep range of knowledge to complex situations whilst extending their business knowledge base in the subject area. Provides coaching, direction, assistance and mentoring to others

• 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.

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.

Join us and discover how far we can go, 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 [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.

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